Carol of the Wrens, the Christopher Wren Singers' Christmas CD, was released in the Winter of 1999. It contains nineteen tracks, ranging from medieval carols to well-known Christmas favorites:
- Carol of the Bells - music by M. Leontovich, words and arr. Peter J. Wilhousky
- The Holly and the Ivy - trad. carol, arr. Alice Parker and Robert Shaw, solo Michael Campana
- I Wonder as I Wander - trad. Appalachian carol, arr. John Rutter, solo Emily Huber
- Ding Dong Merrily on High - trad. French carol, words by George Ratcliffe Woodward, arr. T. Frederick H. Candlyn
- Noel, sors de ton lit (live) - Eustace du Caurroy
- In the Bleak Midwinter - words by Christina Rossetti, music by Gustav Holst
- Quem Pastores (live) - trad. German carol, arr. John Rutter, solo Loren Wentsel
- Fum Fum Fum - trad. Spanish carol, arr. Alice Parker and Robert Shaw
- The Cradle Song - trad. Flemmish carol, words and arr. John Rutter
- Little Drummer Boy - words and music by Harry Simeone, Henry Onorate, Katherine K. Davis, arr. John McCarthy
- Stille Nacht (live) - Franz Gruber, arr. David Willcocks
- O Magnum Mysterium (live) - Thomas Luis da Victoria, quartet: Loren Wentsel, Dana Horning, Michael Campana, Ron Houk
- Deck the Halls - trad. Welsh carol, arr. Leo Tellep
- Throw the Yule Log on, Uncle John - P.D.Q. Bach
- God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen - arr. Roger Wagner
- A Virgin's Cradle Hymn - words by S.T. Coleridge, music by Edmund Rubbra
- Still, Still, Still - trad. Australian carol, words by Marilyn Keith and Alan Bergman, arr. Norman Luboff, solo Kyle Hutchinson
- The Wassail Song (live) - trad carol, arr. R. Vaughn Williams
- We Wish You a Merry Christmas - arr. Arthur Warrell
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