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Released
  
1968

Christmastime (1968)
  
Back to Bach (1968)

Release date
  
1968

Label
  
Philips Records

Length
  
31:13

Artist
  
The Swingle Singers

Genre
  
Holiday

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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.

Contents

Track listing

  1. Medley: "Jingle Bells" (Pierpont) / "Il Est Ne Le Divin Enfant" / "Es Ist Ein Ros' Entsprungen" – 3:47
  2. Medley: "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen" / "The First Nowell" / "Go Tell It On the Mountain" – 3:13
  3. "Stille Nacht, Heilige Nacht" ("Silent Night") (Gruber, Mohr) – 2:35
  4. Medley: "Deck The Halls With Boughs Of Holly" / "What Child Is This?" – 3:12
  5. Medley: "O Jul Med Din Glede" / "Komt, Verwondert U Hier Mensen" / "Away in a Manger" – 3:53
  6. Medley: "Les Anges dans nos Campagnes" / "Oh Tannenbaum" / "Bel Astre Que J'Adore" – 3:15
  7. Medley: "El Noi de la Mare" / "Hanej, Nynej, Jezisku" ("Rocking Carol") / "Canzone Dei Zampognari" – 2:46
  8. Medley: "We Three Kings Of Orient Are" (Hopkins) / "The Holly And The Ivy" – 3:11
  9. "White Christmas", (Irving Berlin) – 2:12
  10. 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

    • Songs

    1Jingle Bells / Il Est Ne Le Divin Enfant / Es Ist Ein Ros' Entsprungen3:48
    2God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen / The First Nowell / Go Tell It on the Mountain3:13
    3Stille Nacht - Heilige Nacht2:35

    References

    Christmastime (The Swingle Singers album) Wikipedia
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