The Holly & the Ivy

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1Three Kings
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
Choir Of King’s College, Cambridge2:42
2O Little Town of Bethlehem
organ:
Gavin Williams (organist)
choir vocals:
Guildford Cathedral Choir
conductor:
Barry Rose (organist / choirmaster)
recording of:
O Little Town of Bethlehem (traditional carol with the tune “Forest Green”, as sung in the UK and the Episcopal Church in the U.S.)
lyricist:
Phillips Brooks (in 1868)
additional composer:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer) (in 1906)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer)
publisher:
Oxford University Press (in 1906)
part of:
The New English Hymnal (hymn book) (number: 32)
is based on:
The Ploughboy's Dream
version of:
O Little Town of Bethlehem (traditional carol with the tune “St. Louis”, as commonly sung in the U.S.)
The Cathedral Choir, Guildford3:47
3The Holly and the Ivy
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
The Choir Of King’s College, Cambridge3:07
4God Rest You Merry Gentlemen
The Bach Choir3:07
5Good King Wenceslas
organ:
Gavin Williams (organist)
choir vocals:
Guildford Cathedral Choir
conductor:
Barry Rose (organist / choirmaster)
recorded at:
Guildford Cathedral in Guildford, Surrey, England, United Kingdom (in 1966)
recording of:
Good King Wenceslas
lyricist:
John Mason Neale (in 1853)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist) (from 1201 until 1301)
arranger:
Thomas Helmore (in 1853)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 24754)
is based on:
Tempus adest floridum (13th-century carol)
The Cathedral Choir, Guildford3:03
6Silent Night
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)
Choir Of King’s College, Cambridge3:02
7Away in a Manger
The Choir Of Westminster Abbey2:45
8Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
The Bach Choir3:19
9Once in Royal David's City
The Cathedral Choir, Exeter4:30
10It Came Upon a Midnight Clear
organ:
John Wells (concert organist and composer)
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
conductor:
Sir David Willcocks (UK composer, organist, choral conductor)
recorded at:
King’s College Chapel in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
It Came Upon the Midnight Clear (“Noel” version, descant Willcocks) (on 1969-07-29)
lyricist:
Edmund Sears (American church author) (in 1849)
composer:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
additional arranger:
Sir David Willcocks (UK composer, organist, choral conductor)
arranger:
Arthur Sullivan (Sir Arthur Sullivan, composer)
arrangement of:
It Came Upon the Midnight Clear (“Noel” version)
Choir Of King’s College, Cambridge3:29
11The First Noel
The Cathedral Choir, Exeter5:25
12I Saw Three Ships
producer:
Brian Culverhouse (classical producer and engineer, active from 1960s)
instruments:
Harry Gabb (organist)
organ:
Harry Gabb (organist)
choir vocals:
St. Paul’s Cathedral Choir (London)
conductor:
Dr J Dykes Bower (organist and choir master)
recorded at:
St Paul’s Cathedral in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1967)
recording of:
I Saw Three Ships (arr. Willcocks)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Sir David Willcocks (UK composer, organist, choral conductor)
arrangement of:
I Saw Three Ships
The Choir Of St Paul’s Cathedral1:57
13In the Bleak Midwinter
organ:
John Wells (concert organist and composer)
baritone vocals and solo 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:
In the Bleak Midwinter (Harold Edwin Darke version)
lyricist:
Christina Rossetti
composer:
Harold Edwin Darke (in 1909)
publisher:
Oxford University Press
version of:
In the Bleak Midwinter (poem)
Choir Of King’s College, Cambridge4:32
14A Christmas Carol
The Bach Choir2:07
15While Shepherds Watched
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)
Choir Of King’s College, Cambridge2:49
16A Child Is Born
The Bach Choir2:38
17In Dulci Jubilo
The Choir Of Westminster Abbey4:02
18Coventry Carol
The Bach Choir2:16
19Ding Dong Merrily
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
Choir Of King’s College, Cambridge2:17
20O Come All Ye Faithful
The Cathedral Choir, Exeter4:00