A Classic Christmas (Edited Version)

Various Artists

• Released on 01/01/2006 by Decca (UMO)
• Main artist: Various Artists
• Genre: Vocal Music (Secular and Sacred)

1 Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas

Simon Franglen 00:02:57

Jon Bailey, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Hugh Martin, ComposerLyricist - Ralph Blane, ComposerLyricist - Katherine Jenkins, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Simon Franglen, Producer, Arranger, Co-Arranger, Programming, Work Arranger, AssociatedPerformer

℗ 2006 Universal Classics & Jazz

2 Away In A Manger

Various Interprets 00:02:41

William J. Kirkpatrick, Composer - Andy Findon, Flute, AssociatedPerformer - Aled Jones, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Libera, Choir - Robert Prizeman, Producer, Arranger, Organ, Work Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Ian Tilley, Producer, Keyboards, Recording Producer, AssociatedPerformer - English Session Orchestra, Orchestra - Steve Lowe, Producer, Recording Producer - Helen Cole, Harp, AssociatedPerformer

℗ 2004 Universal Classics & Jazz

3 Hark! The Herald Angels Sing

Various Interprets 00:03:01

DAVID BRIGGS, Organ, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Felix Mendelssohn, Composer - Chris Hazell, Producer - Stephen Cleobury, Conductor, MainArtist - Philip Ledger, Arranger, Work Arranger - Charles Wesley, Author - Simon Eadon, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Choir, MainArtist

℗ 1984 Decca Music Group Limited

4 Do You Hear What I Hear? (Album Version)

Various Interprets 00:02:51

Gloria Shayne, ComposerLyricist - Noel Regney, ComposerLyricist - Hayley Westenra, MainArtist - Ian Tilley, Producer, Co-Producer - Nicholas Bucknall, Clarinet, AssociatedPerformer - David Adams, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Catherine Bradshaw, Viola, AssociatedPerformer - The Choirboys, Ensemble, MainArtist - Joel Hunter, Viola, AssociatedPerformer - Alison Dods, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Mike Ross Trevor, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Louise Williams, Viola, AssociatedPerformer - Thelma Owen, Harp, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Abbott, Producer, Co-Producer - John Morton, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Alexandra MacKenzie, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - Oliver Hunt, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Alastair Brookshaw, Tenor, AssociatedPerformer - Daniel Jordan, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - fanella barton, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - rose redgrave, Viola, AssociatedPerformer - harriet cawood, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - graham mitchell, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - julian gale, Alto, AssociatedPerformer - Dana Marsh, Alto, AssociatedPerformer - William Unwin, Tenor, AssociatedPerformer

℗ 2005 Universal Classics & Jazz

5 White Christmas - Orchestrated by Robert Russell Bennett (+1988)

Bryn Terfel 00:03:34

Philharmonia Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Irving Berlin, ComposerLyricist - Paul Daniel, MainArtist - Bryn Terfel, Bass-Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer

℗ 1996 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

6 The First Nowell

Various Interprets 00:04:56

DAVID BRIGGS, Organ, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Chris Hazell, Producer - Anonymous, Composer - Stephen Cleobury, Conductor, MainArtist - Simon Eadon, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Choir, MainArtist

℗ 1984 Decca Music Group Limited

7 Gesù Bambino

Luciano Pavarotti 00:04:28

National Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Luciano Pavarotti, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Douglas Gamley, Arranger, Work Arranger - Wandsworth School Boys Choir, Choir, MainArtist - Kurt Herbert Adler, Conductor, MainArtist - Pietro Alessandro Yon, Composer - Frederick H. Martens, Author - James Lock, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ray Minshull, Producer

℗ 1976 Decca Music Group Limited

8 Joy To The World

Various Interprets 00:01:50

George Frideric Handel, Composer - New Philharmonia Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Douglas Gamley, Arranger, Work Arranger - Isaac Watts, Author - Richard Bonynge, Conductor, MainArtist - Joan Sutherland, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Kenneth Wilkinson, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ray Minshull, Producer

