Carols Of Christmas

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Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Joy to the World
Bruce Mitchell Choir1:27
2Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
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)
All-Saints Ensemble5:37
3The 12 Days of Christmas
Fireside Orchestra3:45
4Silent Night
Fireside Orchestra2:41
5The First Noel
All-Saints Ensemble2:40
6God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
Barclay Christmas Orchestra2:30
7Deck the Halls
Barclay Christmas Orchestra1:55
8O Come, All Ye Faithful
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)
All-Saints Ensemble1:22
9O Little Town of Bethlehem
Bruce Mitchell Choir2:16
10It Came Upon a Midnight Clear
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)
All-Saints Ensemble2:21
11Carol of the Bells
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)
London Festival Orchestra2:48
12Good 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)
All-Saints Ensemble1:38
13Wassail Song
Bruce Mitchell Choir1:40
14We Three Kings of Orient Are
Bruce Mitchell Choir1:34
15What Child Is This?
Bruce Mitchell Choir1:56
16The Bells of St. Mary's
Fireside Orchestra2:25
17Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming
Bruce Mitchell Choir3:26
18Good King Wenceslas
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)
All-Saints Ensemble1:14
19Coventry Carol
Fireside Orchestra1:57
20I Saw Three Ships
Plymouth Festival Orchestra and Chorus1:48
21In the Bleak Midwinter
recording of:
In the Bleak Midwinter (Gustav Holst version)
lyricist:
Christina Rossetti
composer:
Gustav Holst (composer) (in 1906)
part of:
The New English Hymnal (hymn book) (number: 28)
is based on:
Cranham (hymn tune)
version of:
In the Bleak Midwinter (poem)
part of:
3 Hymns for the English Hymnal
All-Saints Ensemble3:46
22Unto Us a Child is Born
Fireside Orchestra6:04
23Christians, Awake
recording of:
Yorkshire – Christians Awake, Salute the Happy Morn
lyricist:
John Byrom (poet)
composer:
John Wainwright (composer / organist)
All-Saints Ensemble1:30
24Ding, Dong, Merrily on High
Fireside Orchestra6:31
25Happy Holidays
Fireside Orchestra2:40
26Sans Day Carol
Plymouth Festival Orchestra and Chorus3:09
27How Brightly Shone the Morning Star
Plymouth Festival Orchestra and Chorus3:57
28In the Manger
Plymouth Festival Orchestra and Chorus3:50