Happy Christmas!

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With Christmas upon us, we have to share John McCormack’s 1926 recording of Adeste Fideles. In the choir is a young Richard Crooks who went on to have a distinguished career as a lead tenor at the Metropolitan Opera. This is the second recording of the song that John recorded. An earlier version was made in 1915 during the acoustic era.

John McCormack recorded Silent Night in October 1940 at Abbey Road Studios. Although his voice is far from its peak, there is no diminution in John’s ability to communicate the words of a song. Arguably, this aspect of his art grew as he aged.

Happy Christmas to all our members and to all who love the music of John McCormack. We look forward to sharing a lot more stories and recordings in 2024.

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Founded in 1960, the John McCormack Society was set up to celebrate the life and legacy of the great Irish tenor. A global superstar in his day, McCormack first found success on the opera stage and later became a legendary concert recitalist. It is reckoned that McCormack recordings have sold in excess of 200 million

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