A Christmas Story, Composed

Composer John Rutter feeds a swan from the nearby Ouse River, at his home in Hemingford Abbots, England, Nov. 10, 2017. Rutter is widely known for his carols, but his large-scale choral works — the “Gloria” (1974), “Requiem” (1985), “Magnificat” (1990) and “Mass of the Children” (2003) — are also performed everywhere, especially in the U.S. (Andrew Testa/The New York Times)