Christmastime (The Swingle Singers album)

Christmastime
Christmastime
Studio album by The Swingle Singers
Released	1968
Recorded	September 1967 – February 1968
Genre	Christmas music; Vocal jazz
Length	31:13
Label	Philips
Producer	Pierre Fatosme
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Christmastime (released as Noëls Sans Passeport in France and 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.

Track listing edit

Medley: "Jingle Bells" (Pierpont) / "Il Est Ne Le Divin Enfant" / "Es Ist Ein Ros' Entsprungen" – 3:47
Medley: "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen" / "The First Nowell" / "Go Tell It On the Mountain" – 3:13
"Stille Nacht, Heilige Nacht" ("Silent Night") (Gruber, Mohr) – 2:35
Medley: "Deck The Halls With Boughs Of Holly" / "What Child Is This?" – 3:12
Medley: "O Jul Med Din Glede" / "Komt, Verwondert U Hier Mensen" / "Away in a Manger" – 3:53
Medley: "Les Anges dans nos Campagnes" / "Oh Tannenbaum" / "Bel Astre Que J'Adore" – 3:15
Medley: "El Noi de la Mare" / "Hanej, Nynej, Jezisku" ("Rocking Carol") / "Canzone Dei Zampognari" – 2:46
Medley: "We Three Kings Of Orient Are" (Hopkins) / "The Holly And The Ivy" – 3:11
"White Christmas", (Irving Berlin) – 2:12
Medley: "Stchedrivka" ("Carol of the Bells") / "Dag Visen" / "O Sanctissima" – 3:09

Personnel edit

Pierre Fatosme – producer, engineer

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

References / external links edit

Philips 600-282, Philips 844858, Philips 548303, Philips Festivo 6570 220
Christmastime at Allmusic.com