The Three Tenors Christmas

~ Release by The Three Tenors (see all versions of this release, 5 available)

Tracklist

CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Cantique de Noël (O Holy Night)
recording engineer:
Charles Harbutt (sound engineer and reissue producer) (on 1999-12-23)
producer:
Grace Row (sound engineer and recording producer)
tenor vocals:
Plácido Domingo (tenor) (on 1999-12-23) and Luciano Pavarotti (tenor) (on 1999-12-23)
orchestra:
Wiener Symphoniker (on 1999-12-23)
conductor:
Steven Mercurio (conductor and composer) (on 1999-12-23)
arranger:
Christian Kolonovits and Luca Logi
recorded at:
Wiener Konzerthaus in Landstraße, Wien, Austria (on 1999-12-23)
live recording of:
Cantique de Noël “Minuit chrétiens” (French original of “O Holy Night”) (on 1999-12-23)
lyricist:
Placide Cappeau
composer:
Adolphe Adam (composer) (in 1847)
is based on:
Minuit, chrétiens (Poem)
Plácido Domingo, Luciano Pavarotti3:54
2Adeste Fideles
recording engineer:
Charles Harbutt (sound engineer and reissue producer) (on 1999-12-23)
producer:
Grace Row (sound engineer and recording producer)
tenor vocals:
José Carreras (Spanish tenor) (on 1999-12-23) and Luciano Pavarotti (tenor) (on 1999-12-23)
orchestra:
Wiener Symphoniker (on 1999-12-23)
conductor:
Steven Mercurio (conductor and composer) (on 1999-12-23)
arranger:
Christian Kolonovits and Luca Logi
recorded at:
Wiener Konzerthaus in Landstraße, Wien, Austria (on 1999-12-23)
live recording of:
Adeste fideles (original latin version) (on 1999-12-23)
lyricist and composer:
John Francis Wade (from 1740 until 1743)
José Carreras, Luciano Pavarotti2:44
3Ave Maria, dolce Maria
recording engineer:
Charles Harbutt (sound engineer and reissue producer) (on 1999-12-23)
producer:
Grace Row (sound engineer and recording producer)
tenor vocals:
José Carreras (Spanish tenor) (on 1999-12-23), Plácido Domingo (tenor) (on 1999-12-23) and Luciano Pavarotti (tenor) (on 1999-12-23)
orchestra:
Wiener Symphoniker (on 1999-12-23)
conductor:
Steven Mercurio (conductor and composer) (on 1999-12-23)
arranger:
Christian Kolonovits and Luca Logi
recorded at:
Wiener Konzerthaus in Landstraße, Wien, Austria (on 1999-12-23)
live recording of:
Ave Maria, dolce Maria (Benvenuti/Pavarotti work) (on 1999-12-23)
lyricist:
Luciano Pavarotti (tenor)
composer:
Vittoriano Benvenuti
The Three Tenors2:46
4Wiegenlied
recording engineer:
Charles Harbutt (sound engineer and reissue producer) (on 1999-12-23)
producer:
Grace Row (sound engineer and recording producer)
tenor vocals:
José Carreras (Spanish tenor) (on 1999-12-23), Plácido Domingo (tenor) (on 1999-12-23) and Luciano Pavarotti (tenor) (on 1999-12-23)
orchestra:
Wiener Symphoniker (on 1999-12-23)
conductor:
Steven Mercurio (conductor and composer) (on 1999-12-23)
arranger:
Christian Kolonovits and Luca Logi
recorded at:
Wiener Konzerthaus in Landstraße, Wien, Austria (on 1999-12-23)
live recording of:
5 Lieder, op. 49: Nr. 4. Wiegenlied "Guten Abend, gute Nacht" (for voice and piano) (on 1999-12-23)
lyricist:
"Des Knaben Wunderhorn" (special purpose artist) and Georg Scherer
composer:
Johannes Brahms (German composer) (in 1868)
dedicated to:
Bertha Faber
premiered at:
[concert] (1869-12-22)
part of:
5 Lieder, op. 49
The Three Tenors2:05
5Oh Tannenbaum
recording engineer:
Charles Harbutt (sound engineer and reissue producer) (on 1999-12-23)
producer:
Grace Row (sound engineer and recording producer)
tenor vocals:
José Carreras (Spanish tenor) (on 1999-12-23), Plácido Domingo (tenor) (on 1999-12-23) and Luciano Pavarotti (tenor) (on 1999-12-23)
orchestra:
Wiener Symphoniker (on 1999-12-23)
conductor:
Steven Mercurio (conductor and composer) (on 1999-12-23)
arranger:
Christian Kolonovits and Luca Logi
recorded at:
Wiener Konzerthaus in Landstraße, Wien, Austria (on 1999-12-23)
live recording of:
O Tannenbaum (original German version) (on 1999-12-23)
lyricist:
Ernst Anschütz (in 1824)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist) (from 1500 until 1600)
version of:
Es lebe hoch der Zimmermannsgeselle
The Three Tenors1:58
6Tu scendi dalle stelle
recording engineer:
Charles Harbutt (sound engineer and reissue producer) (on 1999-12-23)
producer:
