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Christmas Through the Centuries / di Lasso, Praetorius, Eccard

2 CD / Ars Musici / 2012-11-13

Works: Recorded Sound: Church Bells; Gregorian Chant: Puer natus est nobis, introit; Viderunt omnes, gradual in mode 5 (Liber Usualis, no 409; GR. 33); Christmas Traditional: In dulci jubilo (Piæ Cant...
Performers: Lehrndorfer, Franz [Organ]; Sack, Albrecht; Schmidt, Dirk; Stiefermann, Kay; Strock, Katrin [Soprano Vocal]
Conductors: ; Gos, P. Johannes Berchmans; Zobeley, Martin; Hennig, Heinz; Toll, Winfried; Kammler, Reinhard; Mehl, Arnold; Breiding, Jörg; Schönheit, Michael; Sump, Georg
Ensemble: ; Augsburger Domsingknaben; Camerata Vocale Freiburg; Chursächsische Capelle Leipzig ; Fiori Musicali (Germany); Flautando Köln ; Freiburger Spielleyt; Gruppe für Alte Musik Mün...

"Christmas throughout the ages" - the present CD is a kind of brief cultural history through music....continue...

Michael Praetorius: Advents & Weihnachtsmusik

1 CD / Christophorus Import / 2011-10-11

Works: Michael Praetorius: Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern, for 5 voices (Musae Sioniae 9, no 211); Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern (How Brightly Shines the Morning Star) (from the Polyhymni...
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Ensemble: Frankfurter Renaissance Ensemble

Recording information: Ev. Auferstehungskirche Frankfurt/Main-Praunheim (05/1993-06/1993)....continue...

Arise, Shine! / Advent Festival of Lessons & Carols in the style of Salisbury Cathedral

1 CD / MSR Classics / 2011-02-08

Works: Robert Lehman: Invocation and Matin Responsory; Vesper Responsory; Michael Praetorius: Come, Thou Redeemer of the Earth; Spoken Word: The Bidding Prayer; Scripture Reading; Anonymous: O Sapientia (fr...
Performers: Hernandez, Levi; Hoskins, Richard Barrick; Kahrmann, Katherine; Lee, Lisa Rogers; Lee, Rosalind; Reardon, Patrick
Conductors: Barber II, Bruce J.
Ensemble: St. James Cathedral Choir

This Advent festival is taken from the liturgy used at the great English Cathedral at Salisbury in England. The service conveys a central theological and...continue...
Recording information: St. James Cathedral, Chicago, Illinois (04/23/2010-04/26/2010)....continue...

Noël - A Music Feast

1 CD / Gothic Records / 2009-01-01

Works: George Frederick Handel: Messiah, HWV 56; Johann Sebastian Bach: Wir danken dir, Gott, BWV 29; Traditional: The Twelve Days of Christmas; A Carol for All Seasons; Carol of the Bells; Il est né...
Performers: Butler, J. Melvin; Dahl, David; Lippincott, Joan; Nicodemus, Vernon; Strandberg, Linda
Conductors: Flummerfelt, Joseph; ; Sparks, Richard; Lippincott, Joan; Allured, Donald; Warland, Dale; Shafer, Robert; Hallock, Peter; Fullington, Doug; Ponten, Loren
Ensemble: ; Choral Arts; Choral Arts Northwest; Compline Choir; Dale Warland Singers; King's College Choral Scholars; New Jersey Symphony Orchestra; Opus 7 Vocal Ensemble; Princeton University Chapel Camerata;...

