The Ultimate Classical Christmas Album of All Time

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1I Wonder as I Wander
soprano vocals:
Emily Van Evera (soprano)
conductor:
Andrew Parrott (conductor)
John Jacob Niles2:21
2Villancico De Navidad
classical guitar:
John Williams (classical guitarist)
recording of:
Villancico de Navidad
composer:
Agustín Barrios Mangoré (composer aka Agustín Barrios and Agustín Pio Barrios)
Agustín Barrios Mangoré3:06
3O Little Town of Bethlehem
recording of:
O Little Town of Bethlehem (traditional carol with the tune “St. Louis”, as commonly sung in the U.S.)
lyricist:
Phillips Brooks (in 1868)
composer:
Lewis Henry Redner (in 1868)
is based on:
St. Louis (hymn tune)
[unknown]3:36
4Hänsel und Gretel: Children’s Prayer
orchestra:
New York Philharmonic (on 1970-10-22)
conductor:
Leonard Bernstein (on 1970-10-22)
recorded at:
David Geffen Hall (Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts) in Upper West Side, New York, New York, United States (on 1970-10-22)
instrumental recording of:
Evening Prayer (english setting of "Abends, will ich schlafen gehn" (Abendsegen) from "Hänsel und Gretel") (on 1970-10-22)
composer:
Engelbert Humperdinck (German composer)
is based on:
Hänsel und Gretel: Akt II, 2. Szene. “Abends, will ich schlafen gehn” (Hänsel, Gretel) (Nachtgebet / Evening Prayer / Prière du soir)
Engelbert Humperdinck3:46
5Lo, How a Rose E’er Blooming
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Frederica von Stade (mezzo-soprano)
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)
[unknown]4:06
6The Coventry Carol
[unknown]1:52
7Good People All, This Christmastide
[unknown]3:22
8Watt’s Cradle Hymn
Isaac Watts6:01
9Concerto Grosso in G minor, op. 6 no. 8 “Christmas Concerto”: VI. Pastorale ad libitum: Largo
orchestra:
New York Philharmonia Virtuosi (associated with Richard Kapp)
conductor:
Richard Kapp (conductor)
recording of:
Concerto Grosso in G minor, op. 6 no. 8 “Christmas Concerto”: VI. Pastorale (Largo)
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 Corelli4:13
10O Tannenbaum
[unknown]1:36
11It Came Upon a Midnight Clear
soprano vocals:
Eileen Farrell (soprano)
recording of:
It Came Upon the Midnight Clear (carol version)
lyricist:
Edmund Sears
composer:
Richard Storrs Willis
part of:
The New English Hymnal (hymn book) (number: 29)
is based on:
CAROL (hymn tune)
is based on:
It Came Upon the Midnight Clear (poem)
Edmund Sears2:55
12Concerto in F minor for Violin and Orchestra, op. 8 “L’Inverno”: Largo
Antonio Vivaldi2:39
13Ave Maria
Franz Schubert4:44
14Requiem, op. 48: Pie Jesu
recording of:
Requiem, op. 48: IV. Pie Jesu
composer:
Gabriel Fauré (French composer) (from 1886 until 1900)
part of:
Requiem, op. 48
Gabriel Fauré3:41
15Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248: LIX "Ich steh’ an deiner Krippen hier" (I Stand Here by Thy Crib)
choir vocals:
Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart
orchestra:
Bach‐Collegium Stuttgart (German baroque ensemble led by Helmuth Rilling, aka 'Bach-Ensemble') (from 1984-04 until 1984-07)
conductor:
Helmuth Rilling (conductor) (from 1984-04 until 1984-07)
recording of:
Weihnachts-Oratorium, BWV 248: Teil VI, LIX. Choral „Ich steh an deiner Krippen hier“ (from 1984-04 until 1984-07)
composed in:
Leipzig, Sachsen, Germany (from 1734 until 1735)
lyricist:
Paul Gerhardt (17th century hymn writer)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
part of:
Breitkopf 389 Choralgesänge (number: 263)
is based on:
Nun freut euch, lieben Christen g’mein (more 'sostenuto' version)
part of:
Weihnachts-Oratorium, BWV 248 ("Christmas Oratorio")
Johann Sebastian Bach1:10
16Lullay My Liking
organ:
E. Power Biggs
choir vocals:
Gregg Smith Singers and Texas Boys Choir
orchestra:
New York Brass & Percussion Ensemble
conductor:
Gregg Smith (choral conductor)
recording of:
Lullay My Liking, op. 34 no. 2
composer:
Gustav Holst (composer) (in 1916)
part of:
A thematic catalogue of Gustav Holst’s music (number: H. 129)
version of:
Lullay, Mine Liking
part of:
4 Choruses, op. 34
Gustav Holst4:28
17What Child Is This? (Greensleeves)
recording of:
What Child Is This?
lyricist:
William Chatterton Dix (in 1865)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 25608)
version of:
Greensleeves (generic entry for traditional and unknown arrangements)
[unknown]4:47
18O Come, O Come, Emmanuel
[unknown]3:34
19Silent Night
recording of:
Silent Night (Christmas carol, English translation)
lyricist:
Josef Mohr (in 1816)
composer:
Franz Xaver Gruber (in 1818)
translator:
John Freeman Young (in 1859)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 27088)
translated version of:
Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht
[unknown]4:36
20Wiegenlied op. 49, no. 4 “Guten Abend, gute Nacht”
recording of:
5 Lieder, op. 49: Nr. 4. Wiegenlied "Guten Abend, gute Nacht" (for voice and piano)
lyricist:
"Des Knaben Wunderhorn" (special purpose artist) and Georg Scherer
composer:
Johannes Brahms (German composer) (in 1868)
dedicated to:
Bertha Faber
premiered at:
[concert] (1869-12-22)
part of:
5 Lieder, op. 49
Johannes Brahms1:43
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