The best carols in the world...ever!
(1985)

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Provider: hoopla

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PUBLISHED
[United States] : Warner Classics : Made available through hoopla, 1985
DESCRIPTION

1 online resource (1 audio file (2hr., 30 min.)) : digital

ISBN/ISSN
0724356692350 (sound recording : hoopla Music) MWT11214715, 11214715
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES

Mode of access: World Wide Web

CONTENTS
Hark! the herald angels sing (tune & harmony adapted W. H. Cummings; brass fanfare & accomp. and descant by Willcocks) (1985 Remastered Version) (3:17) -- I saw three ships (1993 Remastered Version) (1:43) -- The First Nowell (1985 Remastered Version) (4:56) -- God rest you merry, gentlemen (1993 Remastered Version) (3:09) -- While shepherds watched their flocks by night (1993 Remastered Version) (2:39) -- A Virgin Unspotted (3:19) -- Once in Royal David's City (3:06) -- In the bleak midwinter (1991 Remastered Version) (4:37) -- It came upon the midnight clear (wrds. E. H. Sears, traditional English tune adapted by A. Sullivan, arr. C. Roberts) (2:43) -- In dulci jubilo (2:44) -- O little town of Bethlehem (v.3 arr. Ledger) (1985 Remastered Version) (3:31) -- Past three a-clock (1993 Remastered Version) (3:07) -- The Coventry Carol (4:28) -- Away in a manger (arr. Thalben-Ball) (1998 Remastered Version) (2:20) -- Nativity Carol (4:10) -- Unto us is born a son (words & music from Piae Cantiones, 1584; wds trans. G. R. Woodward, tune arr. G. Palmer) (1:48) -- Silent Night (wrds. Joseph Mohr, trans. & arr. Willcocks) (1991 Remastered Version) (3:08) -- Ding dong! Merrily on High (1:55) -- We wish you a merry Christmas (1998 Remastered Version) (1:32) -- The Lord at first did Adam make (4:10) -- Up! good Christen folk, and listen (1993 Remastered Version) (1:17) -- Infant holy, infant lowly (3:15) -- O little one sweet BWV493 (1993 Remastered Version) (2:52) -- O come, O come Emmanuel (tune from 15th-century Fr. processional, arr. T. Helmore; wds trans. J. M. Neale) (2:19) -- The Twelve Days of Christmas (melody for 'Five gold rings' added by Frederic Austin, arr. Rutter) (3:12) -- Good King Wenceslas (tune from Piae Cantiones, wrds. J. M. Neale, arr. John Stainer) (2:28) -- Cherry Tree Carol (Traditional English carol, arr. Willcocks) (1991 Remastered Version) (1:53) -- Joy to the world! (1:29) -- Here we come a-wassailing (arr. Rutter) (4:09) -- See amid the winter's snow (3:46) -- Gaudete (2:21) -- The Holly and the Ivy (1985 Remastered Version) (3:10) -- Yorkshire Wassail Song (We've been awhile a-wandering) (2:34) -- We three kings of Orient are (3:07) -- Shepherd's Pipe Carol (2:54) -- Masters In This Hall (1993 Remastered Version) (4:02) -- The Babe of Bethlehem (Ye nations all, on you I call) (2:40) -- A Spotless Rose (1985 Remastered Version) (3:10) -- Angel Tidings (Traditional Moravian carol, arr. Rutter) (1:44) -- When an angel host entuned (1993 Remastered Version) (1:14) -- As with gladness men of old (from chorale Treuer Heiland, adapted W. H. Monk) (2:29) -- Adam Lay Ibounden (3:12) -- The Coming of our King (Traditional Polish carol, arr. Rutter) (1988 Remastered Version) (2:40) -- Christ was born on Christmas Day (Traditional, arr. for organ by Walford Davies) (1998 Remastered Version) (2:19) -- A Christmas Carol (1993 Remastered Version) (2:10) -- Sans Day Carol, 'Now the holly bears a berry' (Traditional English Carol, arr. Rutter) (3:20) -- Gabriel's Message (1993 Remastered Version) (2:45) -- The Chester Carol, 'Maker of the Heavens Fair' (arr. Boughton) (1998 Remastered Version) (2:30) -- Rocking (1993 Remastered Version) (2:04) -- Methinks I see an heav'nly host (2:58) -- Angels from the realms of glory (arr. Charles Wood) (3:09) -- O come, all ye faithful (harm. English Hymnal; brass fanfare & accomp., descant and last v. by Willcocks) (1985 Remastered Version) (4:47)

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