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Naxos

The Very Best Of Christmas

$29.99

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Composer
VARIOUS
Artist
Various
Format
CD
Label
Naxos
Released
Sep 25, 2007
Catalog #
8570344-45
UPC
747313034475

About

Includes christmas carol(s) by various composers.

Tracklist 36 tracks

  1. Disc 1
  2. 1 Joy to the World 01:35
    Track
    1
    Title
    Joy to the World
    Duration
    01:35
    Composer
    Lowell Mason
    Ensemble
    Worcester Cathedral Choir
    Conductor
    Donald Hunt
  3. 2 Festgesang, MWV D4, "Gutenberg-Kantate": No. 2. (adap. W.H. Cummings as Hark! The Herald Angels Sing) 03:03
    Track
    2
    Title
    Festgesang, MWV D4, "Gutenberg-Kantate": No. 2. (adap. W.H. Cummings as Hark! The Herald Angels Sing)
    Duration
    03:03
    Composer
    Felix Mendelssohn
    Ensemble
    Worcester Cathedral Choir
    Conductor
    Donald Hunt
  4. 3 Recitative and Aria: Behold, a virgin shall conceive… O Thou that tellest good tidings to Zion (Alto, Chorus) 06:01
    Track
    3
    Title
    Recitative and Aria: Behold, a virgin shall conceive… O Thou that tellest good tidings to Zion (Alto, Chorus)
    Duration
    06:01
    Composer
    George Frideric Handel
    Ensemble
    Scholars Baroque Ensemble
  5. 4 For unto us a child is born (Chorus) 04:09
    Track
    4
    Title
    For unto us a child is born (Chorus)
    Duration
    04:09
    Composer
    George Frideric Handel
    Ensemble
    Scholars Baroque Ensemble
  6. 5 Messe de Minuit pour Noel, H. 9: Gloria 04:36
    Track
    5
    Title
    Messe de Minuit pour Noel, H. 9: Gloria
    Duration
    04:36
    Composer
    Marc-Antoine Charpentier
    Ensemble
    Aradia Ensemble
    Conductor
    Kevin Mallon
  7. 6 Stille Nacht (Silent Night), GWV 145 03:13
    Track
    6
    Title
    Stille Nacht (Silent Night), GWV 145
    Duration
    03:13
    Composer
    Franz Xaver Gruber
    Ensemble
    The Elora Singers
    Conductor
    Noel Edison
  8. 7 O Jesulein suss, BWV 493 03:10
    Track
    7
    Title
    O Jesulein suss, BWV 493
    Duration
    03:10
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Ensemble
    Washington Choral Arts Society
    Conductor
    Norman Scribner
  9. 8 The Angel Gabriel (arr. G. Rossiter) 02:33
    Track
    8
    Title
    The Angel Gabriel (arr. G. Rossiter)
    Duration
    02:33
    Composer
    Traditional
    Ensemble
    Finchley Children's Music Group
    Conductor
    Grace Rossiter
  10. 9 The First Nowell (arr. D. Willcocks for choir and organ) 05:03
    Track
    9
    Title
    The First Nowell (arr. D. Willcocks for choir and organ)
    Duration
    05:03
    Composer
    Traditional
    Performer
    Anonymous
    Ensemble
    Tewkesbury Abbey Choir
    Conductor
    Andrew Sackett
  11. 10 L’enfance du Christ, Op. 25: The shepherds' farewell 05:26
    Track
    10
    Title
    L’enfance du Christ, Op. 25: The shepherds' farewell
    Duration
    05:26
    Composer
    Hector Berlioz
    Ensemble
    Tewkesbury Abbey Choir
    Conductor
    Andrew Sackett
  12. 11 In the Bleak Midwinter 05:02
    Track
    11
    Title
    In the Bleak Midwinter
    Duration
    05:02
    Composer
    Harold Darke
    Ensemble
    The Elora Singers
    Conductor
    Noel Edison
  13. 12 A Babe is Born 02:22
    Track
    12
    Title
    A Babe is Born
    Duration
    02:22
    Composer
    Gustav Holst
    Performer
    John Evanson
    Ensemble
    Finchley Children's Music Group
    Conductor
