So Fresh: Songs For Christmas 2011

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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▼ CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1The First Noel
recording of:
The First Nowell
lyricist, writer and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
Susan Boyle2:57
2The Christmas Waltz
cover recording of:
The Christmas Waltz
lyricist:
Sammy Cahn
composer:
Jule Styne
publisher:
Barton Music Corp., Cahn Music Company, Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), EMI Music Publishing (WP) Ltd., Producers Music Publishing Co., Quaytor Productions LLC, Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019), WC Music Corp., Westminster Music Ltd., Windswept Pacific Music Ltd., ティー・アール・オー・エセックス・ジャパン A事業部 and フジパシフィックミュージック
Tony Bennett3:20
3I’ll Be Home for Christmas
arranger and orchestrator:
William Ross (composer, orchestrator, arranger, conductor)
cover recording of:
I’ll Be Home for Christmas
lyricist:
Kim Gannon
additional writer:
Buck Ram
composer:
Walter Kent
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., Edward B. Marks Music Co. (founded originally as J. Stern & Co. in 1894, renamed in 1919), Gannon and Kent Music Co. and Piedmont Music Company
sub-publisher:
ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部
Bette Midler33:20
4The Holly and the Ivy
engineer and mixer:
Mike Stevens (UK producer/saxophonist/keyboardist/guitarist/vocalist/flutist)
producer:
Annie Lennox (Scottish singer-songwriter, member of Eurythmics and The Tourists) and Mike Stevens (UK producer/saxophonist/keyboardist/guitarist/vocalist/flutist)
additional mixer:
Marcus Byrne and Mark Stevens (performs on the album “A Christmas Cornucopia” by Annie Lennox)
vocals:
Annie Lennox (Scottish singer-songwriter, member of Eurythmics and The Tourists)
arranger:
Annie Lennox (Scottish singer-songwriter, member of Eurythmics and The Tourists)
recorded at:
Sheen Lane in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 2010)
Annie Lennox3:36
5When Christmas Comes
recording of:
When Christmas Comes
Mariah Carey54:46
6One Little Christmas Tree
cover recording of:
One Little Christmas Tree (in 2005)
writer:
Ron Miller (Motown songwriter Ronald Norman Miller) and Bryan Wells
John Farnham2:55
7(There’s No Place Like) Home for the Holidays
producer:
Robbie Buchanan and Barry Manilow
vocals:
Barry Manilow
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 2002)
cover recording of:
Home for the Holidays
lyricist:
Al Stillman
composer:
Robert Allen (US songwriter/arranger/pianist)
publisher:
Charlie Deitcher Productions, Inc., Kitty Anne Music Co., Inc., Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music) and ミュージック・セールス (Japan, subsidiary of Shinko Music Entertainment)
Barry Manilow32:27
8Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (from 1960-07-15 until 1960-07-16)
orchestra:
Frank De Vol Orchestra (from 1960-07-15 until 1960-07-16)
conductor:
Frank De Vol (from 1960-07-15 until 1960-07-16)
arranger:
Frank De Vol
recorded at:
Columbia Studios in New York, New York, United States (from 1960-07-15 until 1960-07-16)
cover recording of:
Rudolph, the Red‐Nosed Reindeer (from 1960-07-15 until 1960-07-16)
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Marks (American songwriter)
publisher:
Chappell & Co Ltd., Chappell Music Ltd., St. Nicholas Music Publishing Co. (on 1949-05-09) and St. Nicholas Music Inc. (from 1950 to present)
Ella Fitzgerald22:54
9Silent Night
Jackie Evancho3:31
10This Christmas
Gloria Estefan24:09
11There Is a Star That Shines Tonight
Sheryl Crow3:58
12O Little Town of Bethlehem
recording of:
O Little Town of Bethlehem (Gordon Jenkins arr.)
composer:
Lewis Henry Redner
arranger:
Gordon Jenkins
publisher:
St. James Music
arrangement of:
O Little Town of Bethlehem (traditional carol with the tune “St. Louis”, as commonly sung in the U.S.)
