The Gifts of Christmas

~ Release by Heidi Grant Murphy & Kevin Murphy (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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1The First Noel
piano:
Kevin Murphy (US pianist and conductor)
soprano vocals:
Heidi Grant Murphy (soprano / teacher)
arranger:
Richard Walters (UK vocalist/composer/producer)
recording of:
The First Noël
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)
3:51
2Gesù Bambino
piano:
Kevin Murphy (US pianist and conductor)
soprano vocals:
Heidi Grant Murphy (soprano / teacher)
recording of:
Gesù bambino
lyricist:
Frederick Martens (US lyricist, early 20th century)
composer:
Pietro Yon (organist & composer) (in 1917)
4:15
3Once in Royal David's City
piano:
Kevin Murphy (US pianist and conductor)
soprano vocals:
Heidi Grant Murphy (soprano / teacher)
arranger:
Richard Walters (UK vocalist/composer/producer)
recording of:
Once in Royal David’s City
lyricist:
Cecil Frances Alexander (in 1848)
composer:
Henry John Gauntlett (in 1849)
part of:
The New English Hymnal (hymn book) (number: 34)
3:35
4Gabriel's Greeting
viola:
Richard Auldon Clark
soprano vocals:
Heidi Grant Murphy (soprano / teacher)
recording of:
Gabriel's Greeting
composer:
Barry Seaman
4:56
5Long Ago in Bethlehem
piano:
Kevin Murphy (US pianist and conductor)
soprano vocals:
Heidi Grant Murphy (soprano / teacher)
arranger:
Phyllis Tate
recording of:
Long Ago in Bethlehem
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
1:55
6Rocking (Little Jesus, Sweetly Sleep)
piano:
Kevin Murphy (US pianist and conductor)
soprano vocals:
Heidi Grant Murphy (soprano / teacher)
arranger:
John Carol Case (English baritone)
recording of:
Rocking (Little Jesus, Sweetly Sleep)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
2:09
7The Two Shepherd Boys
piano:
Kevin Murphy (US pianist and conductor)
soprano vocals:
Heidi Grant Murphy (soprano / teacher)
arranger:
John Carol Case (English baritone)
recording of:
The Two Shepherd Boys
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
2:28
8Maria Wiegenlied
piano:
Kevin Murphy (US pianist and conductor)
soprano vocals:
Heidi Grant Murphy (soprano / teacher)
recording of:
Schlichte Weisen, op. 76: No. 52. Mariä Wiegenlied
lyricist:
Martin Boelitz
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
composer:
Max Reger (German composer) (in 1912)
part of:
Schlichte Weisen, op. 76
2:00
9Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming
piano:
Kevin Murphy (US pianist and conductor)
violin:
Richard Auldon Clark
soprano vocals:
Heidi Grant Murphy (soprano / teacher)
arranger:
Richard Walters (UK vocalist/composer/producer)
recording of:
Lo, How a Rose E’er Blooming (English version of “Es ist ein Ros entsprungen”)
additional composer:
Michael Praetorius (composer and organist)
composer:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist)
translator:
Theodore Baker (in 1894)
translated version of:
Es ist ein Ros entsprungen (Praetorius’ harmonisation)
3:37
10I Wonder as I Wander
piano:
Kevin Murphy (US pianist and conductor)
soprano vocals:
Heidi Grant Murphy (soprano / teacher)
arranger:
Lewis Henry Horton
recording of:
I Wonder as I Wander
lyricist and composer:
John Jacob Niles (American folklorist and folk musician) (from 1933-07-16 until 1933-10-04)
4:05
11Nun Wandre, Maria
piano:
Kevin Murphy (US pianist and conductor)
soprano vocals:
Heidi Grant Murphy (soprano / teacher)
recording of:
Spanisches Liederbuch: Geistliche Lieder: No. 3. Nun wandre, Maria (for voice and piano)
lyricist:
Paul Johann Ludwig von Heyse (German writer)
composer:
Hugo Wolf (Austrian composer of Slovenian descent) (from 1889 until 1891)
part of:
Spanisches Liederbuch: Part 1. Geistliche Lieder
3:41
12Mary's Lullaby
piano:
Kevin Murphy (US pianist and conductor)
soprano vocals:
Heidi Grant Murphy (soprano / teacher)
recording of:
Mary’s Lullaby
lyricist and composer:
John Rutter (English choral music composer, conductor, arranger and producer, born 1945)
3:12
13Sweet Little Jesus Boy
piano:
Kevin Murphy (US pianist and conductor)
soprano vocals:
Heidi Grant Murphy (soprano / teacher)
recording of:
Sweet Little Jesus Boy
lyricist and composer:
Robert MacGimsey
publisher:
Carl Fischer LLC
4:45
14Shepherd's Pipe Carol
piano:
Kevin Murphy (US pianist and conductor)
soprano vocals:
Heidi Grant Murphy (soprano / teacher)
recording of:
Shepherd’s Pipe Carol
lyricist and composer:
John Rutter (English choral music composer, conductor, arranger and producer, born 1945) (in 1963)
3:08
15Silent Night
piano:
Kevin Murphy (US pianist and conductor)
soprano vocals:
Heidi Grant Murphy (soprano / teacher)
arranger:
Richard Walters (UK vocalist/composer/producer)
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
3:32
16Where Is the Child
piano:
Kevin Murphy (US pianist and conductor)
soprano vocals:
Heidi Grant Murphy (soprano / teacher)
recording of:
Where Is the Child
composer:
John Ness Beck and Craig Courtney
3:34
17Schlafendes Jesuskind
piano:
Kevin Murphy (US pianist and conductor)
soprano vocals:
Heidi Grant Murphy (soprano / teacher)
recording of:
Mörike-Lieder: No. 25. Schlafendes Jesuskind "Sohn der Jungfrau" (for voice and piano)
lyricist:
Eduard Mörike (German Romantic poet, † 1875)
composer:
Hugo Wolf (Austrian composer of Slovenian descent) (in 1888)
part of:
Mörike-Lieder (for voice and piano)
4:24

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ASIN:US: B0002VETUO [info]