℗ 1965 Decca Music Group Limited

9 Ding Dong! Merrily On High

Various Interprets 00:01:56

Simon Preston, Conductor, MainArtist - Anonymous, ComposerLyricist - George Ratcliffe Woodward, Author - Thoinot Arbeau, ComposerLyricist - The Choir Of Westminster Abbey, Choir, MainArtist - Jürgen Bulgrin, Editor, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dr. Andreas Holschneider, Producer - Dr. Gerd Ploebsch, Producer, Recording Producer - Hans-Peter Schweigmann, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rainer Hoepfner, Editor - Charlotte Kriesch, Producer

℗ 1984 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

10 Silent Night

Various Interprets 00:03:19

Joseph Mohr, Author - Franz Xaver Gruber, Composer - Aled Jones, Tenor, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Libera, Choir - Hayley Westenra, Actor, Actor/Singer - Robert Prizeman, Producer, Arranger, Organ, Work Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Ian Tilley, Producer, Keyboards, Recording Producer, AssociatedPerformer - Jonathan Snowden, Flute, AssociatedPerformer - English Session Orchestra, Orchestra - Dominic Kelly, Oboe, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Lowe, Producer, Recording Producer - Jonathan Preiss, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer

℗ 2004 Universal Classics & Jazz

Messiah, HWV 56 / Pt. 1 (Georg Friedrich Händel)

11 Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion

Various Interprets 00:04:37

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - George Frideric Handel, Composer - Chris Hazell, Producer, Recording Producer - Tom Lazarus, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Renee Fleming, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Neil Hutchinson, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Charles Jennens, Author - Andreas Delfs, Conductor, MainArtist

℗ 2005 Decca Music Group Limited

12 O Little Town of Bethlehem

Various Interprets 00:03:17

DAVID BRIGGS, Organ, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Ralph Vaughan Williams, Arranger, Work Arranger - Chris Hazell, Producer - Anonymous, Composer - Stephen Cleobury, Conductor, MainArtist - Simon Eadon, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Phillips Brooks, Author - Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Choir, MainArtist - Thomas Armstrong, Arranger, Work Arranger

℗ 1984 Decca Music Group Limited

13 What Child Is This?

Various Interprets 00:03:41

Kjetil Bjerkestrand, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Sissel, MainArtist - Ray Charles, Adapter - Traditional, ComposerLyricist - James Polk, Adapter

℗ 2005 Stageway, Licenced from Stageway, Norway

14 While Shepherds Watched

Various Interprets 00:03:05

Simon Preston, Organ, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Sir David Willcocks, Conductor, MainArtist - Anonymous, Composer - Nahum Tate, Author - Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Choir, MainArtist

℗ 1959 Decca Music Group Limited

15 I Know A Rose Tree

Various Interprets 00:04:58

Traditional, ComposerLyricist - Michael Praetorius, Arranger, Work Arranger - Rolf Løvland, Arranger, Work Arranger - Anúna, MainArtist - Secret Garden, MainArtist - The RTE Concert Orchestra, Orchestra, Artist - Irish National Chamber Choir, Choir, Artist - Fiachra Terence W. Trench, Conductor, Artist - John Tate, Conductor, Artist

℗ 1987 Universal Music A/S

16 In the bleak mid-winter

Choir of King's College, Cambridge 00:04:19

John Bowen, Treble, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - DAVID BRIGGS, Organ, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Chris Hazell, Producer - Stephen Cleobury, Conductor, MainArtist - Harold Darke, Composer - Christina Rossetti, Author - Simon Eadon, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Choir, MainArtist

℗ 1984 Decca Music Group Limited

17 Past Three a Clock

Various Interprets 00:01:50

Nicholas Parker, Producer - Sir David Willcocks, Arranger, Work Arranger - Anonymous, Composer - John Eliot Gardiner, Conductor, MainArtist - George Ratcliffe Woodward, Author - Monteverdi Choir, Choir, MainArtist

℗ 1998 Universal International Music B.V.

