Favourite Christmas Collection

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Annotation

17 traditional carols and festive music

Tracklist

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#	Title	Artist	Length
1	Hark! The Herald Angels Sing organ: Richard Lea choir vocals: The Choir of Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral conductor: Mervyn Cousins	F B Mendelssohn	3:34
2	Laudate Dominum choir vocals: Jeunesses Musicales Choir soprano vocals: Maria Zadori orchestra: Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra conductor: Iván Fischer	W A Mozart	4:10
3	Ding Dong Merrily on High choir vocals: The Choir of Durham Cathedral conductor: James Lancelot	[traditional]	1:56
4	For Unto Us a Child Is Born choir vocals: RIAS Chamber Choir orchestra: RIAS Sinfonietta conductor: Marcus Creed	G F Handel	4:05
5	The Nutcracker: Dance of the Toy Flutes orchestra: The Berlin Symphony Orchestra conductor: Peter Wohlert	P I Tchaikovsky	2:38
6	Silent Night organ: Ian Crabbe choir vocals: The Choir of Marlborough College Chapel conductor: Robin Nelson	F Gruber	2:40
7	Ave Maria orchestra: Budapest Strings conductor: Béla Bánfalvi recording of: Ave Maria (catch-all for arrangements of the Bach / Gounod work) composer: Johann Sebastian Bach and Charles Gounod publisher: Lam Larghetto Music (from 1993 to present) arrangement of: Ave Maria (Bach/Gounod)	Ch Gounod/J S Bach	2:55
8	It Came Upon a Midnight Clear organ: Katherine Dienes choir vocals: The Choir of Norwich Cathedral conductor: David Dunnett	A Sullivan	2:10
9	There Is No Rose alto vocals: Piers Maxim baritone vocals: Jeremy Davies choir vocals: The Choir of Southwark Cathedral conductor: Peter Wright	[anonymous]	2:30
10	Christmas Oratorio: Pastoral Symphony recording engineer: Wolfgang Decker (from 1991-01-09 until 1991-05-13) orchestra: Cologne Concerto (from 1991-01-09 until 1991-05-13) conductor: Ralf Otto (from 1991-01-09 until 1991-05-13) recorded at: Festeburgkirche in Frankfurt am Main, Hessen, Germany (from 1991-01-09 until 1991-05-13) recording of: Weihnachts-Oratorium, BWV 248: Teil II, X. Sinfonia (in 1991) premiered in: Leipzig, Sachsen, Germany (on 1734-12-26) composed in: Leipzig, Sachsen, Germany (from 1734 until 1735) composer: Johann Sebastian Bach part of: Weihnachts-Oratorium, BWV 248 (Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248, "Christmas Oratorio")	J S Bach	5:37
11	Away in a Manger organ: Richard Lea choir vocals: The Choir of Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral conductor: Mervyn Cousins	W Kirkpatrick	3:09
12	Fantasia 'In Dulce Jubilo' organ: Andrew Nethsinga recorded at: Truro Cathedral in Truro, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom	J S Bach	2:39
13	Salve Regina soprano vocals: Magdalena Hajosyova orchestra: Berlin Symphony Orchestra conductor: Dietrich Knothe	F Schubert	5:27
14	Pageant of Shearmen & Tailors: Coventry Carol choir vocals: The Choir of Durham Cathedral conductor: James Lancelot	[anonymous]	3:42
15	The Christmas Tree Suite: The Shepherds at the Manger organ: Richard Lea recorded at: Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral in Liverpool, Merseyside, England, United Kingdom	F Liszt	4:43
16	The First Nowell organ: John Scott Whiteley choir vocals: The Choir of York Minster conductor: Jonathan Wainwright chorus master: Philip Moore recording of: The First Noël publisher: William B. Sandys (in 1823, in 1833) additional lyricist: Davies Gilbert (in 1823) lyricist and composer: [traditional] additional arranger: Sir John Stainer (in 1871) arranger: Davies Gilbert (in 1823) part of: The New English Hymnal (number: 36) arrangement of: The First Nowell version of: The First Nowell part of: Meet Me in St. Louis (1944 film)	Stainer	4:58
17	Messiah: Hallelujah choir vocals: The London Philharmonic Chorus orchestra: The London Philharmonic Orchestra conductor: Laurence Siegel	G F Handel	4:19