A Christmas Festival: 26 Favourite Carols

~ Release by The Bach Choir, Philip Jones Brass Ensemble, Philip Jones, Sir David Willcocks (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

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1Fanfare - O Come, All Ye Faithful
instruments:
Philip Jones Brass Ensemble
choir vocals:
The Bach Choir
conductor:
Sir David Willcocks (UK composer, organist, choral conductor)
recording of:
O Come, All Ye Faithful (arr. Willcocks)
additional composer:
David Hill (British organist and conductor) and Christopher Robinson (British conductor & organist)
composer:
John Francis Wade
arranger:
David Willcocks (UK composer, organist, choral conductor)
translator:
Frederick Oakeley
publisher:
Oxford University Press
part of:
The New English Hymnal (hymn book) (number: 30)
arrangement of:
O Come, All Ye Faithful (English version of Latin “Adeste fideles”)
John Francis Wade4:24
2Gabriel's Message
instruments:
Philip Jones Brass Ensemble
choir vocals:
The Bach Choir
conductor:
Sir David Willcocks (UK composer, organist, choral conductor)
recording of:
Gabriel's Message (arr. Willcocks)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Sir David Willcocks (UK composer, organist, choral conductor)
arrangement of:
The Angel Gabriel
[anonymous]2:41
3Angelus ad Virginem
instruments:
Philip Jones Brass Ensemble
choir vocals:
The Bach Choir
conductor:
Sir David Willcocks (UK composer, organist, choral conductor)
recording of:
Angelus ad virginem
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Sir David Willcocks (UK composer, organist, choral conductor)
arrangement of:
Angelus ad virginem
[anonymous]2:10
4Ding Dong! Merrily on High
instruments:
Philip Jones Brass Ensemble
choir vocals:
The Bach Choir
conductor:
Sir David Willcocks (UK composer, organist, choral conductor)
recording of:
Ding Dong! Merrily on High (arr. Willcocks)
lyricist:
George Ratcliffe Woodward
additional composer:
Charles Wood (Irish composer)
composer:
Thoinot Arbeau (Artist name of Jehan Tabourot (“Orchesographie”))
arranger:
Sir David Willcocks (UK composer, organist, choral conductor)
arrangement of:
Ding Dong! Merrily on High
[anonymous]2:03
5A Virgin Most Pure
instruments:
Philip Jones Brass Ensemble
choir vocals:
The Bach Choir
conductor:
Sir David Willcocks (UK composer, organist, choral conductor)
recording of:
A Virgin Most Pure (carol)
lyricist:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Charles Wood (Irish composer)
[anonymous]2:47
6God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen
instruments:
Philip Jones Brass Ensemble
choir vocals:
The Bach Choir
conductor:
Sir David Willcocks (UK composer, organist, choral conductor)
recording of:
God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen (arr. Willcocks)
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)
[anonymous]2:57
7In dulci jubilo
instruments:
Philip Jones Brass Ensemble
choir vocals:
The Bach Choir
conductor:
Sir David Willcocks (UK composer, organist, choral conductor)
recording of:
In dulci jubilo (Pearsall Jacques)
additional composer:
Robert Lucas Pearsall (composer)
arranger:
Reginald Jacques (choral and orchestral conductor)
publisher:
Oxford University Press
[anonymous]3:17
8Unto Us Is Born a Son
instruments:
Philip Jones Brass Ensemble
choir vocals:
The Bach Choir
conductor:
Sir David Willcocks (UK composer, organist, choral conductor)
recording of:
Unto Us is born a Son (arr. Willcocks)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Sir David Willcocks (UK composer, organist, choral conductor)
translator:
George Ratcliffe Woodward
arrangement of:
Unto Us is born a Son (carol)
[anonymous]1:44
9Nun seid ihr wohl gerochen
instruments:
Philip Jones Brass Ensemble
choir vocals:
The Bach Choir
conductor:
Philip Jones (trumpeter)
arranger:
Peter Reeve (UK trumpeter and arranger)
recording of:
Weihnachts-Oratorium, BWV 248: Teil VI, LXIV. Choral "Nun seid ihr wohl gerochen" (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
arrangement of:
Weihnachts-Oratorium, BWV 248: Teil VI, LXIV. Choral „Nun seid ihr wohl gerochen“
Johann Sebastian Bach3:16
10Lord Jesus Hath a Garden
instruments:
Philip Jones Brass Ensemble
choir vocals:
The Bach Choir
conductor:
Philip Jones (trumpeter)
[traditional]3:20
11Come All Ye Shepherds
instruments:
Philip Jones Brass Ensemble
choir vocals:
The Bach Choir
conductor:
Philip Jones (trumpeter)
[traditional]1:29
12Wassail Song
instruments:
Philip Jones Brass Ensemble
choir vocals:
The Bach Choir
conductor:
Philip Jones (trumpeter) and Sir David Willcocks (UK composer, organist, choral conductor)
[traditional]3:09
13We Three Kings
instruments:
Philip Jones Brass Ensemble
choir vocals:
The Bach Choir
conductor:
Philip Jones (trumpeter)
arranger:
John Iveson (trombonist and arranger)
recording of:
We Three Kings
lyricist and composer:
John Henry Hopkins, Jr. (composer, “We Three Kings”)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 24751)