18 In dulci jubilo (Gesangbuch von Joseph Klug, 14. Jhdt.) - Arr. Robert Lucas de Pearsall (1795-1856)

Various Interprets 00:03:31

Traditional, ComposerLyricist - Simon Preston, Conductor, MainArtist - Robert Lucas Pearsall, Arranger, Work Arranger - The Choir Of Westminster Abbey, Choir, MainArtist - Jürgen Bulgrin, Producer - Dr. Gerd Ploebsch, Producer - Hans-Peter Schweigmann, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rainer Hoepfner, Producer - Charlotte Kriesch, Producer, Recording Producer

℗ 1984 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

19 I Saw Three Ships

Various Interprets 00:01:32

John Bowen, Treble, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Sir David Willcocks, Arranger, Work Arranger - Chris Hazell, Producer - Anonymous, ComposerLyricist - Stephen Cleobury, Conductor, MainArtist - Simon Eadon, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Choir, MainArtist

℗ 1984 Decca Music Group Limited

20 Up! Good Christen Folk, And Listen

Various Interprets 00:01:20

Simon Preston, Conductor, MainArtist - Anonymous, Composer - George Ratcliffe Woodward, Arranger, Work Arranger - The Choir Of Westminster Abbey, Choir, MainArtist - Jürgen Bulgrin, Producer - Dr. Gerd Ploebsch, Producer - Hans-Peter Schweigmann, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rainer Hoepfner, Producer - Charlotte Kriesch, Producer, Recording Producer

℗ 1984 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

21 When A Child Is Born

Michael Ball 00:03:36

Zacar, ComposerLyricist - Nigel Wright, Producer - Fred Jay, ComposerLyricist - Capital Voices, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Robin Sellars, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Michael Ball, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - London Musicians, Orchestra/Member, AssociatedPerformer

℗ 1999 Universal Music TV, a division of Universal Music Operations Ltd.

DISC 2

1 Walking in the Air (Duet) (Album Version)

Aled Jones 00:03:26

Dennis Smith, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Howard Blake, Composer - Aled Jones, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer

℗ 2006 Universal Classics & Jazz

2 Silent Night (Album Version)

All Angels 00:03:12

All Angels, MainArtist - Joseph Mohr, Author, Original Text Author - Franz Xaver Gruber, Composer - Fiona Pears, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Richard Simon, Arranger, Work Arranger

℗ 2006 Universal Classics & Jazz

3 Panis Angelicus

Various Interprets 00:03:57

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Cesar Franck, Composer - Nick Ingman, Conductor, Arranger, Work Arranger, MainArtist - Nick Patrick, Producer, Arranger, Work Arranger - Russell Watson, MainArtist - William Hayward, Conductor, Chorus Conductor, MainArtist - Chamber Choir Of St. Catherine's, Bramley, Guildford, Choir, MainArtist - St. Thomas Aquinas, Author

℗ 2000 Decca Music Group Limited

4 The Holly and the Ivy

Various Interprets 00:03:31

Traditional, ComposerLyricist - English Chamber Orchestra, Orchestra - Walford Davies, Arranger, Work Arranger - John Scott, Conductor, Director, MainArtist - Morten Winding, Producer - Neil Hutchinson, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Anthony Way, Treble, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - St Paul's Cathedral Choir, Choir, MainArtist

℗ 1996 Decca Music Group Limited

5 Once In Royal David's City

Various Interprets 00:04:24

DAVID BRIGGS, Organ, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Chris Hazell, Producer - Stephen Cleobury, Conductor, Arranger, Work Arranger, MainArtist - Simon Eadon, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Henry John Gauntlett, Composer - Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Choir, MainArtist - Robin Barter, Treble, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Cecil Frances Alexander, Author - Arthur Henry Mann, Arranger, Work Arranger

