Christmas Carols

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Tracklist

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1God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
organ:
Gavin Williams (organist)
choir vocals:
Guildford Cathedral Choir
conductor:
Barry Rose (organist / choirmaster)
recorded at:
Guildford Cathedral in Guildford, Surrey, England, United Kingdom (in 1966)
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)
Guildford Cathedral Choir, Barry Rose, Gavin Williams3:25
2While Shepherds Watched
organ:
Gavin Williams (organist)
choir vocals:
Guildford Cathedral Choir
conductor:
Barry Rose (organist / choirmaster)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records (UK) Ltd. (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1967)
recording of:
While Shepherds Watched (desc. Willcocks)
lyricist:
Nahum Tate
arranger:
Sir David Willcocks (UK composer, organist, choral conductor)
arrangement of:
While Shepherds Watched their Flocks by Night (Winchester old version)
recording of:
While Shepherds Watched (Ravenscroft tune)
lyricist:
Nahum Tate
composer:
Thomas Ravenscroft
Guildford Cathedral Choir, Barry Rose, Gavin Williams2:34
3See Amid the Winters Snow
organ:
Gavin Williams (organist)
choir vocals:
Guildford Cathedral Choir
conductor:
Barry Rose (organist / choirmaster)
recording of:
See Amid the Winter’s Snow (carol)
lyricist:
Edward Caswall (Anglican clergyman and hymn writer)
composer:
Sir John Goss (English organist and composer)
Guildford Cathedral Choir, Barry Rose, Gavin Williams5:22
4Silent Night
organ:
Gavin Williams (organist)
choir vocals:
Guildford Cathedral Choir
conductor:
Barry Rose (organist / choirmaster)
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
Guildford Cathedral Choir, Barry Rose, Gavin Williams3:18
5Good King Wenceslas
organ:
Gavin Williams (organist)
choir vocals:
Guildford Cathedral Choir
conductor:
Barry Rose (organist / choirmaster)
recorded at:
Guildford Cathedral in Guildford, Surrey, England, United Kingdom (in 1966)
recording of:
Good King Wenceslas
lyricist:
John Mason Neale (in 1853)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist) (from 1201 until 1301)
arranger:
Thomas Helmore (in 1853)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 24754)
is based on:
Tempus adest floridum (13th-century carol)
Guildford Cathedral Choir, Barry Rose, Gavin Williams3:06
6O Little Town of Bethlehem
organ:
Gavin Williams (organist)
choir vocals:
Guildford Cathedral Choir
conductor:
Barry Rose (organist / choirmaster)
recording of:
O Little Town of Bethlehem (traditional carol with the tune “Forest Green”, as sung in the UK and the Episcopal Church in the U.S.)
lyricist:
Phillips Brooks (in 1868)
additional composer:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer) (in 1906)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer)
publisher:
Oxford University Press (in 1906)
part of:
The New English Hymnal (hymn book) (number: 32)
is based on:
The Ploughboy's Dream
version of:
O Little Town of Bethlehem (traditional carol with the tune “St. Louis”, as commonly sung in the U.S.)
Guildford Cathedral Choir, Barry Rose, Gavin Williams3:53
7Unto Us Is Born a Son
organ:
Timothy Farrell (organist)
choir vocals:
Choir of Westminster Abbey
conductor:
Douglas Guest (organist and choir master)
Choir of Westminster Abbey, Douglas Guest, Timothy Farrell2:00
8Away in a Manger
organ:
Timothy Farrell (organist)
choir vocals:
Choir of Westminster Abbey
conductor:
Douglas Guest (organist and choir master)
Choir of Westminster Abbey, Douglas Guest, Timothy Farrell2:47
9Rocking
organ:
Timothy Farrell (organist)
choir vocals:
Choir of Westminster Abbey
conductor:
Douglas Guest (organist and choir master)
Choir of Westminster Abbey, Douglas Guest, Timothy Farrell2:09
10In dulci jubilo
organ:
Timothy Farrell (organist)
choir vocals:
Choir of Westminster Abbey
conductor:
Douglas Guest (organist and choir master)
