Ralph Vaughan Williams - Hodie, Fantasia on Christmas Carols

Tracklist

Fantasia on Christmas Carols
1	This is the truth sent from above-	4:46
2	Come all you worthy gentlemen-	2:16
3	On Christmas night all Christians sing-	1:38
4	God bless the ruler of this house	3:32
Hodie - A Christmas Cantata
5	I. Prologue: Nowell! Nowell!	3:45
6	II. Narration: Now the birth of Jesus Christ-	4:31
7	III. Song: It was winter wild	4:42
8	IV. Narration: And it came to pass in those days	2:10
9	V. Choral: The blessed son of God	2:34
10	VI. Narration: And there were in the same country	6:39
11	VII. Song: The Oxen (Christmas Eve, and twelve of the clock)	3:11
12	VIII. Narration: And the shepherds returned	1:09
13	IX. Pastoral: The shepherds sing	3:10
14	X. Narration: But Mary kept all these things	0:36
15	XI. Lullaby: Sweet was the song the Virgin sang	2:48
16	XII. Hymn: Bright portals of the sky	3:41
17	XIII. Narration: Now when Jesus was born	3:10
18	XIV. The March of the Three Kings: From kingdoms of wisdom-	7:46
19	XV. Choral: No sad thought his soul affright	2:59
20	XVI. Epilogue: In the beginning was the Word	6:17

Companies, etc.

• Recorded At – Guildford Cathedral
• Recorded At – Kingsway Hall
• Remastered At – Abbey Road Studios

Credits

• Artwork [Cover] – Fra Angelico
• Baritone Vocals – John Barrow (tracks: 1-4), John Shirley-Quirk (tracks: 5-20)
• Choir – Choristers of Westminster Abbey (tracks: 5-20), The Bach Choir (tracks: 5-20)
• Chorus Master – Douglas Guest (tracks: 5-20)
• Composed By – Ralph Vaughan Williams
• Conductor – Barry Rose (tracks: 1-4), David Willcocks (tracks: 5-20)
• Engineer [Balance] – Christopher Parker, Neville Boyling
• Mezzo-soprano Vocals – Janet Baker (tracks: 5-20)
• Orchestra – Choir of Guildford Cathedral String Orchestra (tracks: 1-4), The London Symphony Orchestra (tracks: 5-20)
• Organ – Gavin Williams (tracks: 1-4), Philip Ledger (tracks: 5-20)
• Producer – Brian B. Culverhouse*, Ronald Kinloch Anderson
• Remastered By [Digital] – Simon Gibson
• Tenor Vocals – Richard Lewis (tracks: 5-20)

Notes

Recorded in Guildford Cathedral, 7 June 1966, and Kingsway Hall, London, 22 & 23 January and 3 February 1965.
Digitally remastered at Abbey Road Studios.
British Composers series editor: Richard Abram.
Front cover: The Adoration of the Magi: a panel from the Linaivoli Triptych by Fra Angelico (c1387-1455) (Museo di San Marco dell'Angelico, Florence; photo Bridgeman Art Library).
Recorded under the auspices of the Ralph Vaughan Williams Trust.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode: 724356742727

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
CDM 7 69872 2	Vaughan Williams*, Dame Janet Baker*, Richard Lewis , John Shirley-Quirk, The Bach Choir, Choristers Of Westminster Abbey*, London Symphony Orchestra*, Sir David Willcocks*, John Barrow , Choir Of Guildford Cathedral*, Barry Rose	Vaughan Williams*, Dame Janet Baker*, Richard Lewis , John Shirley-Quirk, The Bach Choir, Choristers Of Westminster Abbey*, London Symphony Orchestra*, Sir David Willcocks*, John Barrow , Choir Of Guildford Cathedral*, Barry Rose - Hodie A Christmas Cantata, Fantasia on Christmas Carols ‎(CD, Album, RM)	EMI Studio DRM	CDM 7 69872 2	UK	1988
7243 5 67427 2 7	Ralph Vaughan Williams	Hodie, Fantasia on Christmas Carols ‎(CD, Album, RE, RM)	EMI Classics	7243 5 67427 2 7	Europe	2000