Fantasy on Old Carols. Par HOLST GUSTAV. Good Christian Men, Rejoice - God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen - Come Ye Lofty, Come - The First Nowell / La musique de Noël de Gustav Holst est touchante par sa fraîcheur et sa chaleur. Composée en 1910, cette fantaisie, basée sur quatre noëls anglais anciens, témoigne de la créativité et de l’imagination du compositeur. Originellement pour Choeur mixte et Orchestre ou Orgue, Robert van Beringen en a réalisé cet arrangement pour Orchestre d’Harmonie/Brass Band et Choeur ( ad lib. ). / Niveau : 3 / Répertoire / Choeur

The Coming Of Christ was a Mystery Play written by John Masefield in 1927 at the request of the Dean of Canterbury Cathedral based on the Christmas story. Holst's incidental music was composed at the sametime and published separately in 1928. Gustav Holst (1874-1934) was an English composer and teacher. Having studied under Stanford and Parry he became a close friend of Vaughan Williams they would oftencritique each other’s work and influenced composers such as Tippet and Britten. He is best remembered for his Planets suite.