Christmas Favorites From The World's Favorite Tenors

~ Release by José Carreras, Plácido Domingo, Luciano Pavarotti (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

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1Mille Cherubini
engineer:
Frank V. Bottlenberg and Stephen Stewart-Short (sound engineer & producer)
producer:
Peter Martin (producer)
keyboard:
E. Kiennast
tenor vocals:
José Carreras (Spanish tenor)
conductor:
Richard Ôsterreicher (Richard Oesterreicher II)
arranger:
Erwin Kiennast and Richard Ôsterreicher (Richard Oesterreicher II)
recording of:
Mille cherubini in coro
lyricist:
Ernst Marischka
composer:
Franz Schubert (composer)
arranger:
Alois Melichar
version of:
Wiegenlied, D. 498
Franz Schubert3:13
2I'll be Home For Christmas
engineer:
Armin Steiner
producer:
Milton Okun
tenor vocals:
Plácido Domingo (tenor)
orchestra:
Vienna Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Lee Holdridge
arranger:
Lee Holdridge
recording of:
I’ll Be Home for Christmas
lyricist:
James Kimball Gannon
additional writer:
Buck Ram
composer:
Walter Kent
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., Edward B. Marks Music Co. (founded originally as J. Stern & Co. in 1894, renamed in 1919), Gannon and Kent Music Co., Piedmont Music Company, Warner Chappell and Warner Chappell Music (publisher as Warner/Chappell Music)
sub-publisher:
ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
Kent / Gannon / Ram2:58
3Navidad
engineer:
Frank V. Bottlenberg and Stephen Stewart-Short (sound engineer & producer)
producer:
Peter Martin (producer)
keyboard:
E. Kiennast
tenor vocals:
José Carreras (Spanish tenor)
conductor:
Richard Ôsterreicher (Richard Oesterreicher II)
arranger:
Erwin Kiennast and Richard Ôsterreicher (Richard Oesterreicher II)
recording of:
Navidad
lyricist and composer:
Blas Parera
Blas Parera3:35
4Agnus Dei
tenor vocals:
Luciano Pavarotti (tenor)
live recording of:
Agnus Dei (arr. Samuel Barber for chorus)
lyricist:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist)
composer:
Samuel Barber (American composer) (in 1936)
arranger:
Samuel Barber (American composer) (in 1967)
part of:
Works of Samuel Barber by opus number (number: op. 11)
arrangement of:
Adagio for Strings
Georges Bizet2:51
5Joy to The World / El cant tels ocells / Mary's Boy Child
engineer:
Frank V. Bottlenberg and Stephen Stewart-Short (sound engineer & producer)
producer:
Peter Martin (producer)
keyboard:
E. Kiennast
tenor vocals:
José Carreras (Spanish tenor)
conductor:
Richard Ôsterreicher (Richard Oesterreicher II)
arranger:
Erwin Kiennast and Richard Ôsterreicher (Richard Oesterreicher II)
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)
George Frideric Handel / [traditional] / Jester Hairston3:46
6Jingle Bells
engineer:
Frank V. Bottlenberg and Stephen Stewart-Short (sound engineer & producer)
producer:
Peter Martin (producer)
keyboard:
E. Kiennast
tenor vocals:
José Carreras (Spanish tenor)
conductor:
Richard Ôsterreicher (Richard Oesterreicher II)
arranger:
Erwin Kiennast and Richard Ôsterreicher (Richard Oesterreicher II)
recording of:
Jingle Bells
lyricist and composer:
James Lord Pierpont (in 1850)
publisher:
Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
composed at and lyrics written at:
Simpson Tavern in Medford, Massachusetts, United States (in 1850)
[traditional]2:03
7White Christmas
engineer:
Frank V. Bottlenberg and Stephen Stewart-Short (sound engineer & producer)
producer:
Peter Martin (producer)
keyboard:
E. Kiennast
tenor vocals:
José Carreras (Spanish tenor)
conductor:
Richard Ôsterreicher (Richard Oesterreicher II)
arranger:
Erwin Kiennast and Richard Ôsterreicher (Richard Oesterreicher II)
recording of:
White Christmas
