O Little Town of Bethlehem (traditional carol with the tune “St. Louis”, as commonly sung in the U.S.)

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Annotation

This version was composed by Lewis Redner and is most commonly known in the US. The name of the tune is called "St Louis". This differs from the version which follows the tune called "Forest Green".

Annotation last modified on 2013-07-19 15:20 UTC.

Relationships

lyricist:Phillips Brooks (in 1868)
composer:Lewis Henry Redner (in 1868)
SecondHandSongs:https://secondhandsongs.com/work/46638 [info]
Wikidata:Q96278390 [info]
referred to in medleys:Christmas Medley (Bing Crosby version) (order: 3)
Medley: Deck the Halls With Boughs of Holly / Away in a Manger / O Little Town of Bethlehem / The First Noel (order: 3)
Noëls pour cordes (Christmas Carols for Strings) (order: 8)
later translated versions:Oi Betlehem, sä pienoinen
Tu mazā, klusā Betlēme (Latvian version of "O Little Town of Bethlehem")
later versions:Little Town (Cliff Richard carol -- the traditional words set to new music)
O Little Town of Bethlehem (Kenneth Jennings tune)
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.)
O Little Town of Bethlehem (Walford Davies tune)
O Little Town of Bethlehem (version performed by Elvis Presley)
is based on:St. Louis (hymn tune)
is the basis for:Grandma's Christmas Card
O Little Town of Bethlehem (arr. The Joy Strings)
O Little Town Of Destrehan
Paraphrase on ‘O Little Town of Bethlehem’
Suite on Famous Christmas Carols: V. O Little Town of Bethlehem
arrangements:O Little Town of Bethlehem (Culloton arrangement)
O Little Town of Bethlehem (Mannheim Steamroller arrangement)
O Little Town of Bethlehem (Gordon Jenkins arr.)
O Little Town of Bethlehem (The Mighty Fine Band trad. arr.)
O Little Town of Bethlehem (adapted by Jack Gold)
O Little Town of Bethlehem (arr. Feller)
O Little Town of Bethlehem (arr. Gene Puerling)
O Little Town of Bethlehem (Sarah McLachlan arrangement)
O Little Town of Bethlehem (arr. Chris Walden)
O Little Town Of Bethlehem (arr. J. Paterson)
O’ Little Town of Bethlehem (Bob Dylan arrangement)

