NOW That’s What I Call Christmas

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Identifiers on Back Side

LC48653
CDNNNOW132 / 0196587512125

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Barcode (Scanned): 196587512125
Barcode (Text): 1 96587 51212 5
Label Code: LC48653
Rights Society: BIEM/SDRM
Matrix / Runout (CD 1): 58234776/00602448215451 21
Matrix / Runout (CD 2): 58234773/00602448215468 22
Matrix / Runout (CD 3): 58234770/00602448215475 21
Matrix / Runout (CD 4): 58234767/00602448215482 21
Other (CD 1 - Catalog Number): 0602448215451
Other (CD 2 - Catalog Number): 0602448215468
Other (CD 3 - Catalog Number): 0602448215475
Other (CD 4 - Catalog Number): 0602448215482

Annotation last modified on 2023-08-29 07:14 UTC.

Tracklist

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▼ CD 3
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Fairytale of New York
engineer:
Chris Dickie, Nick Lacey (engineer) and Roy Spong
producer:
Steve Lillywhite
vocals:
Kirsty MacColl
performer:
The Pogues (Irish-British Celtic punk band)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Music UK Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1987)
recorded at and mixed at:
RAK Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Fairytale of New York
composer:
Jeremy Fax Miner and Shane MacGowan
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd. and Perfect Songs Ltd.
The Pogues & Kirsty MacColl3.84:32
2Do They Know It’s Christmas?
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Band Aid Trust (in 2004)
recording of:
Do They Know It’s Christmas?
writer:
Bob Geldof and Midge Ure
publisher:
Chappell 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) 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)
Band Aid3.53:41
32000 Miles
engineer:
Steve Churchyard
producer:
Chris Thomas (UK record producer / remixer)
bass guitar:
Malcolm Foster
drums (drum set):
Martin Chambers
guitar:
Chrissie Hynde (rock singer-songwriter and founder of Pretenders) and Robbie McIntosh (English guitarist for The Pretenders)
vocals:
Chrissie Hynde (rock singer-songwriter and founder of Pretenders)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Music UK Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 2007)
recorded at:
Air Studios (located at Oxford Street 1970–1991) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
2000 Miles
lyricist and composer:
Chrissie Hynde (rock singer-songwriter and founder of Pretenders)
publisher:
Clive Banks Music, EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!) and Hynde House of Hits Music
Pretenders2.753:39
4Christmas Wrapping
The Waitresses4:21
5Christmas Lights
drums (drum set), percussion and background vocals:
Will Champion
electric bass guitar:
Guy Berryman
guitar:
Jonny Buckland
piano and lead vocals:
Chris Martin (lead singer of Coldplay)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Parlophone Records Limited (not for release label use! a Warner Music Group company) (in 2010)
music videos:
Christmas Lights by Coldplay
recording of:
Christmas Lights
writer:
Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, Will Champion and Chris Martin (lead singer of Coldplay)
publisher:
Universal Music Publishing MGB Ltd. and Universal Music–MGB Songs
Coldplay4:03
6Come on Home for Christmas
George Ezra3:01
7Home for Christmas
recording of:
Home for Christmas
lyricist and composer:
Kate Bush
Kate Bush1:46
8River (It’s Coming on Christmas)
cover recording of:
River
lyricist and composer:
Joni Mitchell
publisher:
Joni Mitchell Publishing Corp., ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 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)
Ellie Goulding4:03
9I Was Born on Christmas Day
Saint Etienne3:11
10Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)
engineer:
Larry Levine
producer:
Phil Spector
arranger:
Jack “Specs” Nitzsche (American musician and score composer)
recorded at:
Gold Star Recording Studio in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1963-09 until 1963-10)
recording of:
Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) (from 1963-09 until 1963-10)
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.
Darlene Love2:46
11Frosty the Snowman
engineer:
Larry Levine
producer:
Phil Spector
arranger:
Jack “Specs” Nitzsche (American musician and score composer)
recorded at:
Gold Star Recording Studio in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1963-09 until 1963-10)
cover recording of:
Frosty the Snow Man (from 1963-09 until 1963-10)
writer:
Steve Nelson (US songwriter who co-wrote “Frosty the Snowman”) and Walter E. Rollins
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09), Chappell & Co. (in 1950) and Hill and Range Songs, Inc. (on 1950-06-02)
The Ronettes2:17
12Rudolph the Red‐Nosed Reindeer
engineer:
Larry Levine
producer:
Phil Spector
arranger:
Jack “Specs” Nitzsche (American musician and score composer)
recorded at:
Gold Star Recording Studio in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1963-09 until 1963-10)
cover recording of:
Rudolph, the Red‐Nosed Reindeer (from 1963-09 until 1963-10)
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 Crystals2:32
13Here Comes Santa Claus
Gene Autry2:31
14Ring Christmas Bells
recording of:
Ring Christmas Bells
writer:
Ray Conniff
Ray Conniff & The Ray Conniff Singers2:30
15I’ll Be Home for Christmas