℗ 1984 Decca Music Group Limited

6 O Holy Night

Various Interprets 00:04:06

Adolphe Adam, Composer - Katherine Jenkins, Arranger, Mezzo-Soprano, Work Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Leon Zervos, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - James Banbury, Arranger, Work Arranger - Nick Patrick, Producer, Arranger, Work Arranger - Peter Schwier, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - The Czech Film Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - William Hayward, Orchestra - The National Youth Choir of Wales, Choir, MainArtist - David Rowland, Conductor, MainArtist

℗ 2004 Universal Classics & Jazz

7 Still, Still, Still

Various Interprets 00:03:00

Traditional, Composer - Andy Findon, Flute, AssociatedPerformer - Catrin Finch, Harp, AssociatedPerformer - Aled Jones, MainArtist - Libera, Choir - Robert Prizeman, Producer, Arranger, Organ, Work Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Ian Tilley, Producer, Keyboards, Recording Producer, AssociatedPerformer - English Session Orchestra, Orchestra - Llanelli Male Choir, Choir - Matthew Hunt, Clarinet, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Lowe, Producer, Recording Producer

℗ 2004 Universal Classics & Jazz

8 Good King Wenceslas

Various Interprets 00:02:46

Simon Preston, Conductor, MainArtist - Anonymous, ComposerLyricist - John Mason Neale, Author - The Choir Of Westminster Abbey, Choir, MainArtist - Christopher Herrick, Organ, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jürgen Bulgrin, Editor, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dr. Andreas Holschneider, Producer - Dr. Gerd Ploebsch, Producer, Recording Producer - Hans-Peter Schweigmann, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rainer Hoepfner, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Charlotte Kriesch, Producer

℗ 1984 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

9 Mary's Boy Child

Bryn Terfel 00:03:34

Jester Hairston, ComposerLyricist - Malcolm Martineau, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Bryn Terfel, Bass-Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Nigel Boon, Producer, Executive Producer - Sid McLauchlan, Producer, Recording Producer - Gernot von Schultzendorff, Balance Engineer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel

℗ 1997 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

10 "For unto us a Child is born"

Various Interprets 00:04:19

Chicago Symphony Chorus, Chorus, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - George Frideric Handel, Composer - Simon Eadon, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Charles Jennens, Author - Sir Georg Solti, Conductor, MainArtist - James Lock, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ray Minshull, Producer - John Tobin, Contributor, Work Editor

℗ 1985 Decca Music Group Limited

11 God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen

Various Interprets 00:03:27

DAVID BRIGGS, Organ, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Sir David Willcocks, Arranger, Work Arranger - Chris Hazell, Producer - Anonymous, ComposerLyricist - Stephen Cleobury, Conductor, MainArtist - Simon Eadon, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Choir, MainArtist

℗ 1984 Decca Music Group Limited

12 The Lamb

Various Interprets 00:02:52

Nicholas Parker, Producer - William Blake, Author - John Tavener, Composer - John Eliot Gardiner, Conductor, MainArtist - Monteverdi Choir, Choir, MainArtist

℗ 1998 Universal International Music B.V.

13 O Tannenbaum

Wiener Sängerknaben 00:01:33

Anonymous, Composer - Wiener Sängerknaben, Choir, MainArtist - Onno Scholtze, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Uwe Christian Harrer, Conductor, Arranger, Work Arranger, MainArtist - Ernst Anschutz, Author - Job Maarse, Producer - Joachim August Zarnack, Author - Jobst Eberhardt, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Hans-Peter Schweigmann, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel

℗ 1991 Universal International Music B.V.

14 Coventry Carol

Various Interprets 00:02:12

Sir David Willcocks, Conductor, MainArtist - Anonymous, ComposerLyricist - Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Choir, MainArtist - Andrew Raeburn, Producer - Kenneth Wilkinson, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Martin Edward Fallas Shaw, Arranger, Work Arranger

℗ 1962 Decca Music Group Limited

Ceremony of Carols, Op. 28 (Benjamin Britten)

