My Favourite Christmas Carols
| My Favourite Christmas Carols | ||||
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| Studio album by Robin Gibb | ||||
| Released |
21 November 2006 10 November 2006 (Hong Kong) | |||
| Recorded |
August — September 2006 Dublin, Ireland and London, England | |||
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| Length | 31:12 (American release) | |||
| Label |
Koch (United States) Edel (Germany) Evolution (Hong Kong) | |||
| Producer | Kwesi Graves | |||
| Robin Gibb studio albums chronology | ||||
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| Singles from My Favourite Christmas Carols | ||||
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My Favourite Christmas Carols is the sixth studio album by Robin Gibb. Released in November 2006, it was the final studio album to be released in his lifetime and is the only album to be composed entirely of traditional Christmas songs.
The album was recorded from August to September 2006, the time when many Christmas albums by other artists are recorded.[1] In November 2011, Gibb was diagnosed with colorectal cancer[2] and died on 20 May 2012 at the age of 62 from liver and kidney failure.[3]
Album information
Recording took place in Dublin and London. The last song, "The First Noël" has new lyrics written by Gibb. The instrumental tracks are by Kwesi Graves (Although credited as Michael Graves on Magnet) including pipe organ and string sections and sometimes they push envelope with percussion beats. His version of "Good King Wenceslas" is missing two verses.[4]
The album contains "Come Some Christmas Eve Or Halloween" a song by the Bee Gees from 1968 on Idea sessions.[5] My Favourite Christmas Carols was released on 21 November 2006 at Germany by Edel Records, Hong Kong by Evolution Records and in the United States by Koch Records. The American release of the album omitted "Come Some Christmas Eve Or Halloween", "Ellan Vannin" and the medley. "Mother of Love" was released as a single the same month as the album, and was available to download on Musicload.
Track listing
German release
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Mother of Love" | Robin Gibb | 3:14 |
| 2. | "In the Bleak Midwinter" | Christina Rossetti | 3:58 |
| 3. | "O Come, All ye Faithful" | John Francis Wade; Frederick Oakeley (English lyrics) | |
| 4. | "Silent Night" | Joseph Mohr, Franz Gruber | 4:17 |
| 5. | "God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen" | Traditional | 2:34 |
| 6. | "Good King Wenceslas" | Traditional; John Mason Neale (lyrics) | 2:12 |
| 7. | "Away in a Manger" | Traditional; William J. Kirkpatrick (music) | 2:33 |
| 8. | "Once in Royal David's City" | Cecil Frances Alexander; Henry John Gauntlett (music) | 3:03 |
| 9. | "I Saw Three Ships" | Traditional | 1:16 |
| 10. | "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing" | Charles Wesley; Felix Mendelssohn (music), William H. Cummings (1855 adaptation) | 2:27 |
| 11. | "The First Noël" | Traditional; Robin Gibb (additional lyrics) | 5:18 |
| 12. | "Come Some Christmas Eve Or Halloween" | Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb, Maurice Gibb | 3:30 |
| 13. | "Ellan Vannin" | Eliza S. Craven Green; Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb, Maurice Gibb (additional lyrics) | 3:33 |
| 14. | "In the Bleak Midwinter/O Come All Ye Faithful/Hark! The Herald Angels Sing/While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks" | Christina Rossetti, John Francis Wade, Frederick Oakeley, Charles Wesley, Felix Mendelssohn, William H. Cummings, Christopher Tye | 5:44 |
American release
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "In the Bleak Midwinter" | 3:58 |
| 2. | "O Come, All ye Faithful" | 2:54 |
| 3. | "Silent Night" | 4:17 |
| 4. | "God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen" | 2:34 |
| 5. | "Good King Wenceslas" | 2:12 |
| 6. | "Away in a Manger" | 2:33 |
| 7. | "Once in Royal David's City" | 3:03 |
| 8. | "I Saw Three Ships" | 1:16 |
| 9. | "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing" | 2:27 |
| 10. | "The First Noël" | 5:18 |
| Total length: | 31:12 | |
| Bonus tracks[6] | ||
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| Track listing | ||
| No. | Title | Length |
| 1. | "A Personal Christmas Moment With Robin Gibb" | 10:23 |
Personnel
- Robin Gibb — vocals
- Kwesi Graves — organ, synthesizer, guitar, programming, choir arrangement
- The Serlo Consort — background vocals
- The Children’s Choir of St Giles and St George, Ashtead — background vocals
- Kit Persona-Wright — choir arrangement
- Savvas Iossifidis — engineer
References
- ↑ Allmusic. "My Favourite Christmas Carols - Robin Gibb". Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
- ↑ "Bee Gee Robin Gibb: frail singer is battling liver cancer". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 20 November 2011.
- ↑ "Bee Gees' singer Robin Gibb dies after cancer battle". BBC News. 20 May 2012. Retrieved 20 May 2012.
- ↑ Brennan, Joseph. "Gibb Songs: 2006". Retrieved 28 December 2014.
- ↑ Brennan, Joseph. "Gibb Songs: 1968". Retrieved 28 December 2014.
- ↑ "A personal christmas moment with Robin Gibb". You Tube. Retrieved 28 December 2014.