Wunderschöne Weihnachtszeit

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Catalog Numbers:
301 030 (Box Set)
301 031 (Disc 1)
301 032 (Disc 2)
301 033 (Disc 3)
301 034 (Disc 4)
301 035 (Disc 5)

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1CD: Alle Jahre wieder: Instrumental
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1Joy to the World
instrumental recording of:
Joy to the World (Christmas carol)
lyricist:
Isaac Watts
additional composer:
Lowell Mason (in 1839)
composer:
George Frideric Handel
Billy Bail Orchestra2:23
2Leise rieselt der Schnee
instrumental recording of:
Leise rieselt der Schnee
lyricist:
Eduard Ebel
composer:
[traditional]
Les Hamilton Orchestra2:11
3Lieber guter Nikolaus
Gene Hollowy Christmas Sound2:40
4Fröhliche Weihnacht überall
Les Hamilton Orchestra2:47
5O Tannenbaum
instrumental 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
Les Hamilton Orchestra2:12
6Ihr Kinderlein kommet
instrumental recording of:
Ihr Kinderlein, kommet (O, Come, Little Children)
lyricist:
Christoph von Schmid (in 1798)
composer:
[traditional] and Johann Abraham Peter Schulz (in 1790)
Les Hamilton Orchestra2:25
7Kling Glöckchen
instrumental recording of:
Kling, Glöckchen
lyricist:
Karl Enslin
composer:
[traditional]
previously attributed to:
Benedikt Widmann
Les Hamilton Orchestra2:20
8O du fröhliche
instrumental recording of:
O du fröhliche (German Christmas carol set to the melody of "O sanctissima")
lyricist:
Johannes Daniel Falk and Heinrich Holzschuher
composer:
[traditional]
version of:
O Sanctissima (Sicilian Mariners Hymn, Sicilian Mariners Hymn)
Les Hamilton Orchestra2:22
9Laßt uns lauschen
Les Hamilton Orchestra2:24
10Es ist ein Ros’ entsprungen
instrumental recording of:
Es ist ein Ros entsprungen (original anonymous version)
composer:
[anonymous]
publisher:
Dreiklang/Dreimasken
Les Hamilton Orchestra2:55
11Aba Heidschi Bumbeidschi
instrumental recording of:
Aber Heidschi Bumbeidschi
lyricist and composer:
[traditional]
Les Hamilton Orchestra2:15
12Alle Jahre wieder
instrumental recording of:
Alle Jahre wieder (most commonly known melody by F. Silcher)
lyricist:
Johann Wilhelm Hey (in 1873)
composer:
[traditional] and Friedrich Silcher
Jack Fander Ensemble2:54
13In dulci jubilo BWV 751
instrumental recording of:
Choral "In dulci jubilo" (wrongly attributed to Johann Sebastian Bach, as BWV 751)
composer:
Johann Michael Bach
previously attributed to:
Johann Sebastian Bach
part of:
Neumeister-Sammlung (number: 12), Emans-Verzeichnis (number: Emans 113), Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis (number: BWV 751 / Anh. III 172‑>), Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis (number: BWV App C, S. 707) and Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis (number: BWV 751)
version of:
In dulci iubilo (original traditional version in macaronic alteration of medieval German and Latin, use also for unspecified versions)
Johann Sebastian Bach1:52
14Der Heiland ist kommen
Jack Fander Ensemble2:00
15What Child Is This
instrumental recording of:
What Child Is This?
lyricist:
William Chatterton Dix (in 1865)
composer:
[traditional]
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 25608)
version of:
Greensleeves (generic entry for traditional and unknown arrangements)
Billy Bail Orchestra4:10
16Jingle Bells
instrumental recording of:
Jingle Bells
lyricist and composer:
James Lord Pierpont (in 1850)
publisher:
Warner Chappell Music Ltd.
composed at and lyrics written at:
Simpson Tavern in Medford, Massachusetts, United States (in 1850)
Gene Hollowy Christmas Sound2:51
17Deck the Halls
instrumental recording of:
Deck the Halls
lyricist:
Thomas Oliphant
composer:
[traditional]
is based on:
Nos Galan (Talhaiarn, “Goreu pleser ar Nos Galan”)
Gene Hollowy Christmas Sound2:30
18God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen
instrumental recording of:
God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen (traditional, no arrangement credits here)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional]
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 394)
Billy Bail Orchestra2:49
19Up on the House Top
instrumental recording of:
Up on the House Top (Christmas song)
lyricist and composer:
Benjamin R. Hanby (in 1864)
Gene Hollowy Christmas Sound2:46
20The First Noel
instrumental 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)
Billy Bail Orchestra2:51
21Hush! Hush! Little Jesus Falls Asleep
Les Hamilton Orchestra2:00
22Good King Wenceslas
instrumental recording of:
Good King Wenceslas
lyricist:
John Mason Neale (in 1853)
composer:
[traditional] (from 1201 until 1301)
arranger:
Thomas Helmore (in 1853)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 24754)
is based on:
Tempus adest floridum
Gene Hollowy Christmas Sound3:05
23Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme BWV 645Johann Sebastian Bach4:56
2CD: Ihr Kinderlein kommet: Advents- und Weihnachtslieder
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1Fröhlich soll mein Herze springen
recording of:
Fröhlich soll mein Herze springen
lyricist:
Paul Gerhardt (in 1653)
composer:
Johann Crüger (in 1653)
Dresdner Kreuzchor1:40
2Auf, Tochter Zion, schmücke dich
Thomanerchor Leipzig2:36
3Freu dich auf Erd’ und Sternenzelt
choir vocals:
Kinderchor Pueri Cantores
recording of:
Freu dich, Erd und Sternenzelt (arr. Riedel)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional]
arranger:
Carl Riedel
arrangement of:
Freu' dich Erd' und Sternenzelt
Kinderchor Pueri Cantores2:22
4Maria durch ein Dornwald ging
recording of:
Maria durch ein Dornwald ging
lyricist and composer:
[traditional]
Thomanerchor Leipzig2:10
5Es ist ein Ros’ entsprungen
choir vocals:
Kinderchor Pueri Cantores
recording of:
Es ist ein Ros entsprungen (original anonymous version)
composer:
[anonymous]
publisher:
Dreiklang/Dreimasken
Kinderchor Pueri Cantores3:11
6Ihr Kinderlein kommet
choir vocals:
Kinderchor Pueri Cantores
recording of:
Ihr Kinderlein, kommet (O, Come, Little Children)
lyricist:
Christoph von Schmid (in 1798)
composer:
[traditional] and Johann Abraham Peter Schulz (in 1790)
Kinderchor Pueri Cantores2:09
7O freudenreicher Tag
Thomanerchor Leipzig1:49
8Hört zu und seid getrost sehr
Dresdner Kreuzchor2:57
9Übers Gebirg Maria gehtDresdner Kreuzchor3:06
10Enatus est Emanuel
Dresdner Kreuzchor1:38
11Lobt Gott ihr Christen alle gleich
recording of:
Lobt Gott, ihr Christen allzugleich (unspecified version)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach
Dresdner Kreuzchor2:08
12Inmitten der Nacht
Thomanerchor Leipzig2:23
13Der Morgenstern ist aufgedrungenDresdner Kreuzchor1:50
14Unser lieber Frauen TraumDresdner Kreuzchor2:24
15Laßt uns lauschen
Dresdner Kreuzchor3:16
16Andachtsjodler
Chor und Orchester Konrad Plaickner1:40
17Auf, auf, ihr Hirten nit schlaft
recording of:
Auf, auf, ihr Hirten
composer:
Wilhelm Kienzl
Thomanerchor Leipzig1:37
18Schlaf, mein Kindelein
recording of:
Schlaf, mein Kindelein
composer:
Max Reger
version of:
Schlaf mein Kindelein (Traditional German christmas carol, published Straßburger Gesangbuch 1697)
Thomanerchor Leipzig3:09
19O Freude über FreudDresdner Kreuzchor4:47
20Kindelein zart, von guter Art
Thomanerchor Leipzig2:07
21Ich steh’ an deiner Krippen hier
choir vocals:
Thomanerchor Leipzig
conductor:
Hans-Joachim Rotzsch
recording of:
Weihnachts-Oratorium, BWV 248: Teil VI, LIX. Choral „Ich steh an deiner Krippen hier“
composed in:
Leipzig, Sachsen, Germany (from 1734 until 1735)
lyricist:
Paul Gerhardt
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach
part of:
Breitkopf 389 Choralgesänge (number: 263)
is based on:
Nun freut euch, lieben Christen g’mein (more 'sostenuto' version)
part of:
Weihnachts-Oratorium, BWV 248 (Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248, "Christmas Oratorio")
Thomanerchor Leipzig2:17
22Freut euch ihr lieben Christen
Dresdner Kreuzchor1:37
23Laßt alle Gott uns loben
Dresdner Kreuzchor2:24
24Allelujah! Freuet euch, ihr Christen alle
Dresdner Kreuzchor5:05
3CD: Stille Nacht: Weihnachtslieder zum Heiligen Abend
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1Glocken / Vom Himmel hoch, da komm ich herKinderchor Pueri Cantores2:59
2Alle Jahre wieder
recording of:
Alle Jahre wieder (most commonly known melody by F. Silcher)
lyricist:
Johann Wilhelm Hey (in 1873)
composer:
[traditional] and Friedrich Silcher
Dresdner Kreuzchor1:03
3Fröhliche Weihnacht
Hermann Prey und Instrumentalensemble2:18
4Gegrüßt seist Maria
Thomanerchor Leipzig1:34
5Den die Hirten lobeten sehreThomanerchor Leipzig3:10
6Kommt all herein, ihr Engelein
Thomanerchor Leipzig2:21
7Quem pastores laudavereDresdner Kreuzchor3:27
8Kommet ihr Hirten
recording of:
Kommet, ihr Hirten (German version of Bohemian Christmas carol)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional]
translator:
Carl Riedel
translated version of:
Nesem vám noviny (traditional Czech poem/song)
Hermann Prey und Instrumentalensemble1:55
9Hört der Engel helle Lieder
Thomanerchor Leipzig2:27
10Es wird scho glei dumpa
recording of:
Es wird schon bald dunkel (Es wird scho glei dumpa)
lyricist:
Anton Reidinger
composer:
[traditional]
Hermann Prey und Instrumentalensemble2:00
11Zu Bethlehem geboren
Thomanerchor Leipzig1:45
12In dulci jubilo
Thomanerchor Leipzig2:32
13Vom Himmel hoch, o Englein kommt
Thomanerchor Leipzig2:11
14Stille Nacht
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)
Thomanerchor Leipzig5:40
15Siciliano (aus der Sonate für Flöte und Continuo e-dur BWV 1036)
performer:
Collegium Musicum
recording of:
Siciliano
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach
Johann Sebastian Bach2:20
16Still, still
Hermann Prey und Instrumentalensemble3:44
17Heil’ge Nacht auf Engelsschwingen
Thomanerchor Leipzig2:54
18O Jesulein süß
recording of:
O Jesulein süß
composer:
Max Reger
Dresdner Kreuzchor2:16
19Aba Heidschi Bumbeidschi
choir vocals:
Kinderchor Pueri Cantores
recording of:
Aber Heidschi Bumbeidschi
lyricist and composer:
[traditional]
Kinderchor Pueri Cantores2:44
20Joseph, lieber Joseph mein
recording of:
Joseph, lieber Joseph mein (Hieronymus Praetorius setting)
composer:
Hieronymus Praetorius
arrangement of:
Joseph, lieber Joseph mein (original version; use also for unknown settings)
Kinderchor Pueri Cantores1:41
21Laßt uns das Kindlein wiegen
recording of:
Wiegenlied der Hirten "Laßt uns das Kindelein wiegen"
lyricist and composer:
[traditional]
arranger:
Max Bruch (in 1910)
Thomanerchor Leipzig2:02
22Tochter ZionThomanerchor Leipzig2:15
23Am Weihnachtsbaum
choir vocals:
Pueri Cantores
chorus master:
Luigi Quaresima
Kinderchor Pueri Cantores2:08
24O du fröhliche
recording of:
O du fröhliche (German Christmas carol set to the melody of "O sanctissima")
lyricist:
Johannes Daniel Falk and Heinrich Holzschuher
composer:
[traditional]
version of:
O Sanctissima (Sicilian Mariners Hymn, Sicilian Mariners Hymn)
Thomanerchor Leipzig2:00
4CD: White Christmas: Weihnachtslieder aus aller Welt
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1Jingle Bells
recording of:
Jingle Bells
lyricist and composer:
James Lord Pierpont (in 1850)
publisher:
Warner Chappell Music Ltd.
