A Classic Christmas

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1Walking in the Air (Duet)
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 (2025) (number: 40)
part of:
The Snowman (film soundtrack)
Aled Jones3:26
2Silent Night
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Universal Classics & Jazz (UK – "a division of Universal Music Operations Ltd." use only for copyrights, licensing and/or distribution) (in 2006)
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
All Angels3:12
3Panis Angelicus
Russell Watson3:58
4The Holly & The Ivy
Anthony Way3:31
5Once in Royal David's City
engineer:
Simon Eadon (classical music engineer)
producer:
Christopher Hazell
organ:
David Briggs (English organist and composer) (from 1984-03-19 until 1984-03-20, on 1984-03-20)
treble flute:
Robin Barter
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)
vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge (on 1984-03-20)
conductor:
Stephen Cleobury (organist, conductor) (from 1984-03-19 until 1984-03-20, on 1984-03-20)
arranger:
Henry John Gauntlett
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Limited (not a release label; for copyrights use only) (in 1984)
recorded at:
King’s College Chapel in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1984-03-19 until 1984-03-20) and King’s College Cambridge in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom (on 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 (hymn book) (number: 34)
recording of:
Once in Royal David’s City (on 1984-03-20)
lyricist:
Cecil Frances Alexander (in 1848)
composer:
Henry John Gauntlett (in 1849)
part of:
The New English Hymnal (hymn book) (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 (organist, conductor) and Arthur Henry Mann (English organist and composer)
composer:
Henry John Gauntlett (in 1849)
publisher:
Novello
version of:
Once in Royal David’s City (arr. Mann)
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge4:24
6O Holy Night
choir vocals:
National Youth Choir of Wales
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Katherine Jenkins (mezzo-soprano)
orchestra:
Czech Film Orchestra
conductor:
David Rowland (chorus master)
recording of:
O Holy Night
lyricist:
John Sullivan Dwight (in 1855)
composer:
Adolphe Adam (French composer) (in 1847)
arrangement of:
O holy night (arr. John Ebenezer West)
translated version of:
Cantique de Noël “Minuit chrétiens” (French original of “O Holy Night”)
Katherine Jenkins4:07
7Stil, Still, Still
Aled Jones3:00
8Good King Wenceslas
Choir of Westminster Abbey2:46
9Mary's Boy Child
Bryn Terfel3:35
10For Unto Us a Child
Sir Georg Solti4:21
11God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen
engineer:
Simon Eadon (classical music engineer)
producer:
Christopher Hazell
organ:
Benjamin Bayl (conductor) and David Briggs (English organist and composer) (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 (organist, conductor) (from 1984-03-19 until 1984-03-20)
arranger:
Sir David Willcocks (UK composer, organist, choral conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Limited (not a release label; for copyrights use only) (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] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Sir David Willcocks (UK composer, organist, choral conductor)
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] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 394)
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge3:28
12The Lamb
Monteverdi Choir2:52
13Ave Maria
Lesley Garrett2:46
14O Tannenbaum
choir vocals:
Vienna Boys CHoir (The Vienna Boys Choir)
conductor:
Uwe Christian Harrer (chorus master/conductor)
Wiener Sängerknaben1:33
15Shepherd's Pipe Carol
choir vocals:
The Cambridge Singers
orchestra:
City of London Sinfonia (chamber orchestra)
conductor:
John Rutter (English choral music composer, conductor, arranger and producer, born 1945)
recording of:
Shepherd’s Pipe Carol (in 1985-04)
lyricist and composer:
John Rutter (English choral music composer, conductor, arranger and producer, born 1945) (in 1963)
John Rutter2:54
16Coventry Carol
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge (in 1962-08)
conductor:
Sir David Willcocks (UK composer, organist, choral conductor) (in 1962-08)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Limited (not a release label; for copyrights use only) (in 1962)
recorded at:
King’s College Cambridge in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom (in 1962-08)
recording of:
Coventry Carol (Martin Shaw arrangement) (in 1962-08)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Martin Shaw (British composer)
arrangement of:
Coventry Carol
recording of:
Coventry Carol (Martin Shaw arrangement) (in 1962)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Martin Shaw (British composer)
arrangement of:
Coventry Carol
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge2:13
17Balulalow
Anthony Way1:27
18The Twelve Days of Christmas
Wiener Sängerknaben4:09
19Sussex Carol
engineer:
Simon Eadon (classical music engineer)
producer:
Christopher Hazell
organ:
David Briggs (English organist and composer) (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 (organist, conductor) (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] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Philip Ledger
arrangement of:
Sussex Carol (On Christmas Night)
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge1:59
20Candlelight Carol
Aled Jones4:00
21Let There Be Peace on Earth
The Choirboys1:53
22Auld Lang Syne
Nicky Spence2:26
23Jingle Bells
The Puppini Sisters2:39

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ASIN:UK: B000KCI9OM [info]