Christmas Adagios (Blue background on back cover)

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1O Holy Night
soprano vocals:
Leontyne Price (soprano)
orchestra:
Wiener Philharmoniker
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor)
recording of:
O Holy Night
lyricist:
John Sullivan Dwight (in 1855)
composer:
Adolphe Adam (composer) (in 1847)
translated version of:
Cantique de Noël “Minuit chrétiens” (French original of “O Holy Night”)
Adolphe Adam4:33
2Ave Maria
recording engineer:
John Dunkerley (engineer) and James Lock (engineer) (in 1976-01)
producer:
Ray Minshull (record producer)
choir vocals:
Wandsworth School Boys’ Choir (in 1976-01)
tenor vocals:
Luciano Pavarotti (tenor) (in 1976-01)
orchestra:
National Philharmonic Orchestra (fka the London Promenade Orchestra until 1971, mostly film music and opera) (in 1976-01)
conductor:
Kurt Herbert Adler (conductor) (in 1976-01)
arranger:
Douglas Gamley (film composer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Limited (for copyrights use only!) (in 1976)
recorded at:
All Saints’ Church (Petersham) in Richmond upon Thames, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1976-01)
live recording of:
Ave Maria (Schubert’s Ave Maria: Latin “Ave Maria” text sung to the tune of ‘Ellens Gesang III, op. 52 no. 6, D. 839 “Ave Maria”’) (in 1976-01)
lyricist:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist)
composer:
Franz Schubert (composer)
version of:
Ellens Gesang III, op. 52 no. 6, D. 839 “Ave Maria” (Schubert's song, not the Bach/Gounod work; original for voice and piano)
Franz Schubert4:53
3In the Bleak Midwinter
choir vocals:
Academy of St Martin in the Fields Chorus
soprano vocals:
Rosemary Joshua (soprano)
tenor vocals:
Ian Bostridge (tenor)
orchestra:
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
conductor:
Sir Neville Marriner (conductor)
chorus master:
László Heltay (British/Hungarian conductor and composer)
recording of:
In the Bleak Midwinter (Harold Edwin Darke version)
lyricist:
Christina Rossetti
composer:
Harold Edwin Darke (in 1909)
publisher:
Oxford University Press
version of:
In the Bleak Midwinter (poem)
Harold Edwin Darke4:32
4Coventry Carol
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
chorus master:
Sir David Willcocks (UK composer, organist, choral conductor)
recording of:
Coventry Carol (Martin Shaw arrangement) (in 1962)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Martin Shaw (British composer)
arrangement of:
Coventry Carol
[unknown]2:21
5Away in a Manger
choir vocals:
Choir of St John’s College, Cambridge
treble vocals:
Mark Tinkler (musical performer & theatre director)
chorus master:
George Guest (organist and conductor)
recording of:
Away in a Manger (aka “Cradle Song” composed by William J. Kirkpatrick)
additional lyricist:
Charles Hutchinson Gabriel (in 1892)
lyricist:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist)
composer:
William James Kirkpatrick (hymn-writer) (in 1895)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 25304)
is based on:
Sweet Afton
William James Kirkpatrick2:34
6Gabriel's Message
choir vocals:
Choir of Clare College, Cambridge
orchestra:
Orchestra of Clare College, Cambridge
conductor:
John Rutter (English choral music composer, conductor, arranger and producer, born 1945)
recording of:
The Angel Gabriel
written in:
País Vasco, Spain
lyricist:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
composer:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist) and [traditional] (special purpose artist)
translator:
Sabine Baring‐Gould (in 1895)
translated version of:
Birjina gaztetto bat zegoen
[unknown]3:04
7Pastoral Sinfonia
orchestra:
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
conductor:
Sir Neville Marriner (conductor)
recording of:
Weihnachts-Oratorium, BWV 248: Teil II, X. Sinfonia
premiered in:
Leipzig, Sachsen, Germany (on 1734-12-26)
composed in:
Leipzig, Sachsen, Germany (from 1734 until 1735)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
part of:
Weihnachts-Oratorium, BWV 248 ("Christmas Oratorio")
Johann Sebastian Bach2:26
8Shepherds' Farewell
choir vocals:
Academy of St Martin in the Fields Chorus
orchestra:
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
recording of:
The Shepherds’ Farewell
composer:
Hector Berlioz (composer)
translator:
Paul England
translated version of:
L’Enfance du Christ, op. 25: Deuxième Partie: La Fuite en Egypte: No. 8. Adieu des bergers à la sainte famille (“The Shepherds' Farewell”)
