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ZA 0153
Classical Music for Christmas - 50 of the Best
Label Catalogue Number:
9.00153
9.00153
Running Time: 199:25
Digital UPC: 0730099015318
Release Date: November 2012
Originally recorded in 2012
Release Date: November 2012
Originally recorded in 2012
Composer
Henry John Gauntlett
Henry John Gauntlett
Solo Soloist
Robert Stringer
Robert Stringer
Conductor Conductor
Donald Hunt
Donald Hunt
Choral Choral
Worcester Cathedral Choir
Worcester Cathedral Choir
Composer
Jehan Tabourot
Jehan Tabourot
Solo Choir
Tonus Peregrinus
Tonus Peregrinus
Conductor Conductor
Antony Pitts
Antony Pitts
Choral Choral
Tonus Peregrinus
Tonus Peregrinus
Venue Venue
Church of St. Jude-on-the-Hill, London
Church of St. Jude-on-the-Hill, London
Composer
Johann Sebastian Bach
Johann Sebastian Bach
Solo Choir
BBC Chorus
BBC Chorus
Orchestra Orchestra
Budapest Failoni Chamber Orchestra
Budapest Failoni Chamber Orchestra
Conductor Conductor
Géza Oberfrank
Géza Oberfrank
Choral Choral
Hungarian Radio Chorus
Hungarian Radio Chorus
Composer
George Frideric Handel
George Frideric Handel
Solo Ensemble
University of Texas Wind Ensemble
University of Texas Wind Ensemble
Chamber Chamber
Scholars Baroque Ensemble
Scholars Baroque Ensemble
Venue Venue
Rosslyn Hill Chapel, London
Rosslyn Hill Chapel, London
Composer
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
Solo Orchestra
Pietro Alessandro Guglielmi Chamber Orchestra
Pietro Alessandro Guglielmi Chamber Orchestra
Orchestra Orchestra
BBC Concert Orchestra
BBC Concert Orchestra
Conductor Conductor
Barry Wordsworth
Barry Wordsworth
Composer
Benjamin Britten
Benjamin Britten
Solo Soloist
Christopher de la Hoyde
Christopher de la Hoyde
Solo Soloist
William Goldring
William Goldring
Conductor Conductor
Christopher Robinson
Christopher Robinson
Choral Choral
Choir of St. Johns College, Cambridge
Choir of St. Johns College, Cambridge
Composer
Traditional
Traditional
Solo Choir
Tewkesbury Abbey Choir
Tewkesbury Abbey Choir
Conductor Conductor
Andrew Sackett
Andrew Sackett
Composer
Arcangelo Corelli
Arcangelo Corelli
Solo Soloist
Anna Hölbling
Anna Hölbling
Orchestra Orchestra
Capella Istropolitana
Capella Istropolitana
Conductor Conductor
Jaroslav Krcek
Jaroslav Krcek
Venue Venue
Moyzes Hall of Slovak Philharmonic, Bratislava
Moyzes Hall of Slovak Philharmonic, Bratislava
Composer
Pietro Antonio Locatelli
Pietro Antonio Locatelli
Solo Soloist
Raymond Johnston
Raymond Johnston
Solo Soloist
Skaila Kanga
Skaila Kanga
Conductor Conductor
Ronald Corp
Ronald Corp
Choral Choral
New London Children's Choir
New London Children's Choir
Venue Venue
All Hallows Church, Gospel Oak, London
All Hallows Church, Gospel Oak, London
Composer
Francis Poulenc
Francis Poulenc
Solo Choir
University of Texas at Austin Chamber Singers
University of Texas at Austin Chamber Singers
Conductor Conductor
Noel Edison
Noel Edison
Choral Choral
Elora Festival Singers
Elora Festival Singers
Solo Choir
Finchley Children's Music Group
Finchley Children's Music Group
Solo Soloist
John Evanson
John Evanson
Conductor Conductor
Grace Rossiter
Grace Rossiter
Venue Venue
Chapel of St. George's VA School, Harpenden, Herts
Chapel of St. George's VA School, Harpenden, Herts
Composer
Adolphe Adam
Adolphe Adam
Solo Soloist
Martin Ford
Martin Ford
Conductor Conductor
Jeremy Backhouse
Jeremy Backhouse
Choral Choral
Vasari Singers
Vasari Singers
Venue Venue
Tonbridge School Chapel, Tonbridge, Kent, UK
Tonbridge School Chapel, Tonbridge, Kent, UK
Composer
Gerald Finzi
Gerald Finzi
Solo Choir
Blossom Street
Blossom Street
Conductor Conductor
Hilary Campbell
Hilary Campbell
Venue Venue
