Celebration (Christmas Fanfares & Carols)

by BBC National Chorus of Wales

Overview

Celebration (Christmas Fanfares & Carols) is a collection of carols and readings performed by the BBC Welsh Choir. This is a recording from a BBC broadcast but, despite being a live recording, it sounds great. The choir is marvelous, performing beautiful renditions that reflect the ethereal nature of these songs. The readings (by Aled Jones) are all from holiday classics, and they fit the mood of the album perfectly. The whole thing is a pretty relaxed affair, but they do a good job of capturing the magic and beauty of the holiday season. This is a wonderful collection of Christmas music that can appeal to those looking for this sort of choral performance for their holiday collections. ~ Bradley Torreano

Product Details

Release Date:	12/02/1992
Label:	Nimbus
UPC:	0710357531026
Rank:	260872

Tracks

1. Adeste fideles  -  BBC National Chorus of Wales  -  Fanfare Trumpeters of the Welsh Guard  - Lt. Col. P. Hannam  - Chris Stock  - John Hugh Thomas  - John Francis Wade  - Mark Walker  - David Willcocks  - Huw Williams
2. Mary had a baby  -  BBC National Chorus of Wales  -  Fanfare Trumpeters of the Welsh Guard  - Lt. Col. P. Hannam  - Malcolm Sargent  - Chris Stock  - John Hugh Thomas  -  Traditional  - Mark Walker  - Huw Williams
3. Selection includes a reading of Robert Bridges' "Noel: Christmas Eve, 1913"  - Aled Jones  -  BBC National Chorus of Wales
4. Jesus Christ the Apple Tree  -  BBC National Chorus of Wales  -  Fanfare Trumpeters of the Welsh Guard  - Lt. Col. P. Hannam  - Elizabeth Poston  - Chris Stock  - John Hugh Thomas  - Mark Walker  - Huw Williams
5. Selection includes a reading of Marcello's Speech from Hamlet, Act 1, Scene 1  - Aled Jones  -  BBC National Chorus of Wales
6. Christmas Night  -  BBC National Chorus of Wales  -  Fanfare Trumpeters of the Welsh Guard  - Lt. Col. P. Hannam  - Aled Jones  - John Rutter  - Chris Stock  - John Hugh Thomas  -  Traditional  - Mark Walker  - Huw Williams
7. The first nowell  -  BBC National Chorus of Wales  -  Fanfare Trumpeters of the Welsh Guard  - Lt. Col. P. Hannam  - Aled Jones  - John Rutter  - Chris Stock  - John Hugh Thomas  -  Traditional  - Mark Walker  - Huw Williams
8. Selection includes a reading of Dylan Thomas' "Memories of Christmas"  - Aled Jones
9. Bell Carol  -  BBC National Chorus of Wales  -  Fanfare Trumpeters of the Welsh Guard  - Lt. Col. P. Hannam  - Aled Jones  - William Mathias  - Chris Stock  - John Hugh Thomas  - Mark Walker  - Huw Williams
10. Fengigaid Nos  -  BBC National Chorus of Wales  -  Fanfare Trumpeters of the Welsh Guard  - Lt. Col. P. Hannam  - Alun Hoddinott  - Aled Jones  - Chris Stock  - John Hugh Thomas  - Mark Walker  - Huw Williams
11. Carol-Anthems (3) for Chorus: no 1, Here is the little door  -  BBC National Chorus of Wales  -  Fanfare Trumpeters of the Welsh Guard  - Lt. Col. P. Hannam  - Herbert Howells  - Aled Jones  - Chris Stock  - John Hugh Thomas  - Mark Walker  - Huw Williams
12. Selection includes a reading of Thoma Hardy's "The Oxen"  - Aled Jones
13. Once in Royal David's City  -  BBC National Chorus of Wales  -  Fanfare Trumpeters of the Welsh Guard  - Henry John Gauntlett  - Lt. Col. P. Hannam  - Chris Stock  - John Hugh Thomas  - Mark Walker  - David Willcocks  - Huw Williams
14. The Virgin Mary had a baby boy  -  BBC National Chorus of Wales  -  Fanfare Trumpeters of the Welsh Guard  - Lt. Col. P. Hannam  - Malcolm Sargent  - Chris Stock  - John Hugh Thomas  -  Traditional  - Mark Walker  - Huw Williams
15. Tua Bethlem Dref  - Edward Arthur  -  BBC National Chorus of Wales  -  Fanfare Trumpeters of the Welsh Guard  - Lt. Col. P. Hannam  - Chris Stock  - John Hugh Thomas  - Mark Walker  - Huw Williams
16. Selection includes a reading of Saunder Lewis' "Amlyn ac Amig"  - Aled Jones
17. Tawel Nos  -  BBC National Chorus of Wales  -  Fanfare Trumpeters of the Welsh Guard  - Lt. Col. P. Hannam  - Geraint Lewis  - Chris Stock  - John Hugh Thomas  - Mark Walker  - Huw Williams
18. O little town of Bethlehem  -  BBC National Chorus of Wales  - Henry Walford Davies  -  Fanfare Trumpeters of the Welsh Guard  - Lt. Col. P. Hannam  - Chris Stock  - John Hugh Thomas  - Mark Walker  - Huw Williams
19. Tomorrow shall be my dancing day, Op. 75 no 2  -  BBC National Chorus of Wales  -  Fanfare Trumpeters of the Welsh Guard  - John Gardner  - Lt. Col. P. Hannam  - Chris Stock  - John Hugh Thomas  - Mark Walker  - Huw Williams
20. Sweet Was The Song  -  BBC National Chorus of Wales  -  Fanfare Trumpeters of the Welsh Guard  - Lt. Col. P. Hannam  - William Mathias  - Chris Stock  - John Hugh Thomas  - Mark Walker  - Huw Williams
21. Selection includes a reading of an extract from Charles Dicken's "A Christmas Carol"  - Aled Jones
22. God rest ye merry, gentlemen  -  BBC National Chorus of Wales  -  Fanfare Trumpeters of the Welsh Guard  - Lt. Col. P. Hannam  - Chris Stock  - John Hugh Thomas  -  Traditional  - Mark Walker  - David Willcocks  - Huw Williams
23. Still, Still, Still  -  BBC National Chorus of Wales  -  Fanfare Trumpeters of the Welsh Guard  - Lt. Col. P. Hannam  - Philip Ledger  - Chris Stock  - John Hugh Thomas  -  Traditional  - Mark Walker  - Huw Williams
24. Ar Fore Dydd Nadolig  -  BBC National Chorus of Wales  -  Fanfare Trumpeters of the Welsh Guard  - Lt. Col. P. Hannam  - Chris Stock  - John Hugh Thomas  -  Traditional  - Mark Walker  - Huw Williams
25. Selection includes a reading of from Laurie Lee's "Christmas Landscape"  - Aled Jones
26. Festgesang "Hark! The herald angels sing"  -  BBC National Chorus of Wales  -  Fanfare Trumpeters of the Welsh Guard  - Lt. Col. P. Hannam  - Aled Jones  - Felix Mendelssohn  - Chris Stock  - John Hugh Thomas  - Mark Walker  - David Willcocks  - Huw Williams

