O Little Town of Bethlehem (traditional carol with the tune “Forest Green”, as sung in the UK and the Episcopal Church in the U.S.)

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Relationships

lyricist:Phillips Brooks (in 1868)
additional composer:Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer) (in 1906)
composer:[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer)
publisher:Oxford University Press (in 1906)
part of:The New English Hymnal (hymn book) (number: 32) (order: 9)
Wikipedia:en: O Little Town of Bethlehem [info]
Wikidata:Q96278750 [info]
version of:O Little Town of Bethlehem (traditional carol with the tune “St. Louis”, as commonly sung in the U.S.)
is based on:The Ploughboy's Dream
is the basis for:Pastorale on "Forest Green"
arrangements:O Little Town of Bethlehem (Jack Jezioro, Brendan Harkin arrangements)

Recordings

DateTitleAttributesArtistLength
recordings
1973-07-30 – 1973-07-31O Little Town of BethlehemChoir of St John’s College, Cambridge, Stephen Cleobury, George Guest3:41
1975-12-22O Little Town of BethlehemChoir of King’s College, Cambridge3:31
1984-03-19 – 1984-03-20O Little Town of BethlehemChoir of King’s College, Cambridge3:21
1986-07-31 – 1986-08-01O Little Town of BethlehemThomas Armstrong, Choir of St John’s College, Cambridge, George Guest4:10
1993-05-01 – 1993-05-07O Little Town of BethlehemGerman Brass, Windsbacher Knabenchor, Karl-Friedrich Beringer & Enrique Crespo1:56
2001-02-09 – 2001-02-25O Little Town of BethlehemChoir of Trinity Church, Wall Street, Owen Burdick3:48
2010O little town of BethlehemChoir of St Mary’s, Fishponds3:42
2014-03-16 – 2014-03-20O Little Town of BethlehemChoir of King’s College, Cambridge3:32
2014-04-07 – 2014-04-08O Little Town of BethlehemVox Turturis, David Quinn, Andrew Gant3:49
2015-04-20 – 2015-04-25O Little Town of BethlehemChoir of Her Majesty's Chapel Royal, Martyn Noble, Huw Williams3:22
2015-06O Little Town of BethlehemSt Paul’s Cathedral Choir, Simon Johnson, Andrew Carwood3:31
2017-12-24O little town of BethlehemliveLeeds Cathedral Choir3:18
2018-01-04 – 2018-01-06O Little Town of BethlehemChoir of Westminster School, Ben Bloor, Timothy Garrard3:45
2018-12-23O little town of BethlehemliveChoir of St Mary’s, Fishponds3:46
2019-12-22O little town of BethlehemliveChoir of St Mary’s, Fishponds3:49
2020-12-17 – 2020-12-20O Little Town of BethlehemThe King’s Singers2:37
2021-12-19O little town of BethlehemliveChoir of St Mary’s, Fishponds3:41
1999-12-19: O Little Town of BethlehemliveCanterbury Cathedral Choir, Timothy Noon, David Flood2:57
Carols from The Oxford Book of Carols: O Little Town of BethlehemChapel Choir of the Royal Hospital Chelsea, Hugh Rowlands, William Vann3:48
Little TowncoverDennis Sichner3:39
O little town of BethlehemChoir of St Mary’s, Fishponds3:53
O little town of BethlehemChoir of St Mary’s, Fishponds3:27
O little town of BethlehemChoir of St Mary’s, Fishponds3:49
O little town of BethlehemCrediton Church Choir3:21
O little town of BethlehemThe Choirs of St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Burlingame, California, Susan Jane Matthews3:56
O little town of BethlehemChoir of St Mary’s, Fishponds3:41
O Little Town of BethlehemChoir of St John’s College, Cambridge, John Challenger, Andrew Nethsingha3:45
O Little Town of BethlehemLloyds Banking Choral Society2:29
O Little Town of BethlehemChoir of Trinity College, Richard Marlow4:16
O Little Town of BethlehemChoir of St John’s College, Cambridge, Stephen Cleobury, George Guest3:49
O Little Town of Bethlehem[unknown]3:28
O Little Town of BethlehemBournemouth Symphony Chorus & Orchestra5:48
O Little Town of BethlehemThe Choir of St George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle3:20
O Little Town of BethlehemThe Queen’s Six3:13
O Little Town of BethlehemIlford Songsters?:??
O Little Town of BethlehemAled Jones2:40
O Little Town of BethlehemChoir of Trinity College2:30
O Little Town of BethleheminstrumentalUnknown Handbells1:49
O Little Town of BethlehemSchulchöre der Berzirke Blue Downs und Mitchells Plain, Cedric Viret2:40
O Little Town of BethlehemThe Albion Christmas Band?:??
O Little Town of BethlehemDame Kiri Te Kanawa3:19
O Little Town of BethlehemChoir of King’s College, Cambridge3:39
O Little Town of Bethlehemcover and instrumentalVirgil Fox?:??
O Little Town of BethlehemThe Choir of St Bride's Church, Fleet Street3:13
O Little Town of BethlehemChoir of York Minster, Robert Sharpe3:25
O Little Town of BethlehemRoyal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir, Ian Tracey2:24
O Little Town of BethlehemThe Choir of St Mary-le-Tower, Ipswich3:22
O Little Town of BethlehemChoir of Trinity College, Richard Marlow2:35
O Little Town of BethlehemThe Miserable Offenders2:06
O Little Town of BethlehemNorwich Cathedral Choir3:11
O Little Town of BethlehemThe Blossom Street Singers3:21
O Little Town of BethleheminstrumentalAage Kvalbein & Iver Kleive2:55
O Little Town of BethlehemTingstad & Rumbel4:57
O Little Town of BethlehemFrank Sinatra3:06
O Little Town of BethlehemGuildford Cathedral Choir, Gavin Williams, Barry Rose?:??
O Little Town of BethlehemGuildford Cathedral Choir, Barry Rose, Gavin Williams3:47
O Little Town of Bethlehemcover[unknown]2:56
O Little Town of BethlehemcoverThe Lisa Abbott Singers2:29
O Little Town of BethlehemcoverJoss Stone3:22
O Little Town of BethlehemcoverLaudibus4:18
O Little Town of BethlehemGuildford Cathedral Choir3:15
O Little Town of BethlehemGuildford Cathedral Choir3:13
O Little Town of BethlehemThe Guildford Cathedral Choir3:15
O Little Town Of BethlehemChoir of Trinity College, Cambridge, Richard Marlow2:33
O Little Town Of BethlehemThe Blossom Street Singers3:24
O’ Little Town of BethlehemChoir of King’s College, Cambridge with Sir Philip Ledger3:28
Oh Little Town of BethlehemcoverThe Knight Watch Singers?:??
Oh, Little Town of BethleheminstrumentalThe London Sound 70 Orchestra and Chorus2:49