The Real Music of Christmas

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Tracklist

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1Hallelujah Chorus
recording engineer:
Anton Kwiatkowski (from 1986-12-22 until 1986-12-23)
assistant engineer:
Malcolm Harris
producer:
Anton Kwiatkowski
choir vocals:
Toronto Mendelssohn Choir (from 1986-12-22 until 1986-12-23)
orchestra:
Toronto Symphony Orchestra (from 1986-12-22 until 1986-12-23)
conductor:
Sir Andrew Davis (conductor, keyboardist, composer, arranger) (from 1986-12-22 until 1986-12-23)
recorded at:
Centre in the Square in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada (from 1986-12-22 until 1986-12-23)
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 44. Chorus “Hallelujah” (from 1986-12-22 until 1986-12-23)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1741)
librettist:
Charles Jennens
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II
Toronto Mendelssohn Choir, Sir Andrew Davis3:49
2I 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
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge, Sir David Willcocks1:43
3Good King Wenceslas
The Huddersfield Choral Society, Owain Arwel Hughes2:26
4A Virgin Unspotted
conductor:
Andrew Parrott (conductor)
performer:
The Taverner Choir, Consort & Players
Taverner Choir, Andrew Parrott3:12
5The Holly and the Ivy
organ:
Ian Hare (British organist and composer) (in 1971)
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge (in 1971)
conductor:
Sir David Willcocks (UK composer, organist, choral conductor) (in 1971)
recording of:
The Holly and the Ivy (arr. Davies) (in 1971)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Sir Henry Walford Davies (English organist and composer)
arrangement of:
The Holly and the Ivy
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge, Sir David Willcocks3:11
6The Huron Carol
Toronto Children's Chorus, Ruth Watson Henderson2:44
7Brightest and Best of the Sons of Morning
Healey Willan3:10
8The Coventry Carol
The Taverner Choir, Consort & Players, Andrew Parrott3:22
9Gabriel From Heaven King
The Taverner Choir, Consort & Players, Andrew Parrott3:14
10Hodie, Christus Natus Est
recording of:
Hodie, Christus natus est, op. 319
composer:
Healey Willan (English-Canadian organist and composer) (in 1935)
Healey Willan1:46
11Here We Are in Bethlehem
Healey Willan2:24
12The First Nowell
The Huddersfield Choral Society, Owain Arwel Hughes3:44
13Stille Nacht
Choir of Clare College, Cambridge & Orchestra of Clare College, Cambridge2:51
14Joy to the World
The Huddersfield Choral Society, Owain Arwel Hughes1:27
15Once in Royal Davidś City
organ:
Ian Hare (British organist and composer) (in 1971)
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge (in 1971)
conductor:
Sir David Willcocks (UK composer, organist, choral conductor) (in 1971)
arranger:
Arthur Henry Mann (English organist and composer)
recording of:
Once in Royal David’s City (arr. Willcocks) (in 1971)
lyricist:
Cecil Frances Alexander (in 1848)
composer:
Henry John Gauntlett (in 1849)
arranger:
Sir David Willcocks (UK composer, organist, choral conductor)
publisher:
Oxford University Press
arrangement of:
Once in Royal David’s City
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge, Sir David Willcocks5:12
16God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen
The Huddersfield Choral Society, Owain Arwel Hughes2:12
17The Babe of Bethlehem
The Taverner Choir, Consort & Players, Andrew Parrott2:39
18Away in a Manger
The Huddersfield Choral Society, Owain Arwel Hughes2:50
19Twelve Days of Christmas
Kiri Te Kanawa, Roberto Alagna, Thomas Hampson, London Voices, The Abbey Road Ensemble, Jonathan Tunick4:19
20Adeste, Fideles
The Taverner Choir, Consort & Players, Andrew Parrott4:47
21Hark, the Herald Angels Sing
producer:
Christopher Bishop (conductor/producer)
brass:
Philip Jones Brass Ensemble
organ:
Ian Hare (British organist and composer)
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
conductor:
Sir David Willcocks (UK composer, organist, choral conductor)
balance engineer:
Neville Boyling (engineer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1973)
recorded at:
King’s College Chapel in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing (arr. Willcocks)
additional lyricist:
George Whitefield (in 1753)
lyricist:
Charles Wesley (hymn writer) (in 1739)
additional composer:
William H. Cummings (in 1855)
composer:
Felix Mendelssohn (composer) (in 1840)
arranger:
Sir David Willcocks (UK composer, organist, choral conductor)
publisher:
Oxford University Press
arrangement of:
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing (Christmas carol)
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge, Sir David Willcocks4:07
22Ding! Dong! Merrily on High
Taverner Consort & Players, Andrew Parrott2:05