Pierpont, James

Christmas Songs Around the World / Arsys Bourgogne Choir

1 CD / Naïve / 2012-11-13

Works: Arthur Warrell: A Merry Christmas, carol setting for chorus; Christmas Traditional: Il est né, le divin enfant (French); Les anges dans nos campagnes (French), carol (AKA Angels We Have Heard On...
Conductors: Cao, Pierre
Ensemble: ; Arsys Bourgogne Choir

A thrilling collection of Christmas Songs from several countries and languages, performed a cappella by France's leading professional choir - Arsys Bourgogne. Christmas Songs from...continue...
Recording information: Chalon-sur-Saône (12/22/2010-12/23/2010)....continue...

I Wonder as I Wander / Rutter, Vaughn Williams, Chilcott, Nixon, Howells, Jones, Mendelssohn, Preston, Cooman / Brian Jones, The Copley Singers / Christian Lane, organ and piano

1 CD / Gothic Records / 2012-11-13

Works: John Francis Wade: O Come, All Ye Faithful (Adeste fideles); Carl Rütti: I Wonder as I Wander, for choir & organ; Hugh Martin / Ralph Blane: Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas (for the film ...
Performers: Jones, Brian; Lane, Christian [Organ]; Malkus, Sean [Tenor Vocal]; McCullough, Graeme; Moyer, Sarah [Soprano Vocal]
Conductors: Jones, Brian
Ensemble: ; The Copley Singers

"I wander as I wander" was recorded at Harvard Memorial Church with the Copley Singers, a professional choir under the direction of Brian Jones (who...continue...
Recording information: Memorial Church, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA (2012-06-11_2012-06-12&2012-)....continue...

A Winter's Light - A Christmas Collection / Martin Ford, organ; Vasari Singers, Jeremy Backhouse

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2012-11-13

Works: Bob Chilcott: On Christmas Night, carol cycle; Christmas-tide, carol for chorus & piano; Christmas Traditional: Gabriel's Message (Basque); Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck: Hodie Christus natus est; Michae...
Performers: Burges, Dan; Ford, Martin; McWilliams, Fiona; Paterson, Alysha; Robertson, Paul [Tenor vocals]; Watson, Susan; Wood, Matthew
Conductors: Backhouse, Jeremy
Ensemble: ; Vasari Singers

The Vasari Singers' annual carol concerts always provide a warming blend of traditional favorites and less well-known music from all periods and styles. Here, joyous...continue...
Recording information: Tonbridge School Chapel, Tonbridge, Kent, UK (02/10/2012-02/12/2012)....continue...

Rejoice! Christmas at The Sage Gateshead / Northern Sinfonia - Simon Halsey

1 CD / Avie Records / 2012-09-11

Works: Roderick Elms: Fanfare da Festa, for orchestra; Christmas Traditional: O come, o come, Emmanuel (Veni, veni, Emmanuel), carol; The First Nowell (English); O Little Town of Bethlehem; In dulci jubilo ...
Performers: Courtney, Scarlett [Soprano Vocal]
Conductors: Halsey, Simon
Ensemble: ; Northern Sinfonia

Recording information: Hall One, The Sage Gateshead (12/12/2009-12/13/2009)....continue...

Mantovani Christmas

2 CD / Lifestyles / 2012-08-28

Works: Christmas Traditional: O Tannenbaum (O Christmas Tree) (German); Good King Wenceslas (Piae Cantiones, 1582); Deck the Halls (Welsh); God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen (English); The Holly and the Ivy (En...
Conductors: Mantovani

Holiday Baby

1 CD / Harp Music To Go / 2011-11-22

Works: Christmas Traditional: Angels We Have Heard on High; What Child Is This? (Greensleeves); The First Nowell (English); God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen (English); We Wish You a Merry Christmas (English); ...
Performers: Miller, Merry [Harp]

Sleigh Ride Over the Top!

1 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2011-11-22

Works: Lennie Neihaus: Deck the Halls, for brass ensemble & toy piano; Anonymous: Resonet in laudibus a 6; Christmas Traditional: Riu, riu, chiu!, carol (Spanish); O Tannenbaum (O Christmas Tree) (German); ...
Performers: Zubert, Mary

Recording information: 1st Presbyterian Church of Kirkwood, MO (03/2011/06/2011); Our Lady of Lourdes (03/2011/06/2011)....continue...

