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 The Voice Of Christmas - Carreras, Ludwig, Von Otter, Et Al
Release Date: 10/15/2002 
Label:  Decca   Catalog #: 472569   Spars Code: n/a 
Composer:  Lowell Mason,  Pietro Yon,  John Francis Wade,  Traditional,  Giovanni Bassano, 
Felix Mendelssohn,  Adolphe-Charles Adam,  César Franck,  Johann Sebastian Bach, 
Richard Storrs Willis,  Henry John Gauntlett,  George Frideric Handel,  Ariel Ramirez, 
Franz Xaver Gruber,  Henry Walford Davies,  Charles Gounod,  Irving Berlin, 
Ralph Vaughan Williams,  Peter Cornelius
Performer:  Dame Joan Sutherland,  Luciano Pavarotti,  Anne Sofie von Otter,  Ulf Forsberg,  Markus Leoson, 
Leontyne Price,  Anthony Way,  Dame Kiri Te Kanawa,  Ariel Ramirez, 
José Carreras,  Fritz Wunderlich,  Christa Ludwig,  Gundula Janowitz, 
Franz Crass,  Hervey Alan
Conductor:  Richard Bonynge,  Kurt Herbert Adler,  John Eliot Gardiner,  Herbert von Karajan,  Sir David Willcocks, 
John Scott,  Richard Westenburg,  Carl Davis,  Barry Rose, 
Helmut Winschermann,  Sir Colin Davis,  Miguel Sanchez,  Karl Richter, 
George Guest,  Uwe Christian Harrer
Orchestra/Ensemble:  New Philharmonia Orchestra,  National Philharmonic Orchestra,  London Voices,  Monteverdi Choir, 
Philip Jones Brass Ensemble,  Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra,  Vienna Children's Chorus, 
Vienna Friends of Music Society Chorus,  Cambridge King's College Choir,  St. Paul's Cathedral Choir, 
Musica Sacra,  Philharmonia Orchestra,  English Chamber Orchestra, 
German Bach Soloists,  Westfälische Kantorei,  Bach Choir, 
London Symphony Orchestra,  London Symphony Chorus,  Bilbao Choral Society, 
Laredo Choral Salvé,  Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra,  Bavarian Radio Chorus, 
Munich Bach Orchestra,  Munich Bach Choir,  Cambridge St. John's College Choir, 
New Philharmonic Orchestra,  Ambrosian Singers,  Vienna Boys' Choir, 
Canadian Brass,  Elmer Iseler Singers

Number of Discs: 2 
Recorded in: Stereo 
Length: 2 Hours 3 Mins. 

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1.  Joy to the World by Lowell Mason
Performer:  Dame Joan Sutherland (Soprano)
Conductor:  Richard Bonynge
Orchestra/Ensemble:  New Philharmonia Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 19th Century; USA 
 		Length: 1 Minutes 53 Secs. 
Language: English 
2.  Gesu Bambino by Pietro Yon
Performer:  Luciano Pavarotti (Tenor)
Conductor:  Kurt Herbert Adler
Orchestra/Ensemble:  National Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: 20th Century 
Written: 1917; USA 
 		Length: 4 Minutes 28 Secs. 
Language: Italian 
3.  Adeste fideles "O come, all ye faithful" by John Francis Wade
Performer:  Luciano Pavarotti (Tenor)
Conductor:  Kurt Herbert Adler
Orchestra/Ensemble:  London Voices,  National Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Classical 
Written: by 1782; England 
 		Length: 3 Minutes 33 Secs. 
Language: English 
4.  Il est né, le divin enfant by Traditional
Performer:  Anne Sofie von Otter (Mezzo Soprano), Ulf Forsberg (Violin), Markus Leoson (Marimba)
Period: Renaissance 
Written: 15th Century; France 
 		Length: 1 Minutes 24 Secs. 
Language: French 
5.  Hodie Christus natus est by Giovanni Bassano
Conductor:  John Eliot Gardiner
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Monteverdi Choir,  Philip Jones Brass Ensemble
Period: Renaissance 
Written: by 1591; Venice, Italy 
 		Length: 2 Minutes 29 Secs. 
Language: Latin 
6.  Festgesang "Hark! The herald angels sing" by Felix Mendelssohn
Performer:  Leontyne Price (Soprano)
Conductor:  Herbert von Karajan
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra,  Vienna Children's Chorus,  Vienna Friends of Music Society Chorus
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1840; Germany 
 		Length: 2 Minutes 32 Secs. 
Language: English 
7.  While shepherds watched their flocks by night by Traditional
Conductor:  Sir David Willcocks
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Cambridge King's College Choir
Period: Renaissance 
Written: by 1592; England 
 		Length: 3 Minutes 6 Secs. 
