Christmas at Downton Abbey

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1The Downton Abbey Christmas Suite, Part 2The Budapest City Orchestra and The Budapest Choral Voices2:07
2Joy to the World
conductor:
Joel Cohen (conductor of Boston Camerata)
recording of:
Joy to the World (Christmas carol)
lyricist:
Isaac Watts (hymn writer) (in 1719)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer)
arranger:
Lowell Mason (in 1839)
Joel Cohen2:07
3God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen
engineer:
Simon Eadon (classical music engineer)
producer:
Christopher Hazell
organ:
Benjamin Bayl (conductor) and David Briggs (English organist and composer) (from 1984-03-19 until 1984-03-20)
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge (from 1984-03-19 until 1984-03-20)
conductor:
Stephen Cleobury (organist, conductor) (from 1984-03-19 until 1984-03-20)
arranger:
Sir David Willcocks (UK composer, organist, choral conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Limited (not a release label; for copyrights use only) (in 1960, in 1984)
recorded at:
King’s College Chapel in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1984-03-19 until 1984-03-20)
recording of:
God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen (arr. Willcocks) (from 1984-03-19 until 1984-03-20)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Sir David Willcocks (UK composer, organist, choral conductor)
arrangement of:
God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen (traditional, no arrangement credits here)
recording of:
God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen (traditional, no arrangement credits here) (on 1998-12-14)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 394)
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge3:33
4Angels, from the Realms of Glory
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge (on 1978-12-24)
chorus master:
Philip Ledger (on 1978-12-24)
live recording of:
Angels From the Realms of Glory (sung to the French carol tune “Iris” (Les anges dans nos campagnes)) (in 1978)
lyricist:
James Montgomery (hymnwriter, poet)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arrangement of:
Angels From the Realms of Glory (arr. Wood)
is based on:
Angels From the Realms of Glory (hymn without specified tune)
is based on:
Les Anges dans nos campagnes
recording of:
Angels From the Realms of Glory (sung to the French carol tune “Iris” (Les anges dans nos campagnes))
lyricist:
James Montgomery (hymnwriter, poet)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arrangement of:
Angels From the Realms of Glory (arr. Wood)
is based on:
Angels From the Realms of Glory (hymn without specified tune)
is based on:
Les Anges dans nos campagnes
recording of:
Angels From the Realms of Glory (sung to the tune of “Regent Square” by Henry Smart)
lyricist:
James Montgomery (hymnwriter, poet)
composer:
Henry Smart (English composer, 1813-1879)
is based on:
Angels From the Realms of Glory (hymn without specified tune)
is based on:
Regent Square (hymn tune)
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge2:37
5Hallelujah Chorus (from Messiah)
choir vocals:
Stockholms kammarkör (Stockholm Chamber Choir) (in 1982-11)
vocals and performer:
Concentus Musicus Wien
orchestra:
Concentus Musicus Wien (in 1982-11)
conductor:
Nikolaus Harnoncourt (conductor) (in 1982-11)
chorus master:
Eric Ericson (in 1982-11)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
TELDEC Classics International GmbH (in 1983)
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 44. Chorus “Hallelujah” (in 1982-11)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1741)
librettist:
Charles Jennens
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II
George Frideric Handel3:37
6The Holly and the Ivy
lead vocals:
Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano)
recording of:
The Holly and the Ivy
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 514)
Kiri Te Kanawa2:55
7Go, Tell It on the Mountain
baritone vocals and lead vocals:
Thomas Hampson (baritone)
orchestra:
Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra
conductor:
Hugh Wolff (conductor)
arranger:
Thomas Pasatieri
recording of:
Go, Tell It on the Mountain
lyricist:
John Wesley Work (John Wesley Work, Jr.)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
publisher:
Shawnee Press Inc.
Thomas Hampson1:21
8March (from the Nutcracker Suite)Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky2:48
9Tannenbaum
lead vocals:
Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano)
recording of:
O Tannenbaum
lyricist:
Piccolo Coro dell’Antoniano (Italian children’s choir) (in 1968)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
Kiri Te Kanawa2:29
10I Saw Three Ships
recording of:
I Saw Three Ships
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 700)
Kiri Te Kanawa1:43
11When Christ Was Born of Mary Free
vocals:
Carleton Etherington (Organist and Director of Music at Tewkesbury Abbey) and Benjamin Nicholas (organist and conductor)
recording of:
When Christ was born of Mary free
lyricist:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist)
composer:
John Gardner (British composer)
Carleton Etherington and Benjamin Nicholas2:29
12Adam Lay Ybounden
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge (on 1978-12-24, on 1999-06-12)
chorus master:
Philip Ledger (on 1978-12-24) and Stephen Cleobury (organist, conductor) (on 1999-06-12)
live recording of:
Adam lay ybounden (Boris Ord version) (in 1978)
writer:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
composer:
Boris Ord
publisher:
Oxford University Press
version of:
Adam lay i-bowndyn (15th-century macaronic English poem)
recording of:
Adam Lay y-Bounden (Warlock version) (on 1999-06-12)
composer:
Peter Warlock (British composer) (in 1922)
recording of:
Adam lay ybounden (Boris Ord version)
writer:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
composer:
Boris Ord
publisher:
Oxford University Press
version of:
Adam lay i-bowndyn (15th-century macaronic English poem)
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge1:06
13The First Nowell
organ:
Ian Hare (British organist and composer)
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
conductor:
Sir David Willcocks (UK composer, organist, choral conductor)
recording of:
The First Nowell
lyricist, writer and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 682)
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge4:51
14We Three Kings of Orient Are
choir vocals:
Taverner Choir
vocals:
Taverner Consort
conductor:
Andrew Parrott (conductor)
recording of:
We Three Kings
lyricist and composer:
John Henry Hopkins, Jr. (composer, “We Three Kings”)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 24751)
Andrew Parrott, Taverner Choir and Taverner Consort4:12
15O Come, O Come, Emmanuel
organ:
Ian Hare (British organist and composer) (in 1971)
choir vocals:
King’s College Choir (in 1971)
conductor:
Sir David Willcocks (UK composer, organist, choral conductor) (in 1971)
arranger:
Sir David Willcocks (UK composer, organist, choral conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records (UK) Ltd. (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1971)
recorded at:
King’s College Chapel in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
O Come, O Come, Emmanuel (Lacey lyrics) (from 1970-12-21 until 1970-12-22)
composer:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Thomas Helmore
translator:
Thomas Alexander Lacey
part of:
The English Hymnal (1906) (number: 8)
translated version of:
Veni, veni, Emmanuel
revision of:
O Come, O Come, Emmanuel (Neale lyrics)
recording of:
O Come, O Come, Emmanuel (Lacey lyrics) (in 1971)
composer:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Thomas Helmore
translator:
Thomas Alexander Lacey
part of:
The English Hymnal (1906) (number: 8)
translated version of:
Veni, veni, Emmanuel
revision of:
O Come, O Come, Emmanuel (Neale lyrics)
recording of:
O Come, O Come, Emmanuel (Neale lyrics)
lyricist and translator:
John Mason Neale
composer:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Hymns Ancient and Modern (1861 edition (first edition)) (number: 36)
arrangement of:
Veni, veni, Emmanuel
translated version of:
Veni, veni, Emmanuel
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge3:28
16I Sing the Birth
choir vocals:
Rodolfus Choir
tenor vocals:
Sam Jenkins (tenor)
conductor:
Ralph Allwood
recording of:
I sing the birth
composer:
Edward Elgar (composer)
Rodolfus Choir, Ralph Allwood, Sam Jenkins3:45
17Noëls sur les instrumentsWilliam Christie1:20
18Nouvelles, nouvelles
conductor:
Joel Cohen (conductor of Boston Camerata)
recording of:
Nouvelles, nouvelles
writer:
Nicholas Martin (British organist)
Joel Cohen1:33
19Chantons noël, menons joyeuse vie
conductor:
Joel Cohen (conductor of Boston Camerata)
recording of:
Chantons noël, menons joyeuse vie
writer:
Pierre Certon (French renaissance composer, c. 1515-1572)
Joel Cohen2:03
20The Three Kings
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
solo baritone vocals:
Stephen Varcoe (bass-baritone)
conductor:
Sir David Willcocks (UK composer, organist, choral conductor)
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 (English organist and conductor)
translator:
Herbert Newell Bate
translated version of:
Weihnachtslieder, op. 8: III. Die Könige
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge2:40
21O Thou That Tellest Good Tidings to ZionNikolaus Harnoncourt6:17
22Christmas Concerto, 3rd MovementArcangelo Corelli5:56

Credits

Release

compiler:Tim Binns
Tom Parkinson (New State Entertainment)
copyrighted (©) by and phonographic copyright (℗) by:Warner Music TV (in 2014)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/6380172 [info]
ASIN:UK: B00NTMR7QQ [info]
Allmusic:https://www.allmusic.com/album/release/mr0004299957 [info]