Music for Christmas

~ Release by John Rutter; Polyphony, City of London Sinfonia, Stephen Layton (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Annotation

tracks 3, 6, 10, 18, and 21 are sung a cappella, under the direction of Layton.

Sub-Optimal Credits
Front Picture Research: Richard Howard

Annotation last modified on 2018-02-15 16:57 UTC.

Tracklist

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1Shepherd's Pipe Carol
recording engineer:
Julian Millard (engineer) (from 2001-01-03 until 2001-01-06)
producer:
Mark Brown (operatic bass, early music singer, conductor, and producer)
choir vocals:
Polyphony (choir) (from 2001-01-03 until 2001-01-06)
orchestra:
City of London Sinfonia (chamber orchestra) (from 2001-01-03 until 2001-01-06)
conductor:
Stephen Layton (English conductor) (from 2001-01-03 until 2001-01-06)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Hyperion Records Ltd, London (holding company - do not use this as a release label) (in 2001)
recorded at:
All Saints Church (Tooting, London) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 2001-01-03 until 2001-01-06)
recording of:
Shepherd’s Pipe Carol (from 2001-01-03 until 2001-01-06)
lyricist and composer:
John Rutter (English choral music composer, conductor, arranger and producer, born 1945) (in 1963)
John Rutter3:01
2Nativity Carol
recording engineer:
Julian Millard (engineer) (from 2001-01-03 until 2001-01-06)
producer:
Mark Brown (operatic bass, early music singer, conductor, and producer)
choir vocals:
Polyphony (choir) (from 2001-01-03 until 2001-01-06)
orchestra:
City of London Sinfonia (chamber orchestra) (from 2001-01-03 until 2001-01-06)
conductor:
Stephen Layton (English conductor) (from 2001-01-03 until 2001-01-06)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Hyperion Records Ltd, London (holding company - do not use this as a release label) (in 2001)
recorded at:
All Saints Church (Tooting, London) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 2001-01-03 until 2001-01-06)
recording of:
Nativity Carol (from 2001-01-03 until 2001-01-06)
lyricist and composer:
John Rutter (English choral music composer, conductor, arranger and producer, born 1945)
publisher:
Oxford University Press
John Rutter4:57
3There Is a Flower
recording engineer:
Julian Millard (engineer) (from 2001-01-03 until 2001-01-06)
producer:
Mark Brown (operatic bass, early music singer, conductor, and producer)
choir vocals:
Polyphony (choir) (from 2001-01-03 until 2001-01-06)
soprano vocals:
Cecilia Osmond (soprano) (from 2001-01-03 until 2001-01-06)
conductor:
Stephen Layton (English conductor) (from 2001-01-03 until 2001-01-06)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Hyperion Records Ltd, London (holding company - do not use this as a release label) (in 2001)
recorded at:
All Saints Church (Tooting, London) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 2001-01-03 until 2001-01-06)
recording of:
There Is a Flower (from 2001-01-03 until 2001-01-06)
lyricist:
John Audelay (poet)
composer:
John Rutter (English choral music composer, conductor, arranger and producer, born 1945)
John Rutter4:18
4Sans Day Carol
recording engineer:
Julian Millard (engineer) (from 2001-01-03 until 2001-01-06)
producer:
Mark Brown (operatic bass, early music singer, conductor, and producer)
choir vocals:
Polyphony (choir) (from 2001-01-03 until 2001-01-06)
orchestra:
City of London Sinfonia (chamber orchestra) (from 2001-01-03 until 2001-01-06)
conductor:
Stephen Layton (English conductor) (from 2001-01-03 until 2001-01-06)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Hyperion Records Ltd, London (holding company - do not use this as a release label) (in 2001)
recorded at:
All Saints Church (Tooting, London) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 2001-01-03 until 2001-01-06)
recording of:
Sans Day Carol (arr. Rutter) (from 2001-01-03 until 2001-01-06)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
John Rutter (English choral music composer, conductor, arranger and producer, born 1945)
publisher:
Oxford University Press
arrangement of:
Sans Day Carol
John Rutter2:58
5What Sweeter Music
recording engineer:
Julian Millard (engineer) (from 2001-01-03 until 2001-01-06)
producer:
Mark Brown (operatic bass, early music singer, conductor, and producer)
