The Bells Of Bethlehem 1973 CBS Box Set of 3 LP Records Christmas Music

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An Album/ LP by Various Artists described as follows:  A Christmas Festival of song from the holy land, Europe and America.

 

• Title: “The Bells of Bethlehem”
• Label/Pressing Date:  Columbia Records / 1973
• Manufacturer's Catalog #: 4973
• Condition of Record: M (see notes below regarding grading) Sold as-is.
• Condition of Jacket: M
• Inner Sleeve Included (Yes/No):  Yes

Tracklist 
A1 Bells Of Bethlehem 
A2 "Silet Nox" 
A3 The Mass; Kyrie 
A4 Kyrie (Continued) 
A5 Gloria 
B1 The Mass (Continued); Alleluia; Announcement Of The Gospel; "Et Incarnatus Est" 
B2 "Puer Natus Est In Bethlehem"; Prayers An Announcement Of The Preface 
B3 Sanctus 
B4 Consecration; "Pater Noster"; Exchange Of The Signs Of Peace; Angus Dei; Communion 
B5 "Adeste Fideles"; Final Prayers And Blessing; Procession To The Grotto Of The Nativity 
 Christmas In Europe
C1 The Holly And The Ivy
Choir – Deller Consort C2 I Saw Three Ships 
C3 Nesciens Mater
Choir – Deller Consort C4 O Tannenbaum
Baritone Vocals – Erich KunzConductor – Erich SchwarzbauerOrchestra – Vienna State Opera Orchestra* C5 Josef Lieber, Josef Mein
Baritone Vocals – Erich KunzChoir – The Mozart Boys Choir Of ViennaConductor – Erich SchwarzbauerOrchestra – Vienna State Opera Orchestra* C6 Es Wird Scho Glei Dumpa 
C7 Stille Nacht 
C8 Zion Hears The Watchmen
Choir – The Vienna Chamber Choir*Orchestra – Vienna State Opera Orchestra* D1 Noël Il Est Né, Le Divin Enfant 
D2 Un Flambeau, Jeannette, Isabelle
Harp – Edward VitoSoprano Vocals – Martha Schlamme D3 Et In Terra Pax
Conductor – René Clemencic D4 Pujdem Spolu Do Betlema; Nastal Nam Den Vesely 
D5 Przybiezeli Do Betlejem; Bog Sie Rodzi 
D6 Gymel Of Guilemus Monachus
Conductor – René Clemencic D7 In Die Nativitas
Choir – Deller ConsortConductor – Alfred Deller, René Clemencic D8 Hodie Christus Natus Est
Choir – Deller Consort  Christmas In America
E1 Joy To The World
Ensemble – Philadelphia Brass Ensemble E2 What Child Is This?
Choir – Gregg Smith Singers, Texas Boys' Choir Of Fort Worth*Ensemble – New York Brass And Percussion EnsembleOrgan – E. Power Biggs E3 Far, Far Away On Judea's Plains
Choir – Mormon Tabernacle Choir E4 Hark! The Harold Angels Sing
Ensemble – Philadelphia Brass Ensemble E5 The Twelve Days Of Christmas
Choir – Norman Luboff Choir E6 O Come, All Ye Faithful 
E7 Silent Night
Choir – Gregg Smith Singers, The Texas Boys' Choir Of Fort Worth*Ensemble – New York Brass And Percussion EnsembleOrgan – E. Power Biggs E8 Good King Wenceslas 
E9 Silver Bells
Chorus – Ray Conniff Singers* F1 Go Tell It On The Mountain
Conductor – Johnny Williams*Lead Vocals – Mahalia Jackson F2 It Came Upon A Midnight Clear
Ensemble – Philadelphia Brass Ensemble F3 The Little Drummer Boy
Chorus – Ray Conniff Singers* F4 Away In A Manger
Choir – Mormon Tabernacle Choir F5 The First Noël
Choir – Norman Luboff Choir F6 We Three Kings Of Orient Are
Conductor – Zoltan RozsnyaiOrchestra – Columbia Chamber OrchestraOrgan – E. Power Biggs F7 God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
Choir – Gregg Smith Singers, Texas Boys' Choir Of Fort Worth*Ensemble – New York Brass And Percussion EnsembleOrgan – E. Power Biggs F8 Here We Come A-Wassailing
Choir – Norman Luboff Choir F9 O Little Town Of Bethlehem 

 

Grading/Condition Descriptions (unless otherwise noted, grading is by visual inspection):

 

M = Mint.  Perfect and in sealed, original shrink-wrap/packaging.  I use this grade rarely, if ever.

NM = Near Mint.  As close to perfect as you can get, no visible scuffs/scratches.  Played only a couple times, at most.

EX+ = Excellent +.  Vinyl may have 1 or 2, if any, minor surface scuffs, but certainly no scratches.  Label has no evidence of wear, no writing and sharp coloring.  Jacket has no seam splits, no creases, clean edges/corners, no ring-wear, no writing.

EX = Excellent.  Vinyl has only a couple minor surface scuffs, but certainly no scratches.  Label has very slight evidence of wear, no writing and sharp coloring.  Jacket has no seam splits, no creases, very minor chipping at edges/corners, very minor ring-wear, no writing.

EX- = Excellent -.  Vinyl has a few surface scuffs, but certainly no scratches.  Label has slight evidence of wear, no writing and sharp coloring.  Jacket has no seam splits, no creases, very minor chipping at edges or minor bumped corners, minor ring-wear, no writing.

VG+ = Very Good +.  Vinyl has a few surface scuffs and/or very minor scratches (but no ‘feeler’ scratches).  Label shows some evidence of wear, no writing.  Jacket has no seam splits, but has 1-2 small hairline creases and/or minor chipping at edges or bumped corners, some ring-wear, no writing.

VG = Very Good.  Vinyl has numerous surface scuffs and/or very minor scratches (but no ‘feeler’ scratches).  Label shows some evidence of wear, no writing.  Jacket has no seam splits, but has a few hairline creases and/or chipping at edges or bumped corners, moderate ring-wear, no writing.

VG- = Very Good-.  Vinyl has numerous surface scuffs and minor scratches (but no ‘feeler’ scratches).  Label shows evidence of wear and/or has small amount of writing.  Jacket has small seam split (less than 2” long) or has numerous small creases and/or chipping at edges or bumped corners or small amount of writing, moderate ring-wear.

G = Good.  Vinyl has numerous surface scuffs/scratches and probably a ‘feeler’ scratch (as noted in listing).  Label shows a lot of wear and/or some writing.  Jacket has seam split (less than 6” long) or numerous moderate creases and/or major chipping at edges and corners, water damage/stains, or major writing, or heavy ring-wear.

P = Poor.  Not worth describing.