100 Christmas Masterworks

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1White Christmas
baritone vocals:
Bryn Terfel (bass‐baritone opera singer)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976)
conductor:
Paul Daniel (conductor)
arranger:
Robert Russell Bennett (American composer and arranger)
recording of:
White Christmas
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)
Irving Berlin4:59
2Il est né le divin enfant
marimba:
Markus Leoson (percussionist) (in 1998-11)
violin:
Ulf Forsberg (violinist) (in 1998-11)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Anne Sofie von Otter (mezzo-soprano) (in 1998-11)
vocals:
Anne Sofie von Otter (mezzo-soprano)
arranger:
Annette Isserlis (violist)
recorded at:
Atlantis Studio in Stockholm, Stockholms län (Stockholm county), Sweden (in 1998-11)
recording of:
Il est né le divin enfant (in 1998-11)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
[traditional]1:25
3O Holy Night
recording engineer:
John Dunkerley (engineer) and James Lock (James Locke, engineer) (in 1976-01)
engineer:
John Dunkerley (engineer)
producer:
Ray Minshull (record producer)
tenor vocals:
Luciano Pavarotti (tenor) (in 1976-01)
orchestra:
National Philharmonic Orchestra (fka the London Promenade Orchestra until 1971, mostly film music and opera) (in 1976-01)
conductor:
Kurt Herbert Adler (conductor) (in 1976-01)
arranger and orchestrator:
Douglas Gamley (film composer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Decca Records Company (The Decca Record Company Limited, not a release label; for copyrights use only) (in 1976)
recorded at:
All Saints’ Church (Petersham) in Richmond upon Thames, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1976-01)
recording of:
O Holy Night (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Adolphe Adam (French composer)
arrangement of:
O Holy Night
Adolphe Adam4:13
4Shepherd's Pipe Carol
assistant recording engineer:
Mike Cox (engineer) (in 2010-07)
recording engineer:
Stephan Flock (in 2010-07)
producer:
Sid McLauchlan (engineer/producer)
bass-baritone vocals:
Bryn Terfel (bass‐baritone opera singer) (in 2010-07)
choir vocals:
Côrdydd (Choir based in Cardiff.) (in 2010-07)
orchestra:
Orchestra of the Welsh National Opera (in 2010-07)
conductor:
Tecwyn Evans (NZ conductor) (in 2010-07)
chorus master:
Sioned James (chorus master) (in 2010-07)
arranger:
Chris Hazell
recorded at:
BBC Hoddinott Hall (Wales Millennium Centre) in Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom (in 2010-07)
recording of:
Shepherd’s Pipe Carol (in 2010-07)
lyricist and composer:
John Rutter (English choral music composer, conductor, arranger and producer, born 1945) (in 1963)
John Rutter2:56
5"Ellens Gesang III", D. 839
producer:
Wolfgang Stengel
soprano vocals:
Cheryl Studer (soprano) (on 1992-07-26)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (on 1992-07-26)
conductor:
Ion Marin (conductor) (on 1992-07-26)
arranger:
Ion Marin (conductor)
balance engineer:
Jochen Gottschall (on 1992-07-26)
recorded at:
St John’s, Smith Square in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1992-07-26)
recording of:
Ave Maria, D. 839 (Schubert; catch-all for arrangements) (in 1992)
composer:
Franz Schubert (composer) (in 1825)
arrangement of:
Ellens Gesang III, op. 52 no. 6, D. 839 “Ave Maria” (Schubert's song, not the Bach/Gounod work; original for voice and piano)
Franz Schubert5:38
6Winter Wonderland
choir vocals:
London Voices (in 1985-12)
soprano vocals:
Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano) (in 1985-12)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976) (in 1985-12)
conductor:
Carl Davis (conductor and composer) (in 1985-12)
chorus master:
Terry Edwards (British choir director) (in 1985-12)
arranger:
David Cullen (composer, arranger, orchestrator)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Co. Ltd. (The Decca Record Company Limited, not a release label; for copyrights use only) (in 1986)
live recording of:
Winter Wonderland (in 1985-12)
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)
Felix Bernard3:50
7Carol of the Bells
choir vocals:
St. Paul’s Cathedral Choir (London) (in 2015-06)
conductor:
Andrew Carwood (in 2015-06)
recorded at:
St. Giles’ without Cripplegate in City of London, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 2015-06)