Merry Kidsmas

1 CD / Harp Music To Go / 2011-11-22

Works: James Pierpont: Jingle Bells; George Frederick Handel: Joy to the World (theme by Handel); Oakley Haldeman: Here Comes Santa Claus; Christmas Traditional: Deck the Halls (Welsh); The First Nowell (En...
Performers: Miller, Merry [Harp]

The Golden Age of Light Music: Christmas Celebration / Faith, Mantovani, Fiedler, etc.

1 CD / Guild / 2011-11-08

Works: James Pierpont: Jingle Bells; John Henry Hopkins, Jr.: We three kings; Felix Mendelssohn: Festgesang "Hark! The herald angels sing"; Christmas Traditional: Good King Wenceslas (Piae Cantiones, 1582);...
Conductors: Vaughn, Billy; Faith, Percy; Melachrino, George; Morley, Angela; Fiedler, Arthur; Mantovani

Joy to the World

1 CD / Signum UK / 2011-10-03

Works: Christmas Traditional: Rise Up, Shepherd; Gabriel's Message (Basque); Noël nouvelet, carol (French); What Child Is This? (Greensleeves); O Jesulein süá, o Jesulein mild (O Little One...

After the triumphant success of the King’s Singers last Christmas Album released in 2003 entitled 'Christmas', this new disc sets an eclectic assortment of modern...continue...
Recording information: Cadogan Hall, London (12/19/2010)....continue...

Caroling / US Air Force Singing Sergeants

1 CD / Altissimo / 2011-09-27

Works: Christmas Traditional: Fum, Fum, Fum (Catalan); O Tannenbaum (O Christmas Tree) (German); Wassail, O wassail all over the town!, carol ("The Somerset Wassail"); Ya viene la vieja, carol (Spanish); Th...
Performers: Bennett, Bradley S.; Dolan, Ryan P. [Vocals]; Maxwell, Kenneth G.; McPherson, Jonathan; Noriega, Nydia C.; Sabatino, Eric; Shrieves, Patrick J.; Wilson, Steve [Tenor vocals]
Conductors: Irish, Matthew J.; Williams, Angela B.
Ensemble: ; Libertas

Caroling is a tradition that goes back hundreds of years as a joyful part of the winter holiday season. Since the Eisenhower administration, the U.S....continue...
Recording information: Hylton Memorial Chapel, Woodbridge, VA (11/10/2002-11/15/2002)....continue...

Sound the Bells: A Holiday Celebration / US Army Field Band

1 CD / Altissimo / 2011-09-27

Works: John Williams: Sound the Bells!, fanfare for brass & percussion (or orchestra); English Traditional: Greensleeves, folk song; Randol Alan Bass: Gloria, for chorus; James Pierpont: Jingle Bells; Felix...

Combining the simple beauty of delicate bells, flutes, voices, and harps with trumpets, drums, and piano, this album creates a grand musical experience that demands...continue...
Recording information: Devers Hall, Fort George G. Meade, MD (2008)....continue...

Maurice André Edition / Suites, Dances and Arrangements [6 CDs]

6 CD / Erato / 2011-06-28

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Orchestral Suite no 3 in D major, BWV 1068; Cantata, Jesu, der du meine Seele, BWV 78; Orchestral Suite no 2 in B minor, BWV 1067; Cantata, Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, BWV...
Performers: Andre, Maurice; Barboteu, Georges; Bernard, Joelle; Bylsma, Anner; De Antoni, Charles; Giebel, Agnes; Holtmann, Jacques; Jaap Schroder [Violin/Conductor]; Karius, Wolfgang; LaGorce, Marcel; Maliponte...
Conductors: Pichaureau, Claude; Soustrot, Marc; Ristenpart, Karl; Rauber, François; Lagrange, Claude; Corboz, Michel; Leonhardt, Gustav; Faerber, Jörg; Gotti, Tito; Paillard, Jean-François; Martin...
Ensemble: ; Ensemble De Cuivres De Paris; Ensemble of Bologna; Harmonie Municipale D'alès ; Trombone Quartet of the RTF Orchestra

Fourth in the series of 6CD box sets of the extensive Erato recordings of Maurice André, famous French trumpet player with the silvery touch....continue...
Includes j'ai du bon tabac (anon.) / menuet d'isis (j.-b. l by various composers.

Includes work(s) by Giuseppe Torelli....continue...

