That's a foot-tapper! I love the clarity with which you sang each part, and to hear bass as well as soprano. I'll be listening to that again, thank you! I haven't heard this song before. Is this arrangement close to Vaughan William's original?
RUclips shows me this isn't a radically different arrangement. I've just never heard the song before. But I like your rendition the best. It's the crispness, the confidence with which each of you sings, and the intimacy - as if I'm standing amongst you as you sing. I like it!
So this arrangement is BY Ralph Vaughan Williams, which he based on a traditional carol. He was quite interested in collecting folk tunes around his home country, something that was a trendy thing for several choral composers of his time. Our soprano on this recording, Kiersten, wrote a pretty interesting blog post about this song you can find on our website for more in-depth stuff on it. But I agree! I’ve sung this song many times over the years and it’s so much fun to sing, and rewarding!
That's a foot-tapper! I love the clarity with which you sang each part, and to hear bass as well as soprano. I'll be listening to that again, thank you!
I haven't heard this song before. Is this arrangement close to Vaughan William's original?
RUclips shows me this isn't a radically different arrangement. I've just never heard the song before.
But I like your rendition the best. It's the crispness, the confidence with which each of you sings, and the intimacy - as if I'm standing amongst you as you sing.
I like it!
So this arrangement is BY Ralph Vaughan Williams, which he based on a traditional carol. He was quite interested in collecting folk tunes around his home country, something that was a trendy thing for several choral composers of his time. Our soprano on this recording, Kiersten, wrote a pretty interesting blog post about this song you can find on our website for more in-depth stuff on it. But I agree! I’ve sung this song many times over the years and it’s so much fun to sing, and rewarding!
@@rockymountainchamberchoir Thank you for that. Happy Christmas to you all!