A Glorious Christmas (Club Edition)

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Tracklist

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1▼CD: O Come, All Ye Faithful/Glorious Christmas Carols: 1–10 / Hark! The Herald Angels Sing/That Glorious Night: 11–19
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1Good King Wenceslas
choir vocals:
The Philadelphia Singers (from 1971 until 1972)
orchestra:
The Philadelphia Orchestra (from 1971 until 1972)
conductor:
Eugene Ormandy (conductor) (from 1971 until 1972)
recording of:
Good King Wenceslas
lyricist:
John Mason Neale (in 1853)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist) (from 1201 until 1301)
arranger:
Thomas Helmore (in 1853)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 24754)
is based on:
Tempus adest floridum (13th-century carol)
Philadelphia Orchestra and Chorus2:34
2Adeste Fidelis (O Come, All Ye Faithful)
organ:
Johannes Sonnleitner (organist and harpsichordist)
organ [orgel]:
Johann Sonnleitner (organist and harpsichordist)
choir vocals:
Wiener Sängerknaben (The Vienna Boys Choir)
tenor vocals:
Plácido Domingo (tenor)
orchestra:
Wiener Symphoniker (Vienna Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
Helmuth Froschauer (conductor and chorus master)
recording of:
Adeste fideles (original latin version)
lyricist and composer:
John Francis Wade (from 1740 until 1743)
recording of:
O Come, All Ye Faithful (English version of Latin “Adeste fideles”)
lyricist and composer:
John Francis Wade (from 1740 until 1743)
translator:
Frederick Oakeley (in 1841)
arrangement of:
O Come, All Ye Faithful
translated version of:
Adeste fideles (original latin version)
Plácido Domingo and The Vienna Choir Boys3:00
3Deck the Halls
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”)
Philadelphia Orchestra and Chorus1:38
4While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and Chorus3:12
5God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen
recording of:
God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen (traditional, no arrangement credits here)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 394)
Philadelphia Orchestra and Chorus2:03
6The Twelve Days of Christmas
recording of:
The Twelve Days of Christmas
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Frederic Austin (English baritone and composer) (in 1909)
publisher:
Shawnee Press Inc.
Marian Anderson4:27
7Here We Come A‐Caroling (The Wassail Song)
recording of:
Here We Come A-wassailing
lyricist:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist) (in 1850)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 209)
Ambrosian Singers2:11
8The First Noël
recording of:
The First Noël
publisher:
William B. Sandys (in 1823, in 1833)
additional lyricist:
Davies Gilbert (in 1823)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
additional arranger:
John Stainer (in 1871)
arranger:
Davies Gilbert (in 1823)
part of:
The New English Hymnal (hymn book) (number: 36)
arrangement of:
The First Nowell
part of:
Meet Me in St. Louis (1944 musical film soundtrack)
Mario Lanza3:14
9Medley: Joy to the World / It Came Upon the Midnight Clear / Angels We Have Heard on High
medley including a recording of:
Angels We Have Heard on High
lyricist:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
translator:
James Chadwick (bishop) (in 1862)
version of:
Les Anges dans nos campagnes
medley including a recording of:
It Came Upon the Midnight Clear (carol version)
lyricist:
Edmund Sears (American church author)
composer:
Richard Storrs Willis
part of:
The New English Hymnal (hymn book) (number: 29)
is based on:
CAROL (hymn tune)
is based on:
It Came Upon the Midnight Clear (poem)
medley including a recording of:
Joy to the World (Christmas carol)
lyricist:
Isaac Watts (hymn writer) (in 1719)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer)
arranger:
Lowell Mason (in 1839)
Robert Shaw Chorale4:47
10We Wish You a Merry Christmas
recording of:
We Wish You a Merry Christmas
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 230)
Roger Wagner Chorale1:28
11O Holy Night
recording of:
O Holy Night
lyricist:
John Sullivan Dwight (in 1855)
composer:
Adolphe Adam (French composer) (in 1847)
arrangement of:
O holy night (arr. John Ebenezer West)
translated version of:
Cantique de Noël “Minuit chrétiens” (French original of “O Holy Night”)
Mario Lanza4:09
12What Child Is This?
