Christmas Classics

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Tracklist

▼ Digital Media 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town
vocals:
Frank Sinatra (American singer and actor, “Ol’ Blue Eyes”) (on 1947-12-28)
conductor:
Axel Stordahl
arranger:
Axel Stordahl
cover recording of:
Santa Claus Is Coming to Town (on 1947-12-28)
lyricist:
Haven Gillespie (in 1932)
composer:
J. Fred Coots (in 1932)
publisher:
EMI Feist Catalog Inc., EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), EMI United Partnership Ltd., Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd., Haven Gillespie Music Publishing, