Glorious Christmas

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 3 available)

Tracklist

1▶CD: Golden Voices Sing Treasured Favourites / Glorious Choirs Sing Golden Carols
2▶CD: Great Christmas Favourites
3▶CD: Magical Christmas Memories
4▼CD: Joyous Favourites Forever
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1Messiah: For Unto Us a Child is Born
recording engineer:
Kenneth Wilkinson (engineer) (from 1965-05-11 until 1965-05-22)
producer:
Charles Gerhardt (conductor, producer, arranger)
choir vocals:
Royal Choral Society (The Royal Choral Society) (from 1965-05-11 until 1965-05-22)
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (from 1965-05-11 until 1965-05-22)
conductor:
Sir Malcolm Sargent (conductor) (from 1965-05-11 until 1965-05-22)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Reader’s Digest Association Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1965)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1965-05-11 until 1965-05-22)
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 12. Chorus “For unto us a Child is born” (from 1965-05-11 until 1965-05-22)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1741)
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I
The Royal Choral Society5:13
2Gesu Bambino
engineer:
John Dunkerley (engineer)
producer:
Ray Minshull (record producer)
choir vocals:
Wandsworth Boys’ Choir (in 1976-01)
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)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Co. Ltd. (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:
Gesù bambino (in 1976-01)
lyricist:
Frederick Martens (US lyricist, early 20th century)
composer:
Pietro Yon (organist & composer) (in 1917)
Luciano Pavarotti4:28
3Messiah: Pastoral Symphony
orchestra:
The London Philharmonic Orchestra (London Philharmonic Orchestra, LPO; The Philharmonic Promenade Orchestra)
conductor:
Sir John Pritchard (conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Reader’s Digest Association Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1963)
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 13. Pastoral Symphony (Pifa)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1741)
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I
The London Philharmonic Orchestra3:20
4The Infant King
choir vocals:
Canterbury Cathedral Choir
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records (UK) Ltd. (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1975)
recording of:
Infant King
lyricist:
Sabine Baring‐Gould
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
Canterbury Cathedral Choir3:25
5I Wonder as I Wander
choir vocals:
John McCarthy Chorus
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Reader’s Digest Association Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1965)
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)
The John McCarthy Chorus4:33
6The Lord's Prayer
vocals:
Harry Secombe (actor, comedian, singer, television presenter)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Phonogram Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1968)
recording of:
The Lord’s Prayer
lyricist:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
composer:
Albert Hay Malotte (composer) (in 1935)
Harry Secombe2:50
7Break Forth O Beauteous Heavenly Light
organ:
William Davies (pianist, organist, composer)
choir vocals:
The Ambrosian Singers (aka Ambrosian Opera Chorus / Ambrosian Chorus / Ambrosian Choir)
orchestra:
Westminster Brass Ensemble (Tenth Presbyterian Church, Philadelphia, PA)
conductor:
John McCarthy (British choral conductor, scholar, composer and arranger)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Reader’s Digest Association Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1964)
recorded at:
Church of St. Gabriel the Archangel (Cricklewood) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248: “Break forth, O beauteous, heavenly light”
additional lyricist:
Fred Pratt Green
lyricist:
Johann von Rist (in 1641)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician) and Johann Schop
translator:
John Troutbeck (clergyman and translator) (in 1885)
translated version of:
Weihnachts-Oratorium, BWV 248: Teil II, XII. Choral „Brich an, o schönes Morgenlicht“
The Ambrosian Singers4:18
8Panis Angelicus
choir vocals:
St. Paul’s Cathedral Choir (London)
soprano vocals:
Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano)
orchestra:
English Chamber Orchestra
conductor:
Barry Rose (organist / choirmaster)
arranger:
Alan Boustead
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Co. Ltd. (The Decca Record Company Limited, not a release label; for copyrights use only) (in 1984)
recording of:
Messe solennelle en la majeur, op. 12 : V. Panis Angelicus
lyricist:
St. Thomas Aquinas
composer:
César Franck (Belgian‐born French composer) (in 1860)
part of:
Messe solennelle en la majeur, op. 12
recording of:
Panis Angelicus (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
César Franck (Belgian‐born French composer)
arrangement of:
Messe solennelle en la majeur, op. 12 : V. Panis Angelicus
Kiri Te Kanawa & St. Paul’s Cathedral Choir3:39
9Ave Maria
choir vocals:
Vienna Boys Choir (The Vienna Boys Choir)
tenor vocals:
Plácido Domingo (tenor)
orchestra:
Vienna Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Helmuth Froschauer (conductor and chorus master)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Records (UK) Limited (1987–1996) (in 1979)
recording of:
Ave Maria (Bach/Gounod)
lyricist:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician) and Charles Gounod (French composer) (in 1853)
is based on:
Méditation sur le Premier Prélude de Piano de S. Bach
is based on:
The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: Prelude and Fugue no. 1 in C major, BWV 846: Prelude
