101 Christmas Songs

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1Deck the Halls
producer:
Lee Gillette
lead vocals:
Nat King Cole (in 1960)
conductor:
Ralph Carmichael (in 1960)
arranger:
Edith Bergdahl and Nat King Cole
recording of:
Deck the Halls
lyricist:
Thomas Oliphant
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
is based on:
Nos Galan (Talhaiarn, “Goreu pleser ar Nos Galan”)
Nat King Cole1:07
2God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
lead vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer)
conductor:
Ralph Carmichael
arranger:
Ralph Carmichael
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint)
cover recording of:
God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen (traditional, no arrangement credits here)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 394)
Ella Fitzgerald1:26
3I Wish You a Merry Christmas
vocals:
Bing Crosby (on 1962-10-05)
orchestra:
Bob Thompson and his Orchestra (on 1962-10-05)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, LLC (not for release label use! fka Capitol Records, Inc. until 2007)
recorded at:
Radio Recorders Studios (Santa Monica Blvd. location since 1949) in West Hollywood, California, United States (on 1962-10-05)
cover recording of:
We Wish You a Merry Christmas (on 1962-10-05)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 230)
Bing Crosby1:53
4Away in a Manger
lead vocals:
Vera Lynn
recording of:
Away in a Manger (aka “Cradle Song” composed by William J. Kirkpatrick)
additional lyricist:
Charles Hutchinson Gabriel (in 1892)
lyricist:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist)
composer:
William James Kirkpatrick (hymn-writer) (in 1895)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 25304)
is based on:
Sweet Afton (set to music by Jonathan E. Spilman, 1837)
Vera Lynn2:44
5Little Donkey
lead vocals:
Gracie Fields
recording of:
Little Donkey
lyricist and composer:
Eric Boswell
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd.
Gracie Fields3:32
6While Shepherds Watched
vocals:
The King’s Singers
recording of:
While Shepherds Watched (desc. Willcocks)
lyricist:
Nahum Tate
arranger:
Sir David Willcocks (UK composer, organist, choral conductor)
arrangement of:
While Shepherds Watched their Flocks by Night (Winchester old version)
The King’s Singers2:20
7Once in Royal David’s City
choir vocals:
Huddersfield Choral Society
recording of:
Once in Royal David’s City
lyricist:
Cecil Frances Alexander (in 1848)
composer:
Henry John Gauntlett (in 1849)
part of:
The New English Hymnal (hymn book) (number: 34)
The Huddersfield Choral Society3:47
8O’ Come All Ye Faithful
choir vocals:
Huddersfield Choral Society
recording of:
O Come, All Ye Faithful (English version of Latin “Adeste fideles”)
lyricist and composer:
John Francis Wade (from 1740 until 1743)
translator:
Frederick Oakeley (in 1841)
arrangement of:
O Come, All Ye Faithful
translated version of:
Adeste fideles (original latin version)
The Huddersfield Choral Society3:22
9O’ Little Town of Bethlehem
producer:
Christopher Bishop (conductor/producer)
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
performer:
Philip Ledger
recording of:
O Little Town of Bethlehem (traditional carol with the tune “Forest Green”, as sung in the UK and the Episcopal Church in the U.S.)
lyricist:
Phillips Brooks (in 1868)
additional composer:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer) (in 1906)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer)
publisher:
Oxford University Press (in 1906)
part of:
The New English Hymnal (hymn book) (number: 32)
is based on:
The Ploughboy's Dream
version of:
O Little Town of Bethlehem (traditional carol with the tune “St. Louis”, as commonly sung in the U.S.)
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge with Sir Philip Ledger3:28
10It Came Upon the Midnight Clear
organ:
John Wells (concert organist and composer)
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
conductor:
Sir David Willcocks (UK composer, organist, choral conductor)
recorded at:
King’s College Chapel in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
It Came Upon the Midnight Clear (“Noel” version, descant Willcocks) (on 1969-07-29)
lyricist:
Edmund Sears (in 1849)
composer:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
additional arranger:
Sir David Willcocks (UK composer, organist, choral conductor)
arranger:
Arthur Sullivan (Sir Arthur Sullivan, composer)
arrangement of:
It Came Upon the Midnight Clear (“Noel” version)
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge3:29
11Good King Wenceslas
choir vocals:
Huddersfield Choral Society
performer:
David Bell (organist), Owain Arwel Hughes and Brian Kay
recording of:
Good King Wenceslas
lyricist:
John Mason Neale (in 1853)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist) (from 1201 until 1301)
arranger:
Thomas Helmore (in 1853)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 24754)
is based on:
Tempus adest floridum
The Huddersfield Choral Society with Owain Arwel Hughes, David Bell & Brian Kay2:25
12Ding Dong Merrily on High
organ:
John Wells (concert organist and composer)
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
conductor:
Sir David Willcocks (UK composer, organist, choral conductor)
recording of:
Ding Dong! Merrily on High (arr. Willcocks)
lyricist:
George Ratcliffe Woodward
additional composer:
Charles Wood (Irish composer)
composer:
Thoinot Arbeau (Artist name of Jehan Tabourot (“Orchesographie”))
arranger:
Sir David Willcocks (UK composer, organist, choral conductor)
arrangement of:
Ding Dong! Merrily on High
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge with Sir David Willcocks2:19
13I Saw Three Ships
producer:
Christopher Bishop (conductor/producer)
choir vocals:
The Bach Choir
performer:
Sir David Willcocks (UK composer, organist, choral conductor)
recording of:
I Saw Three Ships