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin (from 1938 until 1940)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Irving Berlin Music Corp., Williamson Music Company and Irving Berlin Music Company (from 1940 to present)
sub-publisher:
EMI Allans Music Australia Pty Ltd, Irving Berlin Music Ltd., Universal Music Publishing Pty Ltd. (Australian subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group), Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019), Warner/Chappell Music, Hong Kong Limited (華納音樂版權香港有限公司, 1995–2019), シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
part of:
The 15th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1942 winner)
Irving Berlin2:48
8La Virgin Lava Panales
engineer:
Armin Steiner
producer:
Milton Okun
tenor vocals:
Plácido Domingo (tenor)
orchestra:
Vienna Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Lee Holdridge
arranger:
Lee Holdridge
recording of:
The Virgin Washes the Swaddling (La Virgen lava pañales)
lyricist:
John Dobbs
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Colin Matthews (English composer)
[traditional]2:32
9Adeste Fideles
engineer:
Frank V. Bottlenberg and Stephen Stewart-Short (sound engineer & producer)
producer:
Peter Martin (producer)
keyboard:
E. Kiennast
tenor vocals:
José Carreras (Spanish tenor)
conductor:
Richard Ôsterreicher (Richard Oesterreicher II)
arranger:
Erwin Kiennast and Richard Ôsterreicher (Richard Oesterreicher II)
recording of:
Adeste fideles (original latin version)
lyricist and composer:
John Francis Wade (from 1740 until 1743)
[traditional]3:04
10Guten Abend, Gut Nacht
engineer:
Frank V. Bottlenberg and Stephen Stewart-Short (sound engineer & producer)
producer:
Peter Martin (producer)
keyboard:
E. Kiennast
tenor vocals:
José Carreras (Spanish tenor)
conductor:
Richard Ôsterreicher (Richard Oesterreicher II)
arranger:
Erwin Kiennast and Richard Ôsterreicher (Richard Oesterreicher II)
recording of:
5 Lieder, op. 49: Nr. 4. Wiegenlied “Guten Abend, gute Nacht” (original for voice and piano)
lyricist:
"Des Knaben Wunderhorn" ([traditional], special purpose artist) and Georg Scherer (author and publisher of German folk songs, fables, sayings and riddles.)
composer:
Johannes Brahms (German composer) (in 1868)
dedicated to:
Bertha Faber
premiered at:
[concert] (1869-12-22)
publisher:
N. Simrock (in 1874)
version of:
Fünf Lieder für eine Stimme, op. 49: Nr. 4, Wiegenlied “Guten Abend, gut’ Nacht” (early one-verse version)
part of:
5 Lieder, op. 49
Johannes Brahms3:02
11Cantique de Noel (o Holy Night)
engineer:
Armin Steiner
producer:
Milton Okun
tenor vocals:
Plácido Domingo (tenor)
orchestra:
Vienna Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Lee Holdridge
arranger:
Lee Holdridge
recording of:
Cantique de Noël (O Holy Night) (Mannheim Steamroller arrangement)
composer:
Adolphe Adam (French composer) (in 1847)
arranger:
Chip Davis (founder of Mannheim Steamroller)
publisher:
Dots and Lines Ink
arrangement of:
Cantique de Noël “Minuit chrétiens” (French original of “O Holy Night”)
Adolphe Adam3:59
12Ave Maria
tenor vocals:
Luciano Pavarotti (tenor)
live 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)
Franz Schubert5:10
13Stille Nacht (Silent Night)
engineer:
Frank V. Bottlenberg and Stephen Stewart-Short (sound engineer & producer)
producer:
Peter Martin (producer)
keyboard:
E. Kiennast
tenor vocals:
José Carreras (Spanish tenor)
conductor:
Richard Ôsterreicher (Richard Oesterreicher II)
arranger:
Erwin Kiennast and Richard Ôsterreicher (Richard Oesterreicher II)
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
Gruber / Mohr3:37

Credits

Release

design:Allen Weinberg (art director and designer)
artwork:Al Hirschfeld (renowned American caricaturist)