Stille Nacht, Heilige Nacht / Schreier, Thomanerchor Leipzig

5 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Heinrich Schütz: Machet die Töre weit, SWV Anh 8; Geistliche Chormusik, Op. 11; Kleine geistliche Konzerte, Op. 8; Johann Eccard: Übers Gebirg Maria geht; Traditional: O du fröhli...
Performers: Hammer, Ernst-Ludwig; Jäckel, Michael; Otto, Hans; Schreier, Peter; Spranger, Christoph
Conductors: Flämig, Martin; Rotzsch, Hans-Joachim; Mauersberger, Rudolf; Mauersberger, Erhard
Ensemble: Dresden Kreuz Choir; Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra; St. Thomas Church Choir, Leipzig

This fine CD presents a varied program of celebratory music for Christmas. Included are three glorious selections from Bach's Christmas Oratorio, contrasted with a simple...continue...

Fröhlich soll mein Herze springen / Ludwig Güttler

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Mass in B minor, BWV 232; Cantata no 110, "Unser Mund sei voll Lachens" BWV 110; Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248; Dietrich Buxtehude: Lobt Gott, ihr Christen, allzugleich, BuxWV 20...
Performers: Adam, Theo; Güttler, Ludwig; Kircheis, Friedrich; Lorenz, Siegfried; Sandau, Kurt; Schreier, Peter
Conductors: Schreier, Peter; Rotzsch, Hans-Joachim; Flämig, Martin; ; Güttler, Ludwig; Knothe, Dietrich
Ensemble: Cappella Sagittariana; Dresden Kreuz Choir; Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra; Leipzig New Bach Collegium Musicum; Leipzig Radio Chorus; Ludwig Güttler Brass Ensemble; St. Thomas Church Choir, Leip...

Weihnachten mit dem Thomanerchor Leipzig

2 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Orgelbüchlein; Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland, BWV 659; In dulci jubilo, BWV 729; Vom Himmel hoch, da komm' ich her, BWV 738; O Jesulein süss, O Jesulein mild, BWV 493;...
Performers: Arndt, Volker; Collum, Herbert; Hüllweck, Andreas; Kästner, Hannes; Köbler, Robert; Neumann, Thomas; Nollau, Matthias; Otto, Hans; Reuther, Albrecht; Riess, Heidi; Schreier, Peter; Sti...
Conductors: Mauersberger, Erhard; Rotzsch, Hans-Joachim
Ensemble: Capella Fidicinia; St. Thomas Church Choir, Leipzig

Bach: Christmas Music / Grünert, et al

1 CD / Carus / 2007-12-01

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Pastorale in F major, BWV 590; Cantata no 62, "Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland [II]" BWV 62; Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland, BWV 659; Trio super Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland, BWV 66...
Performers: Grünert, Matthias
Conductors: Grünert, Matthias
Ensemble: Dresden Frauenkirche Ensemble

Christmas Star - Carols for the Christmas Season / Rutter

1 CD / Collegium / 2007-10-09

Works: Traditional: Good Christian men, rejoice; Ding Dong! Merrily on high; How great our joy; Angels we have heard on high; Un flambeau, Jeannette, Isabelle; God rest ye merry, gentlemen; What child is th...
Conductors: Rutter, John
Ensemble: Cambridge Singers; Cambridge Symphony Orchestra

Carol of the Bells - Carols for Handbells and Organ

1 CD / Intersound / 2007-10-09

Works: Traditional: Christmas Carol(s); Carol of the Bells; Un flambeau, Jeannette, Isabelle; Angels from the realms of glory; The first nowell; William J. Kirkpatrick: Away in a manger; Richard Storrs Will...
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Ensemble: First Baptist Bells

Yule / Linn Barnes, Allison Hampton

1 CD / Oak Leaf / 2007-05-01

Works: Traditional: Ding Dong! Merrily on high; In dulci jubilo; The castle keep; El noy de la mare; Gower Wassail; People, Look East; Drive the cold winter away; Wexford Carol; Herrick's Carol; Here we com...
Performers: Barnes, Linn; Hampton, Allison

Edition Authentic Classical Concerts - In dulci jubilo

1 CD / K&K / 2006-10-12

Works: Traditional: Ich glaube an den Gott; Psalm 1; Ukrainian Carol; O lord, save thy people; Süsser die Glocken nie klingen; God is with us; Carol of the Russian Children; In Jerusalem the Bells Toll...
Conductors: Hlibka, Wanja
Ensemble: Don Kossack Choir

The Christmas Concert, with Russian and German Christmas carols, was recorded in one of Germany's most beautiful Baroque churches. In addition to the well known...continue...