John Henry Hopkins, Jr.5:22
14Il est né
instruments:
Philip Jones Brass Ensemble
choir vocals:
The Bach Choir
[anonymous]1:29
15Jingle Bells - Deck the Hall
instruments:
Philip Jones Brass Ensemble
choir vocals:
The Bach Choir
conductor:
Philip Jones (trumpeter) and Sir David Willcocks (UK composer, organist, choral conductor)
arranger:
John Iveson (trombonist and arranger)
recording of:
Jingle Bells
lyricist and composer:
James Lord Pierpont (in 1850)
publisher:
Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
composed at and lyrics written at:
Simpson Tavern in Medford, Massachusetts, United States (in 1850)
James Lord Pierpont2:53
16The Holly and the Ivy
instruments:
Philip Jones Brass Ensemble
choir vocals:
The Bach Choir
conductor:
Philip Jones (trumpeter)
arranger:
John Iveson (trombonist and arranger)
recording of:
The Holly and the Ivy
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 514)
[traditional]2:51
17We Wish You a Merry Christmas
instruments:
Philip Jones Brass Ensemble
choir vocals:
The Bach Choir
conductor:
Philip Jones (trumpeter)
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
[traditional]1:34
18Ach, mein herzliebes Jesulein
instruments:
Philip Jones Brass Ensemble
choir vocals:
The Bach Choir
conductor:
Philip Jones (trumpeter)
arranger:
Peter Reeve (UK trumpeter and arranger)
recording of:
Weihnachts-Oratorium, BWV 248: Teil I, IX. Choral "Ach mein herzliebes Jesulein" (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
arrangement of:
Weihnachts-Oratorium, BWV 248: Teil I, IX. Choral „Ach mein herzliebes Jesulein“
Johann Sebastian Bach1:19
19Once in Royal David's City
instruments:
Philip Jones Brass Ensemble
choir vocals:
The Bach Choir
conductor:
Sir David Willcocks (UK composer, organist, choral conductor)
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
Henry John Gauntlett4:59
20Hush! My Dear, Lie Still and Slumber
instruments:
Philip Jones Brass Ensemble
choir vocals:
The Bach Choir
conductor:
Sir David Willcocks (UK composer, organist, choral conductor)
[anonymous]3:56
21Shepherd's Pipe Carol
instruments:
Philip Jones Brass Ensemble
choir vocals:
The Bach Choir
conductor:
Sir David Willcocks (UK composer, organist, choral conductor)
recording of:
Shepherd’s Pipe Carol
lyricist and composer:
John Rutter (English choral music composer, conductor, arranger and producer, born 1945) (in 1963)
John Rutter3:02
22Away in a Manger
choir vocals:
The Bach Choir
vocals:
Catherine Wyn-Rogers (mezzo-soprano)
conductor:
Sir David Willcocks (UK composer, organist, choral conductor)
recording of:
Away in a Manger (arr. Willcocks)
lyricist:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist)
composer:
William James Kirkpatrick (hymn-writer) (in 1895)
arranger:
Sir David Willcocks (UK composer, organist, choral conductor)
arrangement of:
Away in a Manger (aka “Cradle Song” composed by William J. Kirkpatrick)
William James Kirkpatrick2:29
23Stille Nacht
instruments:
Philip Jones Brass Ensemble
choir vocals:
The Bach Choir
conductor:
Sir David Willcocks (UK composer, organist, choral conductor)
recording of:
Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht
lyricist:
Josef Mohr (composer/author) (in 1816)
composer:
Franz Xaver Gruber (composer/author) (in 1818)
part of:
Oh, What a Lovely War! (stage musical)
Franz Xaver Gruber2:40
24Sussex Carol
instruments:
Philip Jones Brass Ensemble
choir vocals:
The Bach Choir
contralto vocals:
Catherine Rogers (mezzo-soprano)
conductor:
Sir David Willcocks (UK composer, organist, choral conductor)
recording of:
Sussex Carol (arr. Willcocks)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Sir David Willcocks (UK composer, organist, choral conductor)
publisher:
Oxford University Press
arrangement of:
Sussex Carol (On Christmas Night)
[traditional]1:38
25Star Carol
instruments:
Philip Jones Brass Ensemble
choir vocals:
The Bach Choir
conductor:
Sir David Willcocks (UK composer, organist, choral conductor)
recording of:
Star Carol
lyricist and composer:
John Rutter (English choral music composer, conductor, arranger and producer, born 1945)
John Rutter2:42
26Hark! The Herald Angels Sing - Fanfare
instruments:
Philip Jones Brass Ensemble
choir vocals:
The Bach Choir
conductor:
Sir David Willcocks (UK composer, organist, choral conductor)
recording of:
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing (arr. Willcocks)
additional lyricist:
George Whitefield (in 1753)
lyricist:
Charles Wesley (hymn writer) (in 1739)
additional composer:
William H. Cummings (in 1855)
composer:
Felix Mendelssohn (composer) (in 1840)
arranger:
Sir David Willcocks (UK composer, organist, choral conductor)
publisher:
Oxford University Press
arrangement of:
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing (Christmas carol)
Felix Mendelssohn3:59

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part of:Eloquence (Deutsche Grammophon/Decca/Philips Classics, et al.; classical series established in 1999) (order: 116)