Traditional & Modern Carols

~ Release by Choir of New College Oxford (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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1Once in Royal David's City
choir vocals:
Choir of New College Oxford
conductor:
Edward Higginbottom (keyboardist, organist)
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)
4:23
2O Magnum Misterium
recording of:
O magnum mysterium
composer:
Morten Lauridsen (composer) (in 1994)
recording of:
O magnum mysterium, T 126 (à 4, Gradualia II (1607))
composer:
William Byrd (English composer)
part of:
William Byrd: A Research and Information Guide, 3rd ed. (Turbet [T]) (number: T 126)
part of:
Gradualia ac cantiones sacrae, Liber 2 (1607)
2:48
3Ding Dong! Merrily on High
choir vocals:
Choir of New College Oxford
conductor:
Edward Higginbottom (keyboardist, organist)
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
2:15
4Babe Is Born
2:33
5Now Let Us Sing
2:17
6Jesu, Thou the Virgin-Born
3:15
7Saviour of the World Is Born
2:13
8O Come All Ye Faithful
choir vocals:
Choir of New College Oxford
conductor:
Edward Higginbottom (keyboardist, organist)
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)
3:59
9Long, Long Ago
recording of:
Long long ago
lyricist:
John Buxton
composer:
Herbert Howells (English composer) (in 1951)
5:24
10Sussex Carol
choir vocals:
Choir of New College Oxford
conductor:
Edward Higginbottom (keyboardist, organist)
recording of:
Sussex Carol (On Christmas Night)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 597)
2:04
11Out of Your Sleep
recording of:
Five Carols: 2. Out of your sleep
lyricist:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
composer:
Sir Richard Rodney Bennett (English composer) (in 1967)
part of:
Five Carols
2:09
12Holly and Ivy
recording of:
The Holly and the Ivy
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 514)
3:32
13Lully, Lulla, Thou Little Tiny Child
recording of:
Lully, Lulla, Thou Little Tiny Child, op. 25 no. 2 (Kenneth Leighton arrangement of the Coventry Carol)
lyricist:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
composer:
Kenneth Leighton (composer) (in 1948)
arrangement of:
Coventry Carol
part of:
Three Carols, op. 25
3:29
14Torches
recording of:
Torches (Christmas carol)
composer:
John Joubert
1:43
15Angelus Ad Virginem
3:12
16This Is the Truth Sent From Above
recording of:
The Truth Sent From Above (arr. Ralph Vaughan Williams, aka the Herefordshire Carol)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer)
version of:
The Truth Sent From Above
part of:
Eight Traditional English Carols (arr. Vaughan Williams)
part of:
Fantasia on Christmas Carols
3:16
17Sing Lullaby
3:54
18In Dulci Jubilo
choir vocals:
Choir of New College Oxford
conductor:
Edward Higginbottom (keyboardist, organist)
recording of:
In dulci jubilo (macaronic of English and Latin)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger and translator:
Robert Lucas Pearsall (composer)
translated version of:
In dulci iubilo (original traditional version in macaronic alteration of medieval German and Latin, use also for unspecified versions)
3:18
19Before Dawn
2:45
20In the Bleak Midwinter
choir vocals:
Choir of New College Oxford
conductor:
Edward Higginbottom (keyboardist, organist)
recording of:
In the Bleak Midwinter (Harold Edwin Darke version)
lyricist:
Christina Rossetti
composer:
Harold Edwin Darke (in 1909)
publisher:
Oxford University Press
version of:
In the Bleak Midwinter (poem)
4:50
21There Is No Rose
2:47
22Silent 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
3:12
23What Sweeter Music Can We Bring
recording of:
What sweeter music
lyricist:
Robert Herrick (English poet)
composer:
Sir Richard Rodney Bennett (English composer) (in 1968)
3:51
24Spotless Rose
recording of:
A Spotless Rose
lyricist:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist)
composer:
Herbert Howells (English composer) (in 1919)
translator:
Catherine Winkworth
publisher:
Galaxy Music Corp. and Stainer & Bell
is based on:
Es ist ein Ros entsprungen (original anonymous version)
part of:
Three Carol-Anthems
3:14
25Hark the Herald Angels Sing
recording of:
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing (arr. Willcocks)
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)
arranger:
Sir David Willcocks (UK composer, organist, choral conductor)
publisher:
Oxford University Press
arrangement of:
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing (Christmas carol)
3:07