In adventu Domini - Dufay, Victoria, etc / Ensemble Amarcord

1 CD / Raum Klang / 2006-10-08

Works: Anonymous: Hosanna filio David; Hymnus in adventu Domini; Angelus ad Virginem; Ther is no rose of swych vertu; Ding Dong!; Guillaume Dufay: Conditor alme siderum; Jacob Handl: Ante luciferum genitus;...
Performers: Barth, Dietrich; Knauft, Daniel; Krause, Holger; Lattke, Wolfram; Ozimek, Frank
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Ensemble: Ensemble Amarcord

Christmas has been celebrated for many centuries in all corners of the world, and this tradition has brought forth what are probably some of the...continue...

Magnum mysterium / Hogset, Grex vocalis

1 Super Audio CD / 2 L Records / 2006-09-26

Works: Michael Praetorious: In dulci jubilo; Musae Sioniae; Morten Lauridsen: O magnum mysterium; Harold Edwin Darke: In the bleak mid-winter; Trond Kverno: At this joyful Christmastide; Traditional: The in...
Performers: Staveland, Magnus; Winge, Terje
Conductors: Hogset, Carl
Ensemble: Grex Vocalis

Angels On High: A Robert Shaw Christmas

1 CD / Telarc / 2006-08-29

Works: Traditional: O come, O come Emmanuel; The first nowell; What is this lovely fragrance?; While by my sheep; Randall Thompson: Alleluia; Eric Harding Thiman: Carol of the Birds; Guillaume Costeley: All...
Performers: Blalock, David; Borland, William; Carter, Donna; Chandler, Janice; Elrod, Pam; Mackenzie, Norman; Mayer, Sean; Murray, Katherine; Nealon, Patricia; Remy, Elisabeth; Soles, Nanette; Spalinger, Anne-Ma...
Conductors: Shaw, Robert
Ensemble: Robert Shaw Chamber Singers

Among the grand and brilliant choruses that are staple parts of any Robert Shaw Christmas concert are the quieter moments, lightly accompanied if at all,...continue...

Christmas on Fifth Avenue / Choir of St. Thomas Church, NYC

1 CD / Pro Organo / 2005-11-01

Works: John Francis Wade: O Come, All Ye Faithful (Adeste fideles); Christmas Traditional: Up! Good Christian Folk, and Listen (Piae cantiones); Sussex Carol ("On Christmas Night"); Quelle est cette odeur a...
Performers: Bruns, Jeremy S.; Bynum, Woodrow Bynum; Carder, Gregg M.; Fletcher, Nathan; Fletcher, Zachary; Jarrett, Richard; Register, Brian; Streetman, Curtis
Conductors: Music], John Scott [Choral

Die Regensburger Domspatzen singen zur Weihnachtszeit

1 Super Audio CD / Bayer / 2005-09-01

Works: Andreas Hammerschmidt: Machet die Tore weit; Giovanni Croce: Veni Domine; Giovanni Gabrieli: Benedictus; Johann Eccard: Übers Gebirg Maria geht; Vom Himmel hoch, da komm' ich her; Ich lag in tie...
Conductors: Schrems, Theobald
Ensemble: Regensburg Cathedral Choir

Best Loved Christmas Carols / King's College Choir

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2004-10-05

Works: Henry John Gauntlett: Once in Royal David's City, carol; Christmas Traditional: Angels From the Realms Of Glory; O Little Town of Bethlehem; In dulci jubilo (Piæ Cantiones); The First Nowell (En...
Performers: Grier, Francis; Hare, Ian; Jones, George; King's College Choir, Cambridge; Philip Jones Brass Ensemble; Thomas Armstrong [Composer/Conductor]; Trotter, Thomas; Varcoe, Stephen [Baritone Vocals]; Well...
Conductors: Willcocks, David; Ledger, Philip, Sir
Ensemble: ; King's College Choir, Cambridge

This is the perfect set for the Christmas Season! It features the very best holiday music from the Choir of Kings College, Cambridge, who have...continue...
Personnel: Tom Armstrong (descant); Francis Grier, John Wells (organ).