The Golden Harp at Christmas / from Bach & Handel to Ivring Berllin / Sylvia Kowalczuk, harp

1 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2010-12-21

Works: George Frederick Handel: Concerto for Harp in B flat major, Op. 4 no 6/HWV 294; Irving Berlin: Holiday Inn; César Franck: Panis angelicus; Charles Gounod: Ave Maria; Johann Christian Bach: Conce...
Performers: Kowalczuk, Sylvia
Conductors:
Ensemble: Hungarian Virtuosi Chamber Orchestra

Behold This Heavenly Night

1 CD / Clarion / 2010-10-26

Works: Christmas Traditional: Ding Dong! Merrily on High (French); Paul Lohman: What Child, song for chorus & organ; James Sclater: The Piping Carol, for alto recorder, chorus & organ; Diego Luzuriaga: Un N...
Performers: Aspnes, Lynne; Brunelle, Philip; Ford, Marilyn; Gray, Charles; Hodgson, Charles; Kachian, Christopher; Kemper, Charles; Lewis, Lori; Livingston, David [voice]; Newton, Dale; Palmquist, Krista J.; Ros...
Conductors: Brunelle, Philip; Johnson, Sigrid

Recording information: Plymouth Congregational Church, Minneapolis, MN....continue...

A Festival of Christmas Carols

1 CD / Metro Music / 2010-10-05

Works: Irving Berlin: Holiday Inn; Mel Tormé: The Christmas Song; James Pierpont: Jingle Bells; Hugh Martin / Ralph Blane: Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas (for the film Meet Me in St. Louis); Fr...
Performers: Battiwalla, Darius; Doyle, John [Celtic]; Marshall, Richard

From the Salvation Army Band comes this "Festival of Christmas Carols" including such favorites as The Christmas Song, Jingle Bells, Have Yourself a Merry Little...continue...

Christmas Songs; When You Wish Upon A Star - Disney Songs

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-09-14

Works: Franz Gruber: Silent Night; Christmas Traditional: Les anges dans nos campagnes (French), carol (AKA Angels We Have Heard On High); Dormi, dormi, o bel bambino (Italy); Señora Doña Maria, h...
Performers: Hendricks, Barbara [Soprano Vocal]; Holloway, Laurie
Conductors: Ericson, Eric; Tunick, Jonathan
Ensemble: ; Abbey Road Ensemble

Barbara Hendricks' voice - particularly suited to Mozart, Debussy, Faure, and the lighter roles of Puccini and Richard Strauss - has a warm, crystalline quality...continue...

A Savior From on High / The Chorale of Shorter College

1 CD / ACA Digital / 2010-08-10

Works: Healey Willan: Hodie, Christus natus est, motet for chorus, HWC 319; The Three Kings; Paul Manz: E'en so, Lord Jesus, quickly come; George Frederick Handel: Messiah; John Rutter: What sweeter music; ...
Performers: Barton, Jamie; Collins, Laura; Green, Lenora; Harvey, Patrick; Hoch, Matthew; McLeod, Andy [Tenor Vocal]; Nelson, Hannah; Rigell, Nella; Scroggins, Carissa; Tumlin, Jerry
Conductors: Shaw, Martha

The Shorter Chorale has represented Shorter College for the past 40 years in churches and schools of the southeastern United States and on tours abroad....continue...
Recording information: Falany Performing Arts Center, Reinhardt College, Wales (01/03/2007-01/05/2007)....continue...

A Family Christmas

1 CD / Signum UK / 2010-08-07

Works: Leroy Anderson: A Christmas Festival; Sleigh Ride, popular song (with lyrics by Mitchell Parrish); Buddy Kaye: Christmas Alphabet, song; Traditional: Ah! Vous dirai-je, maman; Katherine K. Davis: The...
Performers: Aitken, Julie; Docherty, Niall; Mansfield, Roshni; McKechnie, Charlotte
Conductors: Bell, Christopher

Eton College Chapel Choir perform an enchanting selection of 20th Century French Choral and Organ music. As well as music by composers who were at...continue...
Recording information: RSNO Centre, Henry Wood Hall, Glasgow (09/14/2009-09/15/2009)....continue...

