Christmastime (The Swingle Singers album)
Christmastime (released as Noëls Sans Passeport in France, Christmas with the Swingle Singers in the Netherlands) is an album of Christmas songs released by the Swingle Singers in 1968 on the Philips Records label. It was reissued with the title Christmas Album (1980). All tracks from this album are also included on the 11 disk Philips boxed set, Swingle Singers.
Track listing
- Medley: "Jingle Bells" (Pierpont) / "Il Est Ne Le Divin Enfant" / "Es Ist Ein Ros' Entsprungen" – 3:47
- Medley: "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen" / "The First Nowell" / "Go Tell It On the Mountain" – 3:13
- "Stille Nacht, Heilige Nacht" ("Silent Night") (Gruber, Mohr) – 2:35
- Medley: "Deck The Halls With Boughs Of Holly" / "What Child Is This?" – 3:12
- Medley: "O Jul Med Din Glede" / "Komt, Verwondert U Hier Mensen" / "Away in a Manger" – 3:53
- Medley: "Les Anges dans nos Campagnes" / "Oh Tannenbaum" / "Bel Astre Que J'Adore" – 3:15
- Medley: "El Noi de la Mare" / "Hanej, Nynej, Jezisku" ("Rocking Carol") / "Canzone Dei Zampognari" – 2:46
- Medley: "We Three Kings Of Orient Are" (Hopkins) / "The Holly And The Ivy" – 3:11
- "White Christmas", (Irving Berlin) – 2:12
- Medley: "Stchedrivka" ("Carol of the Bells") / "Dag Visen" / "O Sanctissima" – 3:09
Personnel
Vocals:
- Jeanette Baucomont – soprano
- Christiane Legrand – soprano
- Hélène Devos – alto
- Claudine Meunier – alto
- Ward Swingle – tenor, arranger
- Joseph Noves – tenor
- Jean Cussac – bass
- José Germain – bass
Rhythm section:
- Guy Pedersen – double bass
- Daniel Humair or Bernard Lubat – drums
References / external links
- Philips 600-282, Philips 844858, Philips 548303, Philips Festivo 6570 220
- Christmastime at Allmusic.com
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| Swingle II The Swingles The (New) Swingle Singers |
- Madrigals / Love Songs for Madrigals and Madriguys
- Words and Music
- Rags and All that Jazz
- Lovin' You: Words and Music Vol. 2
- Baroque
- Luciano Berio - Swingle II - A-Ronne / Cries Of London
- English and French Songs
- Pieces of Eight
- Swingle Bells
- No Time to Talk
- Swingle Skyliner
- Folio
- The Swingle Singers "Live" in New York '82
- Reflections
- Instrumentals
- Live at Ronnie Scott's
- Notability
- 1812
- A Cappella Amadeus, A Mozart Celebration
- Around the World, Folk Songs
- Luciano Berio: Sinfonia, Eindrücke
- Pretty Ring Time
- Bach Hits Back
- New World
- The Swingle Singers Sing Irving Berlin / Nothing But Blue Skies, The Irving Berlin Songbook / A Celebration Of the Voice / Top Hat White Tie And Tails
- Screen Tested
- The Story of Christmas
- Ticket to Ride - A Beatles Tribute
- Keyboard Classics / Dabadaba Classics
- Mood Swings / Dabadaba Swing
- Retrospective: The 40th Anniversary Show
- Unwrapped
- Dido's Lament (EP)
- The Swingle Singers, Live
- Beauty and the Beatbox
- Ferris Wheels
- Yule Songs (EP)
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| Other recordings |
- Faisceaux-Diffractions / Swingle Novae
- Sonnets of Desolation / Visions and Spels
- Idsteiner Schloss Konzerte 79/80
- Let's All Get Together
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