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Composer(s): Anderson, Leroy; Brahms, Johannes; Grainger, Percy; Gruber, Franz Xaver; Hopkins Jr., John Henry; Ireland, John; Kirkpatrick, William J.; Lutosławski, Witold; Mason, Lowell; Mendelssohn, Felix; Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus; Rodrigo, Joaquín; Rosenberg, Hilding; Rutter, John; Traditional; Wang, Lisan; Redner, Lewis H.
Lyricist(s): Brooks, Phillips; Gullberg, Hjalmar; Hopkins Jr., John Henry; Mohr, Josef; Rutter, John; Traditional; Watts, Isaac
Arranger(s): Breiner, Peter; Pitts, Antony; Strand, Leif; Willcocks, David
Conductor(s): Backhouse, Jeremy; Breiner, Peter; Brion, Keith; Burdick, Owen; Edison, Noel; Hunt, Donald; Johansson, Jerker; Pitts, Antony; Sackett, Andrew; Slatkin, Leonard; Strand, Leif; Sundkvist, Petter; Wit, Antoni
Orchestra(s): BBC Concert Orchestra; Jönköping Sinfonietta; Nicolaus Esterházy Sinfonia; Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra; Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra; Swedish Chamber Orchestra
Choir(s): Elora Singers, The; Leif Strand Chamber Choir; Leif Strands Ladies Choir; Polish Radio Choir; Tewkesbury Abbey Choir; Tonus Peregrinus; Trinity Church Choir, New York; Vasari Singers; Worcester Cathedral Choir
Artist(s): Bloss, Michael; Chalmers, Nicholas; Eteson, Richard; Forbes, Joanna; Ford, Martin; Frith, Benjamin; Hoyt, Ann; Lenehan, John; Lloyd Webber, Julian; Marcusson, Göran; Oswald, Kathryn; Pasichnyk, Olga; Pizarro, Artur; Sjögren, Tobias; Szokolay, Balázs; Westman, Bo; Zhang, Yiming
Label: Naxos
Genre: Chamber Music; Choral - Sacred; Choral - Secular; Instrumental; Orchestral; Wind Ensemble/Band Music
Period: 20th Century; Classical; Contemporary; Romantic
Catalogue No: 8.578348
Barcode: 747313834877
Release Date: 11/2018
MY PLAYLIST FOR THE NATIVITY
Can you hear the music? Do you hear it play? It’s telling you the story of the first Christmas Day… Perfect for children of all ages, this album of classical and traditional works is a charming and engaging retelling of the nativity through music, song and rhyme. Listen to the music and read the story!
Tracklist
Rutter, John - Lyricist
Rutter, John
Rutter, John
Vasari Singers (Choir)
Ford, Martin (organ)
Backhouse, Jeremy (Conductor)
Ford, Martin (organ)
Backhouse, Jeremy (Conductor)
|  | 1 | Nativity carol | 04:26 |
Vasari Singers (Choir)
Ford, Martin (organ)
Backhouse, Jeremy (Conductor)
Ford, Martin (organ)
Backhouse, Jeremy (Conductor)
Traditional
Traditional - Lyricist
Strand, Leif - Arranger
Traditional - Lyricist
Strand, Leif - Arranger
Leif Strands Ladies Choir (Choir)
Jönköping Sinfonietta (Orchestra)
Westman, Bo (organ)
Strand, Leif (Conductor)
Jönköping Sinfonietta (Orchestra)
Westman, Bo (organ)
Strand, Leif (Conductor)
| | 2 | The Angel Gabriel (arr. L. Strand for choir and orchestra) | 01:23 |
Leif Strands Ladies Choir (Choir)
Jönköping Sinfonietta (Orchestra)
Westman, Bo (organ)
Strand, Leif (Conductor)
Jönköping Sinfonietta (Orchestra)
Westman, Bo (organ)
Strand, Leif (Conductor)
Traditional - Lyricist
Lutosławski, Witold
Lutosławski, Witold
Polish Radio Choir (Choir)
Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Wit, Antoni (Conductor)
Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Wit, Antoni (Conductor)
| | 3 | 20 Polish Christmas Carols: Hurrying to Bethlehem | 00:56 |
Polish Radio Choir (Choir)
Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Wit, Antoni (Conductor)
Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Wit, Antoni (Conductor)
Rodrigo, Joaquín
Pizarro, Artur (piano)
| | 4 | El álbum de Cecilia (Album for Cecilia): No. 6. Borriquillos a Belén (Little Donkeys in Bethlehem) | 01:14 |
Pizarro, Artur (piano)
Brooks, Phillips - Lyricist
Strand, Leif - Arranger
Redner, Lewis H.
