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Written by [traditional], also Greensleeves (John Coltrane), Milk Cow Blues (Aerosmith) and Banana Boat Song (Day‐O) (Harry Belafonte)
Released on Decca Classics, also Ave Maria (Luciano Pavarotti), La bohème: Atto I. “O soave fanciulla” (Rodolfo) (Mirella Freni) and Well... All Right (Buddy Holly)
Part of A Christmas Festival: 26 Favourite Carols, also Angelus ad Virginem, In dulci jubilo and Hush! My Dear, Lie Still and Slumber
Worth knowing
Counted from cited credits on fono.
[traditional] wrote 2823 songs on fono, the 3rd most of any writer
[traditional] wrote 6 of The Bach Choir’s top 10 songs
[traditional]’s most frequent co-writer is Johannes Brahms (29 songs together)
[traditional] first appears on fono in 1925, 75 years before this song
Credits
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- Written by
- [traditional]
- Performed by
- Philip Jones Brass Ensemble and The Bach Choir
- Released on
- Decca Classics
- Written by
- [traditional]
- Performed by
- Philip Jones Brass Ensemble and The Bach Choir
- Released on
- Decca Classics
Connected by credits
Other songs that share a producer, writer, studio or label with this one.
Same writer: [traditional]
Same label: Decca Classics
Same release: A Christmas Festival: 26 Favourite Carols
Same writer: [traditional]
Same label: Decca Classics
Same release: A Christmas Festival: 26 Favourite Carols
Same writer: [traditional]
Same label: Decca Classics
Elsewhere
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1MusicBrainz A Virgin Most Pure was performed by Philip Jones Brass Ensemble
A Virgin Most Pure was performed by Philip Jones Brass Ensemble
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
2MusicBrainz A Virgin Most Pure was performed by The Bach Choir
A Virgin Most Pure was performed by The Bach Choir
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
3MusicBrainz A Virgin Most Pure was written by [traditional]
A Virgin Most Pure was written by [traditional]
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
4MusicBrainz A Virgin Most Pure is part of the release A Christmas Festival: 26 Favourite Carols
A Virgin Most Pure is part of the release A Christmas Festival: 26 Favourite Carols
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
5MusicBrainz Decca Classics is the label of the song A Virgin Most Pure
Decca Classics is the label of the song A Virgin Most Pure
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
6MusicBrainz A Virgin Most Pure was released on 2000