100 Greatest Carols & Hymns

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▼ CD 1
#	Title	Artist	Rating	Length
1	Ding Dong Merrily On High choir vocals: Choir of St Peter’s College, Oxford	Choir of St Peter’s College, Oxford		2:00
2	Oh Come All Ye Faithful choir vocals: Choir of St Peter’s College, Oxford	Choir of St Peter’s College, Oxford		5:49
3	Silent Night choir vocals: Choir of St Peter’s College, Oxford	Choir of St Peter’s College, Oxford		3:12
4	Once In Royal David's City	Choir of St Peter’s College, Oxford		3:47
5	Sussex Carol	Choir of St Peter’s College, Oxford		2:17
6	In dulci jubilo choir vocals: Choir of St Peter’s College, Oxford phonographic copyright (℗) by: N2K	Choir of St Peter’s College, Oxford		3:27
7	God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen choir vocals: Choir of St Peter’s College, Oxford	Choir of St Peter’s College, Oxford		2:59
8	Rocking choir vocals: London Regency Choir phonographic copyright (℗) by: N2K	London Regency Choir		2:05
9	I Saw Three Ships choir vocals: Choir of St Peter’s College, Oxford	London Regency Choir		3:14
10	In The Bleak Mid Winter choir vocals: London Regency Choir	London Regency Choir		5:11
11	Shepherds Pipe Carol choir vocals: London Regency Choir phonographic copyright (℗) by: N2K	London Regency Choir		3:06
12	While Shepherds Watched choir vocals: Choir of St Peter’s College, Oxford	Choir of St Peter’s College, Oxford		2:51
13	Coventry Carol choir vocals: Choir of St Peter’s College, Oxford	Choir of St Peter’s College, Oxford		2:49
14	O Little Town Of Bethlehem choir vocals: Choir of St Peter’s College, Oxford	Choir of St Peter’s College, Oxford		2:40
15	Cradle Song choir vocals: Blenheim Singers phonographic copyright (℗) by: N2K	Blenheim Singers		3:51
16	Hymn to the blessed virgin Mary choir vocals: Blenheim Singers phonographic copyright (℗) by: N2K	Blenheim Singers		4:05
17	Gabriel's Message choir vocals: Blenheim Singers phonographic copyright (℗) by: N2K recording of: The Angel Gabriel written in: País Vasco lyricist: [traditional] (special purpose artist) composer: [anonymous] (special purpose artist) and [traditional] (special purpose artist) translator: Sabine Baring‐Gould (in 1895) translated version of: Birjina gaztetto bat zegoen	Blenheim Singers		2:47
18	Still, still, still choir vocals: Blenheim Singers phonographic copyright (℗) by: N2K recording of: Still, Still, Still lyricist and composer: [traditional] (special purpose artist)	Blenheim Singers		3:08
19	A maiden most gentle choir vocals: Blenheim Singers phonographic copyright (℗) by: N2K recording of: A Maiden Most Gentle (arr. Carter) composer: [traditional] (special purpose artist) arranger: Andrew Carter (composer)	Blenheim Singers		3:04
20	Away In A Manger	Regency College Choir		2:04

▼ CD 2
#	Title	Artist	Rating	Length
1	Joy To The World choir vocals: Regency Youth Choir phonographic copyright (℗) by: N2K recording of: Joy to the World (Christmas carol) lyricist: Isaac Watts (hymn writer) additional composer: Lowell Mason (in 1839) composer: George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer)	Regency Youth Choir		3:16
2	We Three Kings choir vocals: Choir of St Peter’s College, Oxford	Choir of St Peter’s College, Oxford		3:04
3	Jingle Bells recording of: Jingle Bells lyricist and composer: James Lord Pierpont (in 1850) publisher: Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996) composed at and lyrics written at: Simpson Tavern in Medford, Massachusetts, United States (in 1850)	Regency Youth Choir		2:19
4	O Christmas Tree	Regency Youth Choir		1:50
