Christmas Carols from St. John's

~ Release by The Choir of St John’s College, Cambridge (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Annotation

Recorded in St. John's College Chapel, Cambridge, England, July 31 & August 1, 1986.
Made and Printed in the USA.

Annotation last modified on 2019-01-11 23:16 UTC.

Tracklist

▼ CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Unto Us a Boy Is Born
choir vocals:
Choir of St John’s College, Cambridge (from 1986-07-31 until 1986-08-01)
conductor:
George Guest (organist and conductor) (from 1986-07-31 until 1986-08-01)
arranger:
Geoffrey Shaw (bass-baritone vocalist)
recorded at:
St John’s College Chapel in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1986-07-31 until 1986-08-01)
recording of:
Unto Us is born a Son (carol) (from 1986-07-31 until 1986-08-01)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
translator:
George Ratcliffe Woodward
[traditional]1:51
2Ding Dong! Merrily on High
choir vocals:
Choir of St John’s College, Cambridge (from 1986-07-31 until 1986-08-01)
conductor:
George Guest (organist and conductor) (from 1986-07-31 until 1986-08-01)
arranger:
Charles Wood (Irish composer)
recorded at:
St John’s College Chapel in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1986-07-31 until 1986-08-01)
recording of:
Ding Dong! Merrily on High (from 1986-07-31 until 1986-08-01)
lyricist:
George Ratcliffe Woodward
additional composer:
Charles Wood (Irish composer)
composer:
Thoinot Arbeau (Artist name of Jehan Tabourot (“Orchesographie”))
is based on:
Branle de l’official
[traditional]2:06
3Balulalow
choir vocals:
Choir of St John’s College, Cambridge (from 1986-07-31 until 1986-08-01)
solo treble vocals:
Alexander Hardy (from 1986-07-31 until 1986-08-01)
conductor:
George Guest (organist and conductor) (from 1986-07-31 until 1986-08-01)
recorded at:
St John’s College Chapel in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1986-07-31 until 1986-08-01)
recording of:
Balulalow (Peter Warlock) (from 1986-07-31 until 1986-08-01)
composer:
Peter Warlock (composer)
Peter Warlock2:17
4The Holly and the Ivy
choir vocals:
Choir of St John’s College, Cambridge (from 1986-07-31 until 1986-08-01)
solo tenor vocals:
Garth Bardsley (from 1986-07-31 until 1986-08-01) and Andrew Carwood (from 1986-07-31 until 1986-08-01)
solo treble vocals:
Benjamin Beer (from 1986-07-31 until 1986-08-01) and Alexander Hardy (from 1986-07-31 until 1986-08-01)
conductor:
George Guest (organist and conductor) (from 1986-07-31 until 1986-08-01)
recorded at:
St John’s College Chapel in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1986-07-31 until 1986-08-01)
recording of:
The Holly and the Ivy (arr. Davies) (from 1986-07-31 until 1986-08-01)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Sir Henry Walford Davies
arrangement of:
The Holly and the Ivy
[traditional]2:43
5In the Bleak Mid-Winter
choir vocals:
Choir of St John’s College, Cambridge (from 1986-07-31 until 1986-08-01)
conductor:
George Guest (organist and conductor) (from 1986-07-31 until 1986-08-01)
arranger:
Philip Kenyon
recorded at:
St John’s College Chapel in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1986-07-31 until 1986-08-01)
recording of:
In the Bleak Midwinter (Gustav Holst version) (from 1986-07-31 until 1986-08-01)
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
Gustav Holst4:25
6Sussex Carol
choir vocals:
Choir of St John’s College, Cambridge (from 1986-07-31 until 1986-08-01)
conductor:
George Guest (organist and conductor) (from 1986-07-31 until 1986-08-01)
recorded at:
St John’s College Chapel in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1986-07-31 until 1986-08-01)
recording of:
Sussex Carol (arr. Willcocks) (from 1986-07-31 until 1986-08-01)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Sir David Willcocks (UK composer, organist, choral conductor)
