Wunderschöne Weihnachtszeit

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Catalog Numbers:
301 030 (Box Set)
301 031 (Disc 1)
301 032 (Disc 2)
301 033 (Disc 3)
301 034 (Disc 4)
301 035 (Disc 5)

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Annotation last modified on 2017-10-07 05:18 UTC.

Tracklist

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1▼CD: Alle Jahre wieder: Instrumental
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Joy to the World
instrumental 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)
Billy Bail Orchestra2:23
2Leise rieselt der Schnee
instrumental recording of:
Leise rieselt der Schnee
lyricist:
Eduard Ebel
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
Les Hamilton Orchestra2:11
3Lieber guter Nikolaus
Gene Hollowy Christmas Sound2:40
4Fröhliche Weihnacht überall
Les Hamilton Orchestra2:47
5O Tannenbaum
instrumental recording of:
O Tannenbaum (O Fir Tree, original German version)
lyricist:
Ernst Anschütz (in 1824)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist) (from 1500 until 1600)
version of:
Es lebe hoch der Zimmermannsgeselle
Les Hamilton Orchestra2:12
6Ihr Kinderlein kommet
instrumental recording of:
Ihr Kinderlein, kommet (O, Come, Little Children)
lyricist:
Christoph von Schmid (in 1798)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist) and Johann Abraham Peter Schulz (in 1790)
Les Hamilton Orchestra2:25
7Kling Glöckchen
instrumental recording of:
Kling, Glöckchen
lyricist:
Karl Enslin
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
previously attributed to:
Benedikt Widmann
Les Hamilton Orchestra2:20
8O du fröhliche
instrumental recording of:
O du fröhliche (German Christmas carol set to the melody of "O sanctissima")
lyricist:
Johannes Daniel Falk and Heinrich Holzschuher
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
version of:
O Sanctissima (Sicilian Mariners Hymn, Sicilian Mariners Hymn)
Les Hamilton Orchestra2:22
9Laßt uns lauschen
Les Hamilton Orchestra2:24
10Es ist ein Ros’ entsprungen
instrumental recording of:
Es ist ein Ros entsprungen (original anonymous version)
composer:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist)
publisher:
Dreiklang/Dreimasken
Les Hamilton Orchestra2:55
11Aba Heidschi Bumbeidschi
instrumental recording of:
Aber Heidschi Bumbeidschi
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
Les Hamilton Orchestra2:15
12Alle Jahre wieder
instrumental recording of:
Alle Jahre wieder (most commonly known melody by F. Silcher)
lyricist:
Johann Wilhelm Hey (in 1873)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist) and Friedrich Silcher
Jack Fander Ensemble2:54
13In dulci jubilo BWV 751
instrumental recording of:
Choral "In dulci jubilo" (wrongly attributed to Johann Sebastian Bach, as BWV 751)
composer:
Johann Michael Bach (1648-1694, son of Heinrich Bach)
previously attributed to:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
part of:
Neumeister-Sammlung (Neumeister Collection) (number: 12), Emans-Verzeichnis (Emans catalogue) (number: Emans 113), Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis (second edition, 1990, BWV²) (number: BWV 751 / Anh. III 172‑>), Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis (third edition, 2022, BWV³) (number: BWV App C, S. 707) and Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis (number: BWV 751)
version of:
In dulci iubilo (original traditional version in macaronic alteration of medieval German and Latin, use also for unspecified versions)
Johann Sebastian Bach1:52
14Der Heiland ist kommen
Jack Fander Ensemble2:00
15What Child Is This
instrumental recording of:
What Child Is This?
