The Christmas Spirit

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

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1The Twelve Days of Christmas
engineer:
Kenneth Wilkinson (engineer)
producer:
Ray Minshull (record producer)
choir vocals:
Ambrosian Singers (aka Ambrosian Opera Chorus / Ambrosian Chorus / Ambrosian Choir) (in 1965-05)
soprano vocals:
Joan Sutherland (soprano) (in 1965-05)
orchestra:
New Philharmonia Orchestra (Philharmonia Orchestra, London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976) (in 1965-05)
conductor:
Richard Bonynge (conductor and pianist) (in 1965-05)
chorus master:
John McCarthy (British choral conductor, scholar, composer and arranger)
recording of:
The Twelve Days of Christmas (in 1965-06)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Frederic Austin (English baritone and composer) (in 1909)
publisher:
Shawnee Press Inc.
[traditional]3:12
2Sussex Carol (On Christmas Night)
organ:
John Scott (organist, choirmaster)
choir vocals:
The Bach Choir
conductor:
Sir David Willcocks (UK composer, organist, choral conductor)
recording of:
Sussex Carol (On Christmas Night)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 597)
[traditional]1:37
3Star Carol
instruments:
Philip Jones Brass Ensemble
choir vocals:
The Bach Choir
conductor:
Sir David Willcocks (UK composer, organist, choral conductor)
recording of:
Star Carol
lyricist and composer:
John Rutter (English choral music composer, conductor, arranger and producer, born 1945)
John Rutter2:42
4Mary's Boy Child
choir vocals:
London Voices (in 1985-12)
soprano vocals:
Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano) (in 1985-12)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976) (in 1985-12)
conductor:
Carl Davis (conductor and composer) (in 1985-12)
arranger:
David Cullen (composer, arranger, orchestrator)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Co. Ltd. (The Decca Record Company Limited, not a release label; for copyrights use only) (in 1986)
live cover recording of:
Mary’s Boy Child (in 1985-12)
lyricist and composer:
Jester Hairston
publisher:
Bourne Music Ltd. and J. Albert & Son Pty. Ltd.
Jester Hairston3:51
5King Jesus Hath a Garden
[traditional]3:07
6Up! Good Christen Folk, and Listen
[traditional]1:07
7Child in a Manger
[traditional]2:14
8Mille cherubini in coro (arr. after Schubert)
recording engineer:
Stanley Goodall (engineer) (in 1971-04)
producer:
Christopher Raeburn (producer)
soprano vocals:
Renata Tebaldi (soprano) (in 1971-04)
orchestra:
New Philharmonia Orchestra (Philharmonia Orchestra, London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976) (in 1971-04)
conductor:
Anton Guadagno (conductor) (in 1971-04)
arranger:
Douglas Gamley (film composer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Limited (not a release label; for copyrights use only) (in 1971)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1971-04)
recording of:
Mille cherubini in coro (in 1971-04)
lyricist:
Ernst Marischka
composer:
Franz Schubert (composer)
arranger:
Alois Melichar
version of:
Wiegenlied, D. 498
Alois Melichar4:13
9Lullaby
harp:
Marisa Robles (Spanish harpist)
recording of:
5 Lieder, op. 49: Nr. 4. Wiegenlied (catch‐all for arrangements)
composer:
Johannes Brahms (German composer)
arrangement of:
5 Lieder, op. 49: Nr. 4. Wiegenlied “Guten Abend, gute Nacht” (original for voice and piano)
Johannes Brahms2:33
10In the Bleak Midwinter
Harold Edwin Darke4:23
11Gesù Bambino
Pietro Yon4:29
12L'Enfance du Christ, o p.25: Partie 3: L'arrivée à Sais: Trio for Two Flutes & Harp
Hector Berlioz6:06
13Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248: Pt. 2: Slumber Aria
Johann Sebastian Bach10:58
14See Amid the Winter's Snow
Sir John Goss3:52
15Shepherds in the Field Abiding
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
conductor:
Sir David Willcocks (UK composer, organist, choral conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Limited (not a release label; for copyrights use only) (in 1962)
recording of:
Shepherds, in the field abiding (arr. Wood) (in 1962)
lyricist:
George Ratcliffe Woodward
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Charles Wood (Irish composer)
[traditional]3:03
16While Shepherds Watched
[traditional]3:11
17Ave Maria
Franz Schubert5:29
18Hark the Herald Angels Sing
Felix Mendelssohn3:09