publisher:
Oxford University Press
arrangement of:
Sussex Carol (On Christmas Night)
[traditional]1:49
7I Sing of a Maiden
choir vocals:
Choir of St John’s College, Cambridge (from 1986-07-31 until 1986-08-01)
conductor:
George Guest (organist and conductor) (from 1986-07-31 until 1986-08-01)
recorded at:
St John’s College Chapel in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1986-07-31 until 1986-08-01)
recording of:
I Sing of a Maiden (from 1986-07-31 until 1986-08-01)
lyricist:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
composer:
Patrick Hadley (Composer) (in 1936)
Patrick Hadley2:47
8Shepherd's Pipe Carol
choir vocals:
Choir of St John’s College, Cambridge (from 1986-07-31 until 1986-08-01)
conductor:
George Guest (organist and conductor) (from 1986-07-31 until 1986-08-01)
recorded at:
St John’s College Chapel in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1986-07-31 until 1986-08-01)
recording of:
Shepherd’s Pipe Carol (from 1986-07-31 until 1986-08-01)
lyricist and composer:
John Rutter (English choral music composer, conductor, arranger and producer, born 1945) (in 1963)
John Rutter3:32
9Silent Night
choir vocals:
Choir of St John’s College, Cambridge (from 1986-07-31 until 1986-08-01)
conductor:
George Guest (organist and conductor) (from 1986-07-31 until 1986-08-01)
arranger:
Donald Cashmore
recorded at:
St John’s College Chapel in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1986-07-31 until 1986-08-01)
recording of:
Silent Night (Christmas carol, English translation) (from 1986-07-31 until 1986-08-01)
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
Franz Xaver Gruber3:44
10Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
choir vocals:
Choir of St John’s College, Cambridge (from 1986-07-31 until 1986-08-01)
conductor:
George Guest (organist and conductor) (from 1986-07-31 until 1986-08-01)
recorded at:
St John’s College Chapel in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1986-07-31 until 1986-08-01)
recording of:
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing (arr. Willcocks) (from 1986-07-31 until 1986-08-01)
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)
Felix Mendelssohn3:15
11O Little Town of Bethlehem
choir vocals:
Choir of St John’s College, Cambridge (from 1986-07-31 until 1986-08-01)
other vocals:
Thomas Armstrong (from 1986-07-31 until 1986-08-01)
conductor:
George Guest (organist and conductor) (from 1986-07-31 until 1986-08-01)
arranger:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer)
recorded at:
St John’s College Chapel in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1986-07-31 until 1986-08-01)
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.) (from 1986-07-31 until 1986-08-01)
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.)
[traditional]4:10
12God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen
choir vocals:
Choir of St John’s College, Cambridge (from 1986-07-31 until 1986-08-01)
conductor:
George Guest (organist and conductor) (from 1986-07-31 until 1986-08-01)
recorded at:
St John’s College Chapel in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1986-07-31 until 1986-08-01)
recording of:
God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen (arr. Willcocks) (from 1986-07-31 until 1986-08-01)
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)
[traditional]3:11
13Jesus Christ the Apple Tree
choir vocals:
Choir of St John’s College, Cambridge (from 1986-07-31 until 1986-08-01)
conductor:
George Guest (organist and conductor) (from 1986-07-31 until 1986-08-01)
recorded at:
St John’s College Chapel in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1986-07-31 until 1986-08-01)
recording of:
Jesus Christ the Apple Tree (from 1986-07-31 until 1986-08-01)
lyricist:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist)
composer:
Elizabeth Poston