lyricist:
William Chatterton Dix (in 1865)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 25608)
version of:
Greensleeves (generic entry for traditional and unknown arrangements)
Billy Bail Orchestra4:10
16Jingle Bells
instrumental 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)
Gene Hollowy Christmas Sound2:51
17Deck the Halls
instrumental recording of:
Deck the Halls
lyricist:
Thomas Oliphant (musician, artist and author)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
is based on:
Nos Galan (Talhaiarn, “Goreu pleser ar Nos Galan”)
Gene Hollowy Christmas Sound2:30
18God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen
instrumental recording of:
God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen (traditional, no arrangement credits here)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 394)
Billy Bail Orchestra2:49
19Up on the House Top
instrumental recording of:
Up on the House Top (Christmas song)
lyricist and composer:
Benjamin R. Hanby (in 1864)
Gene Hollowy Christmas Sound2:46
20The First Noel
instrumental recording of:
The First Noël
publisher:
William B. Sandys (in 1823, in 1833)
additional lyricist:
Davies Gilbert (in 1823)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
additional arranger:
John Stainer (in 1871)
arranger:
Davies Gilbert (in 1823)
part of:
The New English Hymnal (hymn book) (number: 36)
arrangement of:
The First Nowell
part of:
Meet Me in St. Louis (1944 musical film soundtrack)
Billy Bail Orchestra2:51
21Hush! Hush! Little Jesus Falls Asleep
Les Hamilton Orchestra2:00
22Good King Wenceslas
instrumental recording of:
Good King Wenceslas
lyricist:
John Mason Neale (in 1853)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist) (from 1201 until 1301)
arranger:
Thomas Helmore (in 1853)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 24754)
is based on:
Tempus adest floridum (13th-century carol)
Gene Hollowy Christmas Sound3:05
23Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme BWV 645
producer:
Horst Kunze (balance engineer)
organ:
Hannes Kästner (German organist and cembalist) (in 1981)
recorded at:
Thomaskirche (St. Thomas Church) in Leipzig, Sachsen (Saxony), Germany (in 1981)
recording of:
Sechs Choräle von Verschiedener Art (Schübler-Choräle): Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, BWV 645 (in 1981)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
part of:
Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis (number: BWV 645)
is based on:
Kantate, BWV 140 “Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme”: IV. Choral (Tenor) “Zion hört die Wächter singen”
part of:
Sechs Choräle von verschiedener Art
Johann Sebastian Bach4:56
2▼CD: Ihr Kinderlein kommet: Advents- und Weihnachtslieder
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1Fröhlich soll mein Herze springen
recording of:
Fröhlich soll mein Herze springen
lyricist:
Paul Gerhardt (17th century hymn writer) (in 1653)
composer:
Johann Crüger (in 1653)
Dresdner Kreuzchor1:40
2Auf, Tochter Zion, schmücke dich
Thomanerchor Leipzig2:36
3Freu dich auf Erd’ und Sternenzelt
choir vocals:
Kinderchor Pueri Cantores
recording of:
Freu dich, Erd und Sternenzelt (arr. Riedel)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Carl Riedel
arrangement of:
Freu' dich Erd' und Sternenzelt
Kinderchor Pueri Cantores2:22
4Maria durch ein Dornwald ging
recording of:
Maria durch ein Dornwald ging
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
Thomanerchor Leipzig2:10
5Es ist ein Ros’ entsprungen
choir vocals:
Kinderchor Pueri Cantores
recording of:
Es ist ein Ros entsprungen (original anonymous version)
composer:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist)
publisher:
Dreiklang/Dreimasken
Kinderchor Pueri Cantores3:11
6Ihr Kinderlein kommet
choir vocals:
Kinderchor Pueri Cantores
recording of:
Ihr Kinderlein, kommet (O, Come, Little Children)
lyricist:
Christoph von Schmid (in 1798)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist) and Johann Abraham Peter Schulz (in 1790)
Kinderchor Pueri Cantores2:09
7O freudenreicher Tag
Thomanerchor Leipzig1:49
8Hört zu und seid getrost sehr
Dresdner Kreuzchor2:57
9Übers Gebirg Maria geht
recording of:
Übers Gebirg Maria geht
lyricist:
Ludwig Helmbold
composer:
Johannes Eccard (composer)
Dresdner Kreuzchor3:06
