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Ding Dong Merrily on High (arr. D. Willcocks) (more info)
Composed by: Noel Edison Traditional
Conducted by: Brian Kay Donald Pearson
David Willcocks,
Simon Lindley, organ
Michael Bloss, organ


1.   Ding, Dong Merrily On High (arr. David Willcocks) - 2:08


Away in a Manger (arr. J. Rutter) (more info)
Composed by: William J. Kirkpatrick John Rutter
Conducted by: Donald Hunt
Ann Hoyt, soprano
Recording date: February 9-11, 18-28, 23-25, 2001


2.   Away in a Manger (arr. Donald Hunt) - 3:09


Ave Maria (version for voice and orchestra) (more info)
Performed by: MGM Studio Orchestra Quebec Symphony Orchestra Toronto Symphony Orchestra Berlin State Opera Orchestra Budapest Camerata
Composed by: Johann Sebastian Bach Alois Melichar Charles-Francois Gounod
Conducted by: Laszlo Kovacs Jean Ashworth Bartle Pascal Verrot Georgie Stoll
Judy Loman, harp
Beniamino Gigli, tenor
Gino Quilico, baritone
Ingrid Kertesi, soprano
Lauritz Melchior, tenor
Lyne Fortin, soprano
Louis Quilico, baritone
Deanna Durbin, soprano
Recording date: 16 June 1947


3.   Ave Maria - 2:42


Es ist ein Ros' entsprungen (more info)
Performed by: Toronto Symphony Orchestra
Composed by: Anonymous Michael Praetorius John Rutter
Conducted by: Karin Freist-Wissing Jean Ashworth Bartle Michael Glaser William Hall Carl Hogset Erwin Spreitzer Aidan Oliver
Judy Loman, harp
Gino Quilico, baritone
Louis Quilico, baritone
Andre Chiasson, choirmaster
Stefan Horz, organ


4.   Es ist ein Ros' Entsprungen - 2:46


The First Nowell (more info)
Composed by: Anonymous Traditional
Conducted by: Robert Shafer Andrew Sackett Donald Pearson Vance George
David Willcocks,
Eric Plutz, organ
Roger Wagner,
David Christensen, carillons
John Fenstermaker, organ
Recording date: 1 and 7 February 1994


5.   The First Nowell (arr. David Willcocks) - 4:56


Concerto Grosso in G minor, Op. 6, No. 8, "Christmas Concerto" (more info)
Performed by: Wroclaw Chamber Orchestra Leopoldinum Cantilena Cologne Chamber Orchestra New Dutch Academy Chamber Orchestra Capella Istropolitana Collegium Musicum 90 Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Orchestra Baden-Baden Philharmonic Orchestra
Composed by: Arcangelo Corelli
Conducted by: Karol Teutsch Jaroslav Krecek Simon Murphy Richard Edlinger Helmut Muller-Bruhl Iona Brown Bernard Labadie Adrian Shepherd Pavel Baleff Hans-Joachim Drechsler Jeffrey Thomas
Simon Standage, violin
Quido Holbling, violin
Anna Holbling, violin
John Constable, harpsichord
Ludovit Kanta, cello
Angus Anderson, violin
Adrian Davies, violin
Daniela Ruso, harpsichord
Yasushi Ideue, violin
Alexandra Bossak, violin
Jonathan Rees, violin
Lionel Handy, cello
Ian Watson, organ
Rinaldo Alessandrini, harpsichord


6.   Allegro - 2:05
7.   VI. Pastorale ad libitum: Largo - 4:14


12 Gesange, Op. 1 (text by J. von Eichendorff) (more info)
Composed by: Robert Franz
Hartmut Holl, piano
Mitsuko Shirai, soprano


8.   Pastorale - 4:05


In dulci jubilo (more info)
Composed by: Robert Lucas Pearsall Traditional
Conducted by: Brian Jones Michael McCarthy Donald Hunt
Michael Kleinschmidt, organ
Judy Saiki, harp
Richard Flanagan, percussion
Jean Munroe, percussion
Liza Wirtz, percussion
Libbie Landles-Dowling, soprano
Jacqueline Zander-Wall, mezzo-soprano
Carl Johnson, tenor
Douglas Lee, tenor
Jay Tuttle, baritone
Anthony Zoeller, baritone
Raymond Johnston, organ
Alan Weiss,
Krista River, mezzo-soprano