All the Time is Christmastime

1 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2010-05-25

Works: Greg Shelley: All The Time Is Christmastime, song; Have A Little Fun This Christmas, song; Christmas To Me, song; Come This Christmas, song; What Child Is This?, prelude; Do You Remember This Christm...
Performers: Shelley, Greg

This CD is an audio picture of traditional American Christmas, painted with the detailed earthy guitar work and vocals for which the artist has long...continue...

Piano Christmas / Original Compositions

2 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2010-04-06

Works: Richard Storrs Willis: It Came Upon a Midnight Clear; George Frederick Handel: Joy to the World (theme by Handel); Christmas Traditional: What Child Is This? (Greensleeves); Angels We Have Heard on H...
Performers: Hendricks, Jim

What Sweeter Music: Songs & Carols Christmas

1 CD / Signum UK / 2009-12-02

Works: James Pierpont: Jingle Bells; Franz Gruber: Silent Night; John Rutter: What sweeter music; There is a flower; Nativity Carol; Herbert Howells: Carol-Anthems (3) for Chorus; Christmas Traditional: Que...
Performers: Sherlock, James

Tenebrae is a professional chamber choir, founded by Nigel Short in 2001. Often performing by candlelight, the choir creates an atmosphere of spiritual and musical...continue...
Recording information: St. Bartholomew the Great, West Smithfield, London, Eng (06/22/2009-06/26/2009)....continue...

Mi Navidad / Andrea Bocelli

1 CD / Universal Music / 2009-11-23

Works: Irving Berlin: Holiday Inn; Christmas Traditional: Gloria in Excelsis Deo; What Child Is This? (Greensleeves); El abeto, carol (Spanish); Tu scendi dalle stelle (Italian); John Frederick Coots: Santa...
Performers: Blige, Mary J.; Blooding, Courtney; Bocelli, Andrea; Bonaviri, Daniele; Colaiuta, Vinnie; Cole, Natalie; Foster, David; Murphy, Maurice; Page, Richard; Parks, Dean

Spanish language version of his 2009 holiday album. 2009 holiday release, the first Christmas album from the superstar vocalist. Includes duets with Reba McEntire, Natalie...continue...

My Christmas

1 CD / Philips / 2009-11-03

Works: Irving Berlin: White Christmas; Traditional: Angels we have heard on high; The Lord's Prayer; What child is this; O Tannenbaum; Cantique de Noel; John Frederic Coots: Santa Claus is coming to town; M...
Performers: Blige, Mary J.; Blooding, Courtney; Bocelli, Andrea; Bonaviri, Daniele; Colaiuta, Vinnie; Cole, Natalie; Foster, David [Composer]; Jenkins, Katherine; McEntire, Reba; Mormon Tabernacle Choir; Muppets...
Conductors: Wilberg, Mack

Millions will rejoice this holiday season with the much-anticipated release of Andrea Bocelli's 'My Christmas'. The first-ever live Christmas recording from Andrea is a heart-warming...continue...

Christmas Time is Here / Alexander, Pacific Chorale

1 CD / Gothic Records / 2009-01-01

Works: John Alexander: A Carol Fantasy, for choir; Christmas Traditional: Angels We Have Heard on High; The First Nowell (English); I Wonder As I Wander (American); Sing We Now of Christmas (Noel Nouvelet);...
Performers: Ball, Mindy; Bowers, Amy; Dicey, Russell; Ellis, Tony; Frear, Robert; Gamer, Jason; Greene, Fred; Loftus, Lori; McGrath, Kenneth; Perkins, Barry [Trumpet]; Popejoy, Keith; Slack, Robert; Squyres, Dan...
Conductors: Alexander, John

"Alexander and his singers triumphed with purity, focus, refinement, and artistry." -Los Angeles Times...continue...

Christmas Classics / Davis, Rutter, Traulert, et al

1 CD / Halle Records / 2008-11-11

Works: Leroy Anderson: Sleigh Ride; Traditional: Angels from the realms of glory; The first nowell; Carol of the Bells; John Rutter: Nativity Carol; Jay Livingston: Silver Bells; Paul McCartney: Liverpool O...
Performers: Rutter, Claire; Traulert, Eric
Conductors: Davis, Carl
Ensemble: Hallé Orchestra

A brilliant selection of Christmas classics, this CD shows a different side to the Halle and features new studio recordings by renowned producer Andrew Keener....continue...