recording of:
Carol of the Bells (in 2015-06)
lyricist:
Peter J. Wilhousky (in 1936)
arranger:
Микола Дмитрович Леонтович (Mykola Leontovych) (in 1916)
is based on:
Щедрик (The Little Swallow)
Mykola Leontovych1:26
8Deck the Hall With Boughs of Holly
engineer:
Kenneth Wilkinson (engineer)
producer:
Ray Minshull (record producer)
choir vocals:
Ambrosian Singers (aka Ambrosian Opera Chorus / Ambrosian Chorus / Ambrosian Choir)
soprano vocals:
Joan Sutherland (soprano) (in 1965-05)
orchestra:
New Philharmonia Orchestra (Philharmonia Orchestra, London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976) (in 1965-05)
conductor:
Richard Bonynge (conductor and pianist) (in 1965-05)
chorus master:
John McCarthy (British choral conductor, scholar, composer and arranger)
arranger:
Douglas Gamley (film composer)
recording of:
Deck the Halls (in 1965-05)
lyricist:
Thomas Oliphant (musician, artist and author)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
is based on:
Nos Galan (Talhaiarn, “Goreu pleser ar Nos Galan”)
[traditional]1:17
9Joy to the World
guitar:
Los Romeros (quartet of Spanish guitarists)
guitar arranger:
Patrick Kerber
instrumental 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)
George Frideric Handel, Lowell Mason2:27
10Mary's Boy Child
assistant recording engineer:
Mike Cox (engineer) (in 2010-07)
recording engineer:
Stephan Flock (in 2010-07)
producer:
Sid McLauchlan (engineer/producer)
bass-baritone vocals:
Bryn Terfel (bass‐baritone opera singer) (in 2010-07)
choir vocals:
Côrdydd (Choir based in Cardiff.) (in 2010-07)
orchestra:
Orchestra of the Welsh National Opera (in 2010-07)
conductor:
Tecwyn Evans (NZ conductor) (in 2010-07)
chorus master:
Sioned James (chorus master)
arranger:
David Cullen (composer, arranger, orchestrator) and Chris Hazell
recorded at:
BBC Hoddinott Hall (Wales Millennium Centre) in Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom (in 2010-07)
recording of:
Mary’s Boy Child (in 2010-07)
lyricist and composer:
Jester Hairston
publisher:
Bourne Music Ltd. and J. Albert & Son Pty. Ltd.
Jester Hairston3:32
11Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
bass viol [bass gamba]:
Göran Danielsson (Swedish singer-songwriter) (in 1998-11)
bass viol [discant gamba]:
Mogens Rasmussen (Danish viol da gamba) (in 1998-11)
marimba:
Markus Leoson (percussionist) (in 1998-11)
tenor viol:
Leif Henrikson (in 1998-11)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Anne Sofie von Otter (mezzo-soprano) (in 1998-11)
arranger:
Svante Henryson
recorded at:
Atlantis Studio in Stockholm, Stockholms län (Stockholm county), Sweden (in 1998-11)
recording of:
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas (in 1998-11)
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)
Hugh Martin, Ralph Blane3:14
12Ave Maria, CG 89a: arr. from Bach's Prelude no. 1 BWV 846
cello:
Mischa Maisky (cellist) (in 1987-10)
piano:
Pavel Gililov (pianist) (in 1987-10)
arranger:
Mischa Maisky (cellist)
recorded at:
Reitstadel in Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz, Bayern (Bavaria), Germany (in 1987-10)
recording of:
Ave Maria (catch-all for arrangements of the Bach / Gounod work) (in 1987-10)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician) and Charles Gounod (French composer)
publisher:
Lam Larghetto Music (from 1993 to present)
arrangement of:
Ave Maria (Bach/Gounod)
Johann Sebastian Bach5:27
13Nutcracker Suite, op. 71a, TH. 35: I. Miniature Overture
orchestra:
Berliner Philharmoniker (Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra) (in 1978-06)
conductor:
Mstislav Rostropovich (cellist/conductor) (in 1978-06)
recording of:
The Nutcracker (suite from the ballet), op. 71a: I. Ouverture miniature. Allegro giusto (in 1978-06)
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer) (until 1892)
part of:
The Nutcracker (suite from the ballet), op. 71a
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky3:03
14Nutcracker Suite, op. 71a, TH. 35: 2a. March
orchestra:
Berliner Philharmoniker (Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra) (in 1978-06)
conductor:
Mstislav Rostropovich (cellist/conductor) (in 1978-06)
recording of:
The Nutcracker (suite from the ballet), op. 71a: II. Danses caractéristiques: a) Marche. Tempo di marcia viva (in 1978-06)
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer)
part of:
The Nutcracker (suite from the ballet), op. 71a: II. Danses caractéristiques
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky2:26
15Nutcracker Suite, op. 71a, TH. 35: 2b. Dance of the Sugar-Plum Fairy
orchestra:
Berliner Philharmoniker (Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra) (in 1978-06)
conductor:
Mstislav Rostropovich (cellist/conductor) (in 1978-06)
recording of:
The Nutcracker (suite from the ballet), op. 71a: II. Danses caractéristiques: b) Danse de la Fée-Dragée. Andante ma non troppo (in 1978-06)
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer)
part of:
The Nutcracker (suite from the ballet), op. 71a: II. Danses caractéristiques
revision of:
Щелкунчик, op. 71: Действие II, Картина III, no. 14c. Па-де-де: Вариация II: Танец Феи Драже (The Nutcracker, Op. 71: Act II, Scene III. Pas de Deux: Variation II: Dance of the sugar-plum fairy, Variation II: Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy)
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky2:06
16Nutcracker Suite, op. 71a, TH. 35: 2c. Russian Dance (Trepak)
orchestra:
Berliner Philharmoniker (Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra) (in 1978-06)
conductor:
Mstislav Rostropovich (cellist/conductor) (in 1978-06)
recording of:
The Nutcracker (suite from the ballet), op. 71a: II. Danses caractéristiques: c) Danse russe. Trépak. Tempo di Trepak, molto vivace (in 1978-06)
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer)
part of:
The Nutcracker (suite from the ballet), op. 71a: II. Danses caractéristiques
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky1:10
17Nutcracker Suite, op. 71a, TH. 35: 2d. Arabian Dance (Coffee)
orchestra:
Berliner Philharmoniker (Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra) (in 1978-06)
conductor:
Mstislav Rostropovich (cellist/conductor) (in 1978-06)
recording of:
The Nutcracker (suite from the ballet), op. 71a: II. Danses caractéristiques: d) Danse arabe. Allegretto (in 1978-06)
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer)
part of:
The Nutcracker (suite from the ballet), op. 71a: II. Danses caractéristiques
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky3:46
18Nutcracker Suite, op. 71a, TH. 35: 2e. Chinese Dance (Tea)
orchestra:
Berliner Philharmoniker (Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra) (in 1978-06)
conductor:
Mstislav Rostropovich (cellist/conductor) (in 1978-06)
recording of:
The Nutcracker (suite from the ballet), op. 71a: II. Danses caractéristiques: e) Danse chinoise. Allegro moderato (in 1978-06)
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer)
part of:
The Nutcracker (suite from the ballet), op. 71a: II. Danses caractéristiques
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky1:14
19Nutcracker Suite, op. 71a, TH. 35: 2f. Dance of the Reed-Pipes (Mirlitons)
orchestra:
Berliner Philharmoniker (Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra) (in 1978-06)
conductor:
Mstislav Rostropovich (cellist/conductor) (in 1978-06)
recording of:
The Nutcracker (suite from the ballet), op. 71a: II. Danses caractéristiques: f) Danse des mirlitons. Moderato assai (in 1978-06)
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer)
part of:
The Nutcracker (suite from the ballet), op. 71a: II. Danses caractéristiques
revision of:
Щелкунчик, op. 71: Действие II, Картина III, no. 12e. Дивертисмент (д) Танец пастушков (Dance of the shepherds)
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky2:35
20Nutcracker Suite, op. 71a, TH. 35: III. Waltz of the Flowers
orchestra:
Berliner Philharmoniker (Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra) (in 1978-06)
conductor:
Mstislav Rostropovich (cellist/conductor) (in 1978-06)
recording of:
The Nutcracker (suite from the ballet), op. 71a: III. Valse des fleurs. Tempo di Valse (in 1978-06)
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer)
part of:
The Nutcracker (suite from the ballet), op. 71a
revision of:
Щелкунчик, op. 71: Действие II, Картина III, no. 13. Вальс цветов (The Nutcracker, op. 71: Act II, Scene III. Waltz of the flowers, valse des fleurs; waltz of the flowers)
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky6:45