The Incredible Christmas AlbumVarious Artists
Release Date: 10/14/2003
Original Release:
2003
# of Discs:
2
J&R Item # 500442_CD
UPC # 028947612063
Label: Decca (USA)
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Disc: 1
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White Snows of Christmas, The (after Brahm's Symphony No. 1) - Kingston Trio
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anges dans nos campagnes, Les (French), carol (AKA Angels We Have Heard On High) - Gheorghe Zamfir
Disc: 2
1.
O Come, All Ye Faithful (Adeste fidelis) - Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields
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Ellens Gesang III ("Ave Maria"), song for voice & piano, D. 839 (Op. 52/6) - Luciano Pavarotti
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Ding Dong! Merrily on High (French) - Clare College Choir & Orchestra, Cambridge
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Coventry Carol (2): "Lully, Lulla, Thou Little Tiny Child" - John Alldis/London Symphony Orchestra/John Aldis Choir
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Away in a manger (Tune: Cradle Song) (New English Hymnal 22) - King's College Choir, Cambridge
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Hark! the Herald Angels Sing (adapted by W. H. Cummings from Mendelssohn's Festgesang for the Gutenberg Festival) - Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields
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Still, Still, Still (Stille, stille, stille) (Austrian) - Vienna Boys' Choir
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King Jesus Hath A Garden (Dutch) - Clare College Choir & Orchestra, Cambridge
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Cantata No. 147, "Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben," BWV 147 (BC A174): Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring - Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra
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Performer: Various Artists
Distributor: Universal Distribution Notes: Liner Note Author: Joseph S. Szurly. Incredible Christmas Album is a warm and lush seasonal affair recorded with orchestral backing and vocals that combines a wide variety of classical and pop holiday songs. Highlights include renditions of "What Child Is This" (Vanessa Williams), "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" (Perry Como), "Winter Wonderland" (Ella Fitzgerald), "The Christmas Song" (Mel Torme), and "White Christmas" (Bing Crosby). Other contributors to the album include the Boston Pops Orchestra, Mantovani, Luciano Pavarotti, John Tesh, Vienna Boys Choir, and Canadian Brass, all of whom add to Incredible Christmas Album's cultured holiday celebration. ~ Al Campbell |