The Greatest Carols Album

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
brass:
Philip Jones Brass Ensemble
organ:
Ian Hare (British organist and composer)
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
conductor:
Sir David Willcocks (UK composer, organist, choral conductor)
recorded at:
King’s College Chapel in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing (arr. Willcocks)
additional lyricist:
George Whitefield (in 1753)
lyricist:
Charles Wesley (hymn writer) (in 1739)
additional composer:
William H. Cummings (in 1855)
composer:
Felix Mendelssohn (composer) (in 1840)
arranger:
Sir David Willcocks (UK composer, organist, choral conductor)
publisher:
Oxford University Press
arrangement of:
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing (Christmas carol)
Felix Mendelssohn descant Willcocks4:13
2I Saw Three Ships
[traditional] arr. Willcocks1:44
3The First Nowell
organ:
Francis Grier (composer, organist and choir director)
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
conductor:
Philip Ledger and Sir David Willcocks (UK composer, organist, choral conductor)
additional arranger:
Philip Ledger
arranger:
Sir John Stainer
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Limited (not a release label; for copyrights use only) (in 1961)
recorded at:
King’s College Chapel in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
The First Nowell (David Willcocks arrangement) (from 1975-12-18 until 1975-12-22)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Sir David Willcocks (UK composer, organist, choral conductor)
arrangement of:
The First Nowell
[traditional] arr. Stainer verse 6 arr. Ledger4:57
4God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen
[traditional] arr. Willcocks3:14
5While Shepherds Watched
[traditional] arr. Willcocks2:44
6A Virgin Unspotted
conductor:
Andrew Parrott (conductor)
performer:
The Taverner Choir, Consort & Players
William Billings3:17
7Once in Royal David's City
Gauntlett arr. Rutter4:06
8In the Bleak Midwinter
organ:
John Wells (concert organist and composer)
baritone vocals and solo baritone vocals:
Stephen Varcoe (bass-baritone)
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
conductor:
Sir David Willcocks (UK composer, organist, choral conductor)
recording of:
In the Bleak Midwinter (Harold Edwin Darke version)
lyricist:
Christina Rossetti
composer:
Harold Edwin Darke (in 1909)
publisher:
Oxford University Press
version of:
In the Bleak Midwinter (poem)
Harold Edwin Darke4:38
9It Came Upon the Midnight Clear
[traditional] arr. Roberts2:44
10In Dulci Jubilo
[traditional] arr. Rutter2:47
11O Little Town of Bethlehem
organ:
Francis Grier (composer, organist and choir director)
soprano recorder:
Thomas Armstrong
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
conductor:
Sir Philip Ledger
additional arranger:
Thomas Armstrong and Philip Ledger
arranger:
Philip Ledger
recorded at:
King’s College Chapel in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
O Little Town of Bethlehem (traditional carol with the tune “Forest Green”, as sung in the UK and the Episcopal Church in the U.S.) (on 1975-12-22)
lyricist:
Phillips Brooks (in 1868)
additional composer:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer) (in 1906)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer)
publisher:
Oxford University Press (in 1906)
part of:
The New English Hymnal (hymn book) (number: 32)
is based on:
The Ploughboy's Dream
version of:
O Little Town of Bethlehem (traditional carol with the tune “St. Louis”, as commonly sung in the U.S.)
