The Most Fabulous Classical Christmas Album Ever!

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Tracklist

▼CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Sleigh Ride
recording of:
Sleigh Ride (original instrumental version)
composer:
Leroy Anderson (until 1948-02-10)
publisher:
Mills Music
Arthur Fiedler & Boston Pops Orchestra3:02
2Deck the Halls
recording of:
Deck the Halls
lyricist:
Thomas Oliphant
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
is based on:
Nos Galan
music quoted on:
Christmas
Robert Shaw Chorale12:14
3The First Noel
Canadian Brass2:46
4In Dulci Jubilo / Good Christian Men Rejoice
choir vocals:
Wiener Sängerknaben
recording of:
In dulci iubilo (original traditional version in macaronic alteration of medieval German and Latin, use also for unspecified versions)
lyricist:
Heinrich Seuse (in 1328)
composer:
traditional (Special Purpose Artist)
Wiener Sängerknaben2:34
5Carol of the Bells
Arthur Fiedler and his Chorus and Orchestra1:16
6Jingle Bells
conductor:
Morton Gould (composer and conductor)
RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra3:11
7The Holly and the Ivy
Emily Mitchell2:11
8Fantasia on 'I Saw Three Ships'
recording engineer:
Mike Ross-Trevor (engineer) (on 1986-06-27)
producer:
Jay David Saks (classical/opera producer)
flute:
James Galway (flautist) (from 1986-06-27 until 1986-06-29)
organ:
John Birch (organist) (from 1986-06-27 until 1986-06-29)
choir vocals:
BBC Singers (professional chamber choir of the BBC) (from 1986-06-27 until 1986-06-29) and Chapel Choir of King’s School, Canterbury (from 1986-06-27 until 1986-06-29)
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (from 1986-06-27 until 1986-06-29)
conductor:
James Galway (flautist) (from 1986-06-27 until 1986-06-29)
chorus master:
John Poole (conductor) (from 1986-06-27 until 1986-06-29)
recorded at:
CBS Studios, London (London, 1972–1989) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1986-06-27 until 1986-06-29)
recording of:
Fantasia on “I Saw Three Ships”
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
David Overton
is based on:
I Saw Three Ships
James Galway & The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra3:10
9O Christmas Tree
tenor vocals:
Mario Lanza (tenor)
orchestra:
Henri René & His Orchestra
conductor:
Henri René
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)
Mario Lanza2:03
10God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen
Robert Shaw Chorale1:19
11Angels We Have Heard on High
Robert Shaw Chorale13:20
12Joy to the World
conductor:
Eugene Ormandy (conductor)
The Philadelphia Orchestra2:11
13The Little Drummer Boy
Arthur Fiedler and his Chorus and Orchestra2:32
14O Come All Ye Faithful / Adeste Fidelis
Sergio Franchi2:55
15Silent Night
conductor:
Eugene Ormandy (conductor)
The Philadelphia Orchestra3:49
16The Angel Choir and the Trumpeter
Canadian Brass2:29
17I Wonder As I Wander
Leontyne Price & Arthur Fiedler and his Chorus and Orchestra4:00
18Come Unto Him
Benita Valente & The Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia3:47
19Ave Maria
choir vocals:
Wiener Sängerknaben
tenor vocals:
Plácido Domingo (tenor)
orchestra:
Wiener Symphoniker
conductor:
Helmuth Froschauer (conductor and chorus master)
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
Plácido Domingo2:26
20Ding Dong! Merrily on High
Wiener Sängerknaben2:09
21Silver Bells
conductor:
Eugene Ormandy (conductor)
The Philadelphia Orchestra3:36
22What Child Is This?
conductor:
Eugene Ormandy (conductor)
The Philadelphia Orchestra2:28
23Good King Wenceslas
conductor:
Morton Gould (composer and conductor)
RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra2:36
24White Christmas
engineer:
James Nichols
producer:
Nathaniel S. Johnson and John Pfeiffer (producer and engineer)
solo violin:
Alfred Krips
orchestra:
Boston Pops Orchestra (from 1959-05-15 until 1959-05-16)
conductor:
Arthur Fiedler (conductor) (from 1959-05-15 until 1959-05-16)
arranger:
Jack Mason (classical arranger)
instrumental recording of:
White Christmas (from 1959-05-15 until 1959-05-16)
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)
Arthur Fiedler & Boston Pops Orchestra2:51
25Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
Canadian Brass2:37
26O Holy Night
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”)
Mario Lanza4:09
27We Wish You a Merry Christmas
choir vocals:
The Philadelphia Singers (from 1971 until 1972)
orchestra:
The Philadelphia Orchestra (from 1971 until 1972)
conductor:
Eugene Ormandy (conductor) (from 1971 until 1972)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Entertainment (in 1972)
recording of:
We Wish You a Merry Christmas (from 1971 until 1972)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
The Philadelphia Orchestra2:05
28Hallelujah Chorus (from 'Messiah')
choir vocals:
Robert Shaw Chorale
orchestra:
Robert Shaw Orchestra
conductor:
Robert Shaw (conductor)
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 44. Chorus: “Hallelujah”
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1741)
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II
Robert Shaw Chorale and Orchestra3:23

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ASIN:US: B00004WFOM [info]