Merry Christmas from Vienna

~ Release by Vienna Boys Choir (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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1Adeste fidelis
choir vocals:
Wiener Sängerknaben (The Vienna Boys Choir)
orchestra:
Schubert-Akademie
arranger:
Gerald Wirth (choir conductor)
recorded at:
MuTh in Wien (Vienna), Austria
recording of:
Adeste fideles (original latin version)
lyricist and composer:
John Francis Wade (from 1740 until 1743)
Vienna Boys' Choir2:08
2Fröhliche Weihnacht überall
choir vocals:
Wiener Sängerknaben (The Vienna Boys Choir)
orchestra:
Schubert-Akademie
arranger:
Gerald Wirth (choir conductor)
recorded at:
MuTh in Wien (Vienna), Austria
recording of:
Fröhliche Weihnacht überall
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
Vienna Boys' Choir2:44
3The First Nowell
choir vocals:
Wiener Sängerknaben (The Vienna Boys Choir)
orchestra:
Schubert-Akademie
arranger:
Gerald Wirth (choir conductor)
recorded at:
MuTh in Wien (Vienna), Austria
recording of:
The First Nowell
lyricist, writer and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 682)
Vienna Boys' Choir2:53
4O Holy Night
choir vocals:
Wiener Sängerknaben (The Vienna Boys Choir)
solo tenor vocals:
Rolando Villazón (tenor)
orchestra:
Schubert-Akademie
arranger:
Gerald Wirth (choir conductor)
recorded at:
MuTh in Wien (Vienna), Austria
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”)
Vienna Boys' Choir6:42
5Il est né le divin enfant
choir vocals:
Wiener Sängerknaben (The Vienna Boys Choir)
orchestra:
Schubert-Akademie
arranger:
Gerald Wirth (choir conductor)
recorded at:
MuTh in Wien (Vienna), Austria
recording of:
Il est né le divin enfant
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
Vienna Boys' Choir2:15
6Carol of the Bells
choir vocals:
Wiener Sängerknaben (The Vienna Boys Choir)
recorded at:
MuTh in Wien (Vienna), Austria
recording of:
Carol of the Bells
lyricist:
Peter J. Wilhousky (in 1936)
arranger:
Микола Дмитрович Леонтович (Mykola Leontovych) (in 1916)
is based on:
Щедрик (The Little Swallow)
Vienna Boys' Choir1:23
7Joy to the World
choir vocals:
Wiener Sängerknaben (The Vienna Boys Choir)
orchestra:
Schubert-Akademie
arranger:
Gerald Wirth (choir conductor)
recorded at:
MuTh in Wien (Vienna), Austria
recording of:
Joy to the World (Christmas carol)
lyricist:
Isaac Watts (hymn writer) (in 1719)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer)
arranger:
Lowell Mason (in 1839)
Vienna Boys' Choir1:58
8Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
instruments:
Wiener Wunder Allerlei
choir vocals:
Wiener Sängerknaben (The Vienna Boys Choir)
arranger:
Alexander L’Estrange
recorded at:
MuTh in Wien (Vienna), Austria
recording of:
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
lyricist:
Ralph Blane (in 1943)
composer:
Hugh Martin (in 1943)
publisher:
EMI April Music Inc., EMI Feist Catalog Inc., EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), EMI Publishing, EMI United Partnership Ltd., J. Albert & Son, J. Albert & Son Pty. Ltd., Loew’s Incorporated (in 1943, in 1944) and Leo Feist, Inc. (in 1971, in 1972)
sub-publisher:
ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label), フジパシフィック音楽出版 SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music Inc. SBK Division) (until 2014-12-31) and フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music SBK Department) (from 2015-01-01 to present)
part of:
Meet Me in St. Louis (1944 musical film soundtrack)
Vienna Boys' Choir4:33
9Leise rieselt der Schnee
choir vocals:
Wiener Sängerknaben (The Vienna Boys Choir)
orchestra:
Schubert-Akademie
arranger:
Gerald Wirth (choir conductor)
recorded at:
MuTh in Wien (Vienna), Austria
recording of:
Leise rieselt der Schnee
lyricist:
Eduard Ebel
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
Vienna Boys' Choir1:50
10Winter Wonderland
instruments:
Wiener Wunder Allerlei
choir vocals:
Wiener Sängerknaben (The Vienna Boys Choir)
arranger:
Leo Arnaud
recorded at:
MuTh in Wien (Vienna), Austria
recording of:
Winter Wonderland
lyricist:
Richard B. Smith (wrote lyrics to “Winter Wonderland”)
composer:
Felix Bernard
publisher:
Bregman, Vocco & Conn, Inc., EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), Francis, Day & Hunter, Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin), Warner Chappell Music Inc., Warner/Chappell Music Australia Pty. Ltd., WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
Vienna Boys' Choir3:34
11Let It Snow
brass and percussion:
phil Blech Wien (Vienna based brass ensemble)
choir vocals:
Wiener Sängerknaben (The Vienna Boys Choir)
arranger:
Daniel Muck
recorded at:
MuTh in Wien (Vienna), Austria
recording of:
Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!
