| Description |
2 audio discs : digital ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Playing Time |
022735 |
| Performer |
Various performers. |
| Note |
Compact discs. |
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All selections previously released. |
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Duration: 2:27:35. |
| Contents |
O come, o come Emmanuel (Michael George) -- The angel Gabriel ; In dulci jubilo ; Once in royal David's city (Choir of New College Oxford) -- I wonder as I wander (Sumi Jo) -- This is the truth sent from above ; Coventry carol (Dawn Upshaw) -- White Christmas (Thomas Hampson) -- Christmas concerto. 1st movement / Vivaldi (Giardino Armonico) -- The shepherd's farewell / Berlioz (Monteverdi Choir) -- Agnus dei / Bizet (Placido Domingo) -- Silent night = Stille Nacht (Sumi Jo) -- Es ist ein Ros entsprungen / Praetorius (Praetorius Chanticleer) -- In the bleak midwinter (Chanticleer) -- The holly and the ivy (Kiri Te Kanawa) -- The little drummer boy (Thomas Hampson) -- Ave Maria / Bach, arr. Gounod (Thomas Hampson) -- O Jesulein suss (Choir of New College, Oxford) -- A lullaby / Away in a manger (Dawn Upshaw) -- Christmas concerto. 3rd movement / Corelli (Solisti Veneti) -- Panis angelicus / Franck (Jose Carreras) -- Adeste fideles = O come all ye faithful (Choir of New College, Oxford) -- O holy night / Adam (Sumi Jo) -- Noel nouvelet ; Huron carol (Dawn Upshaw) -- Ding dong! merrily on high (Thomas Hampson) -- Christmas oratorio. Jauchzet, frohlocket / Bach (Heinrich Schutz Choir) -- O Tannenbaum (Will Glahe) -- Hark! the herald angels sing ; While shepherd's watched their flocks by night (Choir of New College Oxford) -- Joy to the world / Handel (Brown University Chorus) -- The first nowell (London Brass) -- Messe de minuit. Kyrie / Charpentier (Boston Camerata) -- The nutcracker. March ; Dance of the sugar-plum fairy / Tchaikovsky (Bolshoi Symphony Orchestra) -- O little town of Bethlehem (Juoko Harjanne) -- Messiah. Behold a virgin shall conceive ; Oh thou that tellest good tidings / Handel (Marjana Lipovsek) -- Messiah. Hallelujah chorus / Handel (Concentus Musicus Wien -- Medley: Festive cheer ; Sleigh ride ; Have yourself a merry little Christmas ; Jingle bells ; We wish you a merry Christmas (London Brass). |
| Note |
GMD: sound recording. |
| Subject |
Christmas music.
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| Added Title |
Forty most beautiful Christmas classics |
| Standard No. |
825646973798 |
| Music No. |
2564 69737-9 Warner Classics & Jazz (WCJ) |
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