Christmas Through the Years

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Tracklist

1▶12" Vinyl: All-Time Christmas Favourites
2▶12" Vinyl: Christmas in the 50s
3▶12" Vinyl: Christmas in the 60s
4▶12" Vinyl: Christmas in the 70s and 80s
5▶12" Vinyl: Christmas Souvenirs
6▼12" Vinyl: The Joy of Christmas
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K1Joy (Jesu Joy of Man’s Desiring)
recording 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; catch‐all for arrangements and unknown orchestrations)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
arrangement 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)
Henry Mancini and His Orchestra3:14
K2While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks
recording of:
While Shepherds Watched their Flocks by Night (Winchester old version)
lyricist:
Nahum Tate
composer:
Christopher Tye (English composer & organist, c. 1505–1573)
arranger:
George Kirbye
is based on:
Song of the Angels, at the Nativity of Our Blessed Saviour
is based on:
Winchester Old
Harry Secombe2:48
K3Ave Maria
recording of:
Ave Maria, D. 839 (Schubert; catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Franz Schubert (composer) (in 1825)
arrangement 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)
Richard Clayderman2:42
k4O Holy Night
recording of:
O Holy Night
lyricist:
John Sullivan Dwight (in 1855)
composer:
Adolphe Adam (French composer) (in 1847)
arrangement of:
O holy night (arr. John Ebenezer West)
translated version of:
Cantique de Noël “Minuit chrétiens” (French original of “O Holy Night”)
Plácido Domingo3:59
K5The Holly and the Ivy
recording of:
The Holly and the Ivy
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 514)
Mantovani with The Mike Sammes Chorus and Singers3:16
K6Away in a Manger
recording of:
Away in a Manger (aka “Cradle Song” composed by William J. Kirkpatrick)
additional lyricist:
Charles Hutchinson Gabriel (in 1892)
lyricist:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist)
composer:
William James Kirkpatrick (hymn-writer) (in 1895)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 25304)
is based on:
Sweet Afton (set to music by Jonathan E. Spilman, 1837)
translated version of:
Y Preseb
Roger Whittaker1:40
K7See Amid the Winter Snow
recording of:
See Amid the Winter’s Snow (carol)
lyricist:
Edward Caswall (Anglican clergyman and hymn writer)
composer:
Sir John Goss (English organist and composer)
Julie Andrews3:59
L1Once in Royal David’s City
recording of:
Once in Royal David’s City
lyricist:
Cecil Frances Alexander (in 1848)
composer:
Henry John Gauntlett (in 1849)
part of:
The New English Hymnal (hymn book) (number: 34)
Mantovani with The Mike Sammes Chorus and Singers3:41
L2O Come, All Ye Faithful
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)
Julie Andrews2:21
L3I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day
recording of:
I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day
lyricist:
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (American poet)
composer:
Johnny Marks (American songwriter)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd. and St. Nicholas Music Inc.
is based on:
Christmas Bells
Plácido Domingo2:38
L4Christmas Concerto
arranger:
Gérard Salesses and Olivier Toussaint
recording of:
Concerto Grosso in G minor, op. 6 no. 8 “Fatto per la notte di Natale” (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Arcangelo Corelli (Italian baroque composer and violinist)
arrangement of:
Concerto Grosso in G minor, op. 6 no. 8 “Fatto per la notte di Natale” (Christmas Concerto)
Richard Clayderman3:39
L5The Christ-Child’s Lullaby
recording of:
The Christ-Child's Lullaby (from the Gaelic "Tàladh ar Slànaigheir")
additional composer:
Marjory Kennedy‐Fraser
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
Moira Anderson2:45
L6Good King Wenceslas
recording of:
Good King Wenceslas
lyricist:
John Mason Neale (in 1853)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist) (from 1201 until 1301)
arranger:
Thomas Helmore (in 1853)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 24754)
is based on:
Tempus adest floridum (13th-century carol)
Harry Secombe2:33
L7Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
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)
Roger Whittaker2:24

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copyrighted (©) by:The Reader’s Digest Association Limited (not for release label use!) (in 1985)
licensed from:CBS Records Ltd. (UK record company, subsidiary of CBS United Kingdom Ltd.)
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012)
Hal Shaper Ltd.
Jon Mat Records, Inc.
London Records Ltd. (not release label)
MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.)
Phonogram Ltd. (not for release label use!)
Polydor Records Ltd. (not for release label use! former name of Polydor Ltd. (UK) prior to 1972-09)
RCA Ltd. (UK arm of RCA)
Tembo Music Ltd. (music publisher founded by Roger Whittaker)
The Decca Record Co. Ltd. (The Decca Record Company Limited, not a release label; for copyrights use only)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/2789219 [info]
ASIN:US: B000ZPJBBY [info]