The Holly & the Ivy: All Time Favorite Carols

~ Release by St Paul’s Cathedral Choir (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

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1Once in Royal David’s City
choir vocals:
St. Paul’s Cathedral Choir (London)
recording of:
Once in Royal David’s City (arr. Willcocks)
lyricist:
Cecil Frances Alexander (in 1848)
composer:
Henry John Gauntlett (in 1849)
arranger:
Sir David Willcocks (UK composer, organist, choral conductor)
publisher:
Oxford University Press
arrangement of:
Once in Royal David’s City
4:15
2See Amid the Winter’s Snow
choir vocals:
St. Paul’s Cathedral Choir (London)
recording of:
See amid the winter’s snow (arr. Willcocks)
arranger:
Sir David Willcocks (UK composer, organist, choral conductor)
arrangement of:
See Amid the Winter’s Snow (carol)
4:42
3Away in a Manger
choir vocals:
St. Paul’s Cathedral Choir (London)
recording of:
Away in a Manger (arr. Willcocks)
lyricist:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist)
composer:
William James Kirkpatrick (hymn-writer) (in 1895)
arranger:
Sir David Willcocks (UK composer, organist, choral conductor)
arrangement of:
Away in a Manger (aka “Cradle Song” composed by William J. Kirkpatrick)
2:37
4Unto Us a Child Is Born
recording of:
Unto Us is born a Son (carol)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
translator:
George Ratcliffe Woodward
2:22
5Christians Awake
choir vocals:
St. Paul’s Cathedral Choir (London)
recording of:
Yorkshire – Christians Awake, Salute the Happy Morn
lyricist:
John Byrom (poet)
composer:
John Wainwright (composer / organist)
3:52
6The Coventry Carol
choir vocals:
St. Paul’s Cathedral Choir (London)
recording of:
Coventry Carol (Martin Shaw arrangement)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Martin Shaw (British composer)
arrangement of:
Coventry Carol
3:27
7I Saw Three Ships
choir vocals:
St. Paul’s Cathedral Choir (London)
recording of:
I Saw Three Ships (arr. Willcocks)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Sir David Willcocks (UK composer, organist, choral conductor)
arrangement of:
I Saw Three Ships
2:05
8It Came Upon a Midnight Clear
choir vocals:
St. Paul’s Cathedral Choir (London)
recording of:
It Came Upon the Midnight Clear (“Noel” version)
lyricist:
Edmund Sears (American church author) (in 1849)
composer:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Arthur Sullivan (Sir Arthur Sullivan, composer)
part of:
The Hymnal 1982 (Episcopal hymnal) (number: 90)
is based on:
It Came Upon the Midnight Clear (poem)
is based on:
NOEL (hymn tune)
3:50
9We Three Kings
recording of:
We Three Kings
lyricist and composer:
John Henry Hopkins, Jr. (composer, “We Three Kings”)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 24751)
3:15
10While Shepherds Watched Their Flock
choir vocals:
St. Paul’s Cathedral Choir (London)
recording of:
While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks (While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks / Sweet Chiming Bells / Hail Chime On)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 936)
3:30
11The Holly and the Ivy
choir vocals:
St. Paul’s Cathedral Choir (London)
recording of:
The Holly and the Ivy (arr. Davies)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Sir Henry Walford Davies (English organist and composer)
arrangement of:
The Holly and the Ivy
2:33
12Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
choir vocals:
St. Paul’s Cathedral Choir (London)
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)
3:42

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