A Traditional Christmas: The Gold Collection

• Main performer: The Giulini Quartet
• Booklet languages: English
• Time: 61:53
• Release Date: 2002

Review

One of the many faceless Christmas discs pumped out by the St. Clair label, A Traditional Christmas: The Gold Collection bills itself as something of considerable significance -- instead, it turns out to be a fairly innocuous set. Each rendition is performed by the Giulini Quartet. Many of the usual standards are performed, ranging from playful to spiritual, including "We Wish You a Merry Christmas," "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town," "Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer," "What Child Is This," "Away in a Manger," "Joy to the World," "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing," "O Come All Ye Faithful," and "The First Noel." ~ Andy Kellman, All Music Guide

Performances

Composer	Title	Time
Christmas Traditional	The First Nowell (English)	2:25
John Henry Hopkins, Jr.	We Three Kings of Orient Are	3:32
William James Kirkpatrick	Away in a manger (Tune: Cradle Song) (New English Hymnal 22)	3:33
Christmas Traditional	What Child Is This? (Greensleeves)	2:46
Jester Hairston	Mary's Little Boy Child, song	3:54
John Francis Wade	O Come, All Ye Faithful (Adeste fidelis)	2:54
Franz Xaver Gruber	Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht (Silent Night)	3:32
Felix Mendelssohn	Hark! the Herald Angels Sing (adapted by W. H. Cummings from Mendelssohn's Festgesang for the Gutenberg Festival)	3:13
Zacar	When a Child Is Born	3:16
George Frederick Handel	Joy to the World (theme by Handel)	2:20
James Pierpont	Jingle Bells	2:17
Irving Berlin	White Christmas, song (from "Holiday Inn")	4:19
Johnny Marks	Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer	1:36
Christmas Traditional	O Tannenbaum (O Christmas Tree) (German)	2:07
John Frederick Coots	Santa Claus is Comin' To Town	2:23
Christmas Traditional	We Wish You a Merry Christmas (English)	1:53
Christmas Traditional	Il est né, le divin enfant (French)	3:01
Arcangelo Corelli	Concerto Grosso in G minor ("Christmas Concerto"), Op. 6/8 (Pastorale)	5:58
Giuseppe Torelli	Concerto a 4 in forma di Pastorale per il Santissimo Natale, for 2 violins, cello & continuo in G minor, Op. 8/6 (Largo)	2:27
Francesco Manfredini	Concerto Grosso in C major, Op. 3/12 "Christmas Pastorale" (Pastorale)	4:27