101 Christmas (6CD)

CD 1: 101 Christmas
 
Felix Mendelssohn (1809 - 1847)
1. Hark! The Herald Angels Sing 3:39
 
The Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Andrew Davis, David Willcocks
 
Anonymous
2. The first Nowell (Arr. David Willcocks (1919-)) 4:50
 
The Choir of King's College, Cambridge, David Willcocks
 
3. While Shepherds Watched (Este Psalter, 1592) 3:12
 
I Saw Three Ships
 
4. Arr. D. Willcocks 2:06
 
The Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Simon Preston, David Willcocks
 
Traditional
5. Ding Dong Merrily On High 2:05
 
Anonymous
King Jesus hath a garden XVII Century Dutch Carol
 
6. Melody harmonised by Charles Wood (1866-1926) 3:58
 
The Choir of King's College, Cambridge, David Willcocks
 
Traditional
7. In dulci jubilo (Gesangbuch von Joseph Klug, 14. Jhdt.) (Arr. Robert Lucas de Pearsall (1795-1856)) 3:39
 
The Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Simon Preston, David Willcocks
 
Anonymous
8. Unto us is born a son (Tune: Piae Cantiones 1582) (Arr. D. Willcocks) 1:55
 
The Choir of King's College, Cambridge, David Willcocks
 
John Francis Wade
9. Adeste Fideles (O come, all ye faithful) 4:14
 
William James Kirkpatrick (1838 - 1921)
10. Away in a manger (Arr. David Willcocks (1919-)) 2:28
 
The Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Simon Preston, David Willcocks
 
Traditional
11. O Little Town Of Bethlehem 3:06
 
The Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Andrew Davis, David Willcocks
 
The Holly and the Ivy
 
12. Arr. H. Walford Davies (1869-1941) 3:27
 
Anonymous
13. God rest ye merry, gentlemen (Arr. D. Willcocks) 3:25
 
John Goss (1800 - 1880)
14. See amid the winter's snow (Arr. Sir David Willcocks (1919-)) 3:56
 
Anonymous
15. Past Three a Clock (Arr. Willcocks) 2:37
 
The Choir of King's College, Cambridge, David Willcocks
 
Total Playing Time 48:37
 
CD 2: 101 Christmas
 
Henry John Gauntlett (1805 - 1876)
1. Once In Royal David's City 5:31
 
The Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Andrew Davis, David Willcocks
 
Trad.
2. Sussex Carol (On Christmas Night) (arr. Wilcocks) 1:54
 
Anonymous
3. Rocking Carol: 'Little Jesu sweetly sleep' (Arr. David Willcocks) 1:39
 
4. Rejoice and be merry 1:47
 
Traditional
5. The Cherry Tree Carol 1:48
 
Peter Cornelius (1824 - 1874)
6. The Three Kings (Arr.Ivor Atkins (1869-1953)) 2:42
 
Anonymous
7. As with gladness men of old (Tune: Treuer Heiland, abr. Kocher. Arr. D. Willcocks) 3:20
 
Michael Praetorius (1571 - 1621)
Es ist ein' Ros' entsprungen (Speierisches Gesangbuch, Köln, 1599)
 
8. Wds: St. Germanus. Trans. Neale. as "A Great and Mighty Wonder" 3:10
 
Anonymous
The Infant King (Old Basque)
 
9. Arr. Edgar Pettman 3:18
 
Peter Warlock (1894 - 1930)
10. Balulalow 2:15
 
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840 - 1893)
Legenda (Legend;The Crown of Roses) Op.54, No.5
 
11. Trans. Geoffrey Dearmer 2:14
 
Traditional
12. Christ Was Born On Christmas Day 2:20
 
13. Blessed Be That Maid Mary (Arr. Willcocks) 2:35
 
14. The Lute-Book Lullaby, 'Sweet was the song the Virgin sang' Carol (Arr. G. Shaw) 2:00
 
15. Myn Lyking (Arr. Terry) 2:55
 
16. Personent Hodie (Arr. Holst) 2:35
 
Harold Edwin Darke (1888 - 1976)
17. In the Bleak Midwinter 4:49
 
Anonymous
Coventry Carol
 
18. Arr. Martin Shaw (1875-1958) 2:13
 
Traditional
19. Shepherds In The Field Abiding 3:02
 
John Pierre Henry Joubert (1927 - )
Torches. Carol-Gaul
 
20. Arr. Joubert (Op.7a) 1:29
 
The Choir of King's College, Cambridge, David Willcocks
 
Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872 - 1958)
21. Fantasia on Christmas Carols -baritone, chorus & orchestra (1912) 11:38
 
Hervey Alan, The Choir of King's College, Cambridge, London Symphony Orchestra, David Willcocks
 
Total Playing Time 1:05:14
 
CD 3: 101 Christmas
 
Anonymous
Up! Good Christen folk, and listen
 
1. Arr. G.R. Woodward 1:10
 
2. Gabriel's Message (Basque Carol) (Arr. Willcocks) 2:58
 
John Rutter (1945 - )
3. Donkey Carol 4:33
 
Traditional
4. Wexford Carol (Arr.John Rutter (1945-)) 4:22
 
Choir of Clare College, Cambridge, Orchestra of Clare College, Cambridge, John Rutter
 
5. Cradle Song (Flemish trad.) (arr. Rutter) 3:12
 
Choir of Clare College, Cambridge, John Rutter
 
6. Child in a Manger (Celtic trad.) (arr. J. Rutter) 2:13
 
John Rutter (1945 - )
7. Mary's Lullaby 3:36
 
Anonymous
8. Quelle est cette odeur agréable? (Arr. David Willcocks) 3:56
 
Traditional
The Noble Stem of Jesse (German trad.)
 
