Vaughan Williams, Janet Baker, Richard Lewis , John Shirley-Quirk, Bach Choir, Choristers Of Westminster Abbey, London Symphony Orchestra Conducted By David Willcocks - Hodie- "This Day" (A Christmas Cantata) download mp3

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"Hodie" (A Christmas Cantata)
A.a	I. Prologue: Nowell! Nowell!
A.b	II. Narration: Now The Birth Of Jesus Christ
A.c	III. Song: It Was The Winter Wild Lyrics By [From Hymn On The Morning Of Christ's Nativity] – Milton*
A.d	IV. Narration: And It Came To Pass In Those Days
A.e	V. Choral: The Blessed Son Of God Lyrics By – Miles CoverdaleLyrics By [After] – Martin Luther
A.f	VI. Narration: And There Were In The Same Country
A.g	VII. Song (The Oxen): Christmas Eve And Twelve Of The Clock Lyrics By – Thomas Hardy
A.h	VIII. Narration: And The Shepherds Returned
B.a	IX. Pastoral: The Shepherds Sing Lyrics By – George Herbert
B.b	X. Narration: But Mary Kept All These Things
B.c	XI. Lullaby: Sweet Was The Song The Virgin Sang Lyrics By – W. Ballet*
B.d	XII. Hymn: Bright Portals Of The Sky Lyrics By – William Drummond
B.e	XIII. Narration: Now When Jesus Was Born
B.f	XIV. The March Of The Three Kings: From Kingdoms Of Wisdom Lyrics By – Ursula Vaughan Williams
B.g	XV. Choral: No Sad Thought His Soul Affright Lyrics By [Verse 1] – Anon.*Lyrics By [Verse 2] – Ursula Vaughan Williams
B.h	XVI. Epilogue: In The Beginning Was The Word Lyrics By [From Hymn On The Morning Of Christ's Nativity] – John Milton

Companies, etc.

• Recorded At – Kingsway Hall
• Published By – Boosey & Hawkes (Aust.)

Credits

• Baritone Vocals – John Shirley-Quirk
• Choir – The Bach Choir, The Choristers Of Westminster Abbey*
• Chorus Master [Master Of The Choristers] – Douglas Guest
• Composed By – Vaughan Williams*
• Conductor – David Willcocks
• Engineer [Uncredited] – Neville Boyling
• Mezzo-soprano Vocals – Janet Baker
• Orchestra – The London Symphony Orchestra
• Organ – Philip Ledger
• Producer [Uncredited] – Ronald Kinloch Anderson
• Sleeve Notes – Michael Kennedy
• Tenor Vocals – Richard Lewis

Notes

World Record Club
Australia

(Stereo Catalog #) S/T4304
- Spine & Back Sleeve : Top Left and Right

(Mono Catalog #) T-4304
- On Labels Only
- Beige Strobe Labels For Mono
*(Green Strobe Labels For Stereo)

Laminated Flipback Sleeve w/ Laminated Strip Down the Back
- Stereo Rosette is Cover with a Red Mono Sticker
- Control Guides printed below addresses for WRC

An H.M.V. Recording, Issued exclusively in Australia by World Record Club :
299 Flinders Lane, Melbourne
177 Elizabeth Street, Sydney
Newspaper House, 93 Queen Street, Brisbane
60 Pulteney Street, Adelaide
Barnett's Buildings, Council Avenue, Perth

Recorded 22 January - 3 February 1965

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Matrix / Runout (Side A Label ): XAX2900
• Matrix / Runout (Side B Label ): XAX2901

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
SCX 3570	Vaughan Williams*, Janet Baker, Richard Lewis , John Shirley-Quirk, Bach Choir*, Choristers Of Westminster Abbey*, London Symphony Orchestra* Conducted By David Willcocks	Vaughan Williams*, Janet Baker, Richard Lewis , John Shirley-Quirk, Bach Choir*, Choristers Of Westminster Abbey*, London Symphony Orchestra* Conducted By David Willcocks - Hodie (A Christmas Cantata "This Day") ‎(LP, RP)	Columbia	SCX 3570	UK	Unknown
S 36297	Vaughan Williams* / Janet Baker, Richard Lewis , John Shirley-Quirk, The Bach Choir, The Choristers Of Westminster Abbey*, The London Symphony Orchestra Conducted By David Willocks	Vaughan Williams* / Janet Baker, Richard Lewis , John Shirley-Quirk, The Bach Choir, The Choristers Of Westminster Abbey*, The London Symphony Orchestra Conducted By David Willocks - Hodie (This Day): A Christmas Cantata For Soprano, Tenor, And Baritone Soloists, With Chorus, Boys' Voices, Organ And Orchestra ‎(LP)	Angel Records	S 36297	US	1966
S 36297	Vaughan Williams*, Janet Baker, Richard Lewis , John Shirley-Quirk, Bach Choir*, Choristers Of Westminster Abbey*, London Symphony Orchestra* Conducted By David Willcocks	Vaughan Williams*, Janet Baker, Richard Lewis , John Shirley-Quirk, Bach Choir*, Choristers Of Westminster Abbey*, London Symphony Orchestra* Conducted By David Willcocks - Hodie (A Christmas Cantata "This Day") ‎(LP, RP)	Angel Records	S 36297	US	Unknown
S/T4304, ST-4304	Vaughan Williams*, Janet Baker, Richard Lewis , John Shirley-Quirk, Bach Choir*, Choristers Of Westminster Abbey*, London Symphony Orchestra* Conducted By David Willcocks	Vaughan Williams*, Janet Baker, Richard Lewis , John Shirley-Quirk, Bach Choir*, Choristers Of Westminster Abbey*, London Symphony Orchestra* Conducted By David Willcocks - Hodie- "This Day" (A Christmas Cantata) ‎(LP, Album, Club)	World Record Club, World Record Club	S/T4304, ST-4304	Australia	1967
33SX 1782	Ralph Vaughan Williams, Janet Baker, Richard Lewis , John Shirley-Quirk, The Bach Choir, The Choir Of Westminster Abbey, The London Symphony Orchestra, David Willcocks	Ralph Vaughan Williams, Janet Baker, Richard Lewis , John Shirley-Quirk, The Bach Choir, The Choir Of Westminster Abbey, The London Symphony Orchestra, David Willcocks - Hodie (This Day) - A Christmas Cantata ‎(LP, Mono)	Columbia	33SX 1782	UK	1965