10Enatus est Emanuel
Dresdner Kreuzchor1:38
11Lobt Gott ihr Christen alle gleich
recording of:
Lobt Gott, ihr Christen allzugleich (unspecified version)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
Dresdner Kreuzchor2:08
12Inmitten der Nacht
Thomanerchor Leipzig2:23
13Der Morgenstern ist aufgedrungen
recording of:
Der Morgenstern ist aufgedrungen
composer:
Michael Praetorius (composer and organist)
Dresdner Kreuzchor1:50
14Unser lieber Frauen Traum
recording of:
Unser lieben Frauen Traum, op. 138, Nr. 4
composer:
Max Reger (German composer) (in 1914)
part of:
8 Geistliche Gesänge, op. 138
Dresdner Kreuzchor2:24
15Laßt uns lauschen
Dresdner Kreuzchor3:16
16Andachtsjodler
Chor und Orchester Konrad Plaickner1:40
17Auf, auf, ihr Hirten nit schlaft
recording of:
Auf, auf, ihr Hirten
composer:
Wilhelm Kienzl (Austrian composer)
Thomanerchor Leipzig1:37
18Schlaf, mein Kindelein
recording of:
Schlaf, mein Kindelein
composer:
Max Reger (German composer)
version of:
Schlaf mein Kindelein (Traditional German christmas carol, published Straßburger Gesangbuch 1697)
Thomanerchor Leipzig3:09
19O Freude über Freud
recording of:
O Freude über Freud
composer:
Johannes Eccard (composer)
Dresdner Kreuzchor4:47
20Kindelein zart, von guter Art
Thomanerchor Leipzig2:07
21Ich steh’ an deiner Krippen hier
choir vocals:
Thomanerchor Leipzig
conductor:
Hans-Joachim Rotzsch (choral conductor and tenor)
recording of:
Weihnachts-Oratorium, BWV 248: Teil VI, LIX. Choral „Ich steh an deiner Krippen hier“
composed in:
Leipzig, Sachsen (Saxony), Germany (from 1734 until 1735)
lyricist:
Paul Gerhardt (17th century hymn writer)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
part of:
Breitkopf 389 Choralgesänge (number: 263)
is based on:
Nun freut euch, lieben Christen g’mein (more 'sostenuto' version)
part of:
Weihnachts-Oratorium, BWV 248 (Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248, "Christmas Oratorio")
Thomanerchor Leipzig2:17
22Freut euch ihr lieben Christen
Dresdner Kreuzchor1:37
23Laßt alle Gott uns loben
Dresdner Kreuzchor2:24
24Allelujah! Freuet euch, ihr Christen alle
Dresdner Kreuzchor5:05
3▼CD: Stille Nacht: Weihnachtslieder zum Heiligen Abend
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1Glocken / Vom Himmel hoch, da komm ich her
choir vocals:
Kinderchor Pueri Cantores
cover recording of:
Vom Himmel hoch, da komm ich her, BWV 606
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
part of:
Das Orgel-Büchlein (number: 8) and Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis (number: BWV 606)
Kinderchor Pueri Cantores2:59
2Alle Jahre wieder
recording of:
Alle Jahre wieder (most commonly known melody by F. Silcher)
lyricist:
Johann Wilhelm Hey (in 1873)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist) and Friedrich Silcher
Dresdner Kreuzchor1:03
3Fröhliche Weihnacht
Hermann Prey und Instrumentalensemble2:18
4Gegrüßt seist Maria
Thomanerchor Leipzig1:34
5Den die Hirten lobeten sehre
recording of:
Den die Hirten lobeten sehre
composer:
Michael Praetorius (composer and organist)
Thomanerchor Leipzig3:10
6Kommt all herein, ihr Engelein
Thomanerchor Leipzig2:21
7Quem pastores laudavere
recording of:
Quem pastores laudavere
composer:
Michael Praetorius (composer and organist)
Dresdner Kreuzchor3:27
8Kommet ihr Hirten
recording of:
Kommet, ihr Hirten (German version of Bohemian Christmas carol)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
translator:
Carl Riedel
version of:
Nesem vám noviny (traditional Czech poem/song)
Hermann Prey und Instrumentalensemble1:55
9Hört der Engel helle Lieder
Thomanerchor Leipzig2:27
10Es wird scho glei dumpa
recording of:
Es wird schon bald dunkel (Es wird scho glei dumpa)
lyricist:
Anton Reidinger
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
Hermann Prey und Instrumentalensemble2:00
11Zu Bethlehem geboren
Thomanerchor Leipzig1:45
12In dulci jubilo
Thomanerchor Leipzig2:32
13Vom Himmel hoch, o Englein kommt
Thomanerchor Leipzig2:11
14Stille Nacht
recording of:
Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht
lyricist:
Josef Mohr (in 1816)
composer:
Franz Xaver Gruber (in 1818)
part of:
Oh, What a Lovely War! (stage musical)
Thomanerchor Leipzig5:40
15Siciliano (aus der Sonate für Flöte und Continuo e-dur BWV 1036)
performer:
Collegium Musicum (New Bach Collegium Musicum)
