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This is a wonderful choral work with organ accompaniment by Benjamin Britten. The vocal texts are in English. Titles: 1.Theme: A boy was born (SATB) 2.Variation 1: Lullay, Jesu (Boys, SSAATTBB) 3.Variation 2: Herod (TTBB, later SSAATTBB) 4.Variation 3: Jesu, as thou art our Savior (Boy solo, semi-chorus of SATB) 5.Variation 4: The three kinds (SSAATTBB) 6.Variation 5: In the bleak mid-winter (Boys, SSAA) 7.Variations 6: Noel! (Boys, SSAATTBB)