Our Favorite Things: Christmas in Vienna

~ Release by Tony Bennett, Charlotte Church, Plácido Domingo & Vanessa Williams (see all versions of this release, 3 available)

Annotation

Our Favorite Things: Christmas in Vienna live concert recorded on 21 December 2000, at the Konzerthaus, Vienna.

The 2000 concert featured Plácido Domingo (who has held the show each year since 1992) with invited guests Charlotte Church, Vanessa Williams, and Tony Bennett. additionally: the Ralph Sharon Quartet, with jazz pianist Alan Pasqua; the Vienna Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Steven Mercurio; and the Gumpoldskirchner Spatzen choir led by Elisabeth Ziegler.

Christmas in Vienna 2000, Domingo's ninth since 1992, was also his farewell concert in this series.

Annotation last modified on 2011-12-10 20:44 UTC.

Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1The Christmas Song
guest vocals:
Tony Bennett (US jazz/standards vocalist) (on 2000-12-21)
orchestra:
Wiener Symphoniker (Vienna Symphony Orchestra) (on 2000-12-21)
conductor:
Steven Mercurio (conductor and composer) (on 2000-12-21)
live cover recording of:
The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire) (on 2000-12-21)
lyricist:
Robert Wells (songwriter) (in 1945-07) and Mel Tormé (“The Velvet Fog”) (in 1945-07)
composer:
Mel Tormé (“The Velvet Fog”) (in 1945-07)
publisher:
Chappell/Morris Ltd., MPL Music Publishing Inc., Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd., Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP), Warner Chappell, Warner Chappell Ltd., Warner Chappell Music (publisher as Warner/Chappell Music), Warner/Chappell Music Australia Pty. Ltd. and Edwin H. Morris & Co., Inc. (a division of MPL Communications Inc.) (from 1946 to present)
Tony Bennett3:26
2O Holy Night
guest soprano vocals:
Charlotte Church (on 2000-12-21)
tenor vocals:
Plácido Domingo (tenor) (on 2000-12-21)
orchestra:
Wiener Symphoniker (Vienna Symphony Orchestra) (on 2000-12-21)
conductor:
Steven Mercurio (conductor and composer) (on 2000-12-21)
live recording of:
O Holy Night (on 2000-12-21)
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”)
Charlotte Church and Plácido Domingo4:29
3Do You Hear What I Hear
choir vocals:
Gumpoldskirchner Spatzen (on 2000-12-21)
guest vocals:
Vanessa Williams (US pop/R&B vocalist/producer) (on 2000-12-21)
orchestra:
Wiener Symphoniker (Vienna Symphony Orchestra) (on 2000-12-21)
conductor:
Steven Mercurio (conductor and composer) (on 2000-12-21)
chorus master:
Elisabeth Ziegler
live recording of:
Do You Hear What I Hear? (on 2000-12-21)
lyricist:
Noël Regney (in 1962)
writer:
Noël Regney and Gloria Shayne Baker
composer:
Gloria Shayne Baker (in 1962)
publisher:
Blue Ribbon Music Ltd., Campbell Connelly and Jewel Music Publishing Co., Inc. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Vanessa Williams22:41
4Jesus de Nazareth
tenor vocals:
Plácido Domingo (tenor) (on 2000-12-21)
orchestra:
Wiener Symphoniker (Vienna Symphony Orchestra) (on 2000-12-21)
conductor:
Steven Mercurio (conductor and composer) (on 2000-12-21)
live recording of:
Jésus de Nazareth (on 2000-12-21)
lyricist:
Patrice Guirao
composer:
Charles Gounod (French composer)
Plácido Domingo3:30
5Winter Wonderland
guest vocals:
Tony Bennett (US jazz/standards vocalist) (on 2000-12-21) and Vanessa Williams (US pop/R&B vocalist/producer) (on 2000-12-21)
orchestra:
Wiener Symphoniker (Vienna Symphony Orchestra) (on 2000-12-21)
conductor:
Steven Mercurio (conductor and composer) (on 2000-12-21)
live cover recording of:
Winter Wonderland (on 2000-12-21)
lyricist:
Richard B. Smith (wrote lyrics to “Winter Wonderland”)
composer:
Felix Bernard
publisher:
Bregman, Vocco & Conn, Inc., EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), Francis, Day & Hunter, Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin), Warner Chappell Music Inc., Warner/Chappell Music Australia Pty. Ltd., WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
Tony Bennett and Vanessa Williams2:12
6Silent Night
choir vocals:
Gumpoldskirchner Spatzen (on 2000-12-21)
guest soprano vocals:
Charlotte Church (on 2000-12-21)
orchestra:
Wiener Symphoniker (Vienna Symphony Orchestra) (on 2000-12-21)
conductor:
Steven Mercurio (conductor and composer) (on 2000-12-21)
chorus master:
Elisabeth Ziegler
live recording of:
Silent Night (Christmas carol, English translation) (on 2000-12-21)
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
Charlotte Church3:34
7My Favorite Things
