Christmas Carols

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Tracklist

▼ CD 1
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1O Come, All Ye Faithful
choir vocals:
Bournemouth Symphony Chorus
orchestra:
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
arranger:
Peter Breiner (pianist, conductor, composer)
recording of:
O Come, All Ye Faithful (English version of Latin “Adeste fideles”)
lyricist and composer:
John Francis Wade (from 1740 until 1743)
translator:
Frederick Oakeley (in 1841)
translated version of:
Adeste fideles (original latin version)
Bournemouth Symphony Chorus & Orchestra5:46
2Once in Royal David’s City
engineer:
Simon Fox (engineer)
producer:
Murray Khouri (clarinettist and producer)
organ:
Raymond Johnston (organist) (from 1992-09-22 until 1992-09-23)
choir vocals:
Worcester Cathedral Choir (from 1992-09-22 until 1992-09-23)
treble vocals:
Robert Stringer (treble) (from 1992-09-22 until 1992-09-23)
conductor:
Donald Hunt (conductor, organist) (from 1992-09-22 until 1992-09-23)
recorded at:
Worcester Cathedral in Worcester, Worcestershire, England, United Kingdom (from 1992-09-22 until 1992-09-23)
recording of:
Once in Royal David’s City (from 1992-09-22 until 1992-09-23)
lyricist:
Cecil Frances Alexander (in 1848)
composer:
Henry John Gauntlett (in 1849)
part of:
The New English Hymnal (hymn book) (number: 34)
Worcester Cathedral Choir3:23
3While Shepherds Watched
choir vocals:
Tonus Peregrinus
conductor:
Antony Pitts
arranger:
Antony Pitts
recording of:
While Shepherds Watched their Flocks by Night (Winchester Old version)
lyricist:
Nahum Tate
composer:
Christopher Tye (English composer & organist, c. 1505-1573)
arranger:
George Kirbye
is based on:
Song of the Angels, at the Nativity of Our Blessed Saviour
is based on:
Winchester Old
Tonus Peregrinus2:33
4Away in a Manger
choir vocals:
Tonus Peregrinus
conductor:
Antony Pitts
arranger:
Antony Pitts
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
Tonus Peregrinus2:21
5Silent Night
choir vocals:
Bournemouth Symphony Chorus
orchestra:
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
arranger:
Peter Breiner (pianist, conductor, composer)
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
Bournemouth Symphony Chorus & Orchestra6:40
6We Three Kings of Orient Are
choir vocals:
Tonus Peregrinus
conductor:
Antony Pitts
arranger:
Antony Pitts
recording of:
We Three Kings
lyricist and composer:
John Henry Hopkins, Jr. (composer, “We Three Kings”)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 24751)
Tonus Peregrinus3:08
7Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
choir vocals:
Tonus Peregrinus
conductor:
Antony Pitts
arranger:
Antony Pitts
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
Tonus Peregrinus2:45
8O Little Town of Bethlehem
choir vocals:
Bournemouth Symphony Chorus
orchestra:
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
arranger:
Peter Breiner (pianist, conductor, composer)
recording of:
O Little Town of Bethlehem (traditional carol with the tune “Forest Green”, as sung in the UK and the Episcopal Church in the U.S.)
lyricist:
Phillips Brooks (in 1868)
additional composer:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer) (in 1906)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer)
publisher:
Oxford University Press (in 1906)
part of:
The New English Hymnal (hymn book) (number: 32)
is based on:
The Ploughboy's Dream
version of:
O Little Town of Bethlehem (traditional carol with the tune “St. Louis”, as commonly sung in the U.S.)
Bournemouth Symphony Chorus & Orchestra5:48
9Joy to the World
engineer:
Simon Fox (engineer)
producer:
Murray Khouri (clarinettist and producer)
organ:
Raymond Johnston (organist) (from 1992-09-22 until 1992-09-23)
choir vocals:
Worcester Cathedral Choir (from 1992-09-22 until 1992-09-23)
conductor:
Donald Hunt (conductor, organist) (from 1992-09-22 until 1992-09-23)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Naxos Rights International (from 1998 until 2004)
recorded at:
Worcester Cathedral in Worcester, Worcestershire, England, United Kingdom (from 1992-09-22 until 1992-09-23)
recording of:
Joy to the World (Christmas carol) (from 1992-09-22 until 1992-09-23)
lyricist:
Isaac Watts (hymn writer)
additional composer:
Lowell Mason (in 1839)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer)
Worcester Cathedral Choir1:29
10Ding, Dong, Merrily on High
engineer:
Simon Fox (engineer)
producer:
Murray Khouri (clarinettist and producer)
choir vocals:
Worcester Cathedral Choir (from 1992-09-22 until 1992-09-23)
conductor:
Donald Hunt (conductor, organist) (from 1992-09-22 until 1992-09-23)
recorded at:
Worcester Cathedral in Worcester, Worcestershire, England, United Kingdom (from 1992-09-22 until 1992-09-23)
recording of:
Ding Dong! Merrily on High (from 1992-09-22 until 1992-09-23)
lyricist:
George Ratcliffe Woodward
additional composer:
Charles Wood (Irish composer)
composer:
Thoinot Arbeau (Artist name of Jehan Tabourot (“Orchesographie”))
is based on:
Branle de l’official
Worcester Cathedral Choir2:05
11Good King Wenceslas
choir vocals:
Tonus Peregrinus
conductor:
Antony Pitts
arranger:
Antony Pitts
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
Tonus Peregrinus1:49
12I Saw Three Ships Come Sailing In
choir vocals:
Tonus Peregrinus
conductor:
Antony Pitts
arranger:
Antony Pitts
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Naxos Rights International (from 1998 until 2004)
recording of:
I Saw Three Ships
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 700)
Tonus Peregrinus1:24
13The Virgin Mary Had a Baby Boy
choir vocals:
Bournemouth Symphony Chorus
orchestra:
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
arranger:
Peter Breiner (pianist, conductor, composer)
recording of:
The Virgin Mary had a baby boy
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
Bournemouth Symphony Chorus & Orchestra3:35
14O Christmas Tree
choir vocals:
Bournemouth Symphony Chorus
orchestra:
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
arranger:
Peter Breiner (pianist, conductor, composer)
recording of:
O Christmas Tree (English version of German "O Tannenbaum")
lyricist:
Ernst Anschütz (in 1824)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
translator:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
translated version of:
O Tannenbaum (original German version)
Bournemouth Symphony Chorus & Orchestra5:03
15The Holly & The Ivy
choir vocals:
Tonus Peregrinus
conductor:
Antony Pitts
arranger:
Antony Pitts
recording of:
The Holly and the Ivy
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 514)
Tonus Peregrinus2:41

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copyrighted (©) by and phonographic copyright (℗) by:Sunday Express (UK newspaper) (in 2005)
licensed from:Naxos Rights International Ltd. (for copyrights/licensing use only!)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/2170363 [info]