Welcome Christmas: Carols & Lullabies From Around the World

~ Release by VocalEssence Ensemble Singers (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

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1Carols & Lullabies: Christmas in the Southwest: I. ¡Oh, mi Belén!
vocals:
VocalEssence Ensemble Singers
conductor:
Philip Brunelle (organist and conductor)
recording of:
Carols and Lullabies (Christmas in the Southwest): I. ¡Oh, mi Belén!
composer:
Conrad Susa (American composer)
part of:
Carols and Lullabies (Christmas in the Southwest)
Conrad Susa2:16
2Carols & Lullabies: Christmas in the Southwest: II. El Desembre Congelat
vocals:
VocalEssence Ensemble Singers
conductor:
Philip Brunelle (organist and conductor)
recording of:
Carols and Lullabies (Christmas in the Southwest): II. El Desembre congelat
composer:
Conrad Susa (American composer)
part of:
Carols and Lullabies (Christmas in the Southwest)
Conrad Susa1:10
3Carols & Lullabies: Christmas in the Southwest: III. Alegría
vocals:
VocalEssence Ensemble Singers
conductor:
Philip Brunelle (organist and conductor)
recording of:
Carols and Lullabies (Christmas in the Southwest): III. Alegria
composer:
Conrad Susa (American composer)
part of:
Carols and Lullabies (Christmas in the Southwest)
Conrad Susa2:38
4Carols & Lullabies: Christmas in the Southwest: IV. A la Nanita Nana
vocals:
VocalEssence Ensemble Singers
conductor:
Philip Brunelle (organist and conductor)
recording of:
Carols and Lullabies (Christmas in the Southwest): IV. A la nanita nana
composer:
Conrad Susa (American composer)
part of:
Carols and Lullabies (Christmas in the Southwest)
Conrad Susa2:13
5Carols & Lullabies: Christmas in the Southwest: V. Las Posadas
vocals:
VocalEssence Ensemble Singers
conductor:
Philip Brunelle (organist and conductor)
recording of:
Carols and Lullabies (Christmas in the Southwest): V. Las posadas
composer:
Conrad Susa (American composer)
part of:
Carols and Lullabies (Christmas in the Southwest)
Conrad Susa1:30
6Carols & Lullabies: Christmas in the Southwest: VI. Campana sobre Campana
vocals:
VocalEssence Ensemble Singers
conductor:
Philip Brunelle (organist and conductor)
recording of:
Carols and Lullabies (Christmas in the Southwest): VI. Campana sobre campana
composer:
Conrad Susa (American composer)
part of:
Carols and Lullabies (Christmas in the Southwest)
Conrad Susa1:52
7Carols & Lullabies: Christmas in the Southwest: VII. En Belén Tocan a Fuego
vocals:
VocalEssence Ensemble Singers
conductor:
Philip Brunelle (organist and conductor)
recording of:
Carols and Lullabies (Christmas in the Southwest): VII. En Belén tocan a fuego
composer:
Conrad Susa (American composer)
part of:
Carols and Lullabies (Christmas in the Southwest)
Conrad Susa2:35
8Carols & Lullabies: Christmas in the Southwest: VIII. El Noi de la Mare
vocals:
VocalEssence Ensemble Singers
conductor:
Philip Brunelle (organist and conductor)
recording of:
Carols and Lullabies (Christmas in the Southwest): VIII. En Noi de la Mare
composer:
Conrad Susa (American composer)
part of:
Carols and Lullabies (Christmas in the Southwest)
Conrad Susa1:39
9Carols & Lullabies: Christmas in the Southwest: IX. Chiquirriquitín
vocals:
VocalEssence Ensemble Singers
conductor:
Philip Brunelle (organist and conductor)
recording of:
Carols and Lullabies (Christmas in the Southwest): IX. Chiquirriquitin
composer:
Conrad Susa (American composer)
part of:
Carols and Lullabies (Christmas in the Southwest)
Conrad Susa1:46
10Carols & Lullabies: Christmas in the Southwest: X. El Rorro
vocals:
VocalEssence Ensemble Singers
conductor:
Philip Brunelle (organist and conductor)
recording of:
Carols and Lullabies (Christmas in the Southwest): X. El rorro
composer:
Conrad Susa (American composer)
part of:
Carols and Lullabies (Christmas in the Southwest)
Conrad Susa2:55
11Carols & Lullabies: Christmas in the Southwest: XI. Encore: ¡Fum, Fum, Fum!
vocals:
VocalEssence Ensemble Singers
conductor:
Philip Brunelle (organist and conductor)
recording of:
Carols and Lullabies (Christmas in the Southwest): Encore. ¡Fum, Fum, Fum!
