The Traditional Sounds of Christmas

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1▼CD: Yuletide Classics
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Christmas Is Coming
carillon:
John Paire
instruments:
The London Bell Ringers and Westminster Brass Ensemble (Tenth Presbyterian Church, Philadelphia, PA)
organ:
Leslie Pearson (pianist, harpsichordist, organist, composer and arranger)
recording of:
Christmas Is Coming
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
Traditional2:36
2Ave Maria
bell [bells]:
London Bell Ringers
brass:
Westminster Brass Ensemble (Tenth Presbyterian Church, Philadelphia, PA)
carillon:
John Paire
organ:
Leslie Pearson (pianist, harpsichordist, organist, composer and arranger)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label)
recording of:
Ave Maria (Schubert’s Ave Maria: Latin “Ave Maria” text sung to the tune of ‘Ellens Gesang III, op. 52 no. 6, D. 839 “Ave Maria”’)
lyricist:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist)
composer:
Franz Schubert (composer)
version 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)
Schubert3:03
3For Unto Us a Child Is Born ('Messiah')
choir vocals:
London Philharmonic Choir
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO; The Philharmonic Promenade Orchestra)
conductor:
Sir John Pritchard (conductor)
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 12. Chorus “For unto us a Child is born”
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1741)
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I
Handel4:06
4I Know That My Redeemer Liveth ('Messiah')
soprano vocals:
Heather Harper (soprano)
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO; The Philharmonic Promenade Orchestra)
conductor:
Sir John Pritchard (conductor)
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part III, no. 45. Air “I know that my Redeemer liveth” (Soprano)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1741)
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part III
Handel7:02
5And He Shall Purify ('Messiah')
choir vocals:
London Philharmonic Choir
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO; The Philharmonic Promenade Orchestra)
conductor:
Sir John Pritchard (conductor)
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 7. Chorus “And He shall purify”
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1741)
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I
Handel2:34
6Greensleeves
orchestra:
London Promenade Orchestra (before it became known as the National Philharmonic Orchestra in ca. 1971)
conductor:
Eric Hammerstein (possibly a pseudonym used by American conductor Robert Mandell)
recording of:
Greensleeves (generic entry for traditional and unknown arrangements)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
Traditional2:22
7Away In A Manger
instruments:
Tower Brass Bands and Organ
choir vocals:
Beecham Choral Society, The Choir of the Carmelite Priory and Ealing Grammar School Boys' Choir
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Sir John Pritchard (conductor)
chorus master:
John McCarthy (British choral conductor, scholar, composer and arranger)
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
Traditional3:44
8O Come, O Come Emmanuel
instruments:
Tower Brass Bands and Organ
choir vocals:
Beecham Choral Society, The Choir of the Carmelite Priory and Ealing Grammar School Boys' Choir
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Sir John Pritchard (conductor)
chorus master:
John McCarthy (British choral conductor, scholar, composer and arranger)
recording of:
O Come, O Come Emmanuel (unknown version)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
Traditional3:49
9Angels We Have Heard On High
instruments:
Tower Brass Bands and Organ
choir vocals:
Beecham Choral Society, The Choir of the Carmelite Priory and Ealing Grammar School Boys' Choir
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Sir John Pritchard (conductor)
chorus master:
John McCarthy (British choral conductor, scholar, composer and arranger)
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
Traditional4:17
10Deck The Halls
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Peter Knight (British arranger, conductor and composer)
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”)
Traditional1:49
11Sleigh Ride
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Gilbert Vinter (English conductor and composer)
recording of:
Sleigh Ride (original instrumental version)
composer:
Leroy Anderson (until 1948-02-10)
publisher:
Mills Music
Anderson3:15
12God Rest Ye Merry Gentlement
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Peter Knight (British arranger, conductor and composer)
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)
Traditional2:33
2▼CD: A Classical Christmas
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Twelve Days of Christmas
instruments:
The Philadelphia Brass Ensemble
arranger:
Andrew Kazdin (American record producer)
The Philadelphia Brass Ensemble3:48
2Angels We Have Heard On High
instruments:
New York Brass & Percussion Ensemble
