Christmas Is A-Comin’

~ Release by The Jack Halloran Singers (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Annotation

was recorded in stereo, but released in mono. until 1958 (the year after this album was recorded), vinyls could only be pressed as monos. it was only after the first Westrex cutting head for vinyl discs was introduced, that stereo vinyl discs finally began to be released to the general public from 1958.

Annotation last modified on 2015-01-14 04:36 UTC.

Tracklist

1▼12" Vinyl
#TitleRatingLength
A1Christmas Is A-Comin’
producer:
Henry Onorati
choir vocals arranger:
Jack Halloran
recording of:
Christmas Is A-Comin’
lyricist and composer:
Frank Luther (US country singer)
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A2Carol of the Drum
producer:
Henry Onorati
choir vocals arranger:
Jack Halloran
recording of:
Carol of the Drum (aka “The Little Drummer Boy”) (in 1957)
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”)
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A3I Wonder as I Wander
producer:
Henry Onorati
choir vocals arranger:
Jack Halloran
recording of:
I Wonder as I Wander (in 1957)
lyricist and composer:
John Jacob Niles (American folklorist and folk musician) (from 1933-07-16 until 1933-10-04)
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A4While Shepherds Watched Their Sheep
producer:
Henry Onorati
choir vocals arranger:
Jack Halloran
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A5Lullaby for the Infant Jesus
producer:
Henry Onorati
choir vocals arranger:
Jack Halloran
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A6The Holly and the Ivy
producer:
Henry Onorati
choir vocals arranger:
Jack Halloran
recording of:
The Holly and the Ivy (in 1957)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 514)
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A7Deck the Halls
producer:
Henry Onorati
choir vocals arranger:
Jack Halloran
recording of:
Deck the Halls (in 1957)
lyricist:
Thomas Oliphant (musician, artist and author)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
is based on:
Nos Galan (Talhaiarn, “Goreu pleser ar Nos Galan”)
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A8Adeste Fideles / Joy to the World / O Little Town of Bethlehem
producer:
Henry Onorati
choir vocals arranger:
Jack Halloran
medley including a recording of:
Adeste fideles (original latin version) (in 1957)
lyricist and composer:
John Francis Wade (from 1740 until 1743)
medley including a recording of:
Joy to the World (Christmas carol) (in 1957)
lyricist:
Isaac Watts (hymn writer) (in 1719)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer)
arranger:
Lowell Mason (in 1839)
medley including a recording of:
O Little Town of Bethlehem (traditional carol with the tune “St. Louis”, as commonly sung in the U.S.) (in 1957)
lyricist:
Phillips Brooks (in 1868)
composer:
Lewis Henry Redner (in 1868)
is based on:
St. Louis (hymn tune)
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B1Patapan
producer:
Henry Onorati
choir vocals arranger:
Jack Halloran
recording of:
Patapan (French carol) (in 1957)
lyricist:
Bernard de La Monnoye
composer:
Bernard de La Monnoye (in 1720)
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B2Mary’s Little Boy Child
producer:
Henry Onorati
choir vocals arranger:
Jack Halloran
recording of:
Mary’s Boy Child (in 1957)
lyricist and composer:
Jester Hairston
publisher:
Bourne Music Ltd. and J. Albert & Son Pty. Ltd.
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B3Go Tell It on the Mountain
producer:
Henry Onorati
choir vocals arranger:
Jack Halloran
recording of:
Go, Tell It on the Mountain (in 1957)
lyricist:
John Wesley Work (John Wesley Work, Jr.)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
publisher:
Shawnee Press Inc.
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B4The Prince of Peace
producer:
Henry Onorati
choir vocals arranger:
Jack Halloran
recording of:
The Prince of Peace (in 1957)
lyricist and composer:
Ella Rose Halloran
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B5Angels We Have Heard on High
producer:
Henry Onorati
choir vocals arranger:
Jack Halloran
recording of:
Angels We Have Heard on High (in 1957)
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
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B6It Came Upon a Midnight Clear / The First Noel / Silent Night
producer:
Henry Onorati
choir vocals arranger:
Jack Halloran
medley including a recording of:
It Came Upon the Midnight Clear (carol version) (in 1957)
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)
medley including a recording of:
Silent Night (Christmas carol, English translation) (in 1957)
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
medley including a recording of:
The First Noël (in 1957)
publisher:
William B. Sandys (in 1823, in 1833)
additional lyricist:
Davies Gilbert (in 1823)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
additional arranger:
John Stainer (in 1871)
arranger:
Davies Gilbert (in 1823)
part of:
The New English Hymnal (hymn book) (number: 36)
arrangement of:
The First Nowell
part of:
Meet Me in St. Louis (1944 musical film soundtrack)
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B7We Wish You a Merry Christmas
producer:
Henry Onorati
choir vocals arranger:
Jack Halloran
recording of:
We Wish You a Merry Christmas (in 1957)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 230)
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Wikidata:Q63435194 [info]