Classic Christmas Carols

~ Release by Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Stephen Cleobury (see all versions of this release, 3 available)

Tracklist

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1The First Nowell
organ:
Francis Grier (composer, organist and choir director)
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
conductor:
Philip Ledger
arranger:
Philip Ledger and Sir John Stainer
recording of:
The First Nowell
lyricist, writer and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 682)
[traditional]4:53
2In dulci jubilo
organ:
Francis Grier (composer, organist and choir director)
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
conductor:
Philip Ledger
recording of:
In dulci jubilo (macaronic of English and Latin)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger and translator:
Robert Lucas Pearsall (composer)
translated version of:
In dulci iubilo (original traditional version in macaronic alteration of medieval German and Latin, use also for unspecified versions)
[traditional]3:29
3O 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.)
[traditional]3:29
4I Saw Three Ships
organ:
Francis Grier (composer, organist and choir director)
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
conductor:
Philip Ledger
recording of:
I Saw Three Ships (arr. Ledger)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Philip Ledger
arrangement of:
I Saw Three Ships
[traditional]1:45
5It Came Upon the Midnight Clear
organ:
John Wells (concert organist and composer)
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
conductor:
Sir David Willcocks (UK composer, organist, choral conductor)
recorded at:
King’s College Chapel in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
It Came Upon the Midnight Clear (“Noel” version, descant Willcocks) (on 1969-07-29)
lyricist:
Edmund Sears (American church author) (in 1849)
composer:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
additional arranger:
Sir David Willcocks (UK composer, organist, choral conductor)
arranger:
Arthur Sullivan (Sir Arthur Sullivan, composer)
arrangement of:
It Came Upon the Midnight Clear (“Noel” version)
[traditional]3:32
6Away in a Manger
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
recording of:
Away in a Manger (Jaques arrangement of a Norman tune)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Reginald Jacques (choral and orchestral conductor)
publisher:
Oxford University Press
William J. Kirkpatrick2:10
7On Christmas Night All Christians Sing
organ:
John Wells (concert organist and composer)
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
conductor:
Sir David Willcocks (UK composer, organist, choral conductor)
recording of:
Sussex Carol (arr. Willcocks)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Sir David Willcocks (UK composer, organist, choral conductor)
publisher:
Oxford University Press
arrangement of:
Sussex Carol (On Christmas Night)
[traditional]1:53
8O Come, O Come, Emmanuel
organ:
Ian Hare (British organist and composer) (in 1971)
choir vocals:
King’s College Choir (in 1971)
conductor:
Sir David Willcocks (UK composer, organist, choral conductor) (in 1971)
arranger:
Sir David Willcocks (UK composer, organist, choral conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records (UK) Ltd. (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1971)
recorded at:
King’s College Chapel in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
O Come, O Come, Emmanuel (Lacey lyrics) (from 1970-12-21 until 1970-12-22)
composer:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Thomas Helmore
translator:
Thomas Alexander Lacey
part of:
The English Hymnal (1906) (number: 8)
translated version of:
Veni, veni, Emmanuel
revision of:
O Come, O Come, Emmanuel (Neale lyrics)
recording of:
O Come, O Come, Emmanuel (Lacey lyrics) (in 1971)
composer:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Thomas Helmore
translator:
Thomas Alexander Lacey
part of:
The English Hymnal (1906) (number: 8)
translated version of:
Veni, veni, Emmanuel
revision of:
O Come, O Come, Emmanuel (Neale lyrics)
recording of:
O Come, O Come, Emmanuel (Neale lyrics)
lyricist and translator:
John Mason Neale
composer:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Hymns Ancient and Modern (1861 edition (first edition)) (number: 36)
arrangement of:
Veni, veni, Emmanuel
translated version of:
Veni, veni, Emmanuel
[traditional]3:30
9Myn Lyking
organ:
Ian Hare (British organist and composer)
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge (in 1971)
conductor:
Sir David Willcocks (UK composer, organist, choral conductor) (in 1971)
recording of:
Myn Lyking
composer:
Sir Richard Runciman Terry
Richard Runciman Terry3:18
10Jesus Christ the Apple Tree
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
conductor:
Sir David Willcocks (UK composer, organist, choral conductor)
recording of:
Jesus Christ the Apple Tree
lyricist:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist)
composer:
Elizabeth Poston
Elizabeth Poston2:31
11All My Heart This Night Rejoices
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:
All My Heart This Night Rejoices
lyricist:
Paul Gerhardt (17th century hymn writer)
composer:
Johann Georg Ebeling
translator:
Catherine Winkworth
Johann Georg Ebeling2:02
12Dormi Jesu "The Virgin’s Cradle Hymn"
organ:
Benjamin Bayl (conductor) (on 1999-07-12)
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge (on 1999-07-12)
conductor:
Stephen Cleobury (organist, conductor) (on 1999-07-12)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1999)
recording of:
Dormi Jesu (The Virgin’s Cradle Hymn) (on 1999-07-12)
composer:
John Rutter (English choral music composer, conductor, arranger and producer, born 1945) (in 1999)
publisher:
Oxford University Press
sub-publisher:
ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
John Rutter4:27
13Riu, riu, chiu, la guarda ribera (No. 46 from Cancionero de Uppsala)
Mateo Flecha2:00
14Musicalisches Gesang-Buch: No. 203. O Jesulein süß, o Jesulein mild, BWV 493
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
conductor:
Stephen Cleobury (organist, conductor)
recorded at:
King’s College Chapel in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1999-06 until 2000-01)
recording of:
Geistliches Lied, BWV 493 "O Jesulein süß" (from 1999-06 until 2000-01)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
librettist:
Valentin Thilo der Jüngere
part of:
Musicalisches Gesang-Buch (Schemellis Gesangbuch, Schemelli´s Songbook) (number: 203), Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis (first edition, 1950, BWV¹) (number: BWV 493), Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis (second edition, 1990, BWV²) (number: BWV 493) and Bach Compendium (number: BC F 234)
Johann Sebastian Bach1:51
15The Shepherds' Cradle Song
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge (in 1971)
conductor:
Sir David Willcocks (UK composer, organist, choral conductor) (in 1971)
[traditional]3:40
16How Far Is It to Bethlehem?
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge (in 1971)
conductor:
Sir David Willcocks (UK composer, organist, choral conductor) (in 1971)
[traditional]2:14
17The Truth Sent from Above
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge (in 1971)
conductor:
Sir David Willcocks (UK composer, organist, choral conductor) (in 1971)
recording of:
The Truth Sent From Above (arr. Ralph Vaughan Williams, aka the Herefordshire Carol)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer)
version of:
The Truth Sent From Above
part of:
Eight Traditional English Carols (arr. Vaughan Williams)
part of:
Fantasia on Christmas Carols
[traditional]2:11
18Up! Good Christen Folk and Listen
organ:
Francis Grier (composer, organist and choir director)
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
conductor:
Philip Ledger
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
[traditional]1:17
19Melismata: No. 23. Remember, O Thou Man
Thomas Ravenscroft3:20
20Quittez, pasteurs, vos brebis, vos houlettes
[traditional]3:41
21The 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)
[traditional]3:14
22The Infant King
[traditional]3:17
23Cantiones sacrae: No. 15. A Child is Born in Bethlehem
organ:
John Wells (concert organist and composer)
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
conductor:
Sir David Willcocks (UK composer, organist, choral conductor)
arranger:
Sir David Willcocks (UK composer, organist, choral conductor)
recording of:
A Child Is Born in Bethlehem
lyricist:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) and George Ratcliffe Woodward
composer:
Samuel Scheidt (composer)
Samuel Scheidt2:28
24And All in the Morning
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
conductor:
Sir David Willcocks (UK composer, organist, choral conductor)
recording of:
And All in the Morning (English traditional carol)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer)
Ralph Vaughan Williams2:17
25Of the Father's Heart Begotten
organ:
Ian Hare (British organist and composer)
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge (in 1971)
conductor:
Sir David Willcocks (UK composer, organist, choral conductor) (in 1971)
recorded at:
King’s College Chapel in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Of the Father's Heart Begotten (arr. Willcocks) (from 1970-12-21 until 1970-12-22)
lyricist:
Aurelius Prudentius
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Sir David Willcocks (UK composer, organist, choral conductor)
arrangement of:
Of the Father’s Heart Begotten
[traditional]5:05
26In dulci jubilo, BWV 729
Johann Sebastian Bach2:42
27Joy to the World!
organ:
Peter Stevens (organist)
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
conductor:
Stephen Cleobury (organist, conductor)
recording of:
Joy to the World (John Rutter's arrangement)
additional lyricist:
Isaac Watts (hymn writer)
additional composer:
Lowell Mason (in 1839)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer)
arranger:
John Rutter (English choral music composer, conductor, arranger and producer, born 1945)
arrangement of:
Joy to the World (Christmas carol)
[traditional]1:52
28"A great and Mighty wonder"
[traditional]3:44