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All the Stars Looked Down: A John Rutter Celebration
All the Stars Looked Down: A John Rutter Celebration
All the Stars Looked Down: A John Rutter Celebration
All the Stars Looked Down: A John Rutter Celebration
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All the Stars Looked Down: A John Rutter Celebration

A John Rutter Celebration Shines Anew For Christmas 2025.

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Label King's College, Cambridge

Artists Choir of King, #039, s College, Cambridge, Britten Sinfonia, Choir of King’s College Cambridge, Daniel Hyde

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Following the success of their 2023 digital EP, Rutter Orchestral Carols, the Choir of King’s College Cambridge, releases All the Stars Looked Down: A John Rutter Celebration, a new album for Christmas 2025, featuring a selection of arrangements and original works for choir and orchestra under the direction of Daniel Hyde. Recorded in the beloved Chapel of King’s College Cambridge, All the Stars Looked Down sees the choir performing with Britten Sinfonia, and includes beautiful orchestral arrangements of Christmas carols by Sir John Rutter alongside a selection of both well-loved and lesser-known carols by the great choral composers who have influenced Rutter, including Sir Philip Ledger, Sir David Willcocks and Ralph Vaughan Williams. The album’s title track, John Rutter’s All the Stars Looked Down, is dedicated to the late Sir Stephen Cleobury, whose enormous contribution to the Christmas choral legacy is also celebrated on this album. Choir of King’s College Cambridge Britten Sinfonia Daniel Hyde, Direction

Tracklist

Total time: 01:10:41

1. Hark! The Herald Angels Sing (Arr. Sir David Willcocks)
04:22
2. A Spotless Rose
02:03
3. All Bells in Paradise
05:08
4. Sussex Carol (Arr. Ralph Vaughan Williams, Orch. Daniel Hyde)
02:19
5. O Holy Night (Arr. Sir John Rutter)
06:02
6. O Little Town of Bethlehem (Orch. Sir Stephen Cleobury and Daniel Hyde)
04:58
7. Five Meditations for Orchestra - III. Candlelight
04:19
8. Sans Day Carol (Arr. Sir John Rutter)
03:16
9. Unto Us is Born a Son (Arr. Sir David Willcocks)
02:22
10. Five Meditations for Orchestra - I. What Sweeter Music
04:24
11. Hereford Carol (Arr. Christopher Robinson, Orch. Sir John Rutter)
03:13
12. Child in a Manger (Arr. Sir John Rutter)
02:34
13. Dormi, Jesu
05:10
14. Nativity Carol
04:32
15. All the Stars Looked Down
03:47
16. Silent Night (Arr. Sir John Rutter)
04:02
17. Away in a Manger (Arr. David Hill)
03:04
18. O Come, All Ye Faithful (Arr. Sir David Willcocks)
05:06

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Additional Information

Label
King's College, Cambridge
SKU
KGS0075D
Qualities
FLAC 96 kHz, DSD 64, DSD 128, DSD 256, DSD 512, DXD 24 Bit, WAV 192 kHz
Channels
2ch Stereo, 5.1ch Surround, 2ch Stereo & 5.1ch Surround
Artists
Choir of King, #039, s College, Cambridge, Britten Sinfonia, Choir of King’s College Cambridge, Daniel Hyde
Composers
Felix Mendelssohn, Sir Philip Ledger, John Rutter, English traditional, Adolphe Adam, Henry Walford Davies, Cornish traditional, Piae Cantiones, Traditional, Franz Xaver Gruber, John Francis Wade
Conductors
Daniel Hyde
Genres
Classical
Original Recording Format
PCM 192k
Instruments
Choir, Orchestra
Recording Location
Chapel of King's College, Cambridge
Producer
Adrian Peacock
Recording Engineer
David Hinitt
Release Date
December 05, 2025
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