Greatest Christmas Classics, Volume 1

~ Release by Mormon Tabernacle Choir (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Annotation

performing orchestras and conductors of respective tracks listed by cat # @ http://www.josephsons.org/slmtc/mtccomp.htm

Tracklist

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1Hallelujah (from "Messiah")
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Richard P. Condie
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 44. Chorus: “Hallelujah”
composer:
George Frideric Handel (in 1741)
librettist:
Charles Jennens
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II
3:46
2While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks
organ:
Frank W. Asper and Alexander Schreiner
1:38
3Deck the Halls
organ:
Alexander Schreiner
conductor:
Richard P. Condie
performer:
The Philadelphia Brass Ensemble
recording of:
Deck the Halls
lyricist:
Thomas Oliphant
composer:
[traditional]
is based on:
Nos Galan (Talhaiarn, “Goreu pleser ar Nos Galan”)
1:44
4Bethlehem Night
organ:
Frank W. Asper and Alexander Schreiner
1:52
5Angels We Have Heard on High
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Marilyn Horne
orchestra:
Columbia Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Jerold Ottley
recording of:
Angels We Have Heard on High
lyricist:
[unknown]
composer:
[traditional]
translator:
James Chadwick (in 1862)
version of:
Les Anges dans nos campagnes
2:47
6La Virgen lava pañales
choir vocals:
The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square (on 1963-09-03)
orchestra:
New York Philharmonic (on 1963-09-03)
conductor:
Leonard Bernstein (on 1963-09-03)
chorus master:
Richard P. Condie (on 1963-09-03)
arranger:
Robert De Cormier and Eddie Sauter
recorded at:
Salt Lake Tabernacle in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States (on 1963-09-03)
recording of:
La Virgen lava pañales
lyricist and composer:
[traditional]
5:16
7O Tannenbaum
orchestra:
Columbia Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Jerold Ottley
arranger:
John Longhurst
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
2:18
8Away in a Manger
choir vocals:
The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square (on 1963-09-03)
orchestra:
New York Philharmonic (on 1963-09-03)
conductor:
Leonard Bernstein (on 1963-09-03)
chorus master:
Richard P. Condie (on 1963-09-03)
performer:
The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square
arranger:
Lowell M. Durham
recorded at:
Salt Lake Tabernacle in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States (on 1963-09-03)
recording of:
Away in a Manger (aka “Cradle Song” composed by William J. Kirkpatrick)
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
3:19
9Christmas Bells Are Ringing
1:44
10Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence
organ:
Frank W. Asper and Alexander Schreiner
3:15
11Arise, Shine, for Thy Light Is Come
conductor:
Richard P. Condie
3:21
12I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day
organ:
Frank W. Asper and Alexander Schreiner
1:21
13Watts Nativity Carol
organ:
Frank W. Asper and Alexander Schreiner
3:52
14Prayer from "Hansel and Gretel"
conductor:
Richard P. Condie
recording of:
Hänsel und Gretel: “Abends, will ich schlafen gehn” (Evening Prayer, Nachtgebet) (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Engelbert Humperdinck (from 1891 until 1892)
librettist:
Adelheid Wette
arrangement of:
Hänsel und Gretel: Akt II, 2. Szene. “Abends, will ich schlafen gehn” (Hänsel, Gretel) (Hansel and Gretel: Evening Prayer, Nachtgebet / Evening Prayer / Prière du soir)
3:51
15Once in Royal David's City
choir vocals:
The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square (on 1963-09-03)
orchestra:
New York Philharmonic (on 1963-09-03)
conductor:
Leonard Bernstein (on 1963-09-03)
chorus master:
Richard P. Condie (on 1963-09-03)
arranger:
Lowell M. Durham
recorded at:
Salt Lake Tabernacle in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States (on 1963-09-03)
recording of:
Once in Royal David’s City
lyricist:
Cecil Frances Alexander (in 1848)
composer:
Henry John Gauntlett (in 1849)
part of:
The New English Hymnal (number: 34)
3:59
16The Coventry Carol
organ:
Frank W. Asper and Alexander Schreiner
recording of:
Coventry Carol
lyricist and composer:
[traditional]
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 19028)
3:27
17Ah, Dearest Jesus (from "The Christmas Oratorio")
orchestra:
The Philadelphia Orchestra
conductor:
Eugene Ormandy
2:08
18The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)
cover recording of:
The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)
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)
4:03
19Tell Us, Shepherd Maids
organ:
Frank W. Asper and Alexander Schreiner
2:14
20See the Radiant Sky Above
conductor:
Richard P. Condie
recording of:
See the Radiant Sky Above
1:18
21It Came Upon a Midnight Clear
conductor:
Richard P. Condie
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)
2:11
22We Wish You a Merry Christmas
organ:
Alexander Schreiner
conductor:
Richard P. Condie
performer:
The Philadelphia Brass Ensemble
recording of:
We Wish You a Merry Christmas
lyricist and composer:
[traditional]
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 230)
1:58