May Morning on the Tower: Magdalen College Oxford 1931 (Haldane Stewart)

A short newsreel snippet about the May Morning celebrations in Oxford, which traditionally begin at 6.00 am on 1 May, when the choir of Magdalen College sings from the top of the chapel tower. This brief excerpt is the earliest known sound recording of the Magdalen chapel choir, and the only one before 1957. For further information about the festivities, see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_Morning.

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