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Composer
Piece
Ensemble/
Orchestra Conductor
Soloist/
Performer Label
Comments
Traditional, arr. Cleobury, S.
Once in Royal David's City
Choir of King's College, Cambridge
Stephen Cleobury
Benjamin Bayl (organ scholar)
EMI Classics 7243 5 73693 2 9
[0600] Recorded in the Chapel of King's College, Cambridge, England, on December 24, 1999.
Book of Common Prayer
Bidding Prayer
Revd. Dr. George Pattison
[0605] Recorded in the Chapel of King's College, Cambridge, England, on December 24, 1999.
Wade, J., arr. Willcocks, D.
'O Come All ye Faithful'
Westminster Chapel Choir, Schola Cantorum, and Symphonic Choir; Solid Brass
Joseph Flummerfelt
Rider University WCC0211
[0608] Recorded in the Princeton University Chapel, Princeton, New Jersey, on December 14 - 15, 2001. Special thanks to Robin A. Leaver
Leaver, R. A.
'As the Days Grow Shorter'
Robin A. Leaver
Rider University WCC0211
[0613] Recorded in the Princeton University Chapel, Princeton, New Jersey, on December 14 - 15, 2001. Special thanks to Robin A. Leaver
Manfredini, F.
Concerto grosso per la notte di Natale
Chamber Orchestra of the Saar
Karl Ristenpart
Lumen LD - 2 - 514
[0622] Recorded ca. 1954. Special thanks to Alan S. Lesitsky
Buxtehude, D.
Das neugeborne Kindelein, BuxWV 13
Purcell Quartet, augmented
Emma Kirkby (s), Michael Chance (c-a), Charles Daniel (t), Peter Harvey (bs)
Chandos Chaconne CHAN 0723
[0636] Recorded at the Church of St. Jude on the Hill, London. England, on September 8 - 10, 2004.
Balbastre, C.-B.
Premiere Suitte [sic] de Noels
Jean-Patrice Brosse (organ)
Arion ARN 68209
[0657] Recorded on the historic organ of the Cathedral of Sainte-Cecile in Albi, France, in 1984.
Bach, J. S.
Magnificat, BWV 243
The Cantata Singers and Orchestra; The Choir of the Church of the Heavenly Rest
Arthur Mendel; Charles Dodsley Walker
Charlotte Bloecher, Janet hayes (s), Belva Kibler (c), William Hess (t), Paul Matthen (bs)
Private recording
[0730] Recorded in concert at the Church of the Heavenly Rest, New York, New York, on May 7, 1952. The earliest documented performance in the USA of the Bach 'Magnificat' with the 'Christmas intepolations' associated with the first version of the 'Magnificat', performed in Leipzig on December 25, 1723. The Christmas interpolations are sung by the Choir of the Church of the Heavenly Rest, under the direction of Charles Dodsley Walker. Special thanks to John Blachly and Alan S. Lesitsky.
Traditional, arr. Cable, H.
The Twelve Days of Christmas
Canadian Brass and Singers
Decca London 289 470 275-2
[0828]
Handel, G. F., arr, King George III
Christmas Selections from 'Messiah'
Academy of Ancient Music
Christopher Hogwood
Judith Nelson (soprano)
Editions de L'Oiseau-Lyre OL 50129
[0842] The sequence of music from 'Messiah' that King George III requested that his Master of Music, William Boyce, present as an anthem in the Chapel Royal on Christmas Day. Special thanks to William H. Scheide and Judith M. Scheide.
Handel, G. F., arr, King George III
Messiah - 'Hallelujah'
Choir of St. Mary the Virgin, New York
Christopher H. Babcock (Director and organ)
Ethereal
[0900] Recorded live on the historic Aeolian-Skinner organ of the Church of St. Mary the Virgin, New York, New York, on Christmas morning, ca. 1996. Special thanks to Christopher H. Babcock.
Dethier, G.
