The Christmas Songs

~ Release by Mahalia Jackson (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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1Silent Night, Holy Night
producer:
Irving Townsend
vocals:
Mahalia Jackson
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
5:06
2O Little Town of Bethlehem
producer:
Irving Townsend
vocals:
Mahalia Jackson
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)
3:58
3Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
producer:
Irving Townsend
vocals:
Mahalia Jackson
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)
3:39
4Sweet Little Jesus Boy
producer:
Irving Townsend
vocals:
Mahalia Jackson
recording of:
Sweet Little Jesus Boy
lyricist and composer:
Robert MacGimsey
publisher:
Carl Fischer LLC
5:19
5A Star Stood Still
producer:
Irving Townsend
vocals:
Mahalia Jackson
recording of:
A Star Stood Still
4:12
6Christmas Comes to Us All Once a Year
2:34
7Joy to the World!
producer:
Irving Townsend
vocals:
Mahalia Jackson
recording of:
Joy to the World (Christmas carol)
lyricist:
Isaac Watts
additional composer:
Lowell Mason (in 1839)
composer:
George Frideric Handel
2:25
8O Come, All Ye Faithful
producer:
Irving Townsend
vocals:
Mahalia Jackson
recording of:
O Come, All Ye Faithful (English version of Latin “Adeste fideles”)
lyricist and composer:
John Francis Wade (from 1740 until 1743)
translator:
Frederick Oakeley (in 1841)
arrangement of:
O Come, All Ye Faithful
translated version of:
Adeste fideles (original latin version)
4:45
9What Can I Give
producer:
Irving Townsend
vocals:
Mahalia Jackson
recording of:
What Can I Give
5:21
10Go Tell It on the Mountain
producer:
Irving Townsend
vocals:
Mahalia Jackson
cover recording of:
Go, Tell It on the Mountain
lyricist:
John Wesley Work
composer:
[traditional]
publisher:
Shawnee Press Inc.
2:49
11Bless This House
3:17
12Walkin' to Jerusalem
3:06
13My Story
2:33
14The Lord Prayer
3:05
15Come to Jesus
3:21
16He's My Light
2:55