Christmas Star

~ Release by The Cambridge Singers, John Rutter (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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1Good Christian Men, Rejoice
recording of:
Good Christian Men Rejoice
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
translator:
John Mason Neale
part of:
The New English Hymnal (hymn book) (number: 107)
translated version of:
In Dulci Jubilo (Original trad.)
1:54
2I Wonder as I Wander
recording of:
I Wonder as I Wander (arr. Rutter)
lyricist and composer:
John Jacob Niles (American folklorist and folk musician)
arranger:
John Rutter (English choral music composer, conductor, arranger and producer, born 1945)
arrangement of:
I Wonder as I Wander
3:00
3All My Heart This Night Rejoices
2:17
4Silent Night
recording of:
Silent Night (Christmas carol, English translation)
lyricist:
Josef Mohr (in 1816)
composer:
Franz Xaver Gruber (in 1818)
translator:
John Freeman Young (in 1859)
translated version of:
Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht
3:09
5Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming
2:14
6Ding Dong! Merrily on High
recording of:
Ding Dong! Merrily on High
lyricist:
George Ratcliffe Woodward
additional composer:
Charles Wood (Irish composer)
composer:
Thoinot Arbeau (Artist name of Jehan Tabourot (“Orchesographie”))
is based on:
Branle de l’official
1:59
7Three Kings of Orient
5:03
8How Great Our Joy
2:11
9Angels We Have Heard on High
recording of:
Angels We Have Heard on High
lyricist:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
translator:
James Chadwick (bishop) (in 1862)
lyrics quoted on:
Gloria
version of:
Les Anges dans nos campagnes
2:20
10Joy to the World
recording of:
Joy to the World (Christmas carol)
lyricist:
Isaac Watts (hymn writer)
additional composer:
Lowell Mason (in 1839)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer)
2:54
11Away in a Manger
recording of:
Away in a Manger (arr. Rutter)
lyricist:
[anonymous] (Special Purpose Artist)
composer:
William James Kirkpatrick
arranger:
John Rutter (English choral music composer, conductor, arranger and producer, born 1945)
arrangement of:
Away in a Manger (aka “Cradle Song” composed by William J. Kirkpatrick)
2:51
12Un Flambeau, Jeannette, Isabelle
recording of:
Un flambeau, Jeannette, Isabelle
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
2:34
13God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen
3:06
14What Child Is This
recording of:
What Child Is This?
lyricist:
William Chatterton Dix (in 1865)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
version of:
Greensleeves (generic entry for traditional and unknown arrangements)
2:57
15'Twas in the Moon of Winter Time
1:58
16O Little One Sweet
2:46
17Go, Tell It on the Mountain
recording of:
Go, Tell It on the Mountain
lyricist:
John Wesley Work (John Wesley Work, Jr.)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
publisher:
Shawnee Press Inc.
3:18
18Away in a Manger (2)
recording of:
Away in a Manger (arr. Rutter)
lyricist:
[anonymous] (Special Purpose Artist)
composer:
William James Kirkpatrick
arranger:
John Rutter (English choral music composer, conductor, arranger and producer, born 1945)
arrangement of:
Away in a Manger (aka “Cradle Song” composed by William J. Kirkpatrick)
2:24
19Rise Up, Shepherd, and Follow
2:56
20The Christmas Song
recording of:
The Christmas Song (arr. John Rutter)
lyricist:
Mel Tormé ("The Velvet Fog") (in 1944) and Robert Wells (songwriter) (in 1944)
composer:
Mel Tormé ("The Velvet Fog") (in 1944)
arranger:
John Rutter (English choral music composer, conductor, arranger and producer, born 1945)
arrangement of:
The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)
4:00
21We Wish You a Merry Christmas
recording of:
We Wish You a Merry Christmas
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
1:53
22O Come, All Ye Faithful
recording of:
O Come, All Ye Faithful (arr. Willcocks)
composer:
John Francis Wade
arranger:
David Willcocks
translator:
Frederick Oakeley
publisher:
Oxford University Press
part of:
The New English Hymnal (hymn book) (number: 30)
arrangement of:
O Come, All Ye Faithful (English version of Latin “Adeste fideles”)
4:02

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