The Magic of Christmas

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Tracklist

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#TitleArtistLength
1Fanfare... O Come All Ye Faithful
The Bach Choir4:28
2Angels From the Realms of Glory
Kiri Te Kanawa3:35
3Stille Nacht
The Bach Choir2:42
4Ave Maria
choir vocals:
The Mormon Tabernacle Choir
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Frederica von Stade
orchestra:
Utah Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Joseph Silverstein
chorus master:
Jerold Ottley
live recording of:
Ave Maria (arr. Hazell)
composer:
Franz Schubert
arranger:
Chris Hazell
arrangement of:
Ave Maria (Schubert’s Ave Maria: Latin “Ave Maria” text sung to the tune of ‘Ellens Gesang III, op. 52 no. 6, D. 839 “Ave Maria”’)
Frederica von Stade6:52
5Ding, Dong! Merrily on High
The Choir of St John’s College, Cambridge2:10
6The First Nowell
The Choir of St John’s College, Cambridge5:18
7O Holy Night
recording engineer:
John Dunkerley and James Lock (in 1976-01)
engineer:
John Dunkerley
producer:
Ray Minshull
tenor vocals:
Luciano Pavarotti (in 1976-01)
orchestra:
National Philharmonic Orchestra (in 1976-01)
conductor:
Kurt Herbert Adler (in 1976-01)
arranger and orchestrator:
Douglas Gamley
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Decca Records Company (in 1976)
recorded at:
All Saints’ Church in Richmond upon Thames, London, England, United Kingdom (in 1976-01)
recording of:
O Holy Night (in 1976-01)
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
Luciano Pavarotti4:15
8Away in a Manger
engineer:
Simon Eadon
producer:
Christopher Hazell
organ:
David Briggs (from 1984-03-19 until 1984-03-20)
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge (from 1984-03-19 until 1984-03-20)
conductor:
Stephen Cleobury (from 1984-03-19 until 1984-03-20)
arranger:
Stephen Cleobury
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Limited (in 1984)
recorded at:
King’s College Chapel in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1984-03-19 until 1984-03-20)
recording of:
Away in a Manger (aka “Cradle Song” composed by William J. Kirkpatrick) (from 1984-03-19 until 1984-03-20)
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
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge2:05
9God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen
engineer:
Simon Eadon
producer:
Christopher Hazell
organ:
Benjamin Bayl and David Briggs (from 1984-03-19 until 1984-03-20)
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge (from 1984-03-19 until 1984-03-20)
conductor:
Stephen Cleobury (from 1984-03-19 until 1984-03-20)
arranger:
Sir David Willcocks
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Limited (in 1960, in 1984)
recorded at:
King’s College Chapel in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1984-03-19 until 1984-03-20)
recording of:
God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen (arr. Willcocks) (from 1984-03-19 until 1984-03-20)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional]
arranger:
Sir David Willcocks
arrangement of:
God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen (traditional, no arrangement credits here)
recording of:
God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen (traditional, no arrangement credits here) (on 1998-12-14)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional]
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 394)
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge3:37
10Joy to the World
engineer:
Kenneth Wilkinson
producer:
Ray Minshull
soprano vocals:
Joan Sutherland (in 1965-05)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (in 1965-05)
conductor:
Richard Bonynge (in 1965-05)
partial recording of:
Joy to the World (Christmas carol) (in 1965-05)
lyricist:
Isaac Watts
additional composer:
Lowell Mason (in 1839)
composer:
George Frideric Handel
Joan Sutherland1:56
11The Virgin’s Slumber Song
engineer:
Kenneth Wilkinson
producer:
Ray Minshull
soprano vocals:
Joan Sutherland (in 1965-05)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (in 1965-05)
conductor:
Richard Bonynge (in 1965-05)
recording of:
The Virgin's Slumber Song (in 1965-05)
lyricist:
Martin Boelitz
composer:
Max Reger (in 1912)
translator:
Edward Teschemacher
translated version of:
Schlichte Weisen, op. 76: No. 52. Mariä Wiegenlied
Joan Sutherland2:08
12Once in Royal David’s City
engineer:
Simon Eadon
producer:
Christopher Hazell
organ:
David Briggs (from 1984-03-19 until 1984-03-20)
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge (from 1984-03-19 until 1984-03-20)
solo soprano vocals:
Robin Barter (from 1984-03-19 until 1984-03-20)
conductor:
Stephen Cleobury (from 1984-03-19 until 1984-03-20)
arranger:
Henry John Gauntlett
