Christmas in the Morning: A Celebration in Brass

John Henry Hopkins (Composer), William James Kirkpatrick (Composer), George Frederick Handel (Composer), Felix Mendelssohn (Composer), Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky (Composer), Johann Sebastian Bach (Composer), John Francis Wade (Composer), Canadian Brass (Performer), Philip Jones Brass Ensemble (Performer), Michael Laird Brass Ensemble (Performer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Performer: Canadian Brass, Philip Jones Brass Ensemble, Michael Laird Brass Ensemble
• Composer: John Henry Hopkins, William James Kirkpatrick, George Frederick Handel, Felix Mendelssohn, Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky, et al.
• Audio CD (October 9, 2001)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Decca
• ASIN: B00005Q6LH
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #200,497 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #59 in Music > Miscellaneous > Holiday > Classical Instrumental

Track Listings

1. O Come, All Ye Faithful (Adeste fidelis) - Philip Jones Brass Ensemble

2. Carol of the Bells - Canadian Brass

3. We Three Kings of Orient Are - Canadian Brass

4. The First Nowell (English) - Canadian Brass

5. Medley for brass ensemble: Jingle Bells / Deck the Halls - Philip Jones Brass Ensemble

6. Away in a manger (Tune: Cradle Song) (New English Hymnal 22) - Canadian Brass

7. Good King Wenceslas (Piae Cantiones, 1582) - Canadian Brass

8. Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring - Michael Laird Brass Ensemble

9. The Holly and the Ivy (English) - Philip Jones Brass Ensemble

10. The Gloucester Wassail Song ("Wassail! wassail all over the town!"), carol - Philip Jones Brass Ensemble

11. Il est né, le divin enfant (French) - Philip Jones Brass Ensemble

12. Nun seid ihr wohl gerochen - Philip Jones Brass Ensemble

13. Ach, mein herzliebs jesulein - Philip Jones Brass Ensemble

14. Dance of the Sugar-Plum Fairy - Canadian Brass

15. O come, O come, Emmanuel (Veni, veni, emmanuel), carol - Canadian Brass

16. I Wonder As I Wander (American) - Canadian Brass

17. Sleepers Awake! - Michael Laird Brass Ensemble

18. What Child Is This? (Greensleeves) - Philip Jones Brass Ensemble

19. Hark! the Herald Angels Sing (adapted by W. H. Cummings from Mendelssoh - Canadian Brass

20. Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht (Silent Night) - Philip Jones Brass Ensemble

See all 23 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A True Celebration in Brass, November 4, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Christmas in the Morning: A Celebration in Brass (Audio CD)

It somehow wouldn't be Christmas without hearing the carols and songs of the season played in all their glory on the instruments of the brass family. This album, Christmas in the Morning-A Celebration in Brass, is a wonderful compilation garnered from earlier recordings by the Canadian Brass, The Philip Jones Brass Ensemble and the Michael Laird Brass Ensemble. The Canadian Brass tracks are innovative arrangements played as only the Canadian Brass can. Their musicianship and showmanship are second to none. The Philip Jones tracks are from a now out of print album,Christmas Brass,released in 1982. Of particular interest on the original(which I have on vinyl)are four arrangements of carols by John Rutter. Three of those: O Come, All Ye Faithful, Wassail Song and We Wish You A Merry Christmas are included on the current CD. The arrangement of We Wish you A Merry Christmas is one of my favorites and is played with great enthusiasm.
I gave this album four stars, because the two tracks by Michael Laird Brass Ensemble are flat and uninspired, compared to the rest of the album. The only other flaw in an otherwise great album was inserting the Dance of the Sugar-Plum Fairy(Nutcracker) between two pieces from Bach's Christmas Oratorio and the advent hymn, O Come, O Come Emanuel. Tacky! Sugar Plum would have been better inserted next to Twelve Days of Christmas.

5.0 out of 5 stars joyful, December 8, 2010

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This review is from: Christmas in the Morning: A Celebration in Brass (Audio CD)

An absolutely marvelous collection of performances mainly by the two most outstanding brass groups in the world.

The Canadian Brass performs with their usual flair and fun, with imaginative and colorful arrangements. And the Philip Jones Brass Ensemble shines with their beautiful, homogeneous sound and the most wonderful British arrangements of pop standards and classical carols.

There is not a single mis-step and the combination of these two brilliant ensembles on one disc is a great gift for the season.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing, November 10, 2007

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Anthony (Pittsburgh, PA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Christmas in the Morning: A Celebration in Brass (Audio CD)

This is an amazing cd. You will love it. I've had it for quite a few years now and it is truely amazing. The music is relaxing and just pure as can be.