A Traditional Christmas

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

Tracklist

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CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Deck the Halls
The Guildford Cathedral Choir1:18
2Good King Wenceslas
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
The Guildford Cathedral Choir3:05
3Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
Black Mountain Male Chorus of Wales2:16
4God Rest You Merry Gentlemen
Black Mountain Male Chorus of Wales1:55
5The Holly and the Ivy
recording of:
The Holly and the Ivy (arr. Davies)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Sir Henry Walford Davies
arrangement of:
The Holly and the Ivy
The Guildford Cathedral Choir3:12
6The Christmas Song
Black Mountain Male Chorus of Wales2:56
7Rocking Carol
The Guildford Cathedral Choir1:54
8Ding Dong! Merrily on High
recording of:
Ding Dong! Merrily on High (arr. Nicholson)
composer:
Thoinot Arbeau (Artist name of Jehan Tabourot (“Orchesographie”))
arranger:
Stuart Nicholson (Ireland | Organist St Patrick's Cathedral Dublin)
arrangement of:
Ding Dong! Merrily on High
The Guildford Cathedral Choir1:56
9We Three Kings
recording of:
We Three Kings
lyricist and composer:
John Henry Hopkins, Jr. (composer, “We Three Kings”)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 24751)
The Guildford Cathedral Choir3:21
10White Christmas
Black Mountain Male Chorus of Wales3:10
11Past Three O'Clock
The Guildford Cathedral Choir1:51
12De Virgin Mary Had a Baby Boy
The Guildford Cathedral Choir2:24
13Winter Wonderland
Black Mountain Male Chorus of Wales2:07
14We Wish You a Merry Christmas
The Choir of St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle1:53
15When a Child Is Born
Black Mountain Male Chorus of Wales3:01
16The Star Carol
Black Mountain Male Chorus of Wales3:03
17I Saw Three Ships
recording of:
I Saw Three Ships (arr. Lloyd)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Richard Hey Lloyd (British organist and composer)
arrangement of:
I Saw Three Ships
The Guildford Cathedral Choir2:21
18Silent Night
The Bands & Choirs of The Salvation Army & The Ilford Songsters2:02
19Little Drummer Boy
Black Mountain Male Chorus of Wales3:03
20O Come All Ye Faithful
The Bands & Choirs of The Salvation Army & Cambridge Heath Band4:38
CD 2
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Once in Royal David's City
recording of:
Once in Royal David’s City
lyricist:
Cecil Frances Alexander (in 1848)
composer:
Henry John Gauntlett (in 1849)
part of:
The New English Hymnal (hymn book) (number: 34)
The Guildford Cathedral Choir2:56
2O Little Town of Bethlehem
The Bands & Choirs of The Salvation Army & The Ilford Songsters2:58
3The First Noel
The Brighouse & Rastrick Band3:16
4Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
recording of:
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing (Christmas carol)
additional lyricist:
George Whitefield (in 1753)
lyricist:
Charles Wesley (hymn writer) (in 1739)
additional composer:
William H. Cummings (in 1855)
composer:
Felix Mendelssohn (composer) (in 1840)
part of:
The New English Hymnal (hymn book) (number: 26)
part of:
Psalty's Family Christmas Sing-A-Long
The Guildford Cathedral Choir3:16
5It Came Upon a Midnight Clear
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)
The Guildford Cathedral Choir3:10
6Come, O Come, Emmanuel
The Choir of St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle4:30
7Away in a Manger
The Bands & Choirs of The Salvation Army & The Ilford Songsters2:36
8The Angel Gabriel
The Choir of St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle2:51
9A Child Is Born in Bethlehem
The Choir of St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle2:48
10For All the Saints
recording of:
For All the Saints (tune: Sine nomine)
lyricist:
Bishop William Walsham How
composer:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer) (in 1906)
The Guildford Cathedral Choir3:56
11In the Bleak Midwinter
The Black Mountain Male Chorus of Wales2:46
12In dulce jubilo
The Choir of St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle4:04
13I Wonder as I Wander
The Guildford Cathedral Choir2:29
14Good Christian Men Rejoice
recording of:
Good Christian Men Rejoice
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
translator:
John Mason Neale
part of:
The New English Hymnal (hymn book) (number: 107)
translated version of:
In Dulci Jubilo (Original trad.)
The Guildford Cathedral Choir1:48
15The Lord's My Shepherd
The Guildford Cathedral Choir2:47
16Sans Day Carol
recording of:
Sans Day Carol (arr. Rutter)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
John Rutter (English choral music composer, conductor, arranger and producer, born 1945)
publisher:
Oxford University Press
arrangement of:
Sans Day Carol
The Guildford Cathedral Choir3:09
17Hereford Carol
The Choir of St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle2:56
18Sussex Carol
The Choir of St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle1:55
19Coventry Carol
The Bands & Choirs of The Salvation Army & The Ilford Songsters2:25
20While Shepherd's Watched Their Flocks
The Bands & Choirs of The Salvation Army & Cambridge Heath Band1:00
CD 3
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Joy to the World
The Bands & Choirs of The Salvation Army & The Ilford Songsters1:25
2O Holy Night
Black Mountain Male Chorus of Wales3:18
3Rise Up, Shepherd
The Bands & Choirs of The Salvation Army & The Ilford Songsters2:22
4Unto Us Is Born a Son
The Choir of St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle2:30
5Hodie Christus Natus Est
The Choir of St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle3:30
6A Child This Day Is Born
The Guildford Cathedral Choir3:32
7Il Est Ne
The Bands & Choirs of The Salvation Army & Cambridge Heath Band2:38
8Christians Awake
The Choir of St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle3:03
9O Praise Ye the Lord!
recording of:
O Praise Ye the Lord!
lyricist:
Sir Henry Williams Baker
composer:
Hubert Parry (English composer)
part of:
The New English Hymnal (hymn book) (number: 427)
The Guildford Cathedral Choir2:37
10O Thou Who Camest From Above
recording of:
O thou who camest from above
lyricist:
Charles Wesley (hymn writer)
composer:
Samuel Sebastian Wesley
part of:
The New English Hymnal (hymn book) (number: 431)
is based on:
Hereford (Hymn tune)
The Guildford Cathedral Choir2:35
11See Amid the Winter's Snow
recording of:
See Amid the Winter’s Snow (carol)
lyricist:
Edward Caswall (Anglican clergyman and hymn writer)
composer:
Sir John Goss
The Guildford Cathedral Choir3:18
12The Shepherd's Farewell
The Guildford Cathedral Choir5:06
13Shepherds Pipe Carol
The Black Mountain Male Chorus of Wales2:56
14Sleep Thou Heav'n Born Treasure, Thou
The Choir of St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle3:57
15Lullaby My Liking
The Choir of St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle4:59
16The Christmas Tree
The Bands & Choirs of The Salvation Army & Chelmsford Citadel Singing Company1:26
17Christmas Joy
The Bands & Choirs of The Salvation Army & Cambridge Heath Band2:07
18Christmas Praise
The Bands & Choirs of The Salvation Army & Cambridge Heath Band2:38
19Carolcade
The Bands & Choirs of The Salvation Army & Cambridge Heath Band3:05
20Auld Lang Syne
The Black Mountain Male Chorus of Wales2:04