The Best Carols in the World... Ever

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

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2▼CD
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Good King Wenceslas
The Huddersfield Choral Society2:33
2Cherry Tree Carol
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:
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
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge1:54
3Joy to the World!
The Huddersfield Choral Society1:30
4Here We Come A-Wassailing
Clare College Singers & Orchestra4:13
5See Amid the Winter's Snow
The Bach Choir3:48
6Gaudete
Mediæval Bæbes2:21
7The 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
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge3:13
8We've Been a While A-Wandering (Yorkshire Wassail Song)
The Bach Choir2:35
9We Three Kings of Orient Are
The Huddersfield Choral Society3:09
10Shepherd's Pipe Carol
Clare College Singers & Orchestra2:57
11Masters in This Hall
The Bach Choir4:05
12The Babe of Bethlehem
Taverner Consort Choir2:45
13A Spotless Rose
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge3:12
14Angel Tidings
Clare College Singers & Orchestra1:48
15When an Angel Host Entuned
The Bach Choir1:17
16As With Gladness, Men of Old
The Huddersfield Choral Society2:32
17Adam Lay Ibounden
Mediæval Bæbes3:13
18The Coming of Our King
Clare College Singers & Orchestra2:42
19Christ Was Born on Christmas Day
The Choir of Temple Church2:19
20A Christmas Carol
The Bach Choir2:10
21Sans Day Carol (Now the Holly Bears a Berry)
Clare College Singers & Orchestra3:23
22Gabriel's Message
The Bach Choir2:48
23The Chester Carol
Robert Tear & Mair Jones2:31
24Rocking
The Bach Choir2:06
25Methinks I See an Heav'nly Host
Taverner Consort Choir2:53
26Angels From the Realms of Glory
The Huddersfield Choral Society3:12
27O Come, All Ye Faithful
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”)
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge4:46

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ASIN:US: B00002438U [info]