Traditional Christmas Carols

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1Hark The Herald Angels Sing
recording of:
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing (Christmas carol)
additional lyricist:
George Whitefield (in 1753)
lyricist:
Charles Wesley (hymn writer) (in 1739)
additional composer:
William H. Cummings (in 1855)
composer:
Felix Mendelssohn (composer) (in 1840)
part of:
The New English Hymnal (hymn book) (number: 26)
Wells Cathedral Choir3:00
2Unto Us A Child Is Born
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 12. Chorus “For unto us a Child is born”
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1741)
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I
Guildford Cathedral Choir2:04
3O Little Town Of Bethlehem
recording of:
O Little Town of Bethlehem (traditional carol with the tune “St. Louis”, as commonly sung in the U.S.)
lyricist:
Phillips Brooks (in 1868)
composer:
Lewis Henry Redner (in 1868)
is based on:
St. Louis (hymn tune)
Norwich Cathedral Choir3:12
4The Holly & The Ivy
recording of:
The Holly and the Ivy
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 514)
Norwich Cathedral Choir2:03
5Away In A Manger
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)
translated version of:
Y Preseb
Norwich Cathedral Choir2:53
6The Three Kings
recording of:
The Three Kings
lyricist:
Laurence Housman
composer:
Healey Willan (English-Canadian organist and composer) (in 1928)
Ely Cathedral Choir2:27
7O Come All Ye Faithful
cover recording of:
O Come, All Ye Faithful (English version of Latin “Adeste fideles”)
lyricist and composer:
John Francis Wade (from 1740 until 1743)
translator:
Frederick Oakeley (in 1841)
arrangement of:
O Come, All Ye Faithful
translated version of:
Adeste fideles (original latin version)
Norwich Cathedral Choir4:28
8The First Noel
recording of:
The First Nowell
lyricist, writer and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
Norwich Cathedral Choir4:51
9I Saw Three Ships
recording of:
I Saw Three Ships
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 700)
Marlborough Cathedral Choir2:05
10Deck The Halls
recording of:
Deck the Halls
lyricist:
Thomas Oliphant (musician, artist and author)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
is based on:
Nos Galan (Talhaiarn, “Goreu pleser ar Nos Galan”)
Norwich Cathedral Choir1:08
11Ding Dong Merrily On High
recording of:
Ding Dong! Merrily on High
lyricist:
George Ratcliffe Woodward
additional composer:
Charles Wood (Irish composer)
composer:
Thoinot Arbeau (Artist name of Jehan Tabourot (“Orchesographie”))
is based on:
Branle de l’official
Marlborough Cathedral Choir2:07
12Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day Op. 75/2
recording of:
Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day (traditional English)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
Marlborough Cathedral Choir2:00
13Of The Father's Heart Begotten
recording of:
Of the Father’s Heart Begotten
lyricist:
Aurelius Prudentius
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
translator:
John Mason Neale
is based on:
Corde natus ex parentis
Marlborough Cathedral Choir5:01
14Cherry Tree Carol
recording of:
The Cherry-Tree Carol
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Child Ballads (number: 54) and Roud Folk Song Index (number: 453)
Marlborough Cathedral Choir2:08
15It Came Upon A Midnight Clear
recording of:
It Came Upon the Midnight Clear (carol version)
lyricist:
Edmund Sears (American church author)
composer:
Richard Storrs Willis
part of:
The New English Hymnal (hymn book) (number: 29)
is based on:
CAROL (hymn tune)
is based on:
It Came Upon the Midnight Clear (poem)
Wells Cathedral Choir3:01
16O Come O Come Emmanuel
recording of:
O Come, O Come, Emmanuel (hymn)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Thomas Helmore
translator:
Thomas Alexander Lacey
part of:
The New English Hymnal (hymn book) (number: 11)
arrangement of:
O Come, O Come Emmanuel (unknown version)
Wells Cathedral Choir3:23
17Once In Royal David's City
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)
Ely Cathedral Choir5:34
18Sussex Carol
recording of:
Sussex Carol (On Christmas Night)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 597)
Wells Cathedral Choir1:56
19As With Gladness Men Of Old
recording of:
As With Gladness Men of Old
lyricist:
William Chatterton Dix
composer:
Conrad Kocher (German composer)
arranger:
William Henry Monk and Graham Ross
part of:
The New English Hymnal (hymn book) (number: 47)
Wells Cathedral Choir2:54
20Hail Blessed Virgin Mary
recording of:
Hail! Blessed Virgin Mary
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Charles Wood (Irish composer)
translator:
George Ratcliffe Woodward
Wells Cathedral Choir2:16
21Jesus Christ The Apple Tree
recording of:
Jesus Christ the Apple Tree
lyricist:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist)
composer:
Elizabeth Poston
Marlborough Cathedral Choir2:45
22The Seven Joys Of Mary
recording of:
The Seven Joys of Mary
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
Marlborough Cathedral Choir3:02