Great Voices of Christmas

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

1▶CD: Volume I
2▼CD: Volume II
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Ave Verum Corpus
Frederica von Stade & Mormon Tabernacle Choir4:07
2Stille Nacht (Silent Night)
baritone vocals:
Thomas Hampson (baritone)
orchestra:
Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra
conductor:
Hugh Wolff (conductor)
arranger:
Thomas Pasatieri
recording of:
Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht
lyricist:
Josef Mohr (composer/author) (in 1816)
composer:
Franz Xaver Gruber (composer/author) (in 1818)
part of:
Oh, What a Lovely War! (stage musical)
Thomas Hampson3:08
3Lully Lullay (Coventry Carol)
Renata Scotto1:43
4Hark! the Herald Angels Sing
Robert Merrill1:07
5Away in a Manger
Marian Anderson1:50
6Deck the Halls
Mario Lanza2:01
7Good Christian Men, Rejoice
Wiener Sängerknaben1:44
8Flost, Mein Heiland, Flost Dein Namen (Bach)
soprano vocals:
Elly Ameling (soprano) (in 1973-02)
orchestra:
Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks (Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra) (in 1973-02)
conductor:
Eugen Jochum (conductor) (in 1973-02)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Philips Classics (See annotation to check it's really this label.) (in 1976)
recording of:
Weihnachts-Oratorium, BWV 248: Teil IV, XXXIX. (Soprano) „Flößt, mein Heiland, flößt dein Namen“ (in 1973-02)
composed in:
Leipzig, Sachsen (Saxony), Germany (from 1734 until 1735)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
part of:
Weihnachts-Oratorium, BWV 248 (Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248, "Christmas Oratorio")
Elly Ameling5:23
9Messiah: Hallelujah Chorus
choir vocals:
Academy of St Martin in the Fields Chorus (in 1992-04)
orchestra:
Academy of St Martin in the Fields (in 1992-04)
conductor:
Sir Neville Marriner (conductor) (in 1992-04)
recorded at:
Point Theatre in Dublin, County Dublin, Leinster, Ireland (in 1992-04)
live recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 44. Chorus “Hallelujah” (in 1992-04)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1741)
librettist:
Charles Jennens
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II
Georg Friedrich Händel3:38
10Joy to the World
Anna Moffo1:40
11Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
baritone vocals:
Thomas Hampson (baritone)
orchestra:
Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra
conductor:
Hugh Wolff (conductor)
arranger:
Thomas Pasatieri
cover recording of:
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
lyricist:
Ralph Blane (in 1943)
composer:
Hugh Martin (in 1943)
publisher:
EMI April Music Inc., EMI Feist Catalog Inc., EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), EMI Publishing, EMI United Partnership Ltd., J. Albert & Son, J. Albert & Son Pty. Ltd., Loew’s Incorporated (in 1943, in 1944) and Leo Feist, Inc. (in 1971, in 1972)
sub-publisher:
ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label), フジパシフィック音楽出版 SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music Inc. SBK Division) (until 2014-12-31) and フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music SBK Department) (from 2015-01-01 to present)
part of:
Meet Me in St. Louis (1944 musical film soundtrack)
Thomas Hampson2:20
12Maire Wiegenlied
Kathleen Battle2:02
13O Come All Ye Faithful
choir vocals:
Jeff Alexander Singers
tenor vocals:
Mario Lanza (tenor)
conductor:
Ray Sinatra
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)
Mario Lanza3:15
14Ave Maria (Schubert)
Marian Anderson5:08
15Medley; Tu Scendi Dalle Stelle, O Bambino
Sergio Franchi3:01
16The Twelve Days of Christmas
Kiri Te Kanawa4:49
17Messiah; Every Valley Shall Be Exalted
Jon Vickers3:36
18We've Been Awhile A-Wandering
Wiener Sängerknaben1:52
19Ave Maria (Bach-Gounod)
Luciano Pavarotti2:57
20Silent Night
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf3:31
21The Little Drummer Boy
baritone vocals:
Thomas Hampson (baritone)
orchestra:
Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra
conductor:
Hugh Wolff (conductor)
arranger:
Thomas Pasatieri
cover 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”)
Thomas Hampson2:52
22Sleep, Holy Babe
Eileen Farrell2:45
23Panis Angelicus (Franck)
Plácido Domingo3:09
24Ride On, King Jesus
guitar:
Christopher Parkening (guitarist)
soprano vocals:
Kathleen Battle (soprano)
recording of:
Ride On, King Jesus
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
Kathleen Battle2:00
25White Christmas
José Carreras2:48
26Cantique De Noel (O Holy Night)
Enrico Caruso2:04