The Best Christmas Carols …Ever!

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1Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
producer:
Christopher Bishop (conductor/producer)
brass:
Philip Jones Brass Ensemble
organ:
Ian Hare (British organist and composer)
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
conductor:
Sir David Willcocks (UK composer, organist, choral conductor)
balance engineer:
Neville Boyling (engineer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1973)
recorded at:
King’s College Chapel in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
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)
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge4:13
2The Holly and the Ivy
organ:
Ian Hare (British organist and composer) (in 1971)
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge (in 1971)
conductor:
Sir David Willcocks (UK composer, organist, choral conductor) (in 1971)
recording of:
The Holly and the Ivy (arr. Davies) (in 1971)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Sir Henry Walford Davies (English organist and composer)
arrangement of:
The Holly and the Ivy
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge3:12
3We’ve Been a While A-Wandering
The Bach Choir2:35
4We Three Kings of Orient Are
The Huddersfield Choral Society3:09
5Shepherd’s Pipe Carol
Clare College Singers2:59
6Cherry Tree Carol
organ:
John Wells (concert organist and composer)
baritone vocals:
Stephen Varcoe (bass-baritone)
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
conductor:
Sir David Willcocks (UK composer, organist, choral conductor)
recording of:
The Cherry-Tree Carol (David Willcocks arrangement)
arranger:
Sir David Willcocks (UK composer, organist, choral conductor)
publisher:
Oxford University Press
arrangement of:
The Cherry-Tree Carol
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge1:53
7Joy to the World!
The Huddersfield Choral Society1:31
8My Dancing Day
conductor:
Sir David Willcocks (UK composer, organist, choral conductor)
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge2:09
9Here We Come A-Wassailing
Clare College Singers4:15
10See Amid the Winter’s Snow
The Bach Choir3:48
11Adam Lay Ybounden
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge (on 1978-12-24, on 1999-06-12)
chorus master:
Philip Ledger (on 1978-12-24) and Stephen Cleobury (organist, conductor) (on 1999-06-12)
live recording of:
Adam lay ybounden (Boris Ord version) (in 1978)
writer:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
composer:
Boris Ord
publisher:
Oxford University Press
version of:
Adam lay i-bowndyn (15th-century macaronic English poem)
recording of:
Adam Lay y-Bounden (Warlock version) (on 1999-06-12)
composer:
Peter Warlock (British composer) (in 1922)
recording of:
Adam lay ybounden (Boris Ord version)
writer:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
composer:
Boris Ord
publisher:
Oxford University Press
version of:
Adam lay i-bowndyn (15th-century macaronic English poem)
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge1:13
12Masters in This Hall
The Bach Choir4:05
13The Babe of Bethlehem
Taverner Choir2:45
14A Spotless Rose
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge3:12
15Angel Tidings
Clare College Singers1:48
16When an Angel Host Entuned
The Bach Choir1:17
17As With Gladness Men of Old
The Huddersfield Choral Society2:32
18Carol With Lullaby
The Bach Choir3:26
19The Coming of Our King
Clare College Singers2:43
20Christ Was Born on Christmas Day
The Choir of Temple Church2:21
21A Christmas Carol
The Bach Choir2:10
22Sans Day Carol
Clare College Singers3:23
23Gabriel’s Message
The Bach Choir2:48
24Sussex Carol
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge1:53
25Rocking
The Bach Choir2:07
26Methinks I See an Heav’nly Host
Taverner Choir2:51
27Angels From the Realms of Glory
The Huddersfield Choral Society3:10
28O Come, All Ye Faithful
producer:
Christopher Bishop (conductor/producer)
brass:
Philip Jones Brass Ensemble (on 1972-07-12)
organ:
Ian Hare (British organist and composer) (on 1972-07-12)
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge (on 1972-07-12)
conductor:
Sir David Willcocks (UK composer, organist, choral conductor) (on 1972-07-12)
balance engineer:
Neville Boyling (engineer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1973)
recorded at:
King’s College Chapel in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom (on 1972-07-12)
recording of:
O Come, All Ye Faithful (arr. Willcocks) (on 1972-07-12)
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”)
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge4:48

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ASIN:UK: B00067ZPLQ [info]