The Wonder of Christmas

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

1▶CD: Silent Night – Golden Voices Sing Treasured Favourites
2▶CD: White Christmas – Great Christmas Favourites
3▼CD: Come All Ye Faithful – Glorious Carols, Golden Voices
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1O Come, All Ye Faithful
choir vocals:
Vienna Boys Choir (The Vienna Boys Choir)
tenor vocals:
Plácido Domingo (tenor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Records (UK) Limited (1987–1996) (in 1979)
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)
Plácido Domingo and the Vienna Boys Choir3:02
2The First Noël
choir vocals:
The Ambrosian Singers (aka Ambrosian Opera Chorus / Ambrosian Chorus / Ambrosian Choir)
orchestra:
National Philharmonic Orchestra (fka the London Promenade Orchestra until 1971, mostly film music and opera)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Reader’s Digest Association Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1990)
recording of:
The First Noël
publisher:
William B. Sandys (in 1823, in 1833)
additional lyricist:
Davies Gilbert (in 1823)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
additional arranger:
John Stainer (in 1871)
arranger:
Davies Gilbert (in 1823)
part of:
The New English Hymnal (hymn book) (number: 36)
arrangement of:
The First Nowell
part of:
Meet Me in St. Louis (1944 musical film soundtrack)
The Ambrosian Singers and the National Philharmonic Orchestra3:52
3Joy to the World
choir vocals:
The King’s Singers
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records (UK) Ltd. (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1989)
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)
The King’s Singers2:18
4We Three Kings of Orient Are
choir vocals:
The Huddersfield Choral Society
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records (UK) Ltd. (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1986)
recording of:
We Three Kings
lyricist and composer:
John Henry Hopkins, Jr. (composer, “We Three Kings”)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 24751)
The Huddersfield Choral Society3:06
5Deck the Halls
choir vocals:
The Mormon Tabernacle Choir (fka Mormon Tabernacle Choir)
recording of:
Deck the Halls
lyricist:
Thomas Oliphant (musician, artist and author)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
is based on:
Nos Galan (Talhaiarn, “Goreu pleser ar Nos Galan”)
The Mormon Tabernacle Choir1:27
6I Saw Three Ships
choir vocals:
The Huddersfield Choral Society
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records (UK) Ltd. (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1986)
recording of:
I Saw Three Ships
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 700)
The Huddersfield Choral Society0:59
7We Wish You a Merry Christmas
choir vocals:
The King’s Singers
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records (UK) Ltd. (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1989)
recording of:
We Wish You a Merry Christmas (arr. Rutter)
arranger:
John Rutter (English choral music composer, conductor, arranger and producer, born 1945)
arrangement of:
We Wish You a Merry Christmas
The King’s Singers1:38
8Lullay My Liking
choir vocals:
The Mormon Tabernacle Choir (fka Mormon Tabernacle Choir) (on 1963-09-03)
orchestra:
New York Philharmonic (on 1963-09-03)
conductor:
Leonard Bernstein (American conductor, composer, pianist) (on 1963-09-03)
chorus master:
Richard P. Condie (conductor) (on 1963-09-03)
arranger:
Robert De Cormier (American composer and conductor) and Eddie Sauter
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1970)
recorded at:
Salt Lake Tabernacle (Mormon Tabernacle) in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States (on 1963-09-03)
recording of:
Lullay My Liking, op. 34 no. 2 (on 1963-09-03)
composer:
Gustav Holst (composer) (in 1916)
part of:
A thematic catalogue of Gustav Holst’s music (number: H. 129)
version of:
Lullay, Mine Liking
part of:
4 Choruses, op. 34
The Mormon Tabernacle Choir5:11
9Good Christian Men, Rejoice!
choir vocals:
The Royal Philharmonic Chorus
orchestra:
The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (Royal Philharmonic Orchestra)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Reader’s Digest Association Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1964)
recording of:
Good Christian Men Rejoice
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
translator:
John Mason Neale
part of:
The New English Hymnal (hymn book) (number: 107)
translated version of:
In dulci jubilo (original traditional)
The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and Chorus2:12
10O Little Town of Bethlehem
choir vocals:
The Morriston Orpheus Choir
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records (UK) Ltd. (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1970)
recording of:
O Little Town of Bethlehem (traditional carol with the tune “St. Louis”, as commonly sung in the U.S.)
lyricist:
Phillips Brooks (in 1868)
composer:
Lewis Henry Redner (in 1868)
is based on:
St. Louis (hymn tune)
The Morriston Orpheus Choir3:04
11The Holly and the Ivy
producer:
Brian Culverhouse (classical producer and engineer, active from 1960s)
instruments:
Harry Gabb (organist)
organ:
Harry Gabb (organist)
choir vocals:
St. Paul’s Cathedral Choir (London)
conductor:
Dr J Dykes Bower (organist and choir master)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records (UK) Ltd. (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1967)
recorded at:
St Paul’s Cathedral in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1967)
recording of:
The Holly and the Ivy
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 514)
St Paul’s Cathedral Choir3:45
12The Coventry Carol
choir vocals:
The Vienna Boys Choir
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Records (UK) Limited (1987–1996) (in 1978)
recording of:
Coventry Carol
lyricist:
Robert Croo (16th-century lyricist of "The Coventry Carol") (in 1534)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 19028)
The Vienna Boys Choir2:40
13Once in Royal David’s City
choir vocals:
King’s College Choir
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records (UK) Ltd. (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1949)
recording of:
Once in Royal David’s City (arr. Willcocks)
lyricist:
Cecil Frances Alexander (in 1848)
composer:
Henry John Gauntlett (in 1849)
arranger:
Sir David Willcocks (UK composer, organist, choral conductor)
publisher:
Oxford University Press
arrangement of:
Once in Royal David’s City
King’s College Choir5:16
14See Amid the Winter Snow
choir vocals:
Winchester Cathedral Choir
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Phonogram Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1973)
recording of:
See Amid the Winter’s Snow (carol)
lyricist:
Edward Caswall (Anglican clergyman and hymn writer)
composer:
Sir John Goss (English organist and composer)
Winchester Cathedral Choir3:10
15While Shepherds Watched
organ:
Gavin Williams (organist)
choir vocals:
Guildford Cathedral Choir
conductor:
Barry Rose (organist / choirmaster)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records (UK) Ltd. (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1967)
recording of:
While Shepherds Watched (desc. Willcocks)
lyricist:
Nahum Tate
arranger:
Sir David Willcocks (UK composer, organist, choral conductor)
arrangement of:
While Shepherds Watched their Flocks by Night (Winchester old version)
recording of:
While Shepherds Watched (Ravenscroft tune)
lyricist:
Nahum Tate
composer:
Thomas Ravenscroft
Guildford Cathedral Choir2:37
16In the Bleak Midwinter
choir vocals:
St. Paul’s Cathedral Choir (London)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records (UK) Ltd. (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1967)
recording of:
In the Bleak Midwinter (Gustav Holst version)
lyricist:
Christina Rossetti
composer:
Gustav Holst (composer) (in 1906)
part of:
The New English Hymnal (hymn book) (number: 28)
is based on:
Cranham (hymn tune)
version of:
In the Bleak Midwinter (poem)
part of:
3 Hymns for the English Hymnal
St Paul’s Cathedral Choir5:37
17Away in a Manger
choir vocals:
King’s College Choir
conductor:
Philip Ledger
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records (UK) Ltd. (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1976)
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)
translated version of:
Y Preseb
King’s College Choir2:09
18Angels From the Realms of Glory
organ:
Harry Gabb (organist)
choir vocals:
St. Paul’s Cathedral Choir (London)
conductor:
Dr J Dykes Bower (organist and choir master)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records (UK) Ltd. (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1967)
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
St Paul’s Cathedral Choir4:35
19The Infant King
choir vocals:
Canterbury Cathedral Choir
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records (UK) Ltd. (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1975)
recording of:
Infant King
lyricist:
Sabine Baring‐Gould
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
Canterbury Cathedral Choir3:27
20O 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
King’s College Choir3:33
21Ding Dong Merrily on High
choir vocals:
St John’s College Choir
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Co. Ltd. (The Decca Record Company Limited, not a release label; for copyrights use only) (in 1968)
recording of:
Ding Dong! Merrily on High
lyricist:
George Ratcliffe Woodward
composer:
Thoinot Arbeau (Artist name of Jehan Tabourot (“Orchesographie”))
arranger:
Charles Wood (Irish composer)
is based on:
Branle de l’official
St John’s College Choir2:07
4▶CD: Waltz of the Flowers – Magical Christmas Memories
5▶CD: Hallelujah – Joyous Favourites Forever

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manufactured in:EEC (Europe)
copyrighted (©) by:The Reader’s Digest Association Limited (not for release label use!) (in 1994)
licensed from:BMG Records (UK) Limited (1987–1996)
EMI Records (UK) Ltd. (company credits only; do NOT use as release label)
Phonogram Ltd. (not for release label use!)
Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! pre-Aug 2004 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment Inc.)
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label)
The Decca Record Co. Ltd. (The Decca Record Company Limited, not a release label; for copyrights use only)
glass mastered by:Sonopress (Sonopress GmbH, German vinyl, cassette, CD and DVD manufacturer. see annotations)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/14559231 [info]
ASIN:UK: B004ETML6O [info]