The Wonder of Christmas

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

1▶CD: Silent Night – Golden Voices Sing Treasured Favourites
2▶CD: White Christmas – Great Christmas Favourites
3▶CD: Come All Ye Faithful – Glorious Carols, Golden Voices
4▶CD: Waltz of the Flowers – Magical Christmas Memories
5▼CD: Hallelujah – Joyous Favourites Forever
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1Every Valley Shall Be Exalted from ‘Messiah’
recording engineer:
Kenneth Wilkinson (engineer) (from 1965-05-11 until 1965-05-22)
producer:
Charles Gerhardt (conductor, producer, arranger)
tenor vocals:
Alexander Young (tenor) (from 1965-05-11 until 1965-05-22)
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (from 1965-05-11 until 1965-05-22)
conductor:
Sir Malcolm Sargent (conductor) (from 1965-05-11 until 1965-05-22)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Reader’s Digest Association Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1965)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1965-05-11 until 1965-05-22)
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 3. Air “Ev’ry valley shall be exalted” (Tenor)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1741)
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I
George Frideric Handel4:21
2Patapan
choir vocals:
The Mormon Tabernacle Choir (fka Mormon Tabernacle Choir) (on 1963-09-03)
orchestra:
New York Philharmonic (on 1963-09-03)
conductor:
Leonard Bernstein (American conductor, composer, pianist) (on 1963-09-03)
chorus master:
Richard P. Condie (conductor) (on 1963-09-03)
arranger:
Robert DeCormier (American composer and conductor) and Eddie Sauter
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1970)
recorded at:
Salt Lake Tabernacle (Mormon Tabernacle) in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States (on 1963-09-03)
recording of:
Patapan (French carol)
lyricist:
Bernard de La Monnoye
composer:
Bernard de La Monnoye (in 1720)
recording of:
Patapan
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
[traditional]2:19
3I Wonder as I Wander
choir vocals:
John McCarthy Chorus
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Reader’s Digest Association Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1965)
recording of:
I Wonder as I Wander
lyricist and composer:
John Jacob Niles (American folklorist and folk musician) (from 1933-07-16 until 1933-10-04)
[traditional]4:36
4Sweet Little Jesus Boy
recorded in:
England, United Kingdom
choir vocals:
The Roger Wagner Chorale (US / Los Angeles choir)
orchestra:
Sinfonia of London (John Wilson’s session orchestra)
conductor:
Roger Wagner
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records (UK) Ltd. (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1957)
recording of:
Sweet Little Jesus Boy
lyricist and composer:
Robert MacGimsey
publisher:
Carl Fischer LLC
The Roger Wagner Chorale3:30
5Gather Round the Christmas Tree
organ:
Virgil Fox (organist)
choir vocals:
The John McCarthy Chorus
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Reader’s Digest Association Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1966)
recorded at:
Royal Festival Hall (Southbank Centre) in Lambeth, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Gather Round the Christmas Tree
lyricist and composer:
John Henry Hopkins, Jr. (composer, “We Three Kings”)
John Henry Hopkins, Jr.1:47
6I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day
choir vocals:
The Royal Philharmonic Chorus
orchestra:
The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (Royal Philharmonic Orchestra)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Reader’s Digest Association Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1964)
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
Johnny Marks2:54
7Pastoral Symphony from ‘Messiah’
orchestra:
The London Philharmonic Orchestra (London Philharmonic Orchestra, LPO; The Philharmonic Promenade Orchestra)
conductor:
Sir John Pritchard (conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Reader’s Digest Association Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1963)
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 13. Pastoral Symphony (Pifa)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1741)
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I
George Frideric Handel3:22
8Break Forth o Beauteous Heavenly Light
organ:
William Davies (pianist, organist, composer)
choir vocals:
The Ambrosian Singers (aka Ambrosian Opera Chorus / Ambrosian Chorus / Ambrosian Choir)
orchestra:
Westminster Brass Ensemble (Tenth Presbyterian Church, Philadelphia, PA)
conductor:
John McCarthy (British choral conductor, scholar, composer and arranger)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Reader’s Digest Association Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1964)
