'The level of achievement reached in these live performances is enviable' (BBC Music Magazine)

'It's sure to be a favourite with choirs up and down the country for many Christmases to come' (The Observer)

'The recording is full and warm, unmistakably that of King’s College Chapel. If anything is to melt my inner-Scrooge and promote a festive atmosphere, this two-disc release is probably it' (International Record Review)

'The service’s format appears set in stone, but Stephen Cleobury, the college’s long-serving director of music, isn’t resolutely stuck in the past. Not every newly commissioned carol lifts the spirit, but Dominic Muldowney’s Mary is eloquent; so, in its melodious way, is John Rutter’s new offering' (The Times)

'If you don’t already have enough documentation of the yearly Christmas celebration of the Nine Lessons and Carols by the famed and beloved Choir of King’s College, Cambridge, in your collection, then this new release … will be an essential acquisition' (Classics Today)» More

'The quintessential Christmas service for many, and this year’s offering is a perfect blend of innovation and tradition. The centrepiece of their new disc (the first recording on the college’s own label) is a new carol by John Rutter—‘All Bells In Paradise’, which is surely set to become a firm Christmas favourite' (Presto Classical)