organ:
E. Power Biggs (English organist/harpsichordist)
choir vocals:
Gregg Smith Singers and Texas Boys Choir (Touring group from Texas Center for Arts and Academics consisting of Boys aged 10 to 18)
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
E. Power Biggs, Organ; Gregg Smith Singers; Texas Boys Choir & New York Brass & Percussion Ensemble2:17
3Hallelujah Chorus ('Messiah')
choir vocals:
Mormon Tabernacle Choir (fka Mormon Tabernacle Choir)
orchestra:
The Philadelphia Orchestra
conductor:
Eugene Ormandy (conductor)
chorus master:
Richard P. Condie (conductor)
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 44. Chorus: “Hallelujah” (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1741)
arrangement of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 44. Chorus “Hallelujah”
Mormon Choir & The Philadelphia Orchestra3:59
4Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
choir vocals:
St. Kilian Boy Choir
conductor:
André Kostelanetz (conductor)
arranger:
Eddie Sauter
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)
St. Kilian Boys Choir2:32
5O Tannenbaum
recording of:
O Tannenbaum (O Fir Tree, original German version)
lyricist:
Ernst Anschütz (in 1824)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist) (from 1500 until 1600)
version of:
Es lebe hoch der Zimmermannsgeselle
Rita Ford Music Boxes1:34
6Silent Night
soprano vocals:
Anna Moffo (soprano)
orchestra:
Columbia Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Thomas Z. Shepard
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
Anna Moffo, Soprano & Columbia Symphony Orchestra4:33
7Carol of the Bells
orchestra:
New York Philharmonic
conductor:
Leonard Bernstein (American conductor, composer, pianist)
arranger:
Eddie Sauter
New York Philharmonic2:39
8O Little One Sweet
recording of:
O Little One Sweet
composer:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) and Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
translator:
Percy Dearmer
translated version of:
Geistliches Lied, BWV 493 "O Jesulein süß"
Royal College of Music Chamber Choir3:08
9Deck The Halls With Boughs of Holly
orchestra:
The Cleveland Orchestra
conductor:
George Szell (conductor, pianist, composer)
arranger:
Hershy Kay
The Cleveland Orchestra2:14
10Good Christian Men Rejoice
instruments:
Canadian Brass
Canadian Brass2:24
11Il Est Ne Le Divin Enfant
flute:
Jean‐Pierre Rampal (flautist)
guitar:
Alexandre Lagoya (guitarist/composer)
keyboard:
Michel Legrand
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Michel Legrand
arranger:
Michel Legrand
London Symphony Orchestra4:11
12O Holy Night
choir vocals:
Mormon Tabernacle Choir (fka Mormon Tabernacle Choir)
soprano vocals:
Marilyn Horne (American operatic mezzo-soprano)
orchestra:
Columbia Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Jerold Ottley (conductor)
Marilyn Horne, Mormon Choir & Columbia Symphony Orchestra3:53
13Sheep May Safely Graze (Cantata No 208)
Liona Boyd4:52
14God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
André Previn2:50
15Patapan
Julie Andrews2:50
16Joy To The World
choir vocals:
Royal Philharmonic Chorus
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Peter Knight (British arranger, conductor and composer)
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra & Royal Philharmonic Chorus3:48
3▼CD: An Olde Fashioned Christmas
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1Fanfare -- Gloria
London Festival Choir & London Symphony Brass Ensemble0:56
2Once In Royal David's City
London Festival Choir & London Symphony Brass Ensemble3:07
3Ding Dong Merrily On High (Brass Instrumental)
London Festival Choir & London Symphony Brass Ensemble2:28
4Ding Dong Merrily On High (Vocal)
London Festival Choir & London Symphony Brass Ensemble2:06
5The Holly And The Ivy
London Festival Choir & London Symphony Brass Ensemble2:01
6Good King Wenceslas
London Festival Choir & London Symphony Brass Ensemble2:52
7Here We Come Awassailing
London Festival Choir & London Symphony Brass Ensemble2:30
8Silent Night
London Festival Choir & London Symphony Brass Ensemble3:26
9Deck The Halls
London Festival Choir & London Symphony Brass Ensemble2:52
10Hark The Herald Angels Sing
London Festival Choir & London Symphony Brass Ensemble3:16
11We Wish You A Merry Christmas
London Festival Choir & London Symphony Brass Ensemble2:23
12While Shepherds Watched
London Festival Choir & London Symphony Brass Ensemble2:48
13Joy To The World
London Festival Choir & London Symphony Brass Ensemble1:50
14In The Bleak Midwinter
London Festival Choir & London Symphony Brass Ensemble2:08
15God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
London Festival Choir & London Symphony Brass Ensemble2:36
16Torches
London Festival Choir & London Symphony Brass Ensemble1:28
17We Three Kings
London Festival Choir & London Symphony Brass Ensemble2:02
18The First Noel
London Festival Choir & London Symphony Brass Ensemble5:02
19Hark The Herald Angels Sing
London Festival Choir & London Symphony Brass Ensemble2:19
20O Come All Ye Faithful
London Festival Choir & London Symphony Brass Ensemble3:47