Strand, Leif - Arranger
Redner, Lewis H.
Marcusson, Göran (flute)
Sjögren, Tobias (guitar)
Leif Strand Chamber Choir (Choir)
Johansson, Jerker (Conductor)
Sjögren, Tobias (guitar)
Leif Strand Chamber Choir (Choir)
Johansson, Jerker (Conductor)
| | 5 | O Little Town of Bethlehem (arr. L. Strand for flute, guitar and choir) | 03:18 |
Marcusson, Göran (flute)
Sjögren, Tobias (guitar)
Leif Strand Chamber Choir (Choir)
Johansson, Jerker (Conductor)
Sjögren, Tobias (guitar)
Leif Strand Chamber Choir (Choir)
Johansson, Jerker (Conductor)
Breiner, Peter - Arranger
Breiner, Peter (Conductor)
Nicolaus Esterházy Sinfonia (Orchestra)
Nicolaus Esterházy Sinfonia (Orchestra)
| | 6 | The Virgin Mary had a Baby Boy (arr. P. Breiner for orchestra) | 01:56 |
Breiner, Peter (Conductor)
Nicolaus Esterházy Sinfonia (Orchestra)
Nicolaus Esterházy Sinfonia (Orchestra)
Strand, Leif - Arranger
Marcusson, Göran (flute)
Leif Strand Chamber Choir (Choir)
Johansson, Jerker (Conductor)
Sjögren, Tobias (guitar)
Leif Strand Chamber Choir (Choir)
Johansson, Jerker (Conductor)
Sjögren, Tobias (guitar)
| | 7 | Mary had a baby (arr. L. Strand for flute, guitar and choir) | 02:49 |
Marcusson, Göran (flute)
Leif Strand Chamber Choir (Choir)
Johansson, Jerker (Conductor)
Sjögren, Tobias (guitar)
Leif Strand Chamber Choir (Choir)
Johansson, Jerker (Conductor)
Sjögren, Tobias (guitar)
Ireland, John
Lloyd Webber, Julian (cello)
Lenehan, John (piano)
Lenehan, John (piano)
| | 8 | 4 Preludes: No. 3. The Holy Boy (version for cello and piano) | 02:59 |
Lloyd Webber, Julian (cello)
Lenehan, John (piano)
Lenehan, John (piano)
Willcocks, David - Arranger
Traditional - Lyricist
Kirkpatrick, William J.
Traditional - Lyricist
Kirkpatrick, William J.
