Classic Christmas Carols

~ Release by Choir of King’s College, Cambridge (see all versions of this release, 3 available)

Tracklist

1▼CD: Compact Disc 1
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1Once in Royal David's City (Descant Willcocks)
organ:
Ian Hare (British organist and composer) (on 1970-12-23)
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge (on 1970-12-23)
conductor:
Sir David Willcocks (UK composer, organist, choral conductor) (on 1970-12-23)
recorded at:
King’s College Chapel in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom (on 1970-12-23)
recording of:
Once in Royal David’s City (arr. Willcocks) (on 1970-12-23)
lyricist:
Cecil Frances Alexander (in 1848)
composer:
Henry John Gauntlett (in 1849)
arranger:
Sir David Willcocks (UK composer, organist, choral conductor)
publisher:
Oxford University Press
arrangement of:
Once in Royal David’s City
recording of:
Once in Royal David's City (arr. Wilcocks (vv. 2-3) and Mann (v. 4ff))
lyricist:
Cecil Frances Alexander
additional composer:
Stephen Cleobury (organist, conductor)
composer:
Henry Gauntlett
arranger:
David Willcocks (UK composer, organist, choral conductor) and Arthur Henry Mann (English organist and composer)
publisher:
Oxford University Press
arrangement of:
Once in Royal David’s City
5:16
2Ding Dong! Merrily on High (Arr. Willcocks)
organ:
John Wells (concert organist and composer)
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
conductor:
Sir David Willcocks (UK composer, organist, choral conductor)
recording of:
Ding Dong! Merrily on High (arr. Willcocks)
lyricist:
George Ratcliffe Woodward
additional composer:
Charles Wood (Irish composer)
composer:
Thoinot Arbeau (Artist name of Jehan Tabourot (“Orchesographie”))
arranger:
Sir David Willcocks (UK composer, organist, choral conductor)
arrangement of:
Ding Dong! Merrily on High
2:20
3O Come, All Ye Faithful (Arr. Willcocks)
producer:
Christopher Bishop (conductor/producer)
brass:
Philip Jones Brass Ensemble (on 1972-07-12)
organ:
Ian Hare (British organist and composer) (on 1972-07-12)
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge (on 1972-07-12)
conductor:
Sir David Willcocks (UK composer, organist, choral conductor) (on 1972-07-12)
balance engineer:
Neville Boyling (engineer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1973)
recorded at:
King’s College Chapel in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom (on 1972-07-12)
recording of:
O Come, All Ye Faithful (arr. Willcocks) (on 1972-07-12)
additional composer:
David Hill (British organist and conductor) and Christopher Robinson (British conductor & organist)
composer:
John Francis Wade
arranger:
David Willcocks (UK composer, organist, choral conductor)
translator:
Frederick Oakeley
publisher:
Oxford University Press
part of:
The New English Hymnal (hymn book) (number: 30)
arrangement of:
O Come, All Ye Faithful (English version of Latin “Adeste fideles”)
4:48
4The Holly and the Ivy (Arr. Walford Davies)
organ:
Ian Hare (British organist and composer) (in 1971)
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge (in 1971)
conductor:
Sir David Willcocks (UK composer, organist, choral conductor) (in 1971)
recording of:
The Holly and the Ivy (arr. Davies) (in 1971)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Sir Henry Walford Davies (English organist and composer)
arrangement of:
The Holly and the Ivy
3:09
5Hark! The Herald Angels Sing (Arr. Willcocks)
producer:
Christopher Bishop (conductor/producer)
brass:
Philip Jones Brass Ensemble
organ:
Ian Hare (British organist and composer)
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
conductor:
Sir David Willcocks (UK composer, organist, choral conductor)
balance engineer:
Neville Boyling (engineer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1973)
recorded at:
King’s College Chapel in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing (arr. Willcocks)
additional lyricist:
George Whitefield (in 1753)
lyricist:
Charles Wesley (hymn writer) (in 1739)
additional composer:
William H. Cummings (in 1855)
composer:
Felix Mendelssohn (composer) (in 1840)
arranger:
Sir David Willcocks (UK composer, organist, choral conductor)
publisher:
Oxford University Press
arrangement of:
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing (Christmas carol)
4:08
6Silent Night (Arr. Willcocks)
organ:
John Wells (concert organist and composer)
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
solo baritone vocals:
Stephen Varcoe (bass-baritone)
conductor:
Sir David Willcocks (UK composer, organist, choral conductor)
recording of:
Silent Night (arr. Willcocks)
lyricist:
Josef Mohr (composer/author)
composer:
Franz Xaver Gruber (composer/author)
arranger:
David Willcocks (UK composer, organist, choral conductor)
translator:
John Freeman Young
arrangement of:
Silent Night (Christmas carol, English translation)
3:05
7While Shepherds Watched (Descant Willcocks)
organ:
John Wells (concert organist and composer)
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
conductor:
Sir David Willcocks (UK composer, organist, choral conductor)
