The First Nowell: A Choral Christmas

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1Gaudete
choir vocals:
Cantillation
tenor vocals:
Antony Walker (Australian conductor)
conductor:
Antony Walker (Australian conductor)
[traditional]2:22
2Messiah: For Unto Us a Child Is Born
choir vocals:
Cantillation
orchestra:
Orchestra of the Antipodes
conductor:
Antony Walker (Australian conductor)
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 12. Chorus “For unto us a Child is born”
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1741)
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I
George Frideric Handel3:41
3The Wexford Carol
choir vocals:
Cantillation
tenor vocals:
Paul McMahon (Australian tenor)
conductor:
Brett Weymark (music director/chorusmaster of Sydney Philharmonia Choirs)
recording of:
Wexford Carol (English lyric version)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 22086)
[traditional]4:02
4Quem pastores laudavere
choir vocals:
Brandenburg Choir
orchestra:
Australian Brandenburg Orchestra
conductor:
Paul Dyer (conductor)
[traditional]2:20
5Unto Us Is Born a Son
brass:
Australian Chamber Brass Ensemble
organ:
Jonathan Bradley (pianist / organist)
choir vocals:
Choir of Trinity College, University of Melbourne
conductor:
Michael Leighton-Jones (Australian conductor)
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)
[traditional]2:42
6Carol of the Universe
choir vocals:
Cantillation
orchestra:
Antony Walker (Australian conductor)
recording of:
Carol of the Universe
composer:
Sydney Carter
Sydney Carter4:41
7The Little Drummer Boy
choir vocals:
The Sydney Children's Choir
soprano vocals:
Yvonne Kenny (Australian soprano)
orchestra:
Adelaide Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
David Stanhope (Australian composer, conductor and virtuoso pianist)
recording of:
Carol of the Drum (aka “The Little Drummer Boy”)
lyricist and composer:
Katherine K. Davis (Katherine Kennicott Davis) (in 1941)
additional composer:
Henry Onorati (in 1958) and Harry Simeone (in 1958)
publisher:
EMI Mills Music (ASCAP-affiliated), International Korwin Corp., Warner Chappell, Warner Chappell Music (holding behind all publishing activities of Warner Music Group, 2019–), Belwin-Mills Publishing Corp. (in 1955) and Mills Music, Inc. (in 1964)
is based on:
Trad. (traditional Czech carol, became “Carol of the Drums”)
Katherine K. Davis3:08
8How Brightly Beams the Morning Star
choir vocals:
Brandenburg Choir
orchestra:
Australian Brandenburg Orchestra
conductor:
Paul Dyer (conductor)
[traditional]1:58
9Whence Is That Goodly Fragrance
organ:
David Drury (organist)
baritone vocals:
Craig Everingham (baritone)
choir vocals:
Cantillation
conductor:
Antony Walker (Australian conductor)
recording of:
Quelle est cette odeur agréable ? (arr. Willcocks)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Sir David Willcocks (UK composer, organist, choral conductor)
publisher:
Oxford University Press
arrangement of:
Quelle est cette odeur agréable ?
[traditional]4:46
10Were You There on Christmas Night
choir vocals:
Adelaide Girls Choir
orchestra:
Adelaide Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Timothy Sexton (Australian conductor)
recording of:
Were You There on Christmas Night
composer:
Natalie Sleeth (American composer)
arranger:
Mike Kenny (composer / arranger)
Natalie Sleeth3:03
11De Virgin Mary
choir vocals:
Adelaide Girls Choir
orchestra:
Adelaide Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Timothy Sexton (Australian conductor)
recording of:
The Virgin Mary Had a Baby Boy
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
[traditional]2:15
12Crown of Roses
choir vocals:
Cantillation
conductor:
Brett Weymark (music director/chorusmaster of Sydney Philharmonia Choirs)
recording of:
The Crown of Roses (for a cappella mixed choir)
lyricist:
Алексей Плещеев (until 1877)
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer) (in 1889)
translator:
Geoffrey Dearmer (poet)
translated version of:
Sixteen Songs for Children, op. 54: no. 5. Legend (for mixed choir)
Пётр Ильич Чайковский1:54
13Shepherd's Pipe Carols
choir vocals:
Adelaide Girls Choir
orchestra:
Adelaide Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Timothy Sexton (Australian conductor)
recording of:
Shepherd’s Pipe Carol
lyricist and composer:
John Rutter (English choral music composer, conductor, arranger and producer, born 1945) (in 1963)
John Rutter3:01
14Away in a Manger
choir vocals:
Choir of Trinity College, University of Melbourne
conductor:
Michael Leighton-Jones (Australian conductor)
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
William James Kirkpatrick3:17
15Angels' Carols
piano:
Sally Whitwell (Australian pianist)
choir vocals:
Gondwana Voices
conductor:
Lyn Williams (Australian composer / choir master)
recording of:
Angels’ Carol
lyricist:
James Montgomery (hymnwriter, poet)
composer:
Henry Smart (English composer, 1813-1879)
arranger:
John Rutter (English choral music composer, conductor, arranger and producer, born 1945) (in 1980)
John Rutter3:02
16O Magnum Mysterium
choir vocals:
Cantillation
conductor:
Brett Weymark (music director/chorusmaster of Sydney Philharmonia Choirs)
recording of:
O magnum mysterium
composer:
Morten Lauridsen (composer) (in 1994)
Morten Lauridsen6:24
17The Coventry and Sussex Carols
choir vocals:
The Contemporary Singers (chamber choir)
soprano vocals:
Yvonne Kenny (Australian soprano)
orchestra:
Adelaide Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
David Stanhope (Australian composer, conductor and virtuoso pianist)
[traditional]4:32
18Es ist ein Ros entsprungen
choir vocals:
Cantillation
conductor:
Antony Walker (Australian conductor)
recording of:
Es ist ein Ros entsprungen (Praetorius’ harmonisation)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Michael Praetorius (composer and organist) (in 1609)
arrangement of:
Es ist ein Ros entsprungen (original anonymous version)
[traditional]3:15
19Hodie Christus Natus Est
choir vocals:
Cantillation
conductor:
Brett Weymark (music director/chorusmaster of Sydney Philharmonia Choirs)
recording of:
Hodie Christus natus est
composer:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist)
[traditional]1:10
20Night of Silence / Silent Night
choir vocals:
The Contemporary Singers (chamber choir)
soprano vocals:
Yvonne Kenny (Australian soprano)
orchestra:
Adelaide Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
David Stanhope (Australian composer, conductor and virtuoso pianist)
arranger:
Julie Simonds (arranger)
recording of:
Night of Silence
composer:
Daniel Kantor (American composer)
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
Daniel Kantor5:36