The Colours of Christmas

~ Release by John Rutter (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

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1Ding Dong! Merrily on High
conductor:
John Rutter (English choral music composer, conductor, arranger and producer, born 1945)
recording of:
Ding Dong! Merrily on High (arr. Rutter)
lyricist:
George Ratcliffe Woodward
composer:
Thoinot Arbeau (Artist name of Jehan Tabourot (“Orchesographie”)) and Charles Wood (Irish composer)
arranger:
John Rutter (English choral music composer, conductor, arranger and producer, born 1945)
arrangement of:
Ding Dong! Merrily on High
2:48
2The Colours of Christmas
conductor:
John Rutter (English choral music composer, conductor, arranger and producer, born 1945)
recording of:
The Colours of Christmas
lyricist and composer:
John Rutter (English choral music composer, conductor, arranger and producer, born 1945)
2:56
3In Dulci Jubilo
choir vocals:
The Bach Choir
conductor:
John Rutter (English choral music composer, conductor, arranger and producer, born 1945)
recording of:
In dulci jubilo (macaronic of English and Latin)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger and translator:
Robert Lucas Pearsall (composer)
translated version of:
In dulci iubilo (original traditional version in macaronic alteration of medieval German and Latin, use also for unspecified versions)
3:10
4What Is This Lovely Fragrance?
conductor:
John Rutter (English choral music composer, conductor, arranger and producer, born 1945)
recording of:
What Is This Lovely Fragrance?
composer:
French traditional ([traditional], special purpose artist)
arranger:
Healey Willan (English-Canadian organist and composer)
arrangement of:
Whence is that goodly fragrance flowing?
3:21
5Away in a Manger
choir vocals:
The Bach Choir
conductor:
John Rutter (English choral music composer, conductor, arranger and producer, born 1945)
arranger:
John Rutter (English choral music composer, conductor, arranger and producer, born 1945)
recording of:
Away in a Manger (arr. Rutter)
lyricist:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist)
composer:
William James Kirkpatrick (hymn-writer)
arranger:
John Rutter (English choral music composer, conductor, arranger and producer, born 1945)
arrangement of:
Away in a Manger (aka “Cradle Song” composed by William J. Kirkpatrick)
2:04
6Hodie Christus Natus Est
conductor:
John Rutter (English choral music composer, conductor, arranger and producer, born 1945)
arranger:
David Hill (British organist and conductor)
recording of:
Hodie Christus natus est
composer:
Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck (composer and organist)
part of:
Sweelinck-Werke Verzeichnis (number: SwWV 163)
3:02
7Riu, Riu, Chiu
vocals:
Over the Bridge
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
John Rutter (English choral music composer, conductor, arranger and producer, born 1945)
recording of:
Ríu, ríu, chíu
writer:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist) (from 1500 until 1600)
composer:
Mateu Fletxa ("El Vell" or "El Viejo", Catalan renaissance composer)
part of:
Cancionero de Uppsala (number: 40)
1:25
8I Wonder as I Wander
vocals:
Over the Bridge
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
John Rutter (English choral music composer, conductor, arranger and producer, born 1945)
recording of:
I Wonder as I Wander (arr. Rutter)
lyricist and composer:
John Jacob Niles (American folklorist and folk musician)
arranger:
John Rutter (English choral music composer, conductor, arranger and producer, born 1945)
arrangement of:
I Wonder as I Wander
3:36
9Star Carol
conductor:
John Rutter (English choral music composer, conductor, arranger and producer, born 1945)
recording of:
Star Carol
lyricist and composer:
John Rutter (English choral music composer, conductor, arranger and producer, born 1945)
2:54
10Once in Royal David's City
conductor:
John Rutter (English choral music composer, conductor, arranger and producer, born 1945)
orchestrator:
John Rutter (English choral music composer, conductor, arranger and producer, born 1945)
recording of:
Once in Royal David’s City (harmony Arthur Mann, descant Stephen Cleobury)
lyricist:
Cecil Frances Alexander (in 1848)
additional composer:
Stephen Cleobury (organist, conductor) and Arthur Henry Mann (English organist and composer)
composer:
Henry John Gauntlett (in 1849)
publisher:
Novello
version of:
Once in Royal David’s City (arr. Mann)
4:05
11Silent Night
conductor:
John Rutter (English choral music composer, conductor, arranger and producer, born 1945)
recording of:
Silent Night (arr. Rutter)
lyricist:
Josef Mohr
composer:
Franz Xaver Gruber
arranger:
John Rutter (English choral music composer, conductor, arranger and producer, born 1945)
translator:
John Freeman Young
arrangement of:
Silent Night (Christmas carol, English translation)
3:38
12In the Bleak Midwinter
conductor:
John Rutter (English choral music composer, conductor, arranger and producer, born 1945)
orchestrator:
John Rutter (English choral music composer, conductor, arranger and producer, born 1945)
recording of:
In the Bleak Midwinter (Harold Edwin Darke version)
lyricist:
Christina Rossetti
composer:
Harold Edwin Darke (in 1909)
publisher:
Oxford University Press
version of:
In the Bleak Midwinter (poem)
4:13
13Gabriel's Message
choir vocals:
The Bach Choir
conductor:
John Rutter (English choral music composer, conductor, arranger and producer, born 1945)
recording of:
Gabriel's Message (arr. Pettman)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Edgar Pettman
translator:
Sabine Baring‐Gould
arrangement of:
The Angel Gabriel
2:30
14O Come, All Ye Faithful
conductor:
John Rutter (English choral music composer, conductor, arranger and producer, born 1945)
additional arranger:
John Rutter (English choral music composer, conductor, arranger and producer, born 1945)
recording of:
O Come, All Ye Faithful (arr. Willcocks)
additional composer:
David Hill (British organist and conductor) and Christopher Robinson (British conductor & organist)
composer:
John Francis Wade
arranger:
David Willcocks (UK composer, organist, choral conductor)
translator:
Frederick Oakeley
publisher:
Oxford University Press
part of:
The New English Hymnal (hymn book) (number: 30)
arrangement of:
O Come, All Ye Faithful (English version of Latin “Adeste fideles”)
4:15
15O Holy Night
conductor:
John Rutter (English choral music composer, conductor, arranger and producer, born 1945)
recording of:
O Holy Night (arr. Rutter)
lyricist:
John Sullivan Dwight (in 1855)
composer:
Adolphe Adam (French composer) (in 1847)
arranger:
John Rutter (English choral music composer, conductor, arranger and producer, born 1945)
arrangement of:
O Holy Night
6:01
16A New Year Carol
harp:
Huw Webb
conductor:
John Rutter (English choral music composer, conductor, arranger and producer, born 1945)
recording of:
Friday Afternoons, op. 7: No. 5. A New Year Carol
composer:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (in 1934)
quotes lyrics from:
Tom Tiddler's Ground
part of:
Friday Afternoons, op. 7
2:09
17Joy to the World
conductor:
John Rutter (English choral music composer, conductor, arranger and producer, born 1945)
recording of:
Joy to the World (John Rutter's arrangement)
additional lyricist:
Isaac Watts (hymn writer)
additional composer:
Lowell Mason (in 1839)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer)
arranger:
John Rutter (English choral music composer, conductor, arranger and producer, born 1945)
arrangement of:
Joy to the World (Christmas carol)
2:34
18Sleigh Ride
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
John Rutter (English choral music composer, conductor, arranger and producer, born 1945)
recording of:
Sleigh Ride (original instrumental version)
composer:
Leroy Anderson (until 1948-02-10)
publisher:
Mills Music
3:10
19Deck the Hall
choir vocals:
The Bach Choir
conductor:
John Rutter (English choral music composer, conductor, arranger and producer, born 1945)
recording of:
Deck the Hall (arr. Rutter)
lyricist:
Thomas Oliphant (musician, artist and author)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
John Rutter (English choral music composer, conductor, arranger and producer, born 1945)
arrangement of:
Deck the Halls
1:40
20The Christmas Song
conductor:
John Rutter (English choral music composer, conductor, arranger and producer, born 1945)
recording of:
The Christmas Song (arr. John Rutter)
lyricist:
Mel Tormé (“The Velvet Fog”) (in 1944) and Robert Wells (songwriter) (in 1944)
composer:
Mel Tormé (“The Velvet Fog”) (in 1944)
arranger:
John Rutter (English choral music composer, conductor, arranger and producer, born 1945)
arrangement of:
The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)
3:25
21The Twelve Days of Christmas
conductor:
John Rutter (English choral music composer, conductor, arranger and producer, born 1945)
recording of:
The Twelve Days of Christmas (arr. John Rutter)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
John Rutter (English choral music composer, conductor, arranger and producer, born 1945)
arrangement of:
The Twelve Days of Christmas
3:22
22Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
vocals:
Over the Bridge
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
John Rutter (English choral music composer, conductor, arranger and producer, born 1945)
recording of:
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas (arr. Peter Knight)
arranger:
Peter Knight (British arranger, conductor and composer)
arrangement of:
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
3:00
23Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
conductor:
John Rutter (English choral music composer, conductor, arranger and producer, born 1945)
additional arranger:
John Rutter (English choral music composer, conductor, arranger and producer, born 1945)
recording of:
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing (arr. Willcocks)
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)
arranger:
Sir David Willcocks (UK composer, organist, choral conductor)
publisher:
Oxford University Press
arrangement of:
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing (Christmas carol)
4:09

Credits

Release

recording engineer:Chris Hazell
organ:John Birch (organist)
orchestra:Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:John Rutter (English choral music composer, conductor, arranger and producer, born 1945)
choir vocals:The Bach Choir
guest vocals:Over the Bridge
balance engineer:Tony Faulkner (recording engineer)
recorded at:Henry Wood Hall (London) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 2011-01)
Royal Albert Hall in Kensington and Chelsea, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 2011-04)