Frank Sinatra3:06
13I’ve Got My Love to Keep Me Warm (Yesking remix)
recording of:
I’ve Got My Love to Keep Me Warm
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin (in 1937)
publisher:
Irving Berlin Music Company, Irving Berlin Music Corp., Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996) and Williamson Music Company
sub-publisher:
シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部
Billie Holiday5:32
14The Little Road to Bethlehem
cover recording of:
The Little Road to Bethlehem
lyricist:
Margaret Rose (lyricist) (in 1936)
composer:
Michael Head (British composer) (in 1945)
Hayley Westenra2:35
15I Could Have Danced All Night
André Rieu, Mirusia Louwerse, Carmen Monarcha, Kalki Schrijvers & The Platin Tenors3:00
16Driving Home for Christmas
recording of:
Driving Home for Christmas
lyricist and composer:
Chris Rea
publisher:
Magnet Music Ltd. (publisher)
Michael Ball3:57
17Christmas in the Country (Jimmys Christmas)
Sara Storer3:29
18Santa Claus Is Coming to Town
Mason Jennings42:09
19No Christmas for Me
recording of:
No Christmas for Me
lyricist and composer:
Zee Avi
Zee Avi32:42
20Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
engineer:
Pierre Marchand and Chris Potter (Canadian engineer, worked with Sarah McLachlan)
producer and mixer:
Pierre Marchand
cover recording of:
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
writer:
Ralph Blane (in 1943) and Hugh Martin (in 1943)
publisher:
EMI Feist Catalog Inc., EMI United Partnership Ltd., Loew’s Incorporated (in 1943, in 1944) and Leo Feist, Inc. (in 1971, in 1972)
sub-publisher:
ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (holding company – do not use as release label), フジパシフィック音楽出版 SBK事業部 (until 2014-12-31) and フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (from 2015-01-01 to present)
part of:
Meet Me in St. Louis (1944 film)
Sarah McLachlan3.53:45
21One Christmas Night
recording of:
One Christmas Night
composer:
Tommy Emmanuel
Tommy Emmanuel3:32
▼ CD 2
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting)
cover recording of:
The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)
writer:
Mel Tormé ("The Velvet Fog") (from 1944 until 1945) and Robert Wells (songwriter) (from 1944 until 1945)
publisher:
Chappell/Morris Ltd., Sony/ATV Tunes LLC, Warner Chappell Ltd. and E. H. Morris & Co., Inc. (a division of MPL Communications Inc.) (from 1946 to present)
Christina Aguilera4:27
2All I Want for Christmas Is You
Jessica Mauboy3:44
3Shake Up Christmas
Train2.53:54
4Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
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
Carrie Underwood3:40
5Jingle Bell Rock
David Campbell1:55
6I Met an Angel (On Christmas Day)
producer:
Ric Wake
recording of:
I Met an Angel (On Christmas Day)
writer:
Keith Fluitt, Gary Haase and James Lowell
Céline Dion43:21
7Joy to the World
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)
Boney M.2:35
8Little Drummer Boy
Stan Walker2:30
9What Christmas Means to Me
programming:
Andy Wright (Simply Red + Remixes)
engineer:
Iain Roberton (UK recording engineer) and Paul Wright (UK recording engineer)
producer:
Hanson (American pop group) and Mark Hudson (US songwriter/record producer)
mixer:
Tom Lord‐Alge
recorded at:
Sarm Hook End (Sarm Hook End) in Checkendon, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
mixed at:
Encore Studios in Burbank, California, United States
cover recording of:
What Christmas Means to Me
writer:
Anna Gordy Gaye, George Gordy and Allen Story (Shadee Hasan)
publisher:
EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher) and Jobete Music
Hanson3:34
10Give Love on Christmas Day
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Motown Records (not for label use; use “Motown” instead) (in 2013)
recording of:
Give Love on Christmas Day
writer:
Berry Gordy, Fonce Mizell, Freddie Perren, Deke Richards (American songwriter and record producer) and Christine Yarian
publisher:
Jobete Music Co., Inc.
The Jackson 52:56
11Must Be Santa
recording engineer and mixer:
David Bianco (American engineer and record producer)
additional engineer:
David Spreng
assistant engineer:
Bill Lane (engineer) and Glenn Suravech
producer:
Jack Frost (pseudonym for Bob Dylan)
part of:
A.Side: The Best of the Worst Christmas Music
cover recording of:
Must Be Santa
writer:
William A. Fredricks and Hal Moore
publisher:
Intuitive Music, Woodwyn Music Co. and Hollis Music, Inc. (from 1960 to present)
Bob Dylan32:46
12Santa Bring My Baby Back to Me
recording of:
Santa Bring My Baby Back (to Me)
writer:
Claude Demetrius and Aaron Schroeder (1950s~1960s US songwriter)
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, Cherry Lane Music Co., Gladys Music, Gladys Music Inc., Minder Music Ltd. and Rachel’s Own Music
Elvis Presley1:54
13Christmas (Baby, Please Come Home)
cover recording of:
Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)
writer:
Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich and Phil Spector
publisher:
ABKCO Music, Inc. (this is a music publisher; for release labels, please use “ABKCO”), Malt Shoppe Music, Mother Bertha Music Inc., Steeplechase Music, Trio Music Co., Inc. and Universal‐Songs of PolyGram International, Inc.
Melissa Etheridge22:43
14We Wish You a Merry Christmas
Lee Kernaghan2:11
15O Holy Night
cover recording of:
O Holy Night
lyricist:
John Sullivan Dwight (in 1855)
composer:
Adolphe Adam (composer) (in 1847)
translated version of:
Cantique de Noël “Minuit chrétiens” (French original of “O Holy Night”)
Jessica Simpson24:08
16Jingle Bells
recording engineer and mixer:
Allen Sides
assistant engineer:
Scott Moore (engineer) and Wesley Seidman
producer:
Steven Miller and Allen Sides
bass guitar:
Chuck Berghofer (Jazz bassist)
organ and piano:
Doug Petty (pianist, orchestrator, arranger, producer)
tambourine:
Bernie Dresel
background vocals:
David Loucks, Katharine McPhee, Fletcher Sheridan, Roger Treece and Trist Curless
lead vocals:
Katharine McPhee
arranger:
Katharine McPhee, Steven Miller and Doug Petty (pianist, orchestrator, arranger, producer)
background vocals arranger:
Roger Treece
recorded at:
Ocean Way Recording in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States and Record One in Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Jingle Bells
lyricist and composer:
James Lord Pierpont (in 1850)
publisher:
Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
Katharine McPhee2:53
17Step Into Christmas
cover recording of:
Step Into Christmas
lyricist:
Bernie Taupin
composer:
Elton John (English singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer)
publisher:
Universal‐Songs of PolyGram International, Inc. and Universal/Dick James Music Ltd. (fka Dick James Music Ltd.)
The Puppini Sisters3:42
18When Santa Meets Dorothy the Dinosaur
The Wiggles1:43
19Do They Know It’s Christmas Time
Band Aid3:49
20Last Christmas
producer:
George Michael
music videos:
Last Christmas by Wham! (British pop-duo)
recording of:
Last Christmas
lyricist and composer:
George Michael
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019), Wham! Music Ltd., ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部, ヤマハミュージックパブリッシング (until 2017-03-31), Morrison Leahy Music Ltd. (from 1984 to present) and ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (holding company – do not use as release label) (from 2017-04-01 to present)
Wham!4.54:27
21White Christmas
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1947-03-19)
choir vocals:
Ken Darby Singers (on 1947-03-19)
lead vocals:
Bing Crosby (on 1947-03-19)
orchestra:
John Scott Trotter and His Orchestra (on 1947-03-19)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
HNH International Ltd. (not for release label use!) and UMG Recordings, Inc. (operational headquarters of Universal Music Group, based in Santa Monica, USA; read annotations)
recording of:
White Christmas (on 1947-03-19)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin (from 1938 until 1940)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Irving Berlin Music Corp., Williamson Music Company and Irving Berlin Music Company (from 1940 to present)
sub-publisher:
Irving Berlin Music Ltd., Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019), シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部
part of:
Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 15)
Bing Crosby4.253:03

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part of:So Fresh (The Hits of series) (number: 2011.5) (order: 56)