The Christmas Collection

~ Release by Johnny Cash (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

▼ CD 1
#TitleRatingLength
1Silent Night, Holy Night
recording of:
Silent Night (Christmas carol, English translation)
lyricist:
Josef Mohr (in 1816)
composer:
Franz Xaver Gruber (in 1818)
translator:
John Freeman Young (in 1859)
translated version of:
Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht
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2Little Drummer Boy
cover recording of:
Carol of the Drum (aka “The Little Drummer Boy”)
lyricist and composer:
Katherine K. Davis (in 1941)
additional composer:
Henry Onorati (in 1958) and Harry Simeone (in 1958)
publisher:
EMI Mills Music (ASCAP-affiliated), International Korwin Corp., Belwin-Mills Publishing Corp. (in 1955) and Mills Music, Inc. (in 1964)
is based on:
Trad. (traditional Czech carol, became “Carol of the Drums”)
part of:
Psalty's Family Christmas Sing-A-Long
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3Joy To The World
engineer:
Ron Reynolds
producer:
Bill Walker (composer, arranger)
conductor:
Bill Walker (composer, arranger)
arranger:
Johnny Cash (country music legend) and Bill Walker (composer, arranger)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP) (in 1980)
recorded at:
CBS Studios (Nashville) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States
recording of:
Joy to the World (Christmas carol)
lyricist:
Isaac Watts (hymn writer)
additional composer:
Lowell Mason (in 1839)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer)
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4O Come All Ye Faithful
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP) (in 1980)
recording of:
O Come, All Ye Faithful (English version of Latin “Adeste fideles”)
lyricist and composer:
John Francis Wade (from 1740 until 1743)
translator:
Frederick Oakeley (in 1841)
translated version of:
Adeste fideles (original latin version)
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5Blue Christmas
cover recording of:
Blue Christmas
writer:
Bill Hayes (songwriter) and Jay Johnson (songwriter of "Blue Christmas")
publisher:
Anglo-Pic Music Co. Ltd., Bibo Music Publishing, Inc., PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (renamed Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. circa 1998), Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998) and Universal Polygram International, Inc.
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6It Came Upon a Midnight Clear
engineer:
Ron Reynolds
producer:
Bill Walker (composer, arranger)
conductor:
Bill Walker (composer, arranger)
arranger:
Johnny Cash (country music legend) and Bill Walker (composer, arranger)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP) (in 1980)
recorded at:
CBS Studios (Nashville) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States
recording of:
It Came Upon the Midnight Clear (carol version)
lyricist:
Edmund Sears
composer:
Richard Storrs Willis
part of:
The New English Hymnal (hymn book) (number: 29)
is based on:
CAROL (hymn tune)
is based on:
It Came Upon the Midnight Clear (poem)
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7I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day
arranger:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
cover recording of:
I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day
lyricist:
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
composer:
John Baptiste Calkin (composer)
is based on:
Christmas Bells
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8Away in a Manger
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP) (in 1980)
recording of:
Away in a Manger (aka “Cradle Song” composed by William J. Kirkpatrick)
additional lyricist:
Charles Hutchinson Gabriel (in 1892)
lyricist:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist)
composer:
William James Kirkpatrick (hymn-writer) (in 1895)
is based on:
Sweet Afton
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9Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP) (in 1980)
recording of:
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing (Christmas carol)
additional lyricist:
George Whitefield (in 1753)
lyricist:
Charles Wesley (hymn writer) (in 1739)
additional composer:
William H. Cummings (in 1855)
composer:
Felix Mendelssohn (composer) (in 1840)
part of:
The New English Hymnal (hymn book) (number: 26)
part of:
Psalty's Family Christmas Sing-A-Long
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10The Christmas Spirit
recording of:
The Christmas Spirit
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
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11Christmas With You
recording of:
Christmas With You
writer:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
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12Merry Christmas Mary
engineer:
Ron Reynolds
producer:
Bill Walker (composer, arranger)
conductor:
Bill Walker (composer, arranger)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP) (in 1980)
recorded at:
CBS Studios (Nashville) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States
cover recording of:
The Christmas Guest
writer:
Grandpa Jones and Bill Walker (composer, arranger)
recording of:
The Christmas Guest
writer:
Grandpa Jones and Bill Walker (composer, arranger)
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13That Christmasy Feeling
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP) (in 1972)
recording of:
That Christmasy Feeling
writer:
Johnny Cash (country music legend) and Jimmy Peppers (Country music singer-songwriter and musician)
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14(There'll Be) Peace in the Valley (For Me)
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1962-07-30)
producer:
Frank Jones (producer for Columbia, often with Don Law; also singer/songwiter) and Don Law
acoustic guitar:
Johnny Cash (country music legend) (on 1962-07-30)
autoharp:
Mother Maybelle Carter (on 1962-07-30)
bass:
Marshall Grant (on 1962-07-30)
drums (drum set):
W.S. Holland (on 1962-07-30)
electric guitar:
Luther Perkins (on 1962-07-30)
piano:
Bill Pursell (on 1962-07-30)
background vocals:
The Carter Family (later generations of the family after 1943) (on 1962-07-30)
vocals:
Johnny Cash (country music legend) (on 1962-07-30)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 2007)
cover recording of:
There’ll Be Peace in the Valley for Me (on 1962-07-30)
publisher:
Thomas A. Dorsey (gospel musician aka “Georgia Tom”) (on 1939-01-25)
lyricist and composer:
Thomas A. Dorsey (gospel musician aka “Georgia Tom”)
publisher:
Rightsong Music, Unichappell Music, Unichappell Music, Inc., Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996) and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
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15Christmas As I Knew It
cover recording of:
Christmas as I Knew It
writer:
June Carter Cash (American Country singer and songwriter) and Jan Howard
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