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alto vocals Paul Esswood
tracks d1 to d6 alto vocals René Jacobs
bass vocals Max Van Egmond
bass vocals Ruud Van Der Meer
tracks a1 bass vocals Siegfried Lorenz
tracks d1 to d6 choir Collegium Vocale
tracks d1 to d6 choir Knabenchor Hannover
tracks a1 to a7, b1 to b7, c1 to c8 choir Tölzer Knabenchor
tracks d1 to d6 chorus master [collegium vocale] Philippe Herreweghe
tracks d1 to d6 chorus master [knabenchor hannover] Heinz Hennig
tracks a1 to a7, b1 to b7, c1 to c8 chorus master [tölzer knabenchor] Gerhard Schmidt-Gaden
composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
tracks a1 to a7, b1 to b7, c1 to c8 conductor [concentus musicus wien] Nikolaus Harnoncourt
tracks d1 to d6 conductor [leonhardt-consort] Gustav Leonhardt
tracks a1 to b7 direct metal mastering by Heinz Lauterbach
tracks d1 to d6 direct metal mastering by Horst Angenendt
tracks c1 to c8 direct metal mastering by Sönke Bahns
liner notes Gerhard Schumacher
liner notes [english translation] Clive Williams
liner notes [french translation] Serge Etringer
tracks a1 to a7, b1 to b7, c1 to c8 orchestra Concentus Musicus Wien
tracks d1 to d6 orchestra Leonhardt-Consort
tracks b1 to b7, c1 to c8 soprano vocals Peter Jelosits
tracks d1 to d6 soprano vocals Sebastian Hennig
tenor vocals Kurt Equiluz
tracks a5 tenor vocals Wilhelm Wiedl
vocals Michael Stumpf
tracks a1 vocals Stefan Frangoulis
Manufactured By TELDEC Schallplatten GmbH
Mastered At TELDEC
Mastered At Teldec-Studio, Berlin
Pressed By Teldec-Press GmbH
On spine:
6.48234 (2 LPs) J. S. Bach: Weihnachtskantaten • Harnoncourt / Leonhardt

On front cover: 300 JAHRE • YEARS - J. S. Bach - TELDEC SPECIAL EDITION 1985
Printed white round sticker with Teldec Technology DMM logo
4 (vol.)

On Inner sleeve:
Left page: Notes
Right page: 6 Photos taken during the recording sessions.

On rear cover
Kantate 110 (P) 1980
Kantate 63 (P) 1976
Kantate 57 (P) 1976
Kantate 133 (P) 1984
Concentus musicus Wien with original instruments.
Leonhardt-Consort with original instruments.
This record, manufactured with Teldec's DMM Technology (Direct Metal Mastering), sets new standards for a sound of superior purity, transparency and dynamics. No annoying echoes and surface noise disturb the listening pleasure (also written in German, French and Italian)
Cover: Autograph - Partita für Violine Solo - d-moll/Chaconne
Made in Germany . TELDEC Schallplatten GmbH., Heussweg 25, 2000 Hamburg 20 (Western Germany). (C) 1984
Teldec Technology DMM logo
LC 3706

Matrix / Runout: DMM <> C-6.35559-02-2/2 Lt-B-II (Side A Stamped/Etched Runout)
Matrix / Runout: <> C-6.35306-02-1/3 Lt-B-II (Side B Stamped/Etched Runout)
Matrix / Runout: DMM <> C-6.35305-01-1/2 B-B-III (Side C Stamped/Etched Runout)
Matrix / Runout: <> A C-6.35607-01-2 A-B-I (Side D Stamped/Etched Runout)
Other: (p) 1980 & (c) 1984 (Label Side A)
Other: (p) 1976 & (c) 1984 (Label Side B, C)
Barcode: (p) & (c) 1984 (Label Side D)
Rights Society: Contr. Copyr.
Label Code: LC 3706
Other: 6.48 234-1 (Cat. No. Record 1)
Other: 6.48 234-2 (Cat. No. Record 2)