The Greatest Christmas Collection

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1Ding Dong Merrily on High
recording of:
Ding Dong! Merrily on High
lyricist:
George Ratcliffe Woodward
composer:
Thoinot Arbeau (Artist name of Jehan Tabourot (“Orchesographie”))
arranger:
Charles Wood (Irish composer)
is based on:
Branle de l’official
Choir of St Paul’s Cathedral1:50
2Three Kings
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge2:43
3O Come All Ye Faithful
The Cathedral Choir Exeter3:56
4The Holly and the Ivy
Choir of St Paul’s Cathedral3:35
5Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
The Cathedral Choir Exeter3:13
6Good King Wenceslas
Huddersfield Choral Society2:28
7On Christmas Night
The Cathedral Choir Exeter1:53
8Away in a Manger
Choir of Westminster Abbey2:48
9The First Noël
The Cathedral Choir Exeter5:28
10In the Bleak Midwinter
The Choir of the London Oratory5:08
11Silent Night, Holy Night
producer:
Walter J. Ridley (English composer & producer)
choir vocals:
The Sunbury Junior Singers of the Salvation Army
conductor:
Joy Webb (an officer in the Salvation Army)
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
The Sunbury Junior Singers of the Salvation Army3:35
12O Little Town of Bethlehem
recording of:
O Little Town of Bethlehem (Walford Davies tune)
lyricist:
Phillips Brooks
composer:
Sir Henry Walford Davies (English organist and composer)
version of:
O Little Town of Bethlehem (traditional carol with the tune “St. Louis”, as commonly sung in the U.S.)
Choir of St Paul’s Cathedral4:00
13In Dulci Jubilo
Choir of Westminster Abbey4:06
14While Shepherds Watched
recording of:
While Shepherds Watched (desc. Willcocks)
lyricist:
Nahum Tate
arranger:
Sir David Willcocks (UK composer, organist, choral conductor)
arrangement of:
While Shepherds Watched their Flocks by Night (Winchester old version)
Choir of Guildford Cathedral2:34
15A Cantata for Christmas (Extract)
National Youth Choir of Great Britain8:42
16Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring
Academy of St Martin in-the-Fields3:31
17Once in Royal David's City
The Cathedral Choir Exeter4:33
18Fantasia on Christmas Carols
London Symphony Orchestra and Chorus7:19
19God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
Huddersfield Choral Society2:12
20I Saw Three Ships
Clare College Orchestra and Singers2:01
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ASIN:UK: B003NS4X36 [info]