100 Christmas Masterworks

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1Once in Royal David's City
organ:
Simon Johnson (organist) (in 2015-06)
choir vocals:
St. Paul’s Cathedral Choir (London) (in 2015-06)
treble vocals:
Nathaniel Morley (treble) (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:
Once in Royal David’s City (arr. Rutter) (in 2015-06)
lyricist:
Cecil Frances Alexander (in 1848)
composer:
Henry John Gauntlett (in 1849)
arranger:
John Rutter (English choral music composer, conductor, arranger and producer, born 1945)
arrangement of:
Once in Royal David’s City
Henry John Gauntlett3:12
2O Come All Ye Faithful
organ:
Simon Johnson (organist) (in 2015-06)
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:
O Come, All Ye Faithful (English version of Latin “Adeste fideles”) (in 2015-06)
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)
John Francis Wade3:57
3Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
pipe organ [organ]:
Christopher Herrick (organist)
choir vocals:
Choir of Westminster Abbey
conductor:
Simon Preston (organist, conductor, composer)
arranger:
Sir David Willcocks (UK composer, organist, choral 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 Mendelssohn2:22
4In the Bleak Midwinter
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:
In the Bleak Midwinter (Gustav Holst version) (in 2015-06)
lyricist:
Christina Rossetti
composer:
Gustav Holst (composer) (in 1906)
part of:
The New English Hymnal (hymn book) (number: 28)
is based on:
Cranham (hymn tune)
version of:
In the Bleak Midwinter (poem)
part of:
3 Hymns for the English Hymnal
Gustav Holst4:44
5O Little Town of Bethlehem
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
conductor:
Sir David Willcocks (UK composer, organist, choral conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Limited (not a release label; for copyrights use only) (in 1965)
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.)
Ralph Vaughan Williams3:04
6I Saw Three Ships
choir vocals:
Choir of Clare College, Cambridge (in 1979)
orchestra:
Orchestra of Clare College, Cambridge (in 1979)
conductor:
John Rutter (English choral music composer, conductor, arranger and producer, born 1945) (in 1979)
recording of:
I Saw Three Ships (for choir and orchestra, arr. Rutter) (in 1979)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
John Rutter (English choral music composer, conductor, arranger and producer, born 1945)
arrangement of:
I Saw Three Ships
[traditional]2:14
7Es ist ein' Ros' entsprungen (Speierisches Gesangbuch)
producer:
Christopher Alder (editor/engineer/producer)
editor:
Karl-August Naegler (balance engineer)
choir vocals:
Dresdner Kreuzchor (from 1996-01 until 1996-03)
conductor:
Matthias Jung (German choral conductor) (from 1996-01 until 1996-03)
balance engineer:
Klaus Hiemann (engineer/producer) (from 1996-01 until 1996-03)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Deutsche Grammophon GmbH (this is the company; for release labels, use “Deutsche Grammophon”) (in 1996)
recorded at:
Lukaskirche (Lutheran church in Dresden, used since sometime after WWII as a recording studio) in Dresden, Sachsen (Saxony), Germany (from 1996-01 until 1996-03)
recording of:
Die Weihnachtsgeschichte, op. 10: II. (Choral) Es ist ein Ros' entsprungen (from 1996-01 until 1996-03)
composer:
Hugo Distler (German composer, organist & choral conductor, 1908-1942)
is based on:
Es ist ein Ros entsprungen (original anonymous version)
part of:
Die Weihnachtsgeschichte, op. 10
Hugo Distler4:15
8Still, weil's Kindlein schlafen will
orchestra:
Brass Ensemble of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polydor International GmbH (not for release label use!) (in 1977)
instrumental recording of:
Still, Still, Still
lyricist:
Georg Götsch
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
[traditional]0:49
9The first Nowell
organ:
Simon Preston (organist, conductor, composer)
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge (in 1961)
conductor:
Sir David Willcocks (UK composer, organist, choral conductor) (in 1961)
arranger:
Sir David Willcocks (UK composer, organist, choral conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Limited (not a release label; for copyrights use only) (in 1961)
recorded at:
King’s College Cambridge in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom (in 1961)
recording of:
The First Nowell (in 1961)
lyricist, writer and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 682)
recording of:
The First Nowell (David Willcocks arrangement)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Sir David Willcocks (UK composer, organist, choral conductor)
arrangement of:
The First Nowell
[traditional]4:48
10Adventi ének (Veni, Veni Emmanuel)
producer:
Christopher Alder (editor/engineer/producer)
editor:
Karl-August Naegler (balance engineer)
choir vocals:
Dresdner Kreuzchor (from 1996-01 until 1996-03)
conductor:
Matthias Jung (German choral conductor) (from 1996-01 until 1996-03)
balance engineer:
Klaus Hiemann (engineer/producer) (from 1996-01 until 1996-03)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Deutsche Grammophon GmbH (this is the company; for release labels, use “Deutsche Grammophon”) (in 1996)
recorded at:
Lukaskirche (Lutheran church in Dresden, used since sometime after WWII as a recording studio) in Dresden, Sachsen (Saxony), Germany (from 1996-01 until 1996-03)
recording of:
Adventi ének (from 1996-01 until 1996-03)
composer:
Kodály Zoltán (Zoltán Kodály, Hungarian composer) (in 1943)
Kodály Zoltán3:54
11Up! Good Christen Folk, and Listen
choir vocals:
Choir of Westminster Abbey
recording of:
Up! Good Christen Folk, and Listen