9.   In Dulci Jubilo (arr. Robert L. Pearsall) - 3:45


Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day (arr. D. Willcocks) (more info)
Composed by: Noel Edison Traditional
David Willcocks,
Michael Bloss, organ


10.   Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day (arr. David Willcocks) - 2:07


As with gladness men of old (abridged by W. H. Monk) (more info)
Composed by: Conrad Kocher
Conducted by: Andrew Sackett


11.   As with gladness men of Old (abridged by W. H. Monk) - 2:55


Messiah, HWV 56 (more info)
Performed by: New Berlin Chamber Orchestra Capella Istropolitana Trinity Church Orchestra Stuttgart Bach Collegium
Composed by: George Frideric Handel
Conducted by: Jaroslav Krecek Owen Burdick Helmuth Rilling
Michael Erxleben, violin


12.   Part 1 Scene 4: No. 13 Pifa (Pastoral Symphony) - 3:07


Infant Holy, Infant Lowly (arr. D. Willcocks) (more info)
Composed by: Traditional
Conducted by: Andrew Sackett
David Willcocks,


13.   Infant Holy, Infant Lowly (arr. David Willcocks) - 2:15


The 4 Seasons: Violin Concerto in F minor, Op. 8, No. 4, RV 297, "L'inverno" (Winter) (more info)
Performed by: Wroclaw Chamber Orchestra Leopoldinum Stellenbosch Camerata Bournemouth Sinfonietta Concert Hall Chamber Orchestra Moscow Chamber Orchestra Camerata Salzburg Capella Istropolitana Canadian National Arts Centre Orchestra Europa Galante Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Orchestra Accademia Ziliniana Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra St. Petersburg Radio and Television Symphony Orchestra
Composed by: Antonio Vivaldi
Conducted by: Wolfgang Mettler Igor Kipnis Henry Swoboda Fabio Biondi Pinchas Zukerman Jorg-Michael Schwarz Richard Edlinger Stephen Gunzenhauser Iona Brown Gerard Schwarz Constantine Orbelian Stanislav Gorkovenko
Francesca Vicari, violin
Jan Stanienda, violin
Benjamin Schmid, violin
Alexander Jablokov, violin
Anthony Newman,
Massimo Quarta, violin
Bela Banfalvi, violin
Elmar Oliveira, violin
Ronald Thomas, cello
Takako Nishizaki, violin
Elmar Oliveira, violin
Jindrich Pazdera, violin
Cho-Liang Lin, violin
Louis Kaufman, violin
Edouard Nies-Berger, organ
Edith Weiss-Mann, harpsichord
Yuko Tanaka, harpsichord
Kyoko Tanino, violin
Daniel Rowland, violin
Rinaldo Alessandrini, harpsichord
Pavel Popov, violin


14.   Allegro non molto - 3:25
15.   Violin Concerto in F minor, Op. 8, No. 4, RV 297, "L'inverno" (Winter): II. Largo - 2:20


The holly and the ivy (more info)
Composed by: Traditional H. Walford Davies
Conducted by: Elmer Iseler Edward Higginbottom Andrew Sackett Grace Rossiter Jackson Francis
John Evanson, piano


16.   The Holly and the Ivy (arr. H. Walford Davies) - 3:24


Angels from the Realms of Glory (arr. D. Wilcocks) (more info)
Composed by: Traditional
Conducted by: Andrew Sackett
David Willcocks,


17.   Angels from the realms of glory (arr. David Wilcocks) - 4:03


Silent Night (more info)
Composed by: Nicholas White Noel Edison Franz Xaver Gruber
Conducted by: William Hall Joseph Flummerfelt Donn Weiss
Douglas Major, organ
Jeff Cogan, guitar
Michael Bloss, organ


