Don Janse - Hark! The Herald Angels Sing (1963) Vinyl LP • Christmas Corale

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Vinyl plays with occasional light-crackles (play-graded). Cover has a few creases near edges; scuffing (front/back). Inner-sleeve is generic white. Spine has no-text and mild-wear. Minor shelf-wear along top/bottom-edge and corners; text across bottom-edge is easy-to-read. Opening is crisp with signs of light use and divots. Release date is approximately 1963. (Not a cut-out.)

Tracks:

1. O Come All Ye Faithful
2. O Tannenbaum
3. Go Tell It On The Mountain
4. O Little Town Of Bethlehem
5. Deck The Halls
6. O Holy Night
7. Silent Night
8. I Saw Three Ships
9. While Shepherds Watched
10. Angels We Have Heard On High
11. We Wish You A Merry Christmas
12. It Came Upon A Midnight Clear
13. Hark The Herald Angels Sing
14. The First Noel
15. Away In A Manger
16. What Child Is This
17. Unto Us Is Born A Son
18. Joy To The World

About The Record:

Hark! The Herald Angels Sing, by The 40 Voices of the Don Janse Chorale, is a budget Christmas release from Design Records, a subsidiary of Pickwick International known for low-cost compilations and reissues in the late 1950s and 1960s. It features traditional carols performed by various choral groups, organists, and ensembles, with the title track serving as the opening number in several related issues, such as those emphasizing organ and chimes renditions by artists like Jesse Crawford. Typical tracklists include classics like O Come All Ye Faithful, Silent Night, Joy to the World, and The First Noel, often arranged for choir or instrumental accompaniment to evoke a festive, family-oriented atmosphere. Historically significant as part of Design's dedicated Christmas series (DLP-X/SDLP-X), these albums were mass-produced for affordable holiday playback during the vinyl era's boom in seasonal music, reflecting the label's strategy of repurposing older recordings for bargain-bin appeal. No hit singles emerged from the album, as Design Releases were compilations without promotional pushes for chart success.