Christmas With the King’s Singers

~ Release by The King’s Singers (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

1▼12" Vinyl
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A1The Christmas Song
engineer:
John Kurlander (engineer)
producer:
Hartmut Kiesewetter (German musician)
choir vocals:
The King’s Singers
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
cover recording of:
The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)
lyricist:
Mel Tormé (“The Velvet Fog”) and Robert Wells (songwriter) (from 1944 until 1945)
composer:
Mel Tormé (“The Velvet Fog”) (from 1944 until 1945)
publisher:
Chappell/Morris Ltd., MPL Music Publishing Inc., Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd., Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP), Warner Chappell, Warner Chappell Ltd., Warner Chappell Music (publisher as Warner/Chappell Music), Warner/Chappell Music Australia Pty. Ltd. and Edwin H. Morris & Co., Inc. (a division of MPL Communications Inc.) (from 1946 to present)
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A2Stille Nacht (Silent Night)
engineer:
John Kurlander (engineer)
producer:
Hartmut Kiesewetter (German musician)
choir vocals:
The King’s Singers
orchestra:
City of London Sinfonia (chamber orchestra)
conductor:
Richard Hickox (conductor)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Stille Nacht (arr. Rutter)
arranger:
John Rutter (English choral music composer, conductor, arranger and producer, born 1945)
arrangement of:
Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht
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A3Jingle Bells
engineer:
John Kurlander (engineer)
producer:
Hartmut Kiesewetter (German musician)
choir vocals:
The King’s Singers
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Jingle Bells (arr. Gordon Langford)
arranger:
Gordon Langford (English composer, arranger and pianist)
arrangement of:
Jingle Bells
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A4In Ducli Jubilo
engineer:
John Kurlander (engineer)
producer:
Hartmut Kiesewetter (German musician)
choir vocals:
The King’s Singers
orchestra:
City of London Sinfonia (chamber orchestra)
conductor:
Richard Hickox (conductor)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
In dulci jubilo (arr. Rutter)
arranger:
John Rutter (English choral music composer, conductor, arranger and producer, born 1945)
arrangement of:
In dulci iubilo (original traditional version in macaronic alteration of medieval German and Latin, use also for unspecified versions)
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A5Mary’s Boy Child
engineer:
John Kurlander (engineer)
producer:
Hartmut Kiesewetter (German musician)
choir vocals:
The King’s Singers
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Mary’s Boy Child (arr. Langford)
arranger:
Gordon Langford (English composer, arranger and pianist)
arrangement of:
Mary’s Boy Child
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A6O Du Fröhliche
engineer:
John Kurlander (engineer)
producer:
Hartmut Kiesewetter (German musician)
choir vocals:
The King’s Singers
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
O du fröhliche (arr. Langford)
arranger:
Gordon Langford (English composer, arranger and pianist)
arrangement of:
O du fröhliche (German Christmas carol set to the melody of "O sanctissima")
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A7Little Drummer Boy
engineer:
John Kurlander (engineer)
producer:
Hartmut Kiesewetter (German musician)
choir vocals:
The King’s Singers
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Little Drummer Boy (arr. Lawson & McCarthy)
oboe arranger:
Philip Lawson (British baritone and composer)
arranger:
John McCarthy (British choral conductor, scholar, composer and arranger)
arrangement of:
Carol of the Drum (aka “The Little Drummer Boy”)
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A8Have Yourselves a Merry Little Christmas
engineer:
John Kurlander (engineer)
producer:
Hartmut Kiesewetter (German musician)
choir vocals:
The King’s Singers
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas (arr. Peter Knight)
arranger:
Peter Knight (British arranger, conductor and composer)
arrangement of:
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
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B1Twelve Days of Christmas
engineer:
John Kurlander (engineer)
producer:
Hartmut Kiesewetter (German musician)
choir vocals:
The King’s Singers
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
The Twelve Days of Christmas (arr. Geoffrey Keating)
arranger:
Geoffrey Keating
arrangement of:
The Twelve Days of Christmas
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B2God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
engineer:
John Kurlander (engineer)
producer:
Hartmut Kiesewetter (German musician)
choir vocals:
The King’s Singers
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen (arr. Geoffrey Keating)
arranger:
Geoffrey Keating
arrangement of:
God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen (traditional, no arrangement credits here)
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B3Il Est Né Le Divin Enfant
engineer:
John Kurlander (engineer)
producer:
Hartmut Kiesewetter (German musician)
choir vocals:
The King’s Singers
orchestra:
City of London Sinfonia (chamber orchestra)
conductor:
Richard Hickox (conductor)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Il est né le divin enfant (arr. David Willcocks)
arranger:
Sir David Willcocks (UK composer, organist, choral conductor)
arrangement of:
Il est né le divin enfant
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B4Gloria (Heil’ge Nacht Auf Engelschwingen)
engineer:
John Kurlander (engineer)
producer:
Hartmut Kiesewetter (German musician)
choir vocals:
The King’s Singers
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
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B5De Virgin Mary Had a Baby Boy
engineer:
John Kurlander (engineer)
producer:
Hartmut Kiesewetter (German musician)
choir vocals:
The King’s Singers
arranger:
Brian Kay
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
The Virgin Mary Had a Baby Boy
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
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B6Somerset Wassail
engineer:
Keith Grant (classical recording engineer)
producer:
Chris Walker (conductor, orchestrator and producer in musical theater)
choir vocals:
The King’s Singers
recorded at:
Olympic Studios (1966–2009) in Barnes, Richmond upon Thames, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
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B7Do You Hear What I Hear
engineer:
John Kurlander (engineer)
producer:
Hartmut Kiesewetter (German musician)
choir vocals:
The King’s Singers
arranger:
Alyn Ainsworth
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Do You Hear What I Hear?
lyricist:
Noël Regney (in 1962)
writer:
Noël Regney and Gloria Shayne Baker
composer:
Gloria Shayne Baker (in 1962)
publisher:
Blue Ribbon Music Ltd., Campbell Connelly and Jewel Music Publishing Co., Inc. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
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B8We Wish You a Merry Christmas
engineer:
John Kurlander (engineer)
producer:
Hartmut Kiesewetter (German musician)
choir vocals:
The King’s Singers
orchestra:
City of London Sinfonia (chamber orchestra)
conductor:
Richard Hickox (conductor)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
We Wish You a Merry Christmas (arr. Rutter)
arranger:
John Rutter (English choral music composer, conductor, arranger and producer, born 1945)
arrangement of:
We Wish You a Merry Christmas
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