O Little Town of Bethlehem

~ Recording by Clare College Singers, Simon Vaughan, Orchestra of Clare College, Cambridge, John Rutter

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleRelease artistRelease group typeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.19O Little Town of Bethlehem3:40John Rutter & Clare College Singers and OrchestraCarols From ClareJohn RutterAlbum
HMV Classics5 72340 2
1.6O Little Town of Bethlehem3:43[English traditional]A Classic ChristmasVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
EMI (EMI Records, since 1972), [no label] (Special purpose label – white labels, self-published releases and other “no label” releases)CDP 7 98250 2
3.19O Little Town of Bethlehem3:40John Rutter & Clare College Singers and OrchestraThe Platinum CollectionJohn RutterAlbum + Compilation
EMI Classics (absorbed into Warner Classics since 2013-07-19)5 07857 2 8
2.9O Little Town of Bethlehem3:43John Rutter & Clare College Singers and OrchestraThe Original Carols From Clare (digitally remastered at Abbey Road Studios)John RutterAlbum
Warner Classics50999 9 46947 2 7, 9 46947 2
Promotion
1.4O Little Town of Bethlehem3:41Phillips Brooks & Lewis Henry RednerForever ChristmasVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
BCA MusicCD LIC 8

Relationships

baritone vocals:Simon Vaughan (baritone)
choir vocals:Choir of Clare College, Cambridge
Clare College Singers
orchestra:Orchestra of Clare College, Cambridge
conductor:John Rutter (English choral music composer, conductor, arranger and producer, born 1945)
recording of:O Little Town of Bethlehem (traditional carol with the tune “St. Louis”, as commonly sung in the U.S.)

Related works

O Little Town of Bethlehem (traditional carol with the tune “St. Louis”, as commonly sung in the U.S.)

lyricist:Phillips Brooks (in 1868)
composer:Lewis Henry Redner (in 1868)
referred to in medleys:Christmas Medley (Bing Crosby version) (order: 3)
Medley: Deck the Halls With Boughs of Holly / Away in a Manger / O Little Town of Bethlehem / The First Noel (order: 3)
Noëls pour cordes (Christmas Carols for Strings) (order: 8)
later translated versions:Oi Betlehem, sä pienoinen
Tu mazā, klusā Betlēme (Latvian version of "O Little Town of Bethlehem")
later versions:Little Town (Cliff Richard carol -- the traditional words set to new music)
O Little Town of Bethlehem (Kenneth Jennings tune)
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.)
O Little Town of Bethlehem (Walford Davies tune)
O Little Town of Bethlehem (version performed by Elvis Presley)
is based on:St. Louis (hymn tune)
is the basis for:Grandma's Christmas Card
O Little Town of Bethlehem (arr. The Joy Strings)
O Little Town Of Destrehan
Paraphrase on ‘O Little Town of Bethlehem’
Suite on Famous Christmas Carols: V. O Little Town of Bethlehem
arrangements:O Little Town of Bethlehem (Culloton arrangement)
O Little Town of Bethlehem (Mannheim Steamroller arrangement)
O Little Town of Bethlehem (Gordon Jenkins arr.)
O Little Town of Bethlehem (The Mighty Fine Band trad. arr.)
O Little Town of Bethlehem (adapted by Jack Gold)
O Little Town of Bethlehem (arr. Feller)
O Little Town of Bethlehem (arr. Gene Puerling)
O Little Town of Bethlehem (Sarah McLachlan arrangement)
O Little Town of Bethlehem (arr. Chris Walden)
O Little Town Of Bethlehem (arr. J. Paterson)
O’ Little Town of Bethlehem (Bob Dylan arrangement)