choir vocals:
Polyphony (choir) (from 2001-01-03 until 2001-01-06)
orchestra:
City of London Sinfonia (chamber orchestra) (from 2001-01-03 until 2001-01-06)
conductor:
Stephen Layton (English conductor) (from 2001-01-03 until 2001-01-06)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Hyperion Records Ltd, London (holding company - do not use this as a release label) (in 2001)
recorded at:
All Saints Church (Tooting, London) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 2001-01-03 until 2001-01-06)
recording of:
What Sweeter Music (from 2001-01-03 until 2001-01-06)
lyricist:
Robert Herrick (English poet)
composer:
John Rutter (English choral music composer, conductor, arranger and producer, born 1945) (in 1988)
publisher:
Oxford University Press
John Rutter4:21
6I Wonder as I Wander
recording engineer:
Julian Millard (engineer) (from 2001-01-03 until 2001-01-06)
producer:
Mark Brown (operatic bass, early music singer, conductor, and producer)
choir vocals:
Polyphony (choir) (from 2001-01-03 until 2001-01-06)
soprano vocals:
Libby Crabtree (from 2001-01-03 until 2001-01-06)
conductor:
Stephen Layton (English conductor) (from 2001-01-03 until 2001-01-06)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Hyperion Records Ltd, London (holding company - do not use this as a release label) (in 2001)
recorded at:
All Saints Church (Tooting, London) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 2001-01-03 until 2001-01-06)
recording of:
I Wonder as I Wander (arr. Rutter) (from 2001-01-03 until 2001-01-06)
lyricist and composer:
John Jacob Niles (American folklorist and folk musician)
arranger:
John Rutter (English choral music composer, conductor, arranger and producer, born 1945)
arrangement of:
I Wonder as I Wander
John Rutter3:19
7Jesus Child
recording engineer:
Julian Millard (engineer) (from 2001-01-03 until 2001-01-06)
producer:
Mark Brown (operatic bass, early music singer, conductor, and producer)
choir vocals:
Polyphony (choir) (from 2001-01-03 until 2001-01-06)
orchestra:
City of London Sinfonia (chamber orchestra) (from 2001-01-03 until 2001-01-06)
conductor:
Stephen Layton (English conductor) (from 2001-01-03 until 2001-01-06)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Hyperion Records Ltd, London (holding company - do not use this as a release label) (in 2001)
recorded at:
All Saints Church (Tooting, London) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 2001-01-03 until 2001-01-06)
recording of:
Jesus Child (from 2001-01-03 until 2001-01-06)
lyricist and composer:
John Rutter (English choral music composer, conductor, arranger and producer, born 1945)
John Rutter3:11
8Wild Wood Carol
recording engineer:
Julian Millard (engineer) (from 2001-01-03 until 2001-01-06)
producer:
Mark Brown (operatic bass, early music singer, conductor, and producer)
baritone vocals:
Robert Rice (baritone) (from 2001-01-03 until 2001-01-06)
choir vocals:
Polyphony (choir) (from 2001-01-03 until 2001-01-06)
orchestra:
City of London Sinfonia (chamber orchestra) (from 2001-01-03 until 2001-01-06)
conductor:
Stephen Layton (English conductor) (from 2001-01-03 until 2001-01-06)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Hyperion Records Ltd, London (holding company - do not use this as a release label) (in 2001)
recorded at:
All Saints Church (Tooting, London) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 2001-01-03 until 2001-01-06)
recording of:
Wild Wood Carol (from 2001-01-03 until 2001-01-06)
lyricist and composer:
John Rutter (English choral music composer, conductor, arranger and producer, born 1945)
John Rutter3:32
9The Very Best Time of Year
recording engineer:
Julian Millard (engineer) (from 2001-01-03 until 2001-01-06)
producer:
Mark Brown (operatic bass, early music singer, conductor, and producer)
choir vocals:
Polyphony (choir) (from 2001-01-03 until 2001-01-06)
orchestra:
City of London Sinfonia (chamber orchestra) (from 2001-01-03 until 2001-01-06)
conductor:
Stephen Layton (English conductor) (from 2001-01-03 until 2001-01-06)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Hyperion Records Ltd, London (holding company - do not use this as a release label) (in 2001)
recorded at:
All Saints Church (Tooting, London) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 2001-01-03 until 2001-01-06)
