Christmas Hymns and Carols

~ Release by Mario Lanza (see all versions of this release, 4 available)

Tracklist

1▼12" Vinyl
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A1Joy to the World
choir vocals:
Jeff Alexander Singers
tenor vocals:
Mario Lanza (tenor)
orchestra:
Henri René & His Orchestra
cover 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)
2:18
A2O Christmas Tree
choir vocals:
Jeff Alexander Singers
tenor vocals:
Mario Lanza (tenor)
orchestra:
Henri René & His Orchestra
conductor:
Henri René (producer, composer, conductor and arranger)
recording of:
O Christmas Tree (English version of German "O Tannenbaum")
lyricist:
Ernst Anschütz (in 1824)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
translator:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
translated version of:
O Tannenbaum (O Fir Tree, original German version)
32:05
A3The Lord’s Prayer
choir vocals:
Jeff Alexander Singers
tenor vocals:
Mario Lanza (tenor)
conductor:
Ray Sinatra
recording of:
The Lord’s Prayer
lyricist:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
composer:
Albert Hay Malotte (composer) (in 1935)
3:24
A4The First Noel
choir vocals:
Jeff Alexander Singers
tenor vocals:
Mario Lanza (tenor)
conductor:
Ray Sinatra
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)
3:18
A5O Come, All Ye Faithful
choir vocals:
Jeff Alexander Singers
tenor vocals:
Mario Lanza (tenor)
conductor:
Ray Sinatra
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)
3:17
A6Away in a Manger
choir vocals:
Jeff Alexander Singers
tenor vocals:
Mario Lanza (tenor)
conductor:
Ray Sinatra
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
2:58
A7Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
choir vocals:
Jeff Alexander Singers
tenor vocals:
Mario Lanza (tenor)
orchestra:
Henri René & His Orchestra
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)
2:40
B1God Rest Ye, Merry Gentlemen
choir vocals:
Jeff Alexander Singers
tenor vocals:
Mario Lanza (tenor)
orchestra:
Henri René & His Orchestra
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)
2:34
B2We Three Kings of Orient Are
choir vocals:
Jeff Alexander Singers
tenor vocals:
Mario Lanza (tenor)
conductor:
Ray Sinatra
recording of:
We Three Kings
lyricist and composer:
John Henry Hopkins, Jr. (composer, “We Three Kings”)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 24751)
3:04
B3O Little Town of Bethlehem
choir vocals:
Jeff Alexander Singers
tenor vocals:
Mario Lanza (tenor)
conductor:
Ray Sinatra
recording of:
O Little Town of Bethlehem (traditional carol with the tune “St. Louis”, as commonly sung in the U.S.)
lyricist:
Phillips Brooks (in 1868)
composer:
Lewis Henry Redner (in 1868)
is based on:
St. Louis (hymn tune)
2:47
B4Silent Night
choir vocals:
Jeff Alexander Singers
tenor vocals:
Mario Lanza (tenor)
conductor:
Ray Sinatra
cover recording of:
Silent Night (Christmas carol, English translation) (on 1951-09-28)
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
3:29
B5Guardian Angels
choir vocals:
Jeff Alexander Singers
tenor vocals:
Mario Lanza (tenor)
conductor:
Ray Sinatra
recording of:
Guardian Angels
lyricist:
Gerda Maline Beilenson
composer:
Harpo Marx
4:01
B6I Saw Three Ships
choir vocals:
Jeff Alexander Singers
tenor vocals:
Mario Lanza (tenor)
orchestra:
Henri René & His Orchestra
recording of:
I Saw Three Ships
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 700)
1:40
B7O Holy Night
choir vocals:
RCA Victor Symphony Chorus
tenor vocals:
Mario Lanza (tenor)
orchestra:
RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Constantine Callinicos (Conductor and accompanist, mainly for Mario Lanza)
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”)
4:10