40 Most Beautiful Christmas Classics

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

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▼ CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1O Come, o Come Emmanuel
Kiri Te Kanawa4:00
2The Angel Gabriel
Edward Higginbottom2:53
3In Dulci Jubilo
Edward Higginbottom3:35
4Once in Royal David's City
Edward Higginbottom3:06
5I Wonder as I Wander
Sumi Jo1:47
6This Is the Truth Sent From Above
Chanticleer4:41
7Coventry Carol
Chanticleer3:57
8White Christmas
Thomas Hampson3:33
9Christmas Concerto - 1st Movement
Il giardino armonico3:50
10The Shepherd's Farewell
Sir John Eliot Gardiner5:49
11Agnus Dei
Wiener Symphoniker2:58
12Silent Night - Stille Nacht
조수미4:14
13Es ist ein Ros Entsprungen
Chanticleer2:13
14In the Bleak Midwinter
Chanticleer5:13
15The Holly and the Ivy
Kiri Te Kanawa3:04
16The Little Drummer Boy
Thomas Hampson2:54
17Ave Maria
Thomas Hampson2:47
18O Jesulein Süss
Edward Higginbottom4:13
19A Lullaby / Away in a Manger
Chanticleer3:31
20Christmas Concerto - 3rd Movement
Claudio Scimone5:59
▼ CD 2
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Panis Angelicus
José Carreras4:05
2Adeste Fideles (O Come All Ye Faithful)
Edward Higginbottom2:50
3O Holy Night
조수미3:44
4Noël Nouvelet
Chanticleer2:52
5Huron Carol
Chanticleer4:02
6Ding Dong! Merrily on High
Thomas Hampson1:44
7Christmas Oratorio: Jauchzet, Frohlocket
choir vocals:
Heinrich-Schütz-Chor Heilbronn
orchestra:
Südwestdeutsches Kammerorchester Pforzheim
conductor:
Fritz Werner (German conductor and organist)
recording of:
Weihnachts-Oratorium, BWV 248: Teil I, I. Coro „Jauchzet, frohlocket“
premiered in:
Leipzig, Sachsen, Germany (on 1734-12-25)
composed in:
Leipzig, Sachsen, Germany (from 1734 until 1735)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
is based on:
Kantate, BWV 214 "Tönet, ihr Pauken! Erschallet, Trompeten!": I. Coro "Tönet, ihr Pauken! Erschallet, Trompeten!"
part of:
Weihnachts-Oratorium, BWV 248 ("Christmas Oratorio")
Fritz Werner8:26
8O Tannenbaum
Will Glahé1:58
9Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
Edward Higginbottom3:05
10While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks by Night
Edward Higginbottom3:42
11Joy to the World
Joel Cohen2:11
12The First Nowell
London Brass2:38
13Messe de Minuit: Kyrie
The Boston Camerata6:21
14The Nutcracker: March
Александр Николаевич Лазарев2:51
15The Nutcracker: Dance of the Sugar-Plum Fairy
Александр Николаевич Лазарев2:10
16O Little Town of Bethlehem
Kiri Te Kanawa3:24
17Messiah: Behold a Virgin Shall Conceive...
Nikolaus Harnoncourt0:33
18Messiah: Oh Thou That Tellest Good Tidings
Nikolaus Harnoncourt6:20
19Messiah: Hallelujah Chorus
Nikolaus Harnoncourt3:43
20Medley: Festive Cheer / Sleigh Ride / Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas / Jimgle Bells / We Wish You a Merry Christmas
London Brass6:38