NOEL! - Voices of Christmas / Alagna, Dessay, Te Kanawa, Hampson, et al

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-11-11

Works: Traditional: Petit Papa Noël; O Tannenbaum; Campana sobre campana; Il est né, le divin enfant; D'où viens-tu, bergère?; The Twelve Days of Christmas; Les anges dans nos camp...
Performers: Alagna, Roberto; André, Maurice [trumpet]; Dessay, Natalie; Hampson, Thomas; Hendricks, Barbara; Petibon, Patricia; Philogene, Ruby; Te Kanawa, Kiri, Dame; Villazón, Rolando
Conductors:
Ensemble: Kings College Choir; Ladies' Quartet; Les Petits Chanteurs De Vienne; The Sixteen

Siita Tuntee Joulun - A Finnish Christmas / Sorsa, Raiskio, Lehto, Heikkilä, et al

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2008-11-01

Works: James Pierpont: Jingle Bells; Anonymous: Santa Lucia; Traditional: Arkihuolesi kaikki heitä; Hei tonttu-ukot hyppikää; John Frederic Coots: Santa Claus Is Coming to Town; Johnny Marks:...
Performers: Lehto, Petri; Miilunpalo, Jussi; Pietiläinen, Pauli; Raiskio, Ulla
Conductors: Heikkilä, Esa;
Ensemble: Lahti Symphony Orchestra; Laulupuu Choir Lahti

With the exception of a few misguided Swedes, we all know that Santa Claus lives in Finland. So what could be more fitting than a...continue...

Our First Nowell

1 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2008-10-15

Works: George Frederick Handel: Joy to the World (theme by Handel); James Pierpont: Jingle Bells; Felix Mendelssohn: Festgesang "Hark! The herald angels sing"; Christmas Traditional: Good King Wenceslas (Pi...

Christmas Favourites / Houston Children's Choir, et al

1 CD / Immergent / 2008-10-14

Works: James Pierpont: Jingle Bells; Traditional: The Holly and the Ivy; Franz Xaver Gruber: Silent Night; Steve Nelson: Frosty the Snowman

12 well loved performances including Silent Night, The Holly and the Ivy, Jingle Bells, Joy to the World, Frosty the Snowman and many more....continue...

Rejoice and Be Merry! / Jessup, Mormon Tabernacle Choir, King's Singers, et al

1 CD / Mormon Tabernacle / 2008-09-30

Works: Christmas Traditional: Sussex Carol ("On Christmas Night"); Carol For The King (French, 15th c.); The First Nowell (English); Deck the Halls (Welsh); El niño querido (The Beloved Child) (Spanish...
Performers: Bradford, Daron; Elliott, Richard [Organ]; Mormon Tabernacle Choir; Square, Bells on Temple
Conductors: Waldron, Thomas

Following the success of their #1 Billboard and Grammy-nominated album Spirit of the Season, the Mormon Tabernacle Choir presents Rejoice and Be Merry!, the next...continue...

Jingle Sax

1 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2007-12-11

Works: George Frederick Handel: Joy to the World (theme by Handel); Benjamin R. Hanby: Up on the Housetop; Christmas Traditional: Angels We Have Heard on High; Deck the Halls (Welsh); A Spiritual Christmas;...
Conductors:
Ensemble: James Farrelly

In the Bleak Mid-Winter

1 CD / Swedish Society Discofil / 2007-11-14

Works: Christmas Traditional: Deck the Halls (Welsh); I Saw Three Ships, carol; Angelus ad virginem (English); Anonymous, Swedish: Bereden väg för Herran (Prepare the Way for the Lord), hymn; Emmy...

Christmas Choral Classics /Crouch End Festival Chorus, et al

1 CD / Silva America / 2007-10-09

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Festgesang "Hark! The herald angels sing"; Eddie Pola: It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year; Hugh Martin: Meet Me in St. Louis; Felix Bernard: Winter Wonderland; Lowell Mason: ...
Conductors: Bateman, Paul
Ensemble: Crouch End Festival Chorus; Prague Philharmonic Orchestra

Christmas Time Is Here

1 CD / Koch International / 2007-10-09

Works: Kevin Norbury: Work(s); Steve Nelson: Frosty the Snowman; Hugh Martin / Ralph Blane: Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas (for the film Meet Me in St. Louis); Erik Leidzen: The Herald Angels, for b...
Performers: Gramercy Brass; Johnson, Rich; Morden, Max
Conductors: Lambert, John Henry; Morden, Max
Ensemble: Faith Bell Ringers

Full performer name: Gramercy Brass/John Henry Lambert.