9. Arr. M.Praetorius (-1621) 2:15
 
Elizabeth Poston (1905 - 1987)
10. Jesus Christ the Apple Tree 2:41
 
Traditional
Wassail Song
 
11. Arr. R.Vaughan Williams 2:40
 
Choir of Clare College, Cambridge, Orchestra of Clare College, Cambridge, John Rutter
 
John Rutter (1945 - )
12. Star Carol 2:41
 
The Bach Choir, The Philip Jones Brass Ensemble, David Corkhill, John Scott, David Willcocks
 
Anonymous
13. Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day (Arr. David Willcocks) 1:58
 
Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Chorus, Neville Marriner
 
14. This endris night (Arr. Ralph Vaughan Williams) 2:34
 
15. Entre le boeuf 1:51
 
The Cradle
 
16. Arr. Martin Shaw 1:47
 
El Rorro
 
17. Mexican traditional Carol 2:17
 
Once as I remeber
 
18. Arr. R. Hammond 1:48
 
The Monteverdi Choir, John Eliot Gardiner
 
John Linton Gardner (1917 - 1982)
Entry of the Three Kings
 
19. Introit; written for the "Springhead Christmas Play", 1950 5:31
 
The Monteverdi Choir, John Anderson, John Eliot Gardiner
 
Total Playing Time 54:03
 
CD 4: 101 Christmas
 
John Pierre Henry Joubert (1927 - )
1. Welcome Yule 2:00
 
Anonymous
Deck the hall with boughs of Holly
 
2. Arr. Cole 1:21
 
The Elizabethan Singers, Simon Preston, Wilfrid Parry, Louis Halsey
 
Salutation Carol
 
3. Arr. Bennett 5:36
 
Hazel Holt, Jennifer Barber, Kenneth Bowen, Christopher Keyte, The Elizabethan Singers, Simon Preston, Louis Halsey
 
The first Christmas
 
4. Arr.Racine Fricker 1:24
 
The Boar's Head Carol
 
5. Arr. Williamson 2:08
 
The Elizabethan Singers, Simon Preston, Wilfrid Parry, Louis Halsey
 
Benjamin Britten (1913 - 1976)
Ceremony of Carols, Op.28
 
6. Wolcom Yule! 1:26
 
7. There is no rose 2:30
 
The Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Rachel Masters, Stephen Cleobury
 
John Ireland (1879 - 1962)
The Holy Boy
 
8. Arr. Chris Hazell 3:06
 
Stephen Ryde Weller, Nicholas Richardson, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, David Hill
 
Peter Warlock (1894 - 1930)
9. Bethlehem Down 4:54
 
Lullaby my Jesus
 
10. Transcribed Andrew Carter 3:09
 
Choir Of Winchester Cathedral, David Hill
 
Herbert Howells (1892 - 1983)
11. A Spotless Rose: Carol, 4vv (1919) 3:24
 
Donald Sweeney, Choir Of Winchester Cathedral, David Hill
 
12. Sing Lullaby - Carol Anthem 4:00
 
Choir Of Winchester Cathedral, David Hill
 
Gerald Finzi (1901 - 1956)
In terra pax
 
13. A frosty Christmas Eve 7:34
 
Donald Sweeney, Choir Of Winchester Cathedral, Waynflete Singers, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, David Hill
 
14. And lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them 7:54
 
Libby Crabtree, Donald Sweeney, Choir Of Winchester Cathedral, Waynflete Singers, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, David Hill
 
Anonymous
Good King Wenceslas
 
15. Arr.Williamson; Neale 2:55
 
Barbara Elsy, Christopher Keyte, The Elizabethan Singers, Simon Preston, Louis Halsey
 
The Old Year Now Away Is Fled
 
16. Arr. Ridout 1:56
 
The Elizabethan Singers, Simon Preston, Louis Halsey
 
Total Playing Time 55:17
 
CD 5: 101 Christmas
 
George Frideric Handel (1685 - 1759)
1. Joy To The World 1:53
 
Joan Sutherland, New Philharmonia Orchestra, Richard Bonynge
 
Adolphe Charles Adam (1803 - 1856)
2. O holy night (Minuit chrétien) (Arr. Douglas Gamley (1924-1998)) 4:12
 
Luciano Pavarotti, The National Philharmonic Orchestra, Kurt Herbert Adler
 
Franz Gruber (1787 - 1863)
3. Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht (Arr. Donald Cashmore (--)) 2:37
 
