Christmas Joy: Volume Two

~ Release by Durham Cathedral Choir (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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1People Look East
choir vocals:
Durham Cathedral Choir
conductor:
James Lancelot
recorded at:
Durham Cathedral in Durham, County Durham, England, United Kingdom (from 1997-01-20 until 1997-01-21)
recording of:
People Look East
lyricist:
Eleanor Farjeon
composer:
Christopher Steel (composer)
Christopher Steel3:01
2A Hymn to the Virgin
choir vocals:
Durham Cathedral Choir
conductor:
James Lancelot
recorded at:
Durham Cathedral in Durham, County Durham, England, United Kingdom (from 1997-01-20 until 1997-01-21)
recording of:
A Hymn to the Virgin
lyricist:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist)
composer:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (from 1930-07-09 until 1934-04-29)
premiered at:
[event] (1931-01-05)
publisher:
Boosey & Hawkes (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Benjamin Britten3:15
3Vom Himmel hoch
organ:
Keith Wright (choir organist)
recorded at:
Durham Cathedral in Durham, County Durham, England, United Kingdom (from 1997-01-20 until 1997-01-21)
recording of:
Vom Himmel hoch, da komm ich her, BWV 606
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
part of:
Das Orgel-Büchlein (number: 8) and Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis (number: BWV 606)
Johann Sebastian Bach0:52
4Nowel! Out of Your Slepe Aryse
choir vocals:
Durham Cathedral Choir
conductor:
James Lancelot
recorded at:
Durham Cathedral in Durham, County Durham, England, United Kingdom (from 1997-01-20 until 1997-01-21)
recording of:
Carol: Nowell: Owt of your slepe aryse
composer:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist)
[traditional]2:20
5God Rest You Merry Gentlemen
choir vocals:
Durham Cathedral Choir
conductor:
James Lancelot
recorded at:
Durham Cathedral in Durham, County Durham, England, United Kingdom (from 1997-01-20 until 1997-01-21)
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)
[traditional]3:23
6In the Bleak Midwinter
choir vocals:
Durham Cathedral Choir
conductor:
James Lancelot
recorded at:
Durham Cathedral in Durham, County Durham, England, United Kingdom (from 1997-01-20 until 1997-01-21)
recording of:
In the Bleak Midwinter (Harold Edwin Darke version)
lyricist:
Christina Rossetti
composer:
Harold Edwin Darke (in 1909)
publisher:
Oxford University Press
version of:
In the Bleak Midwinter (poem)
Harold Edwin Darke4:17
7Away in a Manger
choir vocals:
Durham Cathedral Choir
conductor:
James Lancelot
recorded at:
Durham Cathedral in Durham, County Durham, England, United Kingdom (from 1997-01-20 until 1997-01-21)
recording of:
Away in a Manger (unknown version)
composer:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
[traditional]2:16
8Ding Dong Merrily on High
choir vocals:
Durham Cathedral Choir
conductor:
James Lancelot
recorded at:
Durham Cathedral in Durham, County Durham, England, United Kingdom (from 1997-01-20 until 1997-01-21)
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
[traditional]1:55
9Once in Royal David’s City
choir vocals:
Durham Cathedral Choir
conductor:
James Lancelot
recorded at:
Durham Cathedral in Durham, County Durham, England, United Kingdom (from 1997-01-20 until 1997-01-21)
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)
Henry John Gauntlett2:52
10Mary’s Magnificat
choir vocals:
Durham Cathedral Choir
conductor:
James Lancelot
recorded at:
Durham Cathedral in Durham, County Durham, England, United Kingdom (from 1997-01-20 until 1997-01-21)
recording of:
Mary's Magnificat
composer:
Roger Hemingway (tenor)
Roger Hemingway2:54
11O Come All Ye Faithful
choir vocals:
Durham Cathedral Choir
conductor:
James Lancelot
recorded at:
Durham Cathedral in Durham, County Durham, England, United Kingdom (from 1997-01-20 until 1997-01-21)
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)
[traditional]3:47
12Noel VI
organ:
Keith Wright (choir organist)
recorded at:
Durham Cathedral in Durham, County Durham, England, United Kingdom (from 1997-01-20 until 1997-01-21)
recording of:
Nouveau livre de Noëls: Nº. 6. Qu'Adam fut un pauvre homme
composer:
Louis‐Claude Daquin
part of:
Nouveau livre de Noëls
Louis‐Claude Daquin4:28
13Quem Vidistis Pastores Dicite
choir vocals:
Durham Cathedral Choir
conductor:
James Lancelot
recorded at:
Durham Cathedral in Durham, County Durham, England, United Kingdom (from 1997-01-20 until 1997-01-21)
recording of:
Quatre motets pour le temps de Noël: No. 2. Quem vidistis pastores dicite
composer:
Francis Poulenc (French composer and pianist) (in 1951, from 1959 until 1960)
part of:
Quatre motets pour le temps de Noël, FP 152
Francis Poulenc2:22
14The Christmas (medley)
choir vocals:
Durham Cathedral Choir
conductor:
James Lancelot
recorded at:
Durham Cathedral in Durham, County Durham, England, United Kingdom (from 1997-01-20 until 1997-01-21)
[traditional]2:47
15What Sweet Music
choir vocals:
Durham Cathedral Choir
conductor:
James Lancelot
recorded at:
Durham Cathedral in Durham, County Durham, England, United Kingdom (from 1997-01-20 until 1997-01-21)
recording of:
What Sweeter Music
lyricist:
Robert Herrick (English poet)
composer:
John Rutter (English choral music composer, conductor, arranger and producer, born 1945) (in 1988)
publisher:
Oxford University Press
John Rutter4:11
16Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day
choir vocals:
Durham Cathedral Choir
conductor:
James Lancelot
recorded at:
Durham Cathedral in Durham, County Durham, England, United Kingdom (from 1997-01-20 until 1997-01-21)
recording of:
Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day
composer:
John Gardner (British composer)
John Gardner2:23
17The Coventry Carol
choir vocals:
Durham Cathedral Choir
conductor:
James Lancelot
recorded at:
Durham Cathedral in Durham, County Durham, England, United Kingdom (from 1997-01-20 until 1997-01-21)
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)
[traditional]3:40
18Unto Us Is Born Son
choir vocals:
Durham Cathedral Choir
conductor:
James Lancelot
recorded at:
Durham Cathedral in Durham, County Durham, England, United Kingdom (from 1997-01-20 until 1997-01-21)
recording of:
Unto Us is born a Son (carol)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
translator:
George Ratcliffe Woodward
[traditional]1:59
19O Little Town of Bethlehem
choir vocals:
Durham Cathedral Choir
conductor:
James Lancelot
recorded at:
Durham Cathedral in Durham, County Durham, England, United Kingdom (from 1997-01-20 until 1997-01-21)
recording of:
O Little Town of Bethlehem (Walford Davies tune)
lyricist:
Phillips Brooks
composer:
Sir Henry Walford Davies (English organist and composer)
version of:
O Little Town of Bethlehem (traditional carol with the tune “St. Louis”, as commonly sung in the U.S.)
Sir Henry Walford Davies4:48
20I Saw Three Ships
choir vocals:
Durham Cathedral Choir
conductor:
James Lancelot
recorded at:
Durham Cathedral in Durham, County Durham, England, United Kingdom (from 1997-01-20 until 1997-01-21)
recording of:
I Saw Three Ships
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 700)
[traditional]2:13
21O Little One Sweet
choir vocals:
Durham Cathedral Choir
conductor:
James Lancelot
recorded at:
Durham Cathedral in Durham, County Durham, England, United Kingdom (from 1997-01-20 until 1997-01-21)
[traditional]2:01
22The First Nowell
choir vocals:
Durham Cathedral Choir
conductor:
James Lancelot
recorded at:
Durham Cathedral in Durham, County Durham, England, United Kingdom (from 1997-01-20 until 1997-01-21)
recording of:
The First Nowell
lyricist, writer and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 682)
[traditional]4:50
23Verbum Caro Factum Est
choir vocals:
Durham Cathedral Choir
conductor:
James Lancelot
recorded at:
Durham Cathedral in Durham, County Durham, England, United Kingdom (from 1997-01-20 until 1997-01-21)
recording of:
Verbum caro factum est
composer:
Hans Leo Hassler (latter 16th c. German composer and organist)
Hans Leo Hassler2:22
24Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
choir vocals:
Durham Cathedral Choir
conductor:
James Lancelot
recorded at:
Durham Cathedral in Durham, County Durham, England, United Kingdom (from 1997-01-20 until 1997-01-21)
recording of:
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing (Christmas carol)
additional lyricist:
George Whitefield (in 1753)
lyricist:
Charles Wesley (hymn writer) (in 1739)
composer:
Felix Mendelssohn (composer) (in 1840)
arranger:
William H. Cummings (in 1855)
part of:
The New English Hymnal (hymn book) (number: 26)
Felix Mendelssohn2:58
25In Dulci Jubilo
organ:
Keith Wright (choir organist)
recorded at:
Durham Cathedral in Durham, County Durham, England, United Kingdom (from 1997-01-20 until 1997-01-21)
recording of:
In dulci jubilo, BWV 729
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
part of:
Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis (number: BWV 729)
version of:
In dulci iubilo (original traditional version in macaronic alteration of medieval German and Latin, use also for unspecified versions)
Johann Sebastian Bach2:37
26We Wish You a Merry Christmas
choir vocals:
Durham Cathedral Choir
conductor:
James Lancelot
recorded at:
Durham Cathedral in Durham, County Durham, England, United Kingdom (from 1997-01-20 until 1997-01-21)
recording of:
We Wish You a Merry Christmas
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 230)
[traditional]1:46

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