Silent Night: Classical Christmas Highlights

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Annotation

Packaging states "Sony Music Entertainment Germany GmbH", which is a company, not a label.

Annotation last modified on 2012-12-27 11:42 UTC.

Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Christmas Prologue
Wiener Symphoniker2:02
2Adeste fideles (O Come All Ye Faithful)
organ:
Johannes Sonnleitner (organist and harpsichordist)
organ [orgel]:
Johann Sonnleitner (organist and harpsichordist)
choir vocals:
Wiener Sängerknaben (The Vienna Boys Choir)
tenor vocals:
Plácido Domingo (tenor)
orchestra:
Wiener Symphoniker (Vienna Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
Helmuth Froschauer (conductor and chorus master)
recording of:
Adeste fideles (original latin version)
lyricist and composer:
John Francis Wade (from 1740 until 1743)
recording of:
O Come, All Ye Faithful (English version of Latin “Adeste fideles”)
lyricist and composer:
John Francis Wade (from 1740 until 1743)
translator:
Frederick Oakeley (in 1841)
arrangement of:
O Come, All Ye Faithful
translated version of:
Adeste fideles (original latin version)
Plácido Domingo, Wiener Symphoniker & Wiener Sängerknaben2:59
3Sheep May Safely Graze
James Galway & Royal Philharmonic Orchestra5:47
4Hark! The Herald Angel Sing
Mario Lanza2:02
5Air
Montserrat Caballé & SWR Rundfunkorchester2:52
6Nessun dorma
recording of:
Turandot: Atto III, scena 1. Aria “Nessun dorma” (Calaf)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer) (from 1921-03 until 1924-03)
librettist:
Giuseppe Adami and Renato Simoni
publisher:
Casa Ricordi BMG S.p.A. and Ed. G. Ricordi & Cia. SpA (Italian publisher)
part of:
Turandot: Atto III (Turandot: Act III)
Paul Potts32:54
7O Sanctissima (O du fröhliche)
The Philadelphia Orchestra, Eugene Ormandy3:28
8Ave Maria
Plácido Domingo, Wiener Symphoniker & Wiener Sängerknaben5:27
9Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town
engineer:
James Nichols
producer:
Nathaniel S. Johnson and John Pfeiffer (producer and engineer)
orchestra:
The Boston ‘Pops’ Orchestra (ended, from 1959-05-15 until 1959-05-16)
conductor:
Arthur Fiedler (conductor) (ended, from 1959-05-15 until 1959-05-16)
arranger:
Jack Mason (classical arranger)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Records (UK) Limited (1987–1996) (in 1959)
instrumental recording of:
Santa Claus Is Coming to Town (from 1959-05-15 until 1959-05-16)
lyricist:
Haven Gillespie (in 1932)
composer:
J. Fred Coots (in 1932)
publisher:
EMI Allans Music Australia Pty Ltd, EMI Feist Catalog Inc., EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd (not for release label use!), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), EMI United Partnership Ltd., Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd., Haven Gillespie Music Publishing, Jobete Music Co., Inc., Leo Feist Ltd, Leo Feist, Inc., SBK United Partnership and The Songwriters Guild
sub-publisher:
フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music SBK Department) and ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label)
recording of:
Santa Claus Is Coming to Town (ended)
lyricist:
Haven Gillespie (in 1932)
composer:
J. Fred Coots (in 1932)
publisher:
EMI Allans Music Australia Pty Ltd, EMI Feist Catalog Inc., EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd (not for release label use!), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), EMI United Partnership Ltd., Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd., Haven Gillespie Music Publishing, Jobete Music Co., Inc., Leo Feist Ltd, Leo Feist, Inc., SBK United Partnership and The Songwriters Guild
sub-publisher:
フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music SBK Department) and ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label)
Arthur Fiedler & Boston Pops Orchestra12:40
10Carol of the Drum (Little Drummer Boy)
orchestra:
Columbia Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Jerold Ottley (conductor)
recording of:
Carol of the Drum (aka “The Little Drummer Boy”)
lyricist and composer:
Katherine K. Davis (Katherine Kennicott Davis) (in 1941)
additional composer:
Henry Onorati (in 1958) and Harry Simeone (in 1958)
publisher:
EMI Mills Music (ASCAP-affiliated), International Korwin Corp., Warner Chappell, Warner Chappell Music (holding behind all publishing activities of Warner Music Group, 2019–), Belwin-Mills Publishing Corp. (in 1955) and Mills Music, Inc. (in 1964)
is based on:
Trad. (traditional Czech carol, became “Carol of the Drums”)
The Columbia Brass and Percussion Ensemble & Mormon Tabernacle Choir2:34
11I Saw Three Ships
Giorgio Tozzi1:10
12Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht
Montserrat Caballé, Montserrat Martí & Symphony Orchestra Brandenburgische Philharmonie3:47
13We Wish You a Merry Christmas
James Galway & Royal Philharmonic Orchestra1:35
14Amazing Grace
Björn Casapietra4:14

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ASIN:DE: B002K8BJJ6 [info]