Christmas Treats

~ Release by City of Birmingham Choir with Heart of England Brass (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Annotation

Recorded in 2012… carols and Christmas songs from the City of Birmingham Choir with the Heart of England Brass, conducted by Adrian Lucas. These tracks have been featured in our Christmas concerts at Birmingham Town Hall.

With traditional, much-loved carols such as ‘In the Bleak Midwinter‘ and ‘We Three Kings‘ plus popular Christmas songs including ‘White Christmas’ and ‘Winter Wonderland’, this CD just has to be part of your festive celebrations!

Annotation last modified on 2025-12-14 17:05 UTC.

Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Hark! The Herald Angels sing
recording of:
Hark The Herald Angels Sing
composer:
Felix Mendelssohn (composer)
Felix Mendelssohn arr. David Willcocks3:58
2Tomorrow shall be my dancing day
recording of:
Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day
composer:
John Gardner (British composer)
John Gardner brass arr. Adrian Lucas2:40
3In the bleak midwinter
recording of:
In the Bleak Midwinter (Harold Edwin Darke version)
lyricist:
Christina Rossetti
composer:
Harold Edwin Darke (in 1909)
publisher:
Oxford University Press
version of:
In the Bleak Midwinter (poem)
Harold Darke5:05
4O Holy Night
recording of:
O Holy Night (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Adolphe Adam (French composer)
arrangement of:
O Holy Night
Adolphe Adam arr. Adrian Lucas6:01
5Good King Wenceslas
recording of:
Good King Wenceslas
lyricist:
John Mason Neale (in 1853)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist) (from 1201 until 1301)
arranger:
Thomas Helmore (in 1853)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 24754)
is based on:
Tempus adest floridum (13th-century carol)
Traditional arr. Reginald Jacques3:07
6Mary’s Boy Child
recording of:
Mary’s Boy Child
lyricist and composer:
Jester Hairston
publisher:
Bourne Music Ltd. and J. Albert & Son Pty. Ltd.
Jester Hairston arr. Peter Gritton3:34
7Run, Shepherds run
recording of:
Run, shepherds, run!
lyricist:
William Drummond (writer)
composer:
Jonathan Dove (British composer) (in 2001)
Jonathan Dove brass arr. Adrian Lucas5:24
8I sing of a Maiden
recording of:
I Sing of a Maiden
lyricist:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
composer:
Patrick Hadley (Composer) (in 1936)
Patrick Hadley3:09
9We Three Kings
recording of:
We Three Kings
lyricist and composer:
John Henry Hopkins, Jr. (composer, “We Three Kings”)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 24751)
John Henry Hopkins arr. Adrian Lucas4:00
10Joys Seven
recording of:
Joys Seven (arr. Stephen Cleobury)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Stephen Cleobury (organist, conductor)
is based on:
The Seven Joys of Mary
Traditional arr. Stephen Cleobury3:49
11God rest you merry, Gentlemen
recording of:
God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen (arr. Willcocks)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Sir David Willcocks (UK composer, organist, choral conductor)
arrangement of:
God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen (traditional, no arrangement credits here)
Traditional arr. David Willcocks/Adrian Lucas3:38
12The Virgin Mary had a baby boy
recording of:
The Virgin Mary Had a Baby Boy
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
Traditional arr.3:00
13Winter Wonderland
recording of:
Winter Wonderland
lyricist:
Richard B. Smith (wrote lyrics to “Winter Wonderland”)
composer:
Felix Bernard
publisher:
Bregman, Vocco & Conn, Inc., EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), Francis, Day & Hunter, Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin), Warner Chappell Music Inc., Warner/Chappell Music Australia Pty. Ltd., WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
Felix Bernard arr. Peter Gritton3:37
14Have yourself a merry little Christmas
recording of:
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
lyricist:
Ralph Blane (in 1943)
composer:
Hugh Martin (in 1943)
publisher:
EMI April Music Inc., EMI Feist Catalog Inc., EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), EMI Publishing, EMI United Partnership Ltd., J. Albert & Son, J. Albert & Son Pty. Ltd., Loew’s Incorporated (in 1943, in 1944) and Leo Feist, Inc. (in 1971, in 1972)
sub-publisher:
ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label), フジパシフィック音楽出版 SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music Inc. SBK Division) (until 2014-12-31) and フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music SBK Department) (from 2015-01-01 to present)
part of:
Meet Me in St. Louis (1944 musical film soundtrack)
Ralph Blane arr. Adrian Lucas4:18
15Rejoice and be merry
recording of:
Rejoice and Be Merry
composer:
Christopher Robinson (British conductor & organist)
Christopher Robinson2:00
16White Christmas
recording of:
White Christmas
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin (from 1938 until 1940)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Irving Berlin Music Corp., Williamson Music Company and Irving Berlin Music Company (from 1940 to present)
sub-publisher:
EMI Allans Music Australia Pty Ltd, Irving Berlin Music Ltd., Universal Music Publishing Pty Ltd. (Australian subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group), Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019), Warner/Chappell Music, Hong Kong Limited (華納音樂版權香港有限公司, 1995–2019), シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
part of:
The 15th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1942 winner)
Irving Berlin arr. Adrian Lucas3:12

Credits

Release

performer:Organist: Paul Carr (Artist musician based in London.)