The Traditional Sounds of Christmas

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

1▶CD: Yuletide Classics
2▼CD: A Classical Christmas
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1Twelve Days of Christmas
instruments:
The Philadelphia Brass Ensemble
arranger:
Andrew Kazdin (American record producer)
The Philadelphia Brass Ensemble3:48
2Angels We Have Heard On High
instruments:
New York Brass & Percussion Ensemble
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)
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, Organ; Gregg Smith Singers; Texas Boys Choir & New York Brass & Percussion Ensemble2:17
3Hallelujah Chorus ('Messiah')
choir vocals:
Mormon Tabernacle Choir (fka Mormon Tabernacle Choir)
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” (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1741)
arrangement of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 44. Chorus “Hallelujah”
Mormon Choir & The Philadelphia Orchestra3:59
4Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
choir vocals:
St. Kilian Boy Choir
conductor:
André Kostelanetz (conductor)
arranger:
Eddie 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)
St. Kilian Boys Choir2:32
5O Tannenbaum
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 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, Soprano & Columbia Symphony Orchestra4:33
7Carol of the Bells
orchestra:
New York Philharmonic
conductor:
Leonard Bernstein (American conductor, composer, pianist)
arranger:
Eddie Sauter
New York Philharmonic2:39
8O Little One Sweet
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 Choir3:08
9Deck The Halls With Boughs of Holly
orchestra:
The Cleveland Orchestra
conductor:
George Szell (conductor, pianist, composer)
arranger:
Hershy Kay
The Cleveland Orchestra2:14
10Good Christian Men Rejoice
instruments:
Canadian Brass
Canadian Brass2:24
11Il Est Ne Le Divin Enfant
flute:
Jean‐Pierre Rampal (flautist)
guitar:
Alexandre Lagoya (guitarist/composer)
keyboard:
Michel Legrand
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Michel Legrand
arranger:
Michel Legrand
London Symphony Orchestra4:11
12O Holy Night
choir vocals:
Mormon Tabernacle Choir (fka Mormon Tabernacle Choir)
soprano vocals:
Marilyn Horne (American operatic mezzo-soprano)
orchestra:
Columbia Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Jerold Ottley (conductor)
Marilyn Horne, Mormon Choir & Columbia Symphony Orchestra3:53
13Sheep May Safely Graze (Cantata No 208)
Liona Boyd4:52
14God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
André Previn2:50
15Patapan
Julie Andrews2:50
16Joy To The World
choir vocals:
Royal Philharmonic Chorus
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Peter Knight (British arranger, conductor and composer)
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra & Royal Philharmonic Chorus3:48
3▶CD: An Olde Fashioned Christmas