St Sepulchre-Without-Newgate, Holborn, London, UK
St Sepulchre-Without-Newgate, Holborn, London, UK
Composer
Alexander Campkin
Alexander Campkin
Composer
Gustav Holst
Gustav Holst
Composer
Morten Lauridsen
Morten Lauridsen
Venue Venue
St. John's Church, Elora, Ontario, Canada
St. John's Church, Elora, Ontario, Canada
Composer
Franz Xaver Gruber
Franz Xaver Gruber
Solo Choir
German Boys Choir
German Boys Choir
Composer
William J. Kirkpatrick
William J. Kirkpatrick
Solo Soloist
Ann Hoyt
Ann Hoyt
Choral Choral
New York Trinity Church Choir
New York Trinity Church Choir
Venue Venue
Trinity Church, Wall Street, New York
Trinity Church, Wall Street, New York
Composer
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Orchestra Orchestra
Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra
Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra
Conductor Conductor
Michael Halász
Michael Halász
Orchestra Orchestra
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra
Conductor Conductor
Ondrej Lenárd
Ondrej Lenárd
Venue Venue
Concert Hall of Czechoslovak Radio, Bratislava
Concert Hall of Czechoslovak Radio, Bratislava
Solo Soloist
Julia Doyle
Julia Doyle
Solo Soloist
Roderick Williams
Roderick Williams
Orchestra Orchestra
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
Conductor Conductor
Hilary Davan Wetton
Hilary Davan Wetton
Choral Choral
City of London Choir
City of London Choir
Venue Venue
Concert Hall, The Lighthouse, Poole, Dorset
Concert Hall, The Lighthouse, Poole, Dorset
Composer
Hector Berlioz
Hector Berlioz
Solo Soloist
Studio organist
Studio organist
Composer
Peter Cornelius
Peter Cornelius
Solo Soloist
Richard Lippold
Richard Lippold
Conductor Conductor
Owen Burdick
Owen Burdick
Composer
John Rutter
John Rutter
Composer
Herbert Howells
Herbert Howells
Venue Venue
St. Paul's Girls' School, Hammersmith, London
St. Paul's Girls' School, Hammersmith, London
Composer
Leroy Anderson
Leroy Anderson
Solo Orchestra
Gothenburg Musicians
Gothenburg Musicians
Conductor Conductor
Jerker Johansson
Jerker Johansson
Venue Venue
Hemsjö kyrka och Artisten, Göteborg, Sweden
Hemsjö kyrka och Artisten, Göteborg, Sweden
Composer
Ralph Vaughan Williams
Ralph Vaughan Williams
Baritone Voice Soloist
Stephen Gadd
Stephen Gadd
Orchestra Orchestra
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Choral Choral
Guildford Choral Society
Guildford Choral Society
Venue Venue
Cadogan Hall, London
Cadogan Hall, London
Composer
Sergei Prokofiev
Sergei Prokofiev
Orchestra Orchestra
Czecho-Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra
Czecho-Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra
Conductor Conductor
Andrew Mogrelia
Andrew Mogrelia
Composer
Elizabeth Poston
Elizabeth Poston
Solo Soloist
Stephen Sands
Stephen Sands
Composer
Anon
Anon
Venue Venue
Kosice
Kosice
Composer
John Gardner
John Gardner
Solo Soloist
Mark Williams
Mark Williams
Composer
William Mathias
William Mathias
Composer
Sir John Tavener
Sir John Tavener
Venue Venue
St John's College Chapel, Cambridge
St John's College Chapel, Cambridge
Composer
Victor Hely-Hutchinson
Victor Hely-Hutchinson
Orchestra Orchestra
Prague City Philharmonic Orchestra
Prague City Philharmonic Orchestra
Conductor Conductor
Gavin Sutherland
Gavin Sutherland
Venue Venue
Smecky Studio, Prague
Smecky Studio, Prague
Conductor Conductor
Leonard Slatkin
Leonard Slatkin
Venue Venue
Colosseum, Town Hall, Watford, UK
Colosseum, Town Hall, Watford, UK
Composer
John Francis Wade
John Francis Wade
Composer
Felix Mendelssohn
Felix Mendelssohn
Genre:
Choir
Classical
Choir
Classical
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Classical Music for Christmas - 50 of the Best
HENRY JOHN GAUNTLETT
1.