recording of:
Siciliano
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
Johann Sebastian Bach2:20
16Still, still
Hermann Prey und Instrumentalensemble3:44
17Heil’ge Nacht auf Engelsschwingen
Thomanerchor Leipzig2:54
18O Jesulein süß
recording of:
O Jesulein süß
composer:
Max Reger (German composer)
Dresdner Kreuzchor2:16
19Aba Heidschi Bumbeidschi
choir vocals:
Kinderchor Pueri Cantores
recording of:
Aber Heidschi Bumbeidschi
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
Kinderchor Pueri Cantores2:44
20Joseph, lieber Joseph mein
recording of:
Joseph, lieber Joseph mein (Hieronymus Praetorius setting)
composer:
Hieronymus Praetorius
arrangement of:
Joseph, lieber Joseph mein (original version; use also for unknown settings)
Kinderchor Pueri Cantores1:41
21Laßt uns das Kindlein wiegen
recording of:
Wiegenlied der Hirten "Laßt uns das Kindelein wiegen"
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Max Bruch (composer and conductor) (in 1910)
Thomanerchor Leipzig2:02
22Tochter Zion
recording of:
Tochter Zion, freue dich
lyricist and arranger:
Friedrich Heinrich Ranke
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer)
translated version of:
Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63: Act III, no. 58: “See the Conqu’ring Hero Comes” (Chorus of Youths, Chorus of Virgins)
Thomanerchor Leipzig2:15
23Am Weihnachtsbaum
choir vocals:
Pueri Cantores
chorus master:
Luigi Quaresima (conductor)
Kinderchor Pueri Cantores2:08
24O du fröhliche
recording of:
O du fröhliche (German Christmas carol set to the melody of "O sanctissima")
lyricist:
Johannes Daniel Falk and Heinrich Holzschuher
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
version of:
O Sanctissima (Sicilian Mariners Hymn, Sicilian Mariners Hymn)
Thomanerchor Leipzig2:00
4▼CD: White Christmas: Weihnachtslieder aus aller Welt
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1Jingle Bells
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)
St. James Childrens Choir; Gene Holloway Christmas Sound2:53
2The First Noël
recording of:
The First Nowell
lyricist, writer and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 682)
Clifton Montana & The Christmas Carolers; Billy Bail Orchestra2:52
3White Christmas
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1947-03-19)
choir vocals:
Ken Darby Singers (on 1947-03-19)
lead vocals:
Bing Crosby (on 1947-03-19)
orchestra:
John Scott Trotter and His Orchestra (on 1947-03-19)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
HNH International Ltd. (not for release label use!) and UMG Recordings, Inc. (operational headquarters of Universal Music Group, based in Santa Monica, USA; read annotations)
part of:
Billboard Hot 100: 2026-01-03 (number: 16), Billboard Hot 100: 2025-12-13 (number: 19), Billboard Hot 100: 2025-12-20 (number: 19), Billboard Hot 100: 2025-12-27 (number: 20) and Billboard Hot 100: 2025-12-06 (number: 34)
recording of:
White Christmas (on 1947-03-19)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin (from 1938 until 1940)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Irving Berlin Music Corp., Williamson Music Company and Irving Berlin Music Company (from 1940 to present)
sub-publisher:
EMI Allans Music Australia Pty Ltd, Irving Berlin Music Ltd., Universal Music Publishing Pty Ltd. (Australian subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group), Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019), Warner/Chappell Music, Hong Kong Limited (華納音樂版權香港有限公司, 1995–2019), シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
part of:
The 15th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1942 winner)
Bing Crosby & Studio Orchestra4.23:06
4Feliz Navidad
part of:
Billboard Hot 100: 2026-01-03 (number: 11), Billboard Hot 100: 2025-12-27 (number: 14), Billboard Hot 100: 2025-12-20 (number: 16), Billboard Hot 100: 2025-12-13 (number: 17), Billboard Hot 100: 2025-12-06 (number: 23), Billboard Hot 100: 2025-11-29 (number: 49) and Offizielle deutsche Charts – Single-Jahrescharts 2025 (number: 87)
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
Jonny Motherwell; Gene Hollowy Christmas Sound33:01
5Jolly Old Saint Nicholas
recording of:
Jolly Old Saint Nicholas
lyricist:
Emily Huntington Miller
composer:
James Ramsey Murray
