A Classical Christmas with Helmut Lotti

~ Release by Helmut Lotti (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

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1The First Noël
arranger:
Wim Bohets (Belgian conductor & arranger) and Helmut Lotti
recording of:
The First Nowell
lyricist, writer and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 682)
Helmut Lotti3:39
2O Little Town of Bethlehem
performer:
Wim Bohets (Belgian conductor & arranger)
arranger:
Helmut Lotti
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)
Helmut Lotti2:43
3Joy to the World
arranger:
Wim Bohets (Belgian conductor & arranger) and Helmut Lotti
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)
Helmut Lotti32:34
4Still, Still, Still
arranger:
Wim Bohets (Belgian conductor & arranger) and Helmut Lotti
recording of:
Still, Still, Still
lyricist:
Georg Götsch
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
Helmut Lotti3:19
5Panis angelicus
arranger:
Wim Bohets (Belgian conductor & arranger) and Helmut Lotti
recording of:
Panis Angelicus (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
César Franck (Belgian‐born French composer)
arrangement of:
Messe solennelle en la majeur, op. 12 : V. Panis Angelicus
Helmut Lotti duet met Michael Junior43:07
6It's Christmas
recording of:
It's Christmas
lyricist and composer:
Helmut Lotti
Helmut Lotti42:51
7God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen
performer:
Wim Bohets (Belgian conductor & arranger)
arranger:
Helmut Lotti
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)
Helmut Lotti3:01
8Gloria in excelsis Deo
arranger:
Wim Bohets (Belgian conductor & arranger) and Helmut Lotti
Helmut Lotti32:45
9Minuit, Chrétien
arranger:
Wim Bohets (Belgian conductor & arranger) and Helmut Lotti
recording of:
Cantique de Noël “Minuit chrétiens” (French original of “O Holy Night”)
lyricist:
Placide Cappeau
composer:
Adolphe Adam (French composer) (in 1847)
is based on:
Minuit, chrétiens (Poem)
Helmut Lotti23:38
10Stille nacht
arranger:
Wim Bohets (Belgian conductor & arranger) and Helmut Lotti
Michael Junior3:27
11Go Tell It on the Mountain
arranger:
Wim Bohets (Belgian conductor & arranger) and Helmut Lotti
recording of:
Go, Tell It on the Mountain (catch-all for arrangements)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arrangement of:
Go, Tell It on the Mountain
Helmut Lotti3:20
12Ave Maria
arranger:
Wim Bohets (Belgian conductor & arranger) and Helmut Lotti
recording of:
Ave Maria (Schubert’s Ave Maria: Latin “Ave Maria” text sung to the tune of ‘Ellens Gesang III, op. 52 no. 6, D. 839 “Ave Maria”’)
lyricist:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist)
composer:
Franz Schubert (composer)
version of:
Ellens Gesang III, op. 52 no. 6, D. 839 “Ave Maria” (Schubert's song, not the Bach/Gounod work; original for voice and piano)
Helmut Lotti3:18
13O Tannenbaum
arranger:
Wim Bohets (Belgian conductor & arranger) and Helmut Lotti
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
Helmut Lotti2:39
14Jingle Bells
arranger:
Wim Bohets (Belgian conductor & arranger) and Helmut Lotti
Helmut Lotti22:35
15We Wish You a Merry Christmas
arranger:
Wim Bohets (Belgian conductor & arranger) and Helmut Lotti
recording of:
We Wish You a Merry Christmas
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 230)
Helmut Lotti2:25

Credits

Release

accordion and piano:Wim Bohets (Belgian conductor & arranger)
bass guitar:Nico Op de Beeck (Bass guitarist)
bassoon:Edwin Derde (Belgian bassoon player)
Serge Vermunicht (Clarinetist and bassoon player)
cello:Bertrand Desmet (Belgian cellist & organist)
Hans Van Daele (Belgian cellist)
Paul Hermans (Cellist)
Katrien Legrand (Belgian cellist)
clarinet:Leen Knops (Clarinet player)
double bass:Maurice Aerts (Classical double bassist)
Kristoffel De Laat (Belgian double bass player)
Robby Hellyn (Belgian classical double bassist)
flute:Katrien S'heeren (Belgian flutist)
Kristel Schellens (Belgian flutist)
French horn:Miek Laforce (Belgian classical hornist)
Kris Roemers (Belgian composer, conductor, hornist)
Els Wilmaers (Belgian classical hornist)
guitar:Tom Van Eygen (Belgian classical guitarist & lutist, engineer)
Bert Verschueren (Belgian session guitarist, mandolin player, producer)
mandolin:Bert Verschueren (Belgian session guitarist, mandolin player, producer)
oboe:Karel Schoofs (Belgian oboist)
percussion:Bart De Cuyper (Percussionist)
Raf Helsen (Belgian drummer and percussionist)
Peter Ploegaerts (Belgian percussionist)
Guy Remmerie (Belgian classical percussionist)
Martine Vermeylen (Belgian percussionist)
trombone:Jeroen D'Helft (Classical trombonist)
Walter Van Hoof (Belgian trombonist)
Geert Versavel (Classical trombonist)
trumpet:Ward Van Rompaey (Belgian trumpet player)
Chris Vandeweyer (Belgian jazz & classical trumpeter)
Willy Versweyfeld (Belgian trumpeter)
viola:Cecilia Awouters (Belgian violinist, violist, conductor)
Paul Bervoets (Belgian violist)
Barbara Buchowiec (Polish-born, Belgium based violinist & viola player)
Steven De Roeck (Belgian viola player)
Dorothea Jankova (Classical violinist)
Jadenir Lacorte Lopes (Brazilian-born, Berlin based violist)
violin [1st violin]:Vicky Appels (Classical violinist)
Sabine Avondts (Classical violinist)
Michel Awouters (Belgian violinist)
C. Constantinescu (Romania-born, Belgium based violinist)
Bart Gysemans (Classical violinist)
Veronique Henderix (Belgian violinist)
Paul Libens (Classical violinist)
Ubirata Rodrigues (classical violinist)
Tina Smolders (Classical violinist)
Gunter Van Rompaey (Belgian violinist)
violin [2nd violin]:Annelies Broekhoven (Belgian violinist)
Fedra Coppens (Belgian violinist)
Nancy Frans (Classical violinist)
Michele Corthier (Classical violinist)
Mina Honma (Classical violinist)
Cédric Murrath (Belgian violinist & conductor)
Els Sykora (Belgian classical violinist)
Dimitri Vansteenlandt (Belgian classical violinist)
Annick Versavel (Classical violinist)
orchestra:Golden Symphonic Orchestra (Orchestra for Helmut Lotti)
conductor:André Walschaerts (Belgian conductor)
chorus master:Jan Vuye (Belgian choral conductor & organist)
alto vocals:Ellen Geerts (Belgian singer)
Mia Proost (Belgian singer)
Tylaine Van den Broeck (Belgian singer, pianist & fashion designer)
Pascale Van Campfort (Belgian singer)
Fien Van den Broeck (Alto vocalist)
bass vocals:Hans Horemans (Belgian (backing-) vocalist)
Johan Sips (Belgian actor & bass vocalist)
Tom Van den Broeck (Belgian bass vocalist)
Jef Vervoort (Belgian bass vocalist)
soprano vocals:Maike Boerdam (Dutch female singer)
Carine Geersens (Belgian soprano)
Isabella van Hamme (Soprano vocalist)
Liesbet Moeremans (Belgian flautist & soprano vocalist)
Ingrid Schellens (Soprano vocalist)
Karen Van den Berghe (Soprano vocalist)
tenor vocals:Chris Wouters (Belgian blues/roots guitarist & tenor vocalist)
Ulrik Elsermans (Tenor vocalist)
Filip Hendrix (Belgian tenor vocalist)
Kris Leys (Belgian tenor vocalist)
Kris Willekens (Belgian tenor vocalist)
copyrighted (©) by:Piet Roelen (Belgian manager and producer)
concertmaster:Christel De Wolf (Belgian violinist)
recorded at:Sint-Romboutskathedraal (St. Rumbold’s Cathedral) in Mechelen, Antwerpen (Antwerp), Flanders (Flemish Region), Belgium
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/4502962 [info]