Choir of Westminster Abbey, Douglas Guest, Timothy Farrell4:08
11Ding Dong Merrily on High
instruments:
Harry Gabb (organist)
choir vocals:
St. Paul’s Cathedral Choir (London)
conductor:
Dr J Dykes Bower (organist and choir master)
recording of:
Ding Dong! Merrily on High
lyricist:
George Ratcliffe Woodward
composer:
Thoinot Arbeau (Artist name of Jehan Tabourot (“Orchesographie”))
arranger:
Charles Wood (Irish composer)
is based on:
Branle de l’official
Choir of St Paul’s Cathedral, Dr. J Dykes Bower, Harry Gabb2:07
12The Coventry Carol
producer:
Brian Culverhouse (classical producer and engineer, active from 1960s)
instruments:
Harry Gabb (organist)
organ:
Harry Gabb (organist)
choir vocals:
St. Paul’s Cathedral Choir (London)
conductor:
Dr J Dykes Bower (organist and choir master)
recorded at:
St Paul’s Cathedral in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1967)
recording of:
Coventry Carol (Martin Shaw arrangement)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Martin Shaw (British composer)
arrangement of:
Coventry Carol
Choir of St Paul’s Cathedral, Dr. J Dykes Bower, Harry Gabb3:02
13I Saw Three Ships
producer:
Brian Culverhouse (classical producer and engineer, active from 1960s)
instruments:
Harry Gabb (organist)
organ:
Harry Gabb (organist)
choir vocals:
St. Paul’s Cathedral Choir (London)
conductor:
Dr J Dykes Bower (organist and choir master)
recorded at:
St Paul’s Cathedral in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1967)
recording of:
I Saw Three Ships (arr. Willcocks)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Sir David Willcocks (UK composer, organist, choral conductor)
arrangement of:
I Saw Three Ships
Choir of St Paul’s Cathedral, Dr. J Dykes Bower, Harry Gabb2:01
14The Holly and the Ivy
producer:
Brian Culverhouse (classical producer and engineer, active from 1960s)
instruments:
Harry Gabb (organist)
organ:
Harry Gabb (organist)
choir vocals:
St. Paul’s Cathedral Choir (London)
conductor:
Dr J Dykes Bower (organist and choir master)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records (UK) Ltd. (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1967)
recorded at:
St Paul’s Cathedral in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1967)
recording of:
The Holly and the Ivy
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 514)
Choir of St Paul’s Cathedral, Dr. J Dykes Bower, Harry Gabb3:43
15Angels From the Realms of Glory
organ:
Harry Gabb (organist)
choir vocals:
St. Paul’s Cathedral Choir (London)
conductor:
Dr J Dykes Bower (organist and choir master)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records (UK) Ltd. (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1967)
recording of:
Angels From the Realms of Glory (sung to the French carol tune “Iris” (Les anges dans nos campagnes))
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
Choir of St Paul’s Cathedral, Dr. J Dykes Bower, Harry Gabb4:34
16The First Noel
organ:
Christopher Gower (organist)
choir vocals:
The Cathedral Choir Exeter
conductor:
Lionel Dakers (organist / choirmaster)
The Cathedral Choir Exeter, Lionel Dakers, Christopher Gower5:27
17O Come All Ye Faithful
organ:
Christopher Gower (organist)
choir vocals:
The Cathedral Choir Exeter
conductor:
Lionel Dakers (organist / choirmaster)
The Cathedral Choir Exeter, Lionel Dakers, Christopher Gower3:57
18Once in Royal David’s City
organ:
Christopher Gower (organist)
choir vocals:
The Cathedral Choir Exeter
conductor:
Lionel Dakers (organist / choirmaster)
The Cathedral Choir Exeter, Lionel Dakers, Christopher Gower4:32
19Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
organ:
Christopher Gower (organist)
choir vocals:
The Cathedral Choir Exeter
conductor:
Lionel Dakers (organist / choirmaster)
The Cathedral Choir Exeter, Lionel Dakers, Christopher Gower3:12

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ASIN:UK: B000026GMY [info]