A Fantastic Christmas - Christmas Favorites Chosen by Classical Music Fans

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Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Deck the hall (arr. J. Rutter for choir)
[traditional]2:03
2Here is the little door
choir vocals:
City of London Choir
conductor:
Hilary Davan Wetton (conductor)
recording of:
Here Is the Little Door
lyricist:
Frances Chesterton
composer:
Herbert Howells (English composer) (in 1918)
part of:
Three Carol-Anthems
Herbert Howells3:28
3Angels We have Heard On High (arr. P. Breiner for orchestra)
orchestra:
Nicolaus Esterházy Sinfonia (from 1993-05-16 until 1993-05-19)
conductor:
Peter Breiner (pianist, conductor, composer) (from 1993-05-16 until 1993-05-19)
arranger:
Peter Breiner (pianist, conductor, composer)
recorded at:
Reformed Church in Budapest, Hungary (from 1993-05-16 until 1993-05-19)
recording of:
Angels We Have Heard on High (from 1993-05-16 until 1993-05-19)
lyricist:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
translator:
James Chadwick (bishop) (in 1862)
version of:
Les Anges dans nos campagnes
[anonymous]3:20
4Serse (Xerxes), HWV 40, Act I: Ombra mai fu, “Largo” (arr. for oboe and orchestra)
orchestra:
Capella Istropolitana
conductor:
Richard Edlinger (conductor and composer)
recording of:
Serse, HWV 40: Atto I. Arioso “Ombra mai fù” (“largo”; catch‐all for arrangements)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer)
arrangement of:
Serse, HWV 40: Atto I, no. 2. Arioso “Ombra mai fù” (Serse)
George Frideric Handel3:42
5Messiah, HWV 56 (Choruses): For Unto Us a Child is Born
producer:
Hubert Geschwandtner (producer/engineer) (from 1989-09-01 until 1989-09-05) and Karol Kopernický (producer) (from 1989-09-01 until 1989-09-05)
choir vocals:
Bratislava City Choir (from 1989-09-01 until 1989-09-05)
orchestra:
Capella Istropolitana (from 1989-09-01 until 1989-09-05)
conductor:
Richard Edlinger (conductor and composer) and Jaroslav Krček (Jaroslav Krcek) (from 1989-09-01 until 1989-09-05)
chorus master:
Ladislav Holásek (from 1989-09-01 until 1989-09-05)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
HNH International Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1989)
recorded at:
Concert Hall of the Slovak Philharmonic in Bratislava, Bratislavský kraj (Bratislava Region), Slovakia (from 1989-09-01 until 1989-09-05)
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 12. Chorus “For unto us a Child is born”
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1741)
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I
George Frideric Handel4:03
6A Ceremony of Carols, op. 28: In Freezing Winter Night
choir vocals:
New London Children’s Choir (from 1994-09-17 until 1994-09-18)
conductor:
Ronald Corp (British composer and conductor) (from 1994-09-17 until 1994-09-18)
recorded at:
All Hallows’ Church (Gospel Oak) in Hampstead, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1994-09-17 until 1994-09-18)
recording of:
A Ceremony of Carols, op. 28: VIII. In Freezing Winter Night (from 1994-09-17 until 1994-09-18)
lyricist:
Robert Southwell
composer:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (in 1942)
part of:
A Ceremony of Carols, op. 28
Benjamin Britten3:41
7In terra pax, Christmas Scene, op. 39
celesta:
Mark Williams (organist, choir director) (on 2009-07-12)
baritone vocals:
Roderick Williams (British baritone and composer) (on 2009-07-12)
choir vocals:
City of London Choir (on 2009-07-12)
soprano vocals:
Julia Doyle (soprano) (on 2009-07-12)
orchestra:
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra (on 2009-07-12)
conductor:
Hilary Davan Wetton (conductor) (on 2009-07-12)
recording of:
In Terra Pax, op. 39 (on 2009-07-12)
composer:
Gerald Finzi (composer) (in 1954)
publisher:
Boosey & Hawkes Music Publishers, Ltd
part of:
Works of Gerald Finzi by opus number (number: op. 39)
Gerald Finzi16:10
8Old Christmas Music: V. Mykola Leontovych: Carol of the Bells
Philip Lane2:02
9Sleigh Ride
engineer:
Neil Pemberton (BBC Recording Engineer)
producer:
Neil Varley (BBC producer)
orchestra:
BBC Concert Orchestra
conductor:
Leonard Slatkin (conductor)
recorded at:
The Colosseum, Town Hall (Watford Colosseum, fka the Watford Town Hall Assembly Rooms 1939–1994, as CTS Colosseum since 1995, and as Watford Colosseum since 2011) in Watford, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Sleigh Ride
lyricist:
Mitchell Parish (in 1950)
composer:
Leroy Anderson (until 1948-02-10)
publisher:
EMI Harmonies Limited, EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated), EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd (not for release label use!) and Woodbury Music (aka Woodbury Music Company)
version of:
Sleigh Ride (original instrumental version)
Leroy Anderson2:45
10The Rose in the Middle of Winter
choir vocals:
Commotio (from 2013-04-05 until 2013-04-07)
conductor:
Matthew Berry (UK conductor) (from 2013-04-05 until 2013-04-07)
recorded at:
Keble College Chapel in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom (from 2013-04-05 until 2013-04-07)
recording of:
The Rose in the Middle of Winter (from 2013-04-05 until 2013-04-07)
composer:
Bob Chilcott (in 2009)
Bob Chilcott2:46
11Mid‐Winter (version for chorus, flute and harp)
flute:
Alice James (from 2013-04-05 until 2013-04-07)
harp:
Tanya Houghton (from 2013-04-05 until 2013-04-07)
choir vocals:
Commotio (from 2013-04-05 until 2013-04-07)
conductor:
Matthew Berry (UK conductor) (from 2013-04-05 until 2013-04-07)
recorded at:
Keble College Chapel in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom (from 2013-04-05 until 2013-04-07)
recording of:
Mid-Winter (from 2013-04-05 until 2013-04-07)
lyricist:
Bob Chilcott
composer:
Bob Chilcott (in 1994)
Bob Chilcott3:48
12Fantasia on Christmas Carols
baritone vocals:
Stephen Gadd (baritone) (from 2007-01-13 until 2007-01-14)
choir vocals:
Guildford Choral Society (from 2007-01-13 until 2007-01-14)
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (from 2007-01-13 until 2007-01-14)
conductor:
Hilary Davan Wetton (conductor) (from 2007-01-13 until 2007-01-14)
concertmaster:
Clio Gould (violinist, soloist‐director and orchestra‐leader) (from 2007-01-13 until 2007-01-14)
recording of:
Fantasia on Christmas Carols (from 2007-01-13 until 2007-01-14)
composer:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer) (in 1912)
Ralph Vaughan Williams11:47