Christmas with The Cincinnati May Festival Chorus

~ Release by May Festival Chorus (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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1Joy To The World
performer:
Heather MacPhail
arranger:
John Rutter (English choral music composer, conductor, arranger and producer, born 1945)
recording of:
Joy To The World
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
1:40
2O Come All Ye Faithful
performer:
Heather MacPhail
arranger:
David Willcocks (UK composer, organist, choral conductor)
recording of:
O Come All Ye Faithful
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
2:31
3Hark The Herald Angels Sing
performer:
Heather MacPhail
arranger:
David Willcocks (UK composer, organist, choral conductor)
recording of:
Hark The Herald Angels Sing
composer:
Felix Mendelssohn (composer)
2:34
4Angels We Have Heard On High
arranger:
Alice Parker (American composer, arranger, conductor and teacher) and Robert Shaw (conductor)
recording of:
Angels We Have Heard On High
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
2:11
5Jesus Christ The Apple Tree
recording of:
Jesus Christ The Apple Tree
composer:
Elizabeth Poston
3:42
6Masters In This Hall
arranger:
Alice Parker (American composer, arranger, conductor and teacher) and Robert Shaw (conductor)
recording of:
Masters in This Hall
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
2:18
7Wassail Song
arranger:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer)
recording of:
Wassail Song
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
3:05
8In The Bleak Mid-Winter
recording of:
In the Bleak Midwinter (Gustav Holst version)
lyricist:
Christina Rossetti
composer:
Gustav Holst (composer) (in 1906)
part of:
The New English Hymnal (hymn book) (number: 28)
is based on:
Cranham (hymn tune)
version of:
In the Bleak Midwinter (poem)
part of:
3 Hymns for the English Hymnal
5:04
9O Little Town Of Bethlehem
recording of:
O Little Town Of Bethlehem
lyricist:
Phillips Brooks
composer:
Lewis H. Redner
4:22
10O Magnum Mysterium
recording of:
O magnum mysterium
composer:
Morten Lauridsen (composer) (in 1994)
6:52
11Carol Of The Bells
arranger:
Peter J. Wilhousky
recording of:
Carol Of The Bells
composer:
Mykola Leontovych
1:31
12Ave Maria
recording of:
Ave Maria
composer:
Franz Xaver Biebl (in 1964)
7:48
13The Blessed Son Of God
recording of:
The Blessed Son Of God
lyricist:
Miles Coverdale
composer:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer)
3:17
14Noel Noel Bells Are Ringing
recording of:
Noel Noel Bells Are Ringing
lyricist:
Alice Grainger
composer:
Wilbur Chenoweth
2:28
15Rejoice O Virgin
recording of:
Rejoice O Virgin
composer:
Sergei Rachmaninoff (Russian composer)
2:57
16A Hymn To The Virgin
recording of:
A Hymn To The Virgin
composer:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist)
3:47
17Lo How A Rose E'er Blooming
recording of:
Lo How A Rose E'er Blooming
composer:
Michael Praetorius (composer and organist)
4:12
18Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day
performer:
Heather MacPhail
recording of:
Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day
composer:
John Gardner (British composer)
1:57
19Caroling Caroling
arranger:
Hawley Ades
recording of:
Caroling Caroling
composer:
Alfred S. Burt (composer of Christmas carols)
1:25
20We Wish You A Merry Christmas
arranger:
Arthur Warrell
recording of:
We Wish You A Merry Christmas
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
1:37

Credits

Release

engineer:Michael Bishop (Telarc engineer/producer)
performer:May Festival Chorus
chorus master:Robert Porco
audio director:Thomas C. Moore (multiple Grammy Award-winning recording producer, editor)