Language: English 
8.  Minuit, Chrétiens "O holy night" by Adolphe-Charles Adam
Performer:  Luciano Pavarotti (Tenor)
Conductor:  Kurt Herbert Adler
Orchestra/Ensemble:  National Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: France 
 		Length: 4 Minutes 13 Secs. 
Language: English 
9.  Lully, lulla, thow littel tyne child "Coventry Carol" by Traditional
Conductor:  Sir David Willcocks
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Cambridge King's College Choir
Period: Renaissance 
Written: 16th Century; England 
 		Length: 2 Minutes 15 Secs. 
Language: English 
10.  The Holly and the Ivy by Traditional
Performer:  Anthony Way (Treble)
Conductor:  John Scott
Orchestra/Ensemble:  St. Paul's Cathedral Choir
Written: England 
 		Length: 3 Minutes 32 Secs. 
Language: English 
11.  Joseph, lieber Joseph mein by Traditional
Conductor:  Richard Westenburg
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Musica Sacra
Written: Germany 
 		Length: 1 Minutes 31 Secs. 
Language: English 
12.  Angels from the realms of glory by Traditional
Performer:  Dame Kiri Te Kanawa (Soprano)
Conductor:  Carl Davis
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Philharmonia Orchestra,  London Voices
Written: France 
 		Length: 3 Minutes 32 Secs. 
Language: English 
13.  Panis angelicus by César Franck
Performer:  Dame Kiri Te Kanawa (Soprano)
Conductor:  Barry Rose
Orchestra/Ensemble:  English Chamber Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1872; France 
 		Length: 3 Minutes 38 Secs. 
Language: Latin 
14.  In dulci jubilo, BWV 368 by Johann Sebastian Bach
Conductor:  Helmut Winschermann
Orchestra/Ensemble:  German Bach Soloists,  Westfälische Kantorei
Period: Baroque 
Written: Germany 
 		Length: 2 Minutes 15 Secs. 
Language: Latin 
15.  It came upon the midnight clear by Richard Storrs Willis
Performer:  Leontyne Price (Soprano)
Conductor:  Herbert von Karajan
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra,  Vienna Children's Chorus,  Vienna Friends of Music Society Chorus
Period: Romantic 
 		Length: 1 Minutes 49 Secs. 
Language: English 
16.  The first nowell by Traditional
Conductor:  Richard Westenburg
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Musica Sacra
Written: England 
 		Length: 4 Minutes 0 Secs. 
Language: English 
17.  Once in Royal David's City by Henry John Gauntlett
Conductor:  Sir David Willcocks
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Bach Choir,  Philip Jones Brass Ensemble
Period: Romantic 
Written: 19th Century; England 
 		Length: 4 Minutes 58 Secs. 
Language: English 
18.  Messiah, HWV 56: There were shepherds abiding in the field by George Frideric Handel
Conductor:  Sir Colin Davis
Orchestra/Ensemble:  London Symphony Orchestra,  London Symphony Chorus
Period: Baroque 
Written: 1742; London, England 
 		Length: 6 Minutes 22 Secs. 
Language: English 
Notes: This selection shares track and timing with the "Pastoral Symphony" and "Glory to God" from Handel's "Messiah". 
19.  Navidad nuestra: El Nacimiento by Ariel Ramirez
Performer:  Ariel Ramirez (Piano), José Carreras (Tenor)
Conductor:  Miguel Sanchez
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Bilbao Choral Society,  Laredo Choral Salvé
Period: 20th Century 
Written: 1964; Argentina 
 		Length: 3 Minutes 59 Secs. 
Language: Spanish 
20.  Carol of the Bells by Traditional
Conductor:  Richard Westenburg
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Musica Sacra
Written: Ukraine 
 		Length: 1 Minutes 19 Secs. 
21.  Messiah, HWV 56: Lift up your heads, o ye gates by George Frideric Handel
Conductor:  Sir Colin Davis
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra,  Bavarian Radio Chorus
Period: Baroque 
Written: 1742; London, England 
 		Length: 3 Minutes 1 Secs. 
Language: English 
22.  Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248: Cantata no 1, Jauchzet, frohlocket, auf, preiset die Tage by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer:  Fritz Wunderlich (Tenor), Christa Ludwig (Alto), Gundula Janowitz (Soprano),
Franz Crass (Bass)
Conductor:  Karl Richter
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Munich Bach Orchestra,  Munich Bach Choir
Period: Baroque 
Written: 1734-1735; Leipzig, Germany 
 		Length: 8 Minutes 19 Secs. 