recording of:
The Very Best Time of Year (from 2001-01-03 until 2001-01-06)
lyricist and composer:
John Rutter (English choral music composer, conductor, arranger and producer, born 1945)
John Rutter3:36
10Away in a Manger
recording engineer:
Julian Millard (engineer) (from 2001-01-03 until 2001-01-06)
producer:
Mark Brown (operatic bass, early music singer, conductor, and producer)
choir vocals:
Polyphony (choir) (from 2001-01-03 until 2001-01-06)
conductor:
Stephen Layton (English conductor) (from 2001-01-03 until 2001-01-06)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Hyperion Records Ltd, London (holding company - do not use this as a release label) (in 2001)
recorded at:
All Saints Church (Tooting, London) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 2001-01-03 until 2001-01-06)
recording of:
Away in a Manger (arr. Rutter) (from 2001-01-03 until 2001-01-06)
lyricist:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist)
composer:
William James Kirkpatrick (hymn-writer)
arranger:
John Rutter (English choral music composer, conductor, arranger and producer, born 1945)
arrangement of:
Away in a Manger (aka “Cradle Song” composed by William J. Kirkpatrick)
John Rutter2:27
11Angel Tidings
recording engineer:
Julian Millard (engineer) (from 2001-01-03 until 2001-01-06)
producer:
Mark Brown (operatic bass, early music singer, conductor, and producer)
choir vocals:
Polyphony (choir) (from 2001-01-03 until 2001-01-06)
orchestra:
City of London Sinfonia (chamber orchestra) (from 2001-01-03 until 2001-01-06)
conductor:
Stephen Layton (English conductor) (from 2001-01-03 until 2001-01-06)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Hyperion Records Ltd, London (holding company - do not use this as a release label) (in 2001)
recorded at:
All Saints Church (Tooting, London) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 2001-01-03 until 2001-01-06)
recording of:
Angel Tidings (from 2001-01-03 until 2001-01-06)
lyricist and arranger:
John Rutter (English choral music composer, conductor, arranger and producer, born 1945)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
John Rutter1:44
12Christmas Lullaby
recording engineer:
Julian Millard (engineer) (from 2001-01-03 until 2001-01-06)
producer:
Mark Brown (operatic bass, early music singer, conductor, and producer)
choir vocals:
Polyphony (choir) (from 2001-01-03 until 2001-01-06)
orchestra:
City of London Sinfonia (chamber orchestra) (from 2001-01-03 until 2001-01-06)
conductor:
Stephen Layton (English conductor) (from 2001-01-03 until 2001-01-06)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Hyperion Records Ltd, London (holding company - do not use this as a release label) (in 2001)
recorded at:
All Saints Church (Tooting, London) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 2001-01-03 until 2001-01-06)
recording of:
Christmas Lullaby (from 2001-01-03 until 2001-01-06)
lyricist and composer:
John Rutter (English choral music composer, conductor, arranger and producer, born 1945)
John Rutter4:03
13Dormi Jesu
recording engineer:
Julian Millard (engineer) (from 2001-01-03 until 2001-01-06)
producer:
Mark Brown (operatic bass, early music singer, conductor, and producer)
choir vocals:
Polyphony (choir) (from 2001-01-03 until 2001-01-06)
orchestra:
City of London Sinfonia (chamber orchestra) (from 2001-01-03 until 2001-01-06)
conductor:
Stephen Layton (English conductor) (from 2001-01-03 until 2001-01-06)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Hyperion Records Ltd, London (holding company - do not use this as a release label) (in 2001)
recorded at:
All Saints Church (Tooting, London) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 2001-01-03 until 2001-01-06)
recording of:
Dormi Jesu (The Virgin’s Cradle Hymn) (from 2001-01-03 until 2001-01-06)
composer:
John Rutter (English choral music composer, conductor, arranger and producer, born 1945) (in 1999)
publisher:
Oxford University Press
sub-publisher:
ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
John Rutter4:53
14Love Came Down at Christmas
recording engineer:
Julian Millard (engineer) (from 2001-01-03 until 2001-01-06)
producer:
Mark Brown (operatic bass, early music singer, conductor, and producer)
choir vocals:
Polyphony (choir) (from 2001-01-03 until 2001-01-06)
orchestra:
City of London Sinfonia (chamber orchestra) (from 2001-01-03 until 2001-01-06)
conductor:
Stephen Layton (English conductor) (from 2001-01-03 until 2001-01-06)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Hyperion Records Ltd, London (holding company - do not use this as a release label) (in 2001)
recorded at:
All Saints Church (Tooting, London) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 2001-01-03 until 2001-01-06)
recording of:
Love came down at Christmas (from 2001-01-03 until 2001-01-06)
lyricist:
Christina Rossetti (in 1885)
composer:
John Rutter (English choral music composer, conductor, arranger and producer, born 1945)
is based on:
Love Came Down at Christmas
John Rutter32:28
15Star Carol
recording engineer:
Julian Millard (engineer) (from 2001-01-03 until 2001-01-06)
producer:
Mark Brown (operatic bass, early music singer, conductor, and producer)
choir vocals:
Polyphony (choir) (from 2001-01-03 until 2001-01-06)
orchestra:
City of London Sinfonia (chamber orchestra) (from 2001-01-03 until 2001-01-06)
conductor:
Stephen Layton (English conductor) (from 2001-01-03 until 2001-01-06)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Hyperion Records Ltd, London (holding company - do not use this as a release label) (in 2001)
recorded at:
All Saints Church (Tooting, London) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 2001-01-03 until 2001-01-06)
recording of:
Star Carol (from 2001-01-03 until 2001-01-06)
lyricist and composer:
John Rutter (English choral music composer, conductor, arranger and producer, born 1945)
John Rutter2:50
16Carol of the Children
recording engineer:
Julian Millard (engineer) (from 2001-01-03 until 2001-01-06)
producer:
Mark Brown (operatic bass, early music singer, conductor, and producer)
choir vocals:
Polyphony (choir) (from 2001-01-03 until 2001-01-06)
orchestra:
City of London Sinfonia (chamber orchestra) (from 2001-01-03 until 2001-01-06)
conductor:
Stephen Layton (English conductor) (from 2001-01-03 until 2001-01-06)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Hyperion Records Ltd, London (holding company - do not use this as a release label) (in 2001)
recorded at:
All Saints Church (Tooting, London) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 2001-01-03 until 2001-01-06)
recording of:
Carol of the Children (from 2001-01-03 until 2001-01-06)
lyricist and composer:
John Rutter (English choral music composer, conductor, arranger and producer, born 1945)
John Rutter3:17
17Mary's Lullaby
recording engineer:
Julian Millard (engineer) (from 2001-01-03 until 2001-01-06)
producer:
Mark Brown (operatic bass, early music singer, conductor, and producer)
choir vocals:
Polyphony (choir) (from 2001-01-03 until 2001-01-06)
orchestra:
City of London Sinfonia (chamber orchestra) (from 2001-01-03 until 2001-01-06)
conductor:
Stephen Layton (English conductor) (from 2001-01-03 until 2001-01-06)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Hyperion Records Ltd, London (holding company - do not use this as a release label) (in 2001)
recorded at:
All Saints Church (Tooting, London) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 2001-01-03 until 2001-01-06)
recording of:
Mary’s Lullaby (from 2001-01-03 until 2001-01-06)
lyricist and composer:
John Rutter (English choral music composer, conductor, arranger and producer, born 1945)
John Rutter3:13
18Silent Night
recording engineer:
Julian Millard (engineer) (from 2001-01-03 until 2001-01-06)
producer:
Mark Brown (operatic bass, early music singer, conductor, and producer)
choir vocals:
Polyphony (choir) (from 2001-01-03 until 2001-01-06)
conductor:
Stephen Layton (English conductor) (from 2001-01-03 until 2001-01-06)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Hyperion Records Ltd, London (holding company - do not use this as a release label) (in 2001)
recorded at:
All Saints Church (Tooting, London) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 2001-01-03 until 2001-01-06)
recording of:
Silent Night (arr. Rutter) (from 2001-01-03 until 2001-01-06)
lyricist:
Josef Mohr (composer/author)
composer:
Franz Xaver Gruber (composer/author)
arranger:
John Rutter (English choral music composer, conductor, arranger and producer, born 1945)
translator:
John Freeman Young
arrangement of:
Silent Night (Christmas carol, English translation)
