A gala Christmas in Vienna.

Author

Sarah Brightman

Call Number

• COMPACT DISC HOLIDAYS (CEN)

Performers

Sarah Brightman, soprano ; Plácido Domingo, Helmut Lotti, Riccardo Cocciante, tenors ; Gumpoldskirchner Spatzen ; Wiener Symphoniker ; Steven Mercurio, conductor.

Publication Information

New York, NY : Sony Music Entertainment, p1998.

Physical Description

1 sound disc : digital ; 4 3/4 in.

Notes

Compact disc.

Program notes on container insert.

Sung principally in English.

Contents

• Christmas prologue
• Deck the halls / traditional Welsh
• The closing of the year / Trevor Horn ; text, Hans Zimmer
• Tu scendi dalle stelle / traditional Italian
• Walking in the air / Howard Blake
• Adeste fideles / traditional
• Away in a manger / James R. Murray (Marlies King, soprano solo)
• An old-fashioned Christmas / Jimmy Van Heusen ; lyrics, Sammy Cahn
• First of May / Robbin [i.e. Robin], Maurice, Barry Gibb
• Il re Gesù / Plácido Domingo, Jr.
• Medley. Fröhliche Weihnacht / traditional German ; Cantemos rapaces / traditional Spanish ; Christmas is here again / Roger Whittaker ; Child in a manger / traditional Welsh ; Angels from the realms of glory / traditional French ; Another Christmas song / Ian Anderson ; Santa Claus is coming to town / J. Fred Coots ; lyrics, Haven Gillespie ; Happy Christmas (War is over) / John Lennon ; lyrics, Yoko Ono
• Silent night / Franz Xaver Gruber
• First of May (studio version) (with English National Orchestra, Paul Bateman, conductor).