Christmas From a Golden Age

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Tracklist

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1Messiah: Comfort Ye, My People
vocals:
Aksel Schiøtz (Danish tenor, later baritone)
conductor:
Mogens Wöldike
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 2. Recitativo “Comfort Ye” (Tenor)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer)
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I
George Frideric Handel3:31
2Messiah: Ev'ry Valley Shall Be Exalted
vocals:
Aksel Schiøtz (Danish tenor, later baritone)
conductor:
Mogens Wöldike
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 3. Air “Ev’ry Valley” (Tenor)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1741)
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I
George Frideric Handel4:16
3Messiah: He Shall Feed His Flock
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Margaret Matzenauer (mezzo soprano)
conductor:
Rosario Bourdon
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 20. Air “He Shall Feed His Flock” (Soprano, Contralto)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer)
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I
George Frideric Handel3:54
4Adeste fidelis (O Come, All Ye Faithful)
choir vocals:
Trinity Choir (probably not related to Trinity Church Choir)
tenor vocals:
John McCormack (tenor)
recording of:
Adeste fideles (original latin version)
lyricist and composer:
John Francis Wade (from 1740 until 1743)
[traditional]3:49
5The Holy Child
tenor vocals:
John McCormack (tenor)
recording of:
The Holy Child
lyricist:
Martin Luther (German theologian of the Reformation)
composer:
Frederick John Easthope Martin
Frederick John Easthope Martin3:03
6Ave Maria
soprano vocals:
Rosa Ponselle (soprano)
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
music quoted on:
Weiss Heim
Johann Sebastian Bach / Charles Gounod4:37
7O Salutaris
bass vocals:
Marcel Journet (French operatic bass)
recording of:
O Salutaris
composer:
Jean Luce (composer, "O salutaris")
Jean Luce3:31
8Ninna-nanna della Vergine (The Virgin's Lullaby)
soprano vocals:
Claudia Muzio (operatic soprano)
recording of:
Ninna-nanna della Vergine
composer:
Max Reger (composer) (in 1912)
translated version of:
Schlichte Weisen, op. 76: No. 52. Mariä Wiegenlied
Max Reger2:48
9Gesù bambino (The Infant Jesus)
tenor vocals:
Giovanni Martinelli (tenor)
recording of:
Gesù bambino
lyricist:
Frederick Martens (US lyricist, early 20th century)
composer:
Pietro Yon (organist & composer) (in 1917)
Pietro Yon3:58
10Der Tannenbaum (The Christmas Tree)
soprano vocals:
Hulda Lashanska
tenor vocals:
Paul Reimers
recording of:
O Tannenbaum (original German version)
lyricist:
Ernst Anschütz (in 1824)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist) (from 1500 until 1600)
version of:
Es lebe hoch der Zimmermannsgeselle
[traditional]2:59
11Weihnachten (Christmas)
contralto vocals:
Ernestine Schumann‐Heink (contralto)
recording of:
Weihnachten
lyricist:
Adelheid Wette (German lyricist)
composer:
Engelbert Humperdinck (German composer)
Engelbert Humperdinck3:51
12Stille Nacht (Silent Night)
organ:
Stewart Wille
contralto vocals:
Ernestine Schumann‐Heink (contralto)
recording of:
Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht
lyricist:
Josef Mohr (in 1816)
composer:
Franz Xaver Gruber (in 1818)
music quoted on:
Sacrifice (Krampus soundtrack)
part of:
Oh, What a Lovely War! (stage musical)
Franz Xaver Gruber3:58
13The Star of Bethlehem
tenor vocals:
Richard Crooks (tenor)
recording of:
Star of Bethlehem
lyricist:
Frederick Edward Weatherly
composer:
Stephen Adams
Stephen Adams3:38
14Coventry Carol
soprano vocals:
Elisabeth Schumann (soprano)
recording of:
Coventry Carol
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
[traditional]2:47
15Go Tell It on the Mountain
soprano vocals:
Dorothy Maynor
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.
[traditional]2:48
16Little Child of Mary
tenor vocals:
John McCormack (tenor)
[traditional] / H.T. Burleigh2:41
17I Wonder as I Wander
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Gladys Swarthout
recording of:
I Wonder as I Wander
lyricist and composer:
John Jacob Niles (American folklorist and folk musician)
[traditional] / John Jacob Niles3:24
18El cant des ocells (Song of the Birds)
guitar:
Graciano Tarragó (Spanish violin and guitar composer and player) and Renata Tarragó
soprano vocals:
Victoria de los Ángeles (soprano)
recording of:
El cant dels ocells
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
[traditional]2:34
19Christmas Candle
piano:
Carroll Hollister
baritone vocals:
John Charles Thomas (baritone)
recording of:
Christmas Candle
composer:
Elinor Remick Warren
Elinor Remick Warren2:39
20A Star Was His Candle
piano:
Stewart Wille
baritone vocals:
Lawrence Tibbett (baritone)
recording of:
A Star Was His Candle
lyricist:
Florence Hoare
composer:
Teresa del Riego
Teresa del Riego2:25
21O Little Town of Bethlehem
organ:
Clarence Dickinson
tenor vocals:
Richard Crooks (tenor)
recording of:
O Little Town of Bethlehem (traditional carol with the tune “St. Louis”, as commonly sung in the U.S.)
lyricist:
Phillips Brooks (in 1868)
composer:
Lewis Henry Redner (in 1868)
is based on:
St. Louis (hymn tune)
Lewis Henry Redner3:07
22Cantique de Noël
tenor vocals:
Georges Thill (French tenor)
recording of:
Cantique de Noël “Minuit chrétiens” (French original of “O Holy Night”)
lyricist:
Placide Cappeau
composer:
Adolphe Adam (composer) (in 1847)
is based on:
Minuit, chrétiens (Poem)
Adolphe Adam4:06
23White Christmas
tenor vocals:
Richard Tauber (tenor)
recording of:
White Christmas
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin (from 1938 until 1940)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Irving Berlin Music Corp., Williamson Music Company and Irving Berlin Music Company (from 1940 to present)
sub-publisher:
Irving Berlin Music Ltd., Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019), シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部
part of:
Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 15)
Irving Berlin3:03