Ultimate Classical Christmas Album of All Time

by Sony

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Release Date:	2002-10-01
Label:	Sony
UPC:	696998777125
Binding:	Audio CD
Published By:	Sony
ASIN:	B00006L3OY
Category:	Music

Tracks on Ultimate Classical Christmas Album of All Time by Sony

1. I Wonder As I Wander - Emily Van Evera
2. Villancico De Navidad - John Williams
3. O Little Town Of Bethlehem - Mormon Tabernacle Choir
4. Children's Prayer From Hansel And Gretel - Bernstein
5. Lo, How A Rose E'er Blooming - Andre Previn
6. The Coventry Carol - Eileen Farrell
7. Good People All, This Christmastide - Andrew Parrott
8. Watts's Cradle Hymn - Martin Neary
9. Pastoral Ad Libitum - Largo From Concerto Grosso In G Minor Op.6 No.8 'Christmas Concerto' - Richard Kapp
10. O Tannenbaum - Rita Ford Music Boxes
11. It Came Upon A Midnight Clear - Eileen Farrell
12. Largo From Concerto In F Minor For Violin And Orchestra, Op.8 'L'Inverno' (Winter From The Four Seasons) - Zukerman, St. Paul Chamber Orchestra
13. Ave Maria - Ayako Shinozaki
14. Pie Jesu From Requiem, Op.48 - Andrew Davis
15. Ich Steh' An Deiner Krippen Hier (I Stand Here By Thy Crib) (Choral) From Christmas Oratorio, BWV248 - Helmuth Rilling
16. Lullay My Liking - Gregg Smith
17. What Child Is This? (Greensleeves) - London Symphony Orchestra
18. O Come, O Come, Emanuel - Philadelphia Orchestra
19. Silent Night - Mormon Tabernacle Choir
20. Wiegenlied 'Guten Abend, Gut Nacht' Op.49, No.4 - Helmut Deutsch
21. Hallelujah Chorus From Messiah, HWV - Philadelphia Orchestra
22. Hark! The Herald Angels Sing - Philadelphia Orchestra
23. Cantique De Noel (O Holy Night) - Wiener Symphoniker
24. Jesu, Joy Of Man's Desiring - Philadelphia Orchestra
25. Carol Of The Drum (Little Drummer Boy) - Mormon Tabernacle Choir
26. Deus IN Adjutorium From Vespers Of The Blessed Virgin - Canadian Brass
27. Laudemus Te From Gloria In D Major, RV 589 - La Grande Ecurie Et La Chambre Du Roy
28. German Dance, K. 605, No.3 'The Sleigh Ride' - Bernstein
29. Deck The Halls With Boughs Of Holly - The Philadelphia Brass Ensemble
30. Hark! The HErald Angels Sing - Andrew Parrott
31. Gesu Bambino - Mormon Tabernacle Choir
32. O Come, All Ye Faithful - Mormon Tabernacle Choir
33. The First Noel - Philadelphia Orchestra
34. Ding Dong! Merrily Oh High - Anthony Newman
35. March From The Nutcracker Ballet, Op.71 (Act I) - Philadelphia Orchestra
36. I. Allegro (Exsultate) From Exsultate, Jubilate, K.165 - Mostly Mozart Festival Orchestra
37. Canzon Septimi Toni No.2 - Philadelphia And Cleveland Brass Ensembles
38. Die Menge Der Engel (The Hosts Of Angels) From Historia Der Geburt Jesu Christi/History Of The Birth Of Jesus Christ, SWV435, 435A - Barockorchester Stuttgart
39. Joy To The World - The Philadelphia Brass Ensemble
40. Once, In Royal David's City - The Chestnut Brass Company
41. O Sanctissima (O Du Frohliche) - Philadelphia Orchestra
42. Angels We Have Heard On High - Mormon Tabernacle Choir
43. Magnificat From Magnificat In D Major, BWV243 - Helmuth Rilling

Customer Reviews

Definitely Ultimate! - Reviewed on 2008-12-20

It is a beautifully rendered and a varied selection of excellent choices. The best I've heard and I love it! My favorite Christmas album of all time.

Breathtakingly beautiful! - Reviewed on 2007-01-14

6 customers found this review helpful.

Over and over we played "Die Menge der Engel" - - it is stunningly beautiful! The loftiness of the voices, wonderful.

We loved the boys/children's choruses on many of the other pieces on the album. Duets by Placido Domingo and Luciano Pavorati - - magnifico!

It is a pleasant compilation of traditional favorites and awesome classical pieces that are worth listening to again and again.

Pretty good, though maybe not 'ultimate' - Reviewed on 2004-10-08

19 customers found this review helpful.

If you love Christmas as much as I do, you will probably enjoy this album. It features plenty of standard favorites - especially sung by the MoTab, who seem to be a holiday staple. I probably wouldn't pay $17.95 just to hear songs like 'The Little Drummer Boy' of 'We Wish You a Merry Christmas.'

What makes this compillation interesting is the liberal sprinkling of less traditional - or, anyway, less well-known - classical pieces. Vivaldi's 'Gloria', Corelli's 'Christmas Concerto', and the opera 'Hansel and Gretel' all make an appearance. The standout, in my mind, is the ethereally beautiful 'Watt's Cradle Hymn,' which I have never seen or heard anywhere else - that one song alone makes this album worth a listen.

Not ultimate, but truly classical - Reviewed on 2003-11-18

20 customers found this review helpful.

Good mix of the expected ("Silent Night", "O Come All Ye Faithful", etc) and the unexpected (the Vivaldi Gloria, Gabrieli, Schutz). Kudos to the Sony team for uniform clarity & quality of sound, despite source material from 1959 through 1998. Word to the wise: the performance of "O Little Town of Bethlehem" credited to Marilyn Horne is actually by Eileen Farrell from her excellent "Carols for Christmas Eve" release. No disrespect to Ms Horne, who is well represented by two performances with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir. If you're truly a classical music fan but don't mind a traditional carol or two, this is an excellent buy.

Book Subjects

• Christmas / Chanukkah
• Christmas Music
• Classical
• Holiday Music
• Xmas Classical Vocal Collections