Christmas at Downton Abbey

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1The Downton Christmas Suite, Part 1
choir vocals:
The Budapest Choral Voices
orchestra:
The Budapest City Orchestra
arranger:
John Lunn
recording of:
The Downton Christmas Suite, Part 1
composer:
John Lunn
part of:
The Downton Christmas Suite
The Budapest City Orchestra and The Budapest Choral Voices3:14
2O Holy Night
producer:
Nick Patrick
lead vocals:
Julian Ovenden
recording of:
O Holy Night
lyricist:
John Sullivan Dwight (in 1855)
composer:
Adolphe Adam (French composer) (in 1847)
arrangement of:
O holy night (arr. John Ebenezer West)
translated version of:
Cantique de Noël “Minuit chrétiens” (French original of “O Holy Night”)
Julian Ovenden4:17
3It Came Upon a Midnight Clear
producer:
Nick Patrick
lead vocals:
Elizabeth McGovern
recording of:
It Came Upon the Midnight Clear (carol version)
lyricist:
Edmund Sears (American church author)
composer:
Richard Storrs Willis
part of:
The New English Hymnal (hymn book) (number: 29)
is based on:
CAROL (hymn tune)
is based on:
It Came Upon the Midnight Clear (poem)
Elizabeth McGovern2:38
4The First Noel
producer:
Nick Patrick
vocals:
Elizabeth McGovern and Julian Ovenden
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)
Julian Ovenden and Elizabeth McGovern4:28
5The Sussex Carol
producer:
Nick Patrick
lead vocals:
Julian Ovenden
recording of:
Sussex Carol (On Christmas Night)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 597)
Julian Ovenden1:55
612 Days of Christmas
producer:
Nick Patrick
vocals:
Katie Marshall and Julian Ovenden
recording of:
The Twelve Days of Christmas
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Frederic Austin (English baritone and composer) (in 1909)
publisher:
Shawnee Press Inc.
Julian Ovenden and Katie Marshall4:26
7Silent Night
producer:
Nick Patrick
vocals:
Julian Ovenden
recording of:
Silent Night (Christmas carol, English translation)
lyricist:
Josef Mohr (composer/author) (in 1816)
composer:
Franz Xaver Gruber (composer/author) (in 1818)
translator:
John Freeman Young (in 1859)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 27088)
translated version of:
Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht
Julian Ovenden3:02
8We Wish You a Merry Christmas
lead vocals:
Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano)
recording of:
We Wish You a Merry Christmas
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 230)
Dame Kiri Te Kanawa1:34
9In the Bleak Midwinter
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
recording of:
In the Bleak Midwinter (Harold Edwin Darke version)
lyricist:
Christina Rossetti
composer:
Harold Edwin Darke (in 1909)
publisher:
Oxford University Press
version of:
In the Bleak Midwinter (poem)
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge4:21
10O Little Town of Bethlehem
recording of:
O Little Town of Bethlehem (traditional carol with the tune “Forest Green”, as sung in the UK and the Episcopal Church in the U.S.)
lyricist:
Phillips Brooks (in 1868)
additional composer:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer) (in 1906)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer)
publisher:
Oxford University Press (in 1906)
part of:
The New English Hymnal (hymn book) (number: 32)
is based on:
The Ploughboy's Dream
version of:
O Little Town of Bethlehem (traditional carol with the tune “St. Louis”, as commonly sung in the U.S.)
