A Cappella Christmas

~ Release by Sam Robson (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

CD 1
#TitleRatingLength
1Once in Royal David's City
performer:
Sam Robson
arranger:
Sam Robson
cover 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)
music quoted on:
Song for the King
3:59
2I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday
performer:
Sam Robson
arranger:
Sam Robson
cover recording of:
I Wish It Could Be Christmas Every Day
publisher:
Roy Wood (multi-instrumentalist singer-songwriter, The Move, ELO & Wizzard.)
lyricist and composer:
Roy Wood (multi-instrumentalist singer-songwriter, The Move, ELO & Wizzard.)
publisher:
Jet Music Inc., ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (holding company - do not use as release label), ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部, Anne-Rachel Music Corp. (in 1973) and EMI April Music Inc. (in 1973)
3:35
3Away in a Manger
performer:
Sam Robson
arranger:
Sam Robson
cover recording of:
Away in a Manger (aka “Cradle Song” composed by William J. Kirkpatrick)
additional lyricist:
Charles Hutchinson Gabriel (in 1892)
lyricist:
[anonymous] (Special Purpose Artist)
composer:
William James Kirkpatrick (in 1895)
is based on:
Sweet Afton
2:34
4I Believe in Father Christmas3:33
5Gaudete
performer:
Sam Robson
arranger:
Sam Robson
cover recording of:
Gaudete
composer:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
1:37
6Happy Xmas (War Is Over)
performer:
Sam Robson
arranger:
Sam Robson
cover recording of:
Happy Xmas (War Is Over)
lyricist and composer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Yoko Ono (Japanese-American musician and artist)
publisher:
Lenono Music and Ono Music
3:47
7We Three Kings
performer:
Sam Robson
arranger:
Sam Robson
cover recording of:
We Three Kings
lyricist and composer:
John Henry Hopkins, Jr. (composer, “We Three Kings”)
2:41
8Wonderful Christmastime
performer:
Sam Robson
arranger:
Sam Robson
cover recording of:
Wonderful Christmastime
lyricist and composer:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
MPL Communications Ltd. (not for release label use! Paul McCartney-related, London-based company)
3:49
9I Saw Three Ships
performer:
Sam Robson
co-arranger:
James Rose (United Kingdom arranger, composer, performer, producer & educator) and Sam Robson
cover recording of:
I Saw Three Ships
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 700)
3:51
10Fairytale of New York4:02
11In the Bleak Midwinter
performer:
Sam Robson
arranger:
Sam Robson
cover 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)
3:29
12Walking in the Air
performer:
Sam Robson
arranger:
Sam Robson
cover recording of:
Walking in the Air
lyricist and composer:
Howard Blake
publisher:
Faber Music Ltd., Highbridge Music Ltd. and Howard David Blake
part of:
The Snowman (film soundtrack)
3:44
13Deck the Halls
performer:
Sam Robson
co-arranger:
James Rose (United Kingdom arranger, composer, performer, producer & educator) and Sam Robson
cover recording of:
Deck the Halls
lyricist:
Thomas Oliphant
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
is based on:
Nos Galan
music quoted on:
Christmas
1:45
14Santa Claus Is Coming to Town1:45
15O Holy Night
performer:
Sam Robson
arranger:
Sam Robson
cover recording of:
O Holy Night
lyricist:
John Sullivan Dwight (in 1855)
composer:
Adolphe Adam (composer) (in 1847)
translated version of:
Cantique de Noël “Minuit chrétiens” (French original of “O Holy Night”)
5:15
16The Christmas Song
performer:
Sam Robson
arranger:
Sam Robson
cover recording of:
The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)
writer:
Mel Tormé ("The Velvet Fog") (from 1944 until 1945) and Robert Wells (songwriter) (from 1944 until 1945)
publisher:
Chappell/Morris Ltd., Sony/ATV Tunes LLC, Warner Chappell Ltd. and E. H. Morris & Co., Inc. (a division of MPL Communications Inc.) (from 1946 to present)
3:21
17O Come, All Ye Faithful
performer:
Sam Robson
arranger:
Sam Robson
cover 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)
translated version of:
Adeste fideles (original latin version)
3:09