Christmas From a Golden Age

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1Messiah: Comfort Ye, My People
vocals:
Aksel Schiøtz
conductor:
Mogens Wöldike
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 2. Recitativo “Comfort Ye” (Tenor)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (in 1741)
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I
George Frideric Handel3:31
2Messiah: Ev'ry Valley Shall Be Exalted
vocals:
Aksel Schiøtz
conductor:
Mogens Wöldike
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 3. Air “Ev’ry valley shall be exalted” (Tenor)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (in 1741)
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I
George Frideric Handel4:16
3Messiah: He Shall Feed His Flock
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Margaret Matzenauer
conductor:
Rosario Bourdon
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 20. Air “He Shall Feed His Flock” (Soprano, Contralto)
composer:
George Frideric Handel
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I
George Frideric Handel3:54
4Adeste fidelis (O Come, All Ye Faithful)
choir vocals:
Trinity Choir
tenor vocals:
John McCormack
recording of:
Adeste fideles (original latin version)
lyricist and composer:
John Francis Wade (from 1740 until 1743)
[traditional]3:49
5The Holy Child
tenor vocals:
John McCormack
recording of:
The Holy Child
lyricist:
Martin Luther
composer:
Frederick John Easthope Martin
Frederick John Easthope Martin3:03
6Ave Maria
soprano vocals:
Rosa Ponselle
recording of:
Ave Maria (Bach/Gounod)
lyricist:
[anonymous]
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach and Charles Gounod (in 1853)
is based on:
Méditation sur le Premier Prélude de Piano de S. Bach
is based on:
The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: Prelude and Fugue no. 1 in C major, BWV 846: Prelude
Johann Sebastian Bach / Charles Gounod4:37
7O Salutaris
bass vocals:
Marcel Journet
recording of:
O Salutaris
composer:
Jean Luce
Jean Luce3:31
8Ninna-nanna della Vergine (The Virgin's Lullaby)
soprano vocals:
Claudia Muzio
recording of:
Ninna-nanna della Vergine
composer:
Max Reger (in 1912)
translated version of:
Schlichte Weisen, op. 76: No. 52. Mariä Wiegenlied
Max Reger2:48
9Gesù bambino (The Infant Jesus)
tenor vocals:
Giovanni Martinelli
recording of:
Gesù bambino
lyricist:
Frederick Martens
composer:
Pietro Yon (in 1917)
Pietro Yon3:58
10Der Tannenbaum (The Christmas Tree)
soprano vocals:
Hulda Lashanska
tenor vocals:
Paul Reimers
recording of:
O Tannenbaum (O Fir Tree, original German version)
lyricist:
Ernst Anschütz (in 1824)
composer:
[traditional] (from 1500 until 1600)
version of:
Es lebe hoch der Zimmermannsgeselle
[traditional]2:59
11Weihnachten (Christmas)
contralto vocals:
Ernestine Schumann‐Heink
recording of:
Weihnachten
lyricist:
Adelheid Wette
composer:
Engelbert Humperdinck
Engelbert Humperdinck3:51
12Stille Nacht (Silent Night)
organ:
Stewart Wille
contralto vocals:
Ernestine Schumann‐Heink
recording of:
Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht
lyricist:
Josef Mohr (in 1816)
composer:
Franz Xaver Gruber (in 1818)
part of:
Oh, What a Lovely War! (stage musical)
Franz Xaver Gruber3:58
13The Star of Bethlehem
tenor vocals:
Richard Crooks
recording of:
Star of Bethlehem
lyricist:
Frederick Edward Weatherly
composer:
Stephen Adams
Stephen Adams3:38
14Coventry Carol
soprano vocals:
Elisabeth Schumann
recording of:
Coventry Carol
lyricist and composer:
[traditional]
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 19028)
[traditional]2:47
15Go Tell It on the Mountain
soprano vocals:
Dorothy Maynor
recording of:
Go, Tell It on the Mountain
lyricist:
John Wesley Work
composer:
[traditional]
publisher:
Shawnee Press Inc.
[traditional]2:48
16Little Child of Mary
tenor vocals:
John McCormack
[traditional] / H.T. Burleigh2:41
17I Wonder as I Wander
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Gladys Swarthout
recording of:
I Wonder as I Wander
lyricist and composer:
John Jacob Niles (from 1933-07-16 until 1933-10-04)
[traditional] / John Jacob Niles3:24
18El cant des ocells (Song of the Birds)
guitar:
Graciano Tarragó and Renata Tarragó
soprano vocals:
Victoria de los Ángeles
recording of:
El cant dels ocells
lyricist and composer:
[traditional]
[traditional]2:34
19Christmas Candle
piano:
Carroll Hollister
baritone vocals:
John Charles Thomas
recording of:
Christmas Candle
composer:
Elinor Remick Warren
Elinor Remick Warren2:39
20A Star Was His Candle
piano:
Stewart Wille
baritone vocals:
Lawrence Tibbett
recording of:
A Star Was His Candle
lyricist:
Florence Hoare
composer:
Teresa del Riego
Teresa del Riego2:25
21O Little Town of Bethlehem
organ:
Clarence Dickinson
tenor vocals:
Richard Crooks
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)
Lewis Henry Redner3:07
22Cantique de Noël
tenor vocals:
Georges Thill
recording of:
Cantique de Noël “Minuit chrétiens” (French original of “O Holy Night”)
lyricist:
Placide Cappeau
composer:
Adolphe Adam (in 1847)
is based on:
Minuit, chrétiens (Poem)
Adolphe Adam4:06
23White Christmas
tenor vocals:
Richard Tauber
recording of:
White Christmas
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin (from 1938 until 1940)
publisher:
Copyright Control, EMI Allans Music Australia Pty Ltd, Irving Berlin Music Corp., Universal Music Publishing Pty Ltd., Williamson Music Company and Irving Berlin Music Company (from 1940 to present)
sub-publisher:
Irving Berlin Music Ltd., Warner/Chappell Music Ltd., Warner/Chappell Music, Hong Kong Limited, シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部
part of:
The 15th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1942 winner)
Irving Berlin3:03