Recording information: King's College Chapel, Cambridge, England (1964-1979)....continue...

Larsen: Love Lies Bleeding / Strempel, Beaudette, Raykov

1 CD / Centaur / 2004-02-06

Works: John Dowland: In darkness let mee dwell; Firste Booke of Songes; Michael Praetorious: Musae Sioniae; Thomas Campion: I care not for these ladies
Performers: Raykov, Alexander; Strempel, Eileen

Christmas with the Tallis Scholars

2 CD / Gimell / 2003-12-01

Works: Anonymous: Angelus ad Virginem; Nowell sing we; Ther is no rose of swych vertu; Missa in Gallicantu; Christe redemptor omnium; Veni redemptor gencium; Salvator mundi; A solis ortus cardine; Tradition...
Conductors: Phillips, Peter
Ensemble: Tallis Scholars

Christmastime / Swingle Singers

1 CD / Philips / 2003-10-14

Works: James Pierpont: Jingle Bells; Traditional: Il est né, le divin enfant; God rest ye merry, gentlemen; The first nowell; Go tell it on the mountain; Deck the hall; What child is this?; O Yule, F...
Conductors:
Ensemble: The Swingle Singers

Enjoy traditional season fair performed by the original Swingle Singers, this recording made in 1967 captures the magic of the newly formed group in their...continue...

Weinachten - Brahms, et al / Rademann, Dresden Chamber Choir

1 CD / Raum Klang / 2003-10-12

Works: Heinrich Schütz: Geistliche Chormusik, Op. 11; Joseph Rheinberger: Mass in B major, Op. 172; Johannes Brahms: German folk songs (26) for chorus (& piano ad lib), WoO 35; Johann Eccard: Über...
Conductors: Rademann, Hans-Christoph
Ensemble: Dresden Chamber Choir

The Complete New English Hymnal Vol 9/ Nicholas, Etherington

1 CD / Priory / 2003-10-01

Works: William Harold Ferguson: Cuddesdon; Anonymous: Help us, O Lord, to learn; Adoro te devote; Ministres de l'êternel; Coelites plaudant; Christ ist erstanden; Deus tuorum militum "Grenoble"; Deo g...
Performers: Etherington, Carleton
Conductors: Nicholas, Benjamin
Ensemble: Tewkesbury Abbey School Choir

Joy to the World / Valarie Alexandra Valois

1 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2003-04-08

Works: John Jacob Niles: I wonder as I wander; Traditional: Carol of the Bells; Infant holy, infant lowly; 'Twas in the moon of winter time; Un flambeau, Jeannette, Isabelle; Of the Father's love begotten; ...
Performers: Valois, Valarie Alexandra

Angels We Have Heard on High

1 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2002-11-19

Works: Traditional: Angels we have heard on high; Lullay I saw; O come, O come Emmanuel; What child is this?; The first nowell; George Frederick Handel: Messiah, HWV 56; Felix Mendelssohn: Festgesang "Hark!...
Performers: Camille, Sharen

