''Christmas in Vienna VI'' (also known as ''Christmastime in Vienna'') is the seventh album in a series of

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concerts recorded in

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with Spanish tenor

Plácido Domingo José Plácido Domingo Embil (born 21 January 1941) is a Spanish opera singer, conductor, and arts administrator. He has recorded over a hundred complete operas and is well known for his versatility, regularly performing in Italian, French ...

. The concert that the recording comes from was the seventh Christmas in Vienna show that Domingo held since 1992, and the sixth concert recording to be released by Sony Classical. (The Erato label released the fourth Christmas in Vienna concert from 1995 that Domingo held with José Carreras and

Natalie Cole Natalie Maria Cole (February 6, 1950 – December 31, 2015) was an American singer, songwriter, and actress. She was the daughter of American singer and jazz pianist Nat King Cole. She rose to success in the mid-1970s as an R&B singer with the h ...

.) Recorded in December 1998, it also includes the French singer

Patricia Kaas Patricia Kaas (; born 5 December 1966) is a French singer. Her music is a mix of pop, cabaret, jazz, and chanson. Since the appearance of her 1988 debut album '' Mademoiselle chante...'', Kaas has sold over 17 million records worldwide. She h ...

and the Mexican singer

Alejandro Fernández Alejandro Fernández Abarca (; born 24 April 1971) is a Mexican singer. Nicknamed as El Potrillo by the media and his fans, he has sold over 20 million records worldwide, making him one of the most successful Hispanic music artists. He is the ...

with the

Vienna Symphony Orchestra The Vienna Symphony (Vienna Symphony Orchestra, german: Wiener Symphoniker) is an Austrian orchestra based in Vienna. Its primary concert venue is the Vienna Konzerthaus. In Vienna, the orchestra also performs at the Musikverein and at the The ...

directed by Steven Mercurio. The album was released in September 1999.

Track listing

# "Announcing Christmas" (Christian Kolonovits) - 2:48 # "Y nos vamos pa' Belén" (

José María Cano José Cano Andrés (born 21 February 1959) is a Spanish visual artist, musician, composer, and record producer. From 1982 to 1998, he was a member and principal composer of the Spanish pop-rock band Mecano. Since 1998, he works primarily in the ...

) - 3:02 # "Leise rieselt der Schnee" (Eduard Ebel) - 3:00 # "Canción de cuna (para Jesús)" (Samantha Domingo, Plácido Domingo Jr.) Orchestration by Juan J. Colomer- 3:04 # "Merry Christmas, Baby" (Steven Krikorian, John Keller) - 4:11 # "El niño del tambor" ( Katherine K. Davis) - 4:26 # "

It Came Upon the Midnight Clear "It Came Upon the Midnight Clear", sometimes rendered as "It Came Upon a Midnight Clear", is an 1849 poem and Christmas carol written by Edmund Sears, pastor of the Unitarian Church in Wayland, Massachusetts. In 1850, Sears' lyrics were set ...

" ( Richard Willis,

Edmund Sears Edmund Hamilton Sears (April 6, 1810 – January 14, 1876) was an American Unitarian parish minister and author who wrote a number of theological works influencing 19th-century liberal Protestants. Today, Sears is primarily known as the man w ...

) - 2:34 # "Here Is Christmas" ( Nancy Wilson,

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, Richie Zito) - 4:26 # "Amours Eternels ( Midnight in Moscow)" (Vassilji Solovjev-Sedoj, Philippe Bergman) - 4:23 # "Blanca Navidad" (

Irving Berlin Irving Berlin (born Israel Beilin; yi, ישראל ביילין; May 11, 1888 – September 22, 1989) was a Russian-American composer, songwriter and lyricist. His music forms a large part of the Great American Songbook. Born in Imperial Russ ...

) - 3:22 # "Por el Valle de Rosas" (

Miguel Bernal Jiménez Miguel Bernal Jiménez (16 February 1910 – 26 July 1956) was a Mexican composer, organist, pedagogist and musicologist. He is widely regarded as the best representative of 20th century Mexican religious music, in addition to his important co ...

) - 2:48 Christmas Medley: * 12. "

Ihr Kinderlein kommet "" ("Oh, come, little children") is a German Christmas carol. The lyrics were written by Catholic priest and writer Christoph von Schmid in 1798. His poem "" (The children at the manger) had originally eight verses and was first published in 18 ...

" (Christoph Von Schmidt, Johann Abraham Peter Schulz) - 1:53 * 13. "

Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" is a song written in 1943 by Hugh Martin and Ralph Blane and introduced by Judy Garland in the 1944 MGM musical ''Meet Me in St. Louis''. Frank Sinatra later recorded a version with modified lyrics. I ...

" (

Hugh Martin Hugh Martin (August 11, 1914 – March 11, 2011) was an American musical theater and film composer, arranger, vocal coach, and playwright. He was best known for his score for the 1944 MGM musical ''Meet Me in St. Louis'', in which Judy Garland ...

Ralph Blane Ralph Blane (July 26, 1914 – November 13, 1995) was an American composer, lyricist, and performer. Life and career Blane was born Ralph Uriah Hunsecker in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma. He attended Tulsa Central High School. He studied singing with ...

) - 2:48 * 14. "Jeg er saa glad hver julekveld" (Traditional) - 1:10 * 15. "Buenos reyes" (Traditional) - 2:15 * 16. "Christmas Must Be Tonight" ( Robbie Robertson) - 2:38 * 17. "Hay que sembrar en Navidad" (

Manuel Alejandro Manuel Álvarez-Beigbeder Pérez (born 21 February 1932), better known as Manuel Alejandro, is a Spanish composer of Latin love songs, which are better known as ''ballads''. He has written, composed, and arranged songs for the likes of Luis Mig ...

) - 4:18 * 18. "Il est né le divin enfant" (Traditional) - 1:15 * 19. " Mary's Boy Child" (

Jester Hairston Jester Joseph Hairston (July 9, 1901 – January 18, 2000) was an American composer, songwriter, arranger, choral conductor and actor. He was regarded as a leading expert on black spirituals and choral music. His notable compositions include " ...

) - 2:40 * 20. " Ding, Dong Merrily on High" ( George Ratcliffe Woodward) - 2:13

" Encore: Silent Night" ( Franz Gruber) - 5:01

Personnel

– Arranger * Juan Colomer – Arranger *Jacques Dessange – Hair Stylist * Steven Epstein – Audio Production *

– Performer *Ellen Fitton – Editing Engineer *David Foil – Liner Notes *Andy Granger – Recording Technician *

– Performer *Janush Kawa – Photography *Stephane Kijek – Monitor Engineer *Richard King – Mixing *Christian Kolonovits – Arranger *Bob Rapley – Engineer *

– Performer *Michael Vogts – Sound Technician *Charlote Willer – Make-Up *Tim Wood – Technical Supervisor *Jen Wyler – Assistant Engineer *Axel Zeininger – Photography *Elisabeth Ziegler – Choir Master *Joel Zimmerman – Design

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References

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* {{Authority control 1999 Christmas albums 1999 live albums Live Christmas albums Sony Music Christmas albums Plácido Domingo albums Patricia Kaas albums Alejandro Fernández live albums Christmas albums by Spanish artists Christmas albums by French artists Christmas albums by Mexican artists Classical Christmas albums

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