All Time Christmas Greats

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1O Come All Ye Faithful
choir vocals:
Cathedral Choir of St. John the Divine, New York City
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)
John Francis Wade6:30
2Concerto no. 8 in G minor “Christmas Concerto”
orchestra:
Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra
conductor:
Nicholas McGegan
recording of:
Concerto Grosso in G minor, op. 6 no. 8 “Fatto per la notte di Natale” (Christmas Concerto)
composer:
Arcangelo Corelli (Italian baroque composer and violinist)
part of:
12 concerti grossi, op. 6
Arcangelo Corelli12:11
3Missa Papae Marcelli - Sanctus and Benedictus
choir vocals:
Cathedral Choir of St. John the Divine, New York City
recording of:
Missa Papae Marcelli: IV. Sanctus
composer:
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (Italian composer, 1525–1594)
part of:
Missa Papae Marcelli
recording of:
Missa Papae Marcelli: V. Benedictus
composer:
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (Italian composer, 1525–1594)
part of:
Missa Papae Marcelli
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina5:08
4Puer natus in Bethlehem
orchestra:
Galliard Brass Ensemble (American ensemble)
instrumental recording of:
Puer natus in Bethlehem
lyricist and composer:
Samuel Scheidt (composer)
part of:
Samuel-Scheidt-Werke-Verzeichnis (number: SSWV 18)
Samuel Scheidt3:23
5The Childhood of Christ - The Shepherds’ Farewell
choir vocals:
John Alldis Chorus (The John Alldis Choir)
orchestra:
English Chamber Orchestra
conductor:
Philip Ledger
recording of:
L'Enfance du Christ, op. 25 : Deuxième partie no. 8. Adieu des bergers à la sainte famille « Il s'en va loin de la terre » (Les bergers) (“The Shepherds' Farewell”)
lyricist and composer:
Hector Berlioz (French composer)
part of:
L'Enfance du Christ : Deuxième partie « La Fuite en Égypte »
Hector Berlioz4:44
6In dulci jubilo, BWV 608 (Orgel-Buchlein)
engineer:
Paul Vavasseur (engineer) (from 1975-04 until 1976-02)
producer:
Eric Macleod (producer) (from 1975-04 until 1976-02)
organ:
Lionel Rogg (organist) (from 1975-04 until 1976-02)
recorded at:
Vor Frelsers Kirke in Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark (from 1975-04 until 1976-02)
recording of:
In dulci jubilo, BWV 608 (from 1975-04 until 1976-02)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
part of:
Das Orgel-Büchlein (number: 10) and Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis (number: BWV 608)
version of:
In dulci iubilo (original traditional version in macaronic alteration of medieval German and Latin, use also for unspecified versions)
Johann Sebastian Bach1:35
7Veni, veni, Emmanuel
vocals:
Brian Bedford (Artisan), Jacey Bedford and Hilary Spencer
recording of:
Veni, veni, Emmanuel
composer:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist)
is based on:
Bone Jesu dulcis cunctis
is based on:
Veni, veni, Emmanuel (text)
[traditional]3:23
8Christmas Oratorio - ‘Jauchzet, frohlocket, auf, preiset die Tage’
choir vocals:
Eric Ericson Chamber Choir
orchestra:
Drottningholm Baroque Ensemble
conductor:
Eric Ericson
recording of:
Weihnachts‐Oratorium, BWV 248: Teil I, I. Coro „Jauchzet, frohlocket“
premiered in:
Leipzig, Sachsen (Saxony), Germany (on 1734-12-25)
composed in:
Leipzig, Sachsen (Saxony), Germany (from 1734 until 1735)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
is based on:
Kantate, BWV 214 "Tönet, ihr Pauken! Erschallet, Trompeten!": I. Coro "Tönet, ihr Pauken! Erschallet, Trompeten!"
part of:
Weihnachts-Oratorium, BWV 248 (Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248, "Christmas Oratorio")
Johann Sebastian Bach7:40
9Hodie Christus natus est
choir vocals:
Cathedral Choir of St. John the Divine, New York City
recording of:
Hodie Christus natus est
composer:
Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck (composer and organist)
part of:
Sweelinck-Werke Verzeichnis (number: SwWV 163)
Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck2:52
10Christmas Eve Suite - Christmas Night
orchestra:
Armenian Philharmonic Orchestra (Armenian National Philharmonic Orchestra)
conductor:
Loris Tjeknavorian
partial recording of:
Suite from "Christmas Eve"
composer:
Николай Андреевич Римский‐Корсаков (Nikolai Rimsky‐Korsakov, Russian composer) (in 1903)
is based on:
Christmas Eve
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov5:46
11O magnum mysterium
choir vocals:
Cathedral Choir of St. John the Divine, New York City
recording of:
O magnum mysterium
composer:
Tomás Luis de Victoria (Spanish Renaissance composer) (in 1572)
Tomás Luis de Victoria5:12
12Messiah - Hallelujah Chorus
choir vocals:
Winchester Cathedral Choir
orchestra:
London Handel Orchestra
conductor:
Martin Neary (English organist and choral conductor)
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
George Frideric Handel3:58

Credits

Release

mastering:Hugh Burston
copyrighted (©) by and phonographic copyright (℗) by:Classic FM Records (UK radio and label) (in 1995)
mastered at:Chop ’em Out in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
part of:The Essential Music Collection (Classic FM) (number: 4)