Highlights From Sunday Half-Hour
Various
- Artist
- Various
- Label
- BBC Records
- Catalog number
- REC 181
- Format
- LP · Compilation
- Country
- UK
- Released
- 1974
- Genre
- Classical
What’s on it
Highlights From Sunday Half-Hour has 15 tracks. Open a track to see who wrote, played on and produced it.
A1All The People That On Earth Do Dwell
- Arranged By [Tune]
- Ralph Vaughan Williams
- Brass, Percussion
- The 1st Queen's Regiment
- Conductor [1st Queen's Regiment]
- A. W. K. Melvin
- Conductor [The Guildford Singers]
- Barry Wordsworth
- Organ
- Barry Rose
- Words By
- William Kethe
A2The Lord's My Shepherd
- Arranged By [Tune]
- Gordon Jacob
- Conductor
- Maureen Newing
- Organ
- Jennifer Gregory
A3The Old Rugged Cross
- Conductor
- Muriel Shepherd
- Piano
- Robin Littler
- Words By, Music By
- George Bennard
A4Were You There?
- Arranged By
- Eugene Clark
- Conductor
- Muriel Shepherd
- Organ
- Robin Littler
A5There's A Spirit In The Air
- Conductor
- Maureen Newing
- Music By
- John Wilson (20)
- Organ
- Jennifer Gregory
- Words By
- Brian Wren (2)
A6Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord God Almighty
- Brass, Percussion
- The 1st Queen's Regiment
- Conductor [1st Queen's Regiment], Arranged By [Brass]
- A. W. K. Melvin
- Conductor [The Guildford Singers]
- Barry Wordsworth
- Music By
- John Dykes
- Organ
- Barry Rose
- Words By
- Reginald Heber
A7I Bind Unto Myself
- Arranged By [Tune]
- Charles Villiers Stanford
- Conductor
- Barry Wordsworth
- Organ
- Barry Rose
- Translated By
- Cecil Alexander
- Words By [Attributed]
- Saint Patrick (3)
B1Let The Whole World Know
- Conductor
- Muriel Shepherd
- Piano
- Robin Littler
- Words By, Music By
- John W. Peterson
B2Come Down, O Love Divine
- Conductor
- Maureen Newing
- Music By
- Ralph Vaughan Williams
- Organ
- Jennifer Gregory
- Translated By
- R.F. Littledale
- Words By
- Bianco da Siena
B3Praise, My Soul, The King Of Heaven
- Brass, Percussion
- The 1st Queen's Regiment
- Conductor [1st Queen's Regiment], Arranged By [Brass]
- A. W. K. Melvin
- Conductor [The Guildford Singers]
- Barry Wordsworth
- Music By
- John Goss
- Organ
- Barry Rose
- Words By
- Henry Lyte
B4How Great Thou Art
- Conductor
- Muriel Shepherd
- Organ
- Robin Littler
- Translated By, Music By
- Stuart K. Hine
B5Let Us With A Gladsome Mind
- Arranged By [Tune]
- Erik Routley
- Conductor
- Maureen Newing
- Organ
- Jennifer Gregory
- Words By
- John Milton (2)
B6Jesu, Lover Of My Soul
- Conductor
- Barry Wordsworth
- Music By
- Joseph Parry
- Organ
- Barry Rose
- Words By
- Charles Wesley
B7Praise To The Lord, The Almighty
- Arranged By [Tune]
- A. Worrell (2)
- Conductor
- Maureen Newing
- Organ
- Jennifer Gregory
- Translated By
- Catherine Winkworth
- Words By
- Joachim Neander
B8Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
- Arranged By [Tune]
- David Willcocks
- Brass, Percussion
- The 1st Queen's Regiment
- Conductor [1st Queen's Regiment], Arranged By [Brass]
- A. W. K. Melvin
- Conductor [The Guildford Singers]
- Barry Wordsworth
- Music By
- Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy
- Organ
- Barry Rose
- Words By
- Charles Wesley, George Whitefield
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Where it came from
Released in 1974 by BBC Records, Highlights From Sunday Half-Hour (REC 181) serves as an archival compilation of the long-running BBC Radio 2 devotional program Sunday Half-Hour. The series was a staple of British Sunday evening broadcasting, featuring hymns and religious music intended to provide a period of calm reflection for listeners. This record captures the traditional choral and organ arrangements that defined the radio program’s identity during that era.
The production aesthetic of the record reflects the utilitarian and conservative design language typical of 1970s BBC Records, which prioritized documenting their extensive radio output for the domestic market. The cover art and track selection reflect the gentle, communal tone of the original broadcasts, emphasizing a selection of hymns performed by various cathedral and church choirs. It was received as a nostalgic memento for the program's dedicated audience rather than a commercial pop endeavor.
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