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 700)
The Bach Choir, Sir David Willcocks1:39
14In dulci jubilo
choir vocals:
Choir of Clare College, Cambridge
orchestra:
Orchestra of Clare College, Cambridge
recording of:
In dulci iubilo (original traditional version in macaronic alteration of medieval German and Latin, use also for unspecified versions)
lyricist:
Heinrich Seuse (in 1328)
composer:
traditional ([anonymous], special purpose artist)
Choir of Clare College, Cambridge2:44
15A Child Is Born in Bethlehem
organ:
John Wells (concert organist and composer)
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
conductor:
Sir David Willcocks (UK composer, organist, choral conductor)
arranger:
Sir David Willcocks (UK composer, organist, choral conductor)
recording of:
A Child Is Born in Bethlehem
lyricist:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) and George Ratcliffe Woodward
composer:
Samuel Scheidt (composer)
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge with Sir David Willcocks2:29
16The Holly and the Ivy
organ:
Ian Hare (organist) (in 1971)
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge (in 1971)
conductor:
Sir David Willcocks (UK composer, organist, choral conductor) (in 1971)
recording of:
The Holly and the Ivy (arr. Davies) (in 1971)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Sir Henry Walford Davies
arrangement of:
The Holly and the Ivy
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge with Sir David Willcocks3:09
17Gabriel’s Message
producer:
Christopher Bishop (conductor/producer)
choir vocals:
The Bach Choir
conductor:
Sir David Willcocks (UK composer, organist, choral conductor)
recording of:
The Angel Gabriel
written in:
País Vasco (Basque Country), Spain
lyricist:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
composer:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist) and [traditional] (special purpose artist)
translator:
Sabine Baring‐Gould (in 1895)
translated version of:
Birjina gaztetto bat zegoen
The Bach Choir with Sir David Willcocks2:42
18The First Noel
choir vocals:
Huddersfield Choral Society
recording of:
The First Noël
publisher:
William B. Sandys (in 1823, in 1833)
additional lyricist:
Davies Gilbert (in 1823)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
additional arranger:
Sir John Stainer (in 1871)
arranger:
Davies Gilbert (in 1823)
part of:
The New English Hymnal (hymn book) (number: 36)
version of:
The First Nowell
part of:
Meet Me in St. Louis (1944 film)
The Huddersfield Choral Society3:44
19Gaudete
performer:
Steeleye Span
recording of:
Gaudete
composer:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
Steeleye Span4.52:23
20We Three Kings of Orient Are
producer:
Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co‐founder)
lead vocals:
Mike Love (Beach Boys) (from 1964-06-18 until 1964-06-29) and Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co‐founder) (from 1964-06-18 until 1964-06-29)
conductor:
Benjamin Barrett (from 1964-06-18 until 1964-06-29)
performer:
The Beach Boys (American rock band) (from 1964-06-18 until 1964-06-29)
arranger:
Dick Reynolds (musician, songwriter, and trombonist best known as arranger for the Four Freshmen)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 1964)
recorded at:
Capitol Studios (Hollywood, CA, founded 1956) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1964-06-18) and Western Recorders (@ 6000 Sunset Blvd., part of United Western Recorders studio complex 1957–1985) in Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1964-06-29)
cover recording of:
We Three Kings (from 1964-06-18 until 1964-06-29)
lyricist and composer:
John Henry Hopkins, Jr. (composer, “We Three Kings”)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 24751)
The Beach Boys34:03
21Silent Night
producer:
Lee Gillette
lead vocals:
Nat King Cole
conductor:
Ralph Carmichael
recording of:
Silent Night (Christmas carol, English translation)
lyricist:
Josef Mohr (in 1816)
composer:
Franz Xaver Gruber (in 1818)
translator:
John Freeman Young (in 1859)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 27088)
translated version of:
Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht
Nat King Cole2:08
22In the Bleak Midwinter
producer:
Ralph McTell
performer:
Bert Jansch
cover recording of:
In the Bleak Midwinter (Gustav Holst version)
lyricist:
Christina Rossetti
composer:
Gustav Holst (composer) (in 1906)
part of:
The New English Hymnal (hymn book) (number: 28)
is based on:
Cranham (hymn tune)
version of:
In the Bleak Midwinter (poem)
part of:
3 Hymns for the English Hymnal
Bert Jansch2:21
23Joy to the World
performer:
Dobie Gray
recording of:
Joy to the World (Christmas carol)
lyricist:
Isaac Watts (hymn writer)
additional composer:
Lowell Mason (in 1839)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer)
Dobie Gray1:53
24Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
producer:
Lee Gillette
vocals:
Nat King Cole (in 1960)
conductor:
Ralph Carmichael (in 1960)
arranger:
Edith Bergdahl and Nat King Cole
recording of:
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing (Christmas carol)
additional lyricist:
George Whitefield (in 1753)
lyricist:
Charles Wesley (hymn writer) (in 1739)
additional composer:
William H. Cummings (in 1855)
composer:
Felix Mendelssohn (composer) (in 1840)
part of:
The New English Hymnal (hymn book) (number: 26)
Nat King Cole1:47
25Auld Lang Syne
performer:
The Party Poppers
recording of:
Auld Lang Syne (original Scots version, lyrics by Robert Burns)
lyricist:
Robert Burns (18th century Scottish poet/lyricist) (in 1788)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
publisher:
Songs of Universal, Inc. (BMI)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 6294)
The Party Poppers1:21

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compiler:Ashley Abram
ASIN:UK: B000WD66G2 [info]