Once in Royal David's City (version for choir)
03:20
Solo: Robert Stringer Soloist
Conductor: Donald Hunt Conductor
Choral: Worcester Cathedral Choir Choral
JEHAN TABOUROT
2.
Ding! dong! merrily on high (arr. A. Pitts)
01:39
Solo: Tonus Peregrinus Choir
Conductor: Antony Pitts Conductor
Choral: Tonus Peregrinus Choral
JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH
3.
Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248
07:17
Solo: BBC Chorus Choir
Orchestra: Budapest Failoni Chamber Orchestra Orchestra
Conductor: Géza Oberfrank Conductor
Choral: Hungarian Radio Chorus Choral
GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL
Messiah, HWV 56
4.
Part I: For unto a child is born (Chorus)
04:03
5.
Part I: Glory to God in the highest (Chorus)
01:54
Solo: University of Texas Wind Ensemble Ensemble
Chamber: Scholars Baroque Ensemble Chamber
SAMUEL COLERIDGE-TAYLOR
6.
The Forest of Wild Thyme, Op. 74: Christmas Overture (arr. S. Baynes)
05:53
Solo: Pietro Alessandro Guglielmi Chamber Orchestra Orchestra
Orchestra: BBC Concert Orchestra Orchestra
Conductor: Barry Wordsworth Conductor
BENJAMIN BRITTEN
7.
A Hymn to the Virgin
03:08
Solo: Christopher de la Hoyde Soloist
Solo: William Goldring Soloist
Conductor: Christopher Robinson Conductor
Choral: Choir of St. Johns College, Cambridge Choral
TRADITIONAL
8.
Gabriel's message (arr. D. Willcocks)
02:45
Solo: Tewkesbury Abbey Choir Choir
Conductor: Andrew Sackett Conductor
Choral: Tewkesbury Abbey Choir Choral
ARCANGELO CORELLI
9.
Concerto Grosso in G Minor, Op. 6, No. 8, "Christmas Concerto"
04:21
Solo: Anna Hölbling Soloist
Orchestra: Capella Istropolitana Orchestra
Conductor: Jaroslav Krcek Conductor
PIETRO ANTONIO LOCATELLI
10.
Concerto Grosso in F Minor, Op. 1, No. 8, "Christmas"
04:05
Solo: Capella Istropolitana Orchestra
Orchestra: Capella Istropolitana Orchestra
Conductor: Jaroslav Krcek Conductor
TRADITIONAL
11.
God rest ye merry, gentlemen (arr. D. Willcocks)
03:28
Solo: Tewkesbury Abbey Choir Choir
Conductor: Andrew Sackett Conductor
Choral: Tewkesbury Abbey Choir Choral
GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL
12.
Joy to the World
01:29
Solo: Worcester Cathedral Choir Choir
Solo: Raymond Johnston Soloist
Conductor: Donald Hunt Conductor
Choral: Worcester Cathedral Choir Choral
BENJAMIN BRITTEN
13.
A Ceremony of Carols, Op. 28
01:28
Solo: Skaila Kanga Soloist
Conductor: Ronald Corp Conductor
Choral: New London Children's Choir Choral
FRANCIS POULENC
14.
4 Motets pour le temps de Noel, FP 152
02:10
Solo: University of Texas at Austin Chamber Singers Choir
Conductor: Noel Edison Conductor
Choral: Elora Festival Singers Choral
BENJAMIN BRITTEN
15.
Corpus Christi Carol
02:26
Solo: Finchley Children's Music Group Choir
Solo: John Evanson Soloist
Conductor: Grace Rossiter Conductor
Choral: Finchley Children's Music Group Choral
ADOLPHE ADAM
16.