Elizabeth Poston3:30
14Good King Wenceslas
choir vocals:
Choir of St John’s College, Cambridge (from 1986-07-31 until 1986-08-01)
solo baritone vocals:
Paul Lindsell (from 1986-07-31 until 1986-08-01)
solo treble vocals:
Benjamin Beer (from 1986-07-31 until 1986-08-01)
conductor:
George Guest (organist and conductor) (from 1986-07-31 until 1986-08-01)
arranger:
Reginald Jacques (choral and orchestral conductor) and Philip Kenyon
recorded at:
St John’s College Chapel in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1986-07-31 until 1986-08-01)
recording of:
Good King Wenceslas (Reginald Jaques arrangement) (from 1986-07-31 until 1986-08-01)
lyricist:
John Mason Neale
arranger:
Reginald Jacques (choral and orchestral conductor)
publisher:
Oxford University Press
arrangement of:
Good King Wenceslas
[traditional]2:58
15There Is No Rose
choir vocals:
Choir of St John’s College, Cambridge (from 1986-07-31 until 1986-08-01)
solo alto vocals:
David Gould (countertenor) (from 1986-07-31 until 1986-08-01) and Desmond O'Keefe (from 1986-07-31 until 1986-08-01)
solo tenor vocals:
Garth Bardsley (from 1986-07-31 until 1986-08-01) and Andrew Carwood (from 1986-07-31 until 1986-08-01)
conductor:
George Guest (organist and conductor) (from 1986-07-31 until 1986-08-01)
recorded at:
St John’s College Chapel in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1986-07-31 until 1986-08-01)
recording of:
There Is No Rose (from 1986-07-31 until 1986-08-01)
lyricist and composer:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist)
[traditional]4:41
16Greawdwr nef a daear lawr
choir vocals:
Choir of St John’s College, Cambridge (from 1986-07-31 until 1986-08-01)
conductor:
George Guest (organist and conductor) (from 1986-07-31 until 1986-08-01)
recorded at:
St John’s College Chapel in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1986-07-31 until 1986-08-01)
recording of:
Greawdwr nef a daear lawr (from 1986-07-31 until 1986-08-01)
composer:
John Raymond Williams (organist)
Raymond Williams2:18
17Pan fo'r stormydd garwa'n curo
choir vocals:
Choir of St John’s College, Cambridge (from 1986-07-31 until 1986-08-01)
conductor:
George Guest (organist and conductor) (from 1986-07-31 until 1986-08-01)
recorded at:
St John’s College Chapel in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1986-07-31 until 1986-08-01)
recording of:
Pan fo'r stormydd garwa'n curo (from 1986-07-31 until 1986-08-01)
composer:
John Raymond Williams (organist)
Raymond Williams1:55
18Away in a Manger
choir vocals:
Choir of St John’s College, Cambridge (from 1986-07-31 until 1986-08-01)
solo treble vocals:
Benjamin Beer (from 1986-07-31 until 1986-08-01)
conductor:
George Guest (organist and conductor) (from 1986-07-31 until 1986-08-01)
recorded at:
St John’s College Chapel in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1986-07-31 until 1986-08-01)
recording of:
Away in a Manger (arr. Willcocks) (from 1986-07-31 until 1986-08-01)
lyricist:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist)
composer:
William James Kirkpatrick (hymn-writer) (in 1895)
arranger:
Sir David Willcocks (UK composer, organist, choral conductor)
arrangement of:
Away in a Manger (aka “Cradle Song” composed by William J. Kirkpatrick)
William James Kirkpatrick2:36
19O Come, All Ye Faithful
choir vocals:
Choir of St John’s College, Cambridge (from 1986-07-31 until 1986-08-01)
conductor:
George Guest (organist and conductor) (from 1986-07-31 until 1986-08-01)
arranger:
Sir David Willcocks (UK composer, organist, choral conductor)
recorded at:
St John’s College Chapel in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1986-07-31 until 1986-08-01)
recording of:
O Come, All Ye Faithful (arr. Willcocks) (from 1986-07-31 until 1986-08-01)
additional composer:
David Hill (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”)
[traditional]4:04