François-Auguste Gevaert"s Christmas works are admirable pieces of harmonic and contrapuntal craftsmanship, and his Grand"Messe de Noël "Puer natus est nobis," written shortly before his death for basilica Notre-Dame de la Treille in Lille, is a masterpiece of surprising flavor. The Ensemble Vocal Le Petit Sablon wholeheartedly embraces this music, with an impressive degree of perfection, to extract its delicious substance!