The Road to Bethlehem

~ Release by The Choir of St Mary-le-Tower, Ipswich (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

▼ CD 1
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1Once in Royal David's City
pipe organ:
William Baldry (organist)
chorus master:
Christopher Borrett
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
3:05
2The Angel Gabriel From Heaven Came
pipe organ:
William Baldry (organist)
chorus master:
Christopher Borrett
2:26
3There Is No Rose
pipe organ:
William Baldry (organist)
chorus master:
Christopher Borrett
2:56
4While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks by Night
pipe organ:
William Baldry (organist)
chorus master:
Christopher Borrett
2:25
5I Saw a Fair Maiden
harp:
Eleanor Turner (harpist)
pipe organ:
William Baldry (organist)
chorus master:
Christopher Borrett
4:47
6Jesus Christ the Apple Tree
pipe organ:
William Baldry (organist)
chorus master:
Christopher Borrett
recording of:
Jesus Christ the Apple Tree
lyricist:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist)
composer:
Elizabeth Poston
3:04
7O Little Town of Bethlehem
pipe organ:
William Baldry (organist)
chorus master:
Christopher Borrett
recording of:
O Little Town of Bethlehem (traditional carol with the tune “Forest Green”, as sung in the UK and the Episcopal Church in the U.S.)
lyricist:
Phillips Brooks (in 1868)
additional composer:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer) (in 1906)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer)
publisher:
Oxford University Press (in 1906)
part of:
The New English Hymnal (hymn book) (number: 32)
is based on:
The Ploughboy's Dream
version of:
O Little Town of Bethlehem (traditional carol with the tune “St. Louis”, as commonly sung in the U.S.)
3:22
8The Little Road to Bethlehem
harp:
Eleanor Turner (harpist)
pipe organ:
William Baldry (organist)
chorus master:
Christopher Borrett
recording of:
The Little Road to Bethlehem
lyricist:
Margaret Rose (lyricist) (in 1936)
composer:
Michael Head (British composer) (in 1945)
3:12
9Silent Night
pipe organ:
William Baldry (organist)
chorus master:
Christopher Borrett
arranger:
Christopher Borrett
recording of:
Silent Night (Christmas carol, English translation)
lyricist:
Josef Mohr (in 1816)
composer:
Franz Xaver Gruber (in 1818)
translator:
John Freeman Young (in 1859)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 27088)
translated version of:
Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht
3:49
10Away in a Manger
pipe organ:
William Baldry (organist)
chorus master:
Christopher Borrett
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
2:21
11O Holy Night
pipe organ:
William Baldry (organist)
chorus master:
Christopher Borrett
recording of:
O Holy Night (arr. Rutter)
lyricist:
John Sullivan Dwight (in 1855)
composer:
Adolphe Adam (composer) (in 1847)
arranger:
John Rutter (English choral music composer, conductor, arranger and producer, born 1945)
arrangement of:
O Holy Night
5:59
12I Wonder as I Wander
pipe organ:
William Baldry (organist)
chorus master:
Christopher Borrett
1:52
13God Rest You Merry Gentlemen
pipe organ:
William Baldry (organist)
chorus master:
Christopher Borrett
recording of:
God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen (arr. Willcocks)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Sir David Willcocks (UK composer, organist, choral conductor)
arrangement of:
God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen (traditional, no arrangement credits here)
2:26
14I Saw Three Ships
pipe organ:
William Baldry (organist)
chorus master:
Christopher Borrett
recording of:
I Saw Three Ships (arr. Lloyd)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Richard Hey Lloyd (British organist and composer)
arrangement of:
I Saw Three Ships
2:23
15We Three Kings of Orient Are
pipe organ:
William Baldry (organist)
chorus master:
Christopher Borrett
recording of:
We Three Kings
lyricist and composer:
John Henry Hopkins, Jr. (composer, “We Three Kings”)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 24751)
3:54
16Seeing the Star
pipe organ:
William Baldry (organist)
chorus master:
Christopher Borrett
2:11
17Coventry Carol
pipe organ:
William Baldry (organist)
chorus master:
Christopher Borrett
3:36
18The Birds
harp:
Eleanor Turner (harpist)
pipe organ:
William Baldry (organist)
chorus master:
Christopher Borrett
recording of:
The Birds
lyricist:
Hilaire Belloc
composer:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist)
2:13
19Jesukin
harp:
Eleanor Turner (harpist)
pipe organ:
William Baldry (organist)
chorus master:
Christopher Borrett
1:44
20O Come, All Ye Faithful
pipe organ:
William Baldry (organist)
chorus master:
Christopher Borrett
recording of:
O Come, All Ye Faithful (arr. Willcocks)
additional composer:
David Hill (organist and conductor) and Christopher Robinson (British conductor & organist)
composer:
John Francis Wade
arranger:
David Willcocks (UK composer, organist, choral conductor)
translator:
Frederick Oakeley
publisher:
Oxford University Press
part of:
The New English Hymnal (hymn book) (number: 30)
arrangement of:
O Come, All Ye Faithful (English version of Latin “Adeste fideles”)
4:14
21Ding! Dong! Merrily on High
pipe organ:
William Baldry (organist)
chorus master:
Christopher Borrett
recording of:
Ding Dong! Merrily on High (arr. Mack Wilberg)
lyricist:
George Ratcliffe Woodward
composer:
Thoinot Arbeau (Artist name of Jehan Tabourot (“Orchesographie”))
arranger:
Mack Wilberg
arrangement of:
Ding Dong! Merrily on High
2:57
22A New Year Carol
harp:
Eleanor Turner (harpist)
pipe organ:
William Baldry (organist)
chorus master:
Christopher Borrett
recording of:
Friday Afternoons, op. 7: No. 5. A New Year Carol
composer:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (in 1934)
quotes lyrics from:
Tom Tiddler's Ground
part of:
Friday Afternoons, op. 7
2:19
23Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
pipe organ:
William Baldry (organist)
chorus master:
Christopher Borrett
recording of:
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing (Christmas carol)
additional lyricist:
George Whitefield (in 1753)
lyricist:
Charles Wesley (hymn writer) (in 1739)
additional composer:
William H. Cummings (in 1855)
composer:
Felix Mendelssohn (composer) (in 1840)
part of:
The New English Hymnal (hymn book) (number: 26)
part of:
Psalty's Family Christmas Sing-A-Long
2:55