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Limited (in 1984)
recorded at:
King’s College Chapel in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1984-03-19 until 1984-03-20)
recording of:
Once in Royal David’s City (from 1984-03-19 until 1984-03-20)
lyricist:
Cecil Frances Alexander (in 1848)
composer:
Henry John Gauntlett (in 1849)
part of:
The New English Hymnal (number: 34)
recording of:
Once in Royal David’s City (harmony Arthur Mann, descant Stephen Cleobury)
lyricist:
Cecil Frances Alexander (in 1848)
additional composer:
Stephen Cleobury and Arthur Henry Mann
composer:
Henry John Gauntlett (in 1849)
publisher:
Novello
version of:
Once in Royal David’s City (arr. Mann)
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge4:30
13The Holly and the Ivy
engineer:
Simon Eadon
producer:
Christopher Hazell
organ:
David Briggs (from 1984-03-19 until 1984-03-20)
alto vocals:
Christopher Hughes
bass vocals:
Roland Robertson
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge (from 1984-03-19 until 1984-03-20)
solo vocals:
Jonathan Lamb (from 1984-03-19 until 1984-03-20)
tenor vocals:
Simon Haynes
treble vocals:
Jonathan Lamb
conductor:
Stephen Cleobury (from 1984-03-19 until 1984-03-20)
arranger:
Sir Henry Walford Davies
recorded at:
King’s College Chapel in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1984-03-19 until 1984-03-20)
recording of:
The Holly and the Ivy (arr. Davies) (from 1984-03-19 until 1984-03-20)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional]
arranger:
Sir Henry Walford Davies
arrangement of:
The Holly and the Ivy
recording of:
The Holly and the Ivy
lyricist and composer:
[traditional]
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 514)
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge2:48
14It Came Upon the Midnight Clear
soprano vocals:
Leontyne Price
orchestra:
Wiener Philharmoniker
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan
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)
Leontyne Price1:56
15In Dulci Jubilo
choir vocals:
The Bach Choir
conductor:
Sir David Willcocks
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)
The Bach Choir3:22
16Mille cherubini in coro
recording engineer:
John Dunkerley and James Lock
producer:
Ray Minshull
tenor vocals:
Luciano Pavarotti (in 1976-01)
orchestra:
National Philharmonic Orchestra (in 1976-01)
conductor:
Kurt Herbert Adler (in 1976-01)
arranger:
Douglas Gamley
recorded at:
All Saints’ Church in Richmond upon Thames, London, England, United Kingdom (in 1976-01)
recording of:
Mille cherubini in coro (in 1976-01)
lyricist:
Ernst Marischka
composer:
Franz Schubert
arranger:
Alois Melichar
version of:
Wiegenlied, D. 498
Luciano Pavarotti4:06
17Shepherd’s Farewell
St. Anthony Singers5:05
18While Shepherds Watched
The Choir of St John’s College, Cambridge2:52
19Wiegenlied
producer:
Christopher Raeburn
soprano vocals:
Renata Tebaldi (in 1971-04)
orchestra:
New Philharmonia Orchestra (in 1971-04)
conductor:
Anton Guadagno (in 1971-04)
arranger:
Douglas Gamley
balance engineer:
Stanley Goodall (in 1971-04)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London, England, United Kingdom (in 1971-04)
recording of:
5 Lieder, op. 49: Nr. 4. Wiegenlied (catch‐all for arrangements) (in 1971-04)
composer:
Johannes Brahms
arrangement of:
5 Lieder, op. 49: Nr. 4. Wiegenlied “Guten Abend, gute Nacht” (original for voice and piano)
Renata Tebaldi2:19
20On Christmas Night
engineer:
Simon Eadon
producer:
Christopher Hazell
organ:
David Briggs (from 1984-03-19 until 1984-03-20)
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge (from 1984-03-19 until 1984-03-20)
conductor:
Stephen Cleobury (from 1984-03-19 until 1984-03-20)
recorded at:
King’s College Chapel in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1984-03-19 until 1984-03-20)
recording of:
Sussex Carol (arr. Ledger) (from 1984-03-19 until 1984-03-20)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional]
arranger:
Philip Ledger
arrangement of:
Sussex Carol (On Christmas Night)
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge2:07
21Ave Maria
soprano vocals:
Kiri Te Kanawa
orchestra:
Utah Symphony
conductor:
Julius Rudel
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Philips Classics (in 1984)
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
Kiri Te Kanawa2:51
22Hark! The Herald Angels Sing... Fanfare
recording of:
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing (Christmas carol)
additional lyricist:
George Whitefield (in 1753)
lyricist:
Charles Wesley (in 1739)
additional composer:
William H. Cummings (in 1855)
composer:
Felix Mendelssohn (in 1840)
part of:
The New English Hymnal (number: 26)
The Bach Choir4:00

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