Album Credits

Performance Credits

BBC National Chorus of Wales   Primary Artist,Ensemble,Choir/Chorus
Major Peter Hannam   Musical Direction
John Hugh Thomas   Conductor,Conductor,Conductor
Mark Walker   Percussion
Huw Williams   Organ
Lt. Col. P. Hannam   Conductor,Director,Musical Director,Musical Direction
Chris Stock   Percussion
Aled Jones   Spoken Word
Fanfare Trumpeters of the Welsh Guard   Ensemble

Technical Credits

Frances Chesterton   Text
Geraint Lewis   Composer,Liner Notes
Saunders Lewis   Text
Llywelyn Huws   Text
Joseph Clancy   Text Translation
John Francis Wade   Composer
John Rutter   Text,Arranger
Elizabeth Poston   Composer,Performer
Philip Ledger   Arranger
Meg Peacocke   Text Translation
Christopher Brown   Illustrations,Cover Illustration
Traditional   Composer
William Mathias   Text,Composer,Performer
Henry Walford Davies   Composer,Performer
Felix Mendelssohn   Composer
Charles Wesley   Composer
John Gardner   Composer,Performer,Composer
Phillip Brooks   Text,Composer
Dylan Thomas   Composer,Performer
John Hugh Thomas   Arranger,Arranger
Aled Jones   Narrator,Readings,Performer
David Willcocks   Arranger
Edward Arthur   Composer
Alun Hoddinott   Composer,Performer
Frederick Oakeley   Composer
Malcolm Sargent   Arranger
Henry John Gauntlett   Composer
Herbert Howells   Composer,Performer
William Sandys   Composer
William Shakespeare   Composer
Charles Dickens   Text
Thomas Hardy   Composer,Performer
Wilcocks   Arranger
Willcocks   Arranger
Laurie Lee   Composer
Wil Ifan   Text
Lewis Redner   Composer
Philips Brooks   Text
Malcolm Crowthers   Photography
Robert Bridges   Composer,Performer
W. Ballet   Text