A Gift of Christmas Music: Christmas 2000 Classics and Carols

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1For Unto Us a Child Is Born
choir vocals:
Huddersfield Choral Society
orchestra:
The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (Royal Philharmonic Orchestra)
conductor:
Sir Charles Mackerras (Australian conductor)
chorus master:
Brian Kay
orchestrator:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer)
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 12. Chorus “For unto us a Child is born”
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1741)
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I
George Frideric Handel4:00
2While Shepherds Watched
[christmas music]2:38
3It Came Upon the Midnight Clear
Edmund Sears3:27
4In Dulci Jubilo
[christmas music]2:34
5I Saw Three Ships
[christmas music]1:34
6Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring
engineer:
Gábor Mocsáry
producer:
Tamás Benedek
choir vocals:
Magyar Rádió énekkara (Hungarian Radio and Television Chorus) (in 1992-01)
orchestra:
Failoni Kamarazenekar (Failoni Chamber Orchestra) (in 1992-01)
conductor:
Mátyás Antal (conductor) (in 1992-01)
recorded at:
Festetich Castle (Budapest) in Budapest, Hungary (in 1992-01)
recording of:
Kantate, BWV 147 „Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben“: Teil II, X. Choral „Jesus bleibet meine Freude“ (Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring) (in 1992-01)
premiered in:
Leipzig, Sachsen (Saxony), Germany (on 1723-07-02)
lyricist:
Martin Janus (German Protestant minister, c. 1620–1682) (in 1665)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician) (in 1723)
part of:
Classic 100: Piano (2025) (number: 15)
part of:
Kantate, BWV 147 „Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben“
Johann Sebastian Bach3:25
7Christmas Concerto
orchestra:
Slovak Chamber Orchestra
conductor:
Bohdan Warchal (violinist, conductor)
recording of:
Concerto Grosso in G minor, op. 6 no. 8 “Christmas Concerto”: III. Adagio - Allegro - Adagio
composer:
Arcangelo Corelli (Italian baroque composer and violinist)
part of:
Concerto Grosso in G minor, op. 6 no. 8 “Fatto per la notte di Natale” (Christmas Concerto)
Arcangelo Corelli4:18
8Once in Royal David's City
Henry John Gauntlett3:36
9The Holly and the Ivy
[christmas music]3:37
10Stille Nacht
Franz Xaver Gruber3:52
11Away in a Manger
[christmas music]2:22
12Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy
sound engineer:
Ralph Couzens (engineer/editor/producer)
assistant engineer:
Janet Middlebrook
producer:
Brian Couzens (engineer/editor/producer)
editor:
Tim Oldham (editor / producer)
orchestra:
Royal Scottish National Orchestra (from 1988-05-13 until 1988-05-14)
conductor:
Neeme Järvi (Estonian conductor) (from 1988-05-13 until 1988-05-14)
recorded at:
Henry Wood Hall (old [R]SNO Centre, Glasgow) in Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom (from 1988-05-13 until 1988-05-14)
recording of:
Щелкунчик, op. 71: Действие II, Картина III, no. 14c. Па-де-де: Вариация II: Танец Феи Драже (The Nutcracker, Op. 71: Act II, Scene III. Pas de Deux: Variation II: Dance of the sugar-plum fairy, Variation II: Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy) (from 1988-05-13 until 1988-05-14)
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer)
part of:
Щелкунчик, op. 71: Действие II (The Nutcracker, op. 71: Act 2)
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky2:26
13The Shepherds' Farewell
engineer:
Andrew Groves (engineer)
assistant producer:
Isabelle Battioni (liner notes, translator)
producer:
Ateş Orga
choir vocals [The Shepherds]:
Chœur régional Vittoria d’Île‐de‐France (Regional Île‐de‐France Vittoria Choir) (from 1996-12-04 until 1996-12-07)
orchestra:
Orchestre national de Lille (from 1996-12-04 until 1996-12-07)
conductor:
Jean‐Claude Casadesus (conductor) (from 1996-12-04 until 1996-12-07)
recorded at:
Auditorium du Nouveau Siècle in Lille, Nord (North), Hauts-de-France, France (from 1996-12-04 until 1996-12-07)
recording of:
L'Enfance du Christ, op. 25 : Deuxième partie no. 8. Adieu des bergers à la sainte famille « Il s'en va loin de la terre » (Les bergers) (“The Shepherds' Farewell”) (from 1996-12-04 until 1996-12-07)
lyricist and composer:
Hector Berlioz (French composer)
part of:
L'Enfance du Christ : Deuxième partie « La Fuite en Égypte »
Hector Berlioz3:58
14The First Nowell
[christmas music]4:57
15Hallelujah Chorus
choir vocals:
Huddersfield Choral Society
orchestra:
The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (Royal Philharmonic Orchestra)
conductor:
Sir Charles Mackerras (Australian conductor)
chorus master:
Brian Kay
orchestrator:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer)
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
George Frideric Handel3:44
16Joy to the World
Isaac Watts3:42
17Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
Charles Wesley2:51
18O Come All Ye Faithful
John Francis Wade3:33