The Mystery of Christmas

~ Release by Elora Festival Singers, Noel Edison (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1The Huron Carol
choir vocals:
Elora Festival Singers
conductor:
Noel Edison (conductor)
recording of:
The Huron Carol (arr. Anderson)
lyricist:
Jean de Brébeuf
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Robert Anderson (Canadian choral arranger)
translator:
Jesse Edgar Middleton
arrangement of:
Huron Carol (aka "Twas in the Moon of Wintertime")
Trad. Canadian / R. Anderson2:40
2Ring-a the News
choir vocals:
Elora Festival Singers
conductor:
Noel Edison (conductor)
recording of:
Ring-a the news
lyricist:
Robert Bruce Evans
composer:
Robert Bruce Evans (in 1989)
Robert Bruce Evans2:38
3O Come All Ye Faithful
choir vocals:
Elora Festival Singers
conductor:
Noel Edison (conductor)
arranger:
Noel Edison (conductor)
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)
arrangement of:
O Come, All Ye Faithful
translated version of:
Adeste fideles (original latin version)
Trad. / Noel Edison4:06
4In the Bleak Mid Winter
choir vocals:
Elora Festival Singers
conductor:
Noel Edison (conductor)
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 Edwin Darke4:57
5The Three Kings
choir vocals:
Elora Festival Singers
conductor:
Noel Edison (conductor)
recording of:
The Three Kings
lyricist:
Laurence Housman
composer:
Healey Willan (in 1928)
Healey Willan2:58
6King Jesus hath a Garden
choir vocals:
Elora Festival Singers
conductor:
Noel Edison (conductor)
recording of:
King Jesus hath a Garden
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
Trad. Dutch2:29
7Silent Night
choir vocals:
Elora Festival Singers
conductor:
Noel Edison (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 Gruber3:09
8Tomorrow Shall be my Dancing Day
choir vocals:
Elora Festival Singers
conductor:
Noel Edison (conductor)
recording of:
Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day (arr. Willcocks)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Sir David Willcocks (UK composer, organist, choral conductor) (in 1966)
arrangement of:
Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day (traditional English)
Trad.English / D. Willcocks2:07
9Laudate Dominum
choir vocals:
Elora Festival Singers
conductor:
Noel Edison (conductor)
recording of:
Laudate Dominum (Une Cantate de Noël)
composer:
Arthur Honegger (composer)
publisher:
Salabert
Arthur Honegger2:21
10Quatre motets pour le temps de Noël: O Magnum Mysterium
choir vocals:
Elora Festival Singers
conductor:
Noel Edison (conductor)
recording of:
Quatre motets pour le temps de Noël: No. 1. O magnum mysterium
composer:
Francis Poulenc (pianist and composer) (in 1952, from 1959 until 1960)
part of:
Quatre motets pour le temps de Noël, FP 152
Francis Poulenc3:14
11Quatre motets pour le temps de Noël: Quem Vidistis Pastores Dicite
choir vocals:
Elora Festival Singers
conductor:
Noel Edison (conductor)
recording of:
Quatre motets pour le temps de Noël: No. 2. Quem vidistis pastores dicite
composer:
Francis Poulenc (pianist and composer) (in 1951, from 1959 until 1960)
part of:
Quatre motets pour le temps de Noël, FP 152
Francis Poulenc3:04
12Quatre Motets pour le temps de Noël: Videntes Stellam
choir vocals:
Elora Festival Singers
conductor:
Noel Edison (conductor)
recording of:
Quatre motets pour le temps de Noël: No. 3. Videntes Stellam
composer:
Francis Poulenc (pianist and composer) (in 1951, from 1959 until 1960)
part of:
Quatre motets pour le temps de Noël, FP 152
Francis Poulenc3:15
13Quatre Motets pour le temps de Noël: Hodie Christus Natus est
choir vocals:
Elora Festival Singers
conductor:
Noel Edison (conductor)
recording of:
Quatre motets pour le temps de Noël: No. 4. Hodie Christus natus est
composer:
Francis Poulenc (pianist and composer) (in 1952, from 1959 until 1960)
part of:
Quatre motets pour le temps de Noël, FP 152
Francis Poulenc2:10
14Ding Dong Merrily on High
choir vocals:
Elora Festival Singers
conductor:
Noel Edison (conductor)
recording of:
Ding Dong! Merrily on High (arr. Willcocks)
lyricist:
George Ratcliffe Woodward
additional composer:
Charles Wood (Irish composer)
composer:
Thoinot Arbeau (Artist name of Jehan Tabourot (“Orchesographie”))
arranger:
Sir David Willcocks (UK composer, organist, choral conductor)
arrangement of:
Ding Dong! Merrily on High
Trad. French / D. Willcocks2:09
15Jesus Christ the Apple Tree
organ:
Michael Bloss (organist)
choir vocals:
Elora Festival Singers
conductor:
Noel Edison (conductor)
recording of:
Jesus Christ the Apple Tree
lyricist:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist)
composer:
Elizabeth Poston
Elizabeth Poston3:46
16What Sweeter Music
choir vocals:
Elora Festival Singers
conductor:
Noel Edison (conductor)
recording of:
What Sweeter Music
lyricist:
Robert Herrick (English poet)
composer:
John Rutter (English choral music composer, conductor, arranger and producer, born 1945) (in 1988)
publisher:
Oxford University Press
John Rutter5:00
17The Linden Tree Carol
choir vocals:
Elora Festival Singers
conductor:
Noel Edison (conductor)
recording of:
The Linden Tree Carol
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
[traditional]1:43
18A Hymn to the Virgin
choir vocals:
Elora Festival Singers
conductor:
Noel Edison (conductor)
recording of:
A Hymn to the Virgin
lyricist:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist)
composer:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (from 1930-07-09 until 1934-04-29)
premiered at:
St John's Church in Lowestoft, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom (on 1931-01-05)
Benjamin Britten3:17
19Star in the South
choir vocals:
Elora Festival Singers
conductor:
Noel Edison (conductor)
recording of:
Star in the South (arr. Sargent)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Sir Malcolm Sargent (conductor)
Trad. Polish / Malcolm Sargent3:20
20Hark the Herald Angels Sing
choir vocals:
Elora Festival Singers
conductor:
Noel Edison (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)
Felix Mendelssohn / Noel Edison3:14
21God is with Us
choir vocals:
Elora Festival Singers
conductor:
Noel Edison (conductor)
recording of:
God Is With Us
composer:
John Tavener (20th century composer) (in 1987)
John Tavener5:03

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ASIN:CA: B0000014GZ [info]