Hector Berlioz4:23
9Panis Angelicus
choir vocals:
St Paul’s Cathedral Choir (London)
soprano vocals:
Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano)
orchestra:
English Chamber Orchestra
conductor:
Barry Rose (organist / choirmaster)
arranger:
Alan Boustead
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Co. Ltd. (for copyrights use only!) (in 1984)
recording of:
Messe solennelle en la majeur, op. 12 : V. Panis Angelicus
lyricist:
St. Thomas Aquinas
composer:
César Franck (Belgian-born French composer) (in 1860)
part of:
Messe solennelle en la majeur, op. 12
recording of:
Panis Angelicus (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
César Franck (Belgian-born French composer)
arrangement of:
Messe solennelle en la majeur, op. 12 : V. Panis Angelicus
César Franck3:42
10Slumber Aria
alto vocals:
Marilyn Horne (American operatic mezzo-soprano)
orchestra:
Vienna Cantata Orchestra
conductor:
Henry Lewis (conductor)
partial recording of:
Weihnachts-Oratorium, BWV 248: Teil II, XIX. Aria (Alto) „Schlafe, mein Liebster“
premiered in:
Leipzig, Sachsen, Germany (on 1734-12-26)
composed in:
Leipzig, Sachsen, Germany (from 1734 until 1735)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
part of:
Weihnachts-Oratorium, BWV 248 ("Christmas Oratorio")
Johann Sebastian Bach4:17
11Lullaby
producer:
Christopher Raeburn (producer)
soprano vocals:
Renata Tebaldi (soprano) (in 1971-04)
orchestra:
New Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964-1976) (in 1971-04)
conductor:
Anton Guadagno (conductor) (in 1971-04)
arranger:
Douglas Gamley (film composer)
balance engineer:
Stanley Goodall (engineer) (in 1971-04)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1971-04)
recording of:
5 Lieder, op. 49: Nr. 4. Wiegenlied (catch-all for arrangements) (in 1971-04)
composer:
Johannes Brahms (German composer)
arrangement of:
5 Lieder, op. 49: Nr. 4. Wiegenlied "Guten Abend, gute Nacht" (for voice and piano)
Johannes Brahms2:18
12O Jesu So Meek
organ:
Simon Preston (organist, conductor, composer) (in 1959)
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge (in 1959)
conductor:
Sir David Willcocks (UK composer, organist, choral conductor) (in 1959)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Ltd. (for copyrights use only!) (in 1960)
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"
Johann Sebastian Bach3:01
13While Shepherds Watched
pipe organ:
Stephen Cleobury (organist, conductor)
choir vocals:
Choir of St John’s College, Cambridge
conductor:
George Guest (organist and conductor)
[unknown]2:51
14Süßer Trost, mein Jesu kommt
soprano vocals:
Agnes Giebel (soprano)
orchestra:
Deutsche Bachsolisten
conductor:
Helmut Winschermann (oboist/conductor)
partial recording of:
Kantate, BWV 151 "Süßer Trost, mein Jesus kömmt": I. Aria (Sopran) "Süßer Trost, mein Jesus kömmt"
premiered in:
Leipzig, Sachsen, Germany (on 1725-12-27)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician) (in 1725)
librettist:
Georg Christian Lehms (in 1711)
part of:
Kantate, BWV 151 "Süßer Trost, mein Jesus kömmt"
Johann Sebastian Bach3:58
15Largo
classical guitar:
Eduardo Fernández (guitarist)
orchestra:
English Chamber Orchestra
conductor:
George Malcolm (English harpsichordist, conductor)
recording of:
Concerto in F minor, op. 8 no. 4, RV 297 “L’inverno”: II. Largo
composer:
Antonio Vivaldi (Italian baroque composer and violinist) (in 1723)
part of:
Concerto in F minor, op. 8 no. 4, RV 297 “L’inverno”
Antonio Vivaldi5:13
16Alma Redemptoris Mater
choir vocals:
Monteverdi Choir (English vocal Baroque ensemble)
tenor vocals:
Julian Podger (English tenor vocalist & choral conductor)
conductor:
Sir John Eliot Gardiner
recording of:
Alma redemptoris mater
composer:
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (composer)
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina4:02
17O Magnum Mysterium
alto vocals:
John Angelo Messana (counter-tenor)
choir vocals:
Monteverdi Choir (English vocal Baroque ensemble)
conductor:
Sir John Eliot Gardiner
recording of:
O magnum mysterium
lyricist and composer:
Giovanni Gabrieli (composer)
Giovanni Gabrieli3:57
18Zastupnitse Userdnaya
choir vocals:
St. Petersburg Chamber Choir
conductor:
Nikolai Korniev (chorus master)
recording of:
To the Most Holy Sovereign Lady, op. 43: No. 6. Заступнице Усердная
composer:
Павел Григорьевич Чесноков
