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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...

The Very Best of Christmas

2 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2007-09-25

Works: Lowell Mason: Joy to the World; Felix Mendelssohn: Festgesang "Hark! The herald angels sing"; George Frederick Handel: Messiah, HWV 56; Marc-Antoine Charpentier: Messe de minuit pour Noël, H9; F...
Performers: Andjaparidze, Eteri; Bloss, Michael; Bungard, Jonathan; Davidson, Angus; Evanson, John; Houssart, Robert; Johnston, Raymond; Kertesi, Ingrid; Langridge, Philip; Lewis, J. Reilly; Mukk, József;...
Conductors: Hunt, Donald; ; Mallon, Kevin; Edison, Noel; Scribner, Norman; Rossiter, Grace; Sackett, Andrew; Robinson, Christopher; Gunzenhauser, Stephen; Oberfrank, Géza; Krcek, Jaroslav; Schuldt-Jensen,...
Ensemble: Aradia Baroque Ensemble; Capella Istropolitana; Elora Festival Singers; Failoni Chamber Orchestra; Finchley Children's Music Group; Hungarian Radio Chamber Choir; Leipzig Chamber Orchestra; Moscow Sy...

"Naxos' double-disc compilation, The Very Best of Christmas, presents an agreeable and balanced assortment of holiday favorites, with vocal and choral numbers assigned to the...continue...

The Sixteen Edition - Traditional Christmas Carol Collection

1 CD / Coro / 2006-11-14

Works: Traditional: The first nowell; On Christmas Night "Sussex Carol"; While shepherds watched their flocks by night; I saw three ships; Angels from the realms of glory; Rocking; In dulci jubilo; Ding Don...
Conductors: Christophers, Harry
Ensemble: The Sixteen

Here's the definitive album of household favorite carols, beautifully and expertly sung. This collection of well-loved traditional Christmas carols is perfect for creating a warm...continue...

Songs of Angels - Christmas Hymns and Carols / Robert Shaw

1 CD / Telarc / 2006-08-29

Works: Traditional: God rest ye merry, gentlemen; Angels we have heard on high; How Unto Bethlehem?; Boar's Head Carol; O Tannenbaum; Masters in this hall; Tomorrow shall be my dancing day; Good Christian m...
Performers: Baughman, Wayne; Burrichter, Ronald; Carter, Donna; Cock, Christopher; Ledbetter, Victor; Murray, Katherine; Stalter, Tim; Timmerman, Frank
Conductors: Shaw, Robert
Ensemble: Robert Shaw Chamber Singers

All of these carols are heard in delightful arrangements by Alic Parker and Robert Shaw. The arrangements date from the early 1950s and the popular...continue...

Sing, Choirs of Angels / Burgomaster, Christ Church Choir

1 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2004-08-03

Works: Traditional: On Christmas Night "Sussex Carol"; Good King Wenceslas; Lullay my liking; Sans Day Carol; In dulci jubilo; Tomorrow shall be my dancing day; Hodie Christus natus est; The Holly and the I...
Performers: Diaz, James
Conductors: Burgomaster, Frederick
Ensemble: Christ Church Cathedral Choir Indianapolis

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...

Simply Christmas

2 CD / Decca / 2003-10-14

Works: John Francis Wade: Adeste fideles; Franz Xaver Gruber: Silent Night; Franz Schubert: Ellens Gesang III, D 839/Op. 52 no 6 "Ave Maria"; Henry John Gauntlett: Once in Royal David City; Lowell Mason: Jo...
Performers: Barter, Robin; Blades, James; Briggs, David [Organ]; Cleobury, Stephen; Corkhill, David; Domingo, Placido; Finucane, Tom; Haynes, Simon; Hughes, Christopher; Keenlyside, Simon; Kendall, William; Lamb...
Conductors: Adler, Kurt Herbert; Willcocks, David, Sir; Karajan, Herbert von; Cleobury, Stephen; Bonynge, Richard; Guest, George; Guadagno, Anton; Münchinger, Karl; Solti, Sir Georg; Rudel, Julius; Davis, C...
Ensemble: Ambrosian Singers; Bach Choir; Chicago Symphony Chorus; Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Clare College Choir; English Chamber Orchestra; Finchley Children's Music Group members; Goldsborough Orchestra; Ki...

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

A Feast of Christmas Carols / Lancelot, Nicholas, et al

4 CD / Priory / 2002-12-01

Works: Christopher Steel: People, look east; Benjamin Britten: Hymn to the Virgin; Johann Sebastian Bach: Vom Himmel hoch, da komm' ich her, BWV 700; In dulci jubilo; Traditional: Nowell; God rest ye merry,...
Performers: Layton, Stephen; Taylor, Neil; Whiteley, John Scott; Wright, Keith
Conductors: Lancelot, James; Moore, Philip; Nicholas, Michael [Cond.]; Wright, Peter
Ensemble: Durham Cathedral Choir; Norwich Cathedral Choir; Southwark Cathedral Choir; York Minster Choir

The Most Fabulous Classical Christmas Album Ever!

