Christmas Carols From King's College

~ Release by Choir of King’s College, Cambridge (see all versions of this release, 3 available)

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1Once in Royal David's City
organ:
Dónal McCann (on 2019-12-24)
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge (on 2019-12-24)
conductor:
Daniel Hyde (on 2019-12-24)
live recording of:
Once in Royal David’s City (on 2019-12-24)
lyricist:
Cecil Frances Alexander (in 1848)
composer:
Henry John Gauntlett (in 1849)
part of:
The New English Hymnal (number: 34)
5:16
2O Little Town of Bethlehem
organ:
Francis Grier
soprano recorder:
Thomas Armstrong
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
conductor:
Sir Philip Ledger
additional arranger:
Thomas Armstrong and Philip Ledger
arranger:
Philip Ledger
recorded at:
King’s College Chapel in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
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.) (on 1975-12-22)
lyricist:
Phillips Brooks (in 1868)
additional composer:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (in 1906)
composer:
[traditional]
arranger:
Ralph Vaughan Williams
publisher:
Oxford University Press (in 1906)
part of:
The New English Hymnal (number: 32)
is based on:
The Ploughboy's Dream
version of:
O Little Town of Bethlehem (traditional carol with the tune “St. Louis”, as commonly sung in the U.S.)
3:31
3The First Nowell
organ:
Francis Grier
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
conductor:
Philip Ledger and Sir David Willcocks
additional arranger:
Philip Ledger
arranger:
Sir John Stainer
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Limited (in 1961)
recorded at:
King’s College Chapel in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
The First Nowell (David Willcocks arrangement) (from 1975-12-18 until 1975-12-22)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional]
arranger:
Sir David Willcocks
arrangement of:
The First Nowell
4:55
4I Saw Three Ships
organ:
Francis Grier
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
conductor:
Philip Ledger
recording of:
I Saw Three Ships (arr. Ledger)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional]
arranger:
Philip Ledger
arrangement of:
I Saw Three Ships
1:44
5Personent Hodie
organ:
Ian Hare
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge (in 1971)
conductor:
Sir David Willcocks (in 1971)
arranger:
Gustav Holst
recording of:
Personent Hodie (arr. Holst; aka “On This Day”; “Christmas Song”)
lyricist and composer:
[anonymous]
arranger:
Gustav Holst (in 1916)
version of:
Personent hodie (1582 version)
part of:
Three Carols
2:41
6Myn Lyking
organ:
Ian Hare
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge (in 1971)
conductor:
Sir David Willcocks (in 1971)
recording of:
Myn Lyking
composer:
Sir Richard Runciman Terry
3:20
7A Spotless Rose
organ:
Francis Grier
baritone vocals:
Gareth Morrell
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge (on 2008-12-24)
conductor:
Philip Ledger
chorus master:
Stephen Cleobury (on 2008-12-24)
live recording of:
A Spotless Rose (on 2008-12-24)
lyricist:
[anonymous]
composer:
Herbert Howells (in 1919)
translator:
Catherine Winkworth
publisher:
Galaxy Music Corp. and Stainer & Bell
is based on:
Es ist ein Ros entsprungen (original anonymous version)
part of:
Three Carol-Anthems
3:10
8Away in a Manger
organ:
Francis Grier
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
conductor:
Philip Ledger
arranger:
Philip Ledger
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
2:10
9I Sing of a Maiden
organ:
Francis Grier
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
conductor:
Philip Ledger
recording of:
I Sing of a Maiden
lyricist:
[traditional]
composer:
Patrick Hadley (in 1936)
2:32
10O Come, O Come, Emmanuel
organ:
Ian Hare (in 1971)
choir vocals:
King’s College Choir (in 1971)
conductor:
Sir David Willcocks (in 1971)
arranger:
Sir David Willcocks
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records (UK) Ltd. (in 1971)
recorded at:
King’s College Chapel in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
O Come, O Come, Emmanuel (Lacey lyrics) (from 1970-12-21 until 1970-12-22)
composer:
[anonymous]
arranger:
Thomas Helmore
translator:
Thomas Alexander Lacey
part of:
The English Hymnal (number: 8)
translated version of:
Veni, veni, Emmanuel
revision of:
O Come, O Come, Emmanuel (Neale lyrics)
recording of:
O Come, O Come, Emmanuel (Lacey lyrics) (in 1971)
composer:
[anonymous]
arranger:
Thomas Helmore
translator:
Thomas Alexander Lacey
part of:
The English Hymnal (number: 8)
translated version of:
Veni, veni, Emmanuel
revision of:
O Come, O Come, Emmanuel (Neale lyrics)
recording of:
O Come, O Come, Emmanuel (Neale lyrics)
lyricist and translator:
John Mason Neale
composer:
[anonymous]
part of:
Hymns Ancient and Modern (number: 36)
arrangement of:
Veni, veni, Emmanuel
translated version of:
Veni, veni, Emmanuel
3:33
