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Released on Disky, also True (Spandau Ballet), American Patrol (Glenn Miller) and Pennsylvania 6–5000 (Glenn Miller)
Part of Christmas Carols, also The Holly and the Ivy, Silent Night and O Little Town of Bethlehem
Written by Philipp Nicolai, also Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme BWV 140: Chorale "Gloria sei dirgesungen" (Monteverdi Choir), BWV 1 BC A173*: "Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern": I [Coro] »Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern« (Hans Gillesberger) and BWV 1 BC A173*: "Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern": VI Choral (Coro) »Wie bin ich doch so herzlich froh« (Hans Gillesberger)
Written by Peter Cornelius, also Christmas Carols, op. 8: III. Die Könige (Bryn Terfel), Zu uns komme dein Reich, op. 2/3 (Dietrich Fischer‐Dieskau) and Christmas Carols, op. 8: 4. Simeon (Hermann Prey)
Worth knowing
Counted from cited credits on fono.
Philipp Nicolai’s most frequent co-writer is Johann Sebastian Bach (7 songs together)
Credits
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- Written by
- Peter Cornelius and Philipp Nicolai
- Performed by
- Choir of King’s College, Cambridge and Stephen Varcoe
- Part of
- Christmas Carols
- Released on
- Disky
- Written by
- Peter Cornelius and Philipp Nicolai
- Performed by
- Choir of King’s College, Cambridge and Stephen Varcoe
- Part of
- Christmas Carols
- Released on
- Disky
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Same writer: Philipp Nicolai
Same writer: Peter Cornelius
Same label: Disky
Same release: Christmas Carols
Same writer: Philipp Nicolai
![Artwork for BWV 1 BC A173*: "Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern": I [Coro] »Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern« Hans Gillesberger, Chorus Viennensis, Wiener Sängerknaben, Concentus Musicus Wien, Nikolaus Harnoncourt](https://img.fono.club/images/a33eb32f-504b-4e03-b00c-12b22f4c232f/400.webp)
Same writer: Peter Cornelius
Same label: Disky
Same release: Christmas Carols
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1MusicBrainz The Three Kings was performed by Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
The Three Kings was performed by Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
2MusicBrainz The Three Kings was performed by Stephen Varcoe
The Three Kings was performed by Stephen Varcoe
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3MusicBrainz The Three Kings was written by Peter Cornelius
The Three Kings was written by Peter Cornelius
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4MusicBrainz The Three Kings was written by Philipp Nicolai
The Three Kings was written by Philipp Nicolai
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5MusicBrainz The Three Kings is part of the release Christmas Carols
The Three Kings is part of the release Christmas Carols
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6MusicBrainz Disky is the label of the song The Three Kings
Disky is the label of the song The Three Kings
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7MusicBrainz The Three Kings was released on 1986