Listen to In the Bleak Midwinter by City of London Choir & Hilary Davan Wetton

In the Bleak Midwinter

City of London Choir & Hilary Davan Wetton

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In the bleak mid-winter (Holst, arr. Wilberg) | Carols from King's 2020

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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

City of London Choir

City of London Choir

Choir

Hilary Davan Wetton

Hilary Davan Wetton

Conductor

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Jefferson McConnaughey

Jefferson McConnaughey

Composer

Harold Darke

Composer

Christina Rossetti

Christina Rossetti

Songwriter

Gustav Holst

Composer

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

Andrew Walton

Producer

Deborah Spanton

Deborah Spanton

Recording Engineer

Shazam Footer

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