Traditional Carol Collection

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Silent Night
choir vocals:
The Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral Choir
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 Gruber3:33
2Ding Dong Merrily on High
choir vocals:
The Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral Choir
recording of:
Ding Dong! Merrily on High
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
Thoinot Arbeau2:06
3I Saw Three Ships
choir vocals:
Lincoln Cathedral Choir
recording of:
I Saw Three Ships
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 700)
[traditional]2:16
4Somerset Carol
choir vocals:
Lincoln Cathedral Choir
recording of:
Somerset Carol
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
[traditional]1:44
5While Shepherds Watched Their Flock by Night
choir vocals:
Lincoln Cathedral Choir
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
Christopher Tye2:51
6Hallelujah (from Cantata “Lobe den Herrn, meine Seele”)
choir vocals:
Leipzig Collegium Musicum (New Bach Collegium Musicum)
recording of:
Kantate, BWV 143 "Lobe den Herrn, meine Seele": VII. Coro "Alleluja. Gedenk Herr, jetzund an dein Amt" (catch all for arrangements)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
arrangement of:
Kantate, BWV 143 "Lobe den Herrn, meine Seele": VII. Coro "Alleluja. Gedenk Herr, jetzund an dein Amt"
Johann Sebastian Bach2:10
7Coventry Carol
choir vocals:
The Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral Choir
recording of:
Coventry Carol
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 19028)
[traditional]3:17
8O Come All Ye Faithful
choir vocals:
The Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral Choir
vocals arranger:
Mervyn Cousins
recording of:
O Come, All Ye Faithful (English version of Latin “Adeste fideles”)
lyricist and composer:
John Francis Wade (from 1740 until 1743)
translator:
Frederick Oakeley (in 1841)
arrangement of:
O Come, All Ye Faithful
translated version of:
Adeste fideles (original latin version)
John Francis Wade4:14
9The First Nowell
choir vocals:
Durham Cathedral Choir
vocals arranger:
John Stainer
recording of:
The First Nowell
lyricist, writer and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
[traditional]4:51
10Away in a Manger
choir vocals:
The Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral Choir
recording of:
Away in a Manger (aka “Cradle Song” composed by William J. Kirkpatrick)
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)
William James Kirkpatrick3:08
11It Came Upon the Midnight Clear
choir vocals:
Norwich Cathedral Choir
recording of:
It Came Upon the Midnight Clear (arr. Sir Arthur Sullivan)
lyricist:
Edmund Sears
arranger:
Arthur Sullivan (Sir Arthur Sullivan, composer)
is based on:
It Came Upon the Midnight Clear (poem)
[anonymous]2:09
12For Unto Us a Child Is Born (from Messiah)
choir vocals:
RIAS Chamber Choir (German chamber choir)
orchestra:
RIAS Berlin Sinfonietta
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 Handel4:04
13Hallelujah (from Messiah)
choir vocals:
London Symphony Chorus
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
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 Handel4:18
14We Wish You a Merry Christmas
recording of:
We Wish You a Merry Christmas
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 230)
[traditional]1:30

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