Christmas Around the World

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1Quell est cette odeur agréable? (Whence is That Fragrance)
choir vocals:
Choir of Clare College, Cambridge (in 1979)
vocals:
Choir of Clare College, Cambridge
orchestra:
Orchestra of Clare College, Cambridge
conductor:
John Rutter (English choral music composer, conductor, arranger and producer, born 1945) (in 1979)
arranger:
Sir David Willcocks (UK composer, organist, choral conductor)
recording of:
Quelle est cette odeur agréable ?
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
recording of:
Quelle est cette odeur agréable ? (arr. Willcocks)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Sir David Willcocks (UK composer, organist, choral conductor)
publisher:
Oxford University Press
arrangement of:
Quelle est cette odeur agréable ?
French Traditional4:00
2Suo-Gân (Lullaby)
baritone vocals:
Bryn Terfel (bass‐baritone opera singer)
choir vocals:
The Black Mountain Male Chorus and Risca Male Choir (Côr Meibion Risca)
orchestra:
Orchestra of the Welsh National Opera
conductor:
Gareth Jones (Welsh conductor)
arranger:
Chris Hazell
recording of:
Suo Gân
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
reconstructed by:
Robert Bryan (poet and folklorist)
Welsh Traditional5:10
3Still, still, still (Peace, peace, peace)
tenor vocals:
Ian Bostridge (tenor)
orchestra:
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
conductor:
Sir Neville Marriner (conductor)
arranger:
Philip Ledger
German Traditional3:08
4Gesù bambino (Baby Jesus)
choir vocals:
Wandsworth School Boys’ Choir
tenor vocals:
Luciano Pavarotti (tenor)
orchestra:
National Philharmonic Orchestra (fka the London Promenade Orchestra until 1971, mostly film music and opera)
conductor:
Kurt Herbert Adler (conductor)
arranger:
Douglas Gamley (film composer)
recording of:
Gesù bambino
lyricist:
Frederick Martens (US lyricist, early 20th century)
composer:
Pietro Yon (organist & composer) (in 1917)
Pietro Yon4:33
5The Silver Stars Are in the Sky
choir vocals:
The Contemporary Singers (chamber choir)
soprano vocals:
Yvonne Kenny (Australian soprano)
orchestra:
Adelaide Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
David Stanhope (Australian composer, conductor and virtuoso pianist)
chorus master:
Antony Walker (Australian conductor)
William G. James2:24
6Christmas Song (from 8 Russian Folk Songs, op. 58)
orchestra:
Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Shalom Ronly-Riklis
Anatoly Liadov1:32
7Bred Dina Vida Vingar (Spread Your Wide Wings)
accordion and organ:
Bengan Jansson
cymbal [antique cymbals] and guitar:
Kalle Moraeus
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Anne Sofie von Otter (mezzo-soprano)
arranger:
Bengan Jansson and Kalle Moraeus
recording of:
Bred dina vida vingar (Psalm)
lyricist:
Lina Sandell (Swedish theologist and song writer) (from 1860 to present)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
Swedish Traditional2:55
8O Tannenbaum (O Christmas Tree)
choir vocals:
Vienna Boys Choir (The Vienna Boys Choir)
conductor:
Uwe Christian Harrer (chorus master/conductor)
Joachim August Christian Zarnack1:37
9El Nacimiento (The Nativity)
choir vocals:
Coral Salvé de Laredo and Sociedad Coral de Bilbao (Bilbao Choral Society)
tenor vocals:
José Carreras (Spanish tenor)
conductor:
Damián Sánchez (Argentinian musician/singer/composer)
arranger:
J. Gabriel Segade
recording of:
Navidad nuestra: III. El nacimiento
lyricist:
Félix Luna
composer:
Ariel Ramírez (Argentinian composer, pianist and music director) (in 1964)
part of:
Navidad nuestra
Ariel Ramírez3:59
10Rorate