Christmas Adagios - Holiday Classics to Touch your Heart

1 CD / RCA Records / 2002-10-08

Works: Adolphe-Charles Adam: Minuit, Chrétiens "O holy night"; William J. Kirkpatrick: Away in a manger; Mel Tormé: The Christmas Song; Traditional: O come, O come Emmanuel; Amazing Grace; On ...
Performers: Café; Cunningham, Johnny; De Lancie, John; Douglas, Bill; Douglas, Dave [Piano]; Dunning, Brian; Erquiaga, Steve; Galway, James; Gomez, Eddie [Bass]; Irvine, Maya; Krips, Alfred; Mitchell, Emi...
Conductors: ; Gould, Morton; Ormandy, Eugene; Galway, James; Beecham, Thomas, Sir; Salter, Robert; Fiedler, Arthur
Ensemble: Boston Pops; Canadian Brass; Guildhall String Ensemble; Morton Gould Orchestra; New Philharmonia Orchestra; Nightnoise; Philadelphia Orchestra; RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra; Royal Philharmonic Orche...

The Ultimate Classical Christmas Album of All Time

2 CD / Sony Classical / 2002-10-01

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben, BWV 147; Magnificat in D major, BWV 243; Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248; Adolphe-Charles Adam: Minuit, Chrétiens "O holy night"; Felix Mend...
Performers: Biggs, E. Power; Blegen, Judith; Carolan, Lucy; Deutsch, Helmut; Domingo, Placido; Farrell, Eileen; Finucane, Tom; Hadda, Natanja; Horne, Marilyn; Kirchschlager, Angelika; Kirkby, Emma; Lagoya, Alexa...
Conductors: Ormandy, Eugene; Mercurio, Steven; Rilling, Helmuth; Ottley, Jerold; Condie, Richard P.; ; Radu, Valentin; Parrott, Andrew; Bernstein, Leonard; Zukerman, Pinchas; Bernius, Frieder; Newman, Anthony; M...
Ensemble: Ama Deus Ensemble; Ambrosian Singers; American Boychoir; Canadian Brass; Chestnut Brass Company; Choral Guild of Atlanta Brass Ensemble; Christmas Concert Choir; Cleveland Orchestra Brass Ensemble; C...

From Darkness to Light / Wellington Cathedral Choir, et al

1 CD / Raven Records / 2002-09-01

Works: Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina: Work(s); Michael Praetorius: Come, Thou Redeemer of the Earth; Rev. Michael Brown: Work(s); Christmas Traditional: This is the truth sent from above (English); O com...
Performers: Becker, Peter; Brathwaite, Peter; Brown, Rev. Michael

Merry Christmas / Chicago Brass Quintet

1 CD / Centaur / 2001-11-27

Works: Lowell Mason: Joy to the World; Traditional: Carol of the Bells; What child is this?; When Christ Was Born; Christmas Bells; Welcome Sweet Christmas; O come, O come Emmanuel; We wish you a merry Chri...
Performers: Bauchens, Robert; Beacraft, Ross; Boehm, Bradley; Boen, Johnathan; Mattern, James; Nelson, Leon; Robl, James
Conductors:
Ensemble: Chicago Brass Quintet

Christmas Carols and Motets / Phillips, Tallis Scholars

1 CD / Gimell / 2001-11-01

Works: Anonymous: Angelus ad Virginem; Nowell sing we; Ther is no rose of swych vertu; Dieu vous garde "Sir Christèmas"; Traditional: Lullay I saw; Lully, lulla, thow littel tyne child "Coventry Caro...
Performers: Davies, Simon; Edgar-Wilson, Richard; Müller, Rufus; Roberts, Deborah; Wilson, Tim [Classical]
Conductors: Phillips, Peter
Ensemble: Tallis Scholars

"Guaranteed to give pleasure even in the heat of the summer." -Gramophone...continue...

