50 of the Best : Classical Music for Christmas 앨범 : 성탄 음악 최고 의 클래식 50 곡 Various Artist ( 2012 Naxos Digital ) 1 . once in Royal David ' s City - Track 전곡 연주 Album Title : 50 of the Best : Classical Music for ChristmasComposer : Adolphe Adam , Leroy Anderson , Anonymous , Johann Sebastian Bach , Hector Berlioz , Benjamin Britten , Alexander Campkin , Samuel Coleridge - Taylor , Arcangelo Corelli , Peter Cornelius , Gerald Finzi , John Gardner , Henry John Gauntlett , Franz Xaver Gruber , George Frideric Handel , Victor Hely - Hutchinson , Gustav Holst , Herbert Howells , William J . Kirkpatrick , Morten Lauridsen , Pietro Antonio Locatelli , William Mathias , Felix Mendelssohn , Antony Pitts , Elizabeth Poston , Francis Poulenc , Sergey Prokofiev , John Rutter , C . J . Sharp , Jehan Tabourot , John Tavener , Pyotr Il ' yich Tchaikovsky , Traditional , Ralph Vaughan Williams , John Francis WadeConductor : Andrew Mogrelia , Andrew Sackett , Antony Pitts , Barry Wordsworth , Christopher Robinson , Donald Hunt , Gavin Sutherland , Geza Oberfrank , Grace Rossiter , Hilary Campbell , Hilary Davan Wetton , Jaroslav Krcek , Jeremy Backhouse , Jerker Johansson , Leonard Slatkin , Michael Halasz , Noel Edison , ondrej Lenard , Owen Burdick , Ronald CorpPerformer : Christopher de la Hoyde ( alto ) Roderick Williams ( baritone ) Stephen Gadd ( baritone ) Reuben Thomas ( bass ) Richard Lippold ( bass - baritone ) Mark Williams ( celesta ) Skaila Kanga ( harp ) Mark Williams ( organ ) Martin Ford ( organ ) Raymond Johnston ( organ ) John Evanson ( piano ) Mark Williams ( piano ) Ann Hoyt ( soprano ) Julia Doyle ( soprano ) Ben Glassberg ( tambourine ) Simon Wall ( tenor ) Stephen Sands ( tenor ) Robert Stringer ( treble ) William Goldring ( treble ) Anna Holbling ( violin ) Choir : New London Children ' s Choir Tewkesbury Abbey Choir Worcester Cathedral Choir St . John ' s College Choir , Cambridge Trinity Church Choir , New York Elora Festival Singers German Boys Choir Hungarian Radio Chorus Tonus Peregrinus Finchley Children ' s Music Group Vasari Singers City of London Choir Guildford Choral Society Blossom StreetEnsemble : Scholars Baroque EnsembleOrchestra : Budapest Failoni Chamber Orchestra Prague City Philharmonic Orchestra Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra Gothenburg Musicians Capella Istropolitana Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra BBC Concert Orchestra Czecho - Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra Studio organistPeriod : 20 th Century , Baroque ( 1600 - 1750 ) , Classical ( 1750 - 1830 ) , Contemporary , Renaissance ( 1400 - 1600 ) , Romantic Genre : Classical Music , Ballet , Choral - Sacred , Choral - Secular , Concertos , Orchestral , Classical , Music , Holiday , ChristmasAudio Digital : ( November 27 , 2012 ) Label : Naxos Digital CompilationsCopyright : ( C ) 2012 Naxos Digital CompilationsTotal Length : 3 : 15 : 01 　　 1 . once in Royal David ' s City ( version for choir ) ( 3 : 22 ) Composer Henry John Gauntlett ( 1805 - 1875 ) Lyricist Cecil Frances Alexander Conductor Donald Hunt Performer Robert Stringer ( treble ) Choir Worcester Cathedral Choir 2 . Ding ! dong ! merrily on high ( 1 : 38 ) Composer Jehan Tabourot ( 1520 - 1595 ) Lyricist Anonymous Conductor Antony Pitts Choir Tonus Peregrinus Note Arranger : Antony Pitts ( for choir ) 3 . Christmas Oratorio , BWV 248 , Part Ⅰ : Jauchzet , frohlocket ( 7 : 17 ) Composer Johann Sebastian Bach ( 1685 - 1750 ) Lyricist Christian Friedrich Henrici Conductor Geza Oberfrank Choir Hungarian Radio Chorus Orchestra Budapest Failoni Chamber Orchestra 4 - 5 . Messiah , HWV 56 ( excerpts ) ( 5 : 57 ) Composer George Frideric Handel ( 1685 - 1759 ) Lyricist Bible - New Testament Ensemble Scholars Baroque Ensemble 4 . Part Ⅰ : For unto a child is born ( Chorus ) ( 4 : 03 ) 5 . Part Ⅰ : Glory to God in the highest ( Chorus ) ( 1 : 54 ) 6 . The Forest of Wild Thyme , Op . 74 : Christmas Overture ( 5 : 53 ) Composer Samuel Coleridge - Taylor ( 1875 - 1912 ) Conductor Barry Wordsworth Orchestra BBC Concert Orchestra Note Arranger : Sydney Baynes ( for orchestra ) 7 . A Hymn to the Virgin ( 3 : 08 ) Composer Benjamin Britten ( 1913 - 1976 ) Lyricist Anonymous Conductor Christopher Robinson Performer Christopher de la Hoyde ( alto ) William Goldring ( treble ) Reuben Thomas ( bass ) Simon Wall ( tenor ) Choir St . John ' s College Choir , Cambridge 8 . Gabriel ' s message ( 2 : 45 ) Composer Christmas Traditional Lyricist Traditional Conductor Andrew Sackett Choir Tewkesbury Abbey Choir Note Arranger : David Willcocks ( for choir ) 9 . Concerto Grosso in G Minor , Op . 6 , No . 8 , " Christmas Concerto ": Ⅵ . Pastorale ad libitum : Largo ( 4 : 20 ) Composer Arcangelo Corelli ( 1653 - 1713 ) Conductor Jaroslav Krcek Performer Anna Holbling ( violin ) Orchestra Capella Istropolitana 10 . Concerto Grosso in F Minor , Op . 1 , No . 8 , " Christmas ": Ⅴ . Pastorale ( 3 : 58 ) Composer Pietro Antonio Locatelli ( 1695 - 1764 ) Conductor Jaroslav Krček Orchestra Capella Istropolitana 　　 11 . God rest ye merry , gentlemen ( 3 : 27 ) Composer Christmas Traditional Lyricist Traditional Conductor Andrew Sackett Choir Tewkesbury Abbey Choir Note Arranger : David Willcocks ( for choir ) 12 . Joy to the world ( 1 : 31 ) Composer George Frideric Handel ( 1685 - 1759 ) Lyricist Isaac Watts Conductor Donald Hunt Performer Raymond Johnston ( organ ) Choir Worcester Cathedral Choir 13 . A Ceremony of Carols , Op . 28 : This Little Babe ( 1 : 28 ) Composer Benjamin Britten ( 1913 - 1976 ) Lyricist Anonymous , James Wedderburn , John Wedderburn , Robert Wedderburn , Robert Southwell , William Cornysh ( II ) Conductor Ronald Corp Performer Skaila Kanga ( harp ) Choir New London Children ' s Choir 14 . 4 Motets pour le temps de Noël , FP 152 : No . 4 . Hodie Christus natus est ( 2 : 10 ) Composer Francis Poulenc ( 1899 - 1963 ) Lyricist Anonymous Conductor Noel Edison Choir Elora Festival Singers 15 . Corpus Christi Carol ( 2 : 28 ) Composer Benjamin Britten ( 1913 - 1976 ) Lyricist Traditional Conductor Grace Rossiter Performer John Evanson ( piano ) Choir Finchley Children ' s Music Group 16 . Cantique de Noël ( O Holy Night ) ( 5 : 37 ) Composer Adolphe Adam ( 1803 - 1856 ) Lyricist John Sullivan Dwight Conductor Jeremy Backhouse Performer Martin Ford ( organ ) Choir Vasari Singers Note Arranger : John E . West ( for choir ) 17 . A Lullaby ( 3 : 02 ) Composer Gerald Finzi ( 1901 - 1956 ) Lyricist Traditional , M . D . Calvocoressi Conductor Hilary Campbell Choir Blossom Street 18 . Sleep , Holy Babe ( 4 : 07 ) Composer Alexander Campkin ( 1984 - ) Lyricist Edward Caswall Conductor Hilary Campbell Choir Blossom Street 19 . Lullay my Liking , Op . 