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Ralph Vaughan Williams, Janet Baker, Richard Lewis, John Shirley-Quirk, The Bach Choir, The Choir Of Westminster Abbey, The London Symphony Orchestra Conducted By David Willcocks
Hodie (A Christmas Cantata "This Day")
Album UK on Columbia label
Classical (Modern)
Repress from ca. 1970 - 1972 with a boxed Columbia logo and two EMI logos on the labels. For a similar version with only one EMI logo on the labels see Hodie (This Day) - A Christmas Cantata. Originally released in 1965 with a blue 'unboxed' Columbia logo on the labels. LABELS: - Black labels with silver text - Rim text starts with "The Gramophone Co Ltd" - "Made in Gt. Britain" at bottom - "℗ 1965" - "Recorded under the auspices of the Ralph Vaughan Williams Trust" SLEEVE: - Laminated on front - Small stereo caption on front top right - No catalog number printed on spine - Three-way flipbacks - Sleeve notes in English only (© 1965) and lyrics on back - Lyrics are "Reprinted by kind permission of the Oxford University Press" - "℗ 1965" - "Made and Printed in Great Britain" - "Printed and made by Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd. Patents pending" on bottom flipback OTHER INFORMATION: - Labelography code: ED2 - Recorded 22 January - 3 February 1965 - Sub tracks are not banded on vinyl
Musicians
 | Ralph Vaughan Williams voc, 1872-1958 GB album by |
 | Janet Baker voc, *1933 GB mezzo-soprano vocals, album by |
 | Richard Lewis voc, 1914-1990 GB tenor vocals, album by |
 | John Shirley-Quirk voc, 1931-2014 GB baritone vocals, album by |
 | The Bach Choir , choir, album by |
 | The Choir Of Westminster Abbey , choir, album by |
 | The London Symphony Orchestra , orchestra, album by |
 | David Willcocks org, p, 1919-2015 GB conductor, album by |
 | Philip Ledger p, hps, 1937-2012 GB organ |
 | John Milton , 1608-1674 GB lyrics by, from hymn on the morning of christ's nativity |
 | Miles Coverdale , lyrics by |
 | Martin Luther sax, 1483-1546 DE lyrics by, after |
 | Thomas Hardy , 1840-1928 GB lyrics by |
 | George Herbert , 1593-1633 GB lyrics by |
| William Ballet , lyrics by |
 | William Drummond , 1585-1649 GB lyrics by |
 | Ursula Vaughan Williams , 1911-2007 GB lyrics by, lyrics by, verse 2 |
 | Anonymous bvoc, acg, lyrics by, verse 1 |
Producers
| Douglas Guest chorus master, master of the choristers |
| Neville Boyling engineer, uncredited |
| Ronald Kinloch Anderson producer, uncredited |
| Michael Kennedy sleeve notes |
Album Tracks 
| No | |
Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | "Hodie" (A Christmas Cantata) | Ralph Vaughan Williams, Janet Baker, Richard Lewis, John Shirley-Quirk, The Bach Choir, The Choir Of Westminster Abbey, The London Symphony Orchestra Conducted By David Willcocks | ||
| 2 | | I. Prologue: Nowell! Nowell! | Ralph Vaughan Williams, Janet Baker, Richard Lewis, John Shirley-Quirk, The Bach Choir, The Choir Of Westminster Abbey, The London Symphony Orchestra Conducted By David Willcocks | ||
| 3 | | II. Narration: Now The Birth Of Jesus Christ | Ralph Vaughan Williams, Janet Baker, Richard Lewis, John Shirley-Quirk, The Bach Choir, The Choir Of Westminster Abbey, The London Symphony Orchestra Conducted By David Willcocks | ||
| 4 | | III. Song: It Was The Winter Wild | Ralph Vaughan Williams, Janet Baker, Richard Lewis, John Shirley-Quirk, The Bach Choir, The Choir Of Westminster Abbey, The London Symphony Orchestra Conducted By David Willcocks | John Milton | |
| 5 | | IV. Narration: And It Came To Pass In Those Days | Ralph Vaughan Williams, Janet Baker, Richard Lewis, John Shirley-Quirk, The Bach Choir, The Choir Of Westminster Abbey, The London Symphony Orchestra Conducted By David Willcocks | ||
| 6 | | V. Choral: The Blessed Son Of God | Ralph Vaughan Williams, Janet Baker, Richard Lewis, John Shirley-Quirk, The Bach Choir, The Choir Of Westminster Abbey, The London Symphony Orchestra Conducted By David Willcocks | Miles Coverdale, Martin Luther | |
| 7 | | VI. Narration: And There Were In The Same Country | Ralph Vaughan Williams, Janet Baker, Richard Lewis, John Shirley-Quirk, The Bach Choir, The Choir Of Westminster Abbey, The London Symphony Orchestra Conducted By David Willcocks | ||
| 8 | | VII. Song (The Oxen): Christmas Eve And Twelve Of The Clock | Ralph Vaughan Williams, Janet Baker, Richard Lewis, John Shirley-Quirk, The Bach Choir, The Choir Of Westminster Abbey, The London Symphony Orchestra Conducted By David Willcocks | Thomas Hardy | |
| 9 | | VIII. Narration: And The Shepherds Returned | Ralph Vaughan Williams, Janet Baker, Richard Lewis, John Shirley-Quirk, The Bach Choir, The Choir Of Westminster Abbey, The London Symphony Orchestra Conducted By David Willcocks | ||
| 10 | | IX. Pastoral: The Shepherds Sing | Ralph Vaughan Williams, Janet Baker, Richard Lewis, John Shirley-Quirk, The Bach Choir, The Choir Of Westminster Abbey, The London Symphony Orchestra Conducted By David Willcocks | George Herbert | |
| 11 | | X. Narration: But Mary Kept All These Things | Ralph Vaughan Williams, Janet Baker, Richard Lewis, John Shirley-Quirk, The Bach Choir, The Choir Of Westminster Abbey, The London Symphony Orchestra Conducted By David Willcocks | ||
| 12 | | XI. Lullaby: Sweet Was The Song The Virgin Sang | Ralph Vaughan Williams, Janet Baker, Richard Lewis, John Shirley-Quirk, The Bach Choir, The Choir Of Westminster Abbey, The London Symphony Orchestra Conducted By David Willcocks | William Ballet | |
| 13 | | XII. Hymn: Bright Portals Of The Sky | Ralph Vaughan Williams, Janet Baker, Richard Lewis, John Shirley-Quirk, The Bach Choir, The Choir Of Westminster Abbey, The London Symphony Orchestra Conducted By David Willcocks | William Drummond | |
| 14 | | XIII. Narration: Now When Jesus Was Born | Ralph Vaughan Williams, Janet Baker, Richard Lewis, John Shirley-Quirk, The Bach Choir, The Choir Of Westminster Abbey, The London Symphony Orchestra Conducted By David Willcocks | ||
| 15 | | XIV. The March Of The Three Kings: From Kingdoms Of Wisdom | Ralph Vaughan Williams, Janet Baker, Richard Lewis, John Shirley-Quirk, The Bach Choir, The Choir Of Westminster Abbey, The London Symphony Orchestra Conducted By David Willcocks | Ursula Vaughan Williams | |
| 16 | | XV. Choral: No Sad Thought His Soul Affright | Ralph Vaughan Williams, Janet Baker, Richard Lewis, John Shirley-Quirk, The Bach Choir, The Choir Of Westminster Abbey, The London Symphony Orchestra Conducted By David Willcocks | Anonymous, Ursula Vaughan Williams | |
| 17 | XVI. Epilogue: In The Beginning Was The Word | Ralph Vaughan Williams, Janet Baker, Richard Lewis, John Shirley-Quirk, The Bach Choir, The Choir Of Westminster Abbey, The London Symphony Orchestra Conducted By David Willcocks | John Milton |
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