Frederick Oakeley

Frederick Oakeley

Frederick Oakeley (5 September 1802 – 30 January 1880) was an English Roman Catholic convert, priest, and author. He was ordained in the Church of England in 1828 and in 1845 converted to the Church of Rome, becoming Canon of the Westminster Diocese in 1852. He is best known for his translation of the Christmas carol Adeste Fideles ("O Come, All Ye Faithful") from Latin into English.

Birth and Death Data: Born Shrewsbury, Died January 30, 1880 (London Borough of Islington)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1920 - 1954

Roles Represented in DAHR: lyricist

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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	BVE-35890	10-in.	10/1/1926	Oh come, all ye faithful	Trinity Choir	Mixed vocal chorus, with orchestra	lyricist
Victor	CVE-37055	12-in.	11/27/1926	Adeste fideles	Associated Glee Clubs of America	Male vocal chorus, with piano and organ	lyricist
Victor	PBS-09060	10-in.	12/2/1936	O come, all ye faithful	Homer Hall Glee Club	Male vocal chorus, with electric organ, chimes, and symphonet	lyricist
Victor	BS-067967	10-in.	10/4/1941	Adeste fidelis	Coenraad Valentyn Bos ; Helen Traubel	Soprano vocal solo, with piano	lyricist
Victor	D5RC-1574	12-in.	12/6/1945	Christmas hymns, part 3	RCA Victor Chorale ; Robert Shaw	Mixed vocal chorus, unaccompanied	lyricist
Victor	PD6VB-2679	10-in.	8/20/1946	O come, all ye faithful	Russ Case ; Perry Como	Male vocal solo, with vocal chorus and organ	lyricist
Victor	D7VB-1596	10-in.	8/27/1947	O come all ye faithful	Dick Leibert	Organ solo	lyricist
Victor	D9VB-0724	10-in.	8/20/1949	O come, all ye faithful (Adeste fideles)	Mitchell Boys Choir ; Bob Mitchell	Boys vocal chorus, with organ	lyricist
Victor	D9VB-1634	10-in.	6/13/1949	Adeste fideles	Three Suns	Instrumental ensemble	lyricist
Columbia	CO51499	10-in.	5/8/1954	O come, all ye faithful (adeste fideles)	Chuck Wagon Gang	Mixed vocal quartet, with guitar	lyricist
Columbia	H120	10-in.	approximately 1940	Adeste fideles	Robert Armbruster ; Nelson Eddy	Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Brunswick	4481-4483	10-in.	approximately Nov. 1920	Oh, come all ye faithful	Collegiate Choir	Mixed vocal chorus, with orchestra	lyricist
Brunswick	E16415-E16417	10-in.	9/25/1925	Oh, come all ye faithful	Frank Munn	Male vocal solo and male vocal trio, with orchestra	lyricist
Brunswick	E25070-E25072	10-in.	11/5/1927	Adeste fideles	Frank Munn	Male vocal solo and male vocal sextet, with orchestra	lyricist
Victor (Canada)	[ViC cat 263135-A]	10-in.	February 1923 or earlier	Adeste fideles	Maurice Lamarre ; Quatuor Canadien	Male vocal quartet and soloist, with instrumental ensemble	lyricist
Charm	X-CR-502-A	10-in.	approximately 1948	Adeste fidelis	Hour of Charm All-Girl Choir ; Hour of Charm All-Girl Orchestra ; Phil Spitalny	Female vocal group, with instrumental ensemble	lyricist

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Oakeley, Frederick," accessed December 15, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/108033.

Oakeley, Frederick. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 15, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/108033.

"Oakeley, Frederick." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 15 December 2025.

Fast: http://id.worldcat.org/fast/176432 - http://id.worldcat.org/fast/176432

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