111 - Classic For Christmas - 5 CD - A Special Collection of 111 Of The Best-Loved Christmas Melodies
CD 1: 111 Classic Tracks For Christmas
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750)
Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248
Part One - For The First Day Of Christmas
1. No.1 Chorus: "Jauchzet, frohlocket" 8:19
Die Regensburger Domspatzen, Collegium St. Emmeram, Hanns-Martin Schneidt, Georg Ratzinger
2. No.4 Aria (Alto): " Bereite dich, Zion" 6:04
Christa Ludwig, Münchener Bach-Orchester, Karl Richter
Henry John Gauntlett (1805 - 1876)
3. Once in Royal David's City (Harmonized by Arthur Henry Mann, Arr. Stephen Cleobury) 4:28
Robin Barter, David Briggs, The Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Stephen Cleobury
Anonymous
4. Il est né le divin enfant (Arrangement: Annette Isserlis) 1:25
Anne Sofie von Otter, Ulf Forsberg, Markus Leoson
O Tannenbaum
5. Arr. by Uwe Christian Harrer 1:35
Wiener Sängerknaben, Uwe Christian Harrer
Leroy Anderson (1908 - 1975)
6. Sleigh Ride 2:56
The Boston Pops Orchestra, Arthur Fiedler
Carl Loewe (1796 - 1869)
Der Hirten Lied am Krippelein, op.22, H.1, No.3
7. Schlaf wohl, du Himmelsknabe 2:50
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Jörg Demus
Anonymous
8. The first Nowell (Arr. David Willcocks (1919-)) 4:48
The Choir of King's College, Cambridge, David Willcocks
Felix Mendelssohn (1809 - 1847)
9. Hark! The Herald Angels Sing (Arr. David Willcocks (1919-)) 2:22
Christopher Herrick, Simon Preston, The Choir Of Westminster Abbey
J. Fred Coots (1897 - 1985)
10. Santa Claus Is Coming To Town 2:38
The Boston Pops Orchestra, Arthur Fiedler
William James Kirkpatrick (1838 - 1921)
11. Away In A Manger - arranged by Mack Wilberg 3:32
Bryn Terfel, Orchestra of the Welsh National Opera, Tecwyn Evans
Arcangelo Corelli (1653 - 1713)
Concerto Grosso in G Minor, Op. 6, No. 8, MC 6.8 "Fatto per la Notte di Natale"
12. 6. Pastorale: Largo 4:05
The English Concert, Trevor Pinnock
Peter Cornelius (1824 - 1874)
6 Weihnachtslieder Opus 8
13. 1. Christbaum 1:46
14. 3. Die Könige 2:25
Irmgard Seefried, Erik Werba
Traditional
15. Joy to the World (arranged by Patrick Kerber) 2:27
Los Romeros
Leonhard Schröter (1532 - 1601)
16. Hört zu und seid getrost sehr 3:04
Instrumentalensemble der ARCHIV Produktion, Knabenchor Hannover
Antonio Vivaldi (1678 - 1741)
Concerto For 2 Trumpets, Strings And Continuo In C Major, RV 537
17. 3. Allegro 3:18
Hannes Läubin, Wolfgang Läubin, English Chamber Orchestra, Simon Preston
Leonhard Schröter (1532 - 1601)
18. Freut euch, ihr lieben Christen 1:49
Instrumentalensemble der ARCHIV Produktion, Knabenchor Hannover
George Frideric Handel (1685 - 1759)
Concerto Grosso in G minor, Op.6, No.6, HWV 324
19. 3. Musette (Larghetto) 5:40
Simon Standage, Elizabeth Wilcock, Anthony Pleeth, David Reichenberg, Sophia McKenna, Jeremy Ward, Robert Woolley, The English Concert, Trevor Pinnock
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750)
Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248
Part One - For The First Day Of Christmas
20. No.8 Aria (Baß): "Großer Herr, o starker König" 4:23
Olaf Bär, Crispian Steele-Perkins, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner
21. No.9 Choral: "Ach mein herzliebes Jesulein" 1:11
The Monteverdi Choir, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner
Part Two - For The Second Day Of Christmas
22. No.10 Sinfonia 5:18
English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner
Total Playing Time 1:16:23
CD 2: 111 Classic Tracks For Christmas
Franz Xaver Gruber
1. Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht 3:00
Brass Ensemble of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
Michael Praetorius (1571 - 1621)
Polyhymnia Caduceatrix et Panegyrica
2. 34. In dulci jubilo 5:23
Susan Hemington Jones, Tessa Bonner, Mark le Brocq, Paul McCreesh, Gabrieli Consort, Boy's Choir Of Roskilde Cathedral
John Francis Wade (1711 - 1786)
3. Adeste Fideles (O come, all ye faithful) (Arr. Douglas Gamley (1924-)/Chris Hazell (1948-)) 3:37
Angela Gheorghiu, Romanian National Choir "Madrigal-Marin Constantin", London Philharmonic Orchestra, Ion Marin
Traditional
4. Kommet, ihr Hirten 1:06
Brass Ensemble of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750)
Magnificat in D Major, BWV 243
5. Chorus: "Magnificat" 3:03
Münchener Bach-Orchester, Karl Richter, Münchener Bach-Chor
Giuseppe Sammartini (1693 - 1750)
Concerto grosso in G minor, Op.5, No.6
6. Pastorale in G major - Andante sostenuto 4:11
The English Concert, Trevor Pinnock
Anonymous
7. Vom Himmel hoch, o Englein kommt (Kölner Gesangbuch 1625) (Arr. Fritz Neumeyer) 2:08
Fritz Wunderlich, Hermann Prey
8. O Freude über Freude 2:33
Fritz Wunderlich, Hermann Prey, Neumeyer-Ensemble, Fritz Neumeyer
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750)
Magnificat in D Major, BWV 243
with four Christmas interpolations. Ed. Dürr. Neue Bach Ausgabe
9. Freut euch und jubiliert 1:21
Neues Bachisches Collegium Musicum, Georg Christoph Biller, Thomanerchor Leipzig
Marc-Antoine Charpentier (1634 - 1704)
Noëls sur les instruments, H 531, 534
10. 4. Où s'en vont ces gais bergers? 1:30
The English Concert, Trevor Pinnock
Adolphe Charles Adam (1803 - 1856)
11. Minuit, chrétiens ! 4:30
Roberto Alagna
Anonymous
D'ou viens-tu, bergère
12. arr.: Franz Josef Breuer 1:47
Maria Stader, Gustav Meyer, Manfred Clement, Karl Kolbinger
Freu' dich, Erd' und Sternenzelt
13. arr.: Franz Josef Breuer 1:46
Maria Stader, Hedwig Bilgram, Gustav Meyer, Karl Kolbinger, Walther Theurer, Manfred Clement, Rudolf Gall, Albrecht Weigler, Munich Chorknaben
Franz Schubert (1797 - 1828)
14. "Ellens Gesang III", D839 (Arr. Johannes Palaschko) 5:32
Mischa Maisky, Pavel Gililov
Max Reger (1873 - 1916)
15. Mariä Wiegenlied, Op.76/52 (Arrangement: Annette Isserlis) 2:05
Anne Sofie von Otter, Knut Sönstevold, Torbjörn Helander
Gabriel Fauré (1845 - 1924)
16. Noel (Arrangement: Svante Henryson) 2:33
Anne Sofie von Otter, Bengan Jansson, Markus Leoson, Svante Henryson
Samuel Scheidt (1587 - 1654)
17. O Jesulein zart (arranged by Chris Hazell) 2:49
Bryn Terfel, Orchestra of the Welsh National Opera, Tecwyn Evans, Côrdydd, Sioned James
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (1525 - 1594)
18. "Hodie Christus natus est" - Motet 2:43
Die Regensburger Domspatzen
Andreas Crappius (1542 - 1623)
19. Nun ist es Zeit zu singen hell 2:21
Eppendorfer Knabenchor, Stadtischer Chor Hamburg, Spielgemeinschaft Der Archiv Produktion, Adolf Detel
George Frideric Handel (1685 - 1759)
Judas Maccabaeus HWV 63
20. Tochter Zion, freue dich 2:33
Jia Lim, Deutsches Kammerorchester Berlin, Reinhard Kammler, Augsburger Domsingknaben
Messiah, HWV 56
Pt. 1
21. "O thou that tellest good tidings to Zion" 4:49
Bernarda Fink, Gabrieli Players, Paul McCreesh, Gabrieli Consort
Total Playing Time 1:01:20
CD 3: 111 Classic Tracks For Christmas
Anonymous
1. Christmas Festival 9:40
The Boston Pops Orchestra, Arthur Fiedler
Michael Praetorius (1571 - 1621)
2. Es Ist Ein Ros Entsprungen 1:44
Augsburger Domsingknaben
George Frideric Handel (1685 - 1759)
Messiah, HWV 56
Pt. 1
3. "Then Shall The Eyes Of The Blind ... He Shall Feed His Flock" 7:12
Helen Donath, Anna Reynolds, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Karl Richter
4. "For Unto Us A Child Is Born" 4:12
London Philharmonic Orchestra, Karl Richter, The John Alldis Choir, John Alldis
Arcangelo Corelli (1653 - 1713)
Concerto Grosso in G Minor, Op. 6, No. 8, MC 6.8 "Fatto per la Notte di Natale"
5. 5. Allegro 2:08
The English Concert, Trevor Pinnock
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750)
Cantata "Ich freue mich in Dir", BWV 133
6. Chorus: Ich freue mich in Dir 4:13
English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner, The Monteverdi Choir
Giovanni Gabrieli (1553 - 1612)
7. Benedixisti, Domine 1:58
Die Regensburger Domspatzen
Traditional
8. Was soll das bedeuten (Arr. Fritz Neumeyer) 1:58
Fritz Wunderlich, Hermann Prey, Christmut Geier, Dietmar Keller, Helmut Böcker, Wolfgang Stert, Fritz Neumeyer
Anonymous
9. Maria durch ein Dornwald ging (Arr. by Fritz Neumeyer) 1:44
Fritz Wunderlich, Hermann Prey, Hans Georg Renner, Helmut Böcker, Wolfgang Stert, Fritz Neumeyer
Johannes Eccard (1553 - 1611)
10. Übers Gebirg Maria geht 2:52
Die Regensburger Domspatzen
Tomas Luis de Victoria (1548 - 1611)
Quem vidistis, pastores
Ed. Jon Dixon
11. Offertorium 3:41
Timothy Roberts, Gabrieli Consort, Paul McCreesh
Samuel Scheidt (1587 - 1654)
12. Organ prelude: "Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern" - "Görlitzer Tabulatur-Buch" (1650) - 1:34
Timothy Roberts
Traditional
13. Resonet in laudibus 1:19
Alexander Blachly, Pomerium
Anthony Holborne (1545 - 1602)
14. Noel's Galliard 1:04
Ulsamer Collegium, Josef Ulsamer
Heinrich Schütz (1585 - 1672)
Historia von der Geburt Jesu Christi, SWV435
Version ARCHIV-Recording
15. Intermedium I: Fürchtet euch nicht... 3:01
Susan Hemington Jones, James Johnstone, Gabrieli Players, Paul McCreesh
16. Rezitativ: Und alsbald war da bei dem Engel... EngeltIntermedium II: 2:17
Charles Daniels, James Johnstone, Timothy Roberts, Gabrieli Players, Paul McCreesh, Gabrieli Consort
Traditional
17. Auf dem Berge, da wehet ein Wind 2:16
Posaunenquintett Berlin
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750)
Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248
Part Six - For The Feast Of Epiphany
18. No.64 Choral: "Nun seid ihr wohl gerochen" 3:19
English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner, The Monteverdi Choir
Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben, Cantata BWV 147
19. Jesu, joy of man's desiring (Arr. Peter Hurford) 3:14
Peter Hurford
Gregorian Chant
Proprium Primae Missae in Nativitate
20. Alleluia: Dominus dixit 2:49
Choralschola des Klosters Maria Einsiedeln
George Frideric Handel (1685 - 1759)
Messiah, HWV 56
Pt. 2
21. "Hallelujah" 3:59
The English Concert, Trevor Pinnock, The English Concert Choir