11While Shepherds Watched
organ:
John Wells
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
conductor:
Sir David Willcocks
recording of:
While Shepherds Watched (desc. Willcocks)
lyricist:
Nahum Tate
arranger:
Sir David Willcocks
arrangement of:
While Shepherds Watched their Flocks by Night (Winchester old version)
2:53
12Up! Good Christen Folk, and Listen
organ:
Francis Grier
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
conductor:
Philip Ledger
recording of:
Up! Good Christen Folk, and Listen
lyricist:
George Ratcliffe Woodward (in 1901)
arranger:
George Ratcliffe Woodward
publisher:
Oxford University Press
is based on:
Piae cantiones (medieval song first compiled in 1582)
1:17
13In the Bleak Midwinter
organ:
John Wells
baritone vocals and solo baritone vocals:
Stephen Varcoe
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
conductor:
Sir David Willcocks
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)
4:38
14Silent Night
organ:
John Wells
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
solo baritone vocals:
Stephen Varcoe
conductor:
Sir David Willcocks
recording of:
Silent Night (arr. Willcocks)
lyricist:
Josef Mohr
composer:
Franz Xaver Gruber
arranger:
David Willcocks
translator:
John Freeman Young
arrangement of:
Silent Night (Christmas carol, English translation)
3:07
15The Holly and the Ivy
organ:
Ian Hare (in 1971)
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge (in 1971)
conductor:
Sir David Willcocks (in 1971)
recording of:
The Holly and the Ivy (arr. Davies) (in 1971)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional]
arranger:
Sir Henry Walford Davies
arrangement of:
The Holly and the Ivy
3:11
16It Came Upon the Midnight Clear
organ:
John Wells
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
conductor:
Sir David Willcocks
recorded at:
King’s College Chapel in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
It Came Upon the Midnight Clear (“Noel” version, descant Willcocks) (on 1969-07-29)
lyricist:
Edmund Sears (in 1849)
composer:
[unknown]
additional arranger:
Sir David Willcocks
arranger:
Arthur Sullivan
arrangement of:
It Came Upon the Midnight Clear (“Noel” version)
3:32
17Three Kings
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
solo baritone vocals:
Stephen Varcoe
conductor:
Sir David Willcocks
recording of:
The Three Kings
lyricist:
Peter Cornelius and Philipp Nicolai
composer:
Peter Cornelius
arranger:
Sir Ivor Atkins
translator:
Herbert Newell Bate
translated version of:
Weihnachtslieder, op. 8: III. Die Könige
2:43
18On Christmas Night
organ:
John Wells
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
conductor:
Sir David Willcocks
recording of:
Sussex Carol (arr. Willcocks)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional]
arranger:
Sir David Willcocks
publisher:
Oxford University Press
arrangement of:
Sussex Carol (On Christmas Night)
1:52
19A Child Is Born in Bethlehem
organ:
John Wells
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
conductor:
Sir David Willcocks
arranger:
Sir David Willcocks
recording of:
A Child Is Born in Bethlehem
lyricist:
[unknown] and George Ratcliffe Woodward
composer:
Samuel Scheidt
2:32
20In Dulci Jubilo
organ:
Francis Grier
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
conductor:
Philip Ledger
recording of:
In dulci jubilo (macaronic of English and Latin)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional]
arranger and translator:
Robert Lucas Pearsall
translated version of:
In dulci iubilo (original traditional version in macaronic alteration of medieval German and Latin, use also for unspecified versions)
3:29
21O Come, All Ye Faithful
brass:
Philip Jones Brass Ensemble
organ:
Ian Hare
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
conductor:
Sir David Willcocks
recorded at:
King’s College Chapel in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
O Come, All Ye Faithful (arr. Willcocks) (on 1972-07-12)
additional composer:
David Hill and Christopher Robinson
composer:
John Francis Wade
arranger:
David Willcocks
translator:
Frederick Oakeley
publisher:
Oxford University Press
part of:
The New English Hymnal (number: 30)
arrangement of:
O Come, All Ye Faithful (English version of Latin “Adeste fideles”)
4:47
22Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
brass:
Philip Jones Brass Ensemble
organ:
Ian Hare
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
conductor:
Sir David Willcocks
recorded at:
King’s College Chapel in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing (arr. Willcocks)
additional lyricist:
George Whitefield (in 1753)
lyricist:
Charles Wesley (in 1739)
additional composer:
William H. Cummings (in 1855)
composer:
Felix Mendelssohn (in 1840)
arranger:
Sir David Willcocks
publisher:
Oxford University Press
arrangement of:
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing (Christmas carol)
4:08

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