A Musical Christmas

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1Miniature Overture (from The Nutcracker)
orchestra:
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
conductor:
Марк Эрмлер (Mark Ermler, conductor)
recording of:
The Nutcracker (suite from the ballet), op. 71a: I. Ouverture miniature. Allegro giusto
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer) (until 1892)
part of:
The Nutcracker (suite from the ballet), op. 71a
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky3:18
2Once In Royal David’s City
choir vocals:
Choir of Trinity College, Cambridge
conductor:
Richard Marlow (English choral conductor and organist)
recording of:
Once in Royal David’s City
lyricist:
Cecil Frances Alexander (in 1848)
composer:
Henry John Gauntlett (in 1849)
part of:
The New English Hymnal (hymn book) (number: 34)
Henry John Gauntlett2:11
3O Come All Ye Faithful
choir vocals:
Choir of Trinity College, Cambridge
conductor:
Richard Marlow (English choral conductor and organist)
recording of:
O Come, All Ye Faithful (arr. Willcocks)
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”)
John Francis Wade / Sir David Willcocks2:49
4Dream (from Hansel & Gretel)
orchestra:
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
conductor:
Elgar Howarth (English conductor, composer and trumpeter)
recording of:
Hänsel und Gretel: Akt II, 3. Szene. Traumpantomime
composer:
Engelbert Humperdinck (German composer) (from 1891 until 1892)
part of:
Hansel and Gretel (english version)
part of:
Hänsel und Gretel (original german lyrics)
Engelbert Humperdinck8:42
5The Three Kings
choir vocals:
Choir of Trinity College, Cambridge
conductor:
Richard Marlow (English choral conductor and organist)
recording of:
The Three Kings
lyricist:
Peter Cornelius (German composer, lived from 1824 to 1874) and Philipp Nicolai
composer:
Peter Cornelius (German composer, lived from 1824 to 1874)
arranger:
Sir Ivor Atkins
translator:
Herbert Newell Bate
translated version of:
Weihnachtslieder, op. 8: III. Die Könige
Peter Cornelius2:43
6Sinfonia (from The Messiah)
orchestra:
London Musici
conductor:
Mark Stephenson (conductor/producer)
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 1. Symphony
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1741)
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I
George Frideric Handel3:24
7While Shepherds Watched
choir vocals:
Choir of Trinity College, Cambridge
conductor:
Richard Marlow (English choral conductor and organist)
recording of:
While Shepherds Watched their Flocks by Night (Winchester old version)
lyricist:
Nahum Tate
composer:
Christopher Tye (English composer & organist, c. 1505–1573)
arranger:
George Kirbye
is based on:
Song of the Angels, at the Nativity of Our Blessed Saviour
is based on:
Winchester Old
Este's Psalter2:45
8Carol Symphony: First Movement
orchestra:
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
conductor:
Elgar Howarth (English conductor, composer and trumpeter)
recording of:
Carol Symphony: I. Allegro energico -
composer:
Christian Victor Hely-Hutchinson (British composer) (in 1927)
part of:
Carol Symphony
Christian Victor Hely-Hutchinson5:02
9The First Nowell
choir vocals:
Choir of Trinity College, Cambridge
recording of:
The First Nowell (David Willcocks arrangement)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Sir David Willcocks (UK composer, organist, choral conductor)
arrangement of:
The First Nowell
[traditional] / Sir David Willcocks5:02
10For Unto Us (from The Messiah)
choir vocals:
Chamber Choir
orchestra:
London Musici
conductor:
Mark Stephenson (conductor/producer)
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 12. Chorus “For unto us a Child is born”
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1741)
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I
George Frideric Handel3:57
11Pastoral Symphony (from The Messiah)
orchestra:
London Musici
conductor:
Mark Stephenson (conductor/producer)
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 13. Pastoral Symphony (Pifa)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1741)
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I
George Frideric Handel1:21
12Silent Night
choir vocals:
Choir of Trinity College, Cambridge
conductor:
Richard Marlow (English choral conductor and organist)
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 Gruber2:02
13Shepherds’ Farewell (from The Childhood of Christ)
choir vocals:
Choir of Trinity College, Cambridge
conductor:
Richard Marlow (English choral conductor and organist)
recording of:
L'Enfance du Christ, op. 25 : Deuxième partie no. 8. Adieu des bergers à la sainte famille « Il s'en va loin de la terre » (Les bergers) (“The Shepherds' Farewell”)
lyricist and composer:
Hector Berlioz (composer)
part of:
L'Enfance du Christ : Deuxième partie « La Fuite en Égypte »
Hector Berlioz5:18
14Glory to God (from The Messiah)
choir vocals:
Chamber Choir
orchestra:
London Musici
conductor:
Mark Stephenson (conductor/producer)
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 17. Chorus “Glory to God in the highest”
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1741)
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I
George Frideric Handel2:06
15In dulci jubilo
choir vocals:
Choir of Trinity College, Cambridge
conductor:
Richard Marlow (English choral conductor and organist)
recording of:
In dulci jubilo (macaronic of English and Latin)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger and translator:
Robert Lucas Pearsall (composer)
translated version of:
In dulci iubilo (original traditional version in macaronic alteration of medieval German and Latin, use also for unspecified versions)
[unknown]3:23
16In The Bleak Mid-Winter
choir vocals:
Choir of Trinity College, Cambridge
conductor:
Richard Marlow (English choral conductor and organist)
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)
Harold Edwin Darke4:24
17Sheep May Safely Graze
organ:
Graham Jackson (British organist and conductor)
recording of:
Kantate, BWV 208 “Was mir behagt, ist nur die muntre Jagd!”: IX. “Schafe können sicher weiden” (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
arrangement of:
Kantate, BWV 208 “Was mir behagt, ist nur die muntre Jagd!”: IX. Aria (Sopran II) “Schafe können sicher weiden”
Johann Sebastian Bach4:34
18Shepherd’s Cradle Song
choir vocals:
Choir of Trinity College, Cambridge
conductor:
Richard Marlow (English choral conductor and organist)
arranger:
Charles MacPherson
recording of:
Shepherds’ Cradle Song (arr. Macpherson)
composer:
Karl Leuner
arranger:
Charles MacPherson
translator:
Arthur Foxton Ferguson
Karl Leuner3:43
19O Little Town of Bethlehem
choir vocals:
Choir of Trinity College, Cambridge
conductor:
Richard Marlow (English choral conductor and organist)
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.)
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] / Richard Marlow2:33
20Hodie Christus natus est
choir vocals:
Choir of Trinity College, Cambridge
conductor:
Richard Marlow (English choral conductor and organist)
recording of:
Hodie Christus natus est
composer:
Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck (composer and organist)
part of:
SwWV (Sweelinck-Werke Verzeichnis) (number: 163)
Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck3:15
21Hallelujah Chorus (from The Messiah)
choir vocals:
Chamber Choir
orchestra:
London Musici
conductor:
Mark Stephenson (conductor/producer)
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 44. Chorus: “Hallelujah”
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1741)
librettist:
Charles Jennens
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II
George Frideric Handel3:49

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manufactured in:England, United Kingdom
printed in:England, United Kingdom
photography:Rosemary Weller (photographer)
liner notes:Sally O’Sullivan (magazine editor)
Michael P. Kennedy (Music critic and writer) (in 1994)