A Festival of Christmas Carols

~ Release by London Symphony Orchestra, John Alldis Choir, Sir Colin Davis (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

▼ CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
choir vocals:
The John Alldis Choir
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Sir Colin Davis (English conductor)
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
Felix Mendelssohn3:01
2Coventry Carol
choir vocals:
The John Alldis Choir
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Sir Colin Davis (English conductor)
recording of:
Coventry Carol
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
[christmas music]2:01
3Joy to the World
choir vocals:
The John Alldis Choir
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Sir Colin Davis (English conductor)
recording of:
Joy to the World (Christmas carol)
lyricist:
Isaac Watts (hymn writer)
additional composer:
Lowell Mason (in 1839)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer)
Georg Friedrich Händel2:12
4In Dulci Jubilo
choir vocals:
The John Alldis Choir
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Sir Colin Davis (English conductor)
[christmas music]2:04
5Silent Night
choir vocals:
The John Alldis Choir
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Sir Colin Davis (English 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
Franz Xaver Gruber3:17
6God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
choir vocals:
The John Alldis Choir
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Sir Colin Davis (English conductor)
recording of:
God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen (traditional, no arrangement credits here)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 394)
[christmas music]2:24
7The Holly and the Ivy
choir vocals:
The John Alldis Choir
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Sir Colin Davis (English conductor)
recording of:
The Holly and the Ivy
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 514)
[christmas music]2:17
8What Child Is This
choir vocals:
The John Alldis Choir
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Sir Colin Davis (English conductor)
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)
[christmas music]3:11
9The First Nowell
choir vocals:
The John Alldis Choir
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Sir Colin Davis (English conductor)
[christmas music]3:39
10Good King Wenceslas
choir vocals:
The John Alldis Choir
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Sir Colin Davis (English conductor)
[christmas music]3:21
11Deck the Halls
choir vocals:
The John Alldis Choir
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Sir Colin Davis (English conductor)
[christmas music]2:45
12O Tannenbaum
choir vocals:
The John Alldis Choir
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Sir Colin Davis (English conductor)
[christmas music]2:32
13Patapan
choir vocals:
The John Alldis Choir
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Sir Colin Davis (English conductor)
[christmas music]2:49
14We Three Kings of Orient Are
choir vocals:
The John Alldis Choir
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Sir Colin Davis (English conductor)
[christmas music]1:56
15Away in a Manger
choir vocals:
The John Alldis Choir
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Sir Colin Davis (English conductor)
[christmas music]1:44
16I Saw Three Ships
choir vocals:
The John Alldis Choir
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Sir Colin Davis (English conductor)
[christmas music]2:15
17I Wonder as I Wander
choir vocals:
The John Alldis Choir
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Sir Colin Davis (English conductor)
[christmas music]2:36
18O Come All Ye Faithful
choir vocals:
The John Alldis Choir
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Sir Colin Davis (English conductor)
[christmas music]2:55

Credits

Release

ASIN:US: B0000040XM [info]