Variations on 'Adeste Fidelis'
Ken Cowan (organ)
Ethereal
[0900] Recorded live on the historic Aeolian-Skinner organ of the Church of St. Mary the Virgin, New York, New York, on Christmas morning, ca. 1996. Special thanks to Christopher H. Babcock.
Mattheson, J.
Magnificat e due chori
Die Kolner Akademie
Michael Alexander Willens
Nicki Kennedy, Anna Crookes (s), Ursula Eittinger, Dorothee Merkel (c), Andreas Post, Sven Hansen (t), Stephan Macleod, Johannes Gsanger (bs)
cpo 777 274-2
[0917] Recorded in the Kammermusiksaal at Deutschlandfunk, Cologne, Germany, on November 9 - 12, 2009.
Balbastre, C.-B.
3 Noels - 'Votre bonte grand dieu', 'Laisses paitre vos betes', and 'A Cei-Ci le moitre De to l'univars'
Martin Haselbock
Musica Viva MV 30-1086
[0941] Recorded on the historic Francois-Henri Clicquot organ (1787 - 1791) in the Cathedrale de St. Pierre, Poitiers, France, on May 20 - 22, 1980.
Corette, M.
4 Noels - 'Tous les Bourgeois de Chastres', Musette, Un jour Dieu se resolut'm Noel provencal (Tambourin)
Martin Haselbock
Musica Viva MV 30-1086
[0957] Recorded on the historic Francois-Henri Clicquot organ (1787 - 1791) in the Cathedrale de St. Pierre, Poitiers, France, on May 20 - 22, 1980.
d'Aquin, L.-C.
Noel No. 10 'Grand Jeu et Duo' ' Grand Jesus naquit a Noel'
Martin Haselbock
Musica Viva MV 30-1086
[1012] Recorded on the historic Francois-Henri Clicquot organ (1787 - 1791) in the Cathedrale de St. Pierre, Poitiers, France, on May 20 - 22, 1980.
Gruber, F. X.
'Stille Nacht'
Salzburger Mozartspieler, Salzburger Rundfunk- und Mozarteum Chor
Ernst Hinreiner
Michael Roder (t), Josef Habringer (bar), Franz Voggenberger (guitar)
Koch Schwann 313 014
[1021] Recorded using the guitar that was used at the premiere in 1818. Special thanks to Fred Hoefer and Jim Welsh.
Corelli, Arcangelo
Concerto grosso No. 8 in G Minoe, Op. 6, No. 8
Staatskapelle Berlin
Frieder Weissmann
Johannes Lasowski, Hans Reinicke (violin), Armin Liebermann ('cello)
Parlophone P-9422/33
[1031] Recorded in Berlin on November 29, 1928. The first recording of the 'Christmas Concerto'. Performing edition by Max Seiffert. Special thanks to Alan S. Lesitsky.
Leaver, R. A.
'It Is That Time Again'
Robin A. Leaver
Rider University WCC0211
[1047] Recorded in the Princeton University Chapel, Princeton, New Jersey, on December 14 - 15, 2001. Special thanks to Robin A. Leaver
Book of Common Prayer
Prayer and Blessing
Revd. Dr. George Pattison
EMI Classics 7243 5 73693 2 9
[1050] Recorded in the Chapel of King's College, Cambridge, England, on December 24, 1999.
Mendelssohn Bartholdy, F., arr. Cummings, W. H.
Hark, the Herald Angels Sing'
Choir of King's College, Cambridge
Stephen Cleobury
Benjamin Bayl (organ scholar)
EMI Classics 7243 5 73693 2 9
[1051] Recorded in the Chapel of King's College, Cambridge, England, on December 24, 1999.
Bach, J. S.
Chorale Prelude, 'In Dulci Jubilo', BWV 729
Benjamin Bayl (organ scholar)
EMI Classics 7243 5 73693 2 9
[1054] Recorded in the Chapel of King's College, Cambridge, England, on December 24, 1999.