Best of Christmas in Vienna

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Annotation

in a cardboard slip over cover

Tracklist

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1Adeste Fideles
arranger:
Luca Logi
recording of:
Adeste fideles (original latin version)
lyricist and composer:
John Francis Wade (from 1740 until 1743)
José Carreras & Luciano Pavarotti2:53
2Silent Night
arranger:
Christian Kolonovits
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
José Carreras, Plácido Domingo & Luciano Pavarotti5:37
3Ave Maria
arranger:
Lalo Schifrin
recording 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”’)
lyricist:
[anonymous]
composer:
Franz Schubert
version of:
Ellens Gesang III, op. 52 no. 6, D. 839 “Ave Maria” (Schubert's song, not the Bach/Gounod work; original for voice and piano)
José Carreras4:42
4Walking in the Air
arranger:
Christian Kolonovits
recorded at:
Rathaus in Innere Stadt, Wien, Austria (on 1997-12-21)
cover recording of:
Walking in the Air
lyricist and composer:
Howard Blake
publisher:
Faber Music Ltd., Highbridge Music Ltd. and Howard David Blake
part of:
Classic 100: Piano (number: 40)
part of:
The Snowman (film soundtrack)
Plácido Domingo & Riccardo Cocciante3:34
5O Holy Night
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”)
Charlotte Church & Plácido Domingo4:40
6First of May
arranger:
Paul Bateman
recorded at:
Rathaus in Innere Stadt, Wien, Austria (on 1997-12-21)
cover recording of:
First of May
writer:
Barry Gibb, Maurice Gibb and Robin Gibb
publisher:
BMG Music, BMG Publishing Ltd., Careers Music, Inc., Casserole Music, Inc., Crompton Songs, Gibb Brothers Music, Unichappell Music, Inc. and Universal Music Publishing International MGB Ltd.
is based on:
迷惘
Sarah Brightman3:34
7Hark! the Herald Angels Sing
arranger:
Lorenzo Ferrero
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)
Sissel Kyrkjebø4:12
8Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
arranger:
Christian Kolonovits
recording of:
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
lyricist:
Ralph Blane (in 1943)
composer:
Hugh Martin (in 1943)
publisher:
EMI April Music Inc., EMI Feist Catalog Inc., EMI Music Publishing, EMI Publishing, EMI United Partnership Ltd., J. Albert & Son, J. Albert & Son Pty. Ltd., Loew’s Incorporated (in 1943, in 1944) and Leo Feist, Inc. (in 1971, in 1972)
sub-publisher:
ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス, フジパシフィック音楽出版 SBK事業部 (until 2014-12-31) and フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (from 2015-01-01 to present)
part of:
Meet Me in St. Louis (1944 film)
Patricia Kaas & Alejandro Fernández2:59
9Winter Wonderland
cover recording of:
Winter Wonderland
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)
Tony Bennett & Vanessa Williams2:22
10Feliz Navidad
arranger:
Christian Kolonovits
cover recording of:
Feliz Navidad (Spanish/English)
lyricist and composer:
José Feliciano
publisher:
DeJamus Ltd., J & H Publishing Co. and J-H Publishing
José Carreras, Plácido Domingo & Luciano Pavarotti3:16
11Tu scendi dalle stelle
arranger:
Giancarlo Chiaramello
recording of:
Tu scendi dalle stelle
lyricist:
[traditional]
composer:
[traditional] and Alfonso Maria de’ Liguori
translator:
Pope Pius IX
version of:
Quanno nascette Ninno (neapolitan original)
Luciano Pavarotti2:25
12The Christmas Song
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)
Tony Bennett3:51
13El niño del tambor (Little Drummer Boy)
arranger:
Christian Kolonovits
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”)
Alejandro Fernández4:34
14L'ultima canzone
arranger:
Luca Logi
recording of:
L’ultima canzone
lyricist:
Francesco Cimmino
composer:
Francesco Paolo Tosti
dedicated to:
Rina Giacchetti
Plácido Domingo4:59
15Gesù Bambino
recording of:
Gesù bambino
lyricist:
Frederick Martens
composer:
Pietro Yon (in 1917)
Ying Huang3:42
16The Closing of the Year
arranger:
Christian Kolonovits
recorded at:
Rathaus in Innere Stadt, Wien, Austria (on 1997-12-21)
recording of:
The Closing of the Year
lyricist:
Hans Zimmer
composer:
Trevor Horn
publisher:
Fox Film Music Corporation, Unforgettable Songs Ltd. and Zoe Zimmer Music
Sarah Brightman & Plácido Domingo4:46
17La virgen lava pañales
arranger:
Luca Logi
recording of:
La Virgen lava pañales
lyricist and composer:
[traditional]
José Carreras, Plácido Domingo & Luciano Pavarotti2:07
18I’ll Be Home for Christmas
arranger:
Luca Logi
recording of:
I’ll Be Home for Christmas
lyricist:
Kim Gannon
additional writer:
Buck Ram
composer:
Walter Kent
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., Edward B. Marks Music Co., Gannon and Kent Music Co., Piedmont Music Company, Warner Chappell and Warner Chappell Music
sub-publisher:
ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部
José Carreras, Plácido Domingo & Luciano Pavarotti2:32
19Jingle Bells
arranger:
Johnny Bertl and Christian Kolonovits
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)
José Carreras, Plácido Domingo & Luciano Pavarotti1:17