A Very Merry Christmas

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1A Very Merry Christmas
instruments:
Canadian Brass
vocals:
Zoë Bentley
recording of:
A Very Merry Christmas
lyricist and composer:
Trey Mills
Zoe Bentley feat. Canadian Brass3:34
2Angels We Have Heard on High
instruments:
Canadian Brass and Don Gillis Jazz Quartet
arranger:
Don Gillis (conductor)
recording of:
Angels We Have Heard on High
lyricist:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
translator:
James Chadwick (bishop) (in 1862)
version of:
Les Anges dans nos campagnes
Canadian Brass2:20
3Joy to the World
guitar:
Sean Kelly (Canadian guitarist)
arranger:
Sean Kelly (Canadian guitarist) and James Robertson (Canadian guitarist)
recording of:
Joy to the World (Christmas carol)
lyricist:
Isaac Watts (hymn writer) (in 1719)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer)
arranger:
Lowell Mason (in 1839)
Sean Kelly2:33
4I Saw Three Ships
guitar:
Sean Kelly (Canadian guitarist)
arranger:
Sean Kelly (Canadian guitarist) and James Robertson (Canadian guitarist)
recording of:
I Saw Three Ships
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 700)
Sean Kelly2:30
5God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
sound engineer:
MB Daellenbach
engineer and editor:
Christopher McLeod
producer:
Trey Mills
additional trumpet:
Jens Lindemann (trumpeter) (from 2001 until 2002)
euphonium and trombone:
Eugene Watts (from 2001 until 2002)
flugelhorn:
Josef Burgstaller (trumpeter) (from 2001 until 2002)
horn:
Jeff Nelsen (Canadian French horn player) (from 2001 until 2002)
instruments:
Canadian Brass (from 2001 until 2002)
piccolo trumpet and trumpet:
Ryan Anthony (US trumpetist) (from 2001 until 2002) and Josef Burgstaller (trumpeter) (from 2001 until 2002)
tuba:
Charles Daellenbach (from 2001 until 2002)
arranger:
Luther Henderson
recorded at:
Humbercrest United Church in Toronto (from 2001 until 2002)
recording of:
God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen (traditional, no arrangement credits here) (from 2001 until 2002)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 394)
Canadian Brass1:50
6When the Winter Comes
accordion:
Gerry Duligal
bass and percussion:
Chris Dedrick
fiddle:
Lenny Solomon
guitar:
Michael Francis (Canadian session guitarist & country music producer)
baritone vocals:
Giles Tomkins (Canadian bass-baritone)
recording of:
When the Winter Comes
lyricist and composer:
Christopher Dedrick
Giles Tomkins3:30
7What Child Is This?
instruments:
Ensemble Vivant (Canadian chamber music)
arranger:
Rick Wilkins
recording of:
What Child Is This?
lyricist:
William Chatterton Dix (in 1865)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 25608)
version of:
Greensleeves (generic entry for traditional and unknown arrangements)
Ensemble Vivant5:16
8Bring a Torch, Jeanette Isabella
instruments:
Canadian Brass
organ:
Eric Robertson (Canada-based composer, organist, pianist, and record producer)
arranger:
Luther Henderson
recording of:
Bring a Torch, Jeannette, Isabella
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
translated version of:
Un flambeau, Jeannette, Isabelle
Canadian Brass with Eric Robertson1:43
9Nouvelle agréable
harmonium:
John Beckwith (Canadian composer, writer, pianist)
instruments:
The Beckwith Ensemble
soprano vocals:
Lisa Lindo
tenor vocals:
Darryl Edwards (Canadian tenor)
arranger:
Ernest Gagnon
concertmaster:
John Beckwith (Canadian composer, writer, pianist)
recording of:
Nouvelle agréable (French-Canadian traditional Christmas Carol)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
The Beckwith Ensemble1:15
10Dans cette étable
harmonium:
John Beckwith (Canadian composer, writer, pianist)
instruments:
The Beckwith Ensemble
soprano vocals:
Lisa Lindo
tenor vocals:
Darryl Edwards (Canadian tenor)
arranger:
Ernest Gagnon
concertmaster:
John Beckwith (Canadian composer, writer, pianist)
recording of:
Dans cette étable
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
The Beckwith Ensemble0:56
11Deck the Halls
instruments:
Ensemble Vivant (Canadian chamber music)
arranger:
Rick Wilkins
recording of:
Deck the Halls
lyricist:
Thomas Oliphant (musician, artist and author)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
is based on:
Nos Galan (Talhaiarn, “Goreu pleser ar Nos Galan”)
Ensemble Vivant3:56
12Canadian Sleigh Song
choir vocals:
Victoria Scholars
soprano vocals:
Mary Lou Fallis (opera soprano)
orchestra:
Toronto Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
John Greer
arranger:
John Greer
recording of:
Canadian Sleigh Song
lyricist and composer:
Henry Russell (composer)
Mary Lou Fallis3:24
13Jolly Old Saint Nicholas
instruments:
Canadian Brass
organ:
Eric Robertson (Canada-based composer, organist, pianist, and record producer)
arranger:
Arthur Frackenpohl
recording of:
Jolly Old Saint Nicholas
additional lyricist:
Vaughn Horton
lyricist:
Emily Huntington Miller
composer:
James Ramsey Murray
arranger:
Vaughn Horton
is based on:
Jolly Old Saint Nicholas
Canadian Brass with Eric Robertson2:03
14Sussex Carol
sound engineer:
MB Daellenbach
engineer and editor:
Christopher McLeod
producer:
Trey Mills
additional trumpet:
Jens Lindemann (trumpeter) (from 2001 until 2002)
euphonium and trombone:
Eugene Watts (from 2001 until 2002)
flugelhorn:
Josef Burgstaller (trumpeter) (from 2001 until 2002)
horn:
Jeff Nelsen (Canadian French horn player) (from 2001 until 2002)
instruments:
Canadian Brass (from 2001 until 2002)
piccolo trumpet and trumpet:
Ryan Anthony (US trumpetist) (from 2001 until 2002) and Josef Burgstaller (trumpeter) (from 2001 until 2002)
tuba:
Charles Daellenbach (from 2001 until 2002)
arranger:
Luther Henderson
recorded at:
Humbercrest United Church in Toronto (from 2001 until 2002)
recording of:
Sussex Carol (On Christmas Night) (from 2001 until 2002)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 597)
Canadian Brass1:47
15Carol of the Bells
guitar:
Sean Kelly (Canadian guitarist)
solo electric guitar:
James Robertson (Canadian guitarist)
arranger:
James Robertson (Canadian guitarist)
recording of:
Carol of the Bells
lyricist:
Peter J. Wilhousky
composer:
Микола Дмитрович Леонтович (Mykola Leontovych)
is based on:
Щедрик (The Little Swallow)
Sean Kelly4:13
16Silent Night
instruments:
Canadian Brass
vocals:
Zoë Bentley
arranger:
Luther Henderson
recording of:
Silent Night (Christmas carol, English translation)
lyricist:
Josef Mohr (in 1816)
composer:
Franz Xaver Gruber (in 1818)
translator:
John Freeman Young (in 1859)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 27088)
translated version of:
Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht
Zoe Bentley with Canadian Brass3:22

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liner notes:Joseph S. Szurly
executive producer:Joseph S. Szurly