Christmas from a Golden Age (1925-1950)


George Frideric Handel

Messiah, HWV 56 (excerpts)

Schiotz, Aksel, tenor
Studio orchestra
Woldike, Mogens, Conductor


Messiah: Comfort ye, my people 03:31
Messiah: Ev'ry valley shall be exalted 04:16
Messiah, HWV 56: He shall feed his flock

Matzenauer, Margarete, contralto
Studio orchestra
Bourdon, Rosario, Conductor


Messiah, HWV 56: He shall feed his flock 03:54
Anonymous

Adeste fideles

McCormack, John, tenor
Trinity Choir
Studio orchestra


Adeste fideles 03:49
Easthope Martin

The Holy Child

McCormack, John, tenor
Studio orchestra


The Holy Child 03:03
Charles-Francois Gounod/Johann Sebastian Bach

Ave Maria

Ponselle, Rosa, soprano
Studio orchestra


Ave Maria 04:37
Jean Luce

O salutaris

Journet, Marcel, bass
Studio orchestra


O salutaris 03:31
Jean Luce/Max Reger

Ninna-Nanna della Vergine, Op. 76, No. 52, "The Virgin's lullaby"

Muzio, Claudia, soprano
Studio orchestra
Molajoli, Lorenzo, Conductor


Ninna - Nanna della Vergine, Op. 76, No. 52 (The Virgin's lullaby) 02:48
Pietro Yon

Gesu Bambino

Martinelli, Giovanni, tenor
Ladies' Chorus
Studio orchestra


Gesu Bambino 03:58
Traditional

Der Tannenbaum

Lashanska, Hulda, soprano
Reimers, Paul, tenor
Studio orchestra


Der Tannenbaum 02:59
Engelbert Humperdinck

Weihnachten

Schumann-Heink, Ernestine, contralto
Studio orchestra


Weihnachten 03:51
Franz Xaver Gruber

Stille Nacht (Silent Night)

Schumann-Heink, Ernestine, contralto
Wille, Stewart, organ


Stille Nacht (Silent Night) 03:58
Stephen Adams

The Star of Bethlehem

Crooks, Richard, tenor
Studio orchestra


The Star of Bethlehem 03:38
Traditional

Coventry Carol

Schumann, Elisabeth, soprano
Studio orchestra


Coventry Carol 02:47
Go Tell it on the Mountain

Maynor, Dorothy, soprano
Studio chorus


Go Tell it on the Mountain 02:48
Little Child of Mary

Schneider, Edwin, piano
McCormack, John, tenor


Little Child of Mary 02:41
I wonder as I wander

Swarthout, Gladys, contralto
RCA Victor Orchestra
Katims, Milton, Conductor


I wonder as I wander 03:24
El Cant des Ocells

los Angeles, Victoria de, soprano
Tarrago, Graciano, guitar
Tarrago, Renata, guitar


El Cant des Ocells 02:34
Elinor Remick Warren

Christmas Candle

Thomas, John Charles, baritone
Hollister, Carroll, piano


Christmas Candle 02:39
Theresa Del Riego

A star was his candle

Tibbett, Lawrence, baritone
Wille, Stewart, piano


A star was his candle 02:25
Lewis H. Redner

O Little Town of Bethlehem

Dickinson, Clarence, organ
Crooks, Richard, tenor


O Little Town of Bethlehem 03:07
Adolphe Adam

Cantique de Noel (O Holy Night)

Thill, Georges, tenor
Studio chorus
Studio orchestra
Bernard, Armand, Conductor


Cantique de Noel (O Holy Night) 04:06
Irving Berlin

White Christmas

Tauber, Richard, tenor
Studio chorus
Studio orchestra
Geehl, Henry, Conductor


White Christmas 03:03



Total Playing Time: 01:17:27