Grace Row (sound engineer and recording producer)
tenor vocals:
Luciano Pavarotti (tenor) (on 1999-12-23)
orchestra:
Wiener Symphoniker (on 1999-12-23)
conductor:
Steven Mercurio (conductor and composer) (on 1999-12-23)
arranger:
Giancarlo Chiaramello
recorded at:
Wiener Konzerthaus in Landstraße, Wien, Austria (on 1999-12-23)
live recording of:
Tu scendi dalle stelle (on 1999-12-23)
lyricist:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist) and Alfonso Maria de' Liguori (Saint of Catholic Church)
translator:
Pope Pius IX (Giovanni Maria Mastai-Ferretti)
version of:
Quanno nascette Ninno (neapolitan original)
Luciano Pavarotti2:11
7Amazing Grace
recording engineer:
Charles Harbutt (sound engineer and reissue producer) (on 1999-12-23)
producer:
Grace Row (sound engineer and recording producer)
tenor vocals:
José Carreras (Spanish tenor) (on 1999-12-23), Plácido Domingo (tenor) (on 1999-12-23) and Luciano Pavarotti (tenor) (on 1999-12-23)
orchestra:
Wiener Symphoniker (on 1999-12-23)
conductor:
Steven Mercurio (conductor and composer) (on 1999-12-23)
arranger:
Christian Kolonovits and Luca Logi
recorded at:
Wiener Konzerthaus in Landstraße, Wien, Austria (on 1999-12-23)
live recording of:
Amazing Grace (popular hymn first published 1779, catch-all) (on 1999-12-23)
publisher:
Alfred Music (publisher of sheet music for music education)
lyricist and writer:
John Newton (English poet) (in 1779)
additional composer:
Edwin Othello Excell
composer:
[anonymous] (Special Purpose Artist) and [traditional] (special purpose artist)
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS-affiliated), Patterdale Music Ltd., Rokstone Music Ltd., Universal Classics & Jazz (Japanese label division - read the annotation before using!), Universal Music Publishing Group Japan (work publisher - do NOT use as a release label), イーエムアイ音楽出版 C・F事業部 (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (sub‐publisher for foreign (non‐Japanese) works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
part of:
Viisikielinen (Song book of "Viides herätysliike") (number: 94)
The Three Tenors3:37
8Silent Night
recording engineer:
Charles Harbutt (sound engineer and reissue producer) (on 1999-12-23)
producer:
Grace Row (sound engineer and recording producer)
choir vocals:
Gumpoldskirchner Spatzen Children's Choir (on 1999-12-23)
tenor vocals:
José Carreras (Spanish tenor) (on 1999-12-23), Plácido Domingo (tenor) (on 1999-12-23) and Luciano Pavarotti (tenor) (on 1999-12-23)
orchestra:
Wiener Symphoniker (on 1999-12-23)
conductor:
Steven Mercurio (conductor and composer) (on 1999-12-23)
arranger:
Christian Kolonovits and Luca Logi
recorded at:
Wiener Konzerthaus in Landstraße, Wien, Austria (on 1999-12-23)
live recording of:
Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht (on 1999-12-23)
lyricist:
Josef Mohr (in 1816)
composer:
Franz Xaver Gruber (in 1818)
music quoted on:
Sacrifice (Krampus soundtrack)
part of:
Oh, What a Lovely War! (stage musical)
The Three Tenors5:26
9Carol of the Drum (The Little Drummer Boy)
recording engineer:
Charles Harbutt (sound engineer and reissue producer) (on 1999-12-23)
producer:
Grace Row (sound engineer and recording producer)
tenor vocals:
José Carreras (Spanish tenor) (on 1999-12-23) and Plácido Domingo (tenor) (on 1999-12-23)
orchestra:
Wiener Symphoniker (on 1999-12-23)
conductor:
Steven Mercurio (conductor and composer) (on 1999-12-23)
arranger:
Christian Kolonovits and Luca Logi
recorded at:
Wiener Konzerthaus in Landstraße, Wien, Austria (on 1999-12-23)
live recording of:
Carol of the Drum (aka “The Little Drummer Boy”) (on 1999-12-23)
lyricist and composer:
Katherine K. Davis (in 1941)
additional composer:
Henry Onorati (in 1958) and Harry Simeone (in 1958)
publisher:
EMI Mills Music (ASCAP-affiliated), International Korwin Corp., Belwin-Mills Publishing Corp. (in 1955) and Mills Music, Inc. (in 1964)
is based on:
Trad. (traditional Czech carol, became “Carol of the Drums”)
lyrics quoted on:
Drummer Boy
part of:
Psalty's Family Christmas Sing-A-Long
José Carreras, Plácido Domingo3:03
10Feliz Navidad
recording engineer:
Charles Harbutt (sound engineer and reissue producer) (on 1999-12-23)
producer:
Grace Row (sound engineer and recording producer)
choir vocals:
Gumpoldskirchner Spatzen Children's Choir (on 1999-12-23)
tenor vocals:
José Carreras (Spanish tenor) (on 1999-12-23), Plácido Domingo (tenor) (on 1999-12-23) and Luciano Pavarotti (tenor) (on 1999-12-23)
orchestra:
Wiener Symphoniker (on 1999-12-23)
conductor:
Steven Mercurio (conductor and composer) (on 1999-12-23)
arranger:
Christian Kolonovits and Luca Logi
recorded at:
Wiener Konzerthaus in Landstraße, Wien, Austria (on 1999-12-23)
live recording of:
Feliz Navidad (Spanish/English) (on 1999-12-23)
lyricist and composer:
José Feliciano
publisher:
DeJamus Ltd., J & H Publishing Co. and J-H Publishing
The Three Tenors3:00
11Let It Snow
recording engineer:
Charles Harbutt (sound engineer and reissue producer) (on 1999-12-23)
producer:
Grace Row (sound engineer and recording producer)
tenor vocals:
José Carreras (Spanish tenor) (on 1999-12-23), Plácido Domingo (tenor) (on 1999-12-23) and Luciano Pavarotti (tenor) (on 1999-12-23)
orchestra:
Wiener Symphoniker (on 1999-12-23)
conductor:
Steven Mercurio (conductor and composer) (on 1999-12-23)
arranger:
Christian Kolonovits and Luca Logi
recorded at:
Wiener Konzerthaus in Landstraße, Wien, Austria (on 1999-12-23)
live recording of:
Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! (on 1999-12-23)
lyricist:
Sammy Cahn (in 1945-07)
composer:
Jule Styne (in 1945-07)
publisher:
Cahn Music Company, Chappell & Co., Chappell/Morris Ltd., Cherry Lane Music Ltd., Producers Music Publishing Co., Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner Chappell North America and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
The Three Tenors1:32
12Jingle Bells
recording engineer:
Charles Harbutt (sound engineer and reissue producer) (on 1999-12-23)
producer:
Grace Row (sound engineer and recording producer)
tenor vocals:
José Carreras (Spanish tenor) (on 1999-12-23), Plácido Domingo (tenor) (on 1999-12-23) and Luciano Pavarotti (tenor) (on 1999-12-23)
orchestra:
Wiener Symphoniker (on 1999-12-23)
conductor:
Steven Mercurio (conductor and composer) (on 1999-12-23)
arranger:
J. Berti and Christian Kolonovits
recorded at:
Wiener Konzerthaus in Landstraße, Wien, Austria (on 1999-12-23)
live recording of:
Jingle Bells (on 1999-12-23)
lyricist and composer:
James Lord Pierpont (in 1850)
publisher:
Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
lyrics quoted on:
White Christmas (vocal quartet arrangement, made popular by The Drifters)
music quoted on:
Christmas
music quoted on:
Sounds Like It’s Going to Bundle (Main Humble Bundle Theme Song)
music quoted on:
You Should See My Other Bundle (Humble Indie Bundle 2 Theme)
The Three Tenors1:19
13Winter Wonderland
recording engineer:
Charles Harbutt (sound engineer and reissue producer) (on 1999-12-23)
producer:
Grace Row (sound engineer and recording producer)
tenor vocals:
José Carreras (Spanish tenor) (on 1999-12-23), Plácido Domingo (tenor) (on 1999-12-23) and Luciano Pavarotti (tenor) (on 1999-12-23)
orchestra:
Wiener Symphoniker (on 1999-12-23)
conductor:
Steven Mercurio (conductor and composer) (on 1999-12-23)
arranger:
Christian Kolonovits and Luca Logi
recorded at:
Wiener Konzerthaus in Landstraße, Wien, Austria (on 1999-12-23)
live recording of:
Winter Wonderland (on 1999-12-23)
lyricist:
Richard B. Smith (wrote lyrics to “Winter Wonderland”)
composer:
Felix Bernard
publisher:
Bregman, Vocco & Conn, Inc., EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), Francis, Day & Hunter, Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
The Three Tenors1:52
14Un nuevo siglo
recording engineer:
Charles Harbutt (sound engineer and reissue producer) (on 1999-12-23)
producer:
Grace Row (sound engineer and recording producer)
tenor vocals:
Plácido Domingo (tenor) (on 1999-12-23)
orchestra:
Wiener Symphoniker (on 1999-12-23)
conductor:
Steven Mercurio (conductor and composer) (on 1999-12-23)
arranger:
Christian Kolonovits and Luca Logi
recorded at:
Wiener Konzerthaus in Landstraße, Wien, Austria (on 1999-12-23)
live recording of:
Un nuevo siglo (on 1999-12-23)
composer:
Plácido Domingo Jr. (tenor)
Plácido Domingo3:55

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