A Classical Christmas

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1Twelve Days of Christmas
brass:
The Philadelphia Brass Ensemble
arranger:
A. Kazdin (American record producer)
instrumental recording of:
The Twelve Days of Christmas
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Frederic Austin (English baritone and composer) (in 1909)
publisher:
Shawnee Press Inc.
Philadelphia Brass Ensemble3:48
2Angels We Have Heard on High
organ:
E. Power Biggs (English organist/harpsichordist)
choir vocals:
Gregg Smith Singers and Texas Boys Choir (Touring group from Texas Center for Arts and Academics consisting of Boys aged 10 to 18)
orchestra:
New York Brass and Percussion Ensemble
recording of:
Angels We Have Heard on High
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
E. Power Biggs, Gregg Smith Singers, Texas Boys Choir, New York Brass and Percussion Ensemble2:17
3Hallelujah Chorus from Messiah
choir vocals:
The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square (fka Mormon Tabernacle Choir)
orchestra:
Philadelphia Orchestra (The Philadelphia Orchestra)
conductor:
Eugene Ormandy (conductor)
chorus master:
Richard P. Condie (conductor)
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 44. Chorus “Hallelujah”
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1741)
librettist:
Charles Jennens
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II
Mormon Tabernacle Choir, Richard P. Condie, Philadelphia Orchestra, Eugene Ormandy3:59
4Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
choir vocals:
St. Kilian Boy Choir
conductor:
André Kostelanetz (conductor)
arranger:
E. Sauter
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)
André Kostelanetz with the St. Kilian Boys Choir2:32
5O Tannenbaum
instrumental recording of:
O Tannenbaum (O Fir Tree, original German version)
lyricist:
Ernst Anschütz (in 1824)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist) (from 1500 until 1600)
version of:
Es lebe hoch der Zimmermannsgeselle
Rita Ford’s Music Boxes1:34
6Silent Night
soprano vocals:
Anna Moffo (soprano)
orchestra:
Columbia Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Thomas Z. Shepard
recording of:
Silent Night (Christmas carol, English translation)
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
Anna Moffo, Columbia Symphony Orchestra, T.Z. Shepard4:33
7Carol of the Bells
orchestra:
New York Philharmonic
conductor:
Leonard Bernstein (American conductor, composer, pianist)
arranger:
E. Sauter
instrumental recording of:
Carol of the Bells
lyricist:
Peter J. Wilhousky (in 1936)
arranger:
Микола Дмитрович Леонтович (Mykola Leontovych) (in 1916)
is based on:
Щедрик (The Little Swallow)
New York Philharmonic, Leonard Bernstein2:39
8O Little One Sweet
choir vocals:
Royal College of Music Chamber Choir
conductor:
David Willcocks (UK composer, organist, choral conductor)
arranger:
David Willcocks (UK composer, organist, choral conductor)
recording of:
O Little One Sweet
composer:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) and Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
translator:
Percy Dearmer
translated version of:
Geistliches Lied, BWV 493 "O Jesulein süß"
Royal College of Music Chamber Choir, David Willcocks3:08
9Deck the Hall With Boughs of Holly
orchestra:
The Cleveland Orchestra
conductor:
George Szell (conductor, pianist, composer)
arranger:
Hershy Kay
instrumental recording of:
Deck the Halls
lyricist:
Thomas Oliphant (musician, artist and author)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
is based on:
Nos Galan (Talhaiarn, “Goreu pleser ar Nos Galan”)
Cleveland Orchestra, George Szell2:14
10Good Christian Men Rejoice
brass:
The Canadian Brass (Canadian Brass)
arranger:
L. Henderson
instrumental recording of:
Good Christian Men Rejoice
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
translator:
John Mason Neale
part of:
The New English Hymnal (hymn book) (number: 107)
translated version of:
In dulci jubilo (original traditional)
The Canadian Brass2:24
11Il est né, le divin Enfant
flute:
Jean‐Pierre Rampal (flautist)
guitar:
Alexandre Lagoya (guitarist/composer)
keyboard [keyboards]:
Michel Legrand
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Michel Legrand
arranger:
M. Legrand (Michel Legrand)
instrumental recording of:
Il est né le divin enfant
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
Jean‐Pierre Rampal, Alexandre Lagoya, Michel Legrand, London Symphony Orchestra4:11
12O Holy Night
choir vocals:
The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square (fka Mormon Tabernacle Choir)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Marilyn Horne (American operatic mezzo-soprano)
orchestra:
Columbia Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Jerold Ottley (conductor)
recording of:
O Holy Night
lyricist:
John Sullivan Dwight (in 1855)
composer:
Adolphe Adam (French composer) (in 1847)
arrangement of:
O holy night (arr. John Ebenezer West)
translated version of:
Cantique de Noël “Minuit chrétiens” (French original of “O Holy Night”)
Marilyn Horne with Mormon Tabernacle Choir, Columbia Symphony Orchestra, Jerold Ottley3:53
13Sheep May Safely Graze from Cantata no. 208
classical guitar:
Liona Boyd
arranger:
E. Robertson (Canada-based composer, organist, pianist, and record producer)
recording of:
Kantate, BWV 208 “Was mir behagt, ist nur die muntre Jagd!”: IX. “Schafe können sicher weiden” (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
arrangement of:
Kantate, BWV 208 “Was mir behagt, ist nur die muntre Jagd!”: IX. Aria (Sopran II) “Schafe können sicher weiden”
Liona Boyd4:52
14God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen
harpsichord:
André Previn (pianist, conductor, composer, arranger)
instrumental recording of:
God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen (traditional, no arrangement credits here)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 394)
André Previn2:50
15Patapan
vocals:
Julie Andrews (English actress/vocalist)
arranger:
I. Fraser (English composer, conductor, orchestrator, arranger and music director)
recording of:
Patapan (French carol)
lyricist:
Bernard de La Monnoye
composer:
Bernard de La Monnoye (in 1720)
Julie Andrews2:50
16Joy to the World
choir vocals:
Royal Philharmonic Chorus
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Peter Knight (British arranger, conductor and composer)
recording of:
Joy to the World (Christmas carol)
lyricist:
Isaac Watts (hymn writer) (in 1719)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer)
arranger:
Lowell Mason (in 1839)
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra & Chorus, Peter Knight3:48

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