part of:
To the Most Holy Sovereign Lady, op. 43
Chesnokov4:24
19I Will Love Thee, O Lord
soprano vocals:
Angela Gheorghiu (Romanian soprano)
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO)
conductor:
Ion Marin (conductor)
chorus master:
Marin Constantin (Romanian composer & conductor)
recording of:
Iubi-Te-voi, Doamne
composer:
Evghenie Humulescu
Evghenie Humulescu2:39
20Once in Royal David's City
engineer:
Simon Eadon (classical music engineer)
producer:
Christopher Hazell
organ:
David Briggs (English organist and composer) (from 1984-03-19 until 1984-03-20)
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge (from 1984-03-19 until 1984-03-20)
solo vocals:
Robin Barter (from 1984-03-19 until 1984-03-20)
soprano vocals:
Robin Barter
conductor:
Stephen Cleobury (organist, conductor) (from 1984-03-19 until 1984-03-20)
arranger:
Henry John Gauntlett
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Ltd. (for copyrights use only!) (in 1984)
recorded at:
King’s College Chapel in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1984-03-19 until 1984-03-20)
recording of:
Once in Royal David’s City (from 1984-03-19 until 1984-03-20)
lyricist:
Cecil Frances Alexander (in 1848)
composer:
Henry John Gauntlett (in 1849)
part of:
The New English Hymnal (hymn book) (number: 34)
recording of:
Once in Royal David’s City (harmony Arthur Mann, descant Stephen Cleobury)
lyricist:
Cecil Frances Alexander (in 1848)
additional composer:
Stephen Cleobury (organist, conductor) and Arthur Henry Mann
composer:
Henry John Gauntlett (in 1849)
publisher:
Novello
version of:
Once in Royal David’s City (arr. Mann)
[unknown]4:30
21O Tannenbaum
choir vocals:
Wiener Sängerknaben
recording of:
O Tannenbaum (original German version)
lyricist:
Ernst Anschütz (in 1824)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist) (from 1500 until 1600)
version of:
Es lebe hoch der Zimmermannsgeselle
[unknown]1:38
22O Little Town of Bethlehem
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
conductor:
Sir David Willcocks (UK composer, organist, choral conductor)
recording of:
O Little Town of Bethlehem (Walford Davies tune)
lyricist:
Phillips Brooks
composer:
Sir Henry Walford Davies
[unknown]3:05
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1Silent Night (Stille Nacht)
choir vocals:
The Bach Choir
conductor:
Sir David Willcocks (UK composer, organist, choral conductor)
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
Hans Gruber2:43
2Gloria in Excelsis Deo
alto vocals:
Elinor Carter
choir vocals:
Monteverdi Choir (English vocal Baroque ensemble)
soprano vocals:
Katherine Fuge and Nicola Jenkin (soprano)
tenor vocals:
Julian Podger (English tenor vocalist & choral conductor)
conductor:
Sir John Eliot Gardiner
recording of:
Gloria in excelsis Deo
composer:
Robert Cowper
Robert Cowper2:12
3Winter - Largo
producer:
Michael Bremner (producer/engineer)
harpsichord and organ:
Simon Preston (organist, conductor, composer) (from 1969-09-08 until 1969-09-10)
violin:
Alan Loveday (violinist) (from 1969-09-08 until 1969-09-10)
orchestra:
Academy of St Martin in the Fields (from 1969-09-08 until 1969-09-10)
conductor:
Sir Neville Marriner (conductor) (from 1969-09-08 until 1969-09-10)
balance engineer:
Tryggve Tryggvason (engineer/producer. Sometimes credited as Trygg/Tryggvi Tryggvason) and Stanley Goodall (engineer) (from 1969-09-08 until 1969-09-10)
recorded at:
St John’s, Smith Square in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1969-09-08 until 1969-09-10)
recording of:
Concerto in F minor, op. 8 no. 4, RV 297 “L’inverno”: II. Largo (from 1969-09-08 until 1969-09-10)
composer:
Antonio Vivaldi (Italian baroque composer and violinist) (in 1723)
part of:
Concerto in F minor, op. 8 no. 4, RV 297 “L’inverno”
Antonio Vivaldi42:24
4The First Noel
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
conductor:
Sir David Willcocks (UK composer, organist, choral conductor)
recording of:
The First Nowell
lyricist, writer and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
[unknown]4:52
5In Dulci Jubilo
choir vocals:
The Bach Choir
conductor:
Sir David Willcocks (UK composer, organist, choral conductor)
recording of:
In dulci jubilo (macaronic of English and Latin)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger and translator:
Robert Lucas Pearsall (composer)
translated version of:
In dulci iubilo (original traditional version in macaronic alteration of medieval German and Latin, use also for unspecified versions)
