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The Wonder of Christmas

Charles Gerhardt · Arthur Fiedler · Barry Rose · John Pritchard · Kurt Herbert Adler · Leonard Bernstein · Malcolm Sargent · Plácido Domingo · Anatole Fistoulari · André Previn

Reader’s Digest1994Cat. RDCD 851-8552h 1m33 tracks
MusicBrainz

Composers

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky8George Frideric Handel4Johann Sebastian Bach3Adolphe Adam1Arcangelo Corelli1César Franck1Charles Gounod1Émile Waldteufel1Gabriel Pierné1Gustav Holst1Irving Berlin1John Francis Wade1John Henry Hopkins, Jr.1Leon Jessel1Leroy Anderson1Mykola Leontovych1Sergei Prokofiev1Thomas Ravenscroft1Victor Herbert1William J. Kirkpatrick1Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart1

Tracklist

Disc 1

02

O Holy Night

Adolphe Adam - O Holy Night

Kurt Herbert Adler, National Philharmonic Orchestra

4:14
09

Oh Divine Redeemer

Charles Gounod - Repentir (“O Divine Redeemer”)

Richard Bonynge, Philharmonia Orchestra

6:09
10

Ave Maria

Johann Sebastian Bach - Ave Maria

Helmuth Froschauer, Plácido Domingo, Vienna Symphony

5:30
12

Panis angelicus

César Franck - Messe solennelle en la majeur, op. 12

Barry Rose, English Chamber Orchestra

3:41
13

Ave Maria

Johann Sebastian Bach - Ave Maria

Kurt Herbert Adler, National Philharmonic Orchestra

2:58

Disc 2

01

Sleigh Ride

Leroy Anderson - Sleigh Ride

Arthur Fiedler, Boston Pops

3:01
09

Carol of the Bells

Mykola Leontovych - Carol of the Bells

Leonard Bernstein, New York Philharmonic

2:41
10

Happy Holiday

Irving Berlin - Happy Holiday

National Philharmonic Orchestra

2:25
11

Parade of the Wooden Soldiers

Leon Jessel - Die Parade der Zinnsoldaten, op. 123

Arthur Fiedler, Boston Pops

3:57

Disc 3

01

O Come, All Ye Faithful

John Francis Wade - O Come, All Ye Faithful

Plácido Domingo

3:02
08

Lullay My Liking

Gustav Holst - Lullay My Liking, op. 34 no. 2

Leonard Bernstein, Richard P. Condie, New York Philharmonic

5:11
15

While Shepherds Watched

Thomas Ravenscroft - While Shepherds Watched

Barry Rose

2:37
17

Away in a Manger

William J. Kirkpatrick - Away in a Manger

Philip Ledger

2:10

Disc 4

01

The Skaters Waltz

Émile Waldteufel - Les Patineurs, op. 183

Anatole Fistoulari

7:42
02

Sleigh Ride

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - 3 German Dances for Orchestra, K. 605: No. 3 in C major. German Dance & Trio "Die Schlittenfahrt" & Coda

Arthur Fiedler, Boston Pops

2:43
03

Toyland

Victor Herbert - Toyland

Lehman Engel

4:00
05

Troika (Christmas Sleigh Ride) from ‘Lieutenant Kijé’

Sergei Prokofiev - Lieutenant Kijé Suite, op. 60

André Previn, London Symphony Orchestra

2:56
07

March of the Little Lead Soldiers

Gabriel Pierné - March of the Little Lead Soldiers

René Leibowitz

3:18
08

Suite, op. 71a from the ballet ‘The Nutcracker’: Miniature Overture

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - The Nutcracker (suite from the ballet), op. 71a

Charles Gerhardt, London Symphony Orchestra

3:12
09

Suite, op. 71a from the ballet ‘The Nutcracker’: Marche

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - The Nutcracker (suite from the ballet), op. 71a

Charles Gerhardt, London Symphony Orchestra

2:20
10

Suite, op. 71a from the ballet ‘The Nutcracker’: Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - The Nutcracker (suite from the ballet), op. 71a

Charles Gerhardt, London Symphony Orchestra

2:37
11

Suite, op. 71a from the ballet ‘The Nutcracker’: Russian Dance

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - The Nutcracker (suite from the ballet), op. 71a

Charles Gerhardt, London Symphony Orchestra

1:10
12

Suite, op. 71a from the ballet ‘The Nutcracker’: Arabian Dance

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - The Nutcracker (suite from the ballet), op. 71a

Charles Gerhardt, London Symphony Orchestra

4:23
13

Suite, op. 71a from the ballet ‘The Nutcracker’: Chinese Dance

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - The Nutcracker (suite from the ballet), op. 71a

Charles Gerhardt, London Symphony Orchestra

1:11
14

Suite, op. 71a from the ballet ‘The Nutcracker’: Dance of the Flutes

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - The Nutcracker (suite from the ballet), op. 71a

Charles Gerhardt, London Symphony Orchestra

2:24
15

Suite, op. 71a from the ballet ‘The Nutcracker’: Waltz of the Flowers

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - The Nutcracker (suite from the ballet), op. 71a

Charles Gerhardt, London Symphony Orchestra

7:49

Disc 5

01

Every Valley Shall Be Exalted from ‘Messiah’

George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 3. Air “Ev’ry valley shall be exalted” (Tenor)

Malcolm Sargent, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

3:56
05

Gather Round the Christmas Tree

John Henry Hopkins, Jr. - Gather Round the Christmas Tree

Virgil Fox

1:46
07

Pastoral Symphony from ‘Messiah’

George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 13. Pastoral Symphony (Pifa)

John Pritchard

3:22
08

Break Forth o Beauteous Heavenly Light

Johann Sebastian Bach - Weihnachts-Oratorium, BWV 248: Teil II, XII. Choral „Brich an, o schönes Morgenlicht“

John McCarthy

1:26
10

Pastorale from ‘Christmas Concerto’

Arcangelo Corelli - Concerto Grosso in G minor, op. 6 no. 8 “Christmas Concerto”

Neil Richardson

4:31
11

For Unto Us a Child Is Born from ‘Messiah’

George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 12. Chorus “For unto us a Child is born”

Malcolm Sargent, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

5:15
14

Hallelujah Chorus from ‘Messiah’

George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 44. Chorus: “Hallelujah”

John Pritchard

4:19