Christmas Carols 2013

~ Release by Choir of St Mary’s, Fishponds (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

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1Once in Royal David's City
engineer:
Jonathan Gazeley (Engineer & producer)
organ:
Richard Morgan (Organist)
choir vocals:
Choir of St Mary’s, Fishponds (Church choir at St Mary’s, Fishponds, Bristol, UK)
conductor:
John Anson
recording of:
Once in Royal David’s City
lyricist:
Cecil Frances Alexander (in 1848)
composer:
Henry John Gauntlett (in 1849)
part of:
The New English Hymnal (hymn book) (number: 34)
Henry John Gauntlett4:32
2Gaudete!
engineer:
Jonathan Gazeley (Engineer & producer)
choir vocals:
Choir of St Mary’s, Fishponds (Church choir at St Mary’s, Fishponds, Bristol, UK)
conductor:
John Anson
recording of:
Gaudete
composer:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
[traditional]1:28
3O little town of Bethlehem
engineer:
Jonathan Gazeley (Engineer & producer)
organ:
Richard Morgan (Organist)
choir vocals:
Choir of St Mary’s, Fishponds (Church choir at St Mary’s, Fishponds, Bristol, UK)
conductor:
John Anson
recording of:
O Little Town of Bethlehem (traditional carol with the tune “Forest Green”, as sung in the UK and the Episcopal Church in the U.S.)
lyricist:
Phillips Brooks (in 1868)
additional composer:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer) (in 1906)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer)
publisher:
Oxford University Press (in 1906)
part of:
The New English Hymnal (hymn book) (number: 32)
is based on:
The Ploughboy's Dream
version of:
O Little Town of Bethlehem (traditional carol with the tune “St. Louis”, as commonly sung in the U.S.)
Trad arr. Ralph Vaughan Williams3:49
4A tender shoot
engineer:
Jonathan Gazeley (Engineer & producer)
choir vocals:
Choir of St Mary’s, Fishponds (Church choir at St Mary’s, Fishponds, Bristol, UK)
conductor:
John Anson
recording of:
A tender shoot
composer:
Otto Goldschmidt
translator:
William Bartholomew
Otto Goldschmidt2:06
5In the bleak mid winter
engineer:
Jonathan Gazeley (Engineer & producer)
organ:
Richard Morgan (Organist)
choir vocals:
Choir of St Mary’s, Fishponds (Church choir at St Mary’s, Fishponds, Bristol, UK)
conductor:
John Anson
live 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
Gustav Holst3:30
6The Stable Carol
engineer:
Jonathan Gazeley (Engineer & producer)
organ:
Richard Morgan (Organist)
choir vocals:
Choir of St Mary’s, Fishponds (Church choir at St Mary’s, Fishponds, Bristol, UK)
conductor:
John Anson
recording of:
The Stable Carol
lyricist and composer:
Malcolm Archer (English organist and composer) (in 2012)
Malcolm Archer3:56
7Hark, the herald angels sing
engineer:
Jonathan Gazeley (Engineer & producer)
organ:
Richard Morgan (Organist)
choir vocals:
Choir of St Mary’s, Fishponds (Church choir at St Mary’s, Fishponds, Bristol, UK)
conductor:
John Anson
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 Mendelssohn3:20
8The holly and the ivy
engineer:
Jonathan Gazeley (Engineer & producer)
organ:
Richard Morgan (Organist)
choir vocals:
Choir of St Mary’s, Fishponds (Church choir at St Mary’s, Fishponds, Bristol, UK)
conductor:
John Anson
recording of:
The Holly and the Ivy (Modern carol by June Nixon)
lyricist:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
composer:
June Nixon
arrangement of:
The Holly and the Ivy
June Nixon3:20
9O come, all ye faithful
engineer:
Jonathan Gazeley (Engineer & producer)
organ:
Richard Morgan (Organist)
choir vocals:
Choir of St Mary’s, Fishponds (Church choir at St Mary’s, Fishponds, Bristol, UK)
conductor:
John Anson
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)
John Francis Wade3:47
10Organ music
engineer:
Jonathan Gazeley (Engineer & producer)
organ:
Richard Morgan (Organist)
Richard Morgan1:19
11We wish you a merry Christmas
engineer:
Jonathan Gazeley (Engineer & producer)
choir vocals:
Choir of St Mary’s, Fishponds (Church choir at St Mary’s, Fishponds, Bristol, UK)
conductor:
John Anson
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
Trad arr. Arthur Warrell1:36
12Chorale Prelude on "in dulci jubilo"
engineer:
Jonathan Gazeley (Engineer & producer)
organ:
Richard Morgan (Organist) (in 2013)
recording of:
In dulci jubilo, BWV 729
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
part of:
Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis (number: BWV 729)
version of:
In dulci iubilo (original traditional version in macaronic alteration of medieval German and Latin, use also for unspecified versions)
Johann Sebastian Bach2:26