The Best Carols in the World... Ever

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1▼CD
#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)
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge4:12
2I Saw Three Ships
The Bach Choir1:44
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
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge4:57
4God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen
The Bach Choir3:13
5While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks by Night
The Bach Choir2:44
6A Virgin Unspotted
conductor:
Andrew Parrott (conductor)
performer:
The Taverner Choir, Consort & Players
Taverner Consort Choir3:17
7Once in Royal David's City
Clare College Singers & Orchestra4:05
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)
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge4:37
9It Came Upon the Midnight Clear
The Huddersfield Choral Society2:43
10In Dulci Jubilo
Clare College Singers & Orchestra2:46
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.)
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge3:32
12Past Three-A-Clock
The Bach Choir3:10
13The Coventry Carol
Mediæval Bæbes4:29
14Away in a Manger
The Choir of Temple Church2:20
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
Clare College Singers & Orchestra4:13
16Unto Us Is Born a Son
The Huddersfield Choral Society1:51
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)
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge3:08
18Ding Dong Merrily on High
The Bach Choir1:57
19We Wish You a Merry Christmas
The Bach Choir1:32
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)
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge3:19
21Up! Good Christen Folk and Listen
The Bach Choir1:18
22Infant Holy, Infant Lowly
Clare College Singers & Orchestra3:19
23O Little One Sweet
The Bach Choir2:54
24O Come, O Come Emmanuel
The Huddersfield Choral Society2:20
25The Twelve Days of Christmas
Clare College Singers & Orchestra3:10
2▼CD
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Good King Wenceslas
The Huddersfield Choral Society2:33
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
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge1:54
3Joy to the World!
The Huddersfield Choral Society1:30
4Here We Come A-Wassailing
Clare College Singers & Orchestra4:13
5See Amid the Winter's Snow
The Bach Choir3:48
6Gaudete
Mediæval Bæbes2:21
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
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge3:13
8We've Been a While A-Wandering (Yorkshire Wassail Song)
The Bach Choir2:35
9We Three Kings of Orient Are
The Huddersfield Choral Society3:09
10Shepherd's Pipe Carol
Clare College Singers & Orchestra2:57
11Masters in This Hall
The Bach Choir4:05
12The Babe of Bethlehem
Taverner Consort Choir2:45
13A Spotless Rose
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge3:12
14Angel Tidings
Clare College Singers & Orchestra1:48
15When an Angel Host Entuned
The Bach Choir1:17
16As With Gladness, Men of Old
The Huddersfield Choral Society2:32
17Adam Lay Ibounden
Mediæval Bæbes3:13
18The Coming of Our King
Clare College Singers & Orchestra2:42
19Christ Was Born on Christmas Day
The Choir of Temple Church2:19
20A Christmas Carol
The Bach Choir2:10
21Sans Day Carol (Now the Holly Bears a Berry)
Clare College Singers & Orchestra3:23
22Gabriel's Message
The Bach Choir2:48
23The Chester Carol
Robert Tear & Mair Jones2:31
24Rocking
The Bach Choir2:06
25Methinks I See an Heav'nly Host
Taverner Consort Choir2:53
26Angels From the Realms of Glory
The Huddersfield Choral Society3:12
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”)
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge4:46

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ASIN:US: B00002438U [info]