UK Best Christmas Choral Music

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1What Child Is This (Arr. Stephen Cleobury)
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge & Stephen Cleobury2:31
2The Holly and the Ivy (Arr. Walford Davies)
organ:
Ian Hare (British organist and composer) (in 1971)
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge (in 1971)
conductor:
Sir David Willcocks (UK composer, organist, choral conductor) (in 1971)
recording of:
The Holly and the Ivy (arr. Davies) (in 1971)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Sir Henry Walford Davies (English organist and composer)
arrangement of:
The Holly and the Ivy
Sir David Willcocks & Choir of King’s College, Cambridge3:12
3Joy to the World (Arr. John Rutter)
organ:
Peter Stevens (organist)
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
conductor:
Stephen Cleobury (organist, conductor)
recording of:
Joy to the World (John Rutter's arrangement)
additional lyricist:
Isaac Watts (hymn writer)
additional composer:
Lowell Mason (in 1839)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer)
arranger:
John Rutter (English choral music composer, conductor, arranger and producer, born 1945)
arrangement of:
Joy to the World (Christmas carol)
Stephen Cleobury, Peter Stevens & Choir of King’s College, Cambridge1:52
4Once in Royal David's City (Arr. Sir David Willcocks)
organ:
Ian Hare (British organist and composer) (on 1970-12-23)
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge (on 1970-12-23)
conductor:
Sir David Willcocks (UK composer, organist, choral conductor) (on 1970-12-23)
recorded at:
King’s College Chapel in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom (on 1970-12-23)
recording of:
Once in Royal David’s City (arr. Willcocks) (on 1970-12-23)
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
recording of:
Once in Royal David's City (arr. Wilcocks (vv. 2-3) and Mann (v. 4ff))
lyricist:
Cecil Frances Alexander
additional composer:
Stephen Cleobury (organist, conductor)
composer:
Henry Gauntlett
arranger:
David Willcocks (UK composer, organist, choral conductor) and Arthur Henry Mann (English organist and composer)
publisher:
Oxford University Press
arrangement of:
Once in Royal David’s City
Sir David Willcocks, Ian Hare & Choir of King’s College, Cambridge5:15
5The Lamb (Arr. Stephen Cleobury)
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge (on 1999-07-12)
conductor:
Stephen Cleobury (organist, conductor) (on 1999-07-12)
arranger:
Stephen Cleobury (organist, conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1999)
recording of:
The Lamb (on 1999-07-12)
lyricist:
William Blake (English poet, painter, and printmaker) (in 1789)
composer:
John Tavener (20th century composer) (in 1982)
publisher:
Chester Music Ltd., Edition Wilhelm Hansen London Ltd. and J. & W. Chester, Ltd.
Stephen Cleobury & Choir of King’s College, Cambridge3:31
6God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen (Arr. Sir David Willcocks)
organ:
Benjamin Bayl (conductor) (on 1999-07-12)
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge (on 1999-07-12)
conductor:
Stephen Cleobury (organist, conductor) (on 1999-07-12)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1999)
recording of:
God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen (arr. Willcocks) (on 1999-07-12)
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)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 394)
Benjamin Bayl, Stephen Cleobury & Choir of King’s College, Cambridge3:35
7Angels from the Realms of Glory (Arr. Ledger)
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
conductor:
Philip Ledger
recording of:
Angels From the Realms of Glory (arr. Ledger)
lyricist:
James Montgomery (hymnwriter, poet)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Philip Ledger
arrangement of:
Angels From the Realms of Glory (sung to the French carol tune “Iris” (Les anges dans nos campagnes))
Philip Ledger & Choir of King’s College, Cambridge2:38
8A Great and Mighty Wonder (Arr. Stephen Cleobury)
Stephen Cleobury, Jonathan Allen & Choir of King’s College, Cambridge3:44
9Adam lay ybounden (Arr. Ord)
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge & Stephen Cleobury1:14
10O Come, All Ye Faithful (Arr. Sir David Willcocks)
producer:
Christopher Bishop (conductor/producer)
brass:
Philip Jones Brass Ensemble (on 1972-07-12)
organ:
Ian Hare (British organist and composer) (on 1972-07-12)