John Rutter3:37
19Angels' Carol
recording engineer:
Julian Millard (engineer) (from 2001-01-03 until 2001-01-06)
producer:
Mark Brown (operatic bass, early music singer, conductor, and producer)
choir vocals:
Polyphony (choir) (from 2001-01-03 until 2001-01-06)
orchestra:
City of London Sinfonia (chamber orchestra) (from 2001-01-03 until 2001-01-06)
conductor:
Stephen Layton (English conductor) (from 2001-01-03 until 2001-01-06)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Hyperion Records Ltd, London (holding company - do not use this as a release label) (in 2001)
recorded at:
All Saints Church (Tooting, London) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 2001-01-03 until 2001-01-06)
recording of:
Angels’ Carol (from 2001-01-03 until 2001-01-06)
lyricist:
James Montgomery (hymnwriter, poet)
composer:
Henry Smart (English composer, 1813-1879)
arranger:
John Rutter (English choral music composer, conductor, arranger and producer, born 1945) (in 1980)
John Rutter3:17
20Candlelight Carol
recording engineer:
Julian Millard (engineer) (from 2001-01-03 until 2001-01-06)
producer:
Mark Brown (operatic bass, early music singer, conductor, and producer)
choir vocals:
Polyphony (choir) (from 2001-01-03 until 2001-01-06)
orchestra:
City of London Sinfonia (chamber orchestra) (from 2001-01-03 until 2001-01-06)
conductor:
Stephen Layton (English conductor) (from 2001-01-03 until 2001-01-06)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Hyperion Records Ltd, London (holding company - do not use this as a release label) (in 2001)
recorded at:
All Saints Church (Tooting, London) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 2001-01-03 until 2001-01-06)
recording of:
Candlelight Carol (from 2001-01-03 until 2001-01-06)
lyricist and composer:
John Rutter (English choral music composer, conductor, arranger and producer, born 1945)
John Rutter3:56
21Second Amen
recording engineer:
Julian Millard (engineer) (from 2001-01-03 until 2001-01-06)
producer:
Mark Brown (operatic bass, early music singer, conductor, and producer)
choir vocals:
Polyphony (choir) (from 2001-01-03 until 2001-01-06)
conductor:
Stephen Layton (English conductor) (from 2001-01-03 until 2001-01-06)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Hyperion Records Ltd, London (holding company - do not use this as a release label) (in 2001)
recorded at:
All Saints Church (Tooting, London) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 2001-01-03 until 2001-01-06)
recording of:
Second Amen (from 2001-01-03 until 2001-01-06)
composer:
John Rutter (English choral music composer, conductor, arranger and producer, born 1945) (in 1981)
John Rutter0:59
22Donkey Carol
recording engineer:
Julian Millard (engineer) (from 2001-01-03 until 2001-01-06)
producer:
Mark Brown (operatic bass, early music singer, conductor, and producer)
choir vocals:
Polyphony (choir) (from 2001-01-03 until 2001-01-06)
orchestra:
City of London Sinfonia (chamber orchestra) (from 2001-01-03 until 2001-01-06)
conductor:
Stephen Layton (English conductor) (from 2001-01-03 until 2001-01-06)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Hyperion Records Ltd, London (holding company - do not use this as a release label) (in 2001)
recorded at:
All Saints Church (Tooting, London) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 2001-01-03 until 2001-01-06)
recording of:
Donkey Carol (from 2001-01-03 until 2001-01-06)
lyricist and composer:
John Rutter (English choral music composer, conductor, arranger and producer, born 1945)
John Rutter3:33

Credits

Release

photography:Richard Heeps
liner notes:Andrew Green (liner notes)
liner notes translator:Isabelle Battioni (liner notes, translator)
Bernd Müller (liner notes, German translation)
Anne Steeb (liner notes, German translation)
executive producer:Edward Perry (producer and founder of Hyperion, aka Ted Perry)
Simon Perry (Hyperion classical music producer)
illustration:Paul Hey
design:Terry Shannon (designer)
copyrighted (©) by:Hyperion Records Ltd, London (holding company - do not use this as a release label) (in 2001)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/16200095 [info]
ASIN:UK: B00005QIT4 [info]
US: B00005QIT4 [info]
discography entry:https://www.hyperion-records.co.uk/dc.asp?dc=D_CDA67245 [info]