Christmas Fantasy

~ Release by The Huddersfield Choral Society, Keith Rhodes, John Foster Black Dykes Mill Band, Roy Newsome (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

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1We Wish You a Merry Christmas
sound engineer and producer:
Brian Couzens (engineer/editor/producer)
choir vocals:
Huddersfield Choral Society
conductor:
Roy Newsome (composer and cornet player)
performer:
John Foster Black Dyke Mills Band
recorded at:
Huddersfield Town Hall in Huddersfield, Kirklees, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
We Wish You a Merry Christmas (arr. Warrell)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Arthur Warrell
arrangement of:
We Wish You a Merry Christmas
[traditional] arr. Arthur Warrell & Roy Newsome1:46
2A Christmas Festival Overture
sound engineer and producer:
Brian Couzens (engineer/editor/producer)
choir vocals:
Huddersfield Choral Society
conductor:
Roy Newsome (composer and cornet player)
performer:
John Foster Black Dyke Mills Band
recorded at:
Huddersfield Town Hall in Huddersfield, Kirklees, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
A Christmas Festival Overture
composer:
Leroy Anderson
Leroy Anderson arr. Kenneth Horton6:24
3Nativity Carol
sound engineer and producer:
Brian Couzens (engineer/editor/producer)
choir vocals:
Huddersfield Choral Society
chorus master:
Keith Rhodes (chorus master / conductor)
performer:
John Foster Black Dyke Mills Band
recorded at:
Huddersfield Town Hall in Huddersfield, Kirklees, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Nativity Carol
lyricist and composer:
John Rutter (English choral music composer, conductor, arranger and producer, born 1945)
publisher:
Oxford University Press
John Rutter4:12
4God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
sound engineer and producer:
Brian Couzens (engineer/editor/producer)
choir vocals:
Huddersfield Choral Society
conductor:
Roy Newsome (composer and cornet player)
performer:
John Foster Black Dyke Mills Band
recorded at:
Huddersfield Town Hall in Huddersfield, Kirklees, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
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. Sir David Willcocks & Roy Newsome2:34
5Farandole (Suithe L’Arlesienne)
sound engineer and producer:
Brian Couzens (engineer/editor/producer)
choir vocals:
Huddersfield Choral Society
conductor:
Roy Newsome (composer and cornet player)
performer:
John Foster Black Dyke Mills Band
recorded at:
Huddersfield Town Hall in Huddersfield, Kirklees, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
cover recording of:
L’Arlésienne Suite no. 2: IV. Farandole (for orchestra)
composer:
Georges Bizet (French composer) (in 1872)
arranger:
Ernest Guiraud (French composer)
part of:
L’Arlésienne Suite no. 2 (for orchestra)
Georges Bizet arr. Denis Wright3:28
6The Shepherds’ Farewell
sound engineer and producer:
Brian Couzens (engineer/editor/producer)
choir vocals:
Huddersfield Choral Society
chorus master:
Keith Rhodes (chorus master / conductor)
performer:
John Foster Black Dyke Mills Band
recorded at:
Huddersfield Town Hall in Huddersfield, Kirklees, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
The Shepherds’ Farewell
composer:
Hector Berlioz (French composer)
translator:
Paul England
translated version of:
L'Enfance du Christ, op. 25 : Deuxième partie no. 8. Adieu des bergers à la sainte famille « Il s'en va loin de la terre » (Les bergers) (“The Shepherds' Farewell”)
Hector Berlioz3:17
7Ring Out, Wild Bells
sound engineer and producer:
Brian Couzens (engineer/editor/producer)
choir vocals:
Huddersfield Choral Society
conductor:
Roy Newsome (composer and cornet player)
performer:
John Foster Black Dyke Mills Band
recorded at:
Huddersfield Town Hall in Huddersfield, Kirklees, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Ring Out, Wild Bells
composer:
Percy Fletcher (British composer)
Percy E. Fletcher4:41
8For Unto Us a Child Is Born
sound engineer and producer:
Brian Couzens (engineer/editor/producer)
choir vocals:
Huddersfield Choral Society
conductor:
Roy Newsome (composer and cornet player)
performer:
John Foster Black Dyke Mills Band
recorded at:
Huddersfield Town Hall in Huddersfield, Kirklees, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
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
George Frideric Handel arr. Roy Newsome4:27
9Shepherd’s Hey
sound engineer and producer:
Brian Couzens (engineer/editor/producer)
choir vocals:
Huddersfield Choral Society
conductor:
Roy Newsome (composer and cornet player)
performer:
John Foster Black Dyke Mills Band
recorded at:
Huddersfield Town Hall in Huddersfield, Kirklees, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Shepherd’s Hey (for brass band, Wright)
composer:
Percy Grainger (Australian composer 1882–1961)
arranger:
Denis Wright (English composer and conductor of brass band music)
arrangement of:
Shepherd’s Hey (Morris dance tune)
Percy Grainger arr. Denis Wright2:03
10The Twelve Days of Christmas
sound engineer and producer:
Brian Couzens (engineer/editor/producer)
choir vocals:
Huddersfield Choral Society
chorus master:
Keith Rhodes (chorus master / conductor)
performer:
John Foster Black Dyke Mills Band
recorded at:
Huddersfield Town Hall in Huddersfield, Kirklees, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
The Twelve Days of Christmas (arr. John Rutter)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
John Rutter (English choral music composer, conductor, arranger and producer, born 1945)
arrangement of:
The Twelve Days of Christmas
[traditional] arr. John Rutter3:45
11O Come, All Ye Faithful
sound engineer and producer:
Brian Couzens (engineer/editor/producer)
choir vocals:
Huddersfield Choral Society
conductor:
Roy Newsome (composer and cornet player)
performer:
John Foster Black Dyke Mills Band
recorded at:
Huddersfield Town Hall in Huddersfield, Kirklees, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
O Come, All Ye Faithful (arr. Willcocks)
additional composer:
David Hill (British organist and conductor) and Christopher Robinson (British conductor & organist)
composer:
John Francis Wade
arranger:
David Willcocks (UK composer, organist, choral conductor)
translator:
Frederick Oakeley
publisher:
Oxford University Press
part of:
The New English Hymnal (hymn book) (number: 30)
arrangement of:
O Come, All Ye Faithful (English version of Latin “Adeste fideles”)
[traditional] arr. Sir David Willcocks3:19
12Sussex Carol
sound engineer and producer:
Brian Couzens (engineer/editor/producer)
choir vocals:
Huddersfield Choral Society
chorus master:
Keith Rhodes (chorus master / conductor)
performer:
John Foster Black Dyke Mills Band
recorded at:
Huddersfield Town Hall in Huddersfield, Kirklees, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Sussex Carol (arr. Willcocks)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Sir David Willcocks (UK composer, organist, choral conductor)
publisher:
Oxford University Press
arrangement of:
Sussex Carol (On Christmas Night)
[traditional] arr. Sir David Willcocks1:58
13A Christmas Fantasy: It Came Upon a Midnight Clear / In Dulci Jubilo / Unto Us a Child Is Born / Angels From the Realms of Glory / Ding Dong! Merrily on High / The First Nowell
sound engineer and producer:
Brian Couzens (engineer/editor/producer)
choir vocals:
Huddersfield Choral Society
conductor:
Roy Newsome (composer and cornet player)
performer:
John Foster Black Dyke Mills Band
recorded at:
Huddersfield Town Hall in Huddersfield, Kirklees, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
A Christmas Fantasy
composer:
Gordon Langford (English composer, arranger and pianist)
Gordon Langford7:21

Credits

Release

art direction:Vicky Langdale (art direction on Chandos releases)
liner notes:Roy Newsome (composer and cornet player)
organ:Anthony Cooke
Keith Rhodes (chorus master / conductor)
orchestra:John Foster Black Dykes Mill Band
conductor:Roy Newsome (composer and cornet player)
Keith Rhodes (chorus master / conductor)
choir vocals:Huddersfield Choral Society
design:Jane Embley