Gramercy Brass includes: Max Morden (trumpet, cornet, flugelhorn, percussion); John Henry Lambert (trumpet, cornet, flugelhorn); Brad Sir...continue...

Christmas Escapes

1 CD / Koch International / 2007-10-09

Works: Christmas Traditional: Les anges dans nos campagnes (French), carol (AKA Angels We Have Heard On High); Nowell, Nowell, Tidings True, carol ("Nowell, Nowell, Nowell, this is the salutation"); Hayl Ma...
Performers: Aureole; Gramercy Brass; Hesperus; Lamoreaux, Rosa; Lionheart; St. Thomas Men and Boy's Choir Of Men & Boys
Conductors:
Ensemble: Aureole Trio; Hesperus; Lionheart

Traditional Christmas holiday music, mixed between choir and brass versions. Perfect for getting into the traditional holiday spirit....continue...

Christmas Rhapsody - John Bayless

1 CD / Koch International / 2007-10-09

Works: John Francis Wade: Adeste fideles; Traditional: Angels we have heard on high; I'll be home for Christmas; O come, O come Emmanuel; The first nowell; Sweet little Jesus boy; Away in a manger; What chi...
Performers: Bayless, John

"I have often wondered why classical piano virtuosos have never recorded their own arrangements of Christmas carols. John Bayless has filled this void with an...continue...

Christmas Songs from Many Lands

1 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2006-12-05

Works: Christmas Traditional: O come, o come, Emmanuel (Veni, veni, Emmanuel), carol; Still, Still, Still (Stille, stille, stille) (Austrian); Cantemos (Let us sing together) (Peruvian); El Cant dels ocells...

Christmas in the Aire

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2006-12-05

Works: George Frederick Handel: Joy to the World (theme by Handel); Messiah/Hallelujah Chorus; Christmas Traditional: Deck the Halls (Welsh); Jolly Old St. Nicholas (American); The Holly and the Ivy (Englis...
Performers: Ambrosian Singers; Biggs, E. Power; Boston Pops; Elgart, Larry; Elgart, Les; Elgart, Les & Larry; Faith, Percy & His Orchestra; Fox, Virgil [Organ]; Hugo & Luigi Children's Chorus; Kaye, Sammy & His ...
Conductors: ; Kaye, Sammy; Smith, Gregg; Kostelanetz, André; Ormandy, Eugene; Melachrino, George; Liberace, George; Faith, Percy; Fiedler, Arthur
Ensemble: André Kostelanetz Orchestra; Boston Pops Orchestra; George Liberace Orchestra; George Melachrino Orchestra; Mitch Miller & His Orchestra; Mitch Miller & the Sing-Along Gang; New York Brass and...

Holiday Cheer

1 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2006-11-21

Works: George Frederick Handel: Joy to the World (theme by Handel); Richard Storrs Willis: It Came Upon a Midnight Clear; Joe Beal / Jim Boothe: Jingle Bell Rock; Jule Styne: Let It Snow!; Christmas Traditi...

Christmas with the Giannini Brass

1 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2006-11-07

Works: Christmas Traditional: Ding Dong! Merrily on High (French); O come, o come, Emmanuel (Veni, veni, Emmanuel), carol; Bring a Torch, Jeanette, Isabella ("Un flambeau, Jeanette, Isabelle"); Pat-a-Pan (B...

Roberto Alagna - Christmas Album

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2006-10-10

Works: Roberto Alagna: Gentil Pere Noël; John Francis Wade: O Come, All Ye Faithful (Adeste fideles); Christmas Traditional: We Wish You a Merry Christmas (English); Il est né, le divin enfant (Fr...
Performers: Alagna, Roberto; Ballard, Russ; Barclay, John; Barker, Guy; Bryans, Ron; Bryans, Ronald; Burns, Hugh; Cole, B.J.; Davies, Peter; Ellington, Lance; Ferguson, Ross; Gomm, Nigel; Greaves, Connie; Gromme...
Conductors: Smith, Robin
Ensemble: Choir of St. John's Church, Elora; London Oratory Choir; London Symphony Orchestra; New London Children's Choir; Smithills School Junior Choir

French born tenor Roberto Alagna made an immediate impact by the age of 25, when he had his debut as Alfredo in 'La Traviata' -...continue...

