Carols from King's College Cambridge

~ Release by Choir of King’s College, Cambridge (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

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1Once in Royal David's City
producer:
Christopher Bishop (conductor/producer) and John Willan (producer)
organ:
Ian Hare (British organist and composer)
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
balance engineer:
Neville Boyling (engineer) and Robert Gooch (British classical sound engineer, active from late 1950's)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Classics (in 1971)
recorded at:
King’s College Chapel in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1969 until 1978)
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)
Cecil Frances Alexander5:17
2O Little Town of Bethlehem
producer:
Christopher Bishop (conductor/producer) and John Willan (producer)
organ:
Francis Grier (composer, organist and choir director), Ian Hare (British organist and composer) and John Wells (concert organist and composer)
vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
arranger:
Philip Ledger
balance engineer:
Neville Boyling (engineer) and Robert Gooch (British classical sound engineer, active from late 1950's)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Classics (in 1976)
recorded at:
King’s College Chapel in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1969 until 1978)
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.)
[traditional]3:32
3I Saw Three Ships
producer:
Christopher Bishop (conductor/producer) and John Willan (producer)
organ:
Francis Grier (composer, organist and choir director), Ian Hare (British organist and composer) and John Wells (concert organist and composer)
vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
arranger:
Philip Ledger
balance engineer:
Neville Boyling (engineer) and Robert Gooch (British classical sound engineer, active from late 1950's)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Classics (in 1976)
recorded at:
King’s College Chapel in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1969 until 1978)
recording of:
I Saw Three Ships
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 700)
[traditional]1:46
4In dulci jubilo
producer:
Christopher Bishop (conductor/producer) and John Willan (producer)
instruments:
Philip Jones Brass Ensemble
organ:
Francis Grier (composer, organist and choir director), Ian Hare (British organist and composer) and John Wells (concert organist and composer)
vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
balance engineer:
Neville Boyling (engineer) and Robert Gooch (British classical sound engineer, active from late 1950's)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Classics (in 1976)
recorded at:
King’s College Chapel in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1969 until 1978)
engineered at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1994 until 1997)
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)
[traditional]3:29
5The First Nowell
producer:
Christopher Bishop (conductor/producer) and John Willan (producer)
organ:
Francis Grier (composer, organist and choir director), Ian Hare (British organist and composer) and John Wells (concert organist and composer)
vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
arranger:
Philip Ledger
balance engineer:
Neville Boyling (engineer) and Robert Gooch (British classical sound engineer, active from late 1950's)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Classics (in 1976)
recorded at:
King’s College Chapel in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1969 until 1978)
recording of:
The First Nowell
lyricist, writer and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 682)
[traditional]4:56
6The Holly and the Ivy
producer:
Christopher Bishop (conductor/producer) and John Willan (producer)
organ:
Francis Grier (composer, organist and choir director), Ian Hare (British organist and composer) and John Wells (concert organist and composer)
vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
balance engineer:
Neville Boyling (engineer) and Robert Gooch (British classical sound engineer, active from late 1950's)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Classics (in 1971)
recorded at:
King’s College Chapel in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1969 until 1978)
recording of:
The Holly and the Ivy
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 514)
[traditional]3:12
7Silent Night
producer:
Christopher Bishop (conductor/producer) and John Willan (producer)
organ:
Francis Grier (composer, organist and choir director), Ian Hare (British organist and composer) and John Wells (concert organist and composer)
baritone vocals:
Stephen Varcoe (bass-baritone)
vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
arranger:
Sir David Willcocks (UK composer, organist, choral conductor)
balance engineer:
Neville Boyling (engineer) and Robert Gooch (British classical sound engineer, active from late 1950's)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Classics (in 1969)
recorded at:
King’s College Chapel in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1969 until 1978)
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
Franz Xaver Gruber and Josef Mohr3:06
8Away in a Manger
producer:
Christopher Bishop (conductor/producer) and John Willan (producer)
organ:
Francis Grier (composer, organist and choir director), Ian Hare (British organist and composer) and John Wells (concert organist and composer)
vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
arranger:
Philip Ledger
balance engineer:
Neville Boyling (engineer) and Robert Gooch (British classical sound engineer, active from late 1950's)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Classics (in 1976)
recorded at:
King’s College Chapel in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1969 until 1978)
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
[anonymous]2:10
9While Shepherds Watched
producer:
Christopher Bishop (conductor/producer) and John Willan (producer)
organ:
Francis Grier (composer, organist and choir director), Ian Hare (British organist and composer) and John Wells (concert organist and composer)
vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
balance engineer:
Neville Boyling (engineer) and Robert Gooch (British classical sound engineer, active from late 1950's)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Classics (in 1969)
recorded at:
King’s College Chapel in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1969 until 1978)
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)
Nahum Tate2:51
10In the Bleak Midwinter
producer:
Christopher Bishop (conductor/producer) and John Willan (producer)
organ:
Francis Grier (composer, organist and choir director), Ian Hare (British organist and composer) and John Wells (concert organist and composer)
vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
balance engineer:
Neville Boyling (engineer) and Robert Gooch (British classical sound engineer, active from late 1950's)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Classics (in 1969)
recorded at:
King’s College Chapel in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1969 until 1978)
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)
Christina Rossetti4:33
11Quem pastores laudavere
producer:
Christopher Bishop (conductor/producer) and John Willan (producer)
organ:
Francis Grier (composer, organist and choir director), Ian Hare (British organist and composer) and John Wells (concert organist and composer)
vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
balance engineer:
Neville Boyling (engineer) and Robert Gooch (British classical sound engineer, active from late 1950's)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Classics (in 1971)
recorded at:
King’s College Chapel in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1969 until 1978)
recording of:
Quem pastores laudavere
composer:
Michael Praetorius (composer and organist)
[traditional]2:01
12Ding Dong! Merrily on High
producer:
Christopher Bishop (conductor/producer) and John Willan (producer)
organ:
Francis Grier (composer, organist and choir director), Ian Hare (British organist and composer) and John Wells (concert organist and composer)
vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
arranger:
Sir David Willcocks (UK composer, organist, choral conductor)
balance engineer:
Neville Boyling (engineer) and Robert Gooch (British classical sound engineer, active from late 1950's)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Classics (in 1969)
recorded at:
King’s College Chapel in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1969 until 1978)
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
[traditional]2:23
13Sussex Carol: On Christmas night all Christians sing
producer:
Christopher Bishop (conductor/producer) and John Willan (producer)
organ:
Francis Grier (composer, organist and choir director), Ian Hare (British organist and composer) and John Wells (concert organist and composer)
vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
arranger:
Sir David Willcocks (UK composer, organist, choral conductor)
balance engineer:
Neville Boyling (engineer) and Robert Gooch (British classical sound engineer, active from late 1950's)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Classics (in 1969)
recorded at:
King’s College Chapel in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1969 until 1978)
recording of:
Sussex Carol (On Christmas Night)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 597)
[traditional]1:56
14O Come All Ye Faithful
producer:
Christopher Bishop (conductor/producer) and John Willan (producer)
instruments:
Philip Jones Brass Ensemble
organ:
Francis Grier (composer, organist and choir director), Ian Hare (British organist and composer) and John Wells (concert organist and composer)
vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
arranger:
Sir David Willcocks (UK composer, organist, choral conductor)
balance engineer:
Neville Boyling (engineer) and Robert Gooch (British classical sound engineer, active from late 1950's)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Classics (in 1973)
recorded at:
King’s College Chapel in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1969 until 1978)
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)
[anonymous]4:47
15Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
producer:
Christopher Bishop (conductor/producer) and John Willan (producer)
brass:
Philip Jones Brass Ensemble
organ:
Francis Grier (composer, organist and choir director), Ian Hare (British organist and composer) and John Wells (concert organist and composer)
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
arranger:
Sir David Willcocks (UK composer, organist, choral conductor)
balance engineer:
Neville Boyling (engineer) and Robert Gooch (British classical sound engineer, active from late 1950's)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Classics (in 1973)
recorded at:
King’s College Chapel in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1969 until 1978)
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)
Charles Wesley4:11