The Golden Age of Light Music: A Carol Symphony - Music For The Festive Season

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Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Adeste Fideles (O Come All Ye Faithful)
Frank Chacksfield & His Orchestra3:00
2Silent Night (Stille Nacht, Hellige Nacht)
instrumental 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
Frank Chacksfield & His Orchestra3:37
3God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen
instrumental 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)
Frank Chacksfield & His Orchestra2:34
4Once In Royal David's City
instrumental recording of:
Once in Royal David’s City
lyricist:
Cecil Frances Alexander (in 1848)
composer:
Henry John Gauntlett (in 1849)
part of:
The New English Hymnal (hymn book) (number: 34)
Frank Chacksfield & His Orchestra2:51
5Good King Wenceslas (Tempus Adest Floridum)
instrumental 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
Frank Chacksfield & His Orchestra2:11
6Good Christian Men Rejoice
instrumental recording of:
Good Christian Men Rejoice
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
translator:
John Mason Neale
part of:
The New English Hymnal (hymn book) (number: 107)
translated version of:
In dulci jubilo (Original trad.)
Frank Chacksfield & His Orchestra1:59
7Away In A Manger
Frank Chacksfield & His Orchestra2:25
8The First Noel (The First Nowell)
instrumental recording of:
The First Nowell
lyricist, writer and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
Frank Chacksfield & His Orchestra2:39
9The Golden Carol (Greensleeves)
Frank Chacksfield & His Orchestra2:32
10Faith Of Our Fathers
Billy Vaughn and His Orchestra2:30
11O Holy Night (Cantique de Noël)
Billy Vaughn and His Orchestra2:25
12O Tannenbaum (O Christmas Tree)
Billy Vaughn and His Orchestra1:40
13Joy To The World
George Melachrino and His Orchestra3:42
14Hark, The Herald Angels Sing
George Melachrino and His Orchestra2:47
15Jingle Bells
George Melachrino and His Orchestra2:37
16Les Patineurs (The Skaters' Waltz)
Dalibor Brazda5:30
17I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus
Stanley Black & His Orchestra2:20
18Christmas Alphabet
Stanley Black & His Orchestra2:18
19Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer
Stanley Black & His Orchestra2:18
20Winter Wonderland
Stanley Black & His Orchestra3:05
21A Carol Symphony: I. Prelude - Allegro energico ("Adeste Fideles")
Dolf van der Linden Metropole Orchestra4:04
22A Carol Symphony: II. Scherzo - Allegro molto moderato ("God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen")
Dolf van der Linden Metropole Orchestra5:55
23A Carol Symphony: III. Romance - Andante quasi lento a cantabile (The Coventry Carol" & "The First Noel")
Dolf van der Linden Metropole Orchestra8:18
24A Carol Symphony: IV. Finale - Allegro energico come primo (Here We Come A Wassailling")
Dolf van der Linden Metropole Orchestra5:20