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BBC Welsh Chorus
Celebration: Christmas Fanfares & Carols
Album US 1991 on Nimbus Records label
Classical
Recorded at Brangwyn Hall, Swansea, February 3rd & 4th and July 1st, 1991.
Musicians
 | BBC Welsh Chorus , choir, album by |
 | John Hugh Thomas , GB conductor, arranged by |
 | Huw Tregelles Williams org, organ |
 | Aled Jones voc, *1970 GB read by |
 | Fanfare Trumpeters Of The Welsh Guards tr, trumpet |
 | Sir Malcolm Sargent p, 1895-1967 GB arranged by |
 | William Shakespeare , 1564-1616 GB words by |
 | John Rutter , *1945 GB arranged by, words by |
 | Traditional , written by, french melody, written by, german melody, written by, welsh |
 | David Willcocks org, p, 1919-2015 GB arranged by |
 | Dylan Thomas voc, 1914-1953 GB words by |
 | William Mathias , 1934-1992 written by, words by |
 | Llywelyn Huws , words by |
 | Frances Chesterton , GB words by |
 | Thomas Hardy , 1840-1928 GB words by |
| Wil Ifan , words by |
| Saunders Lewis , lyrics by, geiriau |
| Joseph Clancy , translated by |
 | Phillips Brooks , 1835-1893 US words by |
| William Ballet , words by |
 | Charles Dickens , 1812-1870 GB words by |
 | Philip Ledger p, hps, 1937-2012 GB arranged by |
| Meg Peacocke , translated by |
Producers
| Christopher Brown cover |
| Peter Hannam directed by, musical director of fanfare trumpeters |
| Geraint Lewis liner notes |
| Malcolm Crowthers photography by |
Album Tracks
| No | Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | O Come All Ye Faithful | BBC Welsh Chorus | Anonymous | 4:19 |
| 2 | Mary Had A Baby | BBC Welsh Chorus | 1:53 | |
| 3 | 'Noel: Christmas Eve, 1913' | BBC Welsh Chorus | Robert Bridges | 1:10 |
| 4 | Jesus Christ The Apple Tree | BBC Welsh Chorus | Elizabeth Poston | 4:01 |
| 5 | Marcello's Speech From Hamlet (Act 1, Sc 1) | BBC Welsh Chorus | 0:28 | |
| 6 | Christmas Night | BBC Welsh Chorus | Traditional | 3:48 |
| 7 | The First Nowell | BBC Welsh Chorus | Anonymous | 5:18 |
| 8 | Memories Of Christmas (Extract) | BBC Welsh Chorus | 1:38 | |
| 9 | Bell Carol | BBC Welsh Chorus | William Mathias | 4:14 |
| 10 | Fendigaid Nos | BBC Welsh Chorus | Alun Hoddinott | 2:58 |
| 11 | Here Is The Little Door | BBC Welsh Chorus | Herbert Howells | 4:05 |
| 12 | The Oxen | BBC Welsh Chorus | 0:46 | |
| 13 | Once In Royal David's City | BBC Welsh Chorus | 5:06 | |
| 14 | De Virgin Mary Had A Baby Boy | BBC Welsh Chorus | 2:21 | |
| 15 | Tua Bethlem Dref | BBC Welsh Chorus | Edward Arthur | 2:12 |
| 16 | Carol (Amlyn Ac Amig) | BBC Welsh Chorus | Saunders Lewis | 0:40 |
| 17 | Tawel Nos | BBC Welsh Chorus | Saunders Lewis, Geraint Lewis | 5:17 |
| 18 | O Little Town Of Bethlehem | BBC Welsh Chorus | H. Walford Davies | 3:52 |
| 19 | Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day | BBC Welsh Chorus | John Gardner | 2:00 |
| 20 | Sweet Was The Song | BBC Welsh Chorus | William Mathias | 3:24 |
| 21 | A Christmas Carol (Extract) | BBC Welsh Chorus | 3:12 | |
| 22 | God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen | BBC Welsh Chorus | Anonymous | 3:12 |
| 23 | Still, Still, Still | BBC Welsh Chorus | Traditional | 2:48 |
| 24 | Ar Fore Dydd Nadolig | BBC Welsh Chorus | Traditional | 2:20 |
| 25 | Christmas Landscape | BBC Welsh Chorus | Laurie Lee | 1:03 |
| 26 | Hark! The Herald Angels Sing | BBC Welsh Chorus | Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy | 3:30 |
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