The Voice of Christmas

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Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Joy to the World
engineer:
Kenneth Wilkinson (engineer)
producer:
Ray Minshull (record producer)
soprano vocals:
Joan Sutherland (soprano) (in 1965-05)
orchestra:
New Philharmonia Orchestra (Philharmonia Orchestra, London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976) (in 1965-05)
conductor:
Richard Bonynge (conductor and pianist) (in 1965-05)
recording of:
Joy to the World (Christmas carol) (in 1965-05)
lyricist:
Isaac Watts (hymn writer) (in 1719)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer)
arranger:
Lowell Mason (in 1839)
George Frideric Handel1:53
2Gesù Bambino
Pietro Yon4:28
3O Come, All Ye Faithful (Adeste fidelis)
John Francis Wade3:33
4Il est né, le divin enfant
[anonymous]1:24
5Hodie Christus natus est (Concerti ecclesiastici II, 1599)
Giovanni Bassano2:29
6Hark! the Herald Angels Sing
choir vocals:
Singverein der Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde (in 1961-06) and Wiener Großstadtkinderchor (in 1961-06)
soprano vocals:
Leontyne Price (soprano) (in 1961-06)
orchestra:
Members of the Wiener Philharmoniker (Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra) (in 1961-06) and Wiener Philharmoniker (Vienna Philharmonic) (in 1961-06)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor) (in 1961-06)
chorus master:
Reinhold Schmidt (chorusmaster, composer)
arranger:
Friedrich Meyer (composer, bandleader) and Wolfgang Meyer (organist, harpsichordist)
recorded at:
Sofiensaal in Landstraße, Wien (Vienna), Austria (in 1961-06)
recording of:
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing (Christmas carol) (in 1961-06)
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 Mendelssohn2:32
7While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks
[anonymous]3:06
8O Holy Night (Cantique de Noël)
recording engineer:
John Dunkerley (engineer) and James Lock (James Locke, engineer) (in 1976-01)
engineer:
John Dunkerley (engineer)
producer:
Ray Minshull (record producer)
tenor vocals:
Luciano Pavarotti (tenor) (in 1976-01)
orchestra:
National Philharmonic Orchestra (fka the London Promenade Orchestra until 1971, mostly film music and opera) (in 1976-01)
conductor:
Kurt Herbert Adler (conductor) (in 1976-01)
arranger and orchestrator:
Douglas Gamley (film composer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Decca Records Company (The Decca Record Company Limited, not a release label; for copyrights use only) (in 1976)
recorded at:
All Saints’ Church (Petersham) in Richmond upon Thames, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1976-01)
recording of:
O Holy Night (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Adolphe Adam (French composer)
arrangement of:
O Holy Night
Adolphe Adam4:13
9Coventry Carol
[anonymous]2:15
10The Holly and the Ivy
[traditional]3:32
11Joseph dearest, Joseph mine (Joseph, lieber Joseph mein)
[anonymous]1:31
12Angels from the Realms of Glory
engineer:
Stanley Goodall (engineer) (in 1985-03)
producer:
Christopher Raeburn (producer)
soprano vocals:
Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano) (in 1985-03)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976) (in 1985-03)
conductor:
Carl Davis (conductor and composer) (in 1985-03)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Limited (not a release label; for copyrights use only) (in 1986)
recorded at:
CTS Studios in Wembley, Brent (London Borough of Brent), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1985-03)
recording of:
Angels From the Realms of Glory (sung to the French carol tune “Iris” (Les anges dans nos campagnes)) (in 1985-03)
lyricist:
James Montgomery (hymnwriter, poet)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arrangement of:
Angels From the Realms of Glory (arr. Wood)
is based on:
Angels From the Realms of Glory (hymn without specified tune)
is based on:
Les Anges dans nos campagnes
[anonymous]3:32
13The Three Kings
Peter Cornelius2:44
14Panis Angelicus
César Franck3:38
15In Dulci Jubilo, BWV 368
Johann Sebastian Bach2:15
16It Came Upon a Midnight Clear
choir vocals:
Wiener Großstadtkinderchor (in 1961-06) and Wiener Singverein (in 1961-06)
soprano vocals:
Leontyne Price (soprano) (in 1961-06)
orchestra:
Wiener Philharmoniker (Vienna Philharmonic) and Members of the Wiener Philharmoniker (Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra) (in 1961-06)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor) (in 1961-06)
arranger:
Friedrich Meyer (composer, bandleader)
recorded at:
Sofiensaal in Landstraße, Wien (Vienna), Austria (in 1961-06)
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)
Richard Storrs Willis1:49
17The First Nowell
[anonymous]4:00
18Once in Royal David's City
Henry John Gauntlett4:58
19Messiah, Part 1: XIII. Pifa (Sinfonia Pastorale)-XIV. Recitativo: There Were Shepherds-XV. Chorus: Glory to God
George Frideric Handel6:22
20Navidad Nuestra: III. El Nacimiento (Vidala Catamarqueña)
Ariel Ramírez3:59
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