Christmas music from Tewkesbury Abbey

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Tracklist

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1Unto us is born a Son
choir vocals:
Tewkesbury Abbey Choir
conductor:
Andrew Sackett
recording of:
Unto Us is born a Son (arr. Willcocks)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Sir David Willcocks (UK composer, organist, choral conductor)
translator:
George Ratcliffe Woodward
arrangement of:
Unto Us is born a Son (carol)
Sir David Willcocks2:09
2Matin responsory
choir vocals:
Tewkesbury Abbey Choir
conductor:
Andrew Sackett
recording of:
Aspiciens a longe (I look from afar)
composer:
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (Italian composer, 1525–1594)
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina3:02
3Come Thou redeemer of the earth
choir vocals:
Tewkesbury Abbey Choir
conductor:
Andrew Sackett
recording of:
Come, Thou Redeemer of the Earth (harm. G.R. Woodward, descant J. Scott)
writer:
John Scott (organist, choirmaster)
composer:
George Ratcliffe Woodward
George Ratcliffe Woodward3:52
4In the bleak mid-winter
choir vocals:
Tewkesbury Abbey Choir
conductor:
Andrew Sackett
recording of:
In the Bleak Midwinter (Harold Edwin Darke version)
lyricist:
Christina Rossetti
composer:
Harold Edwin Darke (in 1909)
publisher:
Oxford University Press
version of:
In the Bleak Midwinter (poem)
Harold Edwin Darke5:01
5Hymn a la vierge
choir vocals:
Tewkesbury Abbey Choir
conductor:
Andrew Sackett
recording of:
Hymne à la Vierge
lyricist:
Roland Bouhéret
composer:
Pierre Villette (French composer)
Pierre Villette4:45
6The Lamb
choir vocals:
Tewkesbury Abbey Choir
conductor:
Andrew Sackett
recording of:
The Lamb
lyricist:
William Blake (English poet, painter, and printmaker) (in 1789)
composer:
John Tavener (20th century composer) (in 1982)
publisher:
Chester Music Ltd., Edition Wilhelm Hansen London Ltd. and J. & W. Chester, Ltd.
John Tavener3:16
7Infant King
choir vocals:
Tewkesbury Abbey Choir
conductor:
Andrew Sackett
recording of:
The Infant King
lyricist:
Sabine Baring‐Gould
composer:
Sir David Willcocks (UK composer, organist, choral conductor)
Sir David Willcocks3:34
8The three kings
choir vocals:
Tewkesbury Abbey Choir
conductor:
Andrew Sackett
recording of:
The Three Kings
lyricist:
Peter Cornelius (German composer, lived from 1824 to 1874) and Philipp Nicolai
composer:
Peter Cornelius (German composer, lived from 1824 to 1874)
arranger:
Sir Ivor Atkins (English organist and conductor)
translator:
Herbert Newell Bate
translated version of:
Weihnachtslieder, op. 8: III. Die Könige
Peter Cornelius2:34
9I sing of a maiden
choir vocals:
Tewkesbury Abbey Choir
conductor:
Andrew Sackett
recording of:
I Sing of a Maiden (carol)
lyricist:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist)
composer:
Sir Lennox Berkeley (British composer)
Sir Lennox Berkeley3:20
10Gaudete
choir vocals:
Tewkesbury Abbey Choir
conductor:
Andrew Sackett
recording of:
Gaudete
composer:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
[anonymous]1:47
11Benedicamus Domino
choir vocals:
Tewkesbury Abbey Choir
conductor:
Andrew Sackett
recording of:
Benedicamus Domino
composer:
Peter Warlock (British composer) (in 1918)
Peter Warlock1:29
12O little town of Bethlehem
choir vocals:
Tewkesbury Abbey Choir
conductor:
Andrew Sackett
recording of:
O Little Town of Bethlehem (Walford Davies tune)
lyricist:
Phillips Brooks
composer:
Sir Henry Walford Davies (English organist and composer)
version of:
O Little Town of Bethlehem (traditional carol with the tune “St. Louis”, as commonly sung in the U.S.)
Sir Henry Walford Davies5:20
13Bethlehem down
choir vocals:
Tewkesbury Abbey Choir
conductor:
Andrew Sackett
recording of:
Bethlehem Down
lyricist:
Bruce Blunt
composer:
Peter Warlock (British composer) (in 1927)
Peter Warlock4:40
14There shall a star from Jacob
choir vocals:
Tewkesbury Abbey Choir
conductor:
Andrew Sackett
recording of:
Christus, op. 97: There Shall a Star from Jacob Shine Forth
composer:
Felix Mendelssohn (composer) (from 1846 until 1847)
translated version of:
Christus op. 97 für Soli, Chor und Orchester. Erster Teil „Geburt Christi“: Coro (Chor), „Es wird ein Stern aus Jacob aufgeh'n“
Felix Mendelssohn6:36
15The echo carol
choir vocals:
Tewkesbury Abbey Choir
conductor:
Andrew Sackett
recording of:
Echo Carol
lyricist:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist)
composer:
Philip Wilby (British composer) (in 1989)
translator:
John Mason Neale
[anonymous]3:15
16Nativity carol
choir vocals:
Tewkesbury Abbey Choir
conductor:
Andrew Sackett
recording of:
Nativity Carol
lyricist and composer:
John Rutter (English choral music composer, conductor, arranger and producer, born 1945)
publisher:
Oxford University Press
John Rutter5:05
17Away in a manger
choir vocals:
Tewkesbury Abbey Choir
conductor:
Andrew Sackett
recording of:
Away in a Manger (aka “Cradle Song” composed by William J. Kirkpatrick)
additional lyricist:
Charles Hutchinson Gabriel (in 1892)
lyricist:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist)
composer:
William James Kirkpatrick (hymn-writer) (in 1895)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 25304)
is based on:
Sweet Afton (set to music by Jonathan E. Spilman, 1837)
translated version of:
Y Preseb
William James Kirkpatrick3:10
18Hark the herald angels
choir vocals:
Tewkesbury Abbey Choir
conductor:
Andrew Sackett
recording of:
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing (Christmas carol)
additional lyricist:
George Whitefield (in 1753)
lyricist:
Charles Wesley (hymn writer) (in 1739)
composer:
Felix Mendelssohn (composer) (in 1840)
arranger:
William H. Cummings (in 1855)
part of:
The New English Hymnal (hymn book) (number: 26)
Felix Mendelssohn3:01