Cantique de Noel (O Holy Night) (arr. J.E. West)
05:40
Solo: University of Texas at Austin Chamber Singers Choir
Solo: Martin Ford Soloist
Conductor: Jeremy Backhouse Conductor
Choral: Vasari Singers Choral
GERALD FINZI
17.
A Lullaby
03:06
Solo: Blossom Street Choir
Conductor: Hilary Campbell Conductor
Choral: Blossom Street Choral
ALEXANDER CAMPKIN
18.
Sleep, Holy Babe
04:10
Solo: Blossom Street Choir
Conductor: Hilary Campbell Conductor
Choral: Blossom Street Choral
GUSTAV HOLST
19.
Lullay my Liking, Op. 34, No. 2
03:42
Solo: Finchley Children's Music Group Choir
Conductor: Grace Rossiter Conductor
Choral: Finchley Children's Music Group Choral
MORTEN LAURIDSEN
20.
O Magnum Mysterium
05:52
Solo: University of Texas at Austin Chamber Singers Choir
Conductor: Noel Edison Conductor
Choral: Elora Festival Singers Choral
FRANZ XAVER GRUBER
21.
Stille Nacht (Silent Night) (arr. H. Miessner)
03:12
Solo: German Boys Choir Choir
Choral: German Boys Choir Choral
WILLIAM J. KIRKPATRICK
22.
Away in a Manger (arr. J. Rutter)
02:27
Solo: Ann Hoyt Soloist
Choral: New York Trinity Church Choir Choral
PYOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY
23.
The Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a
01:48
Solo: Pietro Alessandro Guglielmi Chamber Orchestra Orchestra
Orchestra: Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra Orchestra
Conductor: Michael Halász Conductor
24.
The Sleeping Beauty, Op. 66
04:32
Solo: Pietro Alessandro Guglielmi Chamber Orchestra Orchestra
Orchestra: Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra Orchestra
Conductor: Ondrej Lenárd Conductor
GERALD FINZI
25.
In terra pax, Christmas Scene, Op. 39
16:16
Solo: Julia Doyle Soloist
Solo: Roderick Williams Soloist
Orchestra: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra Orchestra
Conductor: Hilary Davan Wetton Conductor
Choral: City of London Choir Choral
HECTOR BERLIOZ
26.
L'enfance du Christ, Op. 25, Part II, "La fuite en Egypte": Il s'en va loin de la terre (The Shepherds' Farewell (arr. for choir and organ)
05:26
Solo: Tewkesbury Abbey Choir Choir
Solo: Studio organist Soloist
Conductor: Andrew Sackett Conductor
Choral: Tewkesbury Abbey Choir Choral
TRADITIONAL
27.
In dulci jubilo
03:16
Solo: New York Trinity Church Choir Choir
Choral: New York Trinity Church Choir Choral
PETER CORNELIUS
28.
Weihnachtslieder, Op. 8: No. 3. Die Konige (The 3 Kings)
02:41
Solo: Richard Lippold Soloist
Conductor: Owen Burdick Conductor
Choral: New York Trinity Church Choir Choral
TRADITIONAL
29.
The First Nowell (arr. D. Willcocks for choir)
05:03
Solo: Tewkesbury Abbey Choir Choir
Conductor: Andrew Sackett Conductor
Choral: Tewkesbury Abbey Choir Choral
GUSTAV HOLST
30.
In the bleak midwinter
03:42
Solo: Robert Stringer Soloist
Solo: Raymond Johnston Soloist
Conductor: Donald Hunt Conductor
Choral: Worcester Cathedral Choir Choral
JOHN RUTTER
31.
Nativity carol
04:26
Solo: University of Texas at Austin Chamber Singers Choir
Solo: Martin Ford Soloist
Conductor: Jeremy Backhouse Conductor
Choral: Vasari Singers Choral
HERBERT HOWELLS
32.
A Spotless Rose
03:10
Solo: Roderick Williams Soloist
Conductor: Hilary Davan Wetton Conductor
Choral: City of London Choir Choral
LEROY ANDERSON
33.
