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~ Release by The Mormon Tabernacle Choir (see all versions of this release, 3 available)

Annotation

"I Heard The Bells" (track 5) replaces "It Came Upon A Midnight Clear" on this CD release.

℗ 1977, 1989 CBS Records Inc.

Matrix / Runout: DIDP-072614 1

Annotation last modified on 2024-01-03 18:00 UTC.

Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Deck the Hall
organ:
Alexander Schreiner
conductor:
Richard P. Condie (conductor)
performer:
The Philadelphia Brass Ensemble
recording of:
Deck the Halls
lyricist:
Thomas Oliphant (musician, artist and author)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
is based on:
Nos Galan (Talhaiarn, “Goreu pleser ar Nos Galan”)
The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square1:43
2Away in a Manger
choir vocals:
The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square (fka Mormon Tabernacle Choir) (on 1963-09-03)
orchestra:
New York Philharmonic (on 1963-09-03)
conductor:
Leonard Bernstein (American conductor, composer, pianist) (on 1963-09-03)
chorus master:
Richard P. Condie (conductor) (on 1963-09-03)
performer:
The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square (fka Mormon Tabernacle Choir)
arranger:
Lowell M. Durham
recorded at:
Salt Lake Tabernacle (Mormon Tabernacle) in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States (on 1963-09-03)
recording of:
Away in a Manger (aka “Cradle Song” composed by William J. Kirkpatrick)
additional lyricist:
Charles Hutchinson Gabriel (in 1892)
lyricist:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist)
composer:
William James Kirkpatrick (hymn-writer) (in 1895)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 25304)
is based on:
Sweet Afton (set to music by Jonathan E. Spilman, 1837)
translated version of:
Y Preseb
The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square3:18
3O Holy Night
The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square4:42
4The First Noel
The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square3:05
5I Heard the Bells
organ:
Frank W. Asper (American organist and composer) and Alexander Schreiner
The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square1:20
6Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square3:28
7Silent Night
The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square4:36
8O Little Town of Bethlehem
The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square2:51
9Joy to the World
The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square2:14
10Angels We Have Heard on High
The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square2:09
11Far, Far Away on Judea's Plains
organ:
Frank W. Asper (American organist and composer), Robert M. Cundick (American organist and composer) and Alexander Schreiner
The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square1:43
12O Come All Ye Faithful
The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square3:37
13We Wish You a Merry Christmas
organ:
Alexander Schreiner
conductor:
Richard P. Condie (conductor)
performer:
The Philadelphia Brass Ensemble
recording of:
We Wish You a Merry Christmas
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 230)
The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square1:57

Credits

Release

manufactured by:CBS Records (manufacturer/distributor, not for release label use!)
copyrighted (©) by and phonographic copyright (℗) by:CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!)
glass mastered by:DADC (not for release label use, Digital Audio Disc Corp.)
glass mastered at:DADC
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/6645496 [info]