Language: German 
Notes: Arranged: Mozart 
23.  Silent Night by Franz Xaver Gruber
Conductor:  George Guest
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Cambridge St. John's College Choir
Period: Classical 
Written: 1818; Austria 
 		Length: 3 Minutes 21 Secs. 
Language: English 
24.  Away in a manger by Traditional
Conductor:  Sir David Willcocks
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Cambridge King's College Choir
Written: Normandy, France 
 		Length: 2 Minutes 21 Secs. 
Language: English 
25.  O little town of Bethlehem by Henry Walford Davies
Conductor:  Sir David Willcocks
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Cambridge King's College Choir
Period: 20th Century 
Written: England 
 		Length: 3 Minutes 2 Secs. 
Language: English 
26.  What child is this? by Traditional
Performer:  Dame Joan Sutherland (Soprano)
Conductor:  Richard Bonynge
Orchestra/Ensemble:  New Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Renaissance 
Written: 16th Century; England 
 		Length: 3 Minutes 24 Secs. 
Language: English 
27.  I saw three ships by Traditional
Conductor:  Sir David Willcocks
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Cambridge King's College Choir
Written: England 
 		Length: 2 Minutes 1 Secs. 
Language: English 
28.  God rest ye merry, gentlemen by Traditional
Performer:  Leontyne Price (Soprano)
Conductor:  Herbert von Karajan
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra,  Vienna Children's Chorus,  Vienna Friends of Music Society Chorus
Written: England 
 		Length: 2 Minutes 27 Secs. 
Language: English 
29.  Good King Wenceslas by Traditional
Performer:  Dame Joan Sutherland (Soprano)
Conductor:  Richard Bonynge
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Ambrosian Singers,  New Philharmonic Orchestra
Written: England 
 		Length: 2 Minutes 59 Secs. 
Language: English 
30.  Ave Maria by Charles Gounod
Performer:  Leontyne Price (Soprano)
Conductor:  Herbert von Karajan
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1859; France 
 		Length: 2 Minutes 37 Secs. 
Language: Latin 
Notes: This work is based on J.S. Bach's Prelude no 1 in C from 'The Well-Tempered Clavier.' 
31.  Sweet little Jesus boy by Traditional
Performer:  Leontyne Price (Soprano)
Conductor:  Herbert von Karajan
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Written: USA 
 		Length: 3 Minutes 3 Secs. 
Language: English 
32.  Holiday Inn: White Christmas by Irving Berlin
Performer:  Dame Kiri Te Kanawa (Soprano)
Conductor:  Carl Davis
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Philharmonia Orchestra,  London Voices
Period: 20th Century 
Written: 1942; USA 
 		Length: 3 Minutes 51 Secs. 
Language: English 
33.  O Tannenbaum by Traditional
Conductor:  Uwe Christian Harrer
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Vienna Boys' Choir
Written: Westphalia, Germany 
 		Length: 1 Minutes 34 Secs. 
Language: German 
34.  We wish you a merry Christmas by Traditional
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Canadian Brass,  Elmer Iseler Singers
Written: England 
 		Length: 1 Minutes 44 Secs. 
Language: English 
35.  Fantasia on Christmas Carols by Ralph Vaughan Williams
Performer:  Hervey Alan (Bass)
Conductor:  Sir David Willcocks
Orchestra/Ensemble:  London Symphony Orchestra,  Cambridge King's College Choir
Period: 20th Century 
Written: 1912; England 
 		Length: 11 Minutes 35 Secs. 
Language: English 
36.  Messiah, HWV 56: Glory to God in the highest by George Frideric Handel
Conductor:  Sir Colin Davis
Orchestra/Ensemble:  London Symphony Orchestra,  London Symphony Chorus
Period: Baroque 
Written: 1742; London, England 
Notes: This selection shares track and timing with the "Pastoral Symphony" and
"There were shepherds abiding in the field" from Handel's "Messiah". 
37.  Messiah, HWV 56: Pastoral Symphony "Pifa" by George Frideric Handel
Conductor:  Sir Colin Davis
Orchestra/Ensemble:  London Symphony Orchestra
Period: Baroque 
Written: 1742; London, England 
Notes: This selection shares track and timing with "There were shepherds abiding in the field" and "Glory to God" from Handel's "Messiah". 
38.  Weihnachtslieder (6), Op. 8: no 3, Die Könige by Peter Cornelius
Conductor:  Sir David Willcocks
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Cambridge King's College Choir
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1856/1870; Weimar, Germany 
 		Length: 2 Minutes 44 Secs. 
Language: English 
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