Description
This collection of BYU Men's Chorus Christmas favorites consists of thirteen the songs compiled from previous BYU Combined Choirs and Orchestra 'Celebration of Christmas' albums. “Silent Night”—the only non-live song on this album—was commissioned for the Faith Counts YouTube video “Peace Is Possible: The Christmas Truce of 1914” and is included here as a digital audio release for the first time.
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TRACKS
1. Masters in This Hall
French carol, arr. Mark Hayes
2. Come, Lord Jesus
From Savior of the World: His Birth and Resurrection; arr. Daniel McDavitt
3. Nowel / The First Noel
Randall Thompson / English carol; arr. Fenno Heath
4. Fum, Fum, Fum
Catalan carol; arr. Mack Wilberg
5. The Little Drummer Boy
Katherine K. Davis
6. What Shall We Sing for the Child?
Catalan carol melody, arr. Howard Helvey
7. I Saw Three Ships
English carol; arr. Mark Riese
8. Who Is He in Yonder Stall?
Benjamin Hanby, Robert H. Young
9. O Magnum Mysterium
Anonymous, Morten Lauridsen
10. Noel
Todd Smith; arr. Brad Holmes
11. Where Shepherds Lately Knelt
Craig Courtney, Jaroslav J. Vajda
Featuring Laurence Lowe, French horn
12. Pat-a-Pan
Burgundian carol; arr. Rosalind Hall, CJ Madsen
13. Silent Night
Franz Gruber, Joseph Mohr, John F. Young; arr. David A. Zabriskie
Featuring Shane Warby, baritone
14. We Three Kings
Traditional; arr. CJ Madsen
Featuring Andrew Crane, tenor, Robert Brandt, baritone, Tyrell Wilde, bass
CREDITS
Producers: Ben Fales, Rosalind Hall
Project coordinator: Byron Paul Murphy
Recording engineers: Jon Holloman (tracks 1, 5-6), Jeff Carter (tracks 2–4, 7–14), Val Jones (tracks 2, 7)
Mixing engineer: Jon Holloman (tracks 1, 5-6), Jeff Carter (tracks 2–4, 7–14)
Editing and mastering engineer: Troy Sales
Booklet designer: Rowena Natasha
Booklet editor Lena Primosch
Cover image credit: Lionello DelPiccolo