Christmas Concert 1974

Cathedral-Basilica of Saints Peter & Paul
John Cardinal Krol, Principle Celebrant
The Collegiate Choir of the Cathedral-Basilica
The Philadelphia Archdiocesan Boychoir
Peter LaManna, D.Mus., Director of Music
Rosemary Hudecheck, B. Mus., Assistant Director
Robert Russell, Organist
Lee Wanenchak, Boychoir organist
The Cathedral Chamber Orchestra

Pre-mass Concert
Christmas Music at the Crib
 
Track 1: (1.09) Boychoir: Shepherds Up Your Watch to Take, Austrian Carol
Track 2: (1.22) Boychoir: Lulije, Polish carol
Track 3: (1.30) Boychoir: A La Ru Ru Ru, Spanish Carol

Pre-mass Concert
Organ and Chorus
 
Track 4: (2.57) Organ Prelude
Track 5: (7.16) Choir: O Come O Come Emamnual, arr Marcelonis
Psallite — 12th, anonymous
Angels We Have Heard on High, arr Henninger
O Magnum Mysterium, Morales
Track 6: (0.57) Choir: Christmas Day, A Choral Fantasy on Old Carols, Gustav Holst
Track 7: (2.18) Choir: Excerpt from The Messiah:
And the Glory of the Lord (Chorus)
Track 8: (3.49) Choir: unknown
Track 9: (7.31) Choir: Medley of Traditional Christmas songs
Good Christian Men Rejoice, German Carol
God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
Others
Track 10: (3.18) Choir: Excerpt from The Messiah:
And the Glory of the Lord (Chorus)
Track 11: (4.21) Choir: Excerpt from The Messiah:
For Unto Us a Child is Born (Chorus)
Track 12: (5.55) Choir: Excerpts from The Messiah: (Robert Bookhart, bass)
Thus Saith the Lord
But who may abide the day
Track 13: (5.12) Choir: Excerpts from The Messiah: (Maryann Tancredi, Soprano)
Rejoice Greatly
Track 14: (4.18) Choir: Excerpts from The Messiah: (Maryann Tancredi, Soprano)
And the angel said unto them
The Proclamation



If you can help identify any of the tracks, please contact Bill Russell at: wm@wfrjr.com
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Technical information:
Recorded by Robert Russell on reel-reel tape
Digital conversion by Southtree.com of Chattanooga, TN