lyricist:
George Ratcliffe Woodward (in 1901)
composer:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
George Ratcliffe Woodward
publisher:
Oxford University Press
is based on:
O quam mundum
George Ratcliffe Woodward1:22
12Gaudete
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:
Gaudete (in 2015-06)
composer:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
[traditional]1:40
13Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht
producer:
Christopher Alder (editor/engineer/producer)
editor:
Karl-August Naegler (balance engineer)
choir vocals:
Dresdner Kreuzchor (from 1996-01 until 1996-03)
conductor:
Matthias Jung (German choral conductor) (from 1996-01 until 1996-03)
arranger:
Donald Fraser (composer and conductor)
balance engineer:
Klaus Hiemann (engineer/producer) (from 1996-01 until 1996-03)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Deutsche Grammophon GmbH (this is the company; for release labels, use “Deutsche Grammophon”) (in 1996)
recorded at:
Lukaskirche (Lutheran church in Dresden, used since sometime after WWII as a recording studio) in Dresden, Sachsen (Saxony), Germany (from 1996-01 until 1996-03)
recording of:
Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht (from 1996-01 until 1996-03)
lyricist:
Josef Mohr (composer/author) (in 1816)
composer:
Franz Xaver Gruber (composer/author) (in 1818)
part of:
Oh, What a Lovely War! (stage musical)
Franz Xaver Gruber3:35
14Ther is no rose of swych vertu
choir vocals:
Gabrieli Consort (from 2007-07-19 until 2007-07-21)
conductor:
Paul McCreesh (conductor) (from 2007-07-19 until 2007-07-21)
recorded at:
Ely Cathedral: Lady Chapel in Ely, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom (from 2007-07-19 until 2007-07-21)
recording of:
There Is No Rose of Such Virtu (15th century carol) (from 2007-07-19 until 2007-07-21)
lyricist and composer:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist)
is based on:
There Is No Rose
[traditional]4:57
15The Holly and the Ivy
choir vocals:
Choir of Westminster Abbey
conductor:
Simon Preston (organist, conductor, composer)
recording of:
The Holly and the Ivy (arr. Davies)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Sir Henry Walford Davies (English organist and composer)
arrangement of:
The Holly and the Ivy
[traditional]3:33
16God rest ye merry, gentlemen
instruments:
Philip Jones Brass Ensemble
choir vocals:
The Bach Choir
conductor:
Sir David Willcocks (UK composer, organist, choral conductor)
recording of:
God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen (arr. Willcocks)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Sir David Willcocks (UK composer, organist, choral conductor)
arrangement of:
God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen (traditional, no arrangement credits here)
[traditional]2:58
17A Shepherd's Carol
pipe organ [organ]:
Christopher Herrick (organist)
choir vocals:
Choir of Westminster Abbey
vocals:
Choir of Westminster Abbey
conductor:
Simon Preston (organist, conductor, composer)
recording of:
A Shepherd's Carol
lyricist:
W. H. Auden
composer:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist)
Benjamin Britten5:00
18Maria durch ein Dornwald ging
producer:
Christopher Alder (editor/engineer/producer)
editor:
Karl-August Naegler (balance engineer)
choir vocals:
Dresdner Kreuzchor (from 1996-01 until 1996-03)
conductor:
Matthias Jung (German choral conductor) (from 1996-01 until 1996-03)
balance engineer:
Klaus Hiemann (engineer/producer) (from 1996-01 until 1996-03)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Deutsche Grammophon GmbH (this is the company; for release labels, use “Deutsche Grammophon”) (in 1996)
recorded at:
Lukaskirche (Lutheran church in Dresden, used since sometime after WWII as a recording studio) in Dresden, Sachsen (Saxony), Germany (from 1996-01 until 1996-03)
recording of:
Drei Weihnachtliche Liedsätze: Nr. 1. Maria durch ein Dornwald ging (from 1996-01 until 1996-03)
composer:
Heinrich Kaminski
part of:
Drei Weihnachtliche Liedsätze
recording of:
Maria durch ein Dornwald ging
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
[traditional]2:08
19Ding Dong! Merrily on High
pipe organ [organ]:
Christopher Herrick (organist)
vocals:
Choir of Westminster Abbey
conductor:
Simon Preston (organist, conductor, composer)
recording of:
Ding Dong! Merrily on High (arr. Charles Wood)
lyricist:
George Ratcliffe Woodward
composer:
Thoinot Arbeau (Artist name of Jehan Tabourot (“Orchesographie”))
arranger:
Charles Wood (Irish composer)
arrangement of:
Ding Dong! Merrily on High
Thoinot Arbeau2:00
208 geistliche Gesänge, op. 138: IV. Unser lieben Frauen Traum
choir vocals:
Thomanerchor Leipzig
conductor:
Georg Christoph Biller (conductor)
recording of:
Unser lieben Frauen Traum, op. 138, Nr. 4
composer:
Max Reger (German composer) (in 1914)
part of:
8 Geistliche Gesänge, op. 138
Max Reger2:13
21Birjina gaztettobat zegoen
conductor:
Paul McCreesh (conductor)
recording of:
Birjina gaztetto bat zegoen
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
is based on:
Angelus ad virginem
[traditional]2:31
22Jesus Christ the Apple Tree
pipe organ [organ]:
Christopher Herrick (organist)
vocals:
Choir of Westminster Abbey
conductor:
Simon Preston (organist, conductor, composer)
Elizabeth Poston2:54
238 geistliche Gesänge, op. 138: III. Nachtlied
choir vocals:
Thomanerchor Leipzig
conductor:
Georg Christoph Biller (conductor)
recording of:
Nachtlied, op. 138, Nr. 3
lyricist:
Petrus Herbert
composer:
Max Reger (German composer) (in 1914)
part of:
8 Geistliche Gesänge, op. 138
Max Reger2:48
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