Christmas Through the Ages

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1While shepherds watched their flocks by night
instruments:
The Parley of Instruments
choir vocals:
Psalmody (British choir)
conductor:
Peter Holman (conductor and organist)
recording of:
While shepherds watched their flock by night (Cranbrook)
composer:
Thomas Clark (English composer)
Thomas Clark of Canterbury3:37
2Die Hirten auf dem Felder
conductor:
Robert King (conductor and harpsichordist)
performer:
The King’s Consort
recording of:
Weihnachts-Historie, SWV 435 - Die Hirten auf dem Felde: Lasset uns nun gehen gen Bethlehem
composer:
Heinrich Schütz (composer)
part of:
Weihnachts-Historie, SWV 435 (Die Geburt unsers Herren Jesu Christi, for chorus, instruments & continuo)
Heinrich Schütz1:29
3Procedenti puero
conductor:
Stevie Wishart
performer:
Sinfonye
[anonymous]1:44
4Riu, riu chiu
recording engineer:
Antony Howell (engineer)
producer:
Mark Brown (operatic bass, early music singer, conductor, and producer)
choir vocals:
The Sixteen (UK choir) (from 1987-05-07 until 1987-05-09)
conductor:
Harry Christophers (conductor) (from 1987-05-07 until 1987-05-09)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Hyperion Records Ltd, London (holding company - do not use this as a release label) (in 1987)
recorded at:
All Hallows’ Church (Gospel Oak) in Hampstead, Camden, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1987-05-07 until 1987-05-09)
recording of:
Riu, riu, chiu
writer:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist) (from 1500 until 1600)
[traditional]2:18
5La luz de vuestros ojos
conductor:
Owen Rees (conductor)
performer:
A Capella Portuguesa
recording of:
La luz de vuestros ojos
composer:
Francisco Guerrero (Renaissance composer)
Francisco Guerrero2:14
6Gavotte from Festive Suite in A major
orchestra:
Northwest Chamber Orchestra
conductor:
Alun Francis (conductor)
recording of:
Ouverture-Suite A-Dur, TWV 55:A5 "Festliche Suite": IV. Gavotte & Trio
composer:
Georg Philipp Telemann (composer)
part of:
Ouverture-Suite A-Dur, TWV 55:A5 "Festliche Suite"
Georg Philipp Telemann3:58
7In the bleak mid-winter
choir vocals:
Westminster Cathedral Choir
tenor vocals:
Matthew Vine (tenor)
treble vocals:
Aaron Webber
chorus master:
James O’Donnell (organist and choir master)
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 Darke5:00
8Salvator noster
conductor:
Robert King (conductor and harpsichordist)
performer:
The King’s Consort
recording of:
Salvator noster
composer:
Giovanni Gabrieli (composer)
Giovanni Gabrieli4:19
9In the bleak mid-winter from A Boy Was Born
choir vocals:
Corydon Singers (from 1984-01-31 until 1984-02-04) and Westminster Cathedral Choristers (from 1984-01-31 until 1984-02-04)
conductor:
Matthew Best (bass singer and conductor, founder of Corydon Singers) (from 1984-01-31 until 1984-02-04)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Hyperion Records Ltd, London (holding company - do not use this as a release label) (in 1985)
recorded at:
St Alban’s Church, Holborn in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1984-01-31 until 1984-02-04)
recording of:
A Boy Was Born, op. 3: Variation V. In the bleak mid-winter (from 1984-01-31 until 1984-02-04)
composer:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (from 1932 until 1933)
part of:
A Boy Was Born, op. 3
Benjamin Britten5:01
10Lully, lulla, thou little tiny child, op. 25 no. 2
choir vocals:
Polyphony (choir) (from 1996-08-05 until 1996-08-07)
conductor:
Stephen Layton (English conductor) (from 1996-08-05 until 1996-08-07)
recorded at:
St Jude‐on‐the‐Hill in Hampstead, Camden, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1996-08-05 until 1996-08-07)
recording of:
Lully, Lulla, Thou Little Tiny Child, op. 25 no. 2 (Kenneth Leighton arrangement of the Coventry Carol) (from 1996-08-05 until 1996-08-07)
lyricist:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
composer:
Kenneth Leighton (composer) (in 1948)
arrangement of:
Coventry Carol
part of:
Three Carols, op. 25
Kenneth Leighton3:17
11Carol of the Children