fiddle:
Chris Duncan (fiddle player)
piano:
Catherine Strutt (pianist)
arranger:
Chris Duncan & Catherine Strutt
Scottish Traditional5:46
11Cantique de Noël (O Holy Night)
choir vocals:
The Contemporary Singers (chamber choir)
soprano vocals:
Yvonne Kenny (Australian soprano)
orchestra:
Adelaide Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
David Stanhope (Australian composer, conductor and virtuoso pianist)
chorus master:
Antony Walker (Australian conductor)
arranger:
Mike Kenny (composer / arranger)
Adolphe Adam5:28
12Nu zijt wellekome (Now Be Welcome)
choir vocals:
Vienna Boys Choir (The Vienna Boys Choir)
conductor:
Uwe Christian Harrer (chorus master/conductor)
arranger:
Job Maarse
Dutch Traditional2:56
13Sweet Baby Jesus
soprano vocals:
Leontyne Price (soprano)
arranger:
Robert MacGimsey
American Traditional3:08
14The Wexford Carol
choir vocals:
Cantillation
tenor vocals:
Paul McMahon (Australian tenor)
conductor:
Brett Weymark (music director/chorusmaster of Sydney Philharmonia Choirs)
arranger:
John Rutter (English choral music composer, conductor, arranger and producer, born 1945)
recording of:
Wexford Carol (English lyric version)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 22086)
Irish Traditional4:03
15Sonatinetto on Russian Carols
oboe:
David Nuttall (Oboist)
piano:
Larry Sitsky (Australian composer / arranger / pianist)
Larry Sitsky2:26
16Marche des rois: Ce matin (March of the King: Morning)
choir vocals:
Vienna Boys Choir (The Vienna Boys Choir)
orchestra:
Vienna Opera Orchestra (Vienna State Opera Orchestra)
conductor:
Uwe Christian Harrer (chorus master/conductor)
arranger:
Uwe Christian Harrer (chorus master/conductor)
French Traditional1:47
17Buenos Reyes (Good Kings)
choir vocals:
Liverpool Philharmonic Choir and St Ambrose R.C. Junior School Choir
orchestra:
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Edmund Walters
arranger:
Edmund Walters
Spanish Traditional3:38
18Noëls roumains (Romanian Christmas Carols) (medley)
pan flute [pan pipes]:
Gheorghe Zamfir (Romanian pan flute musician)
orchestra:
Studio Orchestra ([unknown], Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
arranger:
J. L. Bucchi (French jazz / prog artist) and T. Lipton
Romanian Traditional5:16
19The Three Kings
baritone vocals:
Teddy Tahu Rhodes (baritone)
choir vocals:
Cantillation
conductor:
Brett Weymark (music director/chorusmaster of Sydney Philharmonia Choirs)
recording of:
The Three Kings
lyricist:
Peter Cornelius (German composer, lived from 1824 to 1874) and Philipp Nicolai
composer:
Peter Cornelius (German composer, lived from 1824 to 1874)
arranger:
Sir Ivor Atkins (English organist and conductor)
translator:
Herbert Newell Bate
translated version of:
Weihnachtslieder, op. 8: III. Die Könige
Peter Cornelius2:52
20Once in Royal David's City
choir vocals:
Cantillation
soprano vocals:
Jane Sheldon (Australian-American soprano)
orchestra:
Sinfonia Australis
conductor:
David Stanhope (Australian composer, conductor and virtuoso pianist)
recording of:
Once in Royal David’s City (arr. Rutter)
lyricist:
Cecil Frances Alexander (in 1848)
composer:
Henry John Gauntlett (in 1849)
arranger:
John Rutter (English choral music composer, conductor, arranger and producer, born 1945)
arrangement of:
Once in Royal David’s City
Henry John Gauntlett4:36
21Country Carol
choir vocals:
Sydney Philharmonia Motet Choir (Sydney Philharmonia Chamber Singers, renamed Sydney Philharmonia Chamber Singers)
conductor:
Antony Walker (Australian conductor)
recording of:
Country Carol
composer:
William G. James (Australian pianist and composer)
William G. James2:47