18.   Silent Night - 3:04


Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben, BWV 147 (more info)
Performed by: Mainly Mozart Orchestra Budapest Failoni Chamber Orchestra Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra Wurttemberg Chamber Orchestra of Heilbronn Stuttgart Bach Collegium
Composed by: Johann Sebastian Bach Rachel Laurin
Conducted by: Elmer Iseler William Lacey Eric Milnes Gilbert Patenaude Helmuth Rilling John Eliot Gardiner Matyas Antal Alphons von Aarburg
Monika Mauch, soprano
Ulf Samuelsson, organ
Matthew White, counter-tenor
Stephan MacLeod, bass
Judit Nemeth, alto
Istvan Gati, baritone
Michael Chance, counter-tenor
Per-Arne Wahlgren, baritone
Ingrid Kertesi, soprano
Brigitte Geller, soprano
Jozsef Mukk, tenor
Jan Kobow, tenor
Angele Dubeau, violin
Dietrich Henschel, baritone
Daniel Winiger, organ
Donald S. Sutherland, organ
William Wright, organ
Charles Daniels, tenor


19.   Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben, BWV 147: Jesu bleibet meine Freude - 3:23


Hark! The Herald Angels Sing (arr. N. Edison) (more info)
Composed by: Noel Edison Felix Mendelssohn
Michael Bloss, organ


20.   Hark the Herald Angels Sing (arr. Noel Edison) - 3:14


Messiah, HWV 56 (more info)
Performed by: L'Arco Baroque Orchestra Washington National Cathedral Baroque Orchestra Budapest Failoni Chamber Orchestra Camerata Cassovia Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra London Symphony Orchestra Capella Istropolitana Collegium Musicum 90 London Philharmonic Orchestra Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra Oregon Bach Festival Orchestra Trinity Church Orchestra Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Scholars Baroque Ensemble Stuttgart Bach Collegium Studio orchestra Grande Ecurie et la Chambre du Roy, La RIAS Symphony Orchestra Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra Mostly Mozart Orchestra New Jersey Symphony Orchestra American Bach Soloists Orchestra Cologne Radio Orchestra Academy of London Berlin RIAS Sinfonietta
Composed by: George Frideric Handel James Taylor
Conducted by: Michael McCarthy Jorg Breiding Peter Marschik Jaroslav Krecek Malcolm Sargent Monica Huggett Marcus Creed William Lacey Adrian Boult Ivars Taurins Richard Hickox Jean-Claude Malgoire Owen Burdick Helmuth Rilling Thomas Beecham Gerard Schwarz Alexander Weimann Daniel Taylor Helmut Froschauer David Parry Valentin Radu Joseph Flummerfelt Jeffrey Thomas Sarah Tenant-Flowers
Nathalie Paulin, soprano
Kay Stiefermann, baritone
Frances Jellard, mezzo-soprano
William Sharp, baritone
Elizabeth Harwood, soprano
Arnold Grier, organ
Sara Macliver, soprano
Susan Lewis Kavinski, soprano
Yvette Smith, mezzo-soprano
David Bachmann, organ
Jeffrey Strauss, baritone
Eric Budzynski, harpsichord
Nathan Berg,
Kym Amps, soprano
Stephen Alltop, piano
Suzie Le Blanc, soprano
Matthew White, counter-tenor
Bryn Terfel, bass-baritone
Kathleen Ferrier, contralto
Philip Langridge, tenor
Christopher Robson, counter-tenor
Jennifer Lane, mezzo-soprano
Carolyn Sinclair,
John Shirley-Quirk, bass-baritone
Angus Davidson, counter-tenor
Ivan Sharpe,
Bruce Ford, tenor
Della Jones, mezzo-soprano
Joan Rodgers, soprano
Helen Parker, soprano
David Price,
Brett Polegato, baritone
Siri Karoline Thornhill, soprano
Alexander Young,
Jan Kobow, tenor
William Hite, tenor
Maria Jette, soprano
Patrice Djerejian, contralto
Basil Lam, harpsichord
Bejun Mehta,
Hubert Eisdell, tenor
Arleen Auger, soprano
Thomas Quasthoff, bass
Sibylla Rubens, soprano
Ingeborg Danz, alto
Arianna Zukerman, soprano
Norma Procter, contralto
Steven Tharp, tenor
Michael Erxleben, violin
Max Emanuel Cencic, soprano
Charles Humphries, tenor
Robert Torday, bass-baritone
Martin Wolfel, alto
Rufus Muller, tenor
Benjamin Butterfield, tenor


21.   Part I: For Unto Us a Child is Born - 4:04
22.   Hallelujah Chorus (Handel: Messiah) - 4:04

Reviews

The Classic Christmas (Dec 9, 2008)
Reviewer:Kate Josephson
Just that Classic, very beautiful and majestic