Chantez Noël / David Brensinger, Atlanta Singers

1 CD / Aca Digital / 2001-09-01

Works: Michael Praetorious: Psallite unigenito; Singet und klinget, ihr Kinderlein; Musae Sioniae; Anonymous: Swete was the song the Virgine soong; Verbum caro factum est/Y la Virgen le Dezia; Tomás Lu...
Performers: Borland, William; Lower, Cheryl Bray; Matheny, Donna; Pruett, Benjamin; Rawson, Jenny; Snow, Phoebe; Spalinger, Anne-Marie
Conductors: Brensinger, David
Ensemble: Atlanta Singers

Silent Night / Alphons von Aarburg, Zürcher Sängerknaben

1 CD / Tudor / 2001-01-01

Works: Michael Praetorious: Musae Sioniae; Der Morgenstern ist aufgedrungen; Traditional: Maria durch ein' Dornwald ging; Ich steh' an deiner Krippen hier; Es ist für uns eine Zeit angekommen; O Jesule...
Performers: Lütschg, Andrej; Sieber, Wolfgang
Conductors: Von Aarburg, Alphons
Ensemble: Zurich Boys' Choir

Silent Night - Christmas from Wellington Cathedral

1 CD / Herald / 1999-11-09

Works: Michael Praetorius: Come, Thou Redeemer of the Earth; Jack Body: People, look East; Peter Warlock: Adam Lay Ybounden; William Byrd: Laetentur coeli; Christmas Traditional: O come, o come, Emmanuel (V...

A Festival of Carols / Shaw, Robert Shaw Chorale

1 CD / RCA Records / 1999-10-01

Works: Traditional: In dulci jubilo; Patapan; O come, O come Emmanuel; Go tell it on the mountain; O Sanctissimus; Fum, fum, fum; March of the Kings; My dancing day; What child is this?; Un flambeau, Jeanne...
Performers: Arnold, Robert; Chernet, Al
Conductors: Shaw, Robert
Ensemble: Robert Shaw Chorale; Robert Shaw Orchestra

Magic of Christmas / Rutter, Toronto Mendelssohn Youth Choir

1 CD / CBC Records / 1998-10-20

Works: John Francis Wade: Adeste fideles; Boris Ord: Adam lay ybounden; Michael Praetorious: Musae Sioniae; Traditional: Tomorrow shall be my dancing day; Gabriel's message; Still, still, still; I saw a mai...
Performers: Braun, Russell; Gardiner, James; Laughton, Stuart; Loman, Judy; Moroney, Edward; Samuel Stevens, Marion
Conductors: Rutter, John
Ensemble: Hannaford Street Silver Band; Toronto Mendelssohn Youth Choir

"A winner on all counts. The repertoire is gloriously evocative of what the Christmas season is supposed to be about...The choir is terrific, led by...continue...

Sing Choirs of Angels / Malle Babbe Women's Choir

1 CD / Sony Classical / 1998-10-06

Works: Anonymous: Wohlau, wir heben mit Singen an; Gloria in excelsis; Gaude virgo mater Christi; Dona nobis pacem; Guillaume Dufay: Ave regina celorum; Tylman Susato: Het derde musyck boexken...alderhande ...
Conductors: Van Schaik, Leny
Ensemble: Malle Babbe Women's Choir

This eclectic and charming collection includes songs such as "Der Englishche Gruss," "Gaillarde," "Sainte Nuit," "Ave Regina Caelorum," "Leise Rieselt Der Schnee," "Stille Nacht," "Jodler-Andacht" and...continue...

Chip Davis' Renaissance Holiday / Roth, Berkey, Layton

1 CD / American Gramophone / 1998-10-06

Works: Thoinot Arbeau: Orchésographie; Traditional: What child is this?; Patapan; I saw three ships; Good King Wenceslas; God rest ye merry, gentlemen; Lully, lulla, thow littel tyne child "Coventry ...
Performers: Berkey, Jackson; Layton, Roxanne; Roth, Arnie
Conductors: ; Davis, Chip; Roth, Arnie
Ensemble: Asbury Brass Quintet; Chicago Chamber Musicians Brass Quintet; London Symphony Orchestra members; Musica Anima; Pittsburgh Symphony Brass

