Aled’s Christmas Gift

~ Release by Aled Jones (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

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1Mary Did You Know?
vocals:
Aled Jones (British classical vocalist (treble, tenor, bariton))
arranger:
Fiona Pears
recording of:
Mary, Did You Know?
lyricist:
Mark Alan Lowry (comedian, southern gospel music)
composer:
Lee Rufus Greene III
publisher:
Gaither Music Co. (publishing company associated with Bill & Gloria Gaither), Rufus Music, Warner Chappell Music, Inc., Word Music, Inc. and Word Music, LLC
3:41
2Away in a Manger
vocals:
Aled Jones (British classical vocalist (treble, tenor, bariton))
arranger:
Aled Jones (British classical vocalist (treble, tenor, bariton)) and Simon Lole
recording of:
Away in a Manger (aka “Cradle Song” composed by William J. Kirkpatrick)
additional lyricist:
Charles Hutchinson Gabriel (in 1892)
lyricist:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist)
composer:
William James Kirkpatrick (hymn-writer) (in 1895)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 25304)
is based on:
Sweet Afton (set to music by Jonathan E. Spilman, 1837)
2:47
3In the Bleak Midwinter
vocals:
Aled Jones (British classical vocalist (treble, tenor, bariton))
arranger:
Aled Jones (British classical vocalist (treble, tenor, bariton)) and Simon Lole
cover recording of:
In the Bleak Midwinter (Gustav Holst version)
lyricist:
Christina Rossetti
composer:
Gustav Holst (composer) (in 1906)
part of:
The New English Hymnal (hymn book) (number: 28)
is based on:
Cranham (hymn tune)
version of:
In the Bleak Midwinter (poem)
part of:
3 Hymns for the English Hymnal
3:28
4Silent Night
vocals:
Aled Jones (British classical vocalist (treble, tenor, bariton))
arranger:
Aled Jones (British classical vocalist (treble, tenor, bariton)) and Simon Lole
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
3:13
5See Amid the Winter’s Snow
vocals:
Aled Jones (British classical vocalist (treble, tenor, bariton))
arranger:
Aled Jones (British classical vocalist (treble, tenor, bariton)) and Simon Lole
recording of:
See Amid the Winter’s Snow (carol)
lyricist:
Edward Caswall (Anglican clergyman and hymn writer)
composer:
Sir John Goss (English organist and composer)
3:35
6Rocking Carol
vocals:
Aled Jones (British classical vocalist (treble, tenor, bariton))
arranger:
Aled Jones (British classical vocalist (treble, tenor, bariton)) and Simon Lole
recording of:
Rocking (carol)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
translator:
Percy Dearmer
translated version of:
Hajej, nynej, Ježíšku (Czech carol)
2:10
7What Sweeter Music
vocals:
Aled Jones (British classical vocalist (treble, tenor, bariton))
recording of:
What Sweeter Music
lyricist:
Robert Herrick (English poet)
composer:
John Rutter (English choral music composer, conductor, arranger and producer, born 1945) (in 1988)
publisher:
Oxford University Press
3:37
8The Sussex Carol
vocals:
Aled Jones (British classical vocalist (treble, tenor, bariton))
arranger:
Aled Jones (British classical vocalist (treble, tenor, bariton)) and Simon Lole
recording of:
Sussex Carol (On Christmas Night)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 597)
2:52
9O’ Little Town of Bethlehem
vocals:
Aled Jones (British classical vocalist (treble, tenor, bariton))
arranger:
Aled Jones (British classical vocalist (treble, tenor, bariton)) and Simon Lole
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.)
3:22
10Sans Day Carol
vocals:
Aled Jones (British classical vocalist (treble, tenor, bariton))
arranger:
Aled Jones (British classical vocalist (treble, tenor, bariton)) and Simon Lole
recording of:
Sans Day Carol
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 514) and Roud Folk Song Index (number: 514)
is based on:
The Holly and the Ivy
2:21
11Tua Bethlehem Dref
vocals:
Aled Jones (British classical vocalist (treble, tenor, bariton))
arranger:
Aled Jones (British classical vocalist (treble, tenor, bariton)) and Simon Lole
recording of:
Tua Bethlehem Dref
lyricist:
Wil Ifan
composer:
Edward Arthur (composer)
2:59
12The Shepherd’s Farewell
vocals:
Aled Jones (British classical vocalist (treble, tenor, bariton))
arranger:
Aled Jones (British classical vocalist (treble, tenor, bariton)) and Simon Lole
recording of:
The Shepherds’ Farewell
composer:
Hector Berlioz (French composer)
translator:
Paul England
translated version of:
L'Enfance du Christ, op. 25 : Deuxième partie no. 8. Adieu des bergers à la sainte famille « Il s'en va loin de la terre » (Les bergers) (“The Shepherds' Farewell”)
4:02
13Silver Bells
vocals:
Aled Jones (British classical vocalist (treble, tenor, bariton)) and Terry Wogan
recording of:
Silver Bells (Christmas song)
lyricist and composer:
Ray Evans (American songwriter) and Jay Livingston
publisher:
Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody), Famous Music Publishing Limited (renamed into BMG FM Music Ltd. on 2013-05-13), Jay Livingston Music Inc., Paramount Music Corporation, Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd. and Sony/ATV Harmony (in 1950)
sub-publisher:
Sony/ATV Harmony Canada and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division)
3:10
14The First Noel
vocals:
Aled Jones (British classical vocalist (treble, tenor, bariton))
arranger:
Aled Jones (British classical vocalist (treble, tenor, bariton)) and Simon Lole
recording of:
The First Nowell
lyricist, writer and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
3:29

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ASIN:UK: B0046XRPXC [info]