[unknown]3:22
6The Three Kings
baritone vocals:
Gerald Finley (bass-baritone)
choir vocals:
Academy of St Martin in the Fields Chorus
orchestra:
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
conductor:
Sir Neville Marriner (conductor)
recording of:
The Three Kings
lyricist:
Peter Cornelius (German composer, lived from 1824 to 1874) and Philipp Nicolai
composer:
Peter Cornelius (German composer, lived from 1824 to 1874)
arranger:
Sir Ivor Atkins
translator:
Herbert Newell Bate
translated version of:
Weihnachtslieder, op. 8: III. Die Könige
Cornelius2:36
7Es Ist Ein Ros Entsprungen
recording of:
Es ist ein Ros entsprungen (Praetorius’ harmonisation)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Michael Praetorius (composer and organist) (in 1609)
arrangement of:
Es ist ein Ros entsprungen (original anonymous version)
[unknown]4:01
8Still, Still, Still
choir vocals:
Academy of St Martin in the Fields Chorus
tenor vocals:
Ian Bostridge (tenor)
orchestra:
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
conductor:
Sir Neville Marriner (conductor)
recording of:
Still, Still, Still
lyricist:
Georg Götsch
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
[unknown]3:05
9The Crown of Roses
choir vocals:
Choir of Clare College, Cambridge
conductor:
John Rutter (English choral music composer, conductor, arranger and producer, born 1945)
recording of:
The Crown of Roses (for tenor and orchestra, or else general catch-all version)
lyricist:
Алексей Плещеев (until 1877)
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Russian romantic composer)
translator:
Geoffrey Dearmer (poet)
translated version of:
Legend, op. 54 no. 5 (for voice and orchestra)
Tchaikovsky2:23
10"Christmas" Concerto, Op. 6 No. 8: Largo Pastorale
producer:
Michael Bremner (producer/engineer)
orchestra:
Academy of St Martin in the Fields (in 1973-09)
conductor:
Sir Neville Marriner (conductor) (in 1973-09)
balance engineer:
Stanley Goodall (engineer) (in 1973-09)
recorded at:
St John’s, Smith Square in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1973-09)
recording of:
Concerto Grosso in G minor, op. 6 no. 8 “Christmas Concerto”: VI. Pastorale (Largo) (in 1973-09)
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)
Franco Corelli2:33
11The Lamb
choir vocals:
Monteverdi Choir (English vocal Baroque ensemble)
conductor and chorus master:
John Eliot Gardiner
recording of:
The Lamb
lyricist:
William Blake (English poet, painter, and printmaker) (in 1789)
composer:
John Tavener (20th century composer) (in 1982)
publisher:
Chester Music Ltd., Edition Wilhelm Hansen London Ltd. and J. & W. Chester, Ltd.
John Tavener2:58
12A Ceremony of Carols - Balulalow
harp:
Lucy Wakeford (harpist)
choir vocals:
St Paul’s Cathedral Choir (London)
treble vocals:
Anthony Way (UK chorister and classical singer)
chorus master:
John Scott (organist, choirmaster)
recording of:
A Ceremony of Carols, op. 28: IV. (b) Balulalow
composer:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (in 1942)
part of:
A Ceremony of Carols, op. 28
Benjamin Britten1:34
13Ave Maria
choir vocals:
Wiener Großstadtkinderchor (in 1961-06) and Wiener Singverein (in 1961-06)
soprano vocals:
Leontyne Price (soprano) (in 1961-06)
orchestra:
Wiener Philharmoniker and Members of the Wiener Philharmoniker (in 1961-06)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor) (in 1961-06)
arranger:
Carlo Sabatini
recorded at:
Sofiensaal in Landstraße, Wien, Austria (in 1961-06)
recording of:
Ave Maria (catch-all for arrangements of the Bach / Gounod work)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician) and Charles Gounod (French composer)
publisher:
Lam Larghetto Music (from 1993 to present)
arrangement of:
Ave Maria (Bach/Gounod)
Charles‐François Gounod2:42
14Mille Cherubini in Coro
recording engineer:
John Dunkerley (engineer) and James Lock (engineer)
producer:
Ray Minshull (record producer)
tenor vocals:
Luciano Pavarotti (tenor) (in 1976-01)
orchestra:
National Philharmonic Orchestra (fka the London Promenade Orchestra until 1971, mostly film music and opera) (in 1976-01)
conductor:
Kurt Herbert Adler (conductor) (in 1976-01)
arranger:
Douglas Gamley (film composer)
recorded at:
All Saints’ Church (Petersham) in Richmond upon Thames, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1976-01)
recording of:
Mille cherubini in coro (in 1976-01)