15 Balulalow

Various Interprets 00:01:27

Lucy Wakeford, Harp, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - English Chamber Orchestra, Orchestra - Benjamin Britten, Composer - John Scott, Conductor, Director, MainArtist - Morten Winding, Producer - Neil Hutchinson, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Anthony Way, Treble, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - John Wedderburn, Author - Robert Wedderburn, Author - James Wedderburn, Author - St Paul's Cathedral Choir, Choir, MainArtist

℗ 1996 Decca Music Group Limited

16 The twelve days of Christmas

Various Interprets 00:04:09

Traditional, ComposerLyricist - Wiener Sängerknaben, Choir, MainArtist - Wiener Volksopernorchester, Orchestra, MainArtist - Uwe Christian Harrer, Conductor, Arranger, Work Arranger, MainArtist - Ingomar Rainer, Organ, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Job Maarse, Arranger, Work Arranger

℗ 1982 Universal International Music B.V.

17 Sussex Carol (On Christmas Night)

Various Interprets 00:01:59

DAVID BRIGGS, Organ, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Traditional, ComposerLyricist - Chris Hazell, Producer - Stephen Cleobury, Conductor, MainArtist - Philip Ledger, Arranger, Work Arranger - Simon Eadon, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Choir, MainArtist

℗ 1984 Decca Music Group Limited

18 Candlelight Carol

Aled Jones 00:04:00

Chris Worsey, Strings, AssociatedPerformer - John Rutter, ComposerLyricist - Giles Broadbent, Strings, AssociatedPerformer - Andy Findon, Flute, AssociatedPerformer - Aled Jones, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Libera, Choir - Fiona Pears, Strings, AssociatedPerformer - Robert Prizeman, Producer, Organ, AssociatedPerformer - Ian Tilley, Producer, Keyboards, Recording Producer, AssociatedPerformer - Lucy Shaw, Strings, AssociatedPerformer - Gillon Cameron, Strings, AssociatedPerformer - Katherine Jenkinson, Strings, AssociatedPerformer - Rachel Roberts, Strings, AssociatedPerformer - Levine Andrade, Strings, AssociatedPerformer - Reiad Chibah, Strings, AssociatedPerformer - Peter Graham, Strings, AssociatedPerformer - Katherine Watmough, Strings, AssociatedPerformer - David Juritz, Strings, AssociatedPerformer - Celia Sheen, Strings, AssociatedPerformer - English Session Orchestra, Orchestra - Joel Hunter, Strings, AssociatedPerformer - Dominic Kelly, Oboe, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Lowe, Producer, Recording Producer - Helen Cole, Harp, AssociatedPerformer - Sacha Sitkovetsky, Strings, AssociatedPerformer

℗ 2004 Universal Classics & Jazz

19 Let There Be Peace on Earth (Album Version)

The Choirboys 00:01:53

Jill Jackson, ComposerLyricist - Sy Miller, ComposerLyricist - Martin Neary, Arranger, Work Arranger - The Choirboys, Ensemble, MainArtist

℗ 2005 Universal Classics & Jazz

20 Auld Lang Syne (special edit - Remix)

Various Interprets 00:02:26

Traditional, Composer - Robert Burns, Author - Leopold Kozeluch, Arranger, Work Arranger - Nicky Spence, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Annabel Thwaite, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Anne Collis, Editor, MainArtist

℗ 2005 Universal Classics & Jazz

21 Jingle Bells (Single Version)

The Puppini Sisters 00:02:38

James Pierpont, ComposerLyricist - Ray Staff, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rafe McKenna, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - The Puppini Sisters, Producer, Adapter, MainArtist - Marcella Puppini, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Stephanie O' Brien, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Henry Tyler, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Kate Mullins, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Tom Lewis, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Simon Hayes, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Nick Pini, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Jeff Williams, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Martin Kolarides, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Johnny Spall, Clarinet, AssociatedPerformer

℗ 2006 Universal Classics & Jazz

About the album

• 2 disc(s) - 42 track(s)
• Total length: 02:12:10

• Main artist: Various Artists
• Composer: Various Composers
• Label: Decca (UMO)
• Genre: Classical Vocal Music (Secular and Sacred)
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