The Christmas Collection: Choral and Orchestral Classics

This two-disc set combines two earlier Christmas releases from Sparrow Records, 1990's The Majesty and Glory of Christmas, produced by Billy Ray Hearn and Tom Fettke, and 1998's The Beauty of Christmas, produced by Hearn again, in conjunction with Ronn Huff. Both collections feature seasonal hymns and carols done in different combinations of orchestra and choir, ranging from lush instrumentals to a cappella singing, making it a lovely set for the Christmas season. ~ Steve Leggett

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Traditional, Christmas : Born Today, Christmas medley for chorus & orchestra

Running Time: 6 min. 6 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Form: Christmas

Traditional, Christmas : Rejoice, Christmas medley for chorus & orchestra

Running Time: 3 min. 36 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Form: Christmas

Traditional, Christmas : A Gift from God, Christmas medley for chorus & orchestra

Running Time: 2 min. 57 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Form: Christmas

Traditional, Christmas : Miraculous Night, Christmas medley for chorus & orchestra

Running Time: 5 min. 27 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Form: Christmas

Traditional, Christmas : The City of David, Christmas medley for chorus & orchestra

Running Time: 4 min. 14 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Form: Christmas

Traditional, Christmas : Day of Joy, Christmas medley for chorus & orchestra

Running Time: 3 min. 41 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Form: Christmas

Martens, Frederick H. : Gesù bambino

Running Time: 3 min. 37 sec.

Mattheson, Reid : We Adore You, for chorus

Running Time: 1 min. 57 sec.
Period Time: Contemporary
Form: Choral

Traditional, Christmas : Shepherds and Angels, Christmas medley for chorus & orchestra

Running Time: 2 min. 12 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Form: Christmas

Traditional, Christmas : Gloria in Excelsis Deo, Christmas medley for chorus & orchestra

Running Time: 5 min. 21 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Form: Christmas

Traditional, Christmas : A Joyful Noel, Christmas medley for chorus & orchestra

Running Time: 4 min. 38 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Form: Christmas

Hymnal, New English : Thou Didst Leave Thy Throne, hymn (tune "Margaret") (New English Hymnal no 465)

Running Time: 1 min. 5 sec.
Period Time: Renaissance

Traditional, Christmas : The Infant Jesus, Christmas medley for chorus & orchestra

Running Time: 4 min. 4 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Form: Christmas

Hopkins, John Henry : We three kings

Running Time: 1 min. 42 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Christmas
Written: 1857

Handel, George Frideric : And The Glory of the Lord

Running Time: 1 min. 49 sec.
Period Time: Baroque
Form: Cantata/Oratorio
Written: 1741

Handel, George Frideric : Behold A Virgin Shall Concieve/O Thou That Tellest Good Tidings

Running Time: 3 min. 27 sec.
Period Time: Baroque
Form: Cantata/Oratorio
Written: 1741

Handel, George Frideric : For Unto Us a Child is Born

Running Time: 2 min. 7 sec.
Period Time: Baroque
Form: Cantata/Oratorio
Written: 1741

Handel, George Frideric : And Suddenly There Was With the Angel/Glory To God

Running Time: 2 min. 19 sec.
Period Time: Baroque
Form: Cantata/Oratorio
Written: 1741

Handel, George Frideric : Hallelujah Chorus/Amen

Running Time: 2 min. 53 sec.
Period Time: Baroque
Form: Cantata/Oratorio
Written: 1741

Traditional, Christmas : Silent Night/On Christmas Night All Christians Sing

Running Time: 2 min. 10 sec.
Form: Christmas

Traditional, Christmas : God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen (English)

Period Time: Baroque
Form: Christmas

Wade, John Francis : O Come, All Ye Faithful (Adeste fideles)

Running Time: 2 min. 18 sec.
Period Time: Classical
Form: Choral
Written: 1751

Traditional, Christmas : Good Christian Men, Rejoice (a.k.a. "All Christians Now Rejoice")

Period Time: Renaissance
Written: circa 1853

Traditional, Christmas : What Child Is This? (Greensleeves)

Running Time: 1 min. 27 sec.
Period Time: Renaissance
Form: Christmas
Written: 1600

Traditional, Christmas : Pat-a-Pan (Burgundian)

Written: 1700

Traditional, Christmas : O Little Town of Bethlehem

Running Time: 2 min. 45 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Written: 1868

Traditional, Christmas : Sing We Now of Christmas (Noel Nouvelet)

Running Time: 1 min. 3 sec.
Form: Christmas

Adam, Adolphe : Cantique de Noël for voice & orchestra ("Minuit, Chrétiens," "O Holy Night")

Running Time: 3 min. 52 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Vocal
Written: 1851

Humperdinck, Engelbert : Prayer From Hansel And Gretel

Running Time: 2 min. 43 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1893

Traditional, Christmas : O Tannenbaum (O Christmas Tree) (German)

Running Time: 1 min. 41 sec.
Form: Christmas
Written: circa 1820

Traditional, Christmas : Bring a Torch, Jeanette, Isabella ("Un flambeau, Jeanette, Isabelle")

Written: 18th Century

Mendelssohn, Felix : Festgesang "Hark! The herald angels sing"

Notes: Composition written: 1840.
Running Time: 1 min. 33 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Christmas
Written: 1840

Handel, George Frideric : He Shall Feed His Flock

Running Time: 1 min. 57 sec.
Period Time: Baroque
Form: Cantata/Oratorio
Written: 1741

Traditional, Christmas : How Great Our Joy, for chorus & organ

Running Time: 1 min. 21 sec.

Traditional, Christmas : The Holly and the Ivy (English)

Running Time: 1 min. 8 sec.
Form: Christmas
Written: circa 1710

Willis, Richard Storrs : It Came Upon a Midnight Clear

Running Time: 1 min. 38 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Christmas
Written: 1850

Bach, Johann Sebastian : Break Forth, O Beauteous, Heavenly Light

Running Time: 1 min. 25 sec.
Period Time: Baroque
Form: Cantata/Oratorio
Written: 1734

Traditional, Christmas : Let all mortal flesh keep silence (French)

Running Time: 1 min. 21 sec.

Traditional, Christmas : Es ist ein Ros entsprungen (Lo, How A Rose E'er Blooming) (Alte geistliche Kirchengesäng 1599)

Running Time: 2 min. 48 sec.
Period Time: Renaissance
Written: circa 1599

Handel, George Frideric : For Unto Us a Child is Born

Running Time: 1 min. 30 sec.
Period Time: Baroque
Form: Cantata/Oratorio
Written: 1741

MacGimsey, Robert : Sweet Little Jesus Boy, carol for voice & orchestra

Running Time: 2 min. 10 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Form: Vocal
Written: 1934

Handel, George Frideric : Joy to the World (theme by Handel)

Running Time: 1 min. 12 sec.
Period Time: Baroque
Form: Christmas
Written: 1742

Burt, Alfred S. : O Harken Ye

Notes: This work was written in collaboration with Wihla Hutson.
Running Time: 1 min. 38 sec.
Period Time: Modern

Traditional, Christmas : Infant Medley :: Infant Holy, Infant Lowly / Go Tell It On The Mountain / O Come All Ye Faithful (Repr

Running Time: 3 min. 30 sec.

Gruber, Franz : Silent Night

Running Time: 1 min. 19 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Choral
Written: 1818

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