Carols & Hymns: The Christmas Collection

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1Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
arranger:
Andrew Millington
recording of:
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing (Christmas carol)
additional lyricist:
George Whitefield (in 1753)
lyricist:
Charles Wesley (hymn writer) (in 1739)
composer:
Felix Mendelssohn (composer) (in 1840)
arranger:
William H. Cummings (in 1855)
part of:
The New English Hymnal (hymn book) (number: 26)
The Guildford Cathedral Choir3:16
2Ding Dong! Merrily on High
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
recording of:
Ding Dong! Merrily on High (arr. Nicholson)
composer:
Thoinot Arbeau (Artist name of Jehan Tabourot (“Orchesographie”))
arranger:
Stuart Nicholson (Ireland | Organist St Patrick's Cathedral Dublin)
arrangement of:
Ding Dong! Merrily on High
The Guildford Cathedral Choir1:56
3I Saw Three Ships
recording of:
I Saw Three Ships (arr. Lloyd)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Richard Hey Lloyd (British organist and composer)
arrangement of:
I Saw Three Ships
The Guildford Cathedral Choir2:20
4Once in Royal David’s City
arranger:
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)
The Guildford Cathedral Choir2:56
5As With Gladness Men of Old
arranger:
Geoffrey Morgan
recording of:
As With Gladness Men of Old
lyricist:
William Chatterton Dix
composer:
Conrad Kocher (German composer)
arranger:
William Henry Monk and Graham Ross
part of:
The New English Hymnal (hymn book) (number: 47)
The Guildford Cathedral Choir2:54
6While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks
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)
The Guildford Cathedral Choir2:28
7Good Christian Men Rejoice
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 Guildford Cathedral Choir1:47
8Away in a Manger
arranger:
Phillip Moore (English composer, organist and choirmaster)
The Guildford Cathedral Choir2:19
9Sans Day Carol
recording of:
Sans Day Carol (arr. Rutter)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
John Rutter (English choral music composer, conductor, arranger and producer, born 1945)
publisher:
Oxford University Press
arrangement of:
Sans Day Carol
The Guildford Cathedral Choir3:10
10Good King Wenceslas
arranger:
Reginald Jacques (choral and orchestral conductor)
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)
The Guildford Cathedral Choir3:05
11O Little Town of Bethlehem
arranger:
Thomas Armstrong and Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer)
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.)
The Guildford Cathedral Choir3:15
12In the Bleak Mid-Winter
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)
The Guildford Cathedral Choir4:20
13The Holly and the Ivy
recording of:
The Holly and the Ivy (arr. Davies)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Sir Henry Walford Davies (English organist and composer)
arrangement of:
The Holly and the Ivy
The Guildford Cathedral Choir3:12
14See Amid the Winter’s Snow
arranger:
Andrew Millington
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)
The Guildford Cathedral Choir3:18
15We Three Kings
arranger:
Geoffrey Morgan
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 Guildford Cathedral Choir3:21
16Coventry Carol
recording of:
Coventry Carol (Martin Shaw arrangement)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Martin Shaw (British composer)
arrangement of:
Coventry Carol
The Guildford Cathedral Choir2:24
17Silent Night
arranger:
Andrew Millington
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
The Guildford Cathedral Choir3:34
18O Come, All Ye Faithful
arranger:
Andrew Millington
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)
The Guildford Cathedral Choir3:33
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1Christians AwakeThe Choir of St. George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle3:04
2Angels From the Realms of Glory
arranger:
Reginald Jacques (choral and orchestral conductor)
The Choir of St. George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle4:35
3A Child is Born in Bethlehem
recording of:
A Child Is Born in Bethlehem
lyricist:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) and George Ratcliffe Woodward
composer:
Samuel Scheidt (composer)
The Choir of St. George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle2:50
4Come, O Come, Emmanuel
arranger:
Roger Judd (organist)
recording of:
O Come, O Come Emmanuel (unknown version)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
The Choir of St. George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle4:30
5God Rest you Merry Gentleman
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)
The Choir of St. George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle2:11
6In dulci jubilo
recording of:
In dulci jubilo (catch-all for unknown J.S. Bach version)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
The Choir of St. George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle4:07
7Hereford Carol
arranger:
Roger Judd (organist)
recording of:
The Truth Sent From Above (arr. Ralph Vaughan Williams, aka the Herefordshire Carol)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer)
version of:
The Truth Sent From Above
part of:
Eight Traditional English Carols (arr. Vaughan Williams)
part of:
Fantasia on Christmas Carols
The Choir of St. George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle2:56
8Unto Us Is Born a Son
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)
The Choir of St. George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle2:32
9Hodie Christus natus est
recording of:
Hodie Christus natus est
composer:
Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck (composer and organist)
part of:
Sweelinck-Werke Verzeichnis (number: SwWV 163)
The Choir of St. George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle3:30
