The Night Before Christmas

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Tracklist

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1Classic Sleighride
orchestra:
BBC Concert Orchestra
conductor:
Barry Wordsworth (conductor)
recorded at:
Watford Colosseum (fka the Watford Town Hall Assembly Rooms 1939–1994, as CTS Colosseum since 1995, and as Watford Colosseum since 2011) in Watford
recording of:
Die musikalische Schlittenfahrt: Nr. 8. Die Schlittenfahrt. Allegretto
composer:
Leopold Mozart (composer)
part of:
Die musikalische Schlittenfahrt
Leopold Mozart3:13
2Christmas Overture
orchestra:
BBC Concert Orchestra
conductor:
Barry Wordsworth (conductor)
recorded at:
Watford Colosseum (fka the Watford Town Hall Assembly Rooms 1939–1994, as CTS Colosseum since 1995, and as Watford Colosseum since 2011) in Watford
recording of:
The Forest of Wild Thyme, op. 74: A Christmas Overture
composer:
Samuel Coleridge‐Taylor (composer, conductor) (until 1911)
part of:
The Forest of Wild Thyme, op. 74
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor5:54
3The Last Sleep of the Virgin (from La Vierge)
orchestra:
BBC Concert Orchestra
conductor:
Barry Wordsworth (conductor)
recorded at:
Watford Colosseum (fka the Watford Town Hall Assembly Rooms 1939–1994, as CTS Colosseum since 1995, and as Watford Colosseum since 2011) in Watford
recording of:
La Vierge: Scene 4. The Assumption: Dernier sommeil de la Vierge
composer:
Jules Massenet (French Romantic composer)
librettist:
Charles Grandmougin
part of:
La Vierge
Jules Massenet4:49
4Overture on French Carols
orchestra:
BBC Concert Orchestra
conductor:
Barry Wordsworth (conductor)
recorded at:
Watford Colosseum (fka the Watford Town Hall Assembly Rooms 1939–1994, as CTS Colosseum since 1995, and as Watford Colosseum since 2011) in Watford
recording of:
Overture on French Carols
composer:
Philip Lane (English composer)
medley of:
Il est né le divin enfant
medley of:
Masters in This Hall
medley of:
Noël nouvelet
medley of:
Patapan (French carol)
medley of:
Quelle est cette odeur agréable ?
medley of:
Quittez, pasteurs
Philip Lane5:06
5The Night Before Christmas
spoken vocals:
Stephen Fry (English comedian, actor, writer, presenter & activist)
orchestra:
BBC Concert Orchestra
conductor:
Barry Wordsworth (conductor)
recorded at:
Watford Colosseum (fka the Watford Town Hall Assembly Rooms 1939–1994, as CTS Colosseum since 1995, and as Watford Colosseum since 2011) in Watford
recording of:
The Night Before Christmas (for narrator and orchestra)
composer:
Philip Lane (English composer)
is based on:
A Visit From St. Nicholas
Philip Lane6:10
6Christmas Overture (based on the Chorale Von Himmel Hoch)
choir vocals:
BBC Singers (professional chamber choir of the BBC)
orchestra:
BBC Concert Orchestra
conductor:
Barry Wordsworth (conductor)
recorded at:
Watford Colosseum (fka the Watford Town Hall Assembly Rooms 1939–1994, as CTS Colosseum since 1995, and as Watford Colosseum since 2011) in Watford
recording of:
Kirchliche Fest-Ouvertüre, op. 31
composer:
Otto Nicolai (composer and conductor)
Otto Nicolai11:26
7Sleighride to Thredbo
orchestra:
BBC Concert Orchestra
conductor:
Barry Wordsworth (conductor)
recorded at:
Watford Colosseum (fka the Watford Town Hall Assembly Rooms 1939–1994, as CTS Colosseum since 1995, and as Watford Colosseum since 2011) in Watford
recording of:
Thredbo Suite: III. Sleigh Ride to Thredbo
composer:
John Carmichael (pianist /composer) (in 1980)
part of:
Thredbo Suite
John Carmichael1:56
8The Christmas Tree Suite: Lighting the Candles
orchestra:
BBC Concert Orchestra
conductor:
Barry Wordsworth (conductor)
recorded at:
Watford Colosseum (fka the Watford Town Hall Assembly Rooms 1939–1994, as CTS Colosseum since 1995, and as Watford Colosseum since 2011) in Watford
partial instrumental recording of:
Weihnachtsbaum, S. 186
composer:
Franz Liszt (Hungarian composer, pianist and conductor)
part of:
The Music of Liszt (number: S. 186)
Franz Liszt1:55
9The Christmas Tree Suite: In Olden Times
orchestra:
BBC Concert Orchestra
conductor:
Barry Wordsworth (conductor)
recorded at:
Watford Colosseum (fka the Watford Town Hall Assembly Rooms 1939–1994, as CTS Colosseum since 1995, and as Watford Colosseum since 2011) in Watford
partial instrumental recording of:
Weihnachtsbaum, S. 186
composer:
Franz Liszt (Hungarian composer, pianist and conductor)
part of:
The Music of Liszt (number: S. 186)
Franz Liszt4:12
10The Christmas Tree Suite: Games
orchestra:
BBC Concert Orchestra
conductor:
Barry Wordsworth (conductor)
recorded at:
Watford Colosseum (fka the Watford Town Hall Assembly Rooms 1939–1994, as CTS Colosseum since 1995, and as Watford Colosseum since 2011) in Watford
partial instrumental recording of:
Weihnachtsbaum, S. 186
composer:
Franz Liszt (Hungarian composer, pianist and conductor)
part of:
The Music of Liszt (number: S. 186)
Franz Liszt1:43
11The Christmas Tree Suite: Bedtime (Dreaming)
orchestra:
BBC Concert Orchestra
conductor:
Barry Wordsworth (conductor)
recorded at:
Watford Colosseum (fka the Watford Town Hall Assembly Rooms 1939–1994, as CTS Colosseum since 1995, and as Watford Colosseum since 2011) in Watford
partial instrumental recording of:
Weihnachtsbaum, S. 186
composer:
Franz Liszt (Hungarian composer, pianist and conductor)
part of:
The Music of Liszt (number: S. 186)
Franz Liszt2:49
12On the Twelfth Day
choir vocals:
BBC Singers (professional chamber choir of the BBC)
orchestra:
BBC Concert Orchestra
conductor:
Barry Wordsworth (conductor)
recorded at:
Watford Colosseum (fka the Watford Town Hall Assembly Rooms 1939–1994, as CTS Colosseum since 1995, and as Watford Colosseum since 2011) in Watford
recording of:
On the Twelfth Day
composer:
Doreen Carwithen
is based on:
The Twelve Days of Christmas
Doreen Carwithen20:16

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editor:Richard Scott (editor / engineer)