Forever Christmas

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

▼CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1We Wish You a Merry Christmas
choir vocals:
Hallé Choir
orchestra:
Hallé Orchestra
conductor:
Maurice Handford (horn player / conductor)
recording of:
We Wish You a Merry Christmas
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
[traditional]1:36
2O Come All Ye Faithful
orchestra:
Pro Arte Orchestra of London (founded 1985)
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)
John Francis Wade & Frederick Oakeley4:12
3Once in Royal David's City
choir vocals:
Choir of Clare College, Cambridge and Clare College Singers
orchestra:
Orchestra of Clare College, Cambridge
conductor:
John Rutter (English choral music composer, conductor, arranger and producer, born 1945)
recording of:
Once in Royal David’s City (arr. Rutter)
lyricist:
Cecil Frances Alexander (in 1848)
composer:
Henry John Gauntlett (in 1849)
arranger:
John Rutter (English choral music composer, conductor, arranger and producer, born 1945)
arrangement of:
Once in Royal David’s City
Cecil Frances Alexander & Henry John Gauntlett3:06
4O Little Town of Bethlehem
baritone vocals:
Simon Vaughan (baritone)
choir vocals:
Choir of Clare College, Cambridge and Clare College Singers
orchestra:
Orchestra of Clare College, Cambridge
conductor:
John Rutter (English choral music composer, conductor, arranger and producer, born 1945)
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)
Phillips Brooks & Lewis Henry Redner3:41
5God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen
orchestra:
Pro Arte Orchestra of London (founded 1985)
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]4:27
6Ding Dong Merrily on High
choir vocals:
The Bach Choir
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
George Ratcliffe Woodward & Charles Wood1:54
7Walking in the Air
producer:
John Altman and Alison Wallace
treble vocals:
Aled Jones
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1985)
cover recording of:
Walking in the Air (in 1985)
lyricist and composer:
Howard Blake
publisher:
Faber Music Ltd., Highbridge Music Ltd. and Howard David Blake
part of:
The Snowman (film soundtrack)
Aled Jones3:27
8The Christmas Song
producer:
Lee Gillette
piano:
Nat King Cole
vocals:
Nat King Cole (in 1961)
conductor:
Ralph Carmichael (in 1961)
orchestrator:
Charles R. Grean and Pete Rugolo
cover recording of:
The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire) (on 1961-03-30)
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)
Nat King Cole3.53:13
9Santa Claus Is Coming to Town
producer:
Dave Cavanaugh
lead vocals:
Peggy Lee (jazz vocalist)
cover recording of:
Santa Claus Is Coming to Town (on 1960-06-19)
lyricist:
Haven Gillespie (in 1932)
composer:
J. Fred Coots (in 1932)
publisher:
EMI Feist Catalog Inc., EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS-affiliated), EMI United Partnership Ltd., Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd., Haven Gillespie Music Publishing, Jobete Music Co., Inc., Leo Feist Ltd, Leo Feist, Inc., SBK United Partnership and The Songwriters Guild
music quoted on:
Lit vert
Peggy Lee2:20
10Gaudete
performer:
Steeleye Span
recording of:
Gaudete
composer:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
Steeleye Span4.52:26
11Little Saint Nick
recording of:
Little Saint Nick
writer:
Mike Love (Beach Boys) and Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co-founder)
publisher:
Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)
The Beach Boys2:01
12I Wish It Could Be Christmas Every Day
producer:
Roy Wood (multi-instrumentalist singer-songwriter, The Move, ELO & Wizzard.)
performer:
Wizzard (British Group w/ Roy Wood)
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)
Wizzard54:39