Christmas with the University of Texas at Austin Trombone Choir

1 CD / Mark Custom Recording / 2005-11-02

Works: Christmas Traditional: Wassail Song ("Here We Come a-Wassailing"), carol (a.k.a. "Here We Come a-Caroling"); Coventry Carol (2); God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen (English); What Child Is This? (Greensle...
Conductors:
Ensemble: University of Texas at Austin Trombone Choir

The Ultimate Relaxation Christmas Album II

1 CD / Decca / 2005-10-11

Works: Christmas Traditional: Still, Still, Still (Stille, stille, stille) (Austrian); The First Nowell (English); Jesus, Jesus, Rest Your Head (American); The Twelve Days of Christmas; Richard Storrs Willi...
Performers: Atkinson, Lynton; Cleobury, Stephen [Organ/Conductor]; Goss, Stephen; Keenlyside, Simon; King, Robert; Pavarotti, Luciano; Scott, John; Te Kanawa, Kiri, Dame; Tinkler, Mark; Way, Anthony
Conductors: Westenburg, Richard; Mantovani, The Orchestra; Rose, Barry; Rutter, John; Guest, George; Rogers, Eric; Adler, Kurt Herbert;
Ensemble: ; Clare College Choir; English Chamber Orchestra; Eric Rogers Chorale; Musica Sacra (New York); National Philharmonic Orchestra; St. John's College Choir, Cambridge; Trapp Family Singers

Simply Christmas

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2005-10-11

Works: James Pierpont: Jingle Bells; George Frederick Handel: Joy to the World (theme by Handel); Christmas Traditional: What Child Is This? (Greensleeves); Angels We Have Heard on High; Il est né, le ...
Performers: Barber, Terrance; Chavez, Mike; Clark, Mark; Finch, Catrin; Gagan, Jon; Labeque, Katia; Labeque, Marielle [Piano]; LaGoya, Alexandre; Legrand, Michel; Liebert, Ottmar; Lyons, Gary [Engineer/Producer]...
Conductors: Haenchen, Hartmut

Personnel: Terrance L. Barber Jr. (countertenor); Alexandre Lagoya, Ottmar Liebert (guitar); Gary Lyons (slide guitar); Catrin Finch, Ayako Shinozaki (harp); Jean-Pierre Rampal (flute); Mike Middleto...continue...

Christmas Bells are Swingin'! / Boston Brass, et al

1 CD / Summit Records / 2005-09-13

Works: Traditional: Carol of the Bells; God rest ye merry, gentlemen; Lully, lulla, thow littel tyne child "Coventry Carol"; Ding Dong! Merrily on high; Greensleeves; Hugh Martin: Meet Me in St. Louis; Stev...
Conductors: Laverty, John M.
Ensemble: Boston Brass; Syracuse University Wind Ensemble

Boston Brass's first offering of holiday cheer features the signature sound of the group performing holiday selections from around the world....continue...

A Christmas Fantasy

1 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2005-01-11

Works: George Frederick Handel: Joy to the World (theme by Handel); Christmas Traditional: God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen (English); Deck the Halls (Welsh); Pat-a-Pan (Burgundian); Away in a Manger; Bring a ...

A Silver Christmas

1 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2005-01-04

Works: Jule Styne: Let It Snow!; George Frederick Handel: Joy to the World (theme by Handel); Jackson Berkey: Silver Winds in the Night, for flute ensemble, harp (or piano), percussion & double bass; James ...

Many Moods of Christmas

1 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2004-12-14

Works: John Francis Wade: O Come, All Ye Faithful (Adeste fideles); Christmas Traditional: The First Nowell (English); Deck the Halls (Welsh); Coventry Carol (2); God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen (English); Je...

Family Carols / Willcocks, Bach Choir, et al

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2004-10-05

Works: John Francis Wade: O Come, All Ye Faithful (Adeste fideles); Christmas Traditional: Sussex Carol ("On Christmas Night"); The First Nowell (English); A Maiden Most Gentle (French); The Gloucester Wass...
Performers: Bates, Nigel; Corkhill, David [Conductor]; Scott, John
Conductors: Willcocks, David
Ensemble: Fanfare Trumpeters; Graham Ashton Brass Ensemble

The Bach Choir's Family Carols is a fairly standard choral Christmas album. There are no twists and turns in the arrangements, and the carols are all quite familiar. That's not a bad thing, however, i...continue...