Dame Kiri Te Kanawa3:19
11Once in Royal David’s City
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:
Once in Royal David’s City
lyricist:
Cecil Frances Alexander (in 1848)
composer:
Henry John Gauntlett (in 1849)
part of:
The New English Hymnal (hymn book) (number: 34)
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge5:10
12Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
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)
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge4:06
13Oh Come, All Ye Faithful
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”)
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge4:45
14Messe de minuit pour noël: Kyrie
harpsichord:
William Christie (harpsichordist and conductor)
recording of:
Messe de minuit pour noël, H. 9: Kyrie I
composer:
Marc‐Antoine Charpentier (composer)
part of:
Messe de minuit pour noël, H. 9
Marc‐Antoine Charpentier1:28
15Ding Dong! Merrily on High
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
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge2:19
16Good King Wenceslas
lead vocals:
Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano)
recording of:
Good King Wenceslas
lyricist:
John Mason Neale (in 1853)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist) (from 1201 until 1301)
arranger:
Thomas Helmore (in 1853)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 24754)
is based on:
Tempus adest floridum (13th-century carol)
Dame Kiri Te Kanawa2:27
17While Shepherds Watched
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:
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)
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge2:49
18Away in a Manger
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
recording of:
Away in a Manger (Jaques arrangement of a Norman tune)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Reginald Jacques (choral and orchestral conductor)
publisher:
Oxford University Press
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge2:05
19In dulci jubilo
organ:
Francis Grier (composer, organist and choir director)
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
conductor:
Philip Ledger
recording of:
In dulci jubilo (macaronic of English and Latin)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger and translator:
Robert Lucas Pearsall (composer)
translated version of:
In dulci iubilo (original traditional version in macaronic alteration of medieval German and Latin, use also for unspecified versions)
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge3:24
20Panis angelicus
choir vocals:
Libera
recording of:
Messe solennelle en la majeur, op. 12 : V. Panis Angelicus
lyricist:
St. Thomas Aquinas
composer:
César Franck (Belgian‐born French composer) (in 1860)
part of:
Messe solennelle en la majeur, op. 12
Libera3:11
21Christmas Concerto, 1st Movement
performer:
Il Giardino Armonico (Italian baroque ensemble)
recording of:
Concerto for Violin, Strings, and Continuo in E major, RV 270a: I. Allegro
composer:
Antonio Vivaldi (Italian baroque composer and violinist)
part of:
Concerto for Violin, Strings, and Continuo in E major, RV 270a
Antonio Vivaldi3:46
22Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy (from the Nutcracker Suite)
orchestra:
Bolshoi Symphony Orchestra (Bolshoi Theatre Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
Alexander Lazarev (conductor)
recording of:
The Nutcracker (suite from the ballet), op. 71a: II. Danses caractéristiques: b) Danse de la Fée-Dragée. Andante ma non troppo
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer)
part of:
The Nutcracker (suite from the ballet), op. 71a: II. Danses caractéristiques
revision of:
Щелкунчик, op. 71: Действие II, Картина III, no. 14c. Па-де-де: Вариация II: Танец Феи Драже (The Nutcracker, Op. 71: Act II, Scene III. Pas de Deux: Variation II: Dance of the sugar-plum fairy, Variation II: Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy)
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky2:07
23’Twas the Night Before Christmas
producer:
Nick Patrick
spoken vocals:
Jim Carter
recording of:
A Visit From St. Nicholas
writer:
Clement Clarke Moore
is based on:
Another Night Before Christmas (for narrator and orchestra)
Jim Carter3:32
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1The Downton Abbey Christmas Suite, Part 2
choir vocals:
The Budapest Choral Voices
orchestra:
The Budapest City Orchestra
arranger:
John Lunn
recording of:
The Downton Christmas Suite, Part 2
composer:
John Lunn
part of:
The Downton Christmas Suite
The 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)
orchestra:
Bolshoi Symphony Orchestra (Bolshoi Theatre Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
Alexander Lazarev (conductor)
recording of:
The Nutcracker (suite from the ballet), op. 71a: II. Danses caractéristiques: a) Marche. Tempo di marcia viva
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer)
part of:
The Nutcracker (suite from the ballet), op. 71a: II. Danses caractéristiques
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 instruments
harpsichord:
William Christie (harpsichordist and conductor)
recording of:
Noël sur les instruments, H. 534
composer:
Marc‐Antoine Charpentier (composer)
part of:
Les œuvres de Marc-Antoine Charpentier: Catalogue Raisonné (number: 534)
William 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 Zion
conductor:
Nikolaus Harnoncourt (conductor)
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 9. Air “O thou that tellest good tidings to Zion” (Alto, Chorus)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1741)
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I
Nikolaus Harnoncourt6:17
22Christmas Concerto, 3rd Movement
orchestra:
I Solisti Veneti
conductor:
Claudio Scimone (conductor)
recording of:
Concerto Grosso in G minor, op. 6 no. 8 “Christmas Concerto”: III. Adagio - Allegro - Adagio
composer:
Arcangelo Corelli (Italian baroque composer and violinist)
part of:
Concerto Grosso in G minor, op. 6 no. 8 “Fatto per la notte di Natale” (Christmas Concerto)
Arcangelo Corelli5:56