The Greatest Holiday Music You've Never Heard: Links

We had a great class of holiday music, ranging from bawdy 17th-century England, to Shapenote singing to an Orthodox carol to the ethereal beauty of Morten Lauridsen's "O Magnum Mysterium." Thank you to everyone who attended. If you have your own unfamiliar favorites, please share!

Here are the videos:
American composer Christopher Rouse's "Karolju":

From Cuba, "Toquen presto a fuego" by Esteban Salas (“Play fast and fiery”), from 1786: 

Orthodox monks from the Sviatohirsk Monastery in Ukraine:

Shapenote singing: "Star in the East" by Norumbega Harmony, a choral ensemble organized at Wellesley College in 1976:

"The Lamb," John Tavener, 1982, sung by the Erebus Ensemble from Bristol, England:

"O Magnum Mysterium" by Beaverton-raised composer Morten Lauridsen, King's College Choir:

"Hey for Christmas," a bawdy song from 17th-century England, performed by the Baltimore Consort:

"Night of Silence: Silent Night" by Daniel Kantor/Frans Gruber, with the St. Olaf Choir performing in Norway: