# | Title | Artist | Rating | Length |
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1 | Largo from Concerto Grosso in G minor, op. 6 no. 8 “Christmas Concerto” | Arcangelo Corelli | | 2:29 |
2 | Fantasia on Christmas Carols | Ralph Vaughan Williams | | 12:30 |
3 | Ave Maria | Bach / Gounod | | 2:42 |
4 | Shepherds’ Farewell from L’Enfance du Christ, op. 25: Part II: no. 8 | Hector Berlioz | | 5:00 |
5 | O Holy Night | Adolphe Adam | | 4:13 |
6 | Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, nos. 13-17. Pastoral Symphony… There Were Shepherds Arriving in the Fields…Glory to God- sound engineer:
- Simon Eadon (in 1984-10) and James Lock (in 1984-10)
- producer:
- Ray Minshull
- choir vocals:
- Chicago Symphony Chorus (in 1984-10)
- soprano vocals:
- Kiri Te Kanawa (in 1984-10)
- orchestra:
- Chicago Symphony Orchestra (in 1984-10)
- conductor:
- Sir Georg Solti (in 1984-10)
- chorus master:
- Margaret Hillis (in 1984-10)
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- The Decca Record Company Limited
- recorded at:
- Orchestra Hall, Chicago in Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1984-10)
- recording of:
- Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 13. Pastoral Symphony (Pifa)
- composer:
- George Frideric Handel (in 1741)
- part of:
- Messiah, HWV 56: Part I
- recording of:
- Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 14. Recitative “There were shepherds, abiding in the field… And lo! the angel of the Lord come upon them” (Soprano)
- composer:
- George Frideric Handel (in 1741)
- part of:
- Messiah, HWV 56: Part I
- recording of:
- Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 15. Recitative “And the angel said unto them” (Soprano)
- composer:
- George Frideric Handel
- part of:
- Messiah, HWV 56: Part I
- recording of:
- Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 16. Recitative “And suddenly there was with the angel” (Soprano)
- composer:
- George Frideric Handel
- part of:
- Messiah, HWV 56: Part I
- recording of:
- Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 17. Chorus “Glory to God in the highest”
- composer:
- George Frideric Handel (in 1741)
- part of:
- Messiah, HWV 56: Part I
| George Frideric Handel | | 6:39 |
7 | Sleigh Ride | Frederick Delius | | 6:27 |
8 | Angels From the Realms of Glory | [traditional] | | 3:32 |
9 | Behold I Bring You Glad Tidings | Henry Purcell | | 10:15 |
10 | Ave Maria | Franz Schubert | | 4:48 |
11 | Panis angelicus | César Franck | | 3:25 |
12 | Pastoral Sinfonia from A Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248: Part II | Johann Sebastian Bach | | 6:39 |
13 | What Child Is This | [traditional] | | 3:24 |
14 | Hallelujah Chorus from Messiah, HWV 56: Part II | George Frideric Handel | | 3:42 |