5	O Holy Night choir vocals: Regency Youth Choir phonographic copyright (℗) by: N2K recording of: O Holy Night lyricist: John Sullivan Dwight (in 1855) composer: Adolphe Adam (composer) (in 1847) translated version of: Cantique de Noël “Minuit chrétiens” (French original of “O Holy Night”)	Regency Youth Choir		3:51
6	It Came Upon The Midnight Clear choir vocals: Choir of St Peter’s College, Oxford	Choir of St Peter’s College, Oxford		3:05
7	What Child Is This choir vocals: St. Peter’s Choir phonographic copyright (℗) by: N2K recording of: What Child Is This? lyricist: William Chatterton Dix (in 1865) composer: [traditional] (special purpose artist) part of: Roud Folk Song Index (number: 25608) version of: Greensleeves (generic entry for traditional and unknown arrangements)	Choir of St Peter’s College, Oxford		2:08
8	I Hear The Bells On Christmas Day choir vocals: Choir of St Peter’s College, Oxford	Choir of St Peter’s College, Oxford		3:34
9	O Thou Joyful Day	Choir of St Peter’s College, Oxford		3:06
10	Jolly Old St. Nicholas choir vocals: Choir of St Peter’s College, Oxford phonographic copyright (℗) by: N2K recording of: Jolly Old Saint Nicholas lyricist: Emily Huntington Miller composer: James Ramsey Murray	Choir of St Peter’s College, Oxford		2:19
11	Angels We Have Heard choir vocals: Choir of St Peter’s College, Oxford	Choir of St Peter’s College, Oxford		1:54
12	Amen choir vocals: Choir of St Peter’s College, Oxford phonographic copyright (℗) by: N2K	Choir of St Peter’s College, Oxford		5:39
13	Hail Blessed Virgin Mary choir vocals: Blenheim Singers phonographic copyright (℗) by: N2K recording of: Hail! Blessed Virgin Mary composer: [traditional] (special purpose artist) arranger: Charles Wood (Irish composer) translator: George Ratcliffe Woodward	Blenheim Singers		2:35
14	The Lamb choir vocals: Blenheim Singers phonographic copyright (℗) by: N2K recording of: The Lamb lyricist: William Blake (English poet, painter, and printmaker) (in 1789) composer: John Tavener (20th century composer) (in 1982) publisher: Chester Music Ltd., Edition Wilhelm Hansen London Ltd. and J. & W. Chester, Ltd.	Blenheim Singers		4:09
15	Hosanna To The Son Of David	Blenheim Singers		2:27
16	Good King Wenceslas	Regency College Choir		2:51
17	The Shepherds Heard The Angels	Blenheim Singers		2:44
18	Wassail Carol choir vocals: Blenheim Singers phonographic copyright (℗) by: N2K recording of: Here We Come A-wassailing lyricist: [traditional] (special purpose artist) composer: [traditional] (special purpose artist) (in 1850) part of: Roud Folk Song Index (number: 209)	Blenheim Singers		1:55
19	For Unto Us A Child Is Born	Regency College Choir		4:18
20	The Holly And The Ivy	Regency College Choir		2:32

▼ CD 3
#	Title	Artist	Rating	Length
1	Deck The Halls choir vocals: Choir of St Peter’s College, Oxford	Choir of St Peter’s College, Oxford		2:16
2	Hark The Herald Angels Sing choir vocals: London Regency Choir	London Regency Choir		3:55
3	We Wish You A Merry Christmas choir vocals: Choir of St Peter’s College, Oxford	Choir of St Peter’s College, Oxford		3:10
4	The First Noel	Regency College Choir		4:59
5	Ave Maria	Angelic Voices		3:00
6	Twelve Days Of Christmas	Regency Youth Choir		3:55
7	Little Drummer Boy	Regency Youth Choir		2:41
8	There Is No Rose	Blenheim Singers		2:49
9	Spring Carol choir vocals: Blenheim Singers phonographic copyright (℗) by: N2K	Blenheim Singers		1:40
10	Ave Verum, Corpus choir vocals: Blenheim Singers phonographic copyright (℗) by: N2K	Blenheim Singers		3:57
11	O Come, O Come Emmanuel	Choir of St Peter’s College, Oxford		3:00
12	And The Glory Of The Land engineer: Antony Howell (engineer) executive producer: Christopher Todd Landor (producer / found of label Musical Concepts) producer: Mark Brown (operatic bass, early music singer, conductor, and producer) chamber organ: Andrew Lucas (organist) (from 1989-02-25 until 1989-02-26) choir vocals: Regent Chamber Choir (from 1989-02-25 until 1989-02-26) orchestra: City of London Sinfonia (chamber orchestra) (from 1989-02-25 until 1989-02-26) conductor: Gary Cole (conductor) (from 1989-02-25 until 1989-02-26) recorded at: St Jude‐on‐the‐Hill in Hampstead (from 1989-02-25 until 1989-02-26) recording of: Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 4. Chorus “And the glory of the Lord” composer: George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1741) part of: Messiah, HWV 56: Part I	Regency College Choir		3:14
13	Hallelujah instrumental recording of: Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 44. Chorus: “Hallelujah” composer: George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1741) librettist: Charles Jennens part of: Messiah, HWV 56: Part II	Regency College Choir		4:11
14	Hail, Gladdening Heart	Blenheim Singers		3:26
15	In The Freezing Winter choir vocals: Blenheim Singers phonographic copyright (℗) by: N2K recording of: A Ceremony of Carols, op. 28: VIII. In Freezing Winter Night composer: Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (in 1942) part of: A Ceremony of Carols, op. 28	Blenheim Singers		5:07
16	Cherry Tree Carol choir vocals: Blenheim Singers phonographic copyright (℗) by: N2K recording of: The Cherry-Tree Carol lyricist and composer: [traditional] (special purpose artist) part of: Child Ballads (number: 54) and Roud Folk Song Index (number: 453)	Blenheim Singers		2:25
17	Of The Father's Heart Begotten	Blenheim Singers		5:59
18	All This Time	Blenheim Singers		1:58
19	Behold O God Our Defender choir vocals: The Choir of St. Paul’s Cathedral (London) orchestra: The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra phonographic copyright (℗) by: N2K	The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra & St Paul’s Cathedral Choir		2:46
20	St. Clements choir vocals: The Choir of St. Paul’s Cathedral (London) orchestra: The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra phonographic copyright (℗) by: N2K	The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra & St Paul’s Cathedral Choir		2:40

▼ CD 4
#	Title	Artist	Rating	Length
1	Abide With Me choir vocals: London Regency Choir phonographic copyright (℗) by: N2K recording of: Abide With Me (Set to tune ‘Eventide’) lyricist: Henry Francis Lyte (in 1847) composer: William Henry Monk (in 1861) is based on: Abide With Me (hymn without specified tune)	London Regency Choir		5:42
2	Guide Me Oh Thou Great Redeemer choir vocals: London Regency Choir phonographic copyright (℗) by: N2K recording of: Guide Me, O Thou Great Jehovah (lyrics by William Williams, music by John Hughes) lyricist: William Williams (Welsh hymn writer) (in 1745) composer: John Hughes (Welsh composer of hymns (including "Cwm Rhondda"), 1873–1932) (in 1907) part of: The New English Hymnal (hymn book) (number: 368) is based on: Cwm Rhondda (1907 hymn tune, no lyrics)	London Regency Choir		3:06
3	Praise My Soul The King Of Heaven choir vocals: London Regency Choir phonographic copyright (℗) by: N2K recording of: Praise, My Soul, the King of Heaven! lyricist: Henry Francis Lyte additional composer: Alan Gray (organist and composer) composer: Sir John Goss	London Regency Choir		3:33
4	When I Survey The Wondrous Cross	London Regency Choir		4:01
5	O Praise Ye The Lord choir vocals: London Regency Choir phonographic copyright (℗) by: N2K recording of: O Praise Ye the Lord! lyricist: Sir Henry Williams Baker composer: Hubert Parry (English composer) part of: The New English Hymnal (hymn book) (number: 427)	London Regency Choir		2:47
6	The Lord's My Shepherd	London Regency Choir		3:05
7	My Song Is Unknown choir vocals: London Regency Choir phonographic copyright (℗) by: N2K recording of: My song is love unknown (Hymn) lyricist: Samuel Crossman (Hymn-writer) composer: John Ireland (English composer) part of: The New English Hymnal (hymn book) (number: 86) part of: The Way of the Cross (Book)	London Regency Choir		2:46
8	Morning Has Broken	London Regency Choir		2:25
9	Love Divine, All Loves Excelling choir vocals: London Regency Choir phonographic copyright (℗) by: N2K recording of: Love Divine, All Loves Excelling (hymn, with tune “Love Divine”) lyricist: Charles Wesley (hymn writer) composer: Sir John Stainer is based on: Love Divine (hymn tune, no lyrics) is based on: Love Divine, All Loves Excelling (hymn, no specified tune)	London Regency Choir		3:09
10	Jerusalem	London Regency Choir		3:10
11	City Of God choir vocals: London Regency Choir phonographic copyright (℗) by: N2K recording of: City Of God, How Broad And Far (hymn with tune 'Richmond') lyricist: Samuel Johnson (hymn-writer) (in 1860) composer: Thomas Haweis (in 1792) arranger: Samuel Webbe (in 1808)	London Regency Choir		2:58
12	Onward Christian Soldiers choir vocals: London Regency Choir phonographic copyright (℗) by: N2K recording of: Onward, Christian Soldiers lyricist: Sabine Baring‐Gould (in 1865) composer: Arthur Sullivan (composer) (in 1871) part of: Roud Folk Song Index (number: V26738)	London Regency Choir		6:28
13	There Is A Green Hill Far Away choir vocals: London Regency Choir phonographic copyright (℗) by: N2K recording of: There Is a Green Hill Far Away (Hymn) lyricist: Cecil Frances Alexander composer: William Horsley	London Regency Choir		2:58
14	I Vow To Thee My Country	London Regency Choir		2:44
15	Lead Us, Heavenly Father, Lead Us choir vocals: London Regency Choir phonographic copyright (℗) by: N2K recording of: Lead Us, Heavenly Father, Lead Us (Hymn to tune 'Mannheim') lyricist: James Edmeston (in 1821) composer: Friedrich Filitz (in 1847) arranger: Lowell Mason	London Regency Choir		2:22
16	All People That On Earth Do Dwell choir vocals: London Regency Choir phonographic copyright (℗) by: N2K recording of: All People That on Earth Do Dwell (tune: Old Hundredth) lyricist: William Kethe composer: [traditional] (special purpose artist) arranger: Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer)	London Regency Choir		4:41
17	Jerusalem The Golden choir vocals: London Regency Choir phonographic copyright (℗) by: N2K recording of: Jerusalem the golden (Hymn to tune 'Ewing') lyricist: Bernard de Cluny composer: Alexander Ewing translator: John Mason Neale part of: The New English Hymnal (hymn book) (number: 381)	London Regency Choir		2:37
18	O Sacred Head choir vocals: London Regency Choir phonographic copyright (℗) by: N2K	London Regency Choir		3:26
19	Dear Lord And Father Of Mankind choir vocals: London Regency Choir phonographic copyright (℗) by: N2K recording of: Dear Lord and Father of Mankind lyricist: John Greenleaf Whittier composer: Hubert Parry (English composer) (in 1888) part of: The New English Hymnal (hymn book) (number: 353)	London Regency Choir		3:59
20	The Day Thou Gavest Lord Is Ended	London Regency Choir		3:15

▼ CD 5
#	Title	Artist	Rating	Length
1	Corpus Christi Carol choir vocals: Angelic Voices phonographic copyright (℗) by: N2K recording of: Corpus Christi Carol (from the cantata "A Boy was Born" by Benjamin Britten) composer: Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) part of: A Boy Was Born, op. 3: Variation V. In the bleak mid-winter	Angelic Voices		2:47
2	Ave Maria (Caccini)	Opera Angels		3:01