Sleigh Ride
02:42
Solo: Gothenburg Musicians Orchestra
Orchestra: Gothenburg Musicians Orchestra
Conductor: Jerker Johansson Conductor
RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS
34.
Fantasia on Christmas Carols
11:42
Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Orchestra
Conductor: Hilary Davan Wetton Conductor
Choral: Guildford Choral Society Choral
SERGEI PROKOFIEV
35.
Lieutenant Kije Suite, Op. 60
03:01
Solo: Pietro Alessandro Guglielmi Chamber Orchestra Orchestra
Orchestra: Czecho-Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra Orchestra
Conductor: Andrew Mogrelia Conductor
ELIZABETH POSTON
36.
Jesus Christ the Apple Tree
03:47
Solo: University of Texas at Austin Chamber Singers Choir
Conductor: Noel Edison Conductor
Choral: Elora Festival Singers Choral
TRADITIONAL
37.
I Wonder as I Wander (arr. J. Rutter)
03:00
Solo: Ann Hoyt Soloist
Solo: Stephen Sands Soloist
Conductor: Owen Burdick Conductor
Choral: New York Trinity Church Choir Choral
38.
Coventry Carol
04:03
Solo: Worcester Cathedral Choir Choir
Solo: Raymond Johnston Soloist
Conductor: Donald Hunt Conductor
Choral: Worcester Cathedral Choir Choral
39.
I saw 3 ships (arr. J. Rutter)
01:41
Solo: New York Trinity Church Choir Choir
Choral: New York Trinity Church Choir Choral
ANON
40.
Es ist ein Ros' entsprungen (The World's Fair Rose)
02:46
Solo: German Boys Choir Choir
Choral: German Boys Choir Choral
ANTONY PITTS
41.
The holly and the ivy
02:45
Solo: Tonus Peregrinus Choir
Conductor: Antony Pitts Conductor
Choral: Tonus Peregrinus Choral
JOHN GARDNER
42.
Tomorrow shall be my dancing day, Op. 75, No. 2
02:00
Solo: City of London Choir Choir
Solo: Mark Williams Soloist
Conductor: Hilary Davan Wetton Conductor
Choral: City of London Choir Choral
WILLIAM MATHIAS
43.
Sir Christemas
01:26
Solo: City of London Choir Choir
Solo: Mark Williams Soloist
Conductor: Hilary Davan Wetton Conductor
Choral: City of London Choir Choral
RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS
44.
Folksongs of the 4 Seasons
02:31
Solo: City of London Choir Choir
Orchestra: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra Orchestra
Conductor: Hilary Davan Wetton Conductor
Choral: City of London Choir Choral
SIR JOHN TAVENER
45.
God is with us
05:28
Solo: Choir of St. Johns College, Cambridge Choir
Conductor: Christopher Robinson Conductor
Choral: Choir of St. Johns College, Cambridge Choral
VICTOR HELY-HUTCHINSON
46.
A Carol Symphony
04:11
Solo: Pietro Alessandro Guglielmi Chamber Orchestra Orchestra
Orchestra: Prague City Philharmonic Orchestra Orchestra
Conductor: Gavin Sutherland Conductor
LEROY ANDERSON
47.
Christmas Festival medley
09:10
Solo: Pietro Alessandro Guglielmi Chamber Orchestra Orchestra
Orchestra: BBC Concert Orchestra Orchestra
Conductor: Leonard Slatkin Conductor
JOHN RUTTER
48.
What Sweeter Music
04:21
Solo: City of London Choir Choir
Solo: Mark Williams Soloist
Conductor: Hilary Davan Wetton Conductor
Choral: City of London Choir Choral
JOHN FRANCIS WADE
49.
Adeste fideles (O Come All Ye Faithful)
04:01
Solo: New York Trinity Church Choir Choir
Choral: New York Trinity Church Choir Choral
FELIX MENDELSSOHN
50.
Festgesang, MWV D4, "Gutenberg-Kantate": No. 2. (adap. W.H. Cummings as Hark! The Herald Angels Sing) (arr. D. Willcocks for choir)
02:55
Solo: Worcester Cathedral Choir Choir
Solo: Raymond Johnston Soloist
Conductor: Donald Hunt Conductor
Choral: Worcester Cathedral Choir Choral
