Candlelight Carol

"Candlelight Carol" is a Christmas carol with music and lyrics by the English choral composer and conductor John Rutter. The carol was written in 1984, and was first recorded by Rutter's own group, the Cambridge Singers, on their 1987 album Christmas Night.

The carol has since been recorded by many artists, including Neil Diamond (on his 1994 album The Christmas Album, Volume 2), Joseph McManners (on his 2005 album In Dreams), Aled Jones (including a version in Welsh), and several important choirs including the Mormon Tabernacle Choir. It has also become a fairly popular carol for choirs at Christmas concerts in the United Kingdom, the United States and other countries.

"Candlelight Carol" focuses on describing the Nativity of Jesus, focusing on the love of Mary (mother of Jesus) for her son Jesus.

This carol was commissioned by John Romeri, then Director of Music at the Church of the Assumption in Bellevue, Pennsylvania.

John Rutter

Choir and orchestra	Requiem (1985) Magnificat (1990) Mass of the Children (2003)

Choral	"Now thank we all our God" (1974) A Gaelic Blessing (1978) "The Lord bless you and keep you" (1981) "I will sing with the spirit" (1994)

Carols	"Angels' Carol" "Candlelight Carol"

Other compositions	The Beatles Concerto (1977)

Related articles	Cambridge Singers Collegium Records

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