Joy to the World: Hymns of Christmas

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1Joy to the World
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)
Irish Promenade Orchestra2:47
2In Dulci Jubilo
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)
Plymouth Festival Orchestra and Chorus1:55
3Away in the Manger
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
Plymouth Festival Orchestra and Chorus2:36
4Sans Day Carol
recording of:
Sans Day Carol (arr. Rutter)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
John Rutter (English choral music composer, conductor, arranger and producer, born 1945)
publisher:
Oxford University Press
arrangement of:
Sans Day Carol
Plymouth Festival Orchestra and Chorus3:07
5Adeste Fidelis
recording of:
Adeste fideles (original latin version)
lyricist and composer:
John Francis Wade (from 1740 until 1743)
Irish Promenade Orchestra3:14
6Whence Is That Goodly Fragrance
recording of:
Whence is that goodly fragrance flowing?
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
translated version of:
Quelle est cette odeur agréable ?
Plymouth Festival Orchestra and Chorus3:20
7Born on Earth the Divine Christ Child
recording of:
He Is Born (arr. Roger Wagner)
arranger:
Roger Wagner
Plymouth Festival Orchestra and Chorus2:36
8Down on Yon Forest
recording of:
Down in Yon Forest
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
Plymouth Festival Orchestra and Chorus3:46
9I Saw Three Ships
recording of:
I Saw Three Ships (for choir and orchestra, arr. Rutter)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
John Rutter (English choral music composer, conductor, arranger and producer, born 1945)
arrangement of:
I Saw Three Ships
Plymouth Festival Orchestra and Chorus1:49
10Fantasia on Greensleeves
recording of:
Fantasia on “Greensleeves”
composer:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer) (from 1924 until 1928)
arranger:
Ralph Greaves (in 1934)
publisher:
Oxford University Press (in 1936)
is based on:
Greensleeves (generic entry for traditional and unknown arrangements)
is based on:
Lovely Joan (traditional English folk song)
is based on:
Sir John in Love
Plymouth Festival Orchestra and Chorus4:15
11Silent Night
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
Plymouth Festival Orchestra and Chorus3:30
12O Little Town of Bethlehem
recording of:
O Little Town of Bethlehem (traditional carol with the tune “St. Louis”, as commonly sung in the U.S.)
lyricist:
Phillips Brooks (in 1868)
composer:
Lewis Henry Redner (in 1868)
is based on:
St. Louis (hymn tune)
Irish Promenade Orchestra2:07
13Jesu, Thou the Virgin Born
recording of:
Four Old English Carols, op. 20b: No. 3. Jesu, Thou the Virgin-Born
composer:
Gustav Holst (composer) (in 1907)
part of:
Four Old English Carols, op. 20b
Plymouth Festival Orchestra and Chorus2:52
14Savior of the World Is Born
recording of:
Four Old English Carols, op. 20b: No. 4. The Saviour of the World Is Born
composer:
Gustav Holst (composer) (in 1907)
part of:
Four Old English Carols, op. 20b
Plymouth Festival Orchestra and Chorus2:12
15The First Nowell
recording of:
The First Nowell (David Willcocks arrangement)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Sir David Willcocks (UK composer, organist, choral conductor)
arrangement of:
The First Nowell
Plymouth Festival Orchestra and Chorus3:21
16On Christmas Night
recording of:
Sussex Carol (arr. Willcocks)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Sir David Willcocks (UK composer, organist, choral conductor)
publisher:
Oxford University Press
arrangement of:
Sussex Carol (On Christmas Night)
Plymouth Festival Orchestra and Chorus1:53
17God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
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)
Plymouth Festival Orchestra and Chorus1:33
18Little Drummer Boy
recording of:
Carol of the Drum (aka “The Little Drummer Boy”)
lyricist and composer:
Katherine K. Davis (Katherine Kennicott Davis) (in 1941)
additional composer:
Henry Onorati (in 1958) and Harry Simeone (in 1958)
publisher:
EMI Mills Music (ASCAP-affiliated), International Korwin Corp., Warner Chappell, Warner Chappell Music (publisher as Warner/Chappell Music), Belwin-Mills Publishing Corp. (in 1955) and Mills Music, Inc. (in 1964)
is based on:
Trad. (traditional Czech carol, became “Carol of the Drums”)
Irish Promenade Orchestra3:32
19How Brightly Shone the Morning Star
recording of:
Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern: I. Wie schön leuchtet
composer:
Samuel Scheidt (composer)
part of:
Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern
Plymouth Festival Orchestra and Chorus3:56
20God Is Born
recording of:
Polish Christmas Carols: No. 5. Bóg się rodzi
composer:
Witold Lutosławski (Polish composer) (in 1946)
arranger:
Witold Lutosławski (Polish composer) (from 1984 until 1989)
arrangement of:
Bóg się rodzi (God Is Born, Polish carol)
part of:
Polish Christmas Carols (for soprano, chorus and orchestra)
Plymouth Festival Orchestra and Chorus2:55
21In Nightly Stillness
recording of:
Wśród nocnej ciszy
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
Plymouth Festival Orchestra and Chorus2:11
22O Holy Night
recording of:
O Holy Night (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Adolphe Adam (French composer)
arrangement of:
O Holy Night
Irish Promenade Orchestra3:53
23In the Manger
recording of:
Polish Christmas Carols: II. He is Sleeping in a Manger
arranger:
E. Harold Geer
part of:
Polish Christmas Carols
Plymouth Festival Orchestra and Chorus3:50
24Lullay, Dear Jesus
recording of:
Lullay, Dear Jesus (arr. C. J. Franklin)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Cary John Franklin
Plymouth Festival Orchestra and Chorus3:13
25Merrily to Bethlehem
recording of:
Polish Christmas Carols: No. 7. Przybieżeli do Betlejem
composer:
Witold Lutosławski (Polish composer) (in 1946)
arranger:
Witold Lutosławski (Polish composer) (from 1984 until 1989)
part of:
Polish Christmas Carols (for soprano, chorus and orchestra)
Plymouth Festival Orchestra and Chorus1:53

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part of:Joy to the World (Intersound / Classical Heritage Christmas 5-CD Box Set) (number: 4) (order: 3)