recording of:
Ave Maria (Schubert’s Ave Maria: Latin “Ave Maria” text sung to the tune of ‘Ellens Gesang III, op. 52 no. 6, D. 839 “Ave Maria”’)
lyricist:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist)
composer:
Franz Schubert (composer)
version 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)
Plácido Domingo & The Vienna Boys Choir5:28
10Christmas Concerto: Pastorale
orchestra:
The Mayfair Chamber Orchestra
conductor:
Neil Richardson
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Reader’s Digest Association Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1983)
recording of:
Concerto Grosso in G minor, op. 6 no. 8 “Christmas Concerto”: VI. Pastorale (Largo)
composer:
Arcangelo Corelli (Italian baroque composer and violinist)
part of:
Concerto Grosso in G minor, op. 6 no. 8 “Fatto per la notte di Natale” (Christmas Concerto)
The Mayfair Chamber Orchestra4:34
11Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring
choir vocals:
The Vienna Boys Choir
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Phonogram Ltd. (not for release label use!)
recording of:
Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring
orchestrator:
Leopold Stokowski (conductor)
lyricist:
Robert Bridges (poet)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
translated version of:
Kantate, BWV 147 „Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben“: Teil II, X. Choral „Jesus bleibet meine Freude“ (Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring)
The Vienna Boys Choir3:15
12Ave Maria
recording engineer:
John Dunkerley (engineer) and James Lock (James Locke, engineer)
engineer:
John Dunkerley (engineer)
producer:
Ray Minshull (record producer)
choir vocals:
Wandsworth Boys’ Choir (in 1976-01)
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)
chorus master:
Russell Burgess (in 1976-01)
arranger:
Douglas Gamley (film composer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Co. Ltd. (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:
Ave Maria (Bach/Gounod) (in 1976-01)
lyricist:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician) and Charles Gounod (French composer) (in 1853)
is based on:
Méditation sur le Premier Prélude de Piano de S. Bach
is based on:
The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: Prelude and Fugue no. 1 in C major, BWV 846: Prelude
recording of:
Ave Maria (Bach/Gounod) (in 1976)
lyricist:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician) and Charles Gounod (French composer) (in 1853)
is based on:
Méditation sur le Premier Prélude de Piano de S. Bach
is based on:
The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: Prelude and Fugue no. 1 in C major, BWV 846: Prelude
recording of:
Ave Maria (catch-all for arrangements of the Bach / Gounod work)
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)
Luciano Pavarotti0.52:57
13Messiah: I Know That My Redeemer Liveth
soprano vocals:
Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Co. Ltd. (The Decca Record Company Limited, not a release label; for copyrights use only) (in 1985)
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part III, no. 45. Air “I know that my Redeemer liveth” (Soprano)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1741)
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part III
Kiri Te Kanawa5:49
14Sweet Little Jesus Boy
recorded in:
England, United Kingdom
choir vocals:
The Roger Wagner Chorale (US / Los Angeles choir)
orchestra:
Sinfonia of London (John Wilson’s session orchestra)
conductor:
Roger Wagner
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records (UK) Ltd. (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1957)
recording of:
Sweet Little Jesus Boy
lyricist and composer:
Robert MacGimsey
publisher:
Carl Fischer LLC
The Roger Wagner Chorale3:29
15Messiah: Every Valley Shall Be Exalted
recording engineer:
Kenneth Wilkinson (engineer) (from 1965-05-11 until 1965-05-22)
producer:
Charles Gerhardt (conductor, producer, arranger)
tenor vocals:
Alexander Young (tenor) (from 1965-05-11 until 1965-05-22)
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (from 1965-05-11 until 1965-05-22)
conductor:
Sir Malcolm Sargent (conductor) (from 1965-05-11 until 1965-05-22)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Reader’s Digest Association Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1965)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1965-05-11 until 1965-05-22)
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 3. Air “Ev’ry valley shall be exalted” (Tenor)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1741)
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I
Alexander Young4:17
16O Divine Redeemer
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)
arranger:
Douglas Gamley (film composer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Co. Ltd. (The Decca Record Company Limited, not a release label; for copyrights use only) (in 1965)
recording of:
Repentir (“O Divine Redeemer”)
composer:
Charles Gounod (French composer)
Joan Sutherland6:08
17Messiah: Hallelujah Chorus
choir vocals:
The London Philharmonic Chorus
orchestra:
The London Philharmonic Orchestra (London Philharmonic Orchestra, LPO; The Philharmonic Promenade Orchestra)
conductor:
Sir John Pritchard (conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Reader’s Digest Association Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1963)
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 44. Chorus “Hallelujah”
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1741)
librettist:
Charles Jennens
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II
The London Philharmonic Orchestra & Chorus4:19

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