3	Pie Jesu (Faure) choir vocals: Angelic Voices phonographic copyright (℗) by: N2K recording of: Requiem, op. 48: IV. Pie Jesu composer: Gabriel Fauré (French composer) (from 1886 until 1900) part of: Requiem, op. 48	Angelic Voices		3:27
4	Angus Dei choir vocals: Brotherhood of St. Augustus phonographic copyright (℗) by: N2K recording of: Agnus Dei writer and composer: [anonymous] (special purpose artist)	Brotherhood Of St. Augustus (Rouen)		3:36
5	Passion Chorale choir vocals: Angelic Voices phonographic copyright (℗) by: N2K	Angelic Voices		2:25
6	In Trutina phonographic copyright (℗) by: N2K recording of: Carmina Burana: III. Cour d’amours: XXI. In trutina mentis dubia composer: Carl Orff (composer) (in 1936) publisher: B. Schott’s Söhne (publisher; do not use as label) part of: Carmina Burana: III. Cour d’amours	Cerise		2:00
7	Amazing Grace	Angelic Voices		2:50
8	Ode To Joy choir vocals: Angelic Voices phonographic copyright (℗) by: N2K partial recording of: Symphony no. 9 in D minor, op. 125 “Choral”: IV. Finale. Presto – Allegro assai (Ode an die Freude / Ode to Joy) composer: Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (from 1822 until 1824) librettist: Friedrich Schiller (German poet and playwright) is based on: An die Freude part of: Symphony no. 9 in D minor, op. 125 “Choral”	Angelic Voices		1:38
9	The Prayer vocals: Opera Angels phonographic copyright (℗) by: N2K recording of: Evening Prayer (english setting of "Abends, will ich schlafen gehn" (Abendsegen) from "Hänsel und Gretel") composer: Engelbert Humperdinck (German composer) is based on: Hänsel und Gretel: Akt II, 2. Szene. “Abends, will ich schlafen gehn” (Hänsel, Gretel) (Nachtgebet / Evening Prayer / Prière du soir)	Opera Angels		1:45
10	Bridge Over Troubled Water choir vocals: Angelic Voices phonographic copyright (℗) by: N2K cover recording of: Bridge Over Troubled Water lyricist: Paul Simon (of Simon & Garfunkel) composer: Paul Simon (of Simon & Garfunkel) (in 1969) publisher: Charing Cross Music, Pattern Music Ltd (publisher), Paul Simon Music, Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!), Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部	Angelic Voices		3:07
11	O For The Wings Of A Dove	Angelic Voices		1:42
12	Nunc Dimittis	Angelic Voices		2:39
13	Panis Angelicus vocals: Opera Angels phonographic copyright (℗) by: N2K recording of: Messe solennelle en la majeur, op. 12 : V. Panis Angelicus lyricist: St. Thomas Aquinas composer: César Franck (Belgian-born French composer) (in 1860) part of: Messe solennelle en la majeur, op. 12	Opera Angels		3:25
14	All Things Bright And Beautiful	Angelic Voices		2:38
15	Kyrie choir vocals: Brotherhood of St. Augustus phonographic copyright (℗) by: N2K	Brotherhood Of St. Augustus (Rouen)		2:26
16	Thou Knowest Lord choir vocals: Angelic Voices phonographic copyright (℗) by: N2K recording of: Funeral Music on the Death of Queen Mary: VI. Anthem, Z. 58b "Thou knowest, Lord" composer: Henry Purcell (baroque composer) part of: Henry Purcell: An Analytical Catalogue of His Music (number: Z. 58b) part of: Music for the Funeral of Queen Mary, Z. 860	Angelic Voices		2:08
17	Va Pensiero vocals: Opera Angels phonographic copyright (℗) by: N2K recording of: Nabucco: Parte III, scena 2. Coro “Va, pensiero, sull’ali dorate” (Coro) (Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves) composer: Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (in 1841) librettist: Temistocle Solera part of: Nabucco: Parte III. La profezia	Opera Angels		3:19
18	Pie Jesu (Lloyd Webber)	Angelic Voices		2:36
19	Cavelleria Rusticana phonographic copyright (℗) by: N2K	Opera Angels		2:59
20	Songs Of The Auvergne	Angelic Voices		2:22

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