The Bach Choir, David Willcocks
 
James Lord Pierpont
4. Jingle Bells 2:52
 
The Philip Jones Brass Ensemble
 
Irving Berlin (1888 - 1989)
5. White Christmas (Arr. David Cullen (1941-)) 3:50
 
Kiri Te Kanawa, London Voices, Philharmonia Orchestra, Carl Davis
 
Anonymous
6. Marche des rois (Arr. Uwe Harrer) 1:43
 
Wiener Sängerknaben, Ingomar Rainer, Wiener Volksopernorchester, Uwe Christian Harrer
 
Richard Storrs Willis (1819 - 1900)
7. It Came Upon A Midnight Clear 2:46
 
Joan Sutherland, New Philharmonia Orchestra, Richard Bonynge
 
Pietro Alessandro Yon (1886 - 1943)
8. Gesù Bambino (Arr. Douglas Gamley (1924-1998)) 4:28
 
Luciano Pavarotti, The National Philharmonic Orchestra, Kurt Herbert Adler
 
Anonymous
9. Carol of the Bells (Arr. Stephen McNeff) 2:09
 
Canadian Brass, Elmer Iseler Singers, Lydia Adams, Aaron Davis, David Gray
 
Felix Bernard (1897 - 1944)
10. Winter Wonderland (Arr. David Cullen (1941-)) 3:49
 
Kiri Te Kanawa, London Voices, Philharmonia Orchestra, Carl Davis
 
Noel Regney, Gloria Shayne
11. Do you hear what I hear? (arr. Geoffrey Alexander) 4:01
 
Anthony Way, St. Paul's Cathedral Choir, English Chamber Orchestra, John Scott
 
John Henry Hopkins (1820 - 1891)
12. We Three Kings of Orient are (Arr Stephen McNeffs) 2:44
 
Canadian Brass, Elmer Iseler Singers, Lydia Adams, Aaron Davis
 
Alois Melichar (1896 - 1976)
13. Mille cherubini in coro (arr. after Schubert) (Arr. Douglas Gamley (1924-1998)) 4:01
 
Luciano Pavarotti, The National Philharmonic Orchestra, Kurt Herbert Adler
 
Anonymous
14. Still, still, still (Arr. Uwe Christian Harrer) 2:06
 
Wiener Sängerknaben, Ingomar Rainer, Wiener Volksopernorchester, Uwe Christian Harrer
 
15. The twelve days of Christmas (Arr. Douglas Gamley (1924-1998)) 3:09
 
Joan Sutherland, The Ambrosian Singers, John McCarthy, New Philharmonia Orchestra, Richard Bonynge
 
Leroy Anderson (1908 - 1975)
16. Sleigh Ride 2:49
 
Eastman-Rochester "Pops" Orchestra, Frederick Fennell
 
Hugh Martin (1914 - ), Ralph Blane (1914 - 1995)
17. Have yourself a merry little Christmas (Arr. David Cullen (1941-)) 3:48
 
Kiri Te Kanawa, Philharmonia Orchestra, Carl Davis
 
Total Playing Time 52:57
 
CD 6: 101 Christmas
 
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750)
Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248
 
Part One - For the first Day of Christmas
 
1. No.1 Chorus: "Jauchzet, frohlocket" 8:15
 
Lübecker Kantorei, Stuttgarter Kammerorchester, Karl Münchinger
 
Part Two - For the second Day of Christmas
 
2. No.10 Sinfonia 6:37
 
Stuttgarter Kammerorchester, Karl Münchinger
 
3. No.19 Aria (Alto): "Schlafe, mein Liebster, geniesse der Ruh" 10:53
 
Helen Watts, Stuttgarter Kammerorchester, Karl Münchinger
 
Arcangelo Corelli (1653 - 1713)
4. Concerti Grossi Opus 6 No.8 In G Minor "fatto per la notte di natale": 2. adagio - allegro - Adagio 3:26
 
Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Neville Marriner
 
Hector Berlioz (1803 - 1869)
L'Enfance du Christ, Op.25
 
Partie 2: La fuite en Egypte
 
5. Il s'en va loin de la terre 4:19
 
6. Le repos de la Sainte Famille - Les pèlerins étant venus 2:49
 
Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Chorus, Neville Marriner
 
George Frideric Handel (1685 - 1759)
Messiah, HWV 56
 
Pt. 1
 
7. "Behold, a virgin shall conceive...O thou that tellest good tidings" 6:01
 
Anna Reynolds, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Chorus, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Neville Marriner
 
8. "For unto us a Child is born" 3:35
 
Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Chorus, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Neville Marriner
 
9. Pifa (Pastoral Symphony) 2:52
 
Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Neville Marriner
 
10. "There were shepherds... And lo, the angel of the Lord...And the angel said unto them...And suddenly" 3:10
 
Elly Ameling, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Neville Marriner
 
11. "Glory to God in the highest" 1:44
 
Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Chorus, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Neville Marriner
 
12. "Rejoice greatly, o daughter of Zion" 4:11
 
Elly Ameling, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Neville Marriner
 
Pt. 2
 
13. "Hallelujah" 3:40
 
Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Chorus, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Neville Marriner
 
Total Playing Time 1:01:32