Doo Wop Christmas

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Tracklist

▼ CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Jingle Jangle
recording of:
Jingle Jangle
lyricist and composer:
Curtis Williams (1950s doo-wop singer, member of The Penguins)
publisher:
APRS (American Performing Rights Society, Inc.(BMI)) and Peermusic (UK) Limited
The Penguins2:25
2White Christmas
producer:
Ahmet Ertegun (US American Songwriter, producer) and Jerry Wexler
bass, drums (drum set), piano, tenor saxophone and vibraphone:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1954-02-04)
guitar:
Jimmy Oliver (guitar, Drifters) (on 1954-02-04)
baritone vocals:
Andrew Thrasher (on 1954-02-04) and Andrew Trasher (on 1954-02-04)
bass vocals:
Bill Pinkney (on 1954-02-04)
lead vocals:
Clyde McPhatter (on 1954-02-04) and Bill Pinkney (on 1954-02-04)
tenor vocals:
Clyde McPhatter (on 1954-02-04), Gerhart Thrasher (on 1954-02-04) and Gerhart Trasher (on 1954-02-04)
recorded at:
Fulton Recording Studio in New York, New York, United States (on 1954-02-04)
cover recording of:
White Christmas (vocal quartet arrangement, made popular by The Drifters) (on 1954-02-04)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin (from 1938 until 1940)
arrangement of:
White Christmas
quotes lyrics from:
Jingle Bells
The Drifters52:40
3Santa Claus Is Coming to Town
The Harmony Grits2:00
4Can This Be Christmas?
recording of:
Can This Be Christmas
lyricist and composer:
Willie Schofield
The Falcons2:55
5It's Christmas Time
The Five Keys2:52
6Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
performer:
The Cadillacs (US doo-wop group from Harlem, New York)
recording of:
Rudolph, the Red‐Nosed Reindeer
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)
The Cadillacs2:20
7You're My Christmas Present
recording of:
You're My Christmas Present
writer:
Jimmy Beaumont and Joe Rock (US songwriter/band manager)
The Skyliners2:47
8It's Christmas Once Again
Frankie Lymon2:22
9Merry Merry Christmas Baby
recording of:
Happy, Happy Birthday Baby
writer:
Gilbert Lopez and Margo Sylvia
publisher:
Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher)
Margo Sylvia & The Tune Weavers2:30
10Merry Twist-mas
recording of:
Merry Twist-mas
writer:
Wally Hall (songwriter), Charles Singleton (composer/lyricist) and Mack Wolfson
The Marcels2:07
11Merry Christmas Darling (and a Happy New Year)
The Uniques2:17
12Just a Lonely Christmas
recording of:
Just a Lonely Christmas
composer:
Alan Freed (American disc jockey) and Harvey Fuqua
The Moonglows2:29
13(It's Gonna Be a) Lonely Christmas
The Orioles3:21
14A Christmas Long Ago (Jingle, Jingle)
recording of:
Christmas Long Ago
The Echelons3:12
15(It's a) Happy Holiday
The Shells1:50
16White Christmas
The Statues2:43
17What Are You Doing New Year's Eve?
The Orioles2:56
18After New Year's Eve
recording of:
After New Year's Eve
writer:
William Miller (songwriter) and James "Shep" Sheppard
The Heartbeats2:46

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ASIN:US: B0000032VI [info]