The Organ Plays Music for a Merry Christmas

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Tracklist

1▶12" Vinyl: All-Time Christmas Favourites
2▶12" Vinyl: Carols for Organ and Chimes
3▼12" Vinyl: Christmas Hymns and Carols
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E1Good King Wenceslas
organ:
Dick Leibert
recorded at:
Radio City Music Hall in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
cover 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)
Dick Leibert?:??
E2The First Noel
organ:
Dick Leibert
recorded at:
Radio City Music Hall in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
cover 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)
Dick Leibert?:??
E3I Saw Three Ships
organ:
Dick Leibert
recorded at:
Radio City Music Hall in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
cover recording of:
I Saw Three Ships
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 700)
Dick Leibert?:??
E4Ding, Dong! Merrily on High
organ:
Dick Leibert
recorded at:
Radio City Music Hall in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
cover recording of:
Ding Dong! Merrily on High
lyricist:
George Ratcliffe Woodward
composer:
Thoinot Arbeau (Artist name of Jehan Tabourot (“Orchesographie”))
arranger:
Charles Wood (Irish composer)
is based on:
Branle de l’official
Dick Leibert?:??
E5Once in Royal David’s City
organ:
Dick Leibert
recorded at:
Radio City Music Hall in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
cover 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)
Dick Leibert?:??
E6The Sleep of the Child Jesus
organ:
Dick Leibert
recorded at:
Radio City Music Hall in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
recording of:
The Sleep of the Child Jesus
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
Dick Leibert?:??
E7The Holly and the Ivy
organ:
Dick Leibert
recorded at:
Radio City Music Hall in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
cover recording of:
The Holly and the Ivy
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 514)
Dick Leibert?:??
F1The Birthday of a King
organ:
Dick Leibert
recorded at:
Radio City Music Hall in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
cover recording of:
The Birthday of a King
composer:
William Harold Neidlinger
Dick Leibert?:??
F2O Tannenbaum
organ:
Dick Leibert
recorded at:
Radio City Music Hall in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
cover recording of:
O Tannenbaum (O Fir Tree, original German version)
lyricist:
Ernst Anschütz (in 1824)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist) (from 1500 until 1600)
version of:
Es lebe hoch der Zimmermannsgeselle
Dick Leibert?:??
F3Fairest Lord Jesus
organ:
Dick Leibert
recorded at:
Radio City Music Hall in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
instrumental recording of:
Fairest Lord Jesus (Schönster Herr Jesu)
lyricist:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist)
translator:
Joseph A. Seiss (in 1873)
translated version of:
Jesus über Alles ("Schönster Herr Jesu", 1842 "Schlesische Volkslieder" version)
Dick Leibert?:??
F4Lo, How a Rose E’er Blooming
organ:
Dick Leibert
recorded at:
Radio City Music Hall in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
cover recording of:
Lo, How a Rose E’er Blooming (English version of “Es ist ein Ros entsprungen”)
additional composer:
Michael Praetorius (composer and organist)
composer:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist)
translator:
Theodore Baker (in 1894)
translated version of:
Es ist ein Ros entsprungen (Praetorius’ harmonisation)
Dick Leibert?:??
F5The Coventry Carol
organ:
Dick Leibert
recorded at:
Radio City Music Hall in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
cover recording of:
Coventry Carol
lyricist:
Robert Croo (16th-century lyricist of "The Coventry Carol") (in 1534)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 19028)
Dick Leibert?:??
F6While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks
organ:
Dick Leibert
recorded at:
Radio City Music Hall in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
cover recording of:
While Shepherds Watched (Ravenscroft tune)
lyricist:
Nahum Tate
composer:
Thomas Ravenscroft
Dick Leibert?:??
F7As With Gladness Men of Old
organ:
Dick Leibert
recorded at:
Radio City Music Hall in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
cover recording of:
As With Gladness Men of Old
lyricist:
William Chatterton Dix
composer:
Conrad Kocher (German composer)
arranger:
William Henry Monk and Graham Ross
part of:
The New English Hymnal (hymn book) (number: 47)
Dick Leibert?:??
4▶12" Vinyl: Inspiring Music for Christmas Time
5▶12" Vinyl: Happy Holidays