Total Playing Time 1:06:14
CD 4: 111 Classic Tracks For Christmas
Irving Berlin (1888 - 1989)
1. White Christmas 3:23
Jascha Heifetz, Camarata And His Orchestra, Salvador Camarata
Jester Hairston (1901 - 2000)
2. Mary's boy child (Arr. David Cullen) 3:54
Kiri Te Kanawa, London Voices, Philharmonia Orchestra, Carl Davis
Anonymous
3. God rest ye merry, gentlemen (Arr. D. Willcocks) 3:24
The Choir of King's College, Cambridge, David Willcocks
Pietro Antonio Locatelli (1695 - 1764)
Concerto grosso in F minor, Op.1, No.8 "Christmas Concerto"
4. 7. Pastorale (Largo andante) 3:08
Pina Carmirelli, Pasquale Pellegrino, Luciano Vicari, Massimo Paris, Francesco Strano, I Musici, Maria Teresa Garatti
Franz Schubert (1797 - 1828)
5. Mille Cherubini in coro (Arr. Chris Hazell (1948-)) 3:42
Angela Gheorghiu, Romanian National Choir "Madrigal-Marin Constantin", London Philharmonic Orchestra, Ion Marin
César Franck (1822 - 1890)
Messe solennelle en la majeur, Op. 12 FWV 61
6. 5. Panis Angelicus 3:37
Aled Jones, Bryn Terfel, London Symphony Orchestra, Barry Wordsworth
Anonymous
7. Ding Dong! Merrily on High (Arr. Charles Wood (1866-1926)) 2:00
Simon Preston, The Choir Of Westminster Abbey
Traditional
8. The twelve days of Christmas (Arr. Douglas Gamley (1924-1998)) 3:11
Joan Sutherland, The Ambrosian Singers, New Philharmonia Orchestra, Richard Bonynge
Katherine Davis (1892 - 1980), Henry V. Onorati, Harry Simeone (1911 - 2005)
9. The Little Drummer Boy 3:11
Albrecht Mayer, The King's Singers
George Frideric Handel (1685 - 1759)
Messiah, HWV 56
Pt. 1
10. Pifa (Pastoral Symphony) 1:11
The English Concert, Trevor Pinnock
Anonymous
11. Santa Lucia (Arrangement: Anne Sofie von Otter/Svante Henryson) 3:41
Anne Sofie von Otter, Svante Henryson, Markus Leoson
Jakub Jan Ryba (1765 - 1815)
12. Rozmily Slavicku 4:30
Robert Hugo, Capella Regia Musicalis, Magdalena Kožená
Hugh Martin (1914 - ), Ralph Blane (1914 - 1995)
13. Have yourself a merry little Christmas (Arr. David Cullen (1941-)) 3:46
Kiri Te Kanawa, Philharmonia Orchestra, Carl Davis
Jule Styne (1905 - 1994)
14. Let It Snow 4:47
Albrecht Mayer, The King's Singers
Traditional
15. Good King Wenceslas 2:58
Joan Sutherland, Valda Aveling, Patricia Clarke, The Ambrosian Singers, New Philharmonia Orchestra, Richard Bonynge
Leroy Anderson (1908 - 1975)
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
16. Johnny Marks, Arr. Richard Hayman 2:16
The Boston Pops Orchestra, Arthur Fiedler
Traditional
17. O ! Ce veste minunata ! 2:52
Roberto Alagna
Anonymous
18. Sweet little Jesus Boy (Arr. MacGimsey) 3:02
Leontyne Price
Ariel Ramírez (1921 - 2010)
Navidad Nuestra
Rev. Damián Sanchez
19. 4. Los Pastores (chaya riojana) 2:30
José Carreras, Coral Salvé de Laredo, Sociedad Coral de Bilbao, Damián Sanchez
Anonymous
20. Es wird schon glei dumpa 3:26
Trapp Family Singers
21. O du fröhliche, o du selige (Arr. by Georg Ratzinger) 2:24
Die Regensburger Domspatzen
Traditional, Dmitri Stepanovich Bortnyansky (1751 - 1825)
22. Christmas Hymn & Hymn to the Virgin Mary 4:42
Don Kosaken Chor
Total Playing Time 1:11:35
CD 5: 111 Classic Tracks For Christmas
Eduard Ebel (1839 - 1909)
1. Leise rieselt der Schnee 2:36
Hellmut Wormsbächer, Vera Schink Frauenchor Und Jugendchor
Traditional
2. Still, still, still (sung in english) - arranged by Mack Wilberg 4:25
