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Wynton Marsalis – trumpet, narrator, arranger; Kathleen Battle – vocals; Jon Hendricks – vocals; Wessell Anderson – alto saxophone; Todd Williams – clarinet, soprano, saxophone, tenor saxophone
"Silent Night" (German: "Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht") is a popular Christmas carol, composed in 1818 by Franz Xaver Gruber to lyrics by Joseph Mohr in Oberndorf bei Salzburg, Austria. [1] It was declared an intangible cultural heritage by UNESCO in 2011. [ 2 ]
Daniel Higgins – alto flute (track 2), clarinet (track 5) Suzie Katayama – cello (track 2) Dan Kelley – French horn (track 5) Peter Kent – violin (track 2) Valerie King – alto flute (track 2) Dave Koz – saxophone (track 11) Brian Leonard – violin (track 2) Robert Lewis – organ (track 8) Dane Little – cello (track 2)
Young is well known for his translation of the famous German Christmas carol Silent Night into English in 1859. His English translation is the most frequently sung English text today. It was translated from three of Joseph Mohr original six verses and first published in a 16-page pamphlet titled Carols For Christmas Tide. [7]
Franz Xaver Gruber (25 November 1787 – 7 June 1863) was an Austrian primary school teacher, church organist and composer in the village of Arnsdorf, who is best known for composing the music to "Stille Nacht" ("Silent Night").
Kevin Matthew Puts / p ʊ t s / [1] (born January 3, 1972) is an American composer, best known for his opera The Hours and for winning a Pulitzer Prize in 2012 for his first opera Silent Night [2] and a Grammy Award in 2023 for his concerto Contact.
A Merry Mancini Christmas is a 1966 album by Henry Mancini of orchestral and choral arrangements of Christmas music. [1] In addition to traditional Christmas songs, it also contains the original Mancini composition "Carol for Another Christmas", the theme of the 1964 television film of the same name.
Shelby Lynne – Acoustic guitar, electric guitar, vocals; Michael Ward – Acoustic guitar, electric guitar; John Jackson – Acoustic guitar, electric guitar, percussion; Dave Koz – Alto saxophone