1 CD / RCA Records / 2000-09-26

Works: Traditional: The Angel Choir and the Trumpeter; Carol of the Bells; Fantasia on "I saw three ships"; Good King Wenceslas; O Tannenbaum; The Holly and the Ivy; We wish you a merry Christmas; What chil...
Performers: Arnold, Robert; Conant, Robert; Domingo, Placido; Ellis, Osian; Franchi, Sergio; Galway, James; Grady, John; Krips, Alfred; Lanza, Mario; Mitchell, Emily; Price, Leontyne; Valente, Benita
Conductors: ; Froschauer, Helmuth; Fiedler, Arthur; Gold, Marty; Galway, James; Gould, Morton; Callinicos, Constantin; Ormandy, Eugene; Korn, Michael; Harrer, Uwe Christian; Gillesberger, Hans
Ensemble: ; Alexander (New Age); Arthur Fiedler Chorus; Arthur Fiedler Orchestra; Boston Pops; Canadian Brass; Concerto Soloists of Philadelphia; Henri Rene & His Orchestra; Philadelphia Orchestra; Philadelphi...

This selection contains both AAD and DDD recordings.

Christmastime is a season made for familiar traditions: food, decorations, and music. This collection of seasonal favorites is an anthology ...continue...

Silent Night - 25 Carols of Peace and Tranquility

1 CD / Decca / 1999-10-19

Works: Franz Xaver Gruber: Silent Night; Harold Edwin Darke: In the bleak mid-winter; Traditional: Child in the Manger; Cradle Song; Born on earth the Divine Christ child; Suo Gan; In dulci jubilo; The infa...
Performers: Atkinson, Lynton; Bowen, John; Briggs, David; Briggs, David [Organ]; Choir of St. John's Church, Elora; Clare College Choir & Orchestra, Cambridge; Cleobury, Stephen; Haynes, Simon; Hitch, Mary; Hugh...
Conductors: Cleobury, Stephen; Rutter, John; Guest, George; Willcocks, David; Willcocks, David, Sir; Hill, David
Ensemble: ; Clare College Choir; Clare College Orchestra; King's College Choir, Cambridge; St. John's College Choir, Cambridge; Winchester Cathedral Choir

"Silent Night" is a collection of 25 peaceful and tranquil Christmas Carols. This is the perfect music to be played after a holiday dinner or...continue...
Silent Night: 25 Carols of Peace & Tranquility delivers just what the title promises: a relaxing collection of traditional holiday songs like "Away in a Manger," "Rocking," and "In Dulci Jubilo," perf...continue...

Gabriel's Message - One Thousand Years of Carols

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1999-10-01

Works: Henry John Gauntlett: Once in Royal David City; Harold Edwin Darke: In the bleak mid-winter; Traditional: In dulci jubilo; Lully, lulla, thow littel tyne child "Coventry Carol"; Good King Wenceslas; ...
Performers: Stringer, Robert
Conductors: Hunt, Donald; Sackett, Andrew; Edison, Noel

Drawn from a wonderful catalog of choral music for Christmas comes this new compilation from Naxos that features some beautiful and intimate singing! This album...continue...

O Holy Night - Christmas Favorites / Galway, Stoltzman, etc

1 CD / RCA Records / 1997-09-23

Works: James Pierpont: Jingle Bells; Traditional: The Holly and the Ivy; Deck the hall; A child is born in Bethlehem; What child is this?; David Overton: Fantasia on "I saw three ships"; Louis-Claude Daquin...
Performers: Birch, John; Douglas, Bill; Galway, James; Grady, John; Hirt, Al; Mitchell, Emily; Petri, Michala; Stoltzman, Richard; Wall, Jeremy
Conductors: ; Galway, James; Neary, Martin; Fiedler, Arthur
Ensemble: Boston Pops; Canadian Brass; Guildhall String Ensemble; National Philharmonic Orchestra; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

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

Freedom, Merriment & Joy / Boston Gay Men's Chorus

1 CD / Afka / 1996-09-01

Works: Ross Bagdasarian: Chipmunk Song; Richard Rodgers: The Sound of Music; Johnny Marks: The Most Wonderful Day of the Year; Jule Styne: Christmas Waltz; Irving Berlin: Holiday Inn; Dean X. Johnson: Welco...
Conductors: Barney, Robert
Ensemble: Boston Gay Men's Chorus; Boston Gay Men's Chorus Orchestra

Noël- Christmas at King's / Willcocks, King's College Choir

2 CD / Decca / 1995-10-17

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Festgesang "Hark! The herald angels sing"; Traditional: The first nowell; While shepherds watched their flocks by night; I saw three ships; Ding Dong! Merrily on high; King Jesus h...
Performers: Alan, Hervey
Conductors: Willcocks, David, Sir
Ensemble: King's College Choir, Cambridge; London Symphony Orchestra

A Christmas Celebration / Kay, Huddersfield Society, et al

1 CD / Chandos Records / 1995-10-10

Works: Traditional: Ding Dong! Merrily on high; Deck the hall; O Tannenbaum; Lully, lulla, thow littel tyne child "Coventry Carol"; Kumbaya; Joys Seven; The Holly and the Ivy; Tomorrow shall be my dancing d...
Performers: Lindley, Simon; McCann, Phillip
Conductors: Kay, Brian; McCann, Phillip
Ensemble: Huddersfield Choral Society; Sellers Engineering Band

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

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...