Adeste Fideles

~ Release by Westminster Cathedral Choir (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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1O Come, All Ye Faithful
organ:
Iain Simcock
choir vocals:
Westminster Cathedral Choir
chorus master:
James O’Donnell (organist and choir master)
recording of:
O come, all ye faithful (arr. Ledger)
lyricist and composer:
John Francis Wade
arranger:
Philip Ledger
translator:
Frederick Oakeley
arrangement of:
O Come, All Ye Faithful (English version of Latin “Adeste fideles”)
3:58
2Gabriel's Message
choir vocals:
Westminster Cathedral Choir
chorus master:
James O’Donnell (organist and choir master)
recording of:
Gabriel's Message (arr. Pettman)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Edgar Pettman
translator:
Sabine Baring‐Gould
arrangement of:
The Angel Gabriel
2:57
3O Come, O Come, Emmanuel
organ:
Iain Simcock
choir vocals:
Westminster Cathedral Choir
chorus master:
James O’Donnell (organist and choir master)
recording of:
O Come, O Come, Emmanuel (arr. O’Donnell)
lyricist and composer:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Thomas Helmore and James O’Donnell (organist and choir master)
translator:
John Mason Neale
arrangement of:
O Come, O Come, Emmanuel (hymn)
3:31
4Once in Royal David's City
organ:
Iain Simcock
choir vocals:
Westminster Cathedral Choir
treble vocals:
Mark Kennedy (British treble singer)
chorus master:
James O’Donnell (organist and choir master)
recording of:
Once in royal David's city (arr. O'Donnell)
lyricist:
Cecil Frances Alexander
composer:
Henry John Gauntlett
additional arranger:
James O’Donnell (organist and choir master)
arranger:
Arthur Henry Mann (English organist and composer)
arrangement of:
Once in Royal David’s City (arr. Mann)
4:32
5Ding Dong Merrily on High
choir vocals:
Westminster Cathedral Choir
chorus master:
James O’Donnell (organist and choir master)
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
1:55
6A Maiden Most Gentle
organ:
Iain Simcock
choir vocals:
Westminster Cathedral Choir
chorus master:
James O’Donnell (organist and choir master)
recording of:
A Maiden Most Gentle (arr. Carter)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Andrew Carter (composer)
2:50
7I Wonder as I Wander
choir vocals:
Westminster Cathedral Choir
chorus master:
James O’Donnell (organist and choir master)
recording of:
I Wonder as I Wander (arr. Carter)
composer:
John Jacob Niles (American folklorist and folk musician)
arranger:
Andrew Carter (composer)
arrangement of:
I Wonder as I Wander
3:17
8O Little Town of Bethlehem
organ:
Iain Simcock
choir vocals:
Westminster Cathedral Choir
chorus master:
James O’Donnell (organist and choir master)
recording of:
O little town of Bethlehem (arr. Simcock)
lyricist:
Phillips Brooks
composer:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist)
additional arranger:
Iain Simcock
arranger:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer)
arrangement of:
O Little Town of Bethlehem (traditional carol with the tune “Forest Green”, as sung in the UK and the Episcopal Church in the U.S.)
3:32
9In the Bleak Mid-Winter
choir vocals:
Westminster Cathedral Choir
tenor vocals:
Matthew Vine (tenor)
treble vocals:
Aaron Webber
chorus master:
James O’Donnell (organist and choir master)
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)
5:00
10In Dulci Jubilo
choir vocals:
Westminster Cathedral Choir
chorus master:
James O’Donnell (organist and choir master)
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)
3:54
11The Three Kings
bass vocals:
Stephen Alder (bass-baritone)
choir vocals:
Westminster Cathedral Choir
chorus master:
James O’Donnell (organist and choir master)
recording of:
The Three Kings
lyricist:
Peter Cornelius (German composer, lived from 1824 to 1874) and Philipp Nicolai
composer:
Peter Cornelius (German composer, lived from 1824 to 1874)
arranger:
Sir Ivor Atkins (English organist and conductor)
translator:
Herbert Newell Bate
translated version of:
Weihnachtslieder, op. 8: III. Die Könige
2:33
12Of the Father's Love Begotten
organ:
Iain Simcock
choir vocals:
Westminster Cathedral Choir
chorus master:
James O’Donnell (organist and choir master)
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
3:59
13Away in a Manger
choir vocals:
Westminster Cathedral Choir
chorus master:
James O’Donnell (organist and choir master)
recording of:
Away in a manger (arr. Moore)
lyricist:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist)
composer:
William James Kirkpatrick (hymn-writer)
arranger:
Philip Moore (English composer, organist and choirmaster)
arrangement of:
Away in a Manger (aka “Cradle Song” composed by William J. Kirkpatrick)
2:46
14Bethlehem Down
choir vocals:
Westminster Cathedral Choir
chorus master:
James O’Donnell (organist and choir master)
recording of:
Bethlehem Down
lyricist:
Bruce Blunt
composer:
Peter Warlock (British composer) (in 1927)
4:17
15The Holly and the Ivy
choir vocals:
Westminster Cathedral Choir
chorus master:
James O’Donnell (organist and choir master)
recording of:
The Holly and the Ivy (arr. Davies)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Sir Henry Walford Davies (English organist and composer)
arrangement of:
The Holly and the Ivy
3:28
16I Sing of a Maiden
organ:
Iain Simcock
choir vocals:
Westminster Cathedral Choir
chorus master:
James O’Donnell (organist and choir master)
recording of:
I Sing of a Maiden
lyricist:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
composer:
Patrick Hadley (Composer) (in 1936)
3:17
17Silent Night
choir vocals:
Westminster Cathedral Choir
chorus master:
James O’Donnell (organist and choir master)
recording of:
Silent Night (arr. Darlington)
lyricist:
Josef Mohr
composer:
Franz Xaver Gruber
arranger:
Stephen Darlington (conductor/organist)
translator:
John Freeman Young
arrangement of:
Silent Night (Christmas carol, English translation)
3:34
18Sing Lullaby
choir vocals:
Westminster Cathedral Choir
chorus master:
James O’Donnell (organist and choir master)
recording of:
Sing Lullaby
lyricist:
Frederick William Harvey
composer:
Herbert Howells (English composer) (in 1920)
part of:
Three Carol-Anthems
3:26
19The Lamb
choir vocals:
Westminster Cathedral Choir
chorus master:
James O’Donnell (organist and choir master)
recording of:
The Lamb
lyricist:
William Blake (English poet, painter, and printmaker) (in 1789)
composer:
John Tavener (20th century composer) (in 1982)
publisher:
Chester Music Ltd., Edition Wilhelm Hansen London Ltd. and J. & W. Chester, Ltd.
3:38
20Welcome, Yule!
choir vocals:
Westminster Cathedral Choir
chorus master:
James O’Donnell (organist and choir master)
recording of:
Welcome, Yule!
composer:
Hubert Parry (English composer)
1:13
21Hark, the Herald Angels Sing
organ:
Iain Simcock
choir vocals:
Westminster Cathedral Choir
chorus master:
James O’Donnell (organist and choir master)
arranger:
Philip Ledger
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)
3:16

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