Christmas Variations

~ Release by Rick Wakeman (see all versions of this release, 3 available)

Tracklist

1▼Digital Media
#	Title	Length
1	Silent Night engineer: Stuart Sawney producer: Rick Wakeman keyboard: Rick Wakeman arranger: Rick Wakeman recorded at: Bajanor Studios in Peel, Isle of Man (from 2000-05 until 2000-06) cover 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	4:35
2	Hark the Herald Angels Sing engineer: Stuart Sawney producer: Rick Wakeman keyboard: Rick Wakeman arranger: Rick Wakeman recorded at: Bajanor Studios in Peel, Isle of Man (from 2000-05 until 2000-06) cover recording of: Hark! The Herald Angels Sing (Christmas carol) additional lyricist: George Whitefield (in 1753) lyricist: Charles Wesley (in 1739) additional composer: William H. Cummings (in 1855) composer: Felix Mendelssohn (in 1840) part of: The New English Hymnal (number: 26)	6:19
3	Christians Awake Salute the Happy Moon engineer: Stuart Sawney producer: Rick Wakeman keyboard: Rick Wakeman arranger: Rick Wakeman recorded at: Bajanor Studios in Peel, Isle of Man (from 2000-05 until 2000-06) cover recording of: Yorkshire – Christians Awake, Salute the Happy Morn lyricist: John Byrom composer: John Wainwright	7:02
4	Away in a Manger engineer: Stuart Sawney producer: Rick Wakeman keyboard: Rick Wakeman arranger: Rick Wakeman recorded at: Bajanor Studios in Peel, Isle of Man (from 2000-05 until 2000-06) cover recording of: Away in a Manger (aka “Cradle Song” composed by William J. Kirkpatrick) additional lyricist: Charles Hutchinson Gabriel (in 1892) lyricist: [anonymous] composer: William James Kirkpatrick (in 1895) part of: Roud Folk Song Index (number: 25304) is based on: Sweet Afton (set to music by Jonathan E. Spilman, 1837) translated version of: Y Preseb	5:28
5	While Shepherds Watch Their Flocks by Night engineer: Stuart Sawney producer: Rick Wakeman keyboard: Rick Wakeman arranger: Rick Wakeman recorded at: Bajanor Studios in Peel, Isle of Man (from 2000-05 until 2000-06) cover recording of: While Shepherds Watched their Flocks by Night (Winchester old version) lyricist: Nahum Tate composer: Christopher Tye arranger: George Kirbye is based on: Song of the Angels, at the Nativity of Our Blessed Saviour is based on: Winchester Old	5:34
6	O Little Town of Bethlehem engineer: Stuart Sawney producer: Rick Wakeman keyboard: Rick Wakeman arranger: Rick Wakeman recorded at: Bajanor Studios in Peel, Isle of Man (from 2000-05 until 2000-06) cover recording of: O Little Town of Bethlehem (traditional carol with the tune “St. Louis”, as commonly sung in the U.S.) lyricist: Phillips Brooks (in 1868) composer: Lewis Henry Redner (in 1868) is based on: St. Louis (hymn tune)	6:06
7	It Came Upon a Midnight Clear engineer: Stuart Sawney producer: Rick Wakeman keyboard: Rick Wakeman arranger: Rick Wakeman recorded at: Bajanor Studios in Peel, Isle of Man (from 2000-05 until 2000-06) cover recording of: It Came Upon the Midnight Clear (carol version) lyricist: Edmund Sears composer: Richard Storrs Willis part of: The New English Hymnal (number: 29) is based on: CAROL (hymn tune) is based on: It Came Upon the Midnight Clear (poem)	5:14
8	Once in Royal David’s City engineer: Stuart Sawney producer: Rick Wakeman keyboard: Rick Wakeman arranger: Rick Wakeman recorded at: Bajanor Studios in Peel, Isle of Man (from 2000-05 until 2000-06) cover 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 (number: 34)	4:59
9	O Come All Ye Faithful engineer: Stuart Sawney producer: Rick Wakeman keyboard: Rick Wakeman arranger: Rick Wakeman recorded at: Bajanor Studios in Peel, Isle of Man (from 2000-05 until 2000-06) cover 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)	5:16
10	Angels From the Realms of Glory engineer: Stuart Sawney producer: Rick Wakeman keyboard: Rick Wakeman arranger: Rick Wakeman recorded at: Bajanor Studios in Peel, Isle of Man (from 2000-05 until 2000-06) cover recording of: Angels From the Realms of Glory (sung to the French carol tune “Iris” (Les anges dans nos campagnes)) lyricist: James Montgomery composer: [traditional] arrangement of: Angels From the Realms of Glory (arr. Wood) is based on: Angels From the Realms of Glory (hymn without specified tune) is based on: Les Anges dans nos campagnes	4:27
11	Silent Prayer recorded at: Bajanor Studios in Peel, Isle of Man (from 1993-02 until 1993-07) recording of: Silent Prayer writer: Rick Wakeman	4:42
12	Amazing Grace grand piano: Rick Wakeman recorded at: Lincoln Cathedral in Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom (on 2018-03-07) live instrumental cover recording of: Amazing Grace (popular hymn first published 1779, catch‐all) (on 2018-03-07) publisher: Alfred Music lyricist: John Newton (in 1779) additional composer: Edwin Othello Excell composer: [traditional] publisher: Carlin Music Corporation, EMI Music Publishing Ltd., Patterdale Music Ltd., Rokstone Music Ltd., Universal Classics & Jazz, Universal Music Publishing Group Japan, イーエムアイ音楽出版 C・F事業部 (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (from 2021-07-01 to present) part of: Viisikielinen (number: 94)	4:06

Credits

Release

purchase for download:	https://rickwakeman.bandcamp.com/album/christmas-variations [info]

Release group

Wikipedia:	en: Christmas Variations [info]
Wikidata:	Q2376690 [info]

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