A Christmas Festival

~ Release by Arthur Fiedler and the Boston Pops (see all versions of this release, 5 available)

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1A Christmas Festival
engineer:
James Nichols
producer:
Nathaniel S. Johnson and John Pfeiffer
orchestra:
Boston Pops Orchestra (, from 1959-05-15 until 1959-05-16)
conductor:
Arthur Fiedler (, from 1959-05-15 until 1959-05-16)
recording of:
A Christmas Festival Overture (from 1959-05-15 until 1959-05-16)
composer:
Leroy Anderson
Felix Mendelssohn, Franz Xaver Gruber, George Frideric Handel, James Lord Pierpont, John Francis Wade, Leroy Anderson & [traditional]8:38
2White ChristmasIrving Berlin2:49
3Sleigh Ride
engineer:
James Nichols
producer:
Nathaniel S. Johnson and John Pfeiffer
choir vocals:
Tanglewood Festival Chorus
orchestra:
The Boston ‘Pops’ Orchestra (from 1959-05-15 until 1959-05-16)
conductor:
Arthur Fiedler (from 1959-05-15 until 1959-05-16)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Records (UK) Limited (in 1962) and Capitol Records, Inc. (in 1963)
recording of:
Sleigh Ride (original instrumental version) (in 1949)
composer:
Leroy Anderson (until 1948-02-10)
publisher:
Mills Music
recording of:
Sleigh Ride (original instrumental version) (from 1959-05-15 until 1959-05-16)
composer:
Leroy Anderson (until 1948-02-10)
publisher:
Mills Music
recording of:
Sleigh Ride (on 1959-05-16)
lyricist:
Mitchell Parish (in 1950)
composer:
Leroy Anderson (until 1948-02-10)
publisher:
EMI Harmonies Limited, EMI Mills Music Inc., EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd and Woodbury Music
version of:
Sleigh Ride (original instrumental version)
recording of:
3 German Dances for Orchestra, K. 605: No. 3 in C major. German Dance & Trio "Die Schlittenfahrt" & Coda
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (in 1789)
part of:
3 German Dances for Orchestra, K. 605
Leroy Anderson2:59
4Winter Wonderland
engineer:
James Nichols
producer:
Nathaniel S. Johnson and John Pfeiffer
orchestra:
Boston Pops Orchestra (from 1959-05-15 until 1959-05-16)
conductor:
Arthur Fiedler (from 1959-05-15 until 1959-05-16)
arranger:
Jack Mason
instrumental recording of:
Winter Wonderland (from 1959-05-15 until 1959-05-16)
lyricist:
Richard B. Smith
composer:
Felix Bernard
publisher:
Bregman, Vocco & Conn, Inc., EMI Music, Francis, Day & Hunter, Redwood Music Ltd., Warner Chappell Music Inc., Warner/Chappell Music Australia Pty. Ltd., WB Music Corp. (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
Felix Bernard2:56
5Parade of the Wooden Soldiers
engineer:
James Nichols
producer:
Nathaniel S. Johnson and John Pfeiffer
orchestra:
Boston Pops Orchestra (, from 1959-05-15 until 1959-05-16)
conductor:
Arthur Fiedler (, from 1959-05-15 until 1959-05-16)
arranger:
Morton Gould
recording of:
Die Parade der Zinnsoldaten, op. 123 (from 1959-05-15 until 1959-05-16)
composer:
Léon Jessel (in 1897)
Léon Jessel3:55
6The Little Drummer Boy
engineer:
James Nichols
producer:
Nathaniel S. Johnson and John Pfeiffer
recording of:
Carol of the Drum (aka “The Little Drummer Boy”)
lyricist and composer:
Katherine K. Davis (in 1941)
additional composer:
Henry Onorati (in 1958) and Harry Simeone (in 1958)
publisher:
EMI Mills Music, International Korwin Corp., Warner Chappell, Warner Chappell Music, Belwin-Mills Publishing Corp. (in 1955) and Mills Music, Inc. (in 1964)
is based on:
Trad. (traditional Czech carol, became “Carol of the Drums”)
Katherine Davis, Henry Onorati & Harry Simeone2:29
7Fantasia on “Greensleeves” (What Child Is This?)
