The Christmas Album

Tracks 21 and 22 are misidentified on the back and in the booklet as "Coventry Carol" and "Away in a Manger / Stille Nacht". Track 21 is actually Coventry Carol and Away in a Manger, and track 22 (which is only 1:36) is just a single verse of Stille Nacht. (The durations on the release are correct, 3:35 and 1:36.) Tracks 4 to 5, 6 to 7, 9 to 10, 12 to 13, 15 to 16, and 21 to 22 are medleys with no silence between tracks. This Christmas selection includes 22 holiday favorites, spanning 800 years of carol writing and carol singing. Each song has a history that we have tried to uncover; each history or anecdote adds to the understanding and enjoyment of a carol, for the singers and listeners alike. Three Songs date from the 12th to 16th Century, one -- "Silent Night" -- was written in the early 19th Century. The others are closer in time; they were written between 1847 and 1984. There are secular carols and sacred carols; some have political motivations, others are "feel-good" or escapist carols written in times of war or economic depression. Christmas and New Year are a time to celebrate, but also to reflect. The Vienna Boys' Choir hopes that this CD will make you want to sing along, and perhaps not just in the holiday season. Total Runtime: 1 Hour and 1 minute and 58 seconds (61:58). Recorded in August and September 2003 at No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London, and in September 2023 at ORF Studios, Vienna. Monitored using B&W (Bowers & Wilkins) Loudspeakers. Toys Courtesy of SPIELZEUGSCHACHTEL Toy Store, Vienna. Thank you for buying this music album and for supporting the artists, songwriters, musicians and others who've created it and made it possible. Made in the EU. Copyright 2003 EMI Records Ltd.