This selection of seasonal songs by Brian Knowles provides and interesting take on the Christmas story. Some of the text might be familiar – ‘Love came down at Christmas’, ‘I sing of a maiden’, ‘We three kings’ – but the music is all newly composed by Brian Knowles. Scored for choir, brass ensemble and piano, Dancing in my heart gets the disc off to a spirited (almost cheesy) opening; Love came down at Christmas is more mediative in tone. Skydiving, written with a school choir in mind, adds a bit of fun to the Christmas story as it imagines the angels dancing about. A setting of Night Mail seems a bit of out of place! The Celestia Singers, a relatively new but accomplished vocal consort, give a polished reading of this music. Diction and tone are clear and bright, and the Celestia Brass ensemble accompany with sensitivity.