composed at and lyrics written at:
Simpson Tavern in Medford, Massachusetts, United States (in 1850)
St. James Childrens Choir; Gene Holloway Christmas Sound2:53
2The First Noël
recording of:
The First Nowell
lyricist, writer and composer:
[traditional]
Clifton Montana & The Christmas Carolers; Billy Bail Orchestra2:52
3White ChristmasBing Crosby & Studio Orchestra3:06
4Feliz NavidadJonny Motherwell; Gene Hollowy Christmas Sound3:01
5Jolly Old Saint NicholasSt. James Childrens Choir;Gene Holloway Christmas Sound2:40
6The Christmas Song
choir vocals:
The Ralph Brewster Singers (on 1957-07-17)
lead vocals:
Frank Sinatra
orchestra:
Gordon Jenkins & His Orchestra (on 1957-07-17)
conductor:
Gordon Jenkins (on 1957-07-17)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, Inc.
cover recording of:
The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire) (on 1957-07-17)
lyricist:
Mel Tormé and Robert Wells (from 1944 until 1945)
composer:
Mel Tormé (from 1944 until 1945)
publisher:
Chappell/Morris Ltd., MPL Music Publishing Inc., Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd., Sony/ATV Tunes LLC, Warner Chappell, Warner Chappell Ltd., Warner Chappell Music, Warner/Chappell Music Australia Pty. Ltd. and Edwin H. Morris & Co., Inc. (from 1946 to present)
Frank Sinatra & Studio Orchestra3:28
7O Holy Night
producer:
Lee Gillette
vocals:
Nat King Cole (in 1960)
conductor:
Ralph Carmichael (in 1960)
arranger:
Edith Bergdahl and Nat King Cole
recording of:
O Holy Night
lyricist:
John Sullivan Dwight (in 1855)
composer:
Adolphe Adam (in 1847)
translated version of:
Cantique de Noël “Minuit chrétiens” (French original of “O Holy Night”)
recording of:
O Holy Night (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Adolphe Adam
arrangement of:
O Holy Night
Nat King Cole & Studio Orchestra2:58
8O ce veste minuata (O Wonderful Tidings)
recording of:
O, ce veste minunată
orchestrator:
Jimmy el Lako
composer:
[unknown]
Bukarest Madrigal Chor; Marin Constantin2:49
9Steluta (The Little Star)
Bukarest Madrigal Chor; Marin Constantin2:28
10Adeste Fideles
The Christmas Carolers;Billy Bail Orchestra3:36
11Angels We Have Heard On High
recording of:
Angels We Have Heard on High
lyricist:
[unknown]
composer:
[traditional]
translator:
James Chadwick (in 1862)
version of:
Les Anges dans nos campagnes
Peggy Thomas; St. James Childrens Choir; Billy Bail Orchestra2:36
12What Child Is This
recording of:
What Child Is This?
lyricist:
William Chatterton Dix (in 1865)
composer:
[traditional]
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 25608)
version of:
Greensleeves (generic entry for traditional and unknown arrangements)
Peggy Thomas; Billy Bail Orchestra4:10
13We Three Kings
recording of:
We Three Kings
lyricist and composer:
John Henry Hopkins, Jr.
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 24751)
Clifton Montana; Billy Bail Orchestra3:19
14Away in a Manger
recording of:
Away in a Manger (Mueller variation)
additional lyricist:
Charles Hutchinson Gabriel (in 1892)
lyricist:
[anonymous]
writer:
[traditional]
composer:
Carl Mueller and James Ramsey Murray (in 1885)
Peggy Thomas; St. James Childrens Choir; Billy Bail Orchestra2:41
15It Came Upon the Midnight Clear
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)
Clifton Montana; Billy Bail Orchestra3:03
16Deck the Halls
recording of:
Deck the Halls
lyricist:
Thomas Oliphant
composer:
[traditional]
is based on:
Nos Galan (Talhaiarn, “Goreu pleser ar Nos Galan”)
St. James Childrens Choir; Gene Hollowy Christmas Sound2:31
17I Heard the BellsJonny Motherwell; Gene Hollowy Christmas Sound3:17
18Up on the House Top
recording of:
Up on the House Top (Christmas song)
lyricist and composer:
Benjamin R. Hanby (in 1864)
St. James Childrens Choir; Gene Hollowy Christmas Sound2:48
19Good Christian Men Rejoice
recording of:
Good Christian Men Rejoice
lyricist and composer:
[traditional]
translator:
John Mason Neale
part of:
The New English Hymnal (number: 107)
translated version of:
In dulci jubilo (Original trad.)
The Christmas Carolers2:11
20We Wish You a Merry Christmas
recording of:
We Wish You a Merry Christmas
lyricist and composer:
[traditional]
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 230)
The Christmas Carolers; Billy Bail Orchestra1:59
5CD: Hallelujah: Ein festliches Weihnachtskonzert