"Hark, the herald angels sing". The Sanctuary Quartette.

"Hark, the herald angels sing". The Sanctuary Quartette with Orchestra and Bells.
Columbia 2614. Acoustically recorded in 1915.
EMG Xb Oversize gramophone. EMG two-spring soundbox. Burmese colour thorn needle.

[@IGUniverse]

Wow is loke travel back in time, voices that are recorded for eternity and shared beyond the lives of the ones who sing them

[@grahamrankin]

Yes indeed, very fine singing here during WW1. We must all count our blessings. Best wishes to you.

[@ladycallidora]

A beautiful record from the past. Merry Christmas my dear friend.

[@thomasmichaelguenther3433]

Merry Christmas to you and your beloved people! The last few days and today you showered us with the Christmas spirit. Thank you!

[@grahamrankin]

Thank you so much for your appreciaton and support over the years for which I am extremely grateful. Here's wishing you a Merry Christmas and great good fortune in the coming year.

[@BassetHoundTrio]

A wonderful carol from over a century ago, beautifully reproduced on the EMG. Merry Christmas!

[@grahamrankin]

A wonderful quartette and when you think of what was happening in the world at the time...............Many thanks and here's wishing you a very Marry Christmas.

[@Inferno9112]

This channel is something special. Happy holidays!

[@grahamrankin]

You are very kind. May I wish you the same. Very many thanks.

[@ElizabethPoet]

Thanks for all you have given us in 2024. We are thankful.

[@grahamrankin]

@@ElizabethPoet My geatest pleasure. Thank YOU so much.

[@Xpian]

Cheers for this! If I died and went to your sitting room -with a gramophone, a phonograph, a grand piano... and I know you have a pipe organ the other side of the camera- that would be heaven enough for me! Ta again! Happy Christmas and in 2025 all the best when it comes!

[@grahamrankin]

Thank you so much and I give thanks every day for our good fortune. I try to return some of the same by playing these wonderful old recordings which we all are so lucky to have. Wishing you a very Happy Christmas.

[@Xpian]

@@grahamrankin Happy Christmas to you and all, and in 2025 all the best when it comes!

[@grahamrankin]

@@Xpian Very many thanks.