The Christmas Experience

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

Annotation

http://www.warnermusic.pl/index.php/index.php?action=katalog&album_id=7763&The_Christmas_Experience_the_Christmas_Experience
seems to be a good source

Annotation last modified on 2015-02-10 19:28 UTC.

Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Once in Royal David's City
Choir of New College Oxford, Edward Higginbottom2:44
2I Wonder as I Wander
Sumi Jo1:46
3The Angel Gabriel
Choir of New College Oxford, Edward Higginbottom2:50
4Go Tell It on the Mountain
Thomas Hampson, Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, Hugh Wolff1:22
5I Saw Three Ships
Kiri Te Kanawa, BBC Philharmonic, Coventry Cathedral Choir, Lichfield Cathedral Choir, Robin Stapleton1:44
6What Child Is This
José Carreras, Natalie Cole. Plácido Domingo, Gumpoldskirchner Spatzen, Wiener Symphoniker, Vjekoslav Šutej2:24
7This Is the Truth Sent From Above
Chanticleer, Dawn Upshaw4:37
8O Little Town of Bethlehem
Jouko Harjanne, Coventry Cathedral Choir, Lichfield Cathedral Choir, BBC Philharmonic, Robin Stapleton3:21
9Joy to the World
The Boston Camerata, Brown University Chorus, The Schola Cantorum of Boston, Joel Cohen2:08
10In Dulci Jubilo
Chanticleer3:46
11O Tannenbaum
Kiri Te Kanawa, Jouko Harjanne, BBC Philharmonic, Coventry Cathedral Choir, Lichfield Cathedral Choir, Robin Stapleton2:31
12The First Nowell
Thomas Hampson, Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, Hugh Wolff3:23
13The Holly and the Ivy
Kiri Te Kanawa, Michael George, BBC Philharmonic, Coventry Cathedral Choir, Lichfield Cathedral Choir,Robin Stapleton2:57
14The 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 Hampson, Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, Hugh Wolff2:49
15Good King Wenceslas
Michael George, Jouko Harjanne, BBC Philharmonic, Coventry Cathedral Choir, Lichfield Cathedral Choir, Robin Stapleton2:28
16O Holy Night Adam
Sumi Jo, Gottfried Bach3:44
17A Lullaby / Away in a Manger
Chanticleer, Dawn Upshaw3:26
18Riu Riu Chiu
David Ripley, The Boston Camerata, Joel Cohen2:38
19Quelle est cette odeur agreable
Chanticleer4:27
20Stille Nacht, Heilige Nacht
Thomas Hampson, Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, Hugh Wolff3:05
21In the Bleak Midwinter
Chanticleer5:10
22The Three Kings (Cornelius)
Kiri Te Kanawa, Michael George, BBC Philharmonic, Coventry Cathedral Choir, Lichfield Cathedral Choir, Robin Stapleton2:32
23Adeste Fideles
Choir of New College Oxford, Edward Higginbottom2:48
24Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
Choir of New College Oxford, Edward Higginbottom3:05
25Ding Dong Merrily on High
Thomas Hampson, Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, Hugh Wolff1:40
26We Wish You a Merry Christmas
Kiri Te Kanawa, Jouko Harjanne, Michael George, Coventry Cathedral Choir, Lichfield Cathedral Choir, BBC Philharmonic, Robin Stapleton1:35
27The Bells of the Kreuzkirche in Dresden
Dresdner Kreuzchor1:55