Christmas Music - Julmusik / Fagius, Stenlund, Malmo Choir

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 1998-05-14

Works: Georg Joseph Vogler: Hosanna zu Davids Sohn; George Frederick Handel: Messiah, HWV 56; Ruben Liljefors: När det lider mot jul; Otto Emanuel Olsson: Advents och julsånger, Op. 33; Franz Xav...
Performers: Fagius, Hans
Conductors: Stenlund, Dan-Olof
Ensemble: Malmö Chamber Choir

Christmas by the Bay / George, San Francisco Symphony Chorus

1 CD / Delos / 1998-01-01

Works: Traditional: The first nowell; Deck the hall; O come, O come Emmanuel; Patapan; It's Christmas again; Wexford Carol; Quelle est cette odeur agréable?; Ya viene la vieja; We wish you a merry Ch...
Performers: Bogios, Chris; Fenstermaker, John; George, Vance; Herbert, David; Hornig, Tom; McCandless, Andrew; Okner, Dave; Rogino, Steven; Sebastian, Pamela; Shapiro, Marc; Solomon, Wayne; Steacy, Micheline; Va...
Conductors: George, Vance
Ensemble: San Francisco Symphony Chorus

A Christmas Experiment / The Canadian Brass, Beaupré, et al

1 CD / RCA Records / 1997-10-14

Works: Johnny Marks: Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer; Steve Nelson: Frosty the Snowman; Michael Praetorious: Musae Sioniae; Christopher Dedrick: Sweet Songs of Christmas; Sleigh bells; The Angel Choir and th...
Performers: Crow, Maggie; Daellenbach, Christian; Grossman, Lorne; Irvine, Maya; McKay, Blair; Schalin, Douglas; Szczesniak, Tom
Conductors: Tremills, Mary Lou; ; Beaupré, Linda
Ensemble: Bach Children's Chorus; Canadian Brass; Canadian Brass Singers; Georgian Bay Children's Choir

Ave Maria - Christmas Favorites / Doming, Lanza, et al

1 CD / RCA Records / 1997-09-23

Works: John Francis Wade: Adeste fideles; Traditional: I saw three ships; God rest ye merry, gentlemen; Deck the hall; O Tannenbaum; Ding Dong! Merrily on high; Franz Xaver Gruber: Silent Night; Adolphe-Cha...
Performers: Domingo, Placido; Ellis, Osian; Lanza, Mario; Prey, Hermann; Sonnleitner, Johannes; Valente, Benita
Conductors: Froschauer, Helmuth; Harrer, Uwe Christian; Shaw, Robert; René, Henri; Gillesberger, Hans; Korn, Michael; Ormandy, Eugene
Ensemble: Chorus Viennensis; Concerto Soloists of Philadelphia; Orchestra; Philadelphia Orchestra; Philadelphia Orchestra Chorus; Philadelphia Singers; Robert Shaw Chorale; Vienna Boys' Choir; Vienna Chamber O...

Sleighride! - Classic Christmas Favorites

1 CD / RCA Records / 1997-09-22

Works: Leroy Anderson: A Christmas Festival; Sleigh Ride; Lowell Mason: Joy to the World; Traditional: God rest ye merry, gentlemen; The Holly and the Ivy; Lully, lulla, thow littel tyne child "Coventry Car...
Performers: De Lancie, John; Domingo, Placido; Grady, John; Hirt, Al; Sonnleitner, Johannes
Conductors: Fiedler, Arthur; Ormandy, Eugene; Shaw, Robert; Froschauer, Helmuth; ; Kapp, Richard
Ensemble: Boston Pops; Canadian Brass; Philadelphia Orchestra; Philadelphia Orchestra Chorus; Philharmonia Virtuosi; Robert Shaw Chorale; Vienna Boys' Choir; Vienna Symphony Orchestra

Christmas with Thomas Hampson / Hampson, Wolff, St. Paul CO

1 CD / Teldec / 1997-09-11

Works: Lowell Mason: Joy to the World; John Francis Wade: Adeste fideles; Adolphe-Charles Adam: Minuit, Chrétiens "O holy night"; Traditional: In dulci jubilo; O du fröhliche; Macht hoch die T&u...
Performers: Hampson, Thomas
Conductors: Wolff, Hugh
Ensemble: St. Paul Chamber Orchestra

