A Christmas Carol > TV Film Soundtrack

Show Details

Show: A Christmas Carol (2)
Music: Bernard Herrmann (9)
Lyrics: Maxwell Anderson (101)
Book: Maxwell Anderson (101)

Recording Details

Date: December 23, 1954
Type: Audio / TV Cast
Method: Studio
Language: English
Theatre/Venue: Shower of Stars
Group/Studio: CBS
Director: Ralph Levy (3)
Choreography: Donald Saddler (15)
Conductor: Bernard Herrmann (9)
Music Director: Roger Wagner (4) — Vocal Supervision
Orchestrations: Bernard Herrmann (9)
Performer: Marilyn Horne (25) — dubs Sally Fraser
Christopher Cook (2), Craig Hill (3), Fredric March (2), Ray Middleton (29), Roger Wagner Chorale (4)
Notes: Chrysler Shower of Stars Production presented December 23, 1954
Shortcode: [r7539]

Releases (2)

Format: CD
Label: Kritzerland KR 20011-9
Release Date: 2008
Country / Region: US
UPC / EAN: 857252001190
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Also Contains: A Child Is Born - 1955 Studio Cast
Liner Notes: Bruce Kimmel (205)
Package Design: Doug Haverty (35)
Mastering: James Nelson (28)
Notes: Limited edition 1000 copy run
# Tracks: 12
Lists: 24 collectors / 3 wish lists
History: 1 Revisions
Shortcode: [rl20079]

	A Christmas Carol
1.	Prelude -- Flute solo	(2:49)
	On This Darkest Day of Winter -- Roger Wagner Chorale
2.	Santa Claus, Santa Claus -- Roger Wagner Chorale	(1:55)
	Scene: The Office
3.	Marley (The Spirits' Lament) -- Roger Wagner Chorale	(2:05)
4.	Scene: The Past	(2:35)
	The Christmas Dance -- Orchestra
5.	What Shall I Give My Lad for Christmas? -- Marilyn Horne	(4:57)
	What Shall I GIve My Girl For Christmas? -- Craig Hill
6.	A Very Merry Christmas (Oh, Days May Come) -- Ray Middleton	(2:55)
7.	And Bless Us Everyone -- Christopher Cook	(3:06)
	Scene: The Future
8.	The Grave	(1:36)
	The Bells
9.	Scene: Greetings	(7:01)
	Scene: The Doorway
	Dear God of Christmas -- Orchestra
	Finale (And Bless Us Everyone) -- Chrisopher Cook, Roger Wagner Chorale
	A Child Is Born
10.	Part One: "This is a Town..." track from A Child Is Born [1955 Studio Cast]	(6:55)
11.	Part Two: "The day passed, and night fell on the town..." track from A Child Is Born [1955 Studio Cast]	(5:42)
12.	Part Three: "The night deepens..." track from A Child Is Born [1955 Studio Cast]	(12:32)

Format: LP
Label: Unicorn RHS-850
Release Date: 1978
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# Tracks: 11
Lists: 14 collectors / 5 wish lists
Shortcode: [rl9968]

1. Holly Pine and Mistletoe
2. Santa Claus; Humbug
3. Marley's Ghost
4. The Journey into Christmas Past
5. What Shall I Give My Lad for Christmas?
6. A Very Merry Christmas
7. Bless Us Everyone
8. The Dream Ends
9. Scrooge Rejoins the Human Race
10. Bless Us Everyone
11. A Happy Ending