The Christmas Spirit (disc 1)

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1Once in Royal David’s City
organ:
David Briggs (English organist and composer)
treble flute:
Robin Barter
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
recording of:
Once in Royal David’s City (harmony Arthur Mann, descant Stephen Cleobury)
lyricist:
Cecil Frances Alexander (in 1848)
additional composer:
Stephen Cleobury (organist, conductor) and Arthur Henry Mann
composer:
Henry John Gauntlett (in 1849)
publisher:
Novello
version of:
Once in Royal David’s City (arr. Mann)
Robin Barter, Choir of King’s College, Cambridge4:33
2Ave Maria: Arr. from Bach’s Prelude no. 1, BWV 846
soprano vocals:
Leontyne Price (soprano)
orchestra:
Wiener Philharmoniker (Vienna Philharmonic)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor)
arranger:
Carlo Sabatini
recording of:
Ave Maria (Bach/Gounod)
lyricist:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician) and Charles Gounod (French composer) (in 1853)
is based on:
Méditation sur le Premier Prélude de Piano de S. Bach
is based on:
The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: Prelude and Fugue no. 1 in C major, BWV 846: Prelude
Leontyne Price, Wiener Philharmoniker2:43
3Ding Dong! Merrily on High
choir vocals:
Choir of Clare College, Cambridge
orchestra:
Orchestra of Clare College, Cambridge
conductor:
John Rutter (English choral music composer, conductor, arranger and producer, born 1945)
arranger:
John Rutter (English choral music composer, conductor, arranger and producer, born 1945)
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
The Choir and Orchestra of Clare College, Cambridge2:15
4Stille Nacht, Heilige Nacht
organ:
David Briggs (English organist and composer)
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
conductor:
Stephen Cleobury (organist, conductor)
arranger:
Stephen Cleobury (organist, conductor)
recording of:
Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht
lyricist:
Josef Mohr (in 1816)
composer:
Franz Xaver Gruber (in 1818)
part of:
Oh, What a Lovely War! (stage musical)
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge2:41
5Panis Angelicus
choir vocals:
Wandsworth School Boys’ Choir
tenor vocals:
Luciano Pavarotti (tenor)
orchestra:
National Philharmonic Orchestra (fka the London Promenade Orchestra until 1971, mostly film music and opera)
conductor:
Kurt Herbert Adler (conductor)
arranger:
Douglas Gamley (film composer)
recording of:
Messe solennelle en la majeur, op. 12 : V. Panis Angelicus
lyricist:
St. Thomas Aquinas
composer:
César Franck (Belgian-born French composer) (in 1860)
part of:
Messe solennelle en la majeur, op. 12
Luciano Pavarotti, Wandsworth School Boys’ Choir, The National Philharmonic Orchestra4:05
6The Holly and the Ivy
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge2:51
7Jingle Bells / Deck the Hall
The Philip Jones Brass Ensemble, John Scott2:58
8Good King Wenceslas
organ:
Stephen Cleobury (organist, conductor)
choir vocals:
Choir of St John’s College, Cambridge
conductor:
George Guest (organist and conductor)
Simon Keenlyside, Richard Suart, The Choir of St John’s College, Cambridge, Stephen Cleobury, George Guest3:16
9O Holy Night
Kiri Te Kanawa, Philharmonia Orchestra4:09
10O Little Town of Bethlehem
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge3:09
11In Dulci Jubilo
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge3:43
12The First Nowell
Simon Preston, Choir of King’s College, Cambridge4:52
13Pastoral Sinfonia
Stuttgarter Kammerorchester6:47
14O Thou That Tellest Good Tidings to Zion
contralto vocals:
Kathleen Ferrier (contralto) (in 1952)
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO) (in 1952)
conductor:
Sir Adrian Boult (conductor) (in 1952)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Limited (for copyrights use only!) (in 1960)
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 9. Air “O Thou that tellest good tidings to Zion” (Alto, Chorus)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1741)
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I
Kathleen Ferrier, London Philharmonic Orchestra5:43
15For Unto Us a Child Is Born
choir vocals:
Academy of St Martin in the Fields Chorus
orchestra:
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
conductor:
Sir Neville Marriner (conductor)
Academy of St Martin in the Fields3:42
16God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen
John Scott, James Blades, David Corkhill, The Bach Choir3:02
17Away in a Manger
Catherine Wyn‐Rogers, The Bach Choir2:34
18What Child Is This?
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976)
Joan Sutherland3:30
19O Come, All Ye Faithful
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge4:04

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