St. James Childrens Choir;Gene Holloway Christmas Sound2:40
6The Christmas Song
choir vocals:
The Ralph Brewster Singers (on 1957-07-17)
lead vocals:
Frank Sinatra (American singer and actor, “Ol’ Blue Eyes”)
orchestra:
Gordon Jenkins & His Orchestra (on 1957-07-17)
conductor:
Gordon Jenkins (on 1957-07-17)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint)
cover recording of:
The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire) (on 1957-07-17)
lyricist:
Robert Wells (songwriter) (in 1945-07) and Mel Tormé (“The Velvet Fog”) (in 1945-07)
composer:
Mel Tormé (“The Velvet Fog”) (in 1945-07)
publisher:
Chappell/Morris Ltd., MPL Music Publishing Inc., Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd., Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP), Warner Chappell, Warner Chappell Ltd., Warner Chappell Music (publisher as Warner/Chappell Music), Warner/Chappell Music Australia Pty. Ltd. and Edwin H. Morris & Co., Inc. (a division of MPL Communications Inc.) (from 1946 to present)
Frank Sinatra & Studio Orchestra43:28
7O Holy Night
producer:
Lee Gillette
vocals:
Nat King Cole (in 1960)
conductor:
Ralph Carmichael (in 1960)
arranger:
Edith Bergdahl and Nat King Cole
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”)
recording of:
O Holy Night (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Adolphe Adam (French composer)
arrangement of:
O Holy Night
Nat King Cole & Studio Orchestra2:58
8O ce veste minuata (O Wonderful Tidings)
recording of:
O, ce veste minunată
orchestrator:
Jimmy el Lako
composer:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
Bukarest Madrigal Chor; Marin Constantin2:49
9Steluta (The Little Star)
Bukarest Madrigal Chor; Marin Constantin2:28
10Adeste Fideles
The Christmas Carolers;Billy Bail Orchestra3:36
11Angels We Have Heard On High
recording of:
Angels We Have Heard on High
lyricist:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
translator:
James Chadwick (bishop) (in 1862)
version of:
Les Anges dans nos campagnes
Peggy Thomas; St. James Childrens Choir; Billy Bail Orchestra2:36
12What Child Is This
recording of:
What Child Is This?
lyricist:
William Chatterton Dix (in 1865)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 25608)
version of:
Greensleeves (generic entry for traditional and unknown arrangements)
Peggy Thomas; Billy Bail Orchestra4:10
13We Three Kings
recording of:
We Three Kings
lyricist and composer:
John Henry Hopkins, Jr. (composer, “We Three Kings”)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 24751)
Clifton Montana; Billy Bail Orchestra3:19
14Away in a Manger
recording of:
Away in a Manger (Mueller variation)
additional lyricist:
Charles Hutchinson Gabriel (in 1892)
lyricist:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
composer:
Carl Mueller and James Ramsey Murray (in 1885)
Peggy Thomas; St. James Childrens Choir; Billy Bail Orchestra2:41
15It Came Upon the Midnight Clear
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)
Clifton Montana; Billy Bail Orchestra3:03
16Deck the Halls
recording of:
Deck the Halls
lyricist:
Thomas Oliphant (musician, artist and author)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
is based on:
Nos Galan (Talhaiarn, “Goreu pleser ar Nos Galan”)
St. James Childrens Choir; Gene Hollowy Christmas Sound2:31
17I Heard the Bells
recording of:
I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day
lyricist:
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (American poet)
composer:
John Baptiste Calkin (composer)
is based on:
Christmas Bells
Jonny Motherwell; Gene Hollowy Christmas Sound3:17
18Up on the House Top
recording of:
Up on the House Top (Christmas song)
lyricist and composer:
Benjamin R. Hanby (in 1864)
St. James Childrens Choir; Gene Hollowy Christmas Sound2:48
19Good Christian Men Rejoice
recording of:
Good Christian Men Rejoice
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
translator:
John Mason Neale
part of:
The New English Hymnal (hymn book) (number: 107)
translated version of:
In dulci jubilo (original traditional)
The Christmas Carolers2:11
20We Wish You a Merry Christmas
recording of:
We Wish You a Merry Christmas
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 230)
The Christmas Carolers; Billy Bail Orchestra1:59
5▶CD: Hallelujah: Ein festliches Weihnachtskonzert