An Olde English Christmas

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Originally released by Decca in 1980, An Olde English Christmas presents 18 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 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 ...
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All Music Guide - Blair Sanderson
Originally released by Decca in 1980, An Olde English Christmas presents 18 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 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; this album was obviously intended to supply atmosphere without being scrutinized too closely, so the reproduction is not a serious problem.
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Product Details

  • Release Date: 10/9/2007
  • Label: Decca
  • UPC: 028947591801
  • Catalog Number: 000994702

Tracks

Disc 1
  1. 1 Hark! the Herald Angels Sing (adapted by W. H. Cummings from Mendelssohn's Festgesang for the Gutenberg Festival) - Charles Wesley & Felix Mendelssohn (3:01)
    Composed byFelix Mendelssohn
    Conducted byColin Davis
    Performed byColin Davis, John Alldis Choir, London Symphony Orchestra
  2. 2 Coventry Carol (2): "Lully, Lulla, Thou Little Tiny Child" - Charles Wesley & Christmas Traditional (1:59)
    Composed byChristmas Traditional
    Conducted byColin Davis
    Performed byColin Davis, John Alldis Choir, London Symphony Orchestra
  3. 3 Joy to the World (theme by Handel) - Isaac Watts & George Frideric Handel (2:13)
    Composed byGeorge Frideric Handel
    Conducted byColin Davis
    Performed byColin Davis, John Alldis Choir, London Symphony Orchestra
  4. 4 In dulci jubilo (Piæ Cantiones) - Charles Wesley & Christmas Traditional (2:04)
    Composed byChristmas Traditional
    Conducted byColin Davis
    Performed byColin Davis, John Alldis Choir, London Symphony Orchestra
  5. 5 Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht (Silent Night) - Franz Gruber & Charles Wesley (3:15)
    Composed byFranz Gruber
    Conducted byColin Davis
    Performed byColin Davis, John Alldis Choir, London Symphony Orchestra
  6. 6 God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen (English) - Charles Wesley & Christmas Traditional (2:25)
    Composed byChristmas Traditional
    Conducted byColin Davis
    Performed byColin Davis, John Alldis Choir, London Symphony Orchestra
  7. 7 The Holly and the Ivy (English) - Charles Wesley & Christmas Traditional (2:17)
    Composed byChristmas Traditional
    Conducted byColin Davis
    Performed byColin Davis, John Alldis Choir, London Symphony Orchestra
  8. 8 What Child Is This? (Greensleeves) - Charles Wesley & Christmas Traditional (3:10)
    Composed byChristmas Traditional
    Conducted byColin Davis
    Performed byColin Davis, John Alldis Choir, London Symphony Orchestra
  9. 9 The First Nowell (English) - Charles Wesley & Christmas Traditional (3:38)
    Composed byChristmas Traditional
    Conducted byColin Davis
    Performed byColin Davis, John Alldis Choir, London Symphony Orchestra
  10. 10 Good King Wenceslas (Piae Cantiones, 1582) - Charles Wesley & Christmas Traditional (3:22)
    Composed byChristmas Traditional
    Conducted byColin Davis
    Performed byColin Davis, John Alldis Choir, London Symphony Orchestra
  11. 11 Deck the Halls (Welsh) - Charles Wesley & Christmas Traditional (2:45)
    Composed byChristmas Traditional
    Conducted byColin Davis
    Performed byColin Davis, John Alldis Choir, London Symphony Orchestra
  12. 12 O Tannenbaum (O Christmas Tree) (German) - Charles Wesley & Christmas Traditional (2:31)
    Composed byChristmas Traditional
    Conducted byColin Davis
    Performed byColin Davis, John Alldis Choir, London Symphony Orchestra
  13. 13 Pat-a-Pan (Burgundian) - Charles Wesley & Christmas Traditional (2:47)
    Composed byChristmas Traditional
    Conducted byColin Davis
    Performed byColin Davis, John Alldis Choir, London Symphony Orchestra
  14. 14 We Three Kings of Orient Are - John Henry Hopkins Jr. & Charles Wesley (1:56)
    Composed byJohn Henry Hopkins Jr.
    Conducted byColin Davis
    Performed byColin Davis, John Alldis Choir, London Symphony Orchestra
  15. 15 Away in a manger (Tune: Cradle Song) (New English Hymnal 22) - William James Kirkpatrick & Charles Wesley (1:43)
    Composed byWilliam James Kirkpatrick
    Conducted byColin Davis
    Performed byColin Davis, John Alldis Choir, London Symphony Orchestra
  16. 16 I Saw Three Ships - Charles Wesley & Christmas Traditional (2:14)
    Composed byChristmas Traditional
    Conducted byColin Davis
    Performed byColin Davis, John Alldis Choir, London Symphony Orchestra
  17. 17 I Wonder As I Wander (American) - Charles Wesley & Christmas Traditional (2:37)
    Composed byChristmas Traditional
    Conducted byColin Davis
    Performed byColin Davis, John Alldis Choir, London Symphony Orchestra
  18. 18 O Come, All Ye Faithful (Adeste fidelis) - John Francis Wade & Charles Wesley (2:56)
    Composed byJohn Francis Wade
    Conducted byColin Davis
    Performed byColin Davis, John Alldis Choir, London Symphony Orchestra
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John Alldis Choir Primary Artist
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