A Journey to Bethlehem (A Christmas Medley)
~ Recording by Michael Crawford
Appears on releases
| # | Title | Length | Track artist | Release title | Release artist | Release group type | Country/Date | Label | Catalog# |
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| 1.5 | A Journey to Bethlehem (A Christmas Medley) | 7:59 | Michael Crawford | A Christmas Album | Michael Crawford | Album |
| Atlantic (Warner Music imprint) | 83251-2 |
| 2.19 | A Journey to Bethlehem (Christmas medley) | 7:57 | Michael Crawford | Now Xmas | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint) | 606838 |
| 1.5 | A Journey to Bethlehem (A Christmas Medley) | 8:00 | Michael Crawford | Christmas: O Holy Night | Michael Crawford | Album |
| EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint) | FANFARE091 |
Relationships
| assistant producer: | Carin Lake |
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| producer: | Greg Nelson (CCM songwriter/producer) |
| recording of: | 1. In dulci jubilo (macaronic of English and Latin) (medley) 2. Once in Royal David’s City 3. Unto Us a Child is Born (medley) 4. While Shepherds Watched their Flocks by Night (Winchester old version) (medley) 5. O Little Town of Bethlehem (traditional carol with the tune “St. Louis”, as commonly sung in the U.S.) (medley) 6. Good Christian Men Rejoice (medley) 7. Silent Night (Christmas carol, English translation) (medley) 8. The Coventry Carol (medley) 9. We Three Kings (medley) 10. I Saw Three Ships (medley) 11. O Come to Bethlehem (medley) 12. The First Noel (medley) 13. Away in a Manger (aka “Cradle Song” composed by William J. Kirkpatrick) (medley) 14. Hark! The Herald Angels Sing (Christmas carol) (medley) 15. O Come, All Ye Faithful (English version of Latin “Adeste fideles”) (medley) |
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Related works
Away in a Manger (aka “Cradle Song” composed by William J. Kirkpatrick)
| additional lyricist: | Charles Hutchinson Gabriel (in 1892) |
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| lyricist: | [anonymous] (special purpose artist) |
| composer: | William James Kirkpatrick (hymn-writer) (in 1895) |
Good Christian Men Rejoice
| lyricist and composer: | [traditional] (special purpose artist) |
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| translator: | John Mason Neale |
| referred to in medleys: | Christmas Day (medley by Gustav Holst) (order: 1) I Heard the Bells / Noel / Good Christian Men Rejoice (order: 3) |
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| translated version of: | In dulci jubilo (original traditional) |
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing (Christmas carol)
| additional lyricist: | George Whitefield (in 1753) |
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| lyricist: | Charles Wesley (hymn writer) (in 1739) |
| composer: | Felix Mendelssohn (composer) (in 1840) |
| arranger: | William H. Cummings (in 1855) |
I Saw Three Ships
| lyricist and composer: | [traditional] (special purpose artist) |
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| is the basis for: | Fantasia on “I Saw Three Ships” Sing O’Alleluia |
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| arrangements: | As I sat on a sunny bank 'I saw three ships' (arr. Poston) Christmas Sweet: I Saw Three Ships I Saw Three Ships (for choir and orchestra, arr. Rutter) I Saw Three Ships (arr. S. Preston) I Saw Three Ships (arr. Willcocks) I Saw Three Ships (arr. Lloyd) I Saw Three Ships (arr. Ledger) I Saw Three Ships (arr. Beeby) I Saw Three Ships (Jim Brickman arrangement) I Saw Three Ships (for choir and organ, arr. Rutter) I Saw Three Ships (for organ, arr. Elliot) I Saw Three Ships (arr. Fissinger) I Saw Three Ships |
In dulci jubilo (macaronic of English and Latin)
| lyricist and composer: | [traditional] (special purpose artist) |
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| arranger and translator: | Robert Lucas Pearsall (composer) |
| later translated versions: | Jeg synger julekvad |
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| later versions: | In dulci jubilo (Mike Oldfield version) |
| translated version of: | In dulci iubilo (original traditional version in macaronic alteration of medieval German and Latin, use also for unspecified versions) |
| is the basis for: | Sortie on "In Dulci Jubilo" |
| arrangements: | In dulci jubilo (arr. Chilcott) In dulci jubilo (arr. Moya Brennan) In dulci jubilo (Mannheim Steamroller arrangement) In Dulci Jubilo Three More Carols: No. 3. In dulci jubilo |
O Come to Bethlehem
| writer: | Robyn Smith (UK singer/songwriter) |
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O Come, All Ye Faithful (English version of Latin “Adeste fideles”)
| lyricist and composer: | John Francis Wade (from 1740 until 1743) |
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| translator: | Frederick Oakeley (in 1841) |
O Little Town of Bethlehem (traditional carol with the tune “St. Louis”, as commonly sung in the U.S.)
| lyricist: | Phillips Brooks (in 1868) |
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| composer: | Lewis Henry Redner (in 1868) |
| referred to in medleys: | Christmas Medley (Bing Crosby version) (order: 3) Medley: Deck the Halls With Boughs of Holly / Away in a Manger / O Little Town of Bethlehem / The First Noel (order: 3) Noëls pour cordes (Christmas Carols for Strings) (order: 8) |
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| later translated versions: | Bethlehem Oi Betlehem, sä pienoinen Tu mazā, klusā Betlēme (Latvian version of "O Little Town of Bethlehem") |
| later versions: | Little Town (Cliff Richard carol -- the traditional words set to new music) O Little Town of Bethlehem (Kenneth Jennings tune) O Little Town of Bethlehem (traditional carol with the tune “Forest Green”, as sung in the UK and the Episcopal Church in the U.S.) O Little Town of Bethlehem (Walford Davies tune) O Little Town of Bethlehem (version performed by Elvis Presley) |
| is based on: | St. Louis (hymn tune) |
| is the basis for: | Grandma's Christmas Card O Little Town of Bethlehem (arr. The Joy Strings) O Little Town Of Destrehan Paraphrase on ‘O Little Town of Bethlehem’ Suite on Famous Christmas Carols: V. O Little Town of Bethlehem |
| arrangements: | O Little Town of Bethlehem (Culloton arrangement) O Little Town of Bethlehem (Mannheim Steamroller arrangement) O Little Town of Bethlehem (Gordon Jenkins arr.) O Little Town of Bethlehem (The Mighty Fine Band trad. arr.) O Little Town of Bethlehem (adapted by Jack Gold) O Little Town of Bethlehem (arr. Feller) O Little Town of Bethlehem (arr. Gene Puerling) O Little Town of Bethlehem (Sarah McLachlan arrangement) O Little Town of Bethlehem (arr. Chris Walden) O Little Town Of Bethlehem (arr. J. Paterson) O’ Little Town of Bethlehem (Bob Dylan arrangement) |
| music quoted in and lyrics quoted in: | Bethlehem |
Once in Royal David’s City
| lyricist: | Cecil Frances Alexander (in 1848) |
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| composer: | Henry John Gauntlett (in 1849) |
| later parody versions: | Once in Every Carol Service |
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| later translated versions: | Draw yn Ninas Dafydd Frenin I Kong Davids by I Kong Davids stad eingong |
| is the basis for: | Once in Royal David's City (descant and organ arr. Philip Ledger) Prelude on "Irby" ("Once in Royal David’s City") |
| has revision: | Once in Royal David’s City (arr. Mann) |
| arrangements: | Once in Royal David's City (arr. Ferguson) Once in Royal David's City (arr. Wilcocks (vv. 2-3) and Mann (v. 4ff)) Once in Royal David’s City (arr. Rutter) Once in Royal David’s City (arr. Willcocks) |
| music quoted in: | Song for the King |
Silent Night (Christmas carol, English translation)
| lyricist: | Josef Mohr (composer/author) (in 1816) |
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| composer: | Franz Xaver Gruber (composer/author) (in 1818) |
| translator: | John Freeman Young (in 1859) |
| referred to in medleys: | Jingle Bells Medley (Psalty’s Christmas Calamity) Christmas Medley: Holy Night / Snow Falls Over the Ground / Hear Ye the Message (Boney M. medley) (order: 2) Medley: The First Noël / Silent Night / O Holy Night (order: 2) Kuklapolitan Christmas Carol Medley (order: 3) Megamix 2 (It Must Be Christmas) (order: 4) Mix Two (Greatest Ever Christmas Party Megamix) (order: 4) What Child Is This? / O Come, O Come Emmanuel / The First Noel / Silent Night, Holy Night (order: 4) A Christmas Festival (order: 7) Mix 3 (The Best Xmas Party Ever!) (order: 8) Noëls pour cordes (Christmas Carols for Strings) (order: 9) |
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| later parody versions: | It’s a Fanboy Christmas Luna’s Silent Night Sensitive Night (Community, "Comparative Religion") Silent Night (Aqua Teen Hunger Force version) Silent Night |
| later versions: | Silent Night (arr. Lindner) Silent Night (Elvis Presley version) Silent Night |
| translated version of: | Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht |
| is the basis for: | Holy Night On an Old Christmas Song (Silent Night, Holy Night) Silent Night (Damien Rice song) Silent Night Silent Night Silent Night (version written for Chanticleer and Dawn Upshaw) Squiddly Night (Homestuck Gaiden) |
| has revision: | 7 O’Clock News/Silent Night |
| arrangements: | Silent Night (arr. Rose) Silent Night (arr. Rutter) Silent Night (arr. Johnson, orch. Volpi) Silent Night (arr. Stephen Cleobury) Silent Night (arr. Aly and AJ) Silent Night (arr. Scott Kritzer) Silent Night (arr. Willcocks) Silent Night (arr. Walker) Silent Night (arr. Rathbone) Silent Night Silent Night (arr. Van) Silent Night (arr. Gordon Jenkins) Silent Night (arr. David Foster) Silent Night (arr. Pembroke College Girls' Choir) Silent Night (arr. Feller) Silent Night (arr. Darlington) Silent Night (arr. Reynolds) Silent Night (Sarah McLachlan arrangement) Silent Night (arr. Clarence) Silent Night (arr. Chris Walden) Silent Night (arr. Siegel / Linse) Silent Night (arr. Berry & Howard) Silent Night (arr. Benson) Silent Night (Christian Lee Hutson version) Silent Night (arr. Lisle Mitnik) Silent Night (arr. J. Paterson) Silent Night (lo‐fi arrangement) Silent Night (arr. Bowers-Broadbent) Silent Night (arr. David Drury) Silent Night (arr. Blatchly) Silent Night, Holy Night (arranged by Malcolm Sargent) Sleep in Heavenly Peace (Silent Night) (arr. Ray Ellis) Three More Carols: No. 2. Silent Night |
| lyrics quoted in: | Maybe This Year |
The Coventry Carol
The First Noel
| composer: | Amadeus Indetzki (production music) |
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Unto Us a Child is Born
| writer: | Robyn Smith (UK singer/songwriter) |
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We Three Kings
| lyricist and composer: | John Henry Hopkins, Jr. (composer, “We Three Kings”) |
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| referred to in medleys: | Chaconne à son Goût Medley God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen / We Three Kings (order: 2) Rejoice With Exceeding Great Joy / We Three Kings (arr. Johnson, orch. Volpi) (order: 2) Christmas Collage (order: 4) |
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| later parody versions: | 香港長是我的家 |
| later translated versions: | Drie wijzen |
| later versions: | We Three Kings (Nox Arcana version) |
| is the basis for: | Paraphrase on ‘We Three Kings of Orient Are’ Star of Wonder Star of Wonder Three Kings for Passiontide We Three Kings (“… of Bankstown Square” parody by Bucko & Champs) |
| arrangements: | We Three Kings (Mannheim Steamroller arrangement) We Three Kings (arr. Neary) We Three Kings (arr. Aly and AJ) We Three Kings (arr. Moya Brennan) We Three Kings (arr. Brett Stewart) We Three Kings (Psalty) We Three Kings of Orient Are (arr. Scott Kritzer) We Three Kings of Orient Are (lo‐fi arrangement) We Three Kings of Orient Are (for choir and orchestra, arr. Elms) |
| music quoted in and lyrics quoted in: | We Three Kings |
While Shepherds Watched their Flocks by Night (Winchester old version)
| lyricist: | Nahum Tate |
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| composer: | Christopher Tye (English composer & organist, c. 1505–1573) |
| arranger: | George Kirbye |
| later translated versions: | Eņģeļa vēsts (Reiz ganiem lopus sargājot…) |
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| later versions: | While Shepherds Watched (descant Marlow) While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks (Andrew Peterson version) |
| is based on: | Song of the Angels, at the Nativity of Our Blessed Saviour Winchester Old |
| is the basis for: | While Shepherds Watched |
| arrangements: | While Shepherds Watched (desc. Willcocks) While Shepherds Watched (arr. Gray) While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks (desc. Cleobury) While shepherds watched their flocks by night (desc. Nicholas Marston & Daniel Hyde) While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks by Night (arr. Thomas Ravenscroft) |
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