Home for the Holidays

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1A Symphony of Carols: O Come, O Come, Emmanuel
orchestra:
West Virginia Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Grant Cooper (NZ/US conductor)
arranger:
Grant Cooper (NZ/US conductor)
recorded at:
The Clay Center in Charleston, West Virginia, United States
live recording of:
O Come, O Come, Emmanuel (Neale lyrics)
lyricist and translator:
John Mason Neale
composer:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Hymns Ancient and Modern (1861 edition (first edition)) (number: 36)
arrangement of:
Veni, veni, Emmanuel
translated version of:
Veni, veni, Emmanuel
[anonymous] arr. Grant Cooper6:04
2A Symphony of Carols: God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen
baritone vocals:
Steven Stull (baritone)
choir vocals:
Parkersburg Symphony Chorus
orchestra:
West Virginia Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Grant Cooper (NZ/US conductor)
arranger:
Grant Cooper (NZ/US conductor)
recorded at:
The Clay Center in Charleston, West Virginia, United States
live 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)
[traditional] arr. Grant Cooper3:33
3A Symphony of Carols: What Child Is This?
baritone vocals:
Steven Stull (baritone)
soprano vocals:
Mariel van Dalsum Boggs (mezzo-soprano)
orchestra:
West Virginia Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Grant Cooper (NZ/US conductor)
arranger:
Grant Cooper (NZ/US conductor)
recorded at:
The Clay Center in Charleston, West Virginia, United States
live 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)
William Chatterton Dix arr. Grant Cooper5:16
4A Symphony of Carols: The Little Drummer Boy Leads Three Kings From the Orient
orchestra:
West Virginia Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Grant Cooper (NZ/US conductor)
arranger:
Grant Cooper (NZ/US conductor)
recorded at:
The Clay Center in Charleston, West Virginia, United States
live medley including a 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”)
live medley including a recording of:
We Three Kings
lyricist and composer:
John Henry Hopkins, Jr. (composer, “We Three Kings”)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 24751)
Katherine K. Davis, John Henry Hopkins, Jr. arr. Grant Cooper12:47
5Deck the Hall
choir vocals:
West Virginia Symphony Orchestra Chorus
orchestra:
West Virginia Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Grant Cooper (NZ/US conductor)
arranger:
Grant Cooper (NZ/US conductor)
recorded at:
The Clay Center in Charleston, West Virginia, United States
live 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”)
Thomas Oliphant arr. Grant Cooper3:57
6Away in a Manger
orchestra:
West Virginia Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Grant Cooper (NZ/US conductor)
arranger:
Grant Cooper (NZ/US conductor)
recorded at:
The Clay Center in Charleston, West Virginia, United States
live 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
William James Kirkpatrick arr. Grant Cooper3:15
7Jingle Bells
choir vocals:
Appalachian Children’s Chorus
soprano vocals:
Mariel van Dalsum Boggs (mezzo-soprano)
orchestra:
West Virginia Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Grant Cooper (NZ/US conductor)
arranger:
Grant Cooper (NZ/US conductor)
recorded at:
The Clay Center in Charleston, West Virginia, United States
live 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)
James Lord Pierpont arr. Grant Cooper4:42
8The Cherry Tree Carol
choir vocals:
Appalachian Children’s Chorus and West Virginia Symphony Chorus
orchestra:
West Virginia Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Grant Cooper (NZ/US conductor)
arranger:
Grant Cooper (NZ/US conductor)
recorded at:
The Clay Center in Charleston, West Virginia, United States
live recording of:
The Cherry-Tree Carol
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Child Ballads (number: 54) and Roud Folk Song Index (number: 453)
[traditional] arr. Grant Cooper7:25
9The Coventry Carol
choir vocals:
Parkersburg Symphony Chorus
soprano vocals:
Mariel van Dalsum Boggs (mezzo-soprano)
orchestra:
West Virginia Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Grant Cooper (NZ/US conductor)
arranger:
Grant Cooper (NZ/US conductor)
recorded at:
The Clay Center in Charleston, West Virginia, United States
live recording of:
Coventry Carol
lyricist:
Robert Croo (16th-century lyricist of "The Coventry Carol") (in 1534)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 19028)
Robert Croo arr. Grant Cooper3:35
10Kerstlied
soprano vocals:
Mariel van Dalsum Boggs (mezzo-soprano)
orchestra:
West Virginia Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Grant Cooper (NZ/US conductor)
arranger:
Grant Cooper (NZ/US conductor)
recorded at:
The Clay Center in Charleston, West Virginia, United States
[unknown] arr. Grant Cooper2:28
11In the Bleak Mid Winter
baritone vocals:
Patrick Mason (baritone)
choir vocals:
Appalachian Children’s Chorus
orchestra:
West Virginia Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Grant Cooper (NZ/US conductor)
arranger:
Grant Cooper (NZ/US conductor)
recorded at:
The Clay Center in Charleston, West Virginia, United States
live recording of:
In the Bleak Mid-Winter
lyricist:
Christina Rossetti
composer:
Richard Allain (British composer)
Richard Allain arr. Grant Cooper5:19
12Hark the Herald Angels Sing
choir vocals:
Appalachian Children’s Chorus and West Virginia Symphony Chorus
orchestra:
West Virginia Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Grant Cooper (NZ/US conductor)
arranger:
Grant Cooper (NZ/US conductor)
recorded at:
The Clay Center in Charleston, West Virginia, United States
live 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)
Felix Mendelssohn arr. Grant Cooper6:12
13Goldilocks and the Three Elves
spoken vocals [narration]:
Grant Cooper (NZ/US conductor)
orchestra:
West Virginia Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
William McClain (conductor and violist)
recorded at:
The Clay Center in Charleston, West Virginia, United States
live recording of:
Goldilocks and the Three Elves
writer:
Grant Cooper (NZ/US conductor)
is based on:
Goldilocks and the Three Bears (fairy-tale)
Grant Cooper13:08