Lanza Sings Christmas Carols

~ Release by Mario Lanza (see all versions of this release, 3 available)

Tracklist

▼12" Vinyl 1
#	Title	Rating	Length
A1	The First Noel recording of: The First Noël publisher: William B. Sandys (in 1823, in 1833) additional lyricist: Davies Gilbert (in 1823) lyricist and composer: [traditional] (special purpose artist) additional arranger: Sir John Stainer (in 1871) arranger: Davies Gilbert (in 1823) part of: The New English Hymnal (hymn book) (number: 36) version of: The First Nowell part of: Meet Me in St. Louis (1944 film)		4:18
A2	O Come, All Ye Faithful (Adeste Fideles) recording of: Adeste fideles (original latin version) lyricist and composer: John Francis Wade (from 1740 until 1743)		3:38
A3	Away In A Manger 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		3:20
A4	We Three Kings Of Orient Are choir vocals: Jeff Alexander Singers tenor vocals: Mario Lanza (tenor) conductor: Ray Sinatra recording of: We Three Kings lyricist and composer: John Henry Hopkins, Jr. (composer, “We Three Kings”)		3:04
A5	O Little Town Of Bethlehem 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)		3:09
A6	Silent 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		4:00
B1	Deck The Halls recording of: Deck the Halls lyricist: Thomas Oliphant composer: [traditional] (special purpose artist) is based on: Nos Galan music quoted on: Christmas		1:23
B2	Hark! The Herald Angels Sing recording of: Hark! The Herald Angels Sing (Christmas carol) additional lyricist: George Whitefield (in 1753) lyricist: Charles Wesley (hymn writer) (in 1739) additional composer: William H. Cummings (in 1855) composer: Felix Mendelssohn (composer) (in 1840) part of: The New English Hymnal (hymn book) (number: 26) part of: Psalty's Family Christmas Sing-A-Long		2:23
B3	God Rest Ye, Merry Gentlemen 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)		4:15
B4	Joy 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)		2:23
B5	O Christmas Tree recording of: O Christmas Tree (English version of German "O Tannenbaum") lyricist: Ernst Anschütz (in 1824) composer: [traditional] (special purpose artist) translator: [unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) translated version of: O Tannenbaum (original German version)		1:45
B6	I Saw Three Ships recording of: I Saw Three Ships lyricist and composer: [traditional] (special purpose artist) part of: Roud Folk Song Index (number: 700)		1:17
B7	It Came Upon A Midnight Clear recording of: It Came Upon the Midnight Clear (carol version) lyricist: Edmund Sears composer: Richard Storrs Willis part of: The New English Hymnal (hymn book) (number: 29) is based on: CAROL (hymn tune) is based on: It Came Upon the Midnight Clear (poem)		2:48
B8	Guardian Angels recording of: Guardian Angels lyricist: Gerda Maline Beilenson composer: Harpo Marx		3:21