Simply Christmas

1

Adeste Fideles (O come, all ye faithful)

03:32

Luciano Pavarotti, London Voices, National Philharmonic Orchestra, Kurt Herbert Adler

Tenor: Luciano Pavarotti - Producer: Ray Minshull - Recording Engineer: James Lock - Choir: London Voices - Recording Engineer: John Dunkerley - Orchestra: National Philharmonic Orchestra - Conductor: Kurt Herbert Adler - Composer: John Francis Wade

2

Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht

02:35

The Bach Choir, Sir David Willcocks

Producer: Andrew Cornall - Choir: The Bach Choir - Conductor: Sir David Willcocks - Recording Engineer: Simon Eadon - Composer: Franz Gruber

3

Ave Maria, "Ellens Gesang III", D839

05:23

Leontyne Price, Wiener Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan

Soprano: Leontyne Price - Orchestra: Wiener Philharmoniker - Conductor: Herbert von Karajan - Composer: Franz Schubert - Producer: John Culshaw - Balance Engineer: Gordon Parry - Recording Engineer: James Brown

4

Once In Royal David's City

04:24

Robin Barter, David Briggs, Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Stephen Cleobury

Treble: Robin Barter - Organ: David Briggs - Choir: Choir of King's College, Cambridge - Conductor: Stephen Cleobury - Composer: Henry John Gauntlett - Producer: Chris Hazell - Balance Engineer: Simon Eadon

5

Ding Dong! Merrily On High

01:57

Choir of King's College, Cambridge, David Briggs, Stephen Cleobury

Choir: Choir of King's College, Cambridge - Producer: Chris Hazell - Organ: David Briggs - Conductor: Stephen Cleobury - Composer/Author: Anonymous - Balance Engineer: Simon Eadon

6

Joy To The World

01:54

Dame Joan Sutherland, New Philharmonia Orchestra, Richard Bonynge

Soprano: Dame Joan Sutherland - Producer: Ray Minshull - Orchestra: New Philharmonia Orchestra - Conductor: Richard Bonynge - Composer: George Frideric Handel - Balance Engineer: Kenneth Wilkinson

7

Good King Wenceslas

03:09

Simon Keenlyside, Richard Suart, The Choir of St John’s Cambridge, Stephen Cleobury, George Guest

Treble: Simon Keenlyside - Bass: Richard Suart - Choir: The Choir of St John’s Cambridge - Organ: Stephen Cleobury - Conductor: George Guest - Recording Producer: Chris Hazell - Recording Engineer: Kenneth Wilkinson - Composer: Anonymous

8

Wiegenlied, Op.49, No.4

02:10

Renata Tebaldi, New Philharmonia Orchestra, Anton Guadagno

Producer: Christopher Raeburn - Soprano: Renata Tebaldi - Orchestra: New Philharmonia Orchestra - Balance Engineer: Stanley Goodall - Conductor: Anton Guadagno - Composer: Johannes Brahms

9

In Dulci Jubilo

03:39

Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Simon Preston, Sir David Willcocks

Choir: Choir of King's College, Cambridge - Recording Producer: Harley Usill - Recording Engineer: Kenneth Wilkinson - Organ: Simon Preston - Conductor: Sir David Willcocks - Composer/Author: Traditional

10

No.10 Sinfonia

06:35

Stuttgarter Kammerorchester, Karl Münchinger

Producer: Ray Minshull - Orchestra: Stuttgarter Kammerorchester - Conductor: Karl Münchinger - Engineer: Martin Fouqué - Recording Producer: Michael Bremner - Recording Engineer: Karl Brugger - Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

11

"For unto us a Child is born" [Messiah, HWV 56 / Pt. 1]

04:19

Chicago Symphony Chorus, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Georg Solti

Chorus: Chicago Symphony Chorus - Orchestra: Chicago Symphony Orchestra - Conductor: Sir Georg Solti - Producer: Ray Minshull - Composer: George Frideric Handel - Balance Engineer: Simon Eadon - Balance Engineer: James Lock

12

Ave Maria

02:47

Kiri Te Kanawa, Utah Symphony, Julius Rudel

Soprano: Kiri Te Kanawa - Producer: Paul Myers - Orchestra: Utah Symphony - Conductor: Julius Rudel - Composer: Charles Gounod

13

Il s'en va loin de la terre

04:59

The St. Anthony Singers, Goldsbrough Orchestra, Sir Colin Davis

Choir: The St. Anthony Singers - Orchestra: Goldsbrough Orchestra - Conductor: Sir Colin Davis - Recording Producer: James Burnett - Recording Engineer: Alan Stagg - Composer: Hector Berlioz

14

Mille cherubini in coro (arr. after Schubert)

04:01

Luciano Pavarotti, National Philharmonic Orchestra, Kurt Herbert Adler

Tenor: Luciano Pavarotti - Producer: Ray Minshull - Orchestra: National Philharmonic Orchestra - Conductor: Kurt Herbert Adler - Composer: Alois Melichar - Balance Engineer: James Lock

