Merry Christmas: The Britannia Christmas Collection

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1A Winter’s Tale
producer:
Mike Batt and David Essex
lead vocals:
David Essex
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mercury Records Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1982)
recording of:
A Winter’s Tale
lyricist:
Mike Batt and Tim Rice
composer:
Mike Batt
publisher:
Phonogram, Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd. and Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)
David Essex1.54:14
2Stay Another Day
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
London Records 90 Ltd. (renamed as Warner Records 90 Ltd. on 2011-08-26) (in 1994)
recording of:
Stay Another Day
writer and composer:
Dominic Hawken, Rob Kean and Tony Mortimer
publisher:
Polygram Music and Porky Publishing
East 174:29
3A Spaceman Came Travelling
vocals:
Chris de Burgh (British-Irish singer-songwriter and instrumentalist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
A&M Records, Ltd. (in 1975)
recording of:
A Spaceman Came Travelling
lyricist and composer:
Chris de Burgh (British-Irish singer-songwriter and instrumentalist)
writer:
Chris de Burgh (British-Irish singer-songwriter and instrumentalist)
arranger:
Tom Rainey (New Zealand bassist, keyboardist, and arranger)
publisher:
BMG (imprint of BMG Rights Management, 2008–present)
Chris de Burgh4:05
4Mary’s Boy Child
choir vocals:
Sue Nieto Theatre School Choir
performer:
Free the Spirit (panpipe music)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Flame Ltd. (in 1995)
cover recording of:
Mary’s Boy Child
lyricist and composer:
Jester Hairston
publisher:
Bourne Music Ltd. and J. Albert & Son Pty. Ltd.
Free the Spirit with The Sue Nieto Theatre School Choir3:47
5Sleigh Ride
recording engineer:
Simon Eadon (classical music engineer) (from 1994-01-10 until 1994-01-13) and Philip Siney (sound engineer) (from 1994-01-10 until 1994-01-13)
producer:
Chris Hazell
editor:
Caroline Haigh
orchestra:
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra (from 1994-01-10 until 1994-01-13)
conductor:
David Hill (British organist and conductor) (from 1994-01-10 until 1994-01-13)
orchestrator:
Sir Thomas Beecham (conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Limited (not a release label; for copyrights use only) (in 1995)
recorded at:
Winchester Cathedral in Winchester, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1994-01-10 until 1994-01-13)
recording of:
Winter Night (Sleigh Ride), RT VI/7 no. 2 (from 1994-01-10 until 1994-01-13)
composer:
Frederick Delius (English composer)
part of:
Delius Catalogue of Works (DCW) (number: DCW 23)
part of:
Three Small Tone Poems, RT VI/7
Frederick Delius6:28
6Once in Royal David’s City
engineer:
Simon Eadon (classical music engineer)
producer:
Christopher Hazell
organ:
David Briggs (English organist and composer) (from 1984-03-19 until 1984-03-20, on 1984-03-20)
treble flute:
Robin Barter
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge (from 1984-03-19 until 1984-03-20)
solo soprano vocals:
Robin Barter (from 1984-03-19 until 1984-03-20)
vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge (on 1984-03-20)
conductor:
Stephen Cleobury (organist, conductor) (from 1984-03-19 until 1984-03-20, on 1984-03-20)
arranger:
Henry John Gauntlett
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Limited (not a release label; for copyrights use only) (in 1984)
recorded at:
King’s College Chapel in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1984-03-19 until 1984-03-20) and King’s College Cambridge in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom (on 1984-03-20)
recording of:
Once in Royal David’s City (from 1984-03-19 until 1984-03-20)
lyricist:
Cecil Frances Alexander (in 1848)
composer:
Henry John Gauntlett (in 1849)
part of:
The New English Hymnal (hymn book) (number: 34)
recording of:
Once in Royal David’s City (on 1984-03-20)
lyricist:
Cecil Frances Alexander (in 1848)
composer:
Henry John Gauntlett (in 1849)
part of:
The New English Hymnal (hymn book) (number: 34)
recording of:
Once in Royal David’s City (harmony Arthur Mann, descant Stephen Cleobury)
lyricist:
Cecil Frances Alexander (in 1848)
additional composer:
Stephen Cleobury (organist, conductor) and Arthur Henry Mann (English organist and composer)
composer:
Henry John Gauntlett (in 1849)
publisher:
Novello
version of:
Once in Royal David’s City (arr. Mann)
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge4:25
7In the Bleak Mid-Winter
choir vocals:
Choir of Clare College, Cambridge
orchestra:
Orchestra of Clare College, Cambridge
conductor:
John Rutter (English choral music composer, conductor, arranger and producer, born 1945)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Limited (not a release label; for copyrights use only) (in 1979)
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)
The Choir & Orchestra of Clare College, Cambridge4:20
8God Rest You, Merry Gentlemen
engineer:
Simon Eadon (classical music engineer)
producer:
Christopher Hazell
organ:
Benjamin Bayl (conductor) and David Briggs (English organist and composer) (from 1984-03-19 until 1984-03-20)
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge (from 1984-03-19 until 1984-03-20)
conductor:
Stephen Cleobury (organist, conductor) (from 1984-03-19 until 1984-03-20)
arranger:
Sir David Willcocks (UK composer, organist, choral conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Limited (not a release label; for copyrights use only) (in 1960, in 1984)
recorded at:
King’s College Chapel in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1984-03-19 until 1984-03-20)
recording of:
God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen (arr. Willcocks) (from 1984-03-19 until 1984-03-20)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Sir David Willcocks (UK composer, organist, choral conductor)
arrangement of:
God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen (traditional, no arrangement credits here)
recording of:
God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen (traditional, no arrangement credits here) (on 1998-12-14)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 394)
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge3:30
9Away in a Manger
engineer:
Simon Eadon (classical music engineer)
producer:
Christopher Hazell
organ:
David Briggs (English organist and composer) (from 1984-03-19 until 1984-03-20)
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge (from 1984-03-19 until 1984-03-20)
conductor:
Stephen Cleobury (organist, conductor) (from 1984-03-19 until 1984-03-20)
arranger:
Stephen Cleobury (organist, conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Limited (not a release label; for copyrights use only) (in 1984)
recorded at:
King’s College Chapel in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1984-03-19 until 1984-03-20)
recording of:
Away in a Manger (aka “Cradle Song” composed by William J. Kirkpatrick) (from 1984-03-19 until 1984-03-20)
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)
translated version of:
Y Preseb
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge1:59
10Hallellujah Chorus (Messiah)
engineer:
Simon Eadon (classical music engineer) (in 1976-07) and Stanley Goodall (engineer) (in 1976-07)
producer:
Chris Hazell (in 1976-07)
choir vocals:
Academy of St Martin in the Fields Chorus (in 1976-07)
orchestra:
Academy of St Martin in the Fields (in 1976-07)
conductor:
Sir Neville Marriner (conductor) (in 1976-07)
chorus master:
László Heltay (British/Hungarian conductor and composer) (in 1976-07)
balance engineer:
Simon Eadon (classical music engineer) (in 1976-07)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Limited (not a release label; for copyrights use only) (in 1976)
recorded at:
St John’s, Smith Square in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1976-07)
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 44. Chorus “Hallelujah” (in 1976-07)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1741)
librettist:
Charles Jennens
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II
George Frideric Handel3:41

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manufactured in:the U.K.
copyrighted (©) by and phonographic copyright (℗) by:PolyGram Commercial Marketing Division (UK) (in 1997)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/12894143 [info]