recording engineer:
Julian Millard (engineer) (from 2001-01-03 until 2001-01-06)
producer:
Mark Brown (operatic bass, early music singer, conductor, and producer)
choir vocals:
Polyphony (choir) (from 2001-01-03 until 2001-01-06)
orchestra:
City of London Sinfonia (chamber orchestra) (from 2001-01-03 until 2001-01-06)
conductor:
Stephen Layton (English conductor) (from 2001-01-03 until 2001-01-06)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Hyperion Records Ltd, London (holding company - do not use this as a release label) (in 2001)
recorded at:
All Saints’ Church (Tooting, London) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 2001-01-03 until 2001-01-06)
recording of:
Carol of the Children (from 2001-01-03 until 2001-01-06)
lyricist and composer:
John Rutter (English choral music composer, conductor, arranger and producer, born 1945)
John Rutter3:16
12There is no rose of such virtue from A Ceremony of Carols
recording engineer:
Antony Howell (engineer) (from 1986-06-26 until 1986-06-27)
producer:
Mark Brown (operatic bass, early music singer, conductor, and producer)
harp:
Sioned Williams (harpist) (from 1986-06-26 until 1986-06-27)
choir vocals:
Westminster Cathedral Choir (from 1986-06-26 until 1986-06-27)
conductor:
David Hill (organist and conductor) (from 1986-06-26 until 1986-06-27)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Hyperion Records Ltd, London (holding company - do not use this as a release label) (in 1986)
recorded at:
Westminster Cathedral in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1986-06-26 until 1986-06-27)
recording of:
A Ceremony of Carols, op. 28: III. There is no Rose (from 1986-06-26 until 1986-06-27)
composer:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (in 1942)
part of:
A Ceremony of Carols, op. 28
Benjamin Britten2:35
13O magnum mysterium (Quatre motets pour le temps de Noël, no. 1)
choir vocals:
Westminster Cathedral Choir (in 1993)
conductor:
James O’Donnell (organist and choir master) (in 1993)
recorded at:
Westminster Cathedral in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1993)
recording of:
Quatre motets pour le temps de Noël: No. 1. O magnum mysterium (in 1993)
composer:
Francis Poulenc (pianist and composer) (in 1952, from 1959 until 1960)
part of:
Quatre motets pour le temps de Noël, FP 152
Francis Poulenc3:23
14Omnes de Saba
recording engineer:
Antony Howell (engineer)
producer:
Mark Brown (operatic bass, early music singer, conductor, and producer)
choir vocals:
The Sixteen (UK choir) (from 1987-05-07 until 1987-05-09)
conductor:
Harry Christophers (conductor) (from 1987-05-07 until 1987-05-09)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Hyperion Records Ltd, London (holding company - do not use this as a release label) (in 1987)
recorded at:
All Hallows’ Church (Gospel Oak) in Hampstead, Camden, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1987-05-07 until 1987-05-09)
recording of:
Omnes de Saba venient
composer:
Orlande de Lassus (Franco-Flemish Renaissance composer)
Orlandus Lassus3:18
15Allegro from “Christmas Concerto”, op. 6 no. 8
recording engineer:
Antony Howell (engineer)
producer:
Martin Compton (producer)
orchestra:
The Brandenburg Consort (from 1992-12-05 until 1992-12-07)
conductor:
Roy Goodman (conductor and violinist) (from 1992-12-05 until 1992-12-07)
recorded at:
St Jude‐on‐the‐Hill in Hampstead, Camden, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1992-12-05 until 1992-12-07)
recording of:
Concerto Grosso in G minor, op. 6 no. 8 “Christmas Concerto”: II. Allegro (from 1992-12-05 until 1992-12-07)
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 Corelli2:19
16Hark, the herald angels sing
organ:
Iain Simcock
choir vocals:
Westminster Cathedral Choir
chorus master:
James O’Donnell (organist and choir master)
arranger:
Philip Ledger
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 Mendelssohn, arr. Ledger3:12
17L’Adieu des bergers from L'Enfance du Christ
recording engineer:
Antony Howell (engineer) (from 1994-10-02 until 1994-10-05)
producer:
Mark Brown (operatic bass, early music singer, conductor, and producer)
choir vocals:
Corydon Singers (from 1994-10-02 until 1994-10-05)
orchestra:
Corydon Orchestra (from 1994-10-02 until 1994-10-05)
conductor:
Matthew Best (bass singer and conductor, founder of Corydon Singers) (from 1994-10-02 until 1994-10-05)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Hyperion Records Ltd, London (holding company - do not use this as a release label) (in 1995)
recording 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”) (from 1994-10-02 until 1994-10-05)
lyricist and composer:
Hector Berlioz (composer)
part of:
L'Enfance du Christ: Deuxième Partie: “La Fuite en Égypte”
Hector Berlioz4:45
18Die Könige, op. 8 no. 2
choir vocals:
Polyphony (choir) (from 2000-05-03 until 2000-05-05)
conductor:
Stephen Layton (English conductor) (from 2000-05-03 until 2000-05-05)
recorded at:
St Jude‐on‐the‐Hill in Hampstead, Camden, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 2000-05-03 until 2000-05-05)
recording of:
Weihnachtslieder, op. 8: III. Die Könige (from 2000-05-03 until 2000-05-05)
lyricist:
Peter Cornelius (German composer, lived from 1824 to 1874)
composer:
Peter Cornelius (German composer, lived from 1824 to 1874) (in 1856)
part of:
Weihnachtslieder, op. 8
Peter Cornelius2:54
19O come, O come, Emmanuel
organ:
Andrew Lucas (organist) (from 1997-06-23 until 1997-06-26)
choir vocals:
St Paul’s Cathedral Choir (London) (from 1997-06-23 until 1997-06-26)
conductor:
John Scott (organist, choirmaster) (from 1997-06-23 until 1997-06-26)
arranger:
Andrew Carter (composer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Hyperion Records Ltd, London (holding company - do not use this as a release label) (in 1997)
recording of:
O Come, O Come, Emmanuel (Neale lyrics) (from 1997-06-23 until 1997-06-26)
lyricist and translator:
John Mason Neale
composer:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Hymns Ancient and Modern (1861 edition (first edition)) (number: 36)
arrangement of:
Veni, veni, Emmanuel
translated version of:
Veni, veni, Emmanuel
[traditional], arr. Andrew Carter4:04
20Noël no. 1
organ:
Christopher Herrick (organist)
recorded at:
Église Saint-Rémy de Dieppe in Dieppe, Seine-Maritime, Normandie, France
recording of:
Nouveau livre de Noëls: Nº. 1. À la venue de Noël ("sur les jeux d’anches")
composer:
Louis‐Claude Daquin
part of:
Nouveau livre de Noëls
Louis-Claude Daquin2:34
21Hodie nobis de coelo
organ:
Iain Simcock
choir vocals:
Westminster Cathedral Choir
conductor:
James O’Donnell (organist and choir master)
recording of:
Hodie nobis de coelo
composer:
Pedro de Cristo
Pedro de Cristo2:17
22Quem pastores laudavere
instruments:
The Parley of Instruments (from 1986-01-22 until 1986-01-23)
choir vocals:
Westminster Cathedral Choir (from 1986-01-22 until 1986-01-23)
conductor:
David Hill (organist and conductor) (from 1986-01-22 until 1986-01-23)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Hyperion Records Ltd, London (holding company - do not use this as a release label) (in 1986)
recorded at:
Westminster Cathedral in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1986-01-22 until 1986-01-23)
recording of:
Quem pastores laudavere (from 1986-01-22 until 1986-01-23)
composer:
Michael Praetorius (composer and organist)
Michael Praetorius6:26
23God is with us: A Christmas Proclamation
engineer:
Antony Howell (engineer)
producer:
Chris Sayers (producer)
organ:
Roger Judd (organist) (from 1990-07-11 until 1990-07-13)
choir vocals:
The Choir of St George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle (from 1990-07-11 until 1990-07-13)
tenor vocals:
James Oxley (tenor) (from 1990-07-11 until 1990-07-13)
conductor:
Christopher Robinson (British conductor & organist) (from 1990-07-11 until 1990-07-13)
recorded at:
All Hallows’ Church (Gospel Oak) in Hampstead, Camden, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1990-07-11 until 1990-07-13)
recording of:
God Is With Us (from 1990-07-11 until 1990-07-13)
composer:
John Tavener (20th century composer) (in 1987)
John Tavener5:32