Bryn Terfel, Orchestra of the Welsh National Opera, Tecwyn Evans, Côrdydd
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840 - 1893)
Nutcracker Suite, Op.71a, TH.35
3. 2b. Dance of the Sugar-Plum Fairy 2:00
Berliner Philharmoniker, Ferdinand Leitner
John Henry Hopkins Jr. (1820 - 1891)
4. We Three Kings of Orient are (Arr. Meyer) 2:59
Leontyne Price, Singverein Der Gesellschaft Der Musikfreunde, Wiener Grosstadtkinderchor, Wiener Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Traditional
The Holly and the Ivy
5. Arr. H. Walford Davies (1869-1941) 3:23
The Choir of King's College, Cambridge, David Willcocks
Richard Storrs Willis (1819 - 1900)
6. It Came Upon A Midnight Clear 2:47
Joan Sutherland, New Philharmonia Orchestra, Richard Bonynge
Zoltán Kodály (1882 - 1967)
7. Adventi ének (Veni, Veni Emmanuel) 3:52
Dresdner Kreuzchor
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791)
8. 3 German Dances K605: No.3 In C "Sleighride" 2:50
The Boston Pops Orchestra, Arthur Fiedler
Benjamin Britten (1913 - 1976)
9. A Hymn to the Virgin 2:41
Dresdner Kreuzchor
Josquin Desprez (1450 - 1521)
Motetti de la Corona
Ed. Jon Dixon
10. Praeter rerum seriem 6:57
Paul McCreesh, Gabrieli Consort
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840 - 1893)
Nutcracker Suite, Op.71a, TH.35
11. 2f. Dance of the Reed-Pipes (Mirlitons) 2:36
Berliner Philharmoniker, Mstislav Rostropovich
Pietro Alessandro Yon (1886 - 1943)
12. Gesù Bambino (Arr. Douglas Gamley (1924-1998)) 4:30
Luciano Pavarotti, Wandsworth School Boys Choir, The National Philharmonic Orchestra, Kurt Herbert Adler
Charles Gounod (1818 - 1893), Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750)
13. Ave Maria, CG 89a: arr. from Bach's Prelude No.1 BWV 846 (Arr. Carlo Sabatini (1924-)) 2:06
Cheryl Studer, London Symphony Orchestra, Ion Marin
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750)
Orgelbüchlein
14. In dir ist Freude, BWV 615 2:49
Helmut Walcha
Anton Bruckner (1824 - 1896)
15. Virga Jesse (Motet) 4:19
Josef Gabriel Rheinberger (1839 - 1901)
Advent-Motette op.176
16. Ex Sion op. 176 No. 3 1:56
Dresdner Kreuzchor
Traditional
17. O Christmas Tree / We Wish You a Merry Christmas (arranged by Stephen C. Siktberg) 2:19
Los Romeros
Gottfried Rüdiger (1886 - 1946)
18. Still, o Himmel 2:07
Die Regensburger Domspatzen
Traditional
19. Macht hoch die Tür 1:48
Jia Lim, Deutsches Kammerorchester Berlin, Reinhard Kammler, Augsburger Domsingknaben
20. Hirten, wachet auf! 1:17
Trapp Family Singers
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750)
21. Ich steh an deiner Krippen hier 1:08
Jia Lim, Deutsches Kammerorchester Berlin, Reinhard Kammler, Augsburger Domsingknaben
Leonhard Schröter (1532 - 1601)
22. Lobt Gott, ihr Christen alle gleich 2:32
Knabenchor Hannover, Instrumentalensemble der ARCHIV Produktion, Horst Hennig
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791)
Vesperae solennes de confessore in C Major, K. 339
23. 5. Laudate Dominum omnes gentes 4:56
Barbara Bonney, The English Concert, Trevor Pinnock, The English Concert Choir
Percy Grainger (1882 - 1961)
24. Blithe Bells (A Free Ramble On Bach's 'Sheep May Safely Graze') 3:59
Bengt Forsberg
J.S. Pierpont
25. Jingle Bells 2:57
Roberto Alagna
Total Playing Time 1:15:49
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