The World’s Favourite… Christmas Carols

~ Release by Choir of King’s College Cambridge | Royal Choral Society | Sir Malcolm Sargent (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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1Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
organ:
Arnold Greir (organist)
choir vocals:
The Royal Choral Society
conductor:
Sir Malcolm Sargent (conductor)
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
The Royal Choral Society with Arnold Greir3:25
2O Come, All Ye Faithful
organ:
Arnold Greir (organist)
choir vocals:
The Royal Choral Society
conductor:
Sir Malcolm Sargent (conductor)
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)
The Royal Choral Society with Arnold Greir3:56
3God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
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)
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge3:20
4Ding Dong, Merrily on High
choir vocals:
The Choir of St Paul’s Cathedral (London)
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
The Choir of St Paul’s Cathedral1:59
5The First Noel
organ:
Arnold Greir (organist)
choir vocals:
The Royal Choral Society
conductor:
Sir Malcolm Sargent (conductor)
recording of:
The First Nowell
lyricist, writer and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
The Royal Choral Society with Arnold Greir2:43
6Gabriel’s Message
choir vocals:
The Temple Church Choir
conductor:
Dr George Thalben-Ball
The Temple Church Choir2:27
7While Shepherds Watched
organ:
Arnold Greir (organist)
choir vocals:
The Royal Choral Society
conductor:
Sir Malcolm Sargent (conductor)
The Royal Choral Society with Arnold Greir2:53
8In dulci jubilo
choir vocals:
The Temple Church Choir
conductor:
Dr George Thalben-Ball
The Temple Church Choir3:41
9Away in a Manger
engineer:
Geoff Miles (editor and engineer)
producer:
Jeremy Summerly (conductor)
editor:
Antony Pitts
choir vocals:
Tonus Peregrinus (from 2003-07-28 until 2003-07-29)
chorus master:
Antony Pitts (from 2003-07-28 until 2003-07-29)
arranger:
Antony Pitts
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Naxos Rights International Ltd. (holding company) (in 2003)
recorded at:
St. Jude-on-the-Hill in Barnet, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 2003-07-28 until 2003-07-29)
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
William James Kirkpatrick2:21
10For Unto Us a Child Is Born
orchestra:
Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Sir Malcolm Sargent (conductor)
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 12. Chorus “For Unto Us a Child Is Born”
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1741)
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I
Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra4:41
11Angels From the Realms of Glory
choir vocals:
The Temple Church Choir
conductor:
Dr George Thalben-Ball
The Temple Church Choir2:32
12Shepherds in the Fields Abiding
choir vocals:
The Temple Church Choir
conductor:
Dr George Thalben-Ball
The Temple Church Choir2:29
13Once in Royal David's City
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
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
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge5:04
14The Holly and the Ivy
engineer:
Geoff Miles (editor and engineer)
producer:
Jeremy Summerly (conductor)
editor:
Antony Pitts
choir vocals:
Tonus Peregrinus (from 2003-07-28 until 2003-07-29)
chorus master:
Antony Pitts (from 2003-07-28 until 2003-07-29)
arranger:
Antony Pitts
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Naxos Rights International Ltd. (holding company) (in 2003)
recorded at:
St. Jude-on-the-Hill in Barnet, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 2003-07-28 until 2003-07-29)
recording of:
The Holly and the Ivy
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 514)
C. J. Sharp and A. Pitts & Antony Pitts2:43
15Coventry Carol
choir vocals:
The Royal Choral Society
conductor:
Sir Malcolm Sargent (conductor)
The Royal Choral Society3:04
16Christmas Is Coming
choir vocals:
The Royal Choral Society
conductor:
Sir Malcolm Sargent (conductor)
The Royal Choral Society1:50