International Christmas Carols

~ Release by Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra (see all versions of this release, 5 available)

Tracklist

1CD
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1Silent Night
orchestra:
Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra
conductor:
Louis Ablazzo
instrumental 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)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 27088)
translated version of:
Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht
2:43
2Es ist ein Ros entsprungen
orchestra:
Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra
conductor:
Louis Ablazzo
instrumental recording of:
Es ist ein Ros entsprungen (Praetorius/Sandström)
composer:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Michael Praetorius (composer and organist) (in 1609) and Jan Sandström (Swedish classical music composer) (in 1990)
publisher:
Walton Music Corp.
is based on:
Es ist ein Ros entsprungen (Praetorius’ harmonisation)
4:04
3Von Himmel hoch2:53
4O’ Little Town of Bethlehem1:48
5Deck the Halls
orchestra:
Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra
conductor:
Louis Ablazzo
instrumental recording of:
Deck the Halls
lyricist:
Thomas Oliphant (musician, artist and author)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
is based on:
Nos Galan (Talhaiarn, “Goreu pleser ar Nos Galan”)
1:28
6We Wish You a Merry Christmas
orchestra:
Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra
conductor:
Louis Ablazzo
instrumental recording of:
We Wish You a Merry Christmas
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 230)
1:11
7Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
orchestra:
Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra
conductor:
Louis Ablazzo
instrumental recording of:
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing (Christmas carol)
additional lyricist:
George Whitefield (in 1753)
lyricist:
Charles Wesley (hymn writer) (in 1739)
composer:
Felix Mendelssohn (composer) (in 1840)
arranger:
William H. Cummings (in 1855)
part of:
The New English Hymnal (hymn book) (number: 26)
2:37
8Cideste Fideles, “O Come, All Ye Faithful”
orchestra:
Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra
conductor:
Louis Ablazzo
instrumental recording of:
Adeste fideles (original latin version)
lyricist and composer:
John Francis Wade (from 1740 until 1743)
2:18
9Angels We Have Heard on High2:26
10Joy to the World
orchestra:
Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra
conductor:
Louis Ablazzo
instrumental recording of:
Joy to the World (Christmas carol)
lyricist:
Isaac Watts (hymn writer) (in 1719)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer)
arranger:
Lowell Mason (in 1839)
2:26
11The First Noel
orchestra:
Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra
conductor:
Louis Ablazzo
instrumental 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:
John Stainer (in 1871)
arranger:
Davies Gilbert (in 1823)
part of:
The New English Hymnal (hymn book) (number: 36)
arrangement of:
The First Nowell
part of:
Meet Me in St. Louis (1944 musical film soundtrack)
1:42
12Good King Wenceslas
orchestra:
Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra
conductor:
Louis Ablazzo
instrumental recording of:
Good King Wenceslas
lyricist:
John Mason Neale (in 1853)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist) (from 1201 until 1301)
arranger:
Thomas Helmore (in 1853)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 24754)
is based on:
Tempus adest floridum (13th-century carol)
0:49
13What Child Is This1:52
14We Three Kings of Orient1:09
15O’ Tannenbaum
orchestra:
Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra
conductor:
Louis Ablazzo
instrumental recording of:
O Tannenbaum (O Fir Tree, original German version)
lyricist:
Ernst Anschütz (in 1824)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist) (from 1500 until 1600)
version of:
Es lebe hoch der Zimmermannsgeselle
1:27
16Ihr Kinderlein kommet
orchestra:
Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra
conductor:
Louis Ablazzo
instrumental recording of:
Ihr Kinderlein, kommet (O, Come, Little Children)
lyricist:
Christoph von Schmid (in 1798)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist) and Johann Abraham Peter Schulz (in 1790)
2:22
17Alle Jahre wieder
orchestra:
Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra
conductor:
Louis Ablazzo
instrumental recording of:
Alle Jahre wieder (most commonly known melody by F. Silcher)
lyricist:
Johann Wilhelm Hey (in 1873)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist) and Friedrich Silcher
3:18
18Maria durch ein Dornwald geht
orchestra:
Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra
conductor:
Louis Ablazzo
instrumental recording of:
Maria durch ein Dornwald ging
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
2:42
19Jingle Bells
orchestra:
Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra
conductor:
Louis Ablazzo
instrumental recording of:
Jingle Bells
lyricist and composer:
James Lord Pierpont (in 1850)
publisher:
Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
composed at and lyrics written at:
Simpson Tavern in Medford, Massachusetts, United States (in 1850)
1:00
20Away in a Manger
orchestra:
Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra
conductor:
Louis Ablazzo
instrumental 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 (hymn-writer) (in 1895)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 25304)
is based on:
Sweet Afton (set to music by Jonathan E. Spilman, 1837)
translated version of:
Y Preseb
1:27
21It Came Upon a Midnight Clear
orchestra:
Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra
conductor:
Louis Ablazzo
instrumental recording of:
It Came Upon the Midnight Clear (carol version)
lyricist:
Edmund Sears (American church author)
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)
1:30
22Jolly Old Saint Nicholas0:42
23While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks by Night1:47
24God Rest Ye, Merry Gentlemen
orchestra:
Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra
conductor:
Louis Ablazzo
instrumental 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)
1:56
25Up on the House Top
orchestra:
Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra
conductor:
Louis Ablazzo
instrumental recording of:
Up on the House Top (Christmas song)
lyricist and composer:
Benjamin R. Hanby (in 1864)
1:14
26Ich steh an deiner Krippen hier
orchestra:
Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra
conductor:
Louis Ablazzo
instrumental recording of:
Weihnachts-Oratorium, BWV 248: Teil VI, LIX. Choral „Ich steh an deiner Krippen hier“
composed in:
Leipzig, Sachsen (Saxony), Germany (from 1734 until 1735)
lyricist:
Paul Gerhardt (17th century hymn writer)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
part of:
Breitkopf 389 Choralgesänge (number: 263)
is based on:
Nun freut euch, lieben Christen g’mein (more 'sostenuto' version)
part of:
Weihnachts-Oratorium, BWV 248 (Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248, "Christmas Oratorio")
3:44

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manufactured in:USA
manufactured by:Pilz Entertainment, Inc. (manufacturer; do not use as release label!)
copyrighted (©) by:Pilz Entertainment, Inc. (manufacturer; do not use as release label!) (in 1993)
ASIN:US: B000251ECQ [info]