Festival of Carols – 20 Christmas Favourites

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A1Once in Royal David’s City
organ:
Gavin Williams (organist)
choir vocals:
Guildford Cathedral Choir
conductor:
Barry Rose (organist / choirmaster)
recorded at:
Guildford Cathedral in Guildford, Surrey, England, United Kingdom (in 1966)
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)
Guildford Cathedral Choir4:08
A2While Shepherds Watched
producer:
Walter J. Ridley (English composer & producer)
choir vocals:
The Sunbury Junior Singers of the Salvation Army
conductor:
Joy Webb (an officer in the Salvation Army)
recording of:
While Shepherds Watched (Ravenscroft tune)
lyricist:
Nahum Tate
composer:
Thomas Ravenscroft
The Sunbury Junior Choir of the Salvation Army2:40
A3The Holly and the Ivy
producer:
Brian Culverhouse (classical producer and engineer, active from 1960s)
instruments:
Harry Gabb (organist)
organ:
Harry Gabb (organist)
choir vocals:
St. Paul’s Cathedral Choir (London)
conductor:
Dr J Dykes Bower (organist and choir master)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records (UK) Ltd. (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1967)
recorded at:
St Paul’s Cathedral in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1967)
recording of:
The Holly and the Ivy
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 514)
Choir of St Paul’s Cathedral3:43
A4God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
organ:
Gavin Williams (organist)
choir vocals:
Guildford Cathedral Choir
conductor:
Barry Rose (organist / choirmaster)
recorded at:
Guildford Cathedral in Guildford, Surrey, England, United Kingdom (in 1966)
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)
Guildford Cathedral Choir3:23
A5Unto Us is born a Son
producer:
Brian Culverhouse (classical producer and engineer, active from 1960s)
instruments:
Timothy Farrell (organist)
choir vocals:
Choir of Westminster Abbey
conductor:
Douglas Guest (organist and choir master)
recorded at:
Westminster Abbey in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1968)
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)
Westminster Abbey Choir2:01
A6As with Gladness Men of Old
organ:
Gavin Williams (organist)
choir vocals:
Guildford Cathedral Choir
conductor:
Barry Rose (organist / choirmaster)
recorded at:
Guildford Cathedral in Guildford, Surrey, England, United Kingdom (in 1966)
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)
Guildford Cathedral Choir3:21
A7O Little Town of Bethlehem
producer:
Brian Culverhouse (classical producer and engineer, active from 1960s)
instruments:
Harry Gabb (organist)
choir vocals:
St. Paul’s Cathedral Choir (London)
conductor:
John Dykes Bower (organist and choir master)
recorded at:
St Paul’s Cathedral in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1967)
recording of:
O Little Town of Bethlehem (Walford Davies tune)
lyricist:
Phillips Brooks
composer:
Sir Henry Walford Davies (English organist and composer)
version of:
O Little Town of Bethlehem (traditional carol with the tune “St. Louis”, as commonly sung in the U.S.)
Choir of St Paul’s Cathedral5:45
A8Hark the Heralds Angels sing
organ:
Gavin Williams (organist)
choir vocals:
Guildford Cathedral Choir
conductor:
Barry Rose (organist / choirmaster)
recorded at:
Guildford Cathedral in Guildford, Surrey, England, United Kingdom (in 1966)
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)
Guildford Cathedral Choir3:12
A9I Saw Three Ships
producer:
Brian Culverhouse (classical producer and engineer, active from 1960s)
instruments:
Harry Gabb (organist)
organ:
Harry Gabb (organist)
choir vocals:
St. Paul’s Cathedral Choir (London)
conductor:
Dr J Dykes Bower (organist and choir master)
recorded at:
St Paul’s Cathedral in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1967)
recording of:
I Saw Three Ships (arr. Willcocks)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Sir David Willcocks (UK composer, organist, choral conductor)
arrangement of:
I Saw Three Ships
Choir of St Paul’s Cathedral2:01
A10Silent Night, Holy Night
producer:
Walter J. Ridley (English composer & producer)
choir vocals:
The Sunbury Junior Singers of the Salvation Army
conductor:
Joy Webb (an officer in the Salvation Army)
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 Sunbury Junior Choir of the Salvation Army3:35
B1In dulci jubilo
producer:
Brian Culverhouse (classical producer and engineer, active from 1960s)
instruments:
Timothy Farrell (organist)
choir vocals:
Choir of Westminster Abbey
conductor:
Douglas Guest (organist and choir master)
recorded at:
Westminster Abbey in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1968)
recording of:
In dulci jubilo (Pearsall Jacques)
additional composer:
Robert Lucas Pearsall (composer)
arranger:
Reginald Jacques (choral and orchestral conductor)
publisher:
Oxford University Press
Westminster Abbey Choir4:05
B2The First Noel
organ:
Gavin Williams (organist)
choir vocals:
Guildford Cathedral Choir
conductor:
Barry Rose (organist / choirmaster)
recorded at:
Guildford Cathedral in Guildford, Surrey, England, United Kingdom (in 1966)
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)
Guildford Cathedral Choir5:30
B3In the Bleak Mid‐Winter
producer:
Brian Culverhouse (classical producer and engineer, active from 1960s)
instruments:
Harry Gabb (organist)
choir vocals:
St. Paul’s Cathedral Choir (London)
conductor:
John Dykes Bower (organist and choir master)
recorded at:
St Paul’s Cathedral in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1967)
recording of:
In the Bleak Midwinter (Gustav Holst version)
lyricist:
Christina Rossetti
composer:
Gustav Holst (composer) (in 1906)
part of:
The New English Hymnal (hymn book) (number: 28)
is based on:
Cranham (hymn tune)
version of:
In the Bleak Midwinter (poem)
part of:
3 Hymns for the English Hymnal
Choir of St Paul’s Cathedral3:29
B4Good King Wenceslas
organ:
Gavin Williams (organist)
choir vocals:
Guildford Cathedral Choir
conductor:
Barry Rose (organist / choirmaster)
recorded at:
Guildford Cathedral in Guildford, Surrey, England, United Kingdom (in 1966)
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)
Guildford Cathedral Choir3:06
B5The Rocking Carol
producer:
Walter J. Ridley (English composer & producer)
choir vocals:
The Sunbury Junior Singers of the Salvation Army
conductor:
Joy Webb (an officer in the Salvation Army)
recording of:
Rocking (carol)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
translator:
Percy Dearmer
translated version of:
Hajej, nynej, Ježíšku (Czech carol)
The Sunbury Junior Choir of the Salvation Army1:50
B6The Coventry Carol
producer:
Brian Culverhouse (classical producer and engineer, active from 1960s)
instruments:
Harry Gabb (organist)
organ:
Harry Gabb (organist)
choir vocals:
St. Paul’s Cathedral Choir (London)
conductor:
Dr J Dykes Bower (organist and choir master)
recorded at:
St Paul’s Cathedral in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1967)
recording of:
Coventry Carol (Martin Shaw arrangement)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Martin Shaw (British composer)
arrangement of:
Coventry Carol
Choir of St Paul’s Cathedral3:00
B7It Came Upon the Midnight Clear
organ:
Gavin Williams (organist)
choir vocals:
Guildford Cathedral Choir
conductor:
Barry Rose (organist / choirmaster)
recorded at:
Guildford Cathedral in Guildford, Surrey, England, United Kingdom (in 1966)
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)
Guildford Cathedral Choir4:22
B8Away in a Manger
producer:
Brian Culverhouse (classical producer and engineer, active from 1960s)
instruments:
Timothy Farrell (organist)
choir vocals:
Choir of Westminster Abbey
conductor:
Douglas Guest (organist and choir master)
recorded at:
Westminster Abbey in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1968)
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
Westminster Abbey Choir2:46
B9Ding Dong Merrily on High
producer:
Walter J. Ridley (English composer & producer)
choir vocals:
The Sunbury Junior Singers of the Salvation Army
conductor:
Joy Webb (an officer in the Salvation Army)
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
cover 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
The Sunbury Junior Choir of the Salvation Army1:41
B10O Come All Ye Faithful
organ:
Gavin Williams (organist)
choir vocals:
Guildford Cathedral Choir
conductor:
Barry Rose (organist / choirmaster)
recorded at:
Guildford Cathedral in Guildford, Surrey, England, United Kingdom (in 1966)
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)
Guildford Cathedral Choir4:01