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Les Swingle Singers
The Story Of Christmas
Album US 1998 on Primarily A Cappella label
Jazz
Recorded at the Arkley Suite and Novasonics Studio in April/May 1994. Mixed at Novasonics Studio.
Musicians
 | Les Swingle Singers , FR album by |
 | Kimberly Akester alto vocals, 1st |
 | Heather Cairncross voc, alto vocals, 2nd |
 | Mark Williams voc, producer, bass vocals, 1st, arranged by |
 | Nick Garrett voc, GB bass vocals, 2nd |
 | Ward Swingle voc, syn, 1927-2015 US other, founder |
 | Sarah Eyden voc, soprano vocals, 1st |
 | Micaela Haslam voc, soprano vocals, 2nd |
| David Morris tenor vocals, 1st |
 | Jonathan Rathbone voc, GB producer, tenor vocals, 2nd, arranged by, written by |
 | Ben Parry voc, *1965 GB arranged by |
Producers
| Chris Cowell design, sleeve |
| Donal Whelan engineer, editing |
| Tim Burnell engineer, editing |
| John Milner producer, engineer |
Album Tracks
| No | Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hodie Christus Natus Est | Les Swingle Singers | Traditional | 1:14 |
| 2 | Advent | Les Swingle Singers | ||
| 3 | O Come, O Come, Emmanuel | Les Swingle Singers | Traditional | 3:36 |
| 4 | Annunciation | Les Swingle Singers | ||
| 5 | Hymn To The Virgin | Les Swingle Singers | Benjamin Britten | 2:53 |
| 6 | Gabriel's Message | Les Swingle Singers | Traditional | 1:45 |
| 7 | Magnificat | Les Swingle Singers | Jonathan Rathbone | 3:15 |
| 8 | The Birth Of Jesus | Les Swingle Singers | ||
| 9 | Mary's Boy Child | Les Swingle Singers | Jester Hairston | 2:43 |
| 10 | And Is It True? | Les Swingle Singers | Ben Parry, John Betjeman | 1:31 |
| 11 | Un Flambeau, Jeannette, Isabelle | Les Swingle Singers | Traditional | 2:22 |
| 12 | Visitations | Les Swingle Singers | ||
| 13 | Quem Pastores | Les Swingle Singers | Traditional | 1:31 |
| 14 | The Shepherds | Les Swingle Singers | ||
| 15 | Shepherd's Farewell | Les Swingle Singers | Hector Berlioz | 3:24 |
| 16 | The Magi | Les Swingle Singers | ||
| 17 | We Three Kings | Les Swingle Singers | John Henry Hopkins | 3:29 |
| 18 | Massacre Of The Innocents | Les Swingle Singers | ||
| 19 | Coventry Carol | Les Swingle Singers | Traditional | 3:07 |
| 20 | Carol Medley | Les Swingle Singers | 2:58 | |
| 21 | Deck The Halls With Boughs Of Holly | Les Swingle Singers | Traditional | |
| 22 | I Saw Three Ships | Les Swingle Singers | Traditional | |
| 23 | We Wish You A Merry Christmas | Les Swingle Singers | Traditional | |
| 24 | The Holly And The Ivy | Les Swingle Singers | Traditional | |
| 25 | The First Nowell | Les Swingle Singers | Traditional | |
| 26 | Past Three O'Clock | Les Swingle Singers | Traditional | |
| 27 | - | Les Swingle Singers | ||
| 28 | The Oxen | Les Swingle Singers | Jonathan Rathbone, Thomas Hardy | 2:18 |
| 29 | The Boars Head Carol | Les Swingle Singers | Traditional | 2:42 |
| 30 | Christmas Song | Les Swingle Singers | Mel Tormé, Robert Wells | 2:29 |
| 31 | Jingle Bells | Les Swingle Singers | Traditional | 2:29 |
| 32 | I Believe In Father Christmas | Les Swingle Singers | Greg Lake, Peter Sinfield | 2:51 |
| 33 | White Christmas | Les Swingle Singers | Irving Berlin | 2:18 |
| 34 | The Twelve Days Of Christmas | Les Swingle Singers | Traditional | 2:55 |
| 35 | Silent Night | Les Swingle Singers | Franz Gruber | 3:20 |
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