Christmas Carols from St Paul’s Cathedral (Energizer)

~ Release by The Choir of St Paul’s Cathedral (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Annotation

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Annotation last modified on 2015-08-25 07:52 UTC.

Tracklist

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1Once in Royal David’s City
choir vocals:
St Paul’s Cathedral Choir (London)
recording of:
Once in Royal David’s City (arr. Willcocks)
lyricist:
Cecil Frances Alexander (in 1848)
composer:
Henry John Gauntlett (in 1849)
arranger:
Sir David Willcocks
publisher:
Oxford University Press
arrangement of:
Once in Royal David’s City
4:13
2See Amid the Winter’s Snow
choir vocals:
St Paul’s Cathedral Choir (London)
recording of:
See amid the winter’s snow (arr. Willcocks)
arranger:
Sir David Willcocks
arrangement of:
See Amid the Winter’s Snow (carol)
4:39
3Away in a Manger
choir vocals:
St Paul’s Cathedral Choir (London)
recording of:
Away in a Manger (arr. Willcocks)
lyricist:
[anonymous] (Special Purpose Artist)
composer:
William James Kirkpatrick (in 1895)
arranger:
Sir David Willcocks
arrangement of:
Away in a Manger (aka “Cradle Song” composed by William J. Kirkpatrick)
2:36
4Unto Us Is Born a Son
choir vocals:
St Paul’s Cathedral Choir (London)
recording of:
Unto Us is born a Son (arr. Willcocks)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Sir David Willcocks
translator:
George Ratcliffe Woodward
arrangement of:
Unto Us is born a Son (carol)
2:21
5Christians Awake
choir vocals:
St Paul’s Cathedral Choir (London)
recording of:
Yorkshire - Christians Awake, Salute the Happy Morn
lyricist:
John Byrom (Poet)
composer:
John Wainwright (composer / organist)
3:50
6The Coventry Carol
choir vocals:
St Paul’s Cathedral Choir (London)
recording of:
Coventry Carol (Martin Shaw arrangement)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Martin Shaw (British composer)
arrangement of:
Coventry Carol
3:25
7I Saw Three Ships
choir vocals:
St Paul’s Cathedral Choir (London)
recording of:
I Saw Three Ships (arr. Willcocks)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Sir David Willcocks
arrangement of:
I Saw Three Ships
2:04
8It Came Upon a Midnight Clear
choir vocals:
St Paul’s Cathedral Choir (London)
recording of:
It Came Upon the Midnight Clear (“Noel” version)
lyricist:
Edmund Sears (in 1849)
composer:
[anonymous] (Special Purpose Artist)
arranger:
Arthur Sullivan (composer)
part of:
The Hymnal 1982 (Episcopal hymnal) (number: 90)
is based on:
It Came Upon the Midnight Clear (poem)
is based on:
NOEL (hymn tune)
3:47
9We Three Kings of Orient Are
choir vocals:
St Paul’s Cathedral Choir (London)
recording of:
We Three Kings
lyricist and composer:
John Henry Hopkins, Jr. (composer, “We Three Kings”)
3:13
10While Shepherds Watched
3:27
11The Holly and the Ivy
choir vocals:
St Paul’s Cathedral Choir (London)
recording of:
The Holly and the Ivy (arr. Davies)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Sir Henry Walford Davies
arrangement of:
The Holly and the Ivy
2:30
12Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
choir vocals:
St Paul’s Cathedral Choir (London)
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)
part of:
Psalty's Family Christmas Sing-A-Long
3:45