engineer:
James Nichols
producer:
Nathaniel S. Johnson and John Pfeiffer
orchestra:
Boston Pops Orchestra
conductor:
Arthur Fiedler
recorded at:
Symphony Hall in Boston, Massachusetts, United States
recording of:
Fantasia on “Greensleeves”
composer:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (from 1924 until 1928)
arranger:
Ralph Greaves (in 1934)
publisher:
Oxford University Press (in 1936)
is based on:
Greensleeves (generic entry for traditional and unknown arrangements)
is based on:
Lovely Joan (traditional English folk song)
is based on:
Sir John in Love
[traditional]5:37
8The Toy Trumpet
engineer:
James Nichols
producer:
Nathaniel S. Johnson and John Pfeiffer
solo trumpet:
Al Hirt
orchestra:
Boston Pops Orchestra (on 1964-06-09)
conductor:
Arthur Fiedler (on 1964-06-09)
recording of:
The Toy Trumpet (on 1964-06-09)
composer:
Raymond Scott
publisher:
Music Sales Corporation
Raymond Scott2:24
9Carol of the BellsMykola Dmytrovych Leontovych1:13
10Babes In Toyland: Babes In Toyland / March of the Toys
engineer:
James Nichols
producer:
Nathaniel S. Johnson and John Pfeiffer
orchestra:
Boston Pops Orchestra (from 1958-05-15 until 1958-05-16)
conductor:
Arthur Fiedler (from 1958-05-15 until 1958-05-16)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Music (in 1958)
recorded at:
Symphony Hall in Boston, Massachusetts, United States (from 1958-05-15 until 1958-05-16)
recording of:
Babes in Toyland: Act II. March of the Toys (from 1958-05-15 until 1958-05-16)
composer:
Victor Herbert
part of:
Babes in Toyland
Victor Herbert3:47
11Hansel and Gretel: Hansel and Grete l /Dream Pantomime
engineer:
James Nichols
producer:
Nathaniel S. Johnson and John Pfeiffer
orchestra:
Boston Pops Orchestra (, from 1959-05-15 until 1959-05-16)
conductor:
Arthur Fiedler (, from 1959-05-15 until 1959-05-16)
recording of:
Hänsel und Gretel: Akt II, 3. Szene. Traumpantomime (from 1959-05-15 until 1959-05-16)
composer:
Engelbert Humperdinck (from 1891 until 1892)
part of:
Hansel and Gretel (english version)
part of:
Hänsel und Gretel (original german lyrics)
Engelbert Humperdinck9:36
12German Dances, K. 605: German Dances, K. 605 / Sleigh Ride, No. 3
engineer:
James Nichols
producer:
Nathaniel S. Johnson and John Pfeiffer
orchestra:
Boston Pops Orchestra (from 1959-05-15 until 1959-05-16)
conductor:
Arthur Fiedler (from 1959-05-15 until 1959-05-16)
recording of:
3 German Dances for Orchestra, K. 605: No. 3 in C major. German Dance & Trio "Die Schlittenfahrt" & Coda (from 1959-05-15 until 1959-05-16)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (in 1789)
part of:
3 German Dances for Orchestra, K. 605
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart2:39
13The Nutcracker: The Nutcracker / Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy
engineer:
James Nichols
producer:
Nathaniel S. Johnson and John Pfeiffer
celesta:
Leo Litwin
recording of:
Щелкунчик, op. 71: Действие II, Картина III, no. 14c. Па-де-де: Вариация II: Танец Феи Драже (The Nutcracker, Op. 71: Act II, Scene III. Pas de Deux: Variation II: Dance of the sugar-plum fairy, Variation II: Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy)
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский
part of:
Щелкунчик, op. 71: Действие II (The Nutcracker, op. 71: Act 2)
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky1:26
14Here We Come a‐Caroling / O Christmas Tree / I Saw Three Ships
engineer:
James Nichols
producer:
Nathaniel S. Johnson and John Pfeiffer
medley including a recording of:
Here We Come A-wassailing
lyricist:
[traditional]
composer:
[traditional] (in 1850)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 209)
medley including a recording of:
I Saw Three Ships
lyricist and composer:
[traditional]
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 700)
medley including a recording of:
O Christmas Tree (English version of German "O Tannenbaum")
lyricist:
Ernst Anschütz (in 1824)
composer:
[traditional]
translator:
[unknown]
translated version of:
O Tannenbaum (O Fir Tree, original German version)
[traditional]5:08
15Rudolph the Red‐Nosed Reindeer
engineer:
James Nichols
producer:
Nathaniel S. Johnson and John Pfeiffer
orchestra:
Boston Pops Orchestra (from 1959-05-15 until 1959-05-16)
conductor:
Arthur Fiedler (from 1959-05-15 until 1959-05-16)
arranger:
Richard Hayman
instrumental recording of:
Rudolph, the Red‐Nosed Reindeer (from 1959-05-15 until 1959-05-16)
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Marks
publisher:
Chappell & Co Ltd., Chappell Music Ltd., Warner Chappell, Warner Chappell Music, Warner/Chappell Music Ltd., St. Nicholas Music Publishing Co. (on 1949-05-09) and St. Nicholas Music Inc. (from 1950 to present)
arrangement of:
Rudolph, the Red‐Nosed Reindeer (for voice, choir and orchestra, Elms)
Johnny Marks2:10
16Silent Night
engineer:
James Nichols
producer:
Nathaniel S. Johnson and John Pfeiffer
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
Franz Xaver Gruber2:24
17Santa Claus Is Comin’ to TownJ. Fred Coots & Haven Gillespie2:38