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An Olde English ChristmasSir Colin Davis Conductor
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Originally released by Decca in 1980, An Olde English Christmas presents eighteen Christmas carols in opulent arrangements that should appeal to anyone who enjoys a "light classics" approach to the season. Peter Hope's lavish orchestrations of such holiday favorites as Hark, the Herald Angels Sing, Joy to the World, The First Nowell, and O Come All Ye Faithful are brilliantly decked out in festive colors, and the performances by the John Alldis Choir and the London Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Sir Colin Davis, are robust and ebullient, with an uplifting character that makes listening a pleasure. The purely instrumental numbers, such as In Dulci Jubilo, Silent Night, God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen, and The Holly and the Ivy, among others, are freely elaborated around their famous tunes, so they are not practical for singing along; but if the album is played simply as background music for a Christmas gathering, the fantasia style of these numbers works quite well. The sound quality of the recording is clear and warm, though the ADD mastering is a little lacking in dimensions and definition; but this album was obviously intended to supply atmosphere without being scrutinized too closely, so the reproduction is not a serious problem. © Blair Sanderson, All Music Guide
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| 1 | Hark! the Herald Angels Sing (adapted by W. H. Cummings) | 3:01 |
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| 2 | Coventry Carol (2): 'Lully, Lulla, Thou Little Tiny Child' | 1:59 |
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Lowell Mason ComposerJoy to the World Work |
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| 3 | Joy to the World | 2:13 |
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Christmas Traditional ComposerIn dulci jubilo (Piæ Cantiones) Work |
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| 4 | In dulci jubilo (Piæ Cantiones) | 2:04 |
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Franz Xaver Grüber ComposerSilent Night (Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht) Work |
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| 5 | Silent Night (Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht) | 3:15 |
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Christmas Traditional ComposerGod Rest You Merry, Gentlemen (English) Work |
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| 6 | God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen (English) | 2:25 |
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Christmas Traditional ComposerThe Holly and the Ivy (English) Work |
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| 7 | The Holly and the Ivy (English) | 2:17 |
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Christmas Traditional ComposerWhat Child Is This? (Greensleeves) Work |
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| 8 | What Child Is This? (Greensleeves) | 3:10 |
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Christmas Traditional ComposerThe First Nowell (English) Work |
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| 9 | The First Nowell (English) | 3:37 |
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| 10 | Good King Wenceslas (Piae Cantiones, 1582) | 3:22 |
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Christmas Traditional ComposerDeck the Halls (Welsh) Work |
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| 11 | Deck the Halls (Welsh) | 2:45 |
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| 12 | O Tannenbaum (O Christmas Tree) (German) | 2:31 |
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Christmas Traditional ComposerPat-a-Pan (Burgundian) Work |
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| 13 | Pat-a-Pan (Burgundian) | 2:47 |
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John Henry Hopkins, Jr. ComposerWe Three Kings of Orient Are Work |
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| 14 | We Three Kings of Orient Are | 1:56 |
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| 15 | Away in a manger (Tune: Cradle Song; New English Hymnal 22) | 1:43 |
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Christmas Traditional ComposerI Saw Three Ships Work |
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| 16 | I Saw Three Ships | 2:14 |
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Christmas Traditional ComposerI Wonder As I Wander (American) Work |
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| 17 | I Wonder As I Wander (American) | 2:37 |
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John Francis Wade ComposerO Come, All Ye Faithful (Adeste fidelis) Work |
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| 18 | O Come, All Ye Faithful (Adeste fidelis) | 2:56 |
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