Christmas Collection

~ Release by Mormon Tabernacle Choir (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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1Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
3:28
2Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Marilyn Horne (American operatic mezzo-soprano)
orchestra:
Columbia Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Jerold Ottley (conductor)
recording of:
Lo, How a Rose E’er Blooming (English version of “Es ist ein Ros entsprungen”)
additional composer:
Michael Praetorius (composer and organist)
composer:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist)
translator:
Theodore Baker (in 1894)
translated version of:
Es ist ein Ros entsprungen (Praetorius’ harmonisation)
4:20
3I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day
organ:
Frank W. Asper and Alexander Schreiner
1:19
4Arise, Shine, for Thy Light Is Come
conductor:
Richard P. Condie (conductor)
3:21
5Joseph Dearest, Joseph Mine
choir vocals:
The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square (fka Mormon Tabernacle Choir) (on 1963-09-03)
orchestra:
New York Philharmonic (on 1963-09-03)
conductor:
Leonard Bernstein (on 1963-09-03)
chorus master:
Richard P. Condie (conductor) (on 1963-09-03)
arranger:
Alexander Schreiner
recorded at:
Salt Lake Tabernacle (Mormon Tabernacle) in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States (on 1963-09-03)
recording of:
Joseph, lieber Joseph mein (Volksweise, bearb. Erich Bender)
arrangement of:
Joseph, lieber Joseph mein (original version; use also for unknown settings)
2:29
6Here We Come A-Caroling
conductor:
Richard P. Condie (conductor)
recording of:
Here We Come A-wassailing
lyricist:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist) (in 1850)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 209)
1:24
7And the Glory of the Lord
3:22
8Far, Far, Away on Judea's Plains
organ:
Frank W. Asper, Robert M. Cundick (organist) and Alexander Schreiner
1:42
9Patapan
choir vocals:
The Mormon Tabernacle Choir (fka Mormon Tabernacle Choir) (on 1963-09-03)
orchestra:
New York Philharmonic (on 1963-09-03)
conductor:
Leonard Bernstein (on 1963-09-03)
chorus master:
Richard P. Condie (conductor) (on 1963-09-03)
arranger:
Robert DeCormier and Eddie Sauter
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1970)
recorded at:
Salt Lake Tabernacle (Mormon Tabernacle) in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States (on 1963-09-03)
recording of:
Patapan
lyricist:
Bernard de La Monnoye
composer:
Bernard de La Monnoye (in 1720)
recording of:
Patapan
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
2:17
10O Holy Night
3:53
11As Lately We Watched
conductor:
Richard P. Condie (conductor)
1:40
12God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen
choir vocals:
The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square (fka Mormon Tabernacle Choir) (on 1963-09-03)
orchestra:
New York Philharmonic (on 1963-09-03)
conductor:
Leonard Bernstein (on 1963-09-03)
chorus master:
Richard P. Condie (conductor) (on 1963-09-03)
arranger:
Dr. Leroy Robertson
recorded at:
Salt Lake Tabernacle (Mormon Tabernacle) in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States (on 1963-09-03)
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)
2:10
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1Once in Royal David's City
choir vocals:
The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square (fka Mormon Tabernacle Choir) (on 1963-09-03)
orchestra:
New York Philharmonic (on 1963-09-03)
conductor:
Leonard Bernstein (on 1963-09-03)
chorus master:
Richard P. Condie (conductor) (on 1963-09-03)
arranger:
Lowell M. Durham
recorded at:
Salt Lake Tabernacle (Mormon Tabernacle) in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States (on 1963-09-03)
recording of:
Once in Royal David’s City
lyricist:
Cecil Frances Alexander (in 1848)
composer:
Henry John Gauntlett (in 1849)
part of:
The New English Hymnal (hymn book) (number: 34)
3:57
2The Snow Lay on the Ground
3:31
3For Unto Us a Child is Born
producer:
Thomas Frost (classical music producer)
choir vocals:
Mormon Tabernacle Choir (fka Mormon Tabernacle Choir)
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Richard P. Condie (conductor)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
4:29
4Angels We Have Heard on High
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Marilyn Horne (American operatic mezzo-soprano)
orchestra:
Columbia Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Jerold Ottley (conductor)
recording of:
Angels We Have Heard on High
lyricist:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
translator:
James Chadwick (bishop) (in 1862)
version of:
Les Anges dans nos campagnes
2:45
5See the Radiant Sky Above
conductor:
Richard P. Condie (conductor)
recording of:
See the Radiant Sky Above
1:16
6The Angel's Son
conductor:
Richard P. Condie (conductor)
1:12
7O Tannenbaum
orchestra:
Columbia Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Jerold Ottley (conductor)
arranger:
John Longhurst (organist)
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
2:16
8The Shepherd's Story
4:28
9Un Flambeau, Jeannette, Isabella
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Marilyn Horne (American operatic mezzo-soprano)
orchestra:
Columbia Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Jerold Ottley (conductor)
recording of:
Un flambeau, Jeannette, Isabelle
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
1:16
10O Come, All Ye Faithful
3:37
11The Holly and the Ivy
organ:
Frank W. Asper and Alexander Schreiner
2:30
12The First Noel
3:02
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1Joy to the World
choir vocals:
Mormon Tabernacle Choir (fka Mormon Tabernacle Choir)
orchestra:
Columbia Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Jerold Ottley (conductor)
arranger:
John Longhurst (organist)
recording of:
Joy to the World (Christmas carol)
lyricist:
Isaac Watts (hymn writer)
additional composer:
Lowell Mason (in 1839)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer)
2:14
2While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks
organ:
Frank W. Asper and Alexander Schreiner
1:37
3His Yoke is Easy
producer:
Thomas Frost (classical music producer)
choir vocals:
Mormon Tabernacle Choir (fka Mormon Tabernacle Choir)
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Richard P. Condie (conductor)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
2:30
4Away in a Manger
choir vocals:
The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square (fka Mormon Tabernacle Choir) (on 1963-09-03)
orchestra:
New York Philharmonic (on 1963-09-03)
conductor:
Leonard Bernstein (on 1963-09-03)
chorus master:
Richard P. Condie (conductor) (on 1963-09-03)
performer:
The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square (fka Mormon Tabernacle Choir)
arranger:
Lowell M. Durham
recorded at:
Salt Lake Tabernacle (Mormon Tabernacle) in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States (on 1963-09-03)
recording of:
Away in a Manger (aka “Cradle Song” composed by William J. Kirkpatrick)
additional lyricist:
Charles Hutchinson Gabriel (in 1892)
lyricist:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist)
composer:
William James Kirkpatrick (hymn-writer) (in 1895)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 25304)
is based on:
Sweet Afton (set to music by Jonathan E. Spilman, 1837)
3:18
5There Shall Be a Star From Jacob
organ:
Frank W. Asper, Robert M. Cundick (organist) and Alexander Schreiner
3:55
6Gesu Bambino
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Marilyn Horne (American operatic mezzo-soprano)
orchestra:
Columbia Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Jerold Ottley (conductor)
4:23
7Carol of the Bells
recording of:
Carol of the Bells
lyricist:
Peter J. Wilhousky
composer:
Микола Дмитрович Леонтович (Mykola Leontovych)
is based on:
Щедрик (The Little Swallow)
2:31
8What Perfume This? O, Shepherds, Say!
2:11
9Break Forth, O Beauteous Heavenly Light
1:46
10Silent Night, Holy Night
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
4:35
11The Three Kings
2:26
12Hallelujah
3:44

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ASIN:US: B0045Q70G2 [info]