    Grace Rossiter
  14. 13 Ding, Dong Merrily on High (arr. D. Willcocks) 02:15
    Track
    13
    Title
    Ding, Dong Merrily on High (arr. D. Willcocks)
    Duration
    02:15
    Composer
    Traditional
    Performer
    Michael Bloss
    Ensemble
    The Elora Singers
    Conductor
    Noel Edison
  15. 14 God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen (arr. D. Willcocks) 03:31
    Track
    14
    Title
    God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen (arr. D. Willcocks)
    Duration
    03:31
    Composer
    Traditional
    Ensemble
    Tewkesbury Abbey Choir
    Conductor
    Andrew Sackett
  16. 15 God is with Us: Christmas Proclamation 05:28
    Track
    15
    Title
    God is with Us: Christmas Proclamation
    Duration
    05:28
    Composer
    John Tavener
    Ensemble
    Cambridge Choir of St. John's College
    Conductor
    Christopher Robinson
  17. 16 Sussex Carol (arr. G. Rossiter) 02:09
    Track
    16
    Title
    Sussex Carol (arr. G. Rossiter)
    Duration
    02:09
    Composer
    Traditional
    Performer
    Philip Langridge
    Ensemble
    Finchley Children's Music Group
    Conductor
    Grace Rossiter
  18. 17 Here We Come a-Wassailing (arr. J. Rutter) 03:58
    Track
    17
    Title
    Here We Come a-Wassailing (arr. J. Rutter)
    Duration
    03:58
    Composer
    Traditional
    Ensemble
    Washington Choral Arts Society, Washington Choral Arts Society Orchestra
    Conductor
    Norman Scribner
  19. 18 The Holly and the Ivy (arr. J. Rutter) 02:22
    Track
    18
    Title
    The Holly and the Ivy (arr. J. Rutter)
    Duration
    02:22
    Composer
    Traditional
    Performer
    John Evanson
    Ensemble
    Finchley Children's Music Group
    Conductor
    Grace Rossiter
  20. 19 What Sweeter Music 05:05
    Track
    19
    Title
    What Sweeter Music
    Duration
    05:05
    Composer
    John Rutter
    Performer
    Michael Bloss
    Ensemble
    The Elora Singers
    Conductor
    Noel Edison
  21. 20 O Come, All Ye Faithful (arr. D. Willcocks) 03:52
    Track
    20
    Title
    O Come, All Ye Faithful (arr. D. Willcocks)
    Duration
    03:52
    Composer
    Traditional
    Performer
    Raymond Johnston, Robert Stringer
    Ensemble
    Worcester Cathedral Choir
    Conductor
    Donald Hunt
  22. Disc 2
  23. 1 I. Allegro non molto 03:30
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Allegro non molto
    Duration
    03:30
    Composer
    Antonio Vivaldi
    Performer
    Takako Nishizaki
    Ensemble
    Capella Istropolitana
    Conductor
    Stephen Gunzenhauser
  24. 2 II. Largo 02:26
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Largo
    Duration
    02:26
    Composer
    Antonio Vivaldi
    Performer
    Takako Nishizaki
    Ensemble
    Capella Istropolitana
    Conductor
    Stephen Gunzenhauser
  25. 3 III. Allegro 03:13
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Allegro
    Duration
    03:13
    Composer
    Antonio Vivaldi
    Performer
    Takako Nishizaki
    Ensemble
    Capella Istropolitana
    Conductor
    Stephen Gunzenhauser
  26. 4 Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248, Part II: Sinfonia 06:00
    Track
    4
    Title
    Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248, Part II: Sinfonia
    Duration
    06:00
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Ensemble
    Budapest Failoni Chamber Orchestra
    Conductor
    Géza Oberfrank
  27. 5 Concerto Grosso in G Minor, Op. 6, No. 8, "Christmas Concerto": VI. Pastorale ad libitum: Largo 04:21
    Track
    5
    Title
    Concerto Grosso in G Minor, Op. 6, No. 8, "Christmas Concerto": VI. Pastorale ad libitum: Largo
    Duration
    04:21
    Composer
    Arcangelo Corelli
    Ensemble
    Capella Istropolitana
    Conductor
    Jaroslav Krček
  28. 6 Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, BWV 645 04:13
    Track
    6
    Title
    Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, BWV 645
    Duration
    04:13
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    J. Reilly Lewis
  29. 7 Die Jahreszeiten (The Seasons), Hob.XXI:3: Der Winter (Winter): Overture 02:56
    Track
    7
    Title
    Die Jahreszeiten (The Seasons), Hob.XXI:3: Der Winter (Winter): Overture
    Duration
    02:56
    Composer
    Franz Joseph Haydn
    Ensemble
    Leipziger Kammerorchester
    Conductor
    Morten Schuldt-Jensen
  30. 8 3 German Dances, K. 605: No. 3 in C Major, "Die Schlittenfahrt" (Sleigh Ride) 03:19
    Track
    8
    Title
    3 German Dances, K. 605: No. 3 in C Major, "Die Schlittenfahrt" (Sleigh Ride)
    Duration
    03:19
    Composer
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Ensemble
    Richard Hayman Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Richard Hayman
  31. 9 The Nutcracker, Op. 71: Danse de la fee (Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy) 01:53
    Track
    9
    Title
    The Nutcracker, Op. 71: Danse de la fee (Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy)
    Duration
    01:53
    Composer
    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    Ensemble
    Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra
  32. 10 Sleeping Beauty, Op. 66: Waltz 04:37
    Track
    10
    Title
    Sleeping Beauty, Op. 66: Waltz
    Duration
    04:37
    Composer
    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    Ensemble
    Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Ondrej Lenárd
  33. 11 Christmas Eve: Polonaise 05:52
    Track
    11
    Title
    Christmas Eve: Polonaise
    Duration
    05:52
    Composer
    Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
    Ensemble
    Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Igor Golovschin
  34. 12 Les saisons (The Seasons), Op. 37a: XII. December: Christmas 03:46
    Track
    12
    Title
    Les saisons (The Seasons), Op. 37a: XII. December: Christmas
    Duration
    03:46
    Composer
    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    Performer
    Eteri Andjaparidze
  35. 13 Weihnachstraum, S186/R71: IV. Adeste Fideles (March of the Three Holy Kings) 04:06
    Track
    13
    Title
    Weihnachstraum, S186/R71: IV. Adeste Fideles (March of the Three Holy Kings)
    Duration
    04:06
    Composer
    Franz Liszt
    Performer
    Eteri Andjaparidze
  36. 14 Lieutenant Kije Suite, Op. 60: IV. Troika 03:03
    Track
    14
    Title
    Lieutenant Kije Suite, Op. 60: IV. Troika
    Duration
    03:03
    Composer
    Sergei Prokofiev
    Ensemble
    Richard Hayman Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Richard Hayman
  37. 15 Cinderella Suite No. 1, Op. 107: VII. Cinderella's Waltz 02:55
    Track
    15
    Title
    Cinderella Suite No. 1, Op. 107: VII. Cinderella's Waltz
    Duration
    02:55
    Composer
    Sergei Prokofiev
    Ensemble
    Ukraine National Symphony Orchestra
  38. 16 Sleigh Ride 02:47
    Track
    16
    Title
    Sleigh Ride
    Duration
    02:47
    Composer
    Leroy Anderson
    Performer
    Eteri Andjaparidze