Christmas with the Academy / Sir Neville Marriner

1 CD / Philips / 1994-11-15

Works: Traditional: Past three o'clock; Ding Dong! Merrily on high; On Christmas Night "Sussex Carol"; Quelle est cette odeur agréable?; Il est né, le divin enfant; Still, still, still; The Ho...
Performers: Birch, John; Bostridge, Ian; Boulter, Eleanor; Finley, Gerald; Fowler-Watt, Andrew; Joshua, Rosemary; Postle, Leslie; Roper, David
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville
Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Chorus

Christmas Favorites / Rachel van Voorhees

1 CD / Centaur / 1994-11-01

Works: Adolphe-Charles Adam: Minuit, Chrétiens "O holy night"; William J. Kirkpatrick: Away in a manger; Traditional: What child is this?; The first nowell; Carol of the Bells; God rest ye merry, gen...
Performers: Van Voorhees, Rachel

Christmas under Capricorn / Abbott, Australian Youth

1 CD / Tall Poppies / 1994-02-01

Works: Traditional: God rest ye merry, gentlemen; Patapan; Poverty; Infant holy, infant lowly; Unto us is born a son; Peter Sculthorpe: Awake, glad heart!; William J. Kirkpatrick: Away in a manger; Henry Jo...
Conductors: Abbott, Graham
Ensemble: Australian Youth Orchestra

The Christmas Album / Canadian Brass

1 CD / Philips / 1990-10-16

Works: Ward Swingle: A Visit from St Nicholas; Traditional: Carol of the Bells; The first nowell; Angels from the realms of glory; Lully, lulla, thow littel tyne child "Coventry Carol"; D'où viens-tu...
Performers: Adams, Lydia; Davis, Aaron
Conductors:
Ensemble: Canadian Brass; Iseler Singers

Bright Day Star / Baltimore Consort

1 CD / Sono Luminus / 1990-08-21

Works: William Sandys: Tomorrow shall be my dancing day; Traditional: Cherry Tree Carol; The Wren Song; Ding Dong! Merrily on high; The Old Year now away is fled; Christmas Day in da Mornin'; Wir singen dir...
Performers: Ballard, Mary Anne; Cudek, Mark; LaRue, Custer; Lipkis, Larry; McFarlane, Ronn; Norman, Chris; Wiggins, Webb
Conductors:
Ensemble: Baltimore Consort

A Little Christmas Music / King's Singers, Te Kanawa

1 CD / EMI Classics / 1989-11-25

Works: Traditional: Here we come a-wassailing; We wish you a merry Christmas; Ding Dong! Merrily on high; Lully, lulla, thow littel tyne child "Coventry Carol"; Boar's Head Carol; Gaudete, Christus est natu...
Performers: Fullbrook, Charles; Hickox, Richard; Te Kanawa, Kiri, Dame
Conductors: Hickox, Richard
Ensemble: City of London Brass Quintet; City of London Sinfonia; King's Singers

A Christmas Celebration / Kathleen Battle, Leonard Slatkin

1 CD / EMI Classics / 1986-10-01

Works: John Francis Wade: Adeste fideles; Adolphe-Charles Adam: Minuit, Chrétiens "O holy night"; Traditional: Un flambeau, Jeannette, Isabelle; Fum, fum, fum; I saw three ships; The first nowell; Th...
Performers: Allen, Barbara; Allen, Nancy; Battle, Kathleen; Mims, George; Wolinsky, Robert
Conductors: Slatkin, Leonard
Ensemble: Harlem Boys Choir; New York Choral Artists; Orchestra of St. Luke's

The beloved soprano Kathleen Battle lends her angelic voice to these traditional holiday favorites with gentle ease, and the lush, often symphonic arrangements support her...continue...