Recordings

DateTitleAttributesArtistLength
recordings
1945-12-05Medley: O, Little Town of Bethlehem / Joy to the World / White ChristmasmedleyFrank Sinatra5:16
1947-12-28O Little Town of BethlehemFrank Sinatra3:06
1947-12-28O Little Town of BethlehemFrank Sinatra with Axel Stordahl & His Orchestra3:04
1947-12-28O Little Town of Bethlehem (1947 original studio master)coverFrank Sinatra3:06
1957-09-05 – 1957-09-07O Little Town of BethlehemcoverElvis Presley2:36
1957Adeste Fideles / Joy to the World / O Little Town of BethlehemmedleyThe Jack Halloran Singers4:12
1957O Little Town of BethlehemFrank Sinatra2:07
1957O Little Town of BethlehemThe Jack Halloran Singers?:??
1960-07-15Medley: We Three Kings of Orient Are / O Little Town of BethlehemmedleyElla Fitzgerald3:35
1969-10-20Medley: Oh Holy Night / Oh, Little Town of Bethlehem / Away in a Mangercover and medleyBill Anderson2:57
1972-12-28Oh Little Town Of BethlehemliveOld St. Mary's Choir?:??
1983-05-11 – 1983-05-12O Little Town of BethlehemLewis Henry Redner2:37
1991-06 – 1991-08O Little Town of BethlehemJohnny Cash3:42
1992-09O Little Town of BethleheminstrumentalAndré Gagnon3:58
2001-01O Little Town of BethleheminstrumentalEddie Higgins Trio4:44
2002-01O Little Town of BethlehemDale Warland Singers4:12
2002-03 – 2002-04O Little Town of BethlehemCrash Test Dummies4:13
2002-12-18O Little Town of Bethlehem (live, 2002-12-18: Maida Vale Studios, London, England)cover and liveBelle and Sebastian3:52
2003-09 – 2003-10O Little Town of BethlehemcoverFrode Alnæs, Arild Andersen & Stian Carstensen3:03
2003O Little Town of BethlehemAntti Sarpila3:15
2019-12-24O Little Town of BethlehemliveChoir of King’s College, Cambridge, Dónal McCann, Daniel Hyde4:48
2020-12-19O Little Town of Bethlehem (live, 2020‐12‐19: St John the Evangelist Church, Oxford, UK)cover and liveSteve Hogarth?:??
2023O Little Town of BethlehemcoverFire From Heaven5:12
2023O Little Town of Bethlehem (instrumental)cover and instrumentalFire From Heaven4:42
A Journey to Bethlehem (A Christmas Medley)medleyMichael Crawford7:59
Christmas at Carnegie Hall: O Come All Ye Faithful / O Little Town of Bethlehem / Silent NightmedleyJohn Williams5:03
Deck the Halls / Away in a Manger / O, Little Town of Bethlehem / The First NoelmedleyBing Crosby5:10
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing Medley: Oh Little Town of Bethlehem / Joy to the Worldinstrumental and medleyFerrante and Teicher3:07
Joy to the World / Angels We Have Heard on High / O Come, O Come Emmanuel / God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen / We Three Kings / O Little Town of Bethlehem / Carol of the Bells / Wassail SongmedleyRobert Shaw Chorale10:02
Little Town of Bethlehemcover[unknown]1:29
Little Town of BethlehemJim Brickman2:14
Little Town of BethlehemDoug Munro and La Pompe Attack with Ken Peplowski, Cyrille-Aimée Daudel, Howie Bujese, Ernie Pugliese & Michael Goetz4:11
Little Town of BethlehemSawyer Brown3:14
Little Town of Bethlehemcover and instrumentalThe Moog Machine1:57
Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming / Oh Little Town of Bethlehem / Oh, Come Little Childrencover and instrumentalRoger Williams?:??
Medley: Hark! The Herald Angels Sing / O Little Town of Bethlehem / Silent NightmedleyJohn Gary4:59
Medley: It Came Upon a Midnight Clear / Away in a Manger / O Little Town of Bethlehem / Rudolph, the Red‐Nosed ReindeermedleyFrank Sinatra & Bing Crosby6:57
Medley: It Came Upon A Midnight Clear / The Little Lord Jesus / O Little Town Of Bethlehem / Rudolph The Red Nosed ReindeermedleyBing Crosby & Frank Sinatra6:40
Medley: Joy To The World, God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen, Good King Wenceslas, O Little Town Of Bethlehem, The First NowellmedleyPlácido Domingo5:23
Medley: O Little Town of Bethlehem / Away in a MangermedleyKatharine McPhee3:20
Medley: Oh Little Town of Bethlehem / Joy to the WorldmedleyThe Williams Brothers?:??
Medley: Silent Night / O Holy Night / O Little Town of Bethlehemcover and medleyHenry Mancini, His Orchestra and Chorus6:42
Medley: The Joys of Christmas / O Little Town of Bethlehem / Deck the Halls / The First NoelmedleyHarry Belafonte5:25
Medley: We Three Kings of Orient Are / O Little Town of BethlehemmedleyElla Fitzgerald3:37
O Come All Ye Faithful / O Little Town Of Bethlehem / Away In A Mangercover and instrumentalJim Hendricks & Bob Burns5:51
O Little Towhn of BethlehemAllen Vizzutti4:31
O Little Town of BethlahemcoverPoint of Grace with The London Symphony Orchestra4:26
O Little Town of Bethleheminstrumental[unknown]0:48
O Little Town of Bethlehem (live, 2002-12-18: Peel Christmas Session)cover and liveBelle and Sebastian?:??
O Little Town of BethlehemSergio Franchi2:49
O Little Town of BethlehemJosh T. Pearson5:36
O Little Town of BethlehemcoverElvis Presley2:37
O Little Town of BethlehemcoverBZN3:00
O Little Town of BethlehemThe Choir of Trinity Church3:54
O Little Town of BethlehemNew York Philharmonic, Mormon Tabernacle Choir, Leonard Bernstein2:50
O Little Town of BethlehemcoverElvis Presley2:36
O Little Town of BethlehemcoverElvis Presley2:38
O Little Town of BethlehemcoverElvis Presley2:38
O Little Town of BethlehemcoverElvis Presley2:37
O Little Town of BethlehemcoverJames Hoffman3:02
O Little Town of BethlehemcoverPentatonix & Elvis Presley2:40
O Little Town of BethlehemcoverElvis Presley2:34
O Little Town of BethlehemcoverElvis Presley2:40
O Little Town of BethlehemcoverBZN?:??
O Little Town of BethlehemcoverBZN?:??
O Little Town of BethlehemcoverMahalia Jackson2:35
O Little Town of BethlehemcoverTennessee Ernie Ford3:05
O Little Town of BethlehemcoverHangnail1:37
O Little Town of BethlehemcoverThe Everly Brothers2:14
O Little Town of BethlehemcoverNashville Children's Chorus2:32
O Little Town of BethlehemcoverThe Royal Philharmonic Orchestra & Chorus4:22
O Little Town of BethlehemcoverJackie Wilson2:40
O Little Town of BethlehemcoverTennessee Ernie Ford?:??
O Little Town of BethlehemcoverTennessee Ernie Ford?:??
O Little Town of BethlehemcoverTennessee Ernie Ford1:52
O Little Town of BethlehemMahalia Jackson?:??
O Little Town of BethlehemcoverElla Fitzgerald2:10
O Little Town of BethlehemcoverKeely Smith2:11
O Little Town of BethlehemcoverDon McLean3:51
O Little Town of BethlehemcoverDon McLean3:53
O Little Town of Bethlehem (360 Reality Audio Mix)coverSarah McLachlan3:51
O Little Town of BethlehemKim Carnes2:40
O Little Town of BethlehemWestminster Abbey Choir, Martin Neary3:16
O Little Town of BethlehemcoverTennessee Ernie Ford?:??
O Little Town of BethlehemcoverTennessee Ernie Ford3:01
O Little Town of BethlehemcoverElla Fitzgerald2:03
O Little Town of BethlehemcoverElla Fitzgerald1:26
O Little Town of BethlehemcoverElla Fitzgerald2:09
O Little Town of BethlehemcoverElla Fitzgerald2:11
O Little Town of BethlehemcoverElla Fitzgerald2:09
O Little Town of Bethlehem[christmas music]3:16
O Little Town of BethlehemcoverElla Fitzgerald2:06
O Little Town of BethlehemcoverTennessee Ernie Ford3:05
O Little Town of BethlehemcoverNatalie Grant4:38
O Little Town of BethlehemcoverConnie Francis3:00
O Little Town of Bethlehem (live, 2002-12-18: Maida Vale Studios, London, England)coverBelle and Sebastian?:??
O Little Town of Bethlehemcover and instrumentalD.D. Jackson feat. David Murray5:56
O Little Town of BethlehemcoverJim Reeves2:20
O Little Town of BethlehemcoverRanee Lee4:32
O Little Town of BethleheminstrumentalThe Three Suns2:00
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