五大唱片

這六張CD收錄了一百零一首聖誕雋永名曲，從通俗聖誕歌謠到古典音樂中的聖誕創作。其中前兩張收錄的是劍橋國王學院合唱團所演唱的通俗傳統聖誕歌謠，從《馬槽聖嬰》到《信眾齊來》，都是聖誕節經常在教堂、電視、電台和公共場所聽到的知名旋律。

第三和第四張則是由作曲家約翰洛特（John Rutter）所親自編寫的的聖誕歌謠，早期的約翰洛特就是因為改編了聖誕歌謠成功而打響他的名號，從而成為知名的合唱作曲家。他早期就在劍橋的聖克萊爾學院合唱團中演唱兼指揮，這份工作讓他很清楚合唱音樂編寫創作的細節。

第五張CD收錄的則是眾位歌劇巨星如帕華洛第、蘇莎蘭、卡娜娃等人的聖誕專輯中挑選出來的聖誕歌謠。當年這些聖誕專輯在灌錄時都特別針對每位歌唱家的唱腔編寫這些歌謠的編曲，因此每一首都獨具風味。

最後一張CD則收錄了像是巴哈聖誕神劇和韓德爾彌賽亞等應景的古典音樂，這都是特別為聖誕節創作的古典名作。

這張專輯的曲目收錄了包括Decca和Philips旗下近半世紀來的聖誕經典名曲，相信能陪您渡過好幾個難忘的美好聖誕。

DISK 1 CD

編號	曲目
1.		Mendelssohn: Hark! The Herald Angels Sing 3.39
2.		The First Nowell (Anon.) 4.48
3.		While Shepherds Watched (Anon.) 3.12
4.		I Saw Three Ships (Anon.) 2.06
5.		Ding Dong! Merrily on High (Trad.) 2.02
6.		King Jesus Hath a Garden (Anon.) 3.50
7.		In Dulci Jubilo (Trad.) 3.39
8.		Unto Us Is Born a Son (Anon.) 1.54
9.		Wade: Adeste Fideles (O Come, All Ye Faithful) 4.14
10.		Kirkpatrick: Away in a Manger 2.28
11.		O Little Town of Bethlehem (Anon.) 3.06
12.		The Holly and the Ivy (Trad.) 3.27
13.		God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen (Anon.) 3.25
14.		Goss: See Amid the Winter’s Snow 3.51
15.		Past Three O’Clock (Anon.) 2.32

DISK 2 CD

編號	曲目
1.		Gauntlett: Once in Royal David’s City 5.31
2.		Sussex Carol (On Christmas Night) (Trad.) 1.54
3.		Rocking Carol (Little Jesu Sweetly Sleep) (Anon.) 1.46
4.		Rejoice and Be Merry (Anon.) 1.46
5.		The Cherry Tree Carol (Joseph Was an Old Man) (Trad.) 1.48
6.		Cornelius: The Three Kings 2.41
7.		As with Gladness Men of Old (Anon.) 3.20
8.		Praetorius: Es ist ein’ Ros’ entsprungen A Great and Mighty Wonder 3.10
9.		The Infant King (Old Basque) (Anon.) 3.18
10.		Warlock: Balulalow 2.18
11.		Tchaikovsky: Legend (The Crown of Roses) op.54, no.5 2.13
12.		Christ Was Born on Christmas Day (Trad.) 2.20
13.		Blessed Be That Maid Mary (Anon.) 2.35
14.		The Lute-Book Lullaby (’Sweet Was the Song the Virgin Sang) (Anon.) 1.59
15.		Myn Lyking (Anon.) 2.58
16.		Personent Hodie (Anon. 14th century Germany) 2.36
17.		Darke: In the Bleak Midwinter 4.48
18.		Coventry Carol (Anon.) 2.14
19.		Shepherds in the Field Abiding (Trad.) 3.02
20.		Joubert: Torches 1.30
21.		Vaughan Williams: Fantasia On Christmas Carols 11.45

DISK 3 CD

編號	曲目
1.		Up! Good Christen Folk and Listen (Anon.) 1.07
2.		Gabriel’s Message (Basque Carol) (Anon.) 2.59
3.		Rutter: Donkey Carol 4.31
4.		Wexford Carol (Trad.) 4.22
5.		Cradle Song (Flemish Trad.) 3.12
6.		Child in a Manger (Celtic Trad.) 2.13
7.		Rutter: Mary’s Lullaby 3.35
8.		Quelle est cette odeur agreable? (Anon.) 3.56
9.		The Noble Stem of Jesse (German Trad.) 2.14
10.		Poston: Jesus Christ the Apple Tree 2.39
11.		Wassail Song (Trad.) 2.39
12.		Rutter: Star Carol* 2.37
13.		Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day* (Anon.) 1.57
14.		This Endris Night* (Anon.) 2.33
15.		Entre le boeuf* (Anon.) 1.49
16.		The Cradle* (Anon., harmonized Martin Shaw) 1.47
17.		El Rorro* (Trad. Mexican) 2.16
18.		Once as I Remember* (Anon.) 1.47
19.		Gardner: Entry of the Kings* 5.28

DISK 4 CD

編號	曲目
1.		Joubert: Welcome Yule! 1.57
2.		Deck the Halls with Boughs of Holly (Anon.) 1.21
3.		Salutation Carol (Anon.) 5.38
4.		The First Christmas (Anon.) 1.23
5.		The Boar’s Head Carol (Anon.) 2.08
6.		Wolcom Yule! 1.25
7.		There Is No Rose 2.29
8.		Ireland: The Holy Boy* 3.06
9.		Warlock: Bethlehem Down* 4.54
10.		Warlock: Lullaby My Jesus* 3.09
11.		Howells: A Spotless Rose* 3.24
12.		Howells: Sing Lullaby* 3.59
13.		A Frosty Christmas Eve 7.34
14.		And Lo, the Angel of the Lord Came upon Them 7.56
15.		Good King Wenceslas (Anon.) 2.54
16.		The Old Year Now Is Fled (Anon.) 1.54

DISK 5 CD

編號	曲目
1.		Handel: Joy to the World 1.54
2.		Adam: O Holy Night (Minuit chretien) 4.14
3.		Gruber: Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht* 2.35
4.		Pierpoint: Jingle Bells (incorporating Deck the Halls)* 2.49
5.		Irving Berlin: White Christmas* 3.53
6.		Marche des rois* (Anon.) 1.41
7.		Willis: It Came upon a Midnight Clear 2.47
8.		Yon: Gesu Bambino 4.28
9.		Carol of the Bells* (Anon.) 2.07
10.		Bernard: Winter Wonderland* 3.51
11.		Shayne: Do You Hear What I Hear?* 4.00
12.		Hopkins: We Three Kings of Orient Are* 2.40
13.		Melichar: Mille cherubini in coro (after Schubert) 4.01
14.		Still, still, still* (Anon.) 2.05
15.		The Twelve Days of Christmas (Anon.) 3.10
16.		Anderson: Sleigh Ride 2.50
17.		Martin / Blane: Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas* 3.47

DISK 6 CD

編號	曲目
1.		Jauchzet, frohlocket 8.13
2.		Sinfonia 6.35
3.		Schlafe, mein Liebster, geniesse der Ruh 10.52
4.		III. Adagio–Allegro–Adagio 3.26
5.		Il s’en va loin de la terre 4.19
6.		Le repos de la Sainte Famille - Les pelerins etant venus 2.48
7.		Behold, a virgin shall conceive...O thou that tellest good gtidings 6.01
8.		For unto us a Child is born 3.35
9.		Pifa (Pastoral Symphony) 2.53
10.		There were shepherds...And lo, the angel of the Lord...And the angel said unto them – And suddenly 3.10
11.		Glory to God in the highest 1.45
12.		Rejoice greatly, o daughter of Zion 4.11
13.		Hallelujah 3.41

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