lyricist:
Sammy Cahn (in 1945-07)
composer:
Jule Styne (in 1945-07)
publisher:
Cahn Music Company, Chappell & Co., Chappell/Morris Ltd., Cherry Lane Music Ltd., Imagen Music, J. Albert & Son Pty. Ltd., Producers Music Publishing Co., Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner Chappell North America and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
Vienna Boys' Choir3:15
12Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
brass and percussion:
phil Blech Wien (Vienna based brass ensemble)
choir vocals:
Wiener Sängerknaben (The Vienna Boys Choir)
arranger:
Daniel Muck
recorded at:
MuTh in Wien (Vienna), Austria
recording of:
Rudolph, the Red‐Nosed Reindeer
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Marks (American songwriter)
publisher:
Chappell & Co Ltd., Chappell Music Ltd., Warner Chappell, Warner Chappell Music (publisher as Warner/Chappell Music), Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019), St. Nicholas Music Publishing Co. (on 1949-05-09) and St. Nicholas Music Inc. (from 1950 to present)
arrangement of:
Rudolph, the Red‐Nosed Reindeer (for voice, choir and orchestra, Elms)
Vienna Boys' Choir3:53
13Jingle Bells
instruments:
Wiener Wunder Allerlei
choir vocals:
Wiener Sängerknaben (The Vienna Boys Choir)
arranger:
Alexander L’Estrange
recorded at:
MuTh in Wien (Vienna), Austria
recording of:
Jingle Bells
lyricist and composer:
James Lord Pierpont (in 1850)
publisher:
Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
composed at and lyrics written at:
Simpson Tavern in Medford, Massachusetts, United States (in 1850)
Vienna Boys' Choir1:58
14Jingle Bell Rock
instruments:
Wiener Wunder Allerlei
choir vocals:
Wiener Sängerknaben (The Vienna Boys Choir)
arranger:
Roger Emerson (choral composer)
recorded at:
MuTh in Wien (Vienna), Austria
recording of:
Jingle Bell Rock
writer:
Joe Beal and Jim Boothe
publisher:
Anne Rachel Music Corp, Carlin, Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA) and Essex Music of Australia Pty. Ltd.
Vienna Boys' Choir2:51
15Feliz navidad
instruments:
Wiener Wunder Allerlei
choir vocals:
Wiener Sängerknaben (The Vienna Boys Choir)
arranger:
Audrey Snyder (composer, arranger)
recorded at:
MuTh in Wien (Vienna), Austria
recording of:
Feliz Navidad (Spanish/English)
lyricist and composer:
José Feliciano (born 1945, not Cheo Feliciano)
publisher:
DeJamus Ltd., J & H Publishing Co. and J-H Publishing
Vienna Boys' Choir2:40
16We Wish You a Merry Christmas
instruments:
Wiener Wunder Allerlei
choir vocals:
Wiener Sängerknaben (The Vienna Boys Choir)
arranger:
Raoul Gehringer
recorded at:
MuTh in Wien (Vienna), Austria
recording of:
We Wish You a Merry Christmas
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 230)
Vienna Boys' Choir2:47
17Happy Christmas (War Is Over)
instruments:
Wiener Wunder Allerlei
choir vocals:
Wiener Sängerknaben (The Vienna Boys Choir)
arranger:
James Seymour Brett
recorded at:
MuTh in Wien (Vienna), Austria
recording of:
Happy Xmas (War Is Over)
lyricist and composer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Yoko Ono (Japanese‐American musician and artist)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Lenono Music and Ono Music
Vienna Boys' Choir3:53
18Silent Night
choir vocals:
Wiener Sängerknaben (The Vienna Boys Choir)
solo soprano vocals:
Aida Garifullina
orchestra:
Schubert-Akademie
arranger:
Gerald Wirth (choir conductor)
recorded at:
MuTh in Wien (Vienna), Austria
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
Vienna Boys' Choir4:11