lyricist:
Ernst Marischka
composer:
Franz Schubert (composer)
arranger:
Alois Melichar
version of:
Wiegenlied, D. 498
Franz Schubert4:05
15Laudate Dominum
producer:
Vittorio Negri (conductor)
organ:
John Constable (pianist) (in 1971-04)
choir vocals:
London Symphony Chorus (in 1971-04)
soprano vocals:
Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano) (in 1971-04)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (in 1971-04)
conductor:
Sir Colin Davis (English conductor) (in 1971-04)
recorded at:
Walthamstow Assembly Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1971-04)
recording of:
Vesperae solennes de confessore, K. 339: V. Laudate dominum (in 1971-04)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1780)
part of:
Vesperae solennes de confessore, K. 339
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart5:16
16The Infant King
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
conductor:
Sir David Willcocks (UK composer, organist, choral conductor)
recording of:
Infant King
lyricist:
Sabine Baring‐Gould
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
[unknown]3:26
17Lullaby My Jesus
choir vocals:
Winchester Cathedral Choir
conductor:
David Hill (organist and conductor)
recording of:
Lullaby My Jesus
lyricist and arranger:
Andrew Carter (composer)
composer:
Peter Warlock (composer)
arrangement of:
Capriol Suite: V. Pieds‐en‐l’air
Peter Warlock3:14
18What Child Is This? (Greensleeves)
lute:
Tom Finucane
treble vocals:
Anthony Way (UK chorister and classical singer)
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]4:09
19The Tales of Hoffmann - Barcarolle
producer:
John Mordler (producer) and Michael Woolcock (producer)
choir vocals:
Chœur de la Suisse Romande, Chœur Pro Arte de Lausanne (in 1972-06) and Chorale du Brassus (in 1972-06)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Huguette Tourangeau (mezzo-soprano) (in 1972-06)
soprano vocals:
Joan Sutherland (soprano) (in 1972-06)
orchestra:
Orchestre de la Suisse Romande (OSR) (in 1972-06)
conductor:
Richard Bonynge (conductor and pianist) (in 1972-06)
balance engineer:
James Lock (engineer)
recorded at:
Victoria Hall (Geneva) in Genève, Genève, Switzerland (in 1972-06)
recording of:
Les Contes d’Hoffmann : Acte IV. No. 17 Barcarolle « Belle nuit, ô nuit d’amour » (Nicklausse, Giulietta, les invités) (in 1972-06)
composer:
Jacques Offenbach (German-French composer, cellist and impresario)
part of:
Les Contes d'Hoffmann: Acte IV (Giulietta) (Offenbach order; critical Oeser edition)
recording of:
Les Contes d’Hoffmann: Acte III. “Belle nuit, ô nuit d’amour” (Nicklausse, Giulietta)
composer:
Jacques Offenbach (German-French composer, cellist and impresario)
librettist:
Jules Barbier
part of:
Les Contes d’Hoffmann: Acte III (Giulietta) (alternate order)
Jacques Offenbach4:03
20See Amid the Winter's Snow
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
conductor:
Sir David Willcocks (UK composer, organist, choral conductor)
recording of:
See Amid the Winter’s Snow (carol) (in 1962)
lyricist:
Edward Caswall (Anglican clergyman and hymn writer)
composer:
Sir John Goss
[unknown]3:57
21The Blessed Son of God
choir vocals:
Winchester Cathedral Choir
conductor:
David Hill (organist and conductor)
recording of:
Hodie: V. Choral: The Blessed Son of God
composer:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer) (from 1953 until 1954)
part of:
Hodie
Ralph Vaughan Williams2:40
22It Came Upon the Midnight Clear
soprano vocals:
Leontyne Price (soprano)
orchestra:
Wiener Philharmoniker
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor)
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)
Willis1:53
23White Christmas
soprano vocals:
Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964-1976)
conductor:
Sir Colin Davis (English conductor)
recording of:
White Christmas
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin (from 1938 until 1940)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Irving Berlin Music Corp., Williamson Music Company and Irving Berlin Music Company (from 1940 to present)
sub-publisher:
Irving Berlin Music Ltd., Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019), Warner/Chappell Music, Hong Kong Limited (華納音樂版權香港有限公司 (1995–2019)), シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部
part of:
The 15th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 15)
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