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)
2:51
8In the Bleak Midwinter (Darke)
organ:
Benjamin Bayl (conductor) (on 1999-07-12)
baritone vocals:
Thomas Bullard (on 1999-07-12)
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge (on 1999-07-12)
conductor:
Stephen Cleobury (organist, conductor) (on 1999-07-12)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1999)
recording of:
In the Bleak Midwinter (Harold Edwin Darke version) (on 1999-07-12)
lyricist:
Christina Rossetti
composer:
Harold Edwin Darke (in 1909)
publisher:
Oxford University Press
version of:
In the Bleak Midwinter (poem)
4:24
9God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen (Arr. Willcocks)
organ:
Benjamin Bayl (conductor) (on 1999-07-12)
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge (on 1999-07-12)
conductor:
Stephen Cleobury (organist, conductor) (on 1999-07-12)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1999)
recording of:
God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen (arr. Willcocks) (on 1999-07-12)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Sir David Willcocks (UK composer, organist, choral conductor)
arrangement of:
God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen (traditional, no arrangement credits here)
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)
3:35
10The Lamb (Tavener)
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge (on 1999-07-12)
conductor:
Stephen Cleobury (organist, conductor) (on 1999-07-12)
arranger:
Stephen Cleobury (organist, conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1999)
recording of:
The Lamb (on 1999-07-12)
lyricist:
William Blake (English poet, painter, and printmaker) (in 1789)
composer:
John Tavener (20th century composer) (in 1982)
publisher:
Chester Music Ltd., Edition Wilhelm Hansen London Ltd. and J. & W. Chester, Ltd.
3:30
11Angels, From the Realms of Glory (Arr. Ledger)
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge (on 1978-12-24)
chorus master:
Philip Ledger (on 1978-12-24)
live recording of:
Angels From the Realms of Glory (sung to the French carol tune “Iris” (Les anges dans nos campagnes)) (in 1978)
lyricist:
James Montgomery (hymnwriter, poet)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arrangement of:
Angels From the Realms of Glory (arr. Wood)
is based on:
Angels From the Realms of Glory (hymn without specified tune)
is based on:
Les Anges dans nos campagnes
recording of:
Angels From the Realms of Glory (sung to the French carol tune “Iris” (Les anges dans nos campagnes))
lyricist:
James Montgomery (hymnwriter, poet)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arrangement of:
Angels From the Realms of Glory (arr. Wood)
is based on:
Angels From the Realms of Glory (hymn without specified tune)
is based on:
Les Anges dans nos campagnes
recording of:
Angels From the Realms of Glory (sung to the tune of “Regent Square” by Henry Smart)
lyricist:
James Montgomery (hymnwriter, poet)
composer:
Henry Smart (English composer, 1813-1879)
is based on:
Angels From the Realms of Glory (hymn without specified tune)
is based on:
Regent Square (hymn tune)
2:39
12Adam Lay Ybounden (Ord)
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge (on 1978-12-24, on 1999-06-12)
chorus master:
Philip Ledger (on 1978-12-24) and Stephen Cleobury (organist, conductor) (on 1999-06-12)
live recording of:
Adam lay ybounden (Boris Ord version) (in 1978)
writer:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
composer:
Boris Ord
publisher:
Oxford University Press
version of:
Adam lay i-bowndyn (15th-century macaronic English poem)
recording of:
Adam Lay y-Bounden (Warlock version) (on 1999-06-12)
composer:
Peter Warlock (British composer) (in 1922)
recording of:
Adam lay ybounden (Boris Ord version)
writer:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
composer:
Boris Ord
publisher:
Oxford University Press
version of:
Adam lay i-bowndyn (15th-century macaronic English poem)
1:09
13The Three Kings (Cornelius)
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
solo baritone vocals:
Stephen Varcoe (bass-baritone)
conductor:
Sir David Willcocks (UK composer, organist, choral conductor)
recording of:
The Three Kings
lyricist:
Peter Cornelius (German composer, lived from 1824 to 1874) and Philipp Nicolai
composer:
Peter Cornelius (German composer, lived from 1824 to 1874)
arranger:
Sir Ivor Atkins (English organist and conductor)
translator:
Herbert Newell Bate
translated version of:
Weihnachtslieder, op. 8: III. Die Könige
2:43
14I Saw a Maiden (Arr. Pettman)
organ:
John Wells (concert organist and composer)
baritone vocals:
Stephen Varcoe (bass-baritone)
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
conductor:
Sir David Willcocks (UK composer, organist, choral conductor)
recording of:
I Saw a Maiden (arr. Pettman)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Edgar Pettman
3:03
15Whence Is That Goodly Fragance Flowing? (Arr. Willcocks)
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge (in 1971)
conductor:
Sir David Willcocks (UK composer, organist, choral conductor) (in 1971)
recording of:
Whence is that goodly fragrance flowing?
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
translated version of:
Quelle est cette odeur agréable ?
4:19
16Quem Pastores Laudavere (Arr. Rutter)
1:57
17Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day (Arr. Willcocks)
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
conductor:
Sir David Willcocks (UK composer, organist, choral conductor)
recording of:
Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day (arr. Willcocks)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Sir David Willcocks (UK composer, organist, choral conductor) (in 1966)
arrangement of:
Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day (traditional English)
1:54
18A Maiden Most Gentle (Arr. Carter)
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge (on 1978-12-24)
chorus master:
Philip Ledger (on 1978-12-24)
live recording of:
A Maiden Most Gentle (arr. Carter) (in 1978)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Andrew Carter (composer)
2:47
19A Spotless Rose (Howells)
3:07
20Sans Day Carol (Arr. Rutter)
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge (in 1976)
conductor:
Philip Ledger (in 1976)
recording of:
Sans Day Carol (arr. Rutter) (in 1976)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
John Rutter (English choral music composer, conductor, arranger and producer, born 1945)
publisher:
Oxford University Press
arrangement of:
Sans Day Carol
3:01
21I Wonder as I Wander (Arr. Carter)
organ:
Adrian Partington (organist and conductor)
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
conductor:
Philip Ledger
arranger:
Andrew Carter (composer)
recording of:
I Wonder as I Wander
lyricist and composer:
John Jacob Niles (American folklorist and folk musician) (from 1933-07-16 until 1933-10-04)
3:09
22The Cherry Tree Carol (Arr. Willcocks)
organ:
Adrian Partington (organist and conductor)
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
conductor:
Philip Ledger
arranger:
Sir David Willcocks (UK composer, organist, choral conductor)
recording of:
The Cherry-Tree Carol (David Willcocks arrangement)
arranger:
Sir David Willcocks (UK composer, organist, choral conductor)
publisher:
Oxford University Press
arrangement of:
The Cherry-Tree Carol
1:51
23I Sing of a Maiden (Hadley)
organ:
Francis Grier (composer, organist and choir director)
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
conductor:
Philip Ledger
recording of:
I Sing of a Maiden
lyricist:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
composer:
Patrick Hadley (Composer) (in 1936)
2:29
24Gabriel's Message (Arr. Pettman)
organ:
Adrian Partington (organist and conductor)
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
conductor:
Philip Ledger
recording of:
Gabriel's Message (arr. Pettman)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Edgar Pettman
translator:
Sabine Baring‐Gould
arrangement of:
The Angel Gabriel
2:34
25Personent Hodie (Arr. Holst)
organ:
Ian Hare (British organist and composer)
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge (in 1971)
conductor:
Sir David Willcocks (UK composer, organist, choral conductor) (in 1971)
arranger:
Gustav Holst (composer)
recording of:
Personent Hodie (arr. Holst; aka “On This Day”; “Christmas Song”)
lyricist and composer:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Gustav Holst (composer) (in 1916)
version of:
Personent hodie (1582 version)
part of:
Three Carols
2:41
2▶CD: Compact Disc 2