Hoyt, Ann (soprano)
Trinity Church Choir, New York (Choir)
Burdick, Owen (Conductor)
Trinity Church Choir, New York (Choir)
Burdick, Owen (Conductor)
| | 9 | Away in a Manger (arr. D. Willcocks for soprano and choir) | 02:27 |
Hoyt, Ann (soprano)
Trinity Church Choir, New York (Choir)
Burdick, Owen (Conductor)
Trinity Church Choir, New York (Choir)
Burdick, Owen (Conductor)
Brahms, Johannes
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Breiner, Peter (Conductor)
Breiner, Peter (Conductor)
| | 10 | 5 Lieder, Op. 49: No. 4. Wiegenlied (Lullaby) (arr. for orchestra) | 02:16 |
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Breiner, Peter (Conductor)
Breiner, Peter (Conductor)
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus
Szokolay, Balázs (piano)
| | 11 | 12 Variations on Ah, vous dirai-je, maman, K. 265 (excerpt) | 05:03 |
Szokolay, Balázs (piano)
Watts, Isaac - Lyricist
Mason, Lowell
Mason, Lowell
Hunt, Donald (Conductor)
Worcester Cathedral Choir (Choir)
Worcester Cathedral Choir (Choir)
| | 12 | Joy to the World | 01:29 |
Hunt, Donald (Conductor)
Worcester Cathedral Choir (Choir)
Worcester Cathedral Choir (Choir)
Traditional - Lyricist
Willcocks, David - Arranger
Traditional
Willcocks, David - Arranger
Traditional
Tewkesbury Abbey Choir (Choir)
Sackett, Andrew (Conductor)
Sackett, Andrew (Conductor)
| | 13 | While Shepherds Watched their Flocks by Night (arr. D. Willcocks for choir) | 02:24 |
Tewkesbury Abbey Choir (Choir)
Sackett, Andrew (Conductor)
Sackett, Andrew (Conductor)
Anderson, Leroy
BBC Concert Orchestra (Orchestra)
Slatkin, Leonard (Conductor)
Slatkin, Leonard (Conductor)
| | 14 | Suite of Carols: I. Angels in our Fields (version for woodwinds) | 02:33 |
BBC Concert Orchestra (Orchestra)
Slatkin, Leonard (Conductor)
Slatkin, Leonard (Conductor)
Grainger, Percy
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Brion, Keith (Conductor)
Brion, Keith (Conductor)
| | 15 | Shepherd's Hey | 02:08 |
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Brion, Keith (Conductor)
Brion, Keith (Conductor)
Pitts, Antony - Arranger
Hopkins Jr., John Henry - Lyricist
Hopkins Jr., John Henry
Hopkins Jr., John Henry - Lyricist
Hopkins Jr., John Henry
Forbes, Joanna (soprano)
Oswald, Kathryn (alto)
Eteson, Richard (tenor)
Tonus Peregrinus (Choir)
Chalmers, Nicholas (organ)
Pitts, Antony (Conductor)
Oswald, Kathryn (alto)
Eteson, Richard (tenor)
Tonus Peregrinus (Choir)
Chalmers, Nicholas (organ)
Pitts, Antony (Conductor)
| | 16 | We Three Kings of Orient Are (arr. A. Pitts for vocal ensemble) | 03:07 |
Forbes, Joanna (soprano)
Oswald, Kathryn (alto)
Eteson, Richard (tenor)
Tonus Peregrinus (Choir)
Chalmers, Nicholas (organ)
Pitts, Antony (Conductor)
Oswald, Kathryn (alto)
Eteson, Richard (tenor)
Tonus Peregrinus (Choir)
Chalmers, Nicholas (organ)
Pitts, Antony (Conductor)
Wang, Lisan
Zhang, Yiming (piano)
| | 17 | Capriccio of Animals: II. Camel's Bells in the Desert | 01:26 |
Zhang, Yiming (piano)
Gullberg, Hjalmar - Lyricist
Rosenberg, Hilding
Rosenberg, Hilding
Swedish Chamber Orchestra (Orchestra)
Sundkvist, Petter (Conductor)
Sundkvist, Petter (Conductor)
| | 18 | Den heliga natten (The Holy Night): IX. March of the Wise Men | 02:14 |
Swedish Chamber Orchestra (Orchestra)
Sundkvist, Petter (Conductor)
Sundkvist, Petter (Conductor)
Mendelssohn, Felix
Frith, Benjamin (piano)
| | 19 | Kinderstücke, Op. 72, "Christmas Pieces": No. 2. Andante sostenuto, MWV U170 | 01:47 |
Frith, Benjamin (piano)
Mohr, Josef - Lyricist
Gruber, Franz Xaver
Gruber, Franz Xaver
Elora Singers, The (Choir)
Edison, Noel (Conductor)
Bloss, Michael (organ)
Edison, Noel (Conductor)
Bloss, Michael (organ)
| | 20 | Silent Night | 03:08 |
Elora Singers, The (Choir)
Edison, Noel (Conductor)
Bloss, Michael (organ)
Edison, Noel (Conductor)
Bloss, Michael (organ)
Total Playing Time: 49:03