Romanian Christmas Carols = Colinde Românești De Crăciun
Choir of the Romanian Patriarchate, Iulian Cârstoiu
- Label
- Electrecord
- Catalog number
- ST-EXE 01971
- Format
- LP · Reissue · Repress
- Country
- Romania
- Released
- 1990
- Genre
- Classical
What’s on it
Romanian Christmas Carols = Colinde Românești De Crăciun has 16 tracks. Open a track to see who wrote, played on and produced it.
A1Oh, What Wonderful Good Tidings = O!, Ce Veste Minunată
- Composed By
- Dumitru Georgescu-Kiriac
A2Great Wonder = Mare Minune
- Composed By
- Gheorghe Cucu
A3Holy Mother Stepping Down = Se Preumblă Maica Sfîntă
- Composed By
- Nicolae Ursu
A4Good Evening = Bună Seara
- Composed By
- Iulian Cârstoiu
A5Jesus Lord = Domnul Iisus
- Composed By
- Dumitru Georgescu-Kiriac
A6Worshipping Shepherds = Închinarea Păstorilor
- Composed By
- Vasile Popovici
A7In A Land Of Flowers = Pe Plai Înfloritu
- Composed By
- Sabin Drăgoi
A8Downhill At Bethlehem = La Vitleem Colo-n Jos
- Composed By
- Nicolae Lungu
A9Oh, What Day Is Breaking = Ziurel De Ziuă
- Composed By
- Tiberiu Brediceanu
B10Lord, Oh, Little Lord From Heaven = Domnuleț Și Domn Din Cer
- Composed By
- Gheorghe Cucu
B11Lullaby = Linu-i Lin
- Composed By
- Ioan Dumitru Chirescu
- Solo Vocal [Soloists]
- Constantin Bulancea
B12Come You All (Monody) = Veniți Cu Toții
- Composed By
- Anton Pann
B13aCarol Singers Coming In
- Composed By
- Tiberiu Brediceanu
B14Host, Let Us Come In = Și Ne Lasă Gazdă-n Casă
- Composed By
- Nicolae Lungu
- Solo Vocal [Soloists]
- Constantin Bulancea, Ilie Popescu
B15Christmas Song = Cîntec De Crăciun
- Composed By
- Gheorghe Budiș
B16"Sorcova" (Well-Wishing Blossom Bough) = Sorcova De La Bătrîni
- Composed By
- Iulian Cârstoiu
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Where it came from
Released by the state-owned Electrecord label in 1990, this recording of Romanian Christmas carols captures a significant moment in the nation's cultural transition. Produced shortly after the fall of the communist regime, the album represents a reclaiming of traditional religious and folk music that had been suppressed or strictly regulated during the preceding decades. The Choir of the Romanian Patriarchate, under the direction of Iulian Cârstoiu, was selected to perform these pieces, grounding the recording in the liturgical and cultural authority of the Romanian Orthodox Church.
The aesthetic of the album reflects the solemn, choral tradition of Romanian 'colinde.' These carols are distinct from Western Christmas music, often featuring complex modal harmonies and ancient lyrical themes that predate the Christian era. By choosing the official choir of the Patriarchate, Electrecord sought to produce a definitive, high-fidelity archival record of these songs for a public newly permitted to engage openly with religious holiday traditions. The recording remains a valued example of post-1989 cultural revivalism in Eastern Europe.
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