The Best Carols in the World... Ever

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1Hark the Herald Angels Sing
producer:
Christopher Bishop (conductor/producer)
brass:
Philip Jones Brass Ensemble
organ:
Ian Hare (British organist and composer)
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
conductor:
Sir David Willcocks (UK composer, organist, choral conductor)
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
recording of:
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing (arr. Willcocks)
additional lyricist:
George Whitefield (in 1753)
lyricist:
Charles Wesley (hymn writer) (in 1739)
additional composer:
William H. Cummings (in 1855)
composer:
Felix Mendelssohn (composer) (in 1840)
arranger:
Sir David Willcocks (UK composer, organist, choral conductor)
publisher:
Oxford University Press
arrangement of:
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing (Christmas carol)
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge4:12
2I Saw Three Ships
The Bach Choir1:44
3The First Nowell
producer:
Christopher Bishop (conductor/producer)
organ:
Francis Grier (composer, organist and choir director)
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
arranger:
Philip Ledger
balance engineer:
Neville Boyling (engineer) and Robert Gooch (British classical sound engineer, active from late 1950's)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1976)
recording of:
The First Noël
publisher:
William B. Sandys (in 1823, in 1833)
additional lyricist:
Davies Gilbert (in 1823)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
additional arranger:
John Stainer (in 1871)
arranger:
Davies Gilbert (in 1823)
part of:
The New English Hymnal (hymn book) (number: 36)
arrangement of:
The First Nowell
part of:
Meet Me in St. Louis (1944 musical film soundtrack)
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge4:57
4God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen
The Bach Choir3:13
5While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks by Night
The Bach Choir2:44
6A Virgin Unspotted
conductor:
Andrew Parrott (conductor)
performer:
The Taverner Choir, Consort & Players
Taverner Consort Choir3:17
7Once in Royal David's City
Clare College Singers & Orchestra4:05
8In 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, Cambridge4:37
9It Came Upon the Midnight Clear
The Huddersfield Choral Society2:43
10In Dulci Jubilo
Clare College Singers & Orchestra2:46
11O Little Town of Bethlehem
organ:
Francis Grier (composer, organist and choir director) (on 1975-12-22)
soprano recorder:
Thomas Armstrong (on 1975-12-22)
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge (on 1975-12-22)
conductor:
Sir Philip Ledger (on 1975-12-22)
additional arranger:
Thomas Armstrong and Philip Ledger
arranger:
Philip Ledger
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1976)
recorded at:
King’s College Chapel in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom (on 1975-12-22)
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.) (on 1975-12-22)
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.)
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge3:32
12Past Three-A-Clock
The Bach Choir3:10
13The Coventry Carol
Mediæval Bæbes4:29
14Away in a Manger
The Choir of Temple Church2:20
15Nativity Carol
recording of:
Nativity Carol
lyricist and composer:
John Rutter (English choral music composer, conductor, arranger and producer, born 1945)
publisher:
Oxford University Press
Clare College Singers & Orchestra4:13
16Unto Us Is Born a Son
The Huddersfield Choral Society1:51
17Silent 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, Cambridge3:08
18Ding Dong Merrily on High
The Bach Choir1:57
19We Wish You a Merry Christmas
The Bach Choir1:32
20The Lord at First Did Adam Make
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 Lord at First Did Adam Make (arr. Willcocks)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Sir David Willcocks (UK composer, organist, choral conductor)
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge3:19
21Up! Good Christen Folk and Listen
The Bach Choir1:18
22Infant Holy, Infant Lowly
Clare College Singers & Orchestra3:19
23O Little One Sweet
The Bach Choir2:54
24O Come, O Come Emmanuel
The Huddersfield Choral Society2:20
25The Twelve Days of Christmas
Clare College Singers & Orchestra3:10
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