10Sussex Carol
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)
The Choir of St. George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle1:56
11King Jesus Hath a Garden
arranger:
Roger Judd (organist)
The Choir of St. George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle4:50
12Sleep Thou Heav’n Born Treasure, Thou
The Choir of St. George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle3:58
13The Angel Gabriel
The Choir of St. George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle2:53
14Lullay My Liking
recording of:
Lullay My Liking, op. 34 no. 2
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 Choir of St. George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle5:03
15Love Divine
recording of:
Love divine
lyricist:
Charles Wesley (hymn writer)
composer:
Howard Goodall (in 2000)
is based on:
Love Divine, All Loves Excelling (hymn, no specified tune)
The Choir of St. George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle6:04
16We Wish You a Merry Christmas
recording of:
We Wish You a Merry Christmas (arr. Warrell)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Arthur Warrell
arrangement of:
We Wish You a Merry Christmas
The Choir of St. George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle1:52
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1Hills of the North Rejoice
recording of:
Hills of the North, Rejoice (hymn with tune ‘Little Cornard’)
lyricist:
Charles Edward Oakley
composer:
Martin Shaw (British composer) (in 1915)
The Guildford Cathedral Choir2:50
2For All the Saints
recording of:
For All the Saints (tune: Sine nomine)
lyricist:
Bishop William Walsham How
composer:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer) (in 1906)
The Guildford Cathedral Choir3:59
3Lord of All HopefulnessThe Guildford Cathedral Choir2:30
4When All Thy MerciesThe Guildford Cathedral Choir3:07
5The Lord’s My ShepherdThe Guildford Cathedral Choir2:49
6Love Divine
arranger:
Andrew Millington
recording of:
Love Divine, All Loves Excelling (hymn, with tune “Love Divine”)
lyricist:
Charles Wesley (hymn writer)
composer:
Sir John Stainer
is based on:
Love Divine (hymn tune, no lyrics)
is based on:
Love Divine, All Loves Excelling (hymn, no specified tune)
The Guildford Cathedral Choir2:41
7Praise My Soul
arranger:
Andrew Millington
recording of:
Praise, My Soul, the King of Heaven!
lyricist:
Henry Francis Lyte
composer:
Sir John Goss (English organist and composer)
The Guildford Cathedral Choir2:32
8When I Survey the Wondrous CrossThe Guildford Cathedral Choir2:39
9O Praise Ye the Lord
arranger:
Andrew Millington
recording of:
O Praise Ye the Lord!
lyricist:
Sir Henry Williams Baker
composer:
Hubert Parry (English composer)
part of:
The New English Hymnal (hymn book) (number: 427)
The Guildford Cathedral Choir2:39
10Guide Me, O Thou Great Redeemer
arranger:
Andrew Millington
recording of:
Guide Me, O Thou Great Jehovah (lyrics by William Williams, music by John Hughes)
lyricist:
William Williams (Welsh hymn writer) (in 1745)
composer:
John Hughes (Welsh composer of hymns (including "Cwm Rhondda"), 1873–1932) (in 1907)
part of:
The New English Hymnal (hymn book) (number: 368)
is based on:
Cwm Rhondda (1907 hymn tune, no lyrics)
The Guildford Cathedral Choir2:20
11All My Hope in God Is Found
recording of:
Michael: "All my hope on God is founded"
lyricist:
Joachim Neander
composer:
Herbert Howells (English composer) (in 1930)
translator:
Robert Bridges (poet)
The Guildford Cathedral Choir2:42
12My Song Is Love Unknown
recording of:
My song is love unknown (Hymn)
lyricist:
Samuel Crossman (Hymn-writer)
composer:
John Ireland (English composer)
part of:
The New English Hymnal (hymn book) (number: 86)
part of:
The Way of the Cross (Book)
The Guildford Cathedral Choir2:54
13Lead Us, Heavenly Father, Lead UsThe Guildford Cathedral Choir1:53
14Dear Lord and Father of Mankind
arranger:
Andrew Millington
recording of:
Dear Lord and Father of Mankind
lyricist:
John Greenleaf Whittier
composer:
Hubert Parry (English composer) (in 1888)
part of:
The New English Hymnal (hymn book) (number: 353)
The Guildford Cathedral Choir2:49
15Come Down, O Love Divine
recording of:
Come down, O love divine (tune: Down Ampney)
lyricist:
Bianco da Siena
composer:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer)
translator:
Richard Frederick Littledale
The Guildford Cathedral Choir3:07
16Rock of Ages
arranger:
Andrew Millington
recording of:
Rock of Ages
publisher:
Reverend Augustus Montague Toplady (in 1775)
additional lyricist:
Reverend Augustus Montague Toplady (in 1763)
lyricist:
Charles Wesley (hymn writer) (in 1745)
additional composer:
Thomas Hastings (in 1830)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
The Guildford Cathedral Choir2:57
17He Who Would Valiant Be
arranger:
Andrew Millington
recording of:
To Be a Pilgrim
additional lyricist:
Percy Dearmer
lyricist:
John Bunyan
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer)
is based on:
Our Captain Cried All Hands
The Guildford Cathedral Choir2:14
18O Thou Who Camest From Above
arranger:
Andrew Millington
recording of:
O thou who camest from above
lyricist:
Charles Wesley (hymn writer)
composer:
Samuel Sebastian Wesley
part of:
The New English Hymnal (hymn book) (number: 431)
is based on:
Hereford (Hymn tune)
The Guildford Cathedral Choir2:37
19Abide With Me
arranger:
Andrew Millington
recording of:
Abide With Me (set to tune ‘Eventide’)
lyricist:
Henry Francis Lyte (in 1847)
composer:
William Henry Monk (in 1861)
is based on:
Abide With Me (hymn without specified tune)
The Guildford Cathedral Choir4:09
20The Day Thou Gavest, Lord, Is EndedThe Guildford Cathedral Choir2:58
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1O Come All Ye Faithful
arranger:
Ray Steadman-Allen (Composer for the Salvation Army)
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)
Cambridge Heath Band & Ilford Songsters?:??