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge (on 1972-07-12)
conductor:
Sir David Willcocks (UK composer, organist, choral conductor) (on 1972-07-12)
balance engineer:
Neville Boyling (engineer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1973)
recorded at:
King’s College Chapel in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom (on 1972-07-12)
recording of:
O Come, All Ye Faithful (arr. Willcocks) (on 1972-07-12)
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”)
Ian Hare, Philip Jones Brass Ensemble & Choir of King’s College, Cambridge4:47
11In the Bleak Midwinter, H. 73 No. 1 (Arr. Stephen Cleobury)
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge & Stephen Cleobury4:50
12See Amid the Winter's Snow (Arr. Sir David Willcocks)
Stephen Cleobury, Jon Wimpeney, Peter Stevens & Choir of King’s College, Cambridge4:47
13O Come, O Come, Emmanuel (Arr. Sir David Willcocks)
Sir David Willcocks, Ian Hare & Choir of King’s College, Cambridge3:30
14I Wonder as I Wander (Arr. Andrew Carter)
Philip Ledger & Choir of King’s College, Cambridge3:11
15Weihnachtslieder Op. 8: III. Die Könige
Sir David Willcocks, Stephen Varcoe & Choir of King’s College, Cambridge2:43
16Hark! The Herald Angels Sing (Arr. Sir David Willcocks)
producer:
Christopher Bishop (conductor/producer)
brass:
Philip Jones Brass Ensemble
organ:
Ian Hare (British organist and composer)
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
conductor:
Sir David Willcocks (UK composer, organist, choral conductor)
balance engineer:
Neville Boyling (engineer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1973)
recorded at:
King’s College Chapel in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
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)
Ian Hare, Philip Jones Brass Ensemble & Choir of King’s College, Cambridge4:10
17O Little Town of Bethlehem (Arr. Philip Ledger)
Philip Ledger, Francis Grier & Choir of King’s College, Cambridge3:32
18Whence Is That Goodly Fragrance Flowing? (Arr. Sir David Willcocks)
Sir David Willcocks, Ian Hare & Choir of King’s College, Cambridge4:19
19I Saw a Maiden (Arr. Edgar Pettman)
Sir David Willcocks & Choir of King’s College, Cambridge3:05
20Gabriel's Message (Arr. Stephen Cleobury)
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge (on 1999-07-12)
conductor:
Stephen Cleobury (organist, conductor) (, on 1999-07-12)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1999)
recording of:
Gabriel's Message (arr. Pettman) (on 1999-07-12)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Edgar Pettman
translator:
Sabine Baring‐Gould
arrangement of:
The Angel Gabriel
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge & Stephen Cleobury2:31
21In dulci jubilo (Arr. Pearsall)
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge (on 1999-07-12)
conductor:
Stephen Cleobury (organist, conductor) (on 1999-07-12)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1999)
recording of:
In dulci jubilo (Pearsall Jacques) (on 1999-07-12)
additional composer:
Robert Lucas Pearsall (composer)
arranger:
Reginald Jacques (choral and orchestral conductor)
publisher:
Oxford University Press
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge & Stephen Cleobury3:14
22Silent Night (Arr. Sir David Willcocks)
Sir David Willcocks, Stephen Varcoe & Choir of King’s College, Cambridge3:05
23Sans Day Carol (Arr. Rutter)
Sir Philip Ledger, Francis Grier & Choir of King’s College, Cambridge3:01
24A Maiden Most Gentle (Arr. Andrew Carter)
Philip Ledger, Thomas Trotter & Choir of King’s College, Cambridge2:49
25While shepherds watched (Arr. Sir David Willcocks)
Sir David Willcocks, John Wells & Choir of King’s College, Cambridge2:51
26Away in a Manger (Arr. Philip Ledger)
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
conductor:
Philip Ledger
recording of:
Away in a Manger (arr. Ledger)
additional lyricist:
Charles Hutchinson Gabriel
lyricist:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist)
composer:
William James Kirkpatrick (hymn-writer)
arranger:
Philip Ledger
arrangement of:
Away in a Manger (aka “Cradle Song” composed by William J. Kirkpatrick)
Philip Ledger & Choir of King’s College, Cambridge2:10
27How far is it to Bethlehem? (Arr. Sir David Willcocks)
Sir David Willcocks & Choir of King’s College, Cambridge2:14
28Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day
Sir David Willcocks & Choir of King’s College, Cambridge1:55