15

See amid the winter's snow

03:56

The Choir of King's College, Cambridge, David Willcocks

Choir: Choir of King's College, Cambridge - Conductor: Sir David Willcocks - Composer: John Goss

16

What child is this (Greensleeves)

04:03

Anthony Way, Tom Finucane

Treble: Anthony Way - Producer: Morten Winding - Lute: Tom Finucane - Composer: Anonymous - Balance Engineer: Neil Hutchinson

17

The first Nowell

04:57

Choir of King's College, Cambridge, David Briggs, Stephen Cleobury

Choir: Choir of King's College, Cambridge - Producer: Chris Hazell - Organ: David Briggs - Conductor: Stephen Cleobury - Composer/Author: Anonymous - Balance Engineer: Simon Eadon

18

O Tannenbaum

01:51

Leontyne Price, Singverein Der Gesellschaft Der Musikfreunde, Wiener Grosstadtkinderchor, Herbert von Karajan

Producer: John Culshaw - Soprano: Leontyne Price - Balance Engineer: Gordon Parry - Choir: Singverein Der Gesellschaft Der Musikfreunde - Recording Engineer: James Brown - Choir: Wiener Grosstadtkinderchor - Conductor: Herbert von Karajan - Composer: Anonymous

19

While Shepherds Watched

03:12

Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Simon Preston, Sir David Willcocks

Choir: Choir of King's College, Cambridge - Organ: Simon Preston - Conductor: Sir David Willcocks - Composer: Anonymous

20

Away In A Manger

02:45

Anthony Way, St. Paul's Cathedral Choir, John Scott

Treble: Anthony Way - Producer: Morten Winding - Choir: St Paul's Cathedral Choir - Director: John Scott - Composer/Author: William James Kirkpatrick - Balance Engineer: Neil Hutchinson

21

Hark! The Herald Angels Sing - Fanfare

03:53

The Bach Choir, The Philip Jones Brass Ensemble, David Corkhill, John Scott, Sir David Willcocks

Producer: Andrew Cornall - Choir: The Bach Choir - Ensemble: The Philip Jones Brass Ensemble - Percussion: David Corkhill - Organ: John Scott - Conductor: Sir David Willcocks - Recording Engineer: Simon Eadon - Composer: Felix Mendelssohn

22

Deck The Hall With Boughs Of Holly

01:22

Dame Joan Sutherland, New Philharmonia Orchestra, Richard Bonynge

Soprano: Dame Joan Sutherland - Producer: Ray Minshull - Orchestra: New Philharmonia Orchestra - Conductor: Richard Bonynge - Composer/Author: Anonymous - Balance Engineer: Kenneth Wilkinson

23

The Holly And The Ivy

02:37

John Lambert, Christopher Hughes, Simon Haynes, Roy Robertson, Choir of King's College, Cambridge, David Briggs, Stephen Cleobury

Producer: Chris Hazell - Treble: John Lambert - Treble: Christopher Hughes - Treble: Simon Haynes - Treble: Roy Robertson - Choir: Choir of King's College, Cambridge - Organ: David Briggs - Conductor: Stephen Cleobury - Composer/Author: Traditional - Balance Engineer: Simon Eadon

24

Panis Angelicus, Op.12/V

04:02

Luciano Pavarotti, Wandsworth School Boys Choir, National Philharmonic Orchestra, Kurt Herbert Adler

Tenor: Luciano Pavarotti - Producer: Ray Minshull - Recording Engineer: James Lock - Choir: Wandsworth School Boys Choir - Recording Engineer: John Dunkerley - Orchestra: National Philharmonic Orchestra - Conductor: Kurt Herbert Adler - Composer: César Franck

25

In the Bleak Midwinter

05:03

Anthony Way, St. Paul's Cathedral Choir, English Chamber Orchestra, John Scott

Treble: Anthony Way - Producer: Morten Winding - Choir: St Paul's Cathedral Choir - Orchestra: English Chamber Orchestra - Director: John Scott - Composer: Harold Edwin Darke - Balance Engineer: Neil Hutchinson

26

God rest ye merry, gentlemen

02:53

The Bach Choir, The Philip Jones Brass Ensemble, David Corkhill, John Scott, Sir David Willcocks

Producer: Andrew Cornall - Choir: The Bach Choir - Ensemble: The Philip Jones Brass Ensemble - Percussion: David Corkhill - Organ: John Scott - Conductor: Sir David Willcocks - Recording Engineer: Simon Eadon - Composer/Author: Anonymous

27

No.3 in C, Trio "Die Schlittenfahrt"

02:52

Wiener Mozart Ensemble, Willi Boskovsky

Ensemble: Wiener Mozart Ensemble - Director: Willi Boskovsky - Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Producer: Erik Smith - Balance Engineer: Gordon Parry

28

The Twelve Days Of Christmas

03:10

Dame Joan Sutherland, Ambrosian Singers, New Philharmonia Orchestra, Richard Bonynge

Soprano: Dame Joan Sutherland - Producer: Ray Minshull - Choir: Ambrosian Singers - Balance Engineer: Kenneth Wilkinson - Orchestra: New Philharmonia Orchestra - Conductor: Richard Bonynge - Composer/Author: Traditional