[traditional] arr. Vaughan Williams descant Armstrong verse. 3 arr. Ledger3:32
12Past Three O'Clock
George Ratcliffe Woodward3:10
13The Coventry Carol
[traditional] arr. Blake4:29
14Away in a Manger
William James Kirkpatrick arr. Thalben-Ball2:20
15Nativity Carol
recording of:
Nativity Carol
lyricist and composer:
John Rutter (English choral music composer, conductor, arranger and producer, born 1945)
publisher:
Oxford University Press
John Rutter4:13
16Unto Us Is Born a Son
[traditional] arr. Palmer1:51
17Silent Night
organ:
John Wells (concert organist and composer)
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
solo baritone vocals:
Stephen Varcoe (bass-baritone)
conductor:
Sir David Willcocks (UK composer, organist, choral conductor)
recording of:
Silent Night (arr. Willcocks)
lyricist:
Josef Mohr
composer:
Franz Xaver Gruber
arranger:
David Willcocks (UK composer, organist, choral conductor)
translator:
John Freeman Young
arrangement of:
Silent Night (Christmas carol, English translation)
Franz Xaver Gruber arr. Willcocks3:08
18Ding Dong Merrily on High
[traditional] harm. Wood1:58
19We Wish You a Merry Christmas
[traditional] arr. Waller1:32
20The Lord at First Did Adam Make
organ:
John Wells (concert organist and composer)
baritone vocals:
Stephen Varcoe (bass-baritone)
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
conductor:
Sir David Willcocks (UK composer, organist, choral conductor)
recording of:
The Lord at First Did Adam Make (arr. Willcocks)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Sir David Willcocks (UK composer, organist, choral conductor)
[traditional] arr. Willcocks3:20
21Up! Good Christen Folks and Listen
[traditional] arr. Woodward1:18
22Infant Holy, Infant Lowly
[traditional] arr. Rutter3:19
23O Little Sweet One
[traditional] harm. J. S. Bach2:54
24O Come, O Come Emmanuel
[traditional] arr. Thomas Helmore2:21
25The Twelve Days of Christmas
[traditional] arr. Rutter3:10
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1Good King Wenceslas
[traditional] arr. Stainer2:33
2Cherry Tree Carol
organ:
John Wells (concert organist and composer)
baritone vocals:
Stephen Varcoe (bass-baritone)
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
conductor:
Sir David Willcocks (UK composer, organist, choral conductor)
recording of:
The Cherry-Tree Carol (David Willcocks arrangement)
arranger:
Sir David Willcocks (UK composer, organist, choral conductor)
publisher:
Oxford University Press
arrangement of:
The Cherry-Tree Carol
[traditional] arr. Willcocks1:54
3Joy to the World!
Lowell Mason1:30
4Here We Come A-Wassailing
[traditional] arr. Rutter4:13
5See Amid the Winter's Snow
Sir John Goss arr. Willcocks3:48
6Gaudete
[traditional] arr. Blake & Galloway2:21
7The Holly and the Ivy
organ:
Ian Hare (British organist and composer) (in 1971)
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge (in 1971)
conductor:
Sir David Willcocks (UK composer, organist, choral conductor) (in 1971)
recording of:
The Holly and the Ivy (arr. Davies) (in 1971)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Sir Henry Walford Davies (English organist and composer)
arrangement of:
The Holly and the Ivy
[traditional] arr. Walford Davies3:13
8We've Been a While A-Wandering
[traditional] arr. Vaughan Williams2:35
9We Three Kings of Orient Are
John Henry Hopkins, Jr.3:09
10Shepherd's Pipe Carol
John Rutter2:57
11Masters in This Hall
[traditional] arr. Willcocks & Bragg4:05
12The Babe of Bethlehem
William Walker2:45
13A Spotless Rose
Herbert Howells3:12
14Angel Tidings
[traditional] arr. Rutter1:48
15When an Angel Host Entuned
Reginald Jacques1:17
16As With Gladness Men of Old
Konrad Kocher adapted Monk2:32
17Adam Lay Ibounden
Katharine Blake3:13
18The Coming of Our King
[traditional] arr. Rutter2:42
19Christ Was Born on Christmas Day
[traditional] arr. Walford Davies2:19
20A Christmas Carol
[traditional] arr. Zoltán Kodály2:10
21Sans Day Carol
[traditional] arr. Rutter3:23
22Gabriel's Message
[traditional] arr. Pettman2:48
23The Chester Carol
[traditional] arr. Boughton2:31
24Rocking
[traditional] arr. Willcocks2:06
25Methinks I See an Heav'nly Host
William Billings2:53
26Angels From the Realms of Glory
[traditional] arr. Wood3:12
27O Come, All Ye Faithful
brass:
Philip Jones Brass Ensemble
organ:
Ian Hare (British organist and composer)
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
conductor:
Sir David Willcocks (UK composer, organist, choral conductor)
recorded at:
King’s College Chapel in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
O Come, All Ye Faithful (arr. Willcocks) (on 1972-07-12)
additional composer:
David Hill (British organist and conductor) and Christopher Robinson (British conductor & organist)
composer:
John Francis Wade
arranger:
David Willcocks (UK composer, organist, choral conductor)
translator:
Frederick Oakeley
publisher:
Oxford University Press
part of:
The New English Hymnal (hymn book) (number: 30)
arrangement of:
O Come, All Ye Faithful (English version of Latin “Adeste fideles”)
[traditional] arr. Willcocks4:46

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ASIN:US: B0004NMJPM [info]