29A Spotless Rose (Arr. Philip Ledger)
Philip Ledger, Gareth Morrell & Choir of King’s College, Cambridge3:11
30Jesus Christ the Apple Tree (Arr. Sir David Willcocks)
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
conductor:
Sir David Willcocks (UK composer, organist, choral conductor)
recording of:
Jesus Christ the Apple Tree
lyricist:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist)
composer:
Elizabeth Poston
Sir David Willcocks & Choir of King’s College, Cambridge2:31
31It Came upon the Midnight Clear (Arr. Arthur Sullivan)
Sir David Willcocks, John Wells & Choir of King’s College, Cambridge3:32
32Ding Dong! Merrily on High (Arr. Sir David Willcocks)
organ:
John Wells (concert organist and composer)
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
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
Sir David Willcocks, John Wells & Choir of King’s College, Cambridge2:24
33O Jesulein süss, BWV 493 (Arr. Stephen Cleobury)
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge & Stephen Cleobury1:51
34Quem pastores laudavere (Arr. Rutter)
Sir David Willcocks & Choir of King’s College, Cambridge1:59
35The Cherry-Tree Carol (Arr. Sir David Willcocks)
Philip Ledger & Choir of King’s College, Cambridge1:51
36A Tender Shoot (Arr. Cleobury)
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge & Stephen Cleobury1:46
37Myn Lyking
Sir David Willcocks, Ian Hare & Choir of King’s College, Cambridge3:18
38Personent hodie
Sir David Willcocks, Ian Hare & Choir of King’s College, Cambridge2:41
39Sussex Carol (Arr. Sir David Willcocks)
Sir David Willcocks, John Wells & Choir of King’s College, Cambridge1:53
40Dormi Jesu (Arr. Stephen Cleobury)
Stephen Cleobury, Benjamin Bayl & Choir of King’s College, Cambridge4:27
41The First Noel (Arr. Philip Ledger & John Stainer)
organ:
Francis Grier (composer, organist and choir director)
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
conductor:
Philip Ledger
arranger:
Philip Ledger and Sir John Stainer
recording of:
The First Nowell
lyricist, writer and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 682)
Sir Philip Ledger, Francis Grier & Choir of King’s College, Cambridge4:53
42A Ceremony of Carols, Op. 28: IVb. Balulalow (Arr. Sir David Willcocks)
Sir David Willcocks, James Clarke, Julian Godlee, Osian Ellis & Choir of King’s College, Cambridge1:39
43A Babe Is Born, Op. 55
organ:
Thomas Trotter (organist)
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
conductor:
Philip Ledger
recording of:
A Babe is Born, op. 55
lyricist:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
composer:
William Mathias (Welsh composer) (in 1971)
was commissioned by:
Cardiff Polyphonic Choir
publisher:
Oxford University Press
Philip Ledger, Thomas Trotter & Choir of King’s College, Cambridge3:12
44I Saw Three Ships (Arr. Sir David Willcocks)
Stephen Cleobury, Adrian Kelly, Edward Moore & Choir of King’s College, Cambridge1:36
45In dulci jubilo, BWV 729
Stephen Cleobury2:39
46Up! Good Christen Folk, and Listen (Arr. Woodward)
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge & Stephen Cleobury1:16
47A Ceremony of Carols, Op. 28: III. There Is No Rose (Arr. Sir David Willcocks)
Sir David Willcocks, Osian Ellis & Choir of King’s College, Cambridge2:22
48The Truth from Above
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge & Stephen Cleobury2:28
49A Maiden Most Gentle (Arr. Carter)
organ:
Thomas Trotter (organist)
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
conductor:
Philip Ledger
recording of:
A Maiden Most Gentle (arr. Carter)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Andrew Carter (composer)
Philip Ledger, Thomas Trotter & Choir of King’s College, Cambridge2:49
50Up! Good Christen Folk and Listen (Arr. Woodward)
Philip Ledger & Choir of King’s College, Cambridge1:17
51Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2: Hallelujah (Chorus)
Stephen Cleobury, Academy of Ancient Music & Choir of King’s College, Cambridge3:52
52The Infant King (Arr. Sir David Willcocks)
Sir David Willcocks & Choir of King’s College, Cambridge3:17
53In the Bleak Mid-Winter (Arr. Sir David Willcocks)
Sir David Willcocks, John Wells, Stephen Varcoe & Choir of King’s College, Cambridge4:34
54Of the Father's heart begotten (Arr. Sir David Willcocks)
Sir David Willcocks, Ian Hare & Choir of King’s College, Cambridge5:05
55A Child Is Born in Bethlehem (Arr. Sir David Willcocks)
Sir David Willcocks & Choir of King’s College, Cambridge2:28