2Christmas Joy
recording of:
Christmas Joy (Erik Leidzén)
composer:
Erik Leidzén
Cambridge Heath Band?:??
3Rise Up, Shepherd
arranger:
Leonard Ballantine (Canadian composer for the Salvation Army)
Ilford Songsters?:??
4Christmas Praise
arranger:
Noel Jones (bandmaster, composer for the Salvation Army)
medley including a instrumental 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)
medley including a instrumental recording of:
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing (Christmas carol)
additional lyricist:
George Whitefield (in 1753)
lyricist:
Charles Wesley (hymn writer) (in 1739)
composer:
Felix Mendelssohn (composer) (in 1840)
arranger:
William H. Cummings (in 1855)
part of:
The New English Hymnal (hymn book) (number: 26)
medley including a instrumental 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)
Cambridge Heath Band?:??
5Happy Birthday, Dear Jesus
Chelmsford Citadel Singing Company?:??
6Good King WenceslasCambridge Heath Band?:??
7Ding Dong! Merrily on High
recording of:
Ding Dong! Merrily on High (arr. Mack Wilberg)
lyricist:
George Ratcliffe Woodward
composer:
Thoinot Arbeau (Artist name of Jehan Tabourot (“Orchesographie”))
arranger:
Mack Wilberg
arrangement of:
Ding Dong! Merrily on High
Ilford Songsters?:??
8We Three Kings
arranger:
Charles Skinner
instrumental recording of:
We Three Kings
lyricist and composer:
John Henry Hopkins, Jr. (composer, “We Three Kings”)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 24751)
Cambridge Heath Band?:??
9Away in a Manger
arranger:
Gordon Camsey
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
Ilford Songsters?:??
10Deck the Halls
arranger:
Barrie Gott (composer in the Salvation Army)
instrumental 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”)
Cambridge Heath Band?:??
11Silent Night
arranger:
Keith Prynn
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
Ilford Songsters?:??
12Il est ne
arranger:
Kevin Norbury (composer in the Salvation Army)
instrumental recording of:
Il est né le divin enfant
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
Cambridge Heath Band?:??
13The Christmas Tree
recording of:
The Christmas Tree
lyricist and composer:
Ronald Foot
Chelmsford Citadel Singing Company?:??
14Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
arranger:
Richard Phillips (bandmaster, arranger for the Salvation Army)
recording of:
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing (Christmas carol)
additional lyricist:
George Whitefield (in 1753)
lyricist:
Charles Wesley (hymn writer) (in 1739)
composer:
Felix Mendelssohn (composer) (in 1840)
arranger:
William H. Cummings (in 1855)
part of:
The New English Hymnal (hymn book) (number: 26)
Cambridge Heath Band & Ilford Songsters?:??
15O Holy Night
arranger:
Keith Prynn
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”)
Ilford Songsters?:??
16Carolcade
arranger:
Trevor Davis (Salvation Army)
medley including a instrumental 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”)
medley including a instrumental 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
medley including a instrumental 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)
medley including a instrumental recording of:
We Wish You a Merry Christmas
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 230)
Cambridge Heath Band?:??
17O Little Town of Bethlehem
arranger:
Keith Prynn
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.)
Ilford Songsters?:??
18While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks
arranger:
Charles Skinner
recording of:
While Shepherds Watched their Flocks by Night (Winchester old version)
lyricist:
Nahum Tate
composer:
Christopher Tye (English composer & organist, c. 1505–1573)
arranger:
George Kirbye
is based on:
Song of the Angels, at the Nativity of Our Blessed Saviour
is based on:
Winchester Old
Cambridge Heath Band?:??
19Coventry Carol
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)
Ilford Songsters?:??
20Joy to the World
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)
Ilford Songsters?:??
21O Come All Ye Faithful
arranger:
Charles Skinner
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)
Cambridge Heath Band & Ilford Songsters?:??

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