29

Shepherds In The Field Abiding

03:02

Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Sir David Willcocks

Choir: Choir of King's College, Cambridge - Conductor: Sir David Willcocks - Composer/Author: Traditional - Producer: Andrew Raeburn - Balance Engineer: Kenneth Wilkinson

30

Tu scendi dalle stelle

02:39

Renata Tebaldi, James McGillivray, New Philharmonia Orchestra, Anton Guadagno

Producer: Christopher Raeburn - Soprano: Renata Tebaldi - Musette: James McGillivray - Balance Engineer: Stanley Goodall - Orchestra: New Philharmonia Orchestra - Conductor: Anton Guadagno - Composer: Anonymous

31

I Saw Three Ships

01:45

Mark Tinkler, William Kendall, The Choir of St John’s Cambridge, Stephen Cleobury, George Guest

Treble: Mark Tinkler - Tenor: William Kendall - Choir: The Choir of St John’s Cambridge - Organ: Stephen Cleobury - Conductor: George Guest - Recording Producer: Chris Hazell - Recording Engineer: Kenneth Wilkinson - Composer/Author: Anonymous

32

O Holy Night (Minuit Chrétien)

04:25

Leontyne Price, Wiener Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan

Soprano: Leontyne Price - Orchestra: Wiener Philharmoniker - Conductor: Herbert von Karajan - Composer: Adolphe Charles Adam - Producer: John Culshaw - Balance Engineer: Gordon Parry - Recording Engineer: James Brown

33

O Little Town Of Bethlehem

03:19

Choir of King's College, Cambridge, David Briggs, Stephen Cleobury

Choir: Choir of King's College, Cambridge - Producer: Chris Hazell - Organ: David Briggs - Conductor: Stephen Cleobury - Composer: Anonymous - Balance Engineer: Simon Eadon

34

Gesù Bambino

04:28

Luciano Pavarotti, Wandsworth School Boys Choir, National Philharmonic Orchestra, Kurt Herbert Adler

Tenor: Luciano Pavarotti - Producer: Ray Minshull - Choir: Wandsworth School Boys Choir - Orchestra: National Philharmonic Orchestra - Conductor: Kurt Herbert Adler - Composer: Pietro Alessandro Yon - Balance Engineer: James Lock

35

Rocking Carol: Little Jesu Sweetly Sleep

01:46

Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Sir David Willcocks

Choir: Choir of King's College, Cambridge - Conductor: Sir David Willcocks - Composer: Anonymous

36

The Virgin's Slumber Song

02:01

Dame Joan Sutherland, New Philharmonia Orchestra, Richard Bonynge

Soprano: Dame Joan Sutherland - Producer: Ray Minshull - Orchestra: New Philharmonia Orchestra - Conductor: Richard Bonynge - Composer: Max Reger - Balance Engineer: Kenneth Wilkinson

37

Child in a Manger (Celtic trad.)

02:13

Choir of Clare College, Cambridge, Orchestra of Clare College, Cambridge, John Rutter

Recording Producer: Andrew Cornall - Choir: Choir of Clare College, Cambridge - Recording Engineer: Colin Moorfoot - Orchestra: Orchestra of Clare College, Cambridge - Recording Engineer: Jack Law - Conductor: John Rutter - Composer: Traditional

38

Hosanna

03:00

Plácido Domingo, Choir Of Winchester Cathedral, English Chamber Orchestra, Lorin Maazel

Tenor: Plácido Domingo - Choir: Winchester Cathedral Choir - Orchestra: English Chamber Orchestra - Conductor: Lorin Maazel - Composer: Andrew Lloyd Webber

39

A Pine Forest in Winter - Waltz of the Snowflakes

10:33

Finchley Children's Music Group, The National Philharmonic Orchestra, Richard Bonynge

Choir: Finchley Children's Music Group - Orchestra: National Philharmonic Orchestra - Conductor: Richard Bonynge - Composer: Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky

40

White Christmas

03:53

Kiri Te Kanawa, London Voices, Philharmonia Orchestra, Carl Davis

Soprano: Kiri Te Kanawa - Choir: London Voices - Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra - Conductor: Carl Davis - Composer/Author: Irving Berlin - Producer: Christopher Raeburn - Balance Engineer: Stanley Goodall - Engineer: Richard Lewszey

41

The Skaters Waltz, Op.183 (Les Patineurs)

06:06

National Philharmonic Orchestra, Douglas Gamley

Orchestra: National Philharmonic Orchestra - Conductor: Douglas Gamley - Composer: Emile Waldteufel - Producer: Michael Woolcock - Balance Engineer: Philip Wade

42

Mary's Boy Child

03:53

Kiri Te Kanawa, London Voices, Philharmonia Orchestra, Carl Davis

Soprano: Kiri Te Kanawa - Choir: London Voices - Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra - Conductor: Carl Davis - Composer/Author: Jester Hairston - Producer: Christopher Raeburn - Balance Engineer: Stanley Goodall - Engineer: Richard Lewszey