Comfort and Joy, Volume 1

~ Release by Cantus (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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1Puer natus est
vocals:
Cantus (male vocal a cappella ensemble based in Minneapolis, Minnesota)
[anonymous]3:05
2Gabriel's Message
vocals:
Cantus (male vocal a cappella ensemble based in Minneapolis, Minnesota)
recording of:
The Angel Gabriel
written in:
País Vasco (Basque Country), Spain
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
translator:
Sabine Baring‐Gould (in 1895)
translated version of:
Birjina gaztetto bat zegoen
[unknown]2:42
3Ave Maria
vocals:
Cantus (male vocal a cappella ensemble based in Minneapolis, Minnesota)
recording of:
Ave Maria
composer:
Franz Xaver Biebl (in 1964)
Franz Xaver Biebl6:44
4O Little Town Of Bethlehem
vocals:
Cantus (male vocal a cappella ensemble based in Minneapolis, Minnesota)
recording of:
O Little Town of Bethlehem (Kenneth Jennings tune)
lyricist:
Phillips Brooks (in 1868)
composer:
Kenneth Jennings
version of:
O Little Town of Bethlehem (traditional carol with the tune “St. Louis”, as commonly sung in the U.S.)
Kenneth Jennings3:28
5Hodie Christmas natus est
vocals:
Cantus (male vocal a cappella ensemble based in Minneapolis, Minnesota)
[anonymous]1:02
6O Magnum Mysterium
vocals:
Cantus (male vocal a cappella ensemble based in Minneapolis, Minnesota)
recording of:
O magnum mysterium
composer:
Jacobus Gallus (aka Jacob(us) Handl)
Jacob Handl2:10
7O Magnum Mysterium
vocals:
Cantus (male vocal a cappella ensemble based in Minneapolis, Minnesota)
recording of:
O magnum mysterium
composer:
Morten Lauridsen (composer) (in 1994)
Morten Lauridsen5:25
8Mary Had A Baby
vocals:
Cantus (male vocal a cappella ensemble based in Minneapolis, Minnesota)
recording of:
Mary Had a Baby
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
[anonymous]3:08
9Suo Gân
vocals:
Cantus (male vocal a cappella ensemble based in Minneapolis, Minnesota)
recording of:
Suo Gân
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
reconstructed by:
Robert Bryan (poet and folklorist)
[unknown]2:31
10A La Nanita Nana
vocals:
Cantus (male vocal a cappella ensemble based in Minneapolis, Minnesota)
[unknown]2:12
11I Wonder As I Wander
vocals:
Cantus (male vocal a cappella ensemble based in Minneapolis, Minnesota)
[unknown]2:42
12The Three Kings
vocals:
Cantus (male vocal a cappella ensemble based in Minneapolis, Minnesota)
recording of:
The Three Kings
lyricist:
Laurence Housman
composer:
Healey Willan (English-Canadian organist and composer) (in 1928)
Healey Willan2:49
13What Child Is This
vocals:
Cantus (male vocal a cappella ensemble based in Minneapolis, Minnesota)
[unknown]2:54
14Die Könige
vocals:
Cantus (male vocal a cappella ensemble based in Minneapolis, Minnesota)
recording of:
Weihnachtslieder, op. 8: III. Die Könige
lyricist:
Peter Cornelius (German composer, lived from 1824 to 1874)
composer:
Peter Cornelius (German composer, lived from 1824 to 1874) (in 1856)
part of:
Weihnachtslieder, op. 8
Peter Cornelius2:31
15Coventry Carol
vocals:
Cantus (male vocal a cappella ensemble based in Minneapolis, Minnesota)
recording of:
Coventry Carol
lyricist:
Robert Croo (16th-century lyricist of "The Coventry Carol") (in 1534)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 19028)
[unknown]2:57
16Silent Night
vocals:
Cantus (male vocal a cappella ensemble based in Minneapolis, Minnesota)
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
Franz Xaver Gruber3:34