recorded at:
Church of St. Gabriel the Archangel (Cricklewood) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248: “Break forth, O beauteous, heavenly light”
additional lyricist:
Fred Pratt Green
lyricist:
Johann von Rist (in 1641)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician) and Johann Schop
translator:
John Troutbeck (clergyman and translator) (in 1885)
translated version of:
Weihnachts-Oratorium, BWV 248: Teil II, XII. Choral „Brich an, o schönes Morgenlicht“
Johann Sebastian Bach4:20
9Alleluja
soprano vocals:
Moira Anderson
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Co. Ltd. (The Decca Record Company Limited, not a release label; for copyrights use only) (in 1969)
recording of:
Exsultate, jubilate, K. 158a/165: IV. Alleluia
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer)
part of:
Exsultate, jubilate, K. 158a/165
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart2:58
10Pastorale from ‘Christmas Concerto’
orchestra:
The Mayfair Chamber Orchestra
conductor:
Neil Richardson
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Reader’s Digest Association Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1983)
recording of:
Concerto Grosso in G minor, op. 6 no. 8 “Christmas Concerto”: VI. Pastorale (Largo)
composer:
Arcangelo Corelli (Italian baroque composer and violinist)
part of:
Concerto Grosso in G minor, op. 6 no. 8 “Fatto per la notte di Natale” (Christmas Concerto)
Arcangelo Corelli4:37
11For Unto Us a Child Is Born from ‘Messiah’
recording engineer:
Kenneth Wilkinson (engineer) (from 1965-05-11 until 1965-05-22)
producer:
Charles Gerhardt (conductor, producer, arranger)
choir vocals:
Royal Choral Society (The Royal Choral Society) (from 1965-05-11 until 1965-05-22)
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (from 1965-05-11 until 1965-05-22)
conductor:
Sir Malcolm Sargent (conductor) (from 1965-05-11 until 1965-05-22)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Reader’s Digest Association Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1965)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1965-05-11 until 1965-05-22)
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 12. Chorus “For unto us a Child is born” (from 1965-05-11 until 1965-05-22)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1741)
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I
George Frideric Handel5:15
12Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring
choir vocals:
The Vienna Boys Choir
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Phonogram Ltd. (not for release label use!)
recording of:
Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring
orchestrator:
Leopold Stokowski (conductor)
lyricist:
Robert Bridges (poet)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
translated version 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)
Johann Sebastian Bach3:17
13The Holy City
vocals:
Moira Anderson (from 1969 until 1970)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Co. Ltd. (The Decca Record Company Limited, not a release label; for copyrights use only) (in 1970)
recording of:
The Holy City
lyricist:
Frederick Edward Weatherly
composer:
Stephen Adams (English composer)
Stephen Adams4:12
14Hallelujah Chorus from ‘Messiah’
choir vocals:
The London Philharmonic Chorus
orchestra:
The London Philharmonic Orchestra (London Philharmonic Orchestra, LPO; The Philharmonic Promenade Orchestra)
conductor:
Sir John Pritchard (conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Reader’s Digest Association Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1963)
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 44. Chorus “Hallelujah”
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1741)
librettist:
Charles Jennens
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II
George Frideric Handel4:19

Credits

Release

manufactured in:EEC (Europe)
copyrighted (©) by:The Reader’s Digest Association Limited (not for release label use!) (in 1994)
licensed from:BMG Records (UK) Limited (1987–1996)
EMI Records (UK) Ltd. (company credits only; do NOT use as release label)
Phonogram Ltd. (not for release label use!)
Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! pre-Aug 2004 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment Inc.)
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label)
The Decca Record Co. Ltd. (The Decca Record Company Limited, not a release label; for copyrights use only)
glass mastered by:Sonopress (Sonopress GmbH, German vinyl, cassette, CD and DVD manufacturer. see annotations)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/14559231 [info]
ASIN:UK: B004ETML6O [info]