The Magic Of Christmas

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Adeste fideles (O Come All Ye Faithful) (arr. D. Willcocks and J. Rutter) (more info)
Composed by: John Francis Wade John Rutter
Edward Moroney, organ
David Willcocks,


1.   O Come All Ye Faithful - 3:27


Adam lay y-bounden (more info)
Composed by: John Rutter Boris Ord
Conducted by: Andrew Sackett
Recording date: February 9-11, 18-28, 23-25, 2001


2.   Adam lay ybounden - 1:10


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


3.   Es ist ein' Ros' entsprungen - 2:14


Dancing Day (more info)
Composed by: John Rutter Traditional
Judy Loman, harp


4.   Tomorrow shall be my dancing day - 2:47


Gabriel's message (arr. D. Willcocks) (more info)
Composed by: John Rutter Traditional
Conducted by: Dean Suess Andrew Sackett
Marion Samuel Stevens, soprano
David Willcocks,


5.   Gabriel's message - 2:39


Magnificat (more info)
Performed by: Elora Festival Orchestra
Composed by: John Rutter Arvo Part Noel Edison
Conducted by: Brian Jones Karin Freist-Wissing
Recording date: 20 - 25 May 2003


6.   Magnificat - 6:57


I Sing of a Maiden (more info)
Composed by: Anonymous Patrick Hadley John Rutter
Conducted by: Michael McCarthy Stephen Tilton Owen Burdick George Guest
Edward Moroney, organ
Colm Carey, organ
Judy Loman, harp
Erik Suter, organ
Philip Kenyon, organ


7.   I sing of a maiden - 2:35


Still, still, still (more info)
Composed by: John Rutter Traditional


8.   Still, still, still - 2:09


I saw a maiden (arr. E. Pettman) (more info)
Composed by: John Rutter Traditional
Conducted by: Andrew Sackett
Edgar Pettman,


9.   I saw a maiden - 3:03


Silent Night (Stille Nacht) (arr. J. Rutter) (more info)
Composed by: John Rutter Franz Xaver Gruber
Edward Moroney, organ
Judy Loman, harp


10.   Silent Night - 3:03


Huron carol (arr. R.B. Anderson) (more info)
Composed by: John Rutter Traditional
Robert B. Anderson,


11.   Huron carol - 2:18


What is this lovely fragrance? (arr. H. Willan) (more info)
Composed by: John Rutter Traditional Peter Hallock
Conducted by: Elmer Iseler
Edward Moroney, organ
H. Willan,
Russell Braun, baritone


12.   What is this lovely fragrance - 3:16


Rise up, shepherd, and follow (arr. J. Rutter) (more info)
Composed by: John Rutter Traditional
Russell Braun, baritone


13.   Rise up, shepherd, and follow - 2:40


In the Bleak Mid-Winter (more info)
Performed by: Bach Society Orchestra Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
Composed by: John Rutter Harold Darke Noel Edison William Neil
Conducted by: Murray Forbes Somerville Jeffrey Skidmore Edward Higginbottom Edmund Walters Carl Hogset Christopher Sparkhall
Sara Jones, soprano
Susan Vaules Lin, soprano
Peter Doherty, tenor
Barbara Lynne Jamison, soprano
Stephen Sands, tenor
Christina Rossetti,
Jocelyn Bell, soprano
Magnus Staveland, tenor
Terje Winge, organ
Michael Bloss, organ
Christopher Watson, tenor
Russell Braun, baritone


14.   In the bleak mid-winter - 4:00


Weihnachtslieder, Op. 8 (arr. I. Atkins) (more info)
Composed by: Ivor Atkins John Rutter Peter Cornelius Philipp Nicolai
Russell Braun, baritone


15.   The 3 Kings - 2:24


Carol of the Children (more info)
Composed by: John Rutter
Judy Loman, harp


16.   Carol of the children - 3:06


What Sweeter Music (more info)
Composed by: John Rutter Noel Edison
Conducted by: Brian Jones Linda Mack Robert Shafer Hilary Davan Wetton
Edward Moroney, organ
Michael Kleinschmidt, organ
Judy Saiki, harp
Richard Flanagan, percussion
Jean Munroe, percussion
Liza Wirtz, percussion
Mark Williams, organ
Rosalind Simpson, harp
Robert Herrick,
Alan Weiss,
Michael Bloss, organ
Paul Skevington, organ
Recording date: 14-15 July 2009


17.   What sweeter music - 4:20


Hodie Christus natus est (more info)
Composed by: John Rutter Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck
Conducted by: Dennis Keene
Edward Moroney, organ


18.   Hodie Christus natus est - 2:54


The Twelve Days of Christmas (arr. J. Rutter) (more info)
Composed by: John Rutter Traditional


19.   The 12 days of Christmas - 3:22


Personent hodie (arr. J. Rutter) (more info)
Composed by: Anonymous John Rutter
Edward Moroney, organ


20.   Personent hodie - 1:49


God is with us (more info)
Composed by: Anonymous John Rutter Noel Edison John Tavener
Conducted by: Brian Jones Christopher Robinson
Edward Moroney, organ
Michael Kleinschmidt, organ
Judy Saiki, harp
Richard Flanagan, percussion
Jean Munroe, percussion
Liza Wirtz, percussion
Jay Tuttle, baritone
Anthony Zoeller, baritone
Alan Weiss,
Michael Bloss, organ
Russell Braun, baritone
Recording date: 11 - 13 July 2000


21.   God is with us - 5:22


In dulci jubilo (more info)
Composed by: John Rutter Samuel Scheidt
Edward Moroney, organ
James Gardiner, trumpet
Stuart Laughton, trumpet


22.   In dulci jubilo - 3:15


Friday Afternoons, Op. 7 (more info)
Composed by: Anonymous John Rutter Benjamin Britten Ronald Corp
Judy Loman, harp
Kathy Kienzle, harp
William Makepeace Thackeray,
Skaila Kanga, harp
Dale Warland,
Alexander Wells, piano
Recording date: 17-18 September 1994


23.   A New Year Carol - 2:16


We Wish You a Merry Christmas (more info)
Composed by: John Rutter Traditional
Conducted by: Elmer Iseler Roy Newsome


24.   We wish you a merry Christmas - 1:46

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