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
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
Doris Day2:25
16Santa Baby
vocals:
Eartha Kitt
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
RCA Victor (in 1953)
recording of:
Santa Baby (on 1953-10-05)
writer:
Joan Javits, Anthony Springer and Philip Springer
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, Tamir Music and TM Music Ltd.
Eartha Kitt3.53:24
17It’s Christmas
assistant recording engineer:
Edward Denholm, Gianluca Massimo (assistant engineer), Jack Mills (engineer) and Christopher James Parker
recording engineer:
Andrew Dudman (UK recording engineer and mixer, early 21c)
producer:
Jamie Cullum (pianist, jazz-pop artist), Tom Richards (band leader, composer and saxophonist) and Greg Wells
mixer:
Greg Wells
alto flute:
Paul Booth (Saxophone) and Martin Williams (brass player)
alto saxophone:
Graeme Blevins and Howard McGill
baritone saxophone and bass clarinet:
Claire McInerney
bell [bells]:
Tom Richards (band leader, composer and saxophonist)
cello:
Ian Burdge (cellist), Bozidar Vukotic (cellist), Tony Woollard and Chris Worsey (cellist)
clarinet:
Paul Booth (Saxophone), Claire McInerney and Martin Williams (brass player)
double bass:
Loz Garratt
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Brad Webb (English drummer)
flute:
Graeme Blevins, Paul Booth (Saxophone), Howard McGill, Claire McInerney and Martin Williams (brass player)
piano:
Jamie Cullum (pianist, jazz-pop artist), Tom Richards (band leader, composer and saxophonist) and Ross Stanley
tenor saxophone:
Martin Williams (brass player)
trombone:
Mark Frost (trombone), Trevor Mires, Nichol Thomson (British trombonist, trumpet, brass) and Alistair White
trumpet:
Louis Dowdeswell, Tom Rees-Roberts, Tom Richards (band leader, composer and saxophonist), Rory Simmons and Tom Walsh (UK brass player)
viola:
Ann Beilby (violist), Reiad Chibah (violist), Helen Kamminga (violist), Julia Knight (viola), Lydia Lowndes-Northcott (violist) and Kate Musker (violist)
violin:
Max Baillie, Daniel Bhattacharya, Natalia Bonner (violinist), Ben Buckton, Marianne Haynes (violinist), Jeremy Isaac (violinist), Beatrix Lovejoy (violinist), Rita Manning, Dorina Markoff (violinist), Ciaran McCabe (violinist), John Mills (violinist), Steve Morris (violinist), Everton Nelson (violinist), Tom Pigott‐Smith (violinist), Kate Robinson (violinist) and Patrick Savage (violinist)
vocals:
Jamie Cullum (pianist, jazz-pop artist)
conductor:
Tom Richards (band leader, composer and saxophonist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Jamie Cullum (pianist, jazz-pop artist) (in 2020)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
It’s Christmas
writer:
Jamie Cullum (pianist, jazz-pop artist)
Jamie Cullum3:13
18Saviour’s Day
producer:
Paul Moessl and Cliff Richard
vocals:
Cliff Richard
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1990)
recording of:
Saviour’s Day
lyricist and composer:
Chris Eaton
publisher:
SGO Music Publishing Ltd.
Cliff Richard4:53
19Someday at Christmas
producer:
Henry Cosby
performer:
Stevie Wonder
recording of:
Someday at Christmas
writer:
Ron Miller (Motown songwriter Ronald Norman Miller) and Bryan Wells
publisher:
Jobete Music Co., Inc. and Ron Miller Legacy Songtrust Publishing LLC (BMI)
Stevie Wonder52:49
20Do You Hear What I Hear?
assistant recording engineer:
Mark McKenna
recording engineer:
Scott Litt (producer and engineer) and Thom Panunzio
producer:
Jimmy Iovine
mixer:
Bob Clearmountain
bass:
Jimmy Johnson (US session bassist)
guitar:
Steve Lukather
membranophone:
Richie Hayward
percussion:
Bobbye Hall
piano:
Jai Winding
background vocals:
Darlene Love and Edna Wright
strings and synthesizer arranger:
Charles Judge
recorded at:
A&M Recording Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States and Reflection Sound Studios in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States
recording of:
Do You Hear What I Hear?
lyricist:
Noël Regney (in 1962)
composer:
Gloria Shayne Baker (in 1962)
publisher:
Blue Ribbon Music Ltd. and Jewel Music Publishing Co., Inc. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Whitney Houston33:31
21O Holy Night
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (Canada) Inc. (not for release label use! pre-Aug 2004 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment Inc.) (in 1998)
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”)
Céline Dion25:19
22Walking in the Air
producer:
John Altman and Alison Wallace
treble vocals:
Aled Jones
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1985)
cover recording of:
Walking in the Air (in 1985)
lyricist and composer:
Howard Blake
publisher:
Faber Music Ltd., Highbridge Music Ltd. and Howard David Blake
part of:
The Snowman (film soundtrack)
Aled Jones3:23
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Credits

Release

manufactured in:EU
recorded at:1975-12-12: Post Dome, C.W. Post College, Greenvale, NY, USA (1975-12-12)
rights society:BIEM (international rights organization representing member societies from 58 countries)
SDRM (Société pour l’administration du droit de reproduction mécanique, French mechanical reproduction rights society)
copyrighted (©) by and phonographic copyright (℗) by:Now That’s What I Call Music LLP (in 2022)
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