Sleighride! Classic Christmas Favorites

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1A Christmas Festival
engineer:
James Nichols
producer:
Nathaniel S. Johnson and John Pfeiffer (producer and engineer)
orchestra:
Boston Pops Orchestra (, from 1959-05-15 until 1959-05-16)
conductor:
Arthur Fiedler (conductor) (, from 1959-05-15 until 1959-05-16)
recording of:
A Christmas Festival Overture (from 1959-05-15 until 1959-05-16)
composer:
Leroy Anderson
Arthur Fiedler and Boston Pops Orchestra8:44
2Joy to the World
orchestra:
The Philadelphia Orchestra
conductor:
Eugene Ormandy (conductor)
recording of:
Joy to the World (Christmas carol)
lyricist:
Isaac Watts (hymn writer) (in 1719)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer)
arranger:
Lowell Mason (in 1839)
The Philadelphia Orchestra2:13
3God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen
choir vocals:
Robert Shaw Chorale
recording of:
God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen (traditional, no arrangement credits here)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 394)
Robert Shaw Chorale1:21
4Adeste Fideles
organ:
Johannes Sonnleitner (organist and harpsichordist)
organ [orgel]:
Johann Sonnleitner (organist and harpsichordist)
choir vocals:
Wiener Sängerknaben (The Vienna Boys Choir)
tenor vocals:
Plácido Domingo (tenor)
orchestra:
Wiener Symphoniker (Vienna Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
Helmuth Froschauer (conductor and chorus master)
recording of:
Adeste fideles (original latin version)
lyricist and composer:
John Francis Wade (from 1740 until 1743)
recording of:
O Come, All Ye Faithful (English version of Latin “Adeste fideles”)
lyricist and composer:
John Francis Wade (from 1740 until 1743)
translator:
Frederick Oakeley (in 1841)
arrangement of:
O Come, All Ye Faithful
translated version of:
Adeste fideles (original latin version)
Plácido Domingo3:03
5The Holly and the Ivy
sound engineer:
MB Daellenbach
engineer and editor:
Christopher McLeod
producer:
Trey Mills
additional trumpet:
Jens Lindemann (trumpeter) (from 2001 until 2002)
brass:
Canadian Brass (from 2001 until 2002)
euphonium and trombone:
Eugene Watts (from 2001 until 2002)
flugelhorn:
Josef Burgstaller (trumpeter) (from 2001 until 2002)
horn:
Jeff Nelsen (Canadian French horn player) (from 2001 until 2002)
piccolo trumpet and trumpet:
Ryan Anthony (US trumpetist) (from 2001 until 2002) and Josef Burgstaller (trumpeter) (from 2001 until 2002)
tuba:
Charles Daellenbach (from 2001 until 2002)
arranger:
Howard Cable
recorded at:
Humbercrest United Church in Toronto, Ontario, Canada (from 2001 until 2002)
recording of:
The Holly and the Ivy (from 2001 until 2002)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 514)
Canadian Brass2:03
6German dance for orchestra in C major ("Die Schlittenfahrt"), K. 605/3
orchestra:
New York Philharmonia Virtuosi (associated with Richard Kapp)
conductor:
Richard Kapp (conductor)
recording of:
3 German Dances for Orchestra, K. 605: No. 3 in C major. German Dance & Trio "Die Schlittenfahrt" & Coda
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1789)
part of:
3 German Dances for Orchestra, K. 605
Richard Kapp3:08
7Sleigh Ride
orchestra:
New York Philharmonia Virtuosi (associated with Richard Kapp)
conductor:
Richard Kapp (conductor)
partial recording of:
Die musikalische Schlittenfahrt
composer:
Leopold Mozart (composer)
Richard Kapp1:56
8Sleigh Ride
engineer:
James Nichols
producer:
Nathaniel S. Johnson and John Pfeiffer (producer and engineer)
choir vocals:
Tanglewood Festival Chorus
orchestra:
The Boston ‘Pops’ Orchestra (from 1959-05-15 until 1959-05-16)
conductor:
Arthur Fiedler (conductor) (from 1959-05-15 until 1959-05-16)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Records (UK) Limited (1987–1996) (in 1962) and Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 1963)
recording of:
Sleigh Ride (original instrumental version) (in 1949)
composer:
Leroy Anderson (until 1948-02-10)
publisher:
Mills Music
recording of:
Sleigh Ride (original instrumental version) (from 1959-05-15 until 1959-05-16)
composer:
Leroy Anderson (until 1948-02-10)
publisher:
Mills Music
recording of:
Sleigh Ride (on 1959-05-16)
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)
recording of:
3 German Dances for Orchestra, K. 605: No. 3 in C major. German Dance & Trio "Die Schlittenfahrt" & Coda
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1789)
part of:
3 German Dances for Orchestra, K. 605
Boston Pops Orchestra53:04
9The Toy Trumpet
engineer:
James Nichols
producer:
Nathaniel S. Johnson and John Pfeiffer (producer and engineer)
solo trumpet:
Al Hirt
orchestra:
Boston Pops Orchestra (on 1964-06-09)
conductor:
Arthur Fiedler (conductor) (on 1964-06-09)
recording of:
The Toy Trumpet (on 1964-06-09)
composer:
Raymond Scott (US composer, band leader, pianist & producer)
publisher:
Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music)
Boston Pops Orchestra2:29
10Coventry Carol
instruments:
Canadian Brass
arranger:
Don Gillis (conductor)
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)
Canadian Brass2:25
11I Wonder as I Wander
orchestra:
The Philadelphia Orchestra (from 1971 until 1972)
conductor:
Eugene Ormandy (conductor) (from 1971 until 1972)
The Philadelphia Orchestra3:03
12Carol of the Bells
orchestra:
The Philadelphia Orchestra (from 1971 until 1972)
conductor:
Eugene Ormandy (conductor) (from 1971 until 1972)
recording of:
Carol of the Bells
lyricist:
Peter J. Wilhousky (in 1936)
arranger:
Микола Дмитрович Леонтович (Mykola Leontovych) (in 1916)
is based on:
Щедрик (The Little Swallow)
The Philadelphia Orchestra2:38
13Dance of the Sugar-Plum Fairy
piano:
Leo Litwin
orchestra:
Boston Pops Orchestra
conductor:
Arthur Fiedler (conductor)
recording of:
The Nutcracker (suite from the ballet), op. 71a: II. Danses caractéristiques: b) Danse de la Fée-Dragée. Andante ma non troppo
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer)
part of:
The Nutcracker (suite from the ballet), op. 71a: II. Danses caractéristiques
revision of:
Щелкунчик, op. 71: Действие II, Картина III, no. 14c. Па-де-де: Вариация II: Танец Феи Драже (The Nutcracker, Op. 71: Act II, Scene III. Pas de Deux: Variation II: Dance of the sugar-plum fairy, Variation II: Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy)
Boston Pops Orchestra1:30
14March of the Toys
engineer:
James Nichols
producer:
Nathaniel S. Johnson and John Pfeiffer (producer and engineer)
orchestra:
Boston Pops Orchestra (from 1958-05-15 until 1958-05-16)
conductor:
Arthur Fiedler (conductor) (from 1958-05-15 until 1958-05-16)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Music (in 1958)
recorded at:
Symphony Hall (Boston) in Boston, Massachusetts, United States (from 1958-05-15 until 1958-05-16)
recording of:
Babes in Toyland: Act II. March of the Toys (from 1958-05-15 until 1958-05-16)
composer:
Victor Herbert (American composer)
part of:
Babes in Toyland
Boston Pops Orchestra3:52
15Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring
conductor:
Eugene Ormandy (conductor)
recording of:
Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring (for oboe and orchestra, Harris)
arranger:
Arthur Harris (pianist, composer, arranger)
arrangement 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)
The Philadelphia Orchestra3:43
16German Dance in D
conductor:
Richard Kapp (conductor)
recording of:
3 German Dances for Orchestra, K. 605: No. 1 in D major. German Dance & Trio
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1791)
part of:
3 German Dances for Orchestra, K. 605
Richard Kapp1:57
17Ave Maria
choir vocals:
Vienna Boys Choir (The Vienna Boys Choir)
tenor vocals:
Plácido Domingo (tenor)
orchestra:
Vienna Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Helmuth Froschauer (conductor and chorus master)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Records (UK) Limited (1987–1996) (in 1979)
recording of:
Ave Maria (Bach/Gounod)
lyricist:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician) and Charles Gounod (French composer) (in 1853)
is based on:
Méditation sur le Premier Prélude de Piano de S. Bach
is based on:
The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: Prelude and Fugue no. 1 in C major, BWV 846: Prelude
recording of:
Ave Maria (Schubert’s Ave Maria: Latin “Ave Maria” text sung to the tune of ‘Ellens Gesang III, op. 52 no. 6, D. 839 “Ave Maria”’)
lyricist:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist)
composer:
Franz Schubert (composer)
version of:
Ellens Gesang III, op. 52 no. 6, D. 839 “Ave Maria” (Schubert's song, not the Bach/Gounod work; original for voice and piano)
Plácido Domingo5:32
18Silent Night
Canadian Brass2:56
19What Child Is I This?
The Philadelphia Orchestra2:30
20German Dance in G
conductor:
Richard Kapp (conductor)
recording of:
3 German Dances for Orchestra, K. 605: No. 2 in G major. German Dance & Trio
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1791)
part of:
3 German Dances for Orchestra, K. 605
Richard Kapp1:56
21Lo, How a Rose E’er Blooming
Robert Shaw Chorale2:26
22We Three Kings
choir vocals:
Robert Shaw Chorale
recording of:
We Three Kings
lyricist and composer:
John Henry Hopkins, Jr. (composer, “We Three Kings”)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 24751)
Robert Shaw Chorale3:49
23Or Let the Merry Bells Ring ’round
Richard Kapp1:38
24Hallelujah Chorus
vocals:
The Philadelphia Orchestra Chorus
orchestra:
The Philadelphia Orchestra
conductor:
Eugene Ormandy (conductor)
chorus master:
Robert Page (conductor/choir master)
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
The Philadelphia Orchestra4:21

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printed in:United States
manufactured by and distributed by:BMG Music
ASIN:US: B000003FCB [info]