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Released on Decca Records, also Sympathy for the Devil (The Rolling Stones), Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree (Brenda Lee) and La Vie en rose (Louis Armstrong)
Written by George Frideric Handel, also Joy to the World (Mariah Carey), Excerpt From Händel’s Messiah (“For unto us a child is born…”) / Because It’s Christmas (For All the Children) (Barry Manilow) and Messiah, Part II: XLIV. Chorus "Hallelujah" (The English Concert Choir)
Engineered by John Dunkerley, also Ave Maria (Luciano Pavarotti), Panis angelicus (Luciano Pavarotti) and Cantique de Noel (O Holy Night) (Luciano Pavarotti)
Recorded at St Jude‐on‐the‐Hill, also Nulla in mundo pax sincera, RV 630: I. Nulla in mundo pax sincera (Emma Kirkby), Nulla in mundo pax sincera, RV 630: II. Blando colore ... Spirat anguis (Emma Kirkby) and Nulla in mundo pax sincera, RV 630: III. Alleluia (Emma Kirkby)
Worth knowing
Counted from cited credits on fono.
George Frideric Handel wrote 2066 songs on fono, the 4th most of any writer
858 other songs on fono were recorded at St Jude‐on‐the‐Hill, by Robert King and The King’s Consort and others
John Dunkerley engineered 6 of David Thomas’s top 10 songs
George Frideric Handel wrote 3 of David Thomas’s top 10 songs
Credits
All 7 credits
- Written by
- George Frideric Handel
- Performed by
- David Thomas
- Engineered by
- John Dunkerley and Martin Atkinson
- Part of
- Messiah
- Recorded at
- St Jude‐on‐the‐Hill
- Released on
- Decca Records
- Written by
- George Frideric Handel
- Performed by
- David Thomas
- Engineered by
- John Dunkerley and Martin Atkinson
- Part of
- Messiah
- Recorded at
- St Jude‐on‐the‐Hill
- Released on
- Decca Records
Connected by credits
Other songs that share a producer, writer, studio or label with this one.
Same writer: George Frideric Handel
Same engineer: John Dunkerley
Same engineer: Martin Atkinson
Same label: Decca Records
Same studio: St Jude‐on‐the‐Hill
Same release: Messiah
Same writer: George Frideric Handel
Same engineer: John Dunkerley
Elsewhere
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1MusicBrainz Messiah, HWV 56: Part I. “For behold, darkness shall cover the earth – The people that walked in the darkness” was performed by David Thomas
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I. “For behold, darkness shall cover the earth – The people that walked in the darkness” was performed by David Thomas
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
2MusicBrainz Messiah, HWV 56: Part I. “For behold, darkness shall cover the earth – The people that walked in the darkness” was written by George Frideric Handel
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I. “For behold, darkness shall cover the earth – The people that walked in the darkness” was written by George Frideric Handel
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
3MusicBrainz Messiah, HWV 56: Part I. “For behold, darkness shall cover the earth – The people that walked in the darkness” is part of the release Messiah
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I. “For behold, darkness shall cover the earth – The people that walked in the darkness” is part of the release Messiah
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
4MusicBrainz Messiah, HWV 56: Part I. “For behold, darkness shall cover the earth – The people that walked in the darkness” was recorded at St Jude‐on‐the‐Hill
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I. “For behold, darkness shall cover the earth – The people that walked in the darkness” was recorded at St Jude‐on‐the‐Hill
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
5MusicBrainz Decca Records is the label of the song Messiah, HWV 56: Part I. “For behold, darkness shall cover the earth – The people that walked in the darkness”
Decca Records is the label of the song Messiah, HWV 56: Part I. “For behold, darkness shall cover the earth – The people that walked in the darkness”
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
6MusicBrainz Messiah, HWV 56: Part I. “For behold, darkness shall cover the earth – The people that walked in the darkness” was engineered by John Dunkerley
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I. “For behold, darkness shall cover the earth – The people that walked in the darkness” was engineered by John Dunkerley
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
7MusicBrainz Messiah, HWV 56: Part I. “For behold, darkness shall cover the earth – The people that walked in the darkness” was engineered by Martin Atkinson
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I. “For behold, darkness shall cover the earth – The people that walked in the darkness” was engineered by Martin Atkinson
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
8MusicBrainz Messiah, HWV 56: Part I. “For behold, darkness shall cover the earth – The people that walked in the darkness” was released on 1984
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I. “For behold, darkness shall cover the earth – The people that walked in the darkness” was released on 1984
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026