composer:
Conrad Susa (American composer)
part of:
Carols and Lullabies (Christmas in the Southwest)
Conrad Susa1:19
12What Sweeter Music
vocals:
VocalEssence Ensemble Singers
conductor:
Philip Brunelle (organist and conductor)
recording of:
What Sweeter Music
composer:
Michael Fink (American composer and guitarist, born 1939)
Michael Fink2:48
13Sussex Carol
vocals:
VocalEssence Ensemble Singers
conductor:
Philip Brunelle (organist and conductor)
recording of:
Sussex Carol (arr. Wood)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Dale Wood (American organist, composer and conductor)
arrangement of:
Sussex Carol (On Christmas Night)
[traditional], arr. Dale Wood2:32
14Sing Hallelu!
vocals:
VocalEssence Ensemble Singers
conductor:
Philip Brunelle (organist and conductor)
recording of:
Hallelu!
composer:
Stephen Paulus (American composer)
Stephen Paulus2:54
15Pat-a-Pan
vocals:
VocalEssence Ensemble Singers
conductor:
Philip Brunelle (organist and conductor)
recording of:
Pat-a-Pan (arr. Batastini)
lyricist and composer:
Bernard de La Monnoye
arranger:
Robert J. Batastini (American church composer)
arrangement of:
Patapan (French carol)
[traditional], arr. Robert J. Batastini1:40
16Go Tell It on the Mountain
vocals:
VocalEssence Ensemble Singers
conductor:
Philip Brunelle (organist and conductor)
recording of:
Go Tell It on the Mountain (arr. Barnett)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Steve Barnett (classical producer)
arrangement of:
Go, Tell It on the Mountain
[traditional], arr. Steve Barnett4:51
17Christ Was Born on Christmas Day
vocals:
VocalEssence Ensemble Singers
conductor:
Philip Brunelle (organist and conductor)
recording of:
Christ was born on Christmas Day (arr. Davidson)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Randall Davidson (American composer)
arrangement of:
Christ was born on Christmas Day
[traditional], arr. Randall Davidson2:22
18O Little Town of Bethlehem
vocals:
VocalEssence Ensemble Singers
conductor:
Philip Brunelle (organist and conductor)
recording of:
O Little Town of Bethlehem (arr. Paulus)
arranger:
Stephen Paulus (American composer)
Phillips Brooks, Lewis Redner, arr. Stephen Paulus3:55
19The Friendly Beasts
vocals:
VocalEssence Ensemble Singers
conductor:
Philip Brunelle (organist and conductor)
recording of:
The Friendly Beasts (arr. Farlee)
lyricist:
Robert Davis (lyricist, 1881-1950)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Robert Farlee (American composer)
arrangement of:
The Friendly Beasts
[traditional], arr. Robert Farlee3:11
20Infant Holy, Infant Lowly
vocals:
VocalEssence Ensemble Singers
conductor:
Philip Brunelle (organist and conductor)
recording of:
Infant Holy, Infant Lowly (arr. Kallman)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Daniel Kallman (American composer)
[traditional], arr. Daniel Kallman1:57
21Ding, Dong, Merrily on High
vocals:
VocalEssence Ensemble Singers
conductor:
Philip Brunelle (organist and conductor)
recording of:
Ding Dong! Merrily on High (arr. Alwes)
additional composer:
Charles Wood (Irish composer)
composer:
Thoinot Arbeau (Artist name of Jehan Tabourot (“Orchesographie”))
arranger:
Chester L. Alwes (American composer and conductor)
arrangement of:
Ding Dong! Merrily on High
[traditional], arr. Chester Alwes1:50
22'Tis Winter Now
vocals:
VocalEssence Ensemble Singers
conductor:
Philip Brunelle (organist and conductor)
recording of:
'Tis Winter Now (arr. Mason)
lyricist:
Samuel Longfellow (American hymn writer)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Monte Mason (American composer and conductor)
arrangement of:
'Tis Winter Now
[traditional], arr. Monte Mason2:44
23It Came Upon the Midnight Clear
vocals:
VocalEssence Ensemble Singers
conductor:
Philip Brunelle (organist and conductor)
recording of:
It Came Upon the Midnight Clear (carol version)
lyricist:
Edmund Sears (American church author)
composer:
Richard Storrs Willis
part of:
The New English Hymnal (hymn book) (number: 29)
is based on:
CAROL (hymn tune)
is based on:
It Came Upon the Midnight Clear (poem)
Richard Willis, arr. Philip Brunelle3:22
24Away in a Manger
vocals:
VocalEssence Ensemble Singers
conductor:
Philip Brunelle (organist and conductor)
recording of:
Away in a Manger (arr. Ellingboe)
composer:
William James Kirkpatrick (hymn-writer)
arranger:
Bradley Ellingboe (American bass-baritone and composer)
arrangement of:
Away in a Manger (aka “Cradle Song” composed by William J. Kirkpatrick)
W.J. Kirkpatrick, arr. Bradley Ellingboe2:25
25The Holly and the Ivy
vocals:
VocalEssence Ensemble Singers
conductor:
Philip Brunelle (organist and conductor)
recording of:
The Holly and the Ivy (arr. Thomson)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Virgil Thomson (American composer) (in 1963)
arrangement of:
The Holly and the Ivy
[traditional], arr. Virgil Thomson3:43