choir vocals:
The Philadelphia Singers (from 1971 until 1972)
orchestra:
The Philadelphia Orchestra (from 1971 until 1972)
conductor:
Eugene Ormandy (conductor) (from 1971 until 1972)
recording of:
What Child Is This?
lyricist:
William Chatterton Dix (in 1865)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 25608)
version of:
Greensleeves (generic entry for traditional and unknown arrangements)
Philadelphia Orchestra and Chorus2:23
13Silent Night
choir vocals:
The Philadelphia Singers (from 1971 until 1972)
orchestra:
The Philadelphia Orchestra (from 1971 until 1972)
conductor:
Eugene Ormandy (conductor) (from 1971 until 1972)
recording of:
Silent Night (Christmas carol, English translation)
lyricist:
Josef Mohr (composer/author) (in 1816)
composer:
Franz Xaver Gruber (composer/author) (in 1818)
translator:
John Freeman Young (in 1859)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 27088)
translated version of:
Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht
Philadelphia Orchestra and Chorus3:43
14Medley: Christmas Hymn / Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
medley including a recording of:
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing (Christmas carol)
additional lyricist:
George Whitefield (in 1753)
lyricist:
Charles Wesley (hymn writer) (in 1739)
composer:
Felix Mendelssohn (composer) (in 1840)
arranger:
William H. Cummings (in 1855)
part of:
The New English Hymnal (hymn book) (number: 26)
Robert Shaw Chorale2:53
15Sweet Little Jesus Boy
recording of:
Sweet Little Jesus Boy
lyricist and composer:
Robert MacGimsey
publisher:
Carl Fischer LLC
Roger Wagner Chorale3:28
16Mary Had a Baby
recording of:
Mary Had a Baby
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
Kathleen Battle2:46
17Do You Hear What I Hear?
recording of:
Do You Hear What I Hear?
lyricist:
Noël Regney (in 1962)
writer:
Noël Regney and Gloria Shayne Baker
composer:
Gloria Shayne Baker (in 1962)
publisher:
Blue Ribbon Music Ltd., Campbell Connelly and Jewel Music Publishing Co., Inc. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Harry Simeone Chorale3:07
18Away in a Manger
Vienna Choir Boys3:04
19Ave Maria (Bach‐Gounod)
recording of:
Ave Maria (Bach/Gounod)
lyricist:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician) and Charles Gounod (French composer) (in 1853)
is based on:
Méditation sur le Premier Prélude de Piano de S. Bach
is based on:
The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: Prelude and Fugue no. 1 in C major, BWV 846: Prelude
Mario Lanza2:37
2▼CD: White Christmas/Glorious Yuletide Favourites: 1–9 / The Skaters Waltz/Glorious Orchestral Performances: 10–17
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1Sleigh Ride (Anderson)
recording of:
Sleigh Ride (original instrumental version)
composer:
Leroy Anderson (until 1948-02-10)
publisher:
Mills Music
Arthur Fiedler and The Boston Pops3:01
2Winter Wonderland
recording of:
Winter Wonderland
lyricist:
Richard B. Smith (wrote lyrics to “Winter Wonderland”)
composer:
Felix Bernard
publisher:
Bregman, Vocco & Conn, Inc., EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), Francis, Day & Hunter, Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin), Warner Chappell Music Inc., Warner/Chappell Music Australia Pty. Ltd., WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
Philadelphia Orchestra and Chorus3:40
3Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town
engineer:
James Nichols
producer:
Nathaniel S. Johnson and John Pfeiffer (producer and engineer)
orchestra:
The Boston ‘Pops’ Orchestra (ended, from 1959-05-15 until 1959-05-16)
conductor:
Arthur Fiedler (conductor) (ended, from 1959-05-15 until 1959-05-16)
arranger:
Jack Mason (classical arranger)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Records (UK) Limited (1987–1996) (in 1959)
instrumental recording of:
Santa Claus Is Coming to Town (from 1959-05-15 until 1959-05-16)
lyricist:
Haven Gillespie (in 1932)
composer:
J. Fred Coots (in 1932)
publisher:
EMI Allans Music Australia Pty Ltd, EMI Feist Catalog Inc., EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd (not for release label use!), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), EMI United Partnership Ltd., Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd., Haven Gillespie Music Publishing, Jobete Music Co., Inc., Leo Feist Ltd, Leo Feist, Inc., SBK United Partnership and The Songwriters Guild
sub-publisher:
フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music SBK Department) and ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label)
recording of:
Santa Claus Is Coming to Town (ended)
lyricist:
Haven Gillespie (in 1932)
composer:
J. Fred Coots (in 1932)
publisher:
EMI Allans Music Australia Pty Ltd, EMI Feist Catalog Inc., EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd (not for release label use!), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), EMI United Partnership Ltd., Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd., Haven Gillespie Music Publishing, Jobete Music Co., Inc., Leo Feist Ltd, Leo Feist, Inc., SBK United Partnership and The Songwriters Guild
sub-publisher:
フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music SBK Department) and ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label)
Arthur Fiedler and The Boston Pops12:39
4Silver Bells
recording of:
Silver Bells (Christmas song)
lyricist and composer:
Ray Evans (American songwriter) and Jay Livingston
publisher:
Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody), Famous Music Publishing Limited (renamed into BMG FM Music Ltd. on 2013-05-13), Jay Livingston Music Inc., Paramount Music Corporation, Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd. and Sony/ATV Harmony (in 1950)
sub-publisher:
Sony/ATV Harmony Canada and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division)
Philadelphia Orchestra and Chorus3:36
5Jingle Bells
recording of:
Jingle Bells
lyricist and composer:
James Lord Pierpont (in 1850)
publisher:
Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
composed at and lyrics written at:
Simpson Tavern in Medford, Massachusetts, United States (in 1850)
Roger Wagner Chorale2:40
6White Christmas
instrumental recording of:
White Christmas
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin (from 1938 until 1940)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Irving Berlin Music Corp., Williamson Music Company and Irving Berlin Music Company (from 1940 to present)
sub-publisher:
EMI Allans Music Australia Pty Ltd, Irving Berlin Music Ltd., Universal Music Publishing Pty Ltd. (Australian subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group), Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019), Warner/Chappell Music, Hong Kong Limited (華納音樂版權香港有限公司, 1995–2019), シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
part of:
The 15th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1942 winner)
Arthur Fiedler and The Boston Pops2:50
7The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)
recording of:
The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)
lyricist:
Robert Wells (songwriter) (in 1945-07) and Mel Tormé (“The Velvet Fog”) (in 1945-07)
composer:
Mel Tormé (“The Velvet Fog”) (in 1945-07)
publisher:
Chappell/Morris Ltd., MPL Music Publishing Inc., Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd., Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP), Warner Chappell, Warner Chappell Ltd., Warner Chappell Music (holding behind all publishing activities of Warner Music Group, 2019–), Warner/Chappell Music Australia Pty. Ltd. and Edwin H. Morris & Co., Inc. (a division of MPL Communications Inc.) (from 1946 to present)
Philadelphia Orchestra and Chorus3:44
8Rudolph the Red‐Nosed Reindeer
recording of:
Rudolph, the Red‐Nosed Reindeer
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Marks (American songwriter)
publisher:
Chappell & Co Ltd., Chappell Music Ltd., Warner Chappell, Warner Chappell Music (holding behind all publishing activities of Warner Music Group, 2019–), Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019), St. Nicholas Music Publishing Co. (on 1949-05-09) and St. Nicholas Music Inc. (from 1950 to present)
arrangement of:
Rudolph, the Red‐Nosed Reindeer (for voice, choir and orchestra, Elms)
Philadelphia Orchestra and Chorus2:44
9I’ll Be Home for Christmas
recording of:
I’ll Be Home for Christmas
lyricist:
James Kimball Gannon
additional writer:
Buck Ram
composer:
Walter Kent
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., Edward B. Marks Music Co. (founded originally as J. Stern & Co. in 1894, renamed in 1919), Gannon and Kent Music Co., Piedmont Music Company, Warner Chappell and Warner Chappell Music (holding behind all publishing activities of Warner Music Group, 2019–)
sub-publisher:
ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
Philadelphia Orchestra and Chorus2:38
10Parade of the Wooden Soldiers
instrumental recording of:
The Parade of the Wooden Soldiers (ballad)
lyricist:
Ballard MacDonald (in 1922)
composer:
Léon Jessel (in 1897)
version of:
Die Parade der Zinnsoldaten, op. 123
Arthur Fiedler and The Boston Pops3:55
11The Skaters Waltz
New Symphony Orchestra of London6:48
12Sleigh Ride (Mozart)
engineer:
James Nichols
producer:
Nathaniel S. Johnson and John Pfeiffer (producer and engineer)
orchestra:
The Boston ‘Pops’ Orchestra (from 1959-05-15 until 1959-05-16)
conductor:
Arthur Fiedler (conductor) (from 1959-05-15 until 1959-05-16)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Records (UK) Limited (1987–1996) (in 1959)
recording of:
3 German Dances for Orchestra, K. 605: No. 3 in C major. German Dance & Trio "Die Schlittenfahrt" & Coda (from 1959-05-15 until 1959-05-16)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1789)
part of:
3 German Dances for Orchestra, K. 605
Arthur Fiedler and The Boston Pops2:41
13Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy
recording of:
Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer)
arrangement of:
Щелкунчик, op. 71: Действие II, Картина III, no. 14c. Па-де-де: Вариация II: Танец Феи Драже (The Nutcracker, Op. 71: Act II, Scene III. Pas de Deux: Variation II: Dance of the sugar-plum fairy, Variation II: Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy)
London Symphony Orchestra2:38
14March of the Little Lead Soldiers
recording of:
March of the Little Lead Soldiers
composer:
Gabriel Pierné (French composer and conductor)
Orchestre de la Société des Concerts Symphonique de Paris3:19
15I Wonder as I Wander
orchestra:
The Philadelphia Orchestra (from 1971 until 1972)
conductor:
Eugene Ormandy (conductor) (from 1971 until 1972)
Philadelphia Orchestra and Chorus2:56
16O Tannenbaum
Hollywood Bowl Symphony Orchestra2:47
17Carols of the Bells
orchestra:
The Philadelphia Orchestra (from 1971 until 1972)
conductor:
Eugene Ormandy (conductor) (from 1971 until 1972)
recording of:
Carol of the Bells
lyricist:
Peter J. Wilhousky (in 1936)
arranger:
Микола Дмитрович Леонтович (Mykola Leontovych) (in 1916)
is based on:
Щедрик (The Little Swallow)
Philadelphia Orchestra and Chorus2:32
3▼CD: Hallelujah/Glorious Choral Performances: 1–8 / O Little Town of Bethlehem/Glorious Carols for Organ and Chimes: 9–13 / Ave Maria/Glorious Voices: 14–19
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1Hallelujah Chorus
London Philharmonic Chorus and Orchestra4:21
2The Little Drummer Boy
recording of:
Carol of the Drum (aka “The Little Drummer Boy”)
lyricist and composer:
Katherine K. Davis (Katherine Kennicott Davis) (in 1941)
additional composer:
Henry Onorati (in 1958) and Harry Simeone (in 1958)
publisher:
EMI Mills Music (ASCAP-affiliated), International Korwin Corp., Warner Chappell, Warner Chappell Music (holding behind all publishing activities of Warner Music Group, 2019–), Belwin-Mills Publishing Corp. (in 1955) and Mills Music, Inc. (in 1964)
is based on:
Trad. (traditional Czech carol, became “Carol of the Drums”)
Harry Simeone Chorale3:05
3Ding Dong! Merrily on High
Vienna Choir Boys2:08
4Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring
recording of:
Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring
orchestrator:
Leopold Stokowski (conductor)
lyricist:
Robert Bridges (poet)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
translated version of:
Kantate, BWV 147 „Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben“: Teil II, X. Choral „Jesus bleibet meine Freude“ (Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring)
Norman Luboff Choir3:47
5Good Christian Men, Rejoice
recording of:
Good Christian Men Rejoice
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
translator:
John Mason Neale
part of:
The New English Hymnal (hymn book) (number: 107)
translated version of:
In dulci jubilo (original traditional)
Roger Wagner Chorale2:09
6O Come, O Come Emmanuel
Roger Wagner Chorale2:58
7Go Tell It on the Mountain
conductor:
William Smith (conductor and arranger, associate conductor of The Philadelphia Orchestra from 1976–93)
Philadelphia Orchestra and Chorus2:21
8I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day
cover recording of:
I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day
lyricist:
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (American poet)
composer:
John Baptiste Calkin (composer)
is based on:
Christmas Bells
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and Chorus2:51
9We Wish You a Merry Christmas
instrumental recording of:
We Wish You a Merry Christmas
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 230)
Virgil Fox1:31
10Angels We Have Heard on High
instrumental recording of:
Angels We Have Heard on High
lyricist:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
translator:
James Chadwick (bishop) (in 1862)
version of:
Les Anges dans nos campagnes
Virgil Fox2:26
11We Three Kings of Orient Are
instrumental recording of:
We Three Kings
lyricist and composer:
John Henry Hopkins, Jr. (composer, “We Three Kings”)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 24751)
Virgil Fox2:35
12Gather Around the Christmas Tree
Virgil Fox1:44
13O Little Town of Bethlehem
instrumental recording of:
O Little Town of Bethlehem (traditional carol with the tune “St. Louis”, as commonly sung in the U.S.)
lyricist:
Phillips Brooks (in 1868)
composer:
Lewis Henry Redner (in 1868)
is based on:
St. Louis (hymn tune)
Virgil Fox2:48
14Ave Maria (Schubert)
organ:
George Decker (classical organist)
choir vocals:
The Saint Thomas Choir of Men and Boys
soprano vocals:
Leontyne Price (soprano)
chorus master:
William Self
recording of:
Ellens Gesang III, op. 52 no. 6, D. 839 “Ave Maria” (Schubert's song, not the Bach/Gounod work; original for voice and piano)
lyricist:
Jairo (Argentinean singer) and Sir Walter Scott (19th-century Scottish author)
composer:
Franz Schubert (composer) (in 1825)
translator:
Adam Storck
part of:
Franz Schubert, thematisches Verzeichnis seiner Werke in chronologischer Folge (number: D. 839)
Leontyne Price4:51
15Guardian Angels
recording of:
Guardian Angels
lyricist:
Gerda Maline Beilenson
composer:
Harpo Marx
Mario Lanza4:00
16O Sanctissima
recording of:
O Sanctissima (Sicilian Mariners Hymn, Sicilian Mariners Hymn)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
Marian Anderson2:29
17Panis Angelicus
Plácido Domingo and The Vienna Choir Boys4:55
18Medley: I Saw Three Ships / The First Noël / The Holly and the Ivy
Kathleen Battle5:35
19The Lord’s Prayer
Mario Lanza3:20

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