With “Lux Natalis – Christmas with Dresdner Kreuzchor,” Kreuzkantor Martin Lehmann and the renowned Dresdner Kreuzchor present a captivating new recording of beloved Christmas classics. The album creates an atmospheric musical world for Advent and Christmas, spanning repertoire from the Renaissance to the present day. Works by celebrated composers including George Frideric Handel, Edvard Grieg and Eric Whitacre are combined with traditional Christmas carols. Rooted in the choir’s long-standing recording tradition with Berlin Classics, “Lux Natalis” brings together centuries of Christmas music in a festive and timeless listening experience. Available on CD and vinyl from November 20, 2026.
Lux Natalis - Christmas with Dresdner Kreuzchor Dresdner Kreuzchor
Artist
Composer
Further information
Genre
Klassik
Weihnachtsrepertoire
Chor (Chormusik)
Publication date
20.11.2026
With “Lux Natalis – Christmas with Dresdner Kreuzchor,” Kreuzkantor Martin Lehmann and the renowned Dresdner Kreuzchor present a captivating new recording of beloved Christmas classics. The album creates an atmospheric musical world for Advent and Christmas, spanning repertoire from the Renaissance to the present day. Works by celebrated composers including George Frideric Handel, Edvard Grieg and Eric Whitacre are combined with traditional Christmas carols. Rooted in the choir’s long-standing recording tradition with Berlin Classics, “Lux Natalis” brings together centuries of Christmas music in a festive and timeless listening experience. Available on CD and vinyl from November 20, 2026.
Tracklist - These are the tracks you will hear on the album
Lux Natalis - Christmas with Dresdner Kreuzchor
Dresdner Kreuzchor
1
Hodie Christus natus est
2
Neun Lieder, Op. 60, No. 8: Weihnachtsliedchen
3
1. Interludium
4
Macht Hoch Die Tür (Arr. For Choir by Rainer Selle)
5
Acht Geistliche Gesänge, Op. 138, No. 4: Unser Lieben Frauen Traum
6
Tochter Zion, Freue Dich (Arr. For Choir by Hans Georg Pflüger)
7
1. Introduktion
8
Maria Durch Ein Dornwald Ging (Arr. For Choir by Günther Raphael)
9
2. Interludium
10
Der Weg Nach Bethlehem (Leise, Leise in Der Nacht)
11
3. Interludium
12
Ave Maris Stella
13
O Nata Lux
14
2. Introduktion
15
Freu Dich, Erd Und Sternenzelt (Arr. For Choir by Karl Riedel)
16
Die Engel Und Die Hirten (Kommet, Ihr Hirten) [Arr. For Choir by Karl Riedel]
17
Lasst Alle Gott Uns Loben (Arr. For Choir by Karl Riedel)
18
4. Interludium
19
Jul, Jul, Strålande Jul
20
Gläns Över Sjö Och Strand (Betlehems Stjärna) [Arr. For Choir by Robert Sund]
21
5. Interludium
22
In Dulci Jubilo (Arr. For Choir by Carl Thiel)
23
Lux Aurumque
24
Kanon Über "Es Ist Ein Ros Entsprungen"
25
Es Ist Ein Ros Entsprungen (Arr. For Choir by Michael Praetorius)
26
O Magnum Mysterium
27
6. Interludium
28
Zu Bethlehem Geboren (Arr. For Choir by Hans Sitt)
29
Joseph, Lieber Joseph Mein (Arr. For Choir by Ulrich Schicha)
30
3. Introduktion
31
Adeste Fideles (Arr. For Choir by Carl Thiel)
32
O Du Fröhliche (Arr. For Choir by Ekkehart Nickel)