guest vocals:
Tony Bennett (US jazz/standards vocalist) (on 2000-12-21) and Vanessa Williams (US pop/R&B vocalist/producer) (on 2000-12-21)
tenor vocals:
Plácido Domingo (tenor) (on 2000-12-21)
orchestra:
Wiener Symphoniker (Vienna Symphony Orchestra) (on 2000-12-21)
conductor:
Steven Mercurio (conductor and composer) (on 2000-12-21)
live cover recording of:
My Favorite Things (The Sound of Music) (on 2000-12-21)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer)
publisher:
Williamson Music Company
sub-publisher:
Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label) and ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label)
part of:
American Splendor
part of:
The Sound of Music (Rodgers & Hammerstein musical)
Vanessa Williams, Tony Bennett and Plácido Domingo22:49
8White Christmas
guest vocals:
Tony Bennett (US jazz/standards vocalist) (on 2000-12-21) and Vanessa Williams (US pop/R&B vocalist/producer) (on 2000-12-21)
orchestra:
Wiener Symphoniker (Vienna Symphony Orchestra) (on 2000-12-21)
conductor:
Steven Mercurio (conductor and composer) (on 2000-12-21)
live cover recording of:
White Christmas (on 2000-12-21)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin (from 1938 until 1940)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Irving Berlin Music Corp., Williamson Music Company and Irving Berlin Music Company (from 1940 to present)
sub-publisher:
EMI Allans Music Australia Pty Ltd, Irving Berlin Music Ltd., Universal Music Publishing Pty Ltd. (Australian subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group), Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019), Warner/Chappell Music, Hong Kong Limited (華納音樂版權香港有限公司, 1995–2019), シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
part of:
The 15th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1942 winner)
Tony Bennett and Vanessa Williams2:08
9Hacia Belén va un burro
choir vocals:
Gumpoldskirchner Spatzen (on 2000-12-21)
tenor vocals:
Plácido Domingo (tenor) (on 2000-12-21)
orchestra:
Wiener Symphoniker (Vienna Symphony Orchestra) (on 2000-12-21)
conductor:
Steven Mercurio (conductor and composer) (on 2000-12-21)
chorus master:
Elisabeth Ziegler
Plácido Domingo1:35
10Through the Eyes of a Child
choir vocals:
Gumpoldskirchner Spatzen (on 2000-12-21)
guest vocals:
Vanessa Williams (US pop/R&B vocalist/producer) (on 2000-12-21)
orchestra:
Wiener Symphoniker (Vienna Symphony Orchestra) (on 2000-12-21)
conductor:
Steven Mercurio (conductor and composer) (on 2000-12-21)
chorus master:
Elisabeth Ziegler
live recording of:
Through the Eyes of a Child (on 2000-12-21)
composer:
Jorge Calandrelli
Vanessa Williams4:04
11The First Noel
choir vocals:
Gumpoldskirchner Spatzen (on 2000-12-21)
guest vocals:
Tony Bennett (US jazz/standards vocalist) (on 2000-12-21)
tenor vocals:
Plácido Domingo (tenor) (on 2000-12-21)
orchestra:
Wiener Symphoniker (Vienna Symphony Orchestra) (on 2000-12-21)
conductor:
Steven Mercurio (conductor and composer) (on 2000-12-21)
chorus master:
Elisabeth Ziegler
live recording of:
The First Noël (on 2000-12-21)
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)
Tony Bennett and Plácido Domingo2:20
12Somewhere in My Memory
choir vocals:
Gumpoldskirchner Spatzen (on 2000-12-21)
orchestra:
Wiener Symphoniker (Vienna Symphony Orchestra) (on 2000-12-21)
conductor:
Steven Mercurio (conductor and composer) (on 2000-12-21)
chorus master:
Elisabeth Ziegler
recording of:
Somewhere in My Memory (Home Alone) (on 2000-12-21)
lyricist:
Leslie Bricusse
composer:
John Williams (American score composer and conductor)
part of:
The 63rd Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
Gumpoldskirchner Spatzen2:02
13I Saw Three Ships
choir vocals:
Gumpoldskirchner Spatzen (on 2000-12-21)
guest vocals:
Vanessa Williams (US pop/R&B vocalist/producer) (on 2000-12-21)
tenor vocals:
Plácido Domingo (tenor) (on 2000-12-21)
orchestra:
Wiener Symphoniker (Vienna Symphony Orchestra) (on 2000-12-21)
conductor:
Steven Mercurio (conductor and composer) (on 2000-12-21)
chorus master:
Elisabeth Ziegler
live recording of:
I Saw Three Ships (on 2000-12-21)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 700)
Plácido Domingo and Vanessa Williams21:22
14Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
guest vocals:
Tony Bennett (US jazz/standards vocalist) (on 2000-12-21)
orchestra:
Wiener Symphoniker (Vienna Symphony Orchestra) (on 2000-12-21)
conductor:
Steven Mercurio (conductor and composer) (on 2000-12-21)
live cover recording of:
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas (on 2000-12-21)
lyricist:
Ralph Blane (in 1943)
composer:
Hugh Martin (in 1943)
publisher:
EMI April Music Inc., EMI Feist Catalog Inc., EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), EMI Publishing, EMI United Partnership Ltd., J. Albert & Son, J. Albert & Son Pty. Ltd., Loew’s Incorporated (in 1943, in 1944) and Leo Feist, Inc. (in 1971, in 1972)
sub-publisher:
ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label), フジパシフィック音楽出版 SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music Inc. SBK Division) (until 2014-12-31) and フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music SBK Department) (from 2015-01-01 to present)
part of:
Meet Me in St. Louis (1944 musical film soundtrack)
Tony Bennett2:30
15Hijo de Dios
choir vocals:
Gumpoldskirchner Spatzen (on 2000-12-21)
tenor vocals:
Plácido Domingo (tenor) (on 2000-12-21)
orchestra:
Wiener Symphoniker (Vienna Symphony Orchestra) (on 2000-12-21)
conductor:
Steven Mercurio (conductor and composer) (on 2000-12-21)
chorus master:
Elisabeth Ziegler
Plácido Domingo3:21
16I’ll Be Home for Christmas
guest vocals:
Tony Bennett (US jazz/standards vocalist) (on 2000-12-21)
tenor vocals:
Plácido Domingo (tenor) (on 2000-12-21)
orchestra:
Wiener Symphoniker (Vienna Symphony Orchestra) (on 2000-12-21)
conductor:
Steven Mercurio (conductor and composer) (on 2000-12-21)
live cover recording of:
I’ll Be Home for Christmas (on 2000-12-21)
lyricist:
James Kimball Gannon
additional writer:
Buck Ram
composer:
Walter Kent
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., Edward B. Marks Music Co. (founded originally as J. Stern & Co. in 1894, renamed in 1919), Gannon and Kent Music Co., Piedmont Music Company, Warner Chappell and Warner Chappell Music (publisher as Warner/Chappell Music)
sub-publisher:
ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
Tony Bennett and Plácido Domingo2:43
17Joy to the World
choir vocals:
Gumpoldskirchner Spatzen (on 2000-12-21)
guest vocals:
Vanessa Williams (US pop/R&B vocalist/producer) (on 2000-12-21)
tenor vocals:
Plácido Domingo (tenor) (on 2000-12-21)
orchestra:
Wiener Symphoniker (Vienna Symphony Orchestra) (on 2000-12-21)
conductor:
Steven Mercurio (conductor and composer) (on 2000-12-21)
chorus master:
Elisabeth Ziegler
live recording of:
Joy to the World (Christmas carol) (on 2000-12-21)
lyricist:
Isaac Watts (hymn writer) (in 1719)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer)
arranger:
Lowell Mason (in 1839)
Plácido Domingo and Vanessa Williams31:50
18Angels We Have Heard on High
choir vocals:
Gumpoldskirchner Spatzen (on 2000-12-21)
guest vocals:
Tony Bennett (US jazz/standards vocalist) (on 2000-12-21) and Vanessa Williams (US pop/R&B vocalist/producer) (on 2000-12-21)
tenor vocals:
Plácido Domingo (tenor) (on 2000-12-21)
orchestra:
Wiener Symphoniker (Vienna Symphony Orchestra) (on 2000-12-21)
conductor:
Steven Mercurio (conductor and composer) (on 2000-12-21)
chorus master:
Elisabeth Ziegler
live recording of:
Angels We Have Heard on High (on 2000-12-21)
lyricist:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
translator:
James Chadwick (bishop) (in 1862)
version of:
Les Anges dans nos campagnes
Tony Bennett, Vanessa Williams and Plácido Domingo23:18
19Silent Night
choir vocals:
Gumpoldskirchner Spatzen (on 2000-12-21)
guest soprano vocals:
Charlotte Church (on 2000-12-21)
guest vocals:
Tony Bennett (US jazz/standards vocalist) (on 2000-12-21) and Vanessa Williams (US pop/R&B vocalist/producer) (on 2000-12-21)
tenor vocals:
Plácido Domingo (tenor) (on 2000-12-21)
orchestra:
Wiener Symphoniker (Vienna Symphony Orchestra) (on 2000-12-21)
conductor:
Steven Mercurio (conductor and composer) (on 2000-12-21)
chorus master:
Elisabeth Ziegler
live recording of:
Silent Night (Christmas carol, English translation) (on 2000-12-21)
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
Vanessa Williams, Plácido Domingo, Charlotte Church and Tony Bennett3:51
20One More Year
choir vocals:
Gumpoldskirchner Spatzen (on 2000-12-21)
guest vocals:
Vanessa Williams (US pop/R&B vocalist/producer) (on 2000-12-21)
tenor vocals:
Plácido Domingo (tenor) (on 2000-12-21)
orchestra:
Wiener Symphoniker (Vienna Symphony Orchestra) (on 2000-12-21)
conductor:
Steven Mercurio (conductor and composer) (on 2000-12-21)
chorus master:
Elisabeth Ziegler
live recording of:
One More Year (on 2000-12-21)
composer:
Jorge Calandrelli
Plácido Domingo and Vanessa Williams4:12