The Mystery of Christmas

~ Release by Elora Festival Singers, Noel Edison (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

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Copyright: © 1998 Naxos
℗ 1998 Naxos

Annotation last modified on 2025-12-28 00:14 UTC.

Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1The Huron Carol
choir vocals:
The Elora Singers
conductor:
Noel Edison (conductor)
recording of:
The Huron Carol (arr. Anderson)
lyricist:
Jean de Brébeuf
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Robert Anderson (Canadian choral arranger)
translator:
Jesse Edgar Middleton
arrangement of:
Huron Carol (aka "Twas in the Moon of Wintertime")
Trad. Canadian / R. Anderson2:40
2Ring-a the News
choir vocals:
The Elora Singers
conductor:
Noel Edison (conductor)
recording of:
Ring-a the news
lyricist:
Robert Bruce Evans
composer:
Robert Bruce Evans (in 1989)
Robert Bruce Evans2:38
3O Come All Ye Faithful
choir vocals:
The Elora Singers
conductor:
Noel Edison (conductor)
arranger:
Noel Edison (conductor)
recording of:
O Come, All Ye Faithful (English version of Latin “Adeste fideles”)
lyricist and composer:
John Francis Wade (from 1740 until 1743)
translator:
Frederick Oakeley (in 1841)
arrangement of:
O Come, All Ye Faithful
translated version of:
Adeste fideles (original latin version)
Trad. / Noel Edison4:06
4In the Bleak Midwinter
choir vocals:
The Elora Singers
conductor:
Noel Edison (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)
Harold Edwin Darke4:58
5The 3 Kings: The Three Kings
choir vocals:
The Elora Singers
conductor:
Noel Edison (conductor)
recording of:
The Three Kings
lyricist:
Laurence Housman
composer:
Healey Willan (English-Canadian organist and composer) (in 1928)
Healey Willan2:56
6King Jesus Hath a Garden
choir vocals:
The Elora Singers
conductor:
Noel Edison (conductor)
recording of:
King Jesus hath a Garden
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
Trad. Dutch2:30
7Silent Night, H. 145
choir vocals:
The Elora Singers
conductor:
Noel Edison (conductor)
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
Franz Xaver Gruber3:08
8Tomorrow Shall be my Dancing Day
choir vocals:
The Elora Singers
conductor:
Noel Edison (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)
Trad.English / D. Willcocks2:07
9Une cantate de Noël, H. 212: Laudate Dominum
choir vocals:
The Elora Singers
conductor:
Noel Edison (conductor)
recording of:
Laudate Dominum (Une Cantate de Noël)
composer:
Arthur Honegger (composer)
publisher:
Salabert
Arthur Honegger2:20
104 Motets pour le temps de Noël, FP 152: No. 1, O Magnum Mysterium
choir vocals:
The Elora Singers
conductor:
Noel Edison (conductor)
recording of:
Quatre motets pour le temps de Noël: No. 1. O magnum mysterium
composer:
Francis Poulenc (French composer and pianist) (in 1952, from 1959 until 1960)
part of:
Quatre motets pour le temps de Noël, FP 152
Francis Poulenc3:14
114 Motets pour le temps de Noël, FP 152: No. 2, Quem vidistis pastores dicite
choir vocals:
The Elora Singers
conductor:
Noel Edison (conductor)
recording of:
Quatre motets pour le temps de Noël: No. 2. Quem vidistis pastores dicite
composer:
Francis Poulenc (French composer and pianist) (in 1951, from 1959 until 1960)
part of:
Quatre motets pour le temps de Noël, FP 152
Francis Poulenc3:04
124 Motets pour le temps de Noël, FP 152: No. 3, Videntes stellam
choir vocals:
The Elora Singers
conductor:
Noel Edison (conductor)
recording of:
Quatre motets pour le temps de Noël: No. 3. Videntes Stellam
composer:
Francis Poulenc (French composer and pianist) (in 1951, from 1959 until 1960)
part of:
Quatre motets pour le temps de Noël, FP 152
Francis Poulenc3:14
134 Motets pour le temps de Noël, FP 152: No. 4, Hodie Christus Natus Est
choir vocals:
The Elora Singers
conductor:
Noel Edison (conductor)
recording of:
Quatre motets pour le temps de Noël: No. 4. Hodie Christus natus est
composer:
Francis Poulenc (French composer and pianist) (in 1952, from 1959 until 1960)
part of:
Quatre motets pour le temps de Noël, FP 152
Francis Poulenc2:10
14Ding Dong Merrily on High
choir vocals:
The Elora Singers
conductor:
Noel Edison (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
Trad. French / D. Willcocks2:09
15Jesus Christ the Apple Tree
organ:
Michael Bloss (organist)
choir vocals:
The Elora Singers
conductor:
Noel Edison (conductor)
recording of:
Jesus Christ the Apple Tree
lyricist:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist)
composer:
Elizabeth Poston
Elizabeth Poston3:47
16What Sweeter Music
choir vocals:
The Elora Singers
conductor:
Noel Edison (conductor)
recording of:
What Sweeter Music
lyricist:
Robert Herrick (English poet)
composer:
John Rutter (English choral music composer, conductor, arranger and producer, born 1945) (in 1988)
publisher:
Oxford University Press
John Rutter5:00
17The Linden Tree Carol
choir vocals:
The Elora Singers
conductor:
Noel Edison (conductor)
recording of:
The Linden Tree Carol
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
[traditional]1:41
18A Hymn to the Virgin
choir vocals:
The Elora Singers
conductor:
Noel Edison (conductor)
recording of:
A Hymn to the Virgin
lyricist:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist)
composer:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (from 1930-07-09 until 1934-04-29)
premiered at:
[event] (1931-01-05)
publisher:
Boosey & Hawkes (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Benjamin Britten3:15
19Star in the South
choir vocals:
The Elora Singers
conductor:
Noel Edison (conductor)
recording of:
Star in the South (arr. Sargent)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Sir Malcolm Sargent (conductor)
Trad. Polish / Malcolm Sargent3:19
20Festgesang, MWV D 4 "Gutenberg-Kantate": No. 2, Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
choir vocals:
The Elora Singers
conductor:
Noel Edison (conductor)
recording of:
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing (Christmas carol)
additional lyricist:
George Whitefield (in 1753)
lyricist:
Charles Wesley (hymn writer) (in 1739)
composer:
Felix Mendelssohn (composer) (in 1840)
arranger:
William H. Cummings (in 1855)
part of:
The New English Hymnal (hymn book) (number: 26)
Felix Mendelssohn3:15
21God Is with us: A Christmas Proclamation
choir vocals:
The Elora Singers
conductor:
Noel Edison (conductor)
recording of:
God Is With Us
composer:
John Tavener (20th century composer) (in 1987)
John Tavener5:01

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