34 , No . 2 ( 3 : 43 ) Composer Gustav Holst ( 1874 - 1934 ) Lyricist Anonymous Conductor Grace Rossiter Choir Finchley Children ' s Music Group 20 . O magnum mysterium ( 5 : 47 ) Composer Morten Lauridsen ( 1943 - ) Lyricist Anonymous Conductor Noel Edison Choir Elora Festival SingersLovePeaceFreedom 　　 Christmas 　　 21 . Stille Nacht ( Silent Night ) ( 3 : 17 ) Composer Franz Xaver Gruber ( 1787 - 1863 ) Lyricist Josef Mohr Choir German Boys Choir Note Arranger : Hanns Miessner ( for choir ) 22 . Away in a Manger ( 2 : 27 ) Composer William J . Kirkpatrick ( 1838 - 1921 ) Lyricist Martin Luther Performer Ann Hoyt ( soprano ) Choir Trinity Church Choir , New York Note Arranger : John Rutter ( for voice and choir ) 23 . The Nutcracker Suite , Op . 71 a : Ⅲ . Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairies ( 1 : 48 ) Composer Pyotr Il ' yich Tchaikovsky ( 1840 - 1893 ) Conductor Michael Halász Orchestra Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra 24 . The Sleeping Beauty , Op . 66 , Act Ⅰ : Valse ( 4 : 32 ) Composer Pyotr Il ' yich Tchaikovsky ( 1840 - 1893 ) Conductor ondrej Lenárd Orchestra Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra 25 . In terra pax , Christmas Scene , Op . 39 ( 16 : 10 ) Composer Gerald Finzi ( 1901 - 1956 ) Lyricist Robert Seymour Bridges Conductor Hilary Davan Wetton Performer Julia Doyle ( soprano ) Roderick Williams ( baritone ) Mark Williams ( celesta ) Choir City of London Choir Orchestra Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra 26 . L ' enfance du Christ , Op . 25 , Part Ⅱ , " La fuite en Égypte ": Il s ' en va loin de la terre ( The Shepherds ' Farewell ) ( 5 : 25 ) Composer Hector Berlioz ( 1803 - 1869 ) Lyricist Hector Berlioz Conductor Andrew Sackett Ensemble Studio organist Choir Tewkesbury Abbey Choir Note Arranger : Anonymous ( for choir and organ ) 27 . In dulci jubilo ( 3 : 16 ) Composer Christmas Traditional Lyricist Traditional Choir Trinity Church Choir , New York 28 . Weihnachtslieder , Op . 8 : No . 3 . Die Könige ( The 3 Kings ) ( 2 : 41 ) Composer Peter Cornelius ( 1824 - 1874 ) Lyricist Anonymous Conductor Owen Burdick Performer Richard Lippold ( bass - baritone ) Choir Trinity Church Choir , New York 29 . The First Nowell ( 5 : 02 ) Composer Christmas Traditional Lyricist Traditional Conductor Andrew Sackett Choir Tewkesbury Abbey Choir Note Arranger : David Willcocks ( for choir ) 30 . In the bleak midwinter ( 3 : 36 ) Composer Gustav Holst ( 1874 - 1934 ) Lyricist Christina Rosetti Conductor Donald Hunt Performer Robert Stringer ( treble ) Raymond Johnston ( organ ) Choir Worcester Cathedral Choir 　　 31 . Nativity carol ( 4 : 22 ) Composer John Rutter ( 1945 - ) Lyricist John Rutter Conductor Jeremy Backhouse Performer Martin Ford ( organ ) Choir Vasari Singers 32 . A Spotless Rose ( 3 : 04 ) Composer Herbert Howells ( 1892 - 1983 ) Lyricist Anonymous Conductor Hilary Davan Wetton Performer Roderick Williams ( baritone ) Choir City of London Choir 33 . Sleigh Ride ( 2 : 42 ) Composer Leroy Anderson ( 1908 - 1975 ) Lyricist Mitchell Parish Conductor Jerker Johansson Orchestra Gothenburg Musicians 34 . Fantasia on Christmas Carols ( 11 : 47 ) Composer Ralph Vaughan Williams ( 1872 - 1958 ) Lyricist Traditional Conductor Hilary Davan Wetton Performer Stephen Gadd ( baritone ) Choir Guildford Choral Society Orchestra Royal Philharmonic Orchestra 35 . Lieutenant Kijé Suite , Op . 60 : Ⅳ . Troika ( 3 : 00 ) Composer Sergey Prokofiev ( 1891 - 1953 ) Conductor Andrew Mogrelia Orchestra Czecho - Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra 36 . Jesus Christ the Apple Tree ( 3 : 44 ) Composer Elizabeth Poston ( 1905 - 1987 ) Lyricist Anonymous Conductor Noel Edison Choir Elora Festival Singers 37 . I Wonder as I Wander ( 3 : 00 ) Composer Christmas Traditional Lyricist Traditional Conductor Owen Burdick Performer Ann Hoyt ( soprano ) Stephen Sands ( tenor ) Choir Trinity Church Choir , New York Note Arranger : John Rutter ( for voice and choir ) 38 . Coventry Carol ( 4 : 05 ) Composer Christmas Traditional Lyricist Robert Croo Conductor Donald Hunt Performer Raymond Johnston ( organ ) Choir Worcester Cathedral Choir 39 . I saw 3 ships ( 1 : 41 ) Composer Christmas Traditional Lyricist Traditional Choir Trinity Church Choir , New York Note Arranger : John Rutter ( for choir ) 40 . Es ist ein Ros ' Entsprungen ( The World ' s Fair Rose ) ( 2 : 50 ) Composer Anonymous Lyricist Anonymous Choir German Boys Choir 　　 41 . The holly and the ivy ( 2 : 41 ) Composer Antony Pitts ( 1969 - ) , C . J . Sharp Lyricist Traditional Conductor Antony Pitts Choir Tonus Peregrinus Note Arranger : Antony Pitts ( for choir ) 42 . Tomorrow shall be my dancing day , Op . 75 , No . 2 ( 1 : 55 ) Composer John Gardner ( 1917 - 2011 ) Lyricist Anonymous Conductor Hilary Davan Wetton Performer Mark Williams ( piano ) Ben Glassberg ( tambourine ) Choir City of London Choir 43 . Sir Christemas ( 1 : 23 ) Composer William Mathias ( 1934 - 1992 ) Lyricist Anonymous Conductor Hilary Davan Wetton Performer Mark Williams ( organ ) Choir City of London Choir 44 . Folksongs of the 4 Seasons : Winter : Wassail song ( 2 : 27 ) Composer Ralph Vaughan Williams ( 1872 - 1958 ) Lyricist Traditional Conductor Hilary Davan Wetton Choir City of London Choir Orchestra Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra 45 . God is with us ( 5 : 28 ) Composer John Tavener ( 1944 - 2013 ) Lyricist Anonymous Conductor Christopher Robinson Choir St . John ' s College Choir , Cambridge 46 . A Carol Symphony : Ⅰ . Allegro energico ( 4 : 11 ) Composer Victor Hely - Hutchinson ( 1901 - 1947 ) Conductor Gavin Sutherland Orchestra Prague City Philharmonic Orchestra 47 . A Christmas Festival ( 9 : 06 ) Composer Leroy Anderson ( 1908 - 1975 ) Conductor Leonard Slatkin Orchestra BBC Concert Orchestra 48 . What sweeter music ( 4 : 15 ) Composer John Rutter ( 1945 - ) Lyricist Robert Herrick Conductor Hilary Davan Wetton Performer Mark Williams ( organ ) Choir City of London Choir 49 . Adeste fideles ( O Come All Ye Faithful ) ( 4 : 01 ) Composer John Francis Wade ( 1711 - 1786 ) Choir Trinity Church Choir , New York Note Arranger : Peter Breiner ( for choir ) 50 . Festgesang , MWV D 4 , " Gutenberg - Kantate ": No . 2 Vaterland , in deinen Gauen ( adap . W . H . Cummings sung in English as Hark ! The Herald Angels Sing ) ( 2 : 57 ) Composer Felix Mendelssohn ( 1809 - 1847 ) Lyricist Charles Wesley , Conductor Donald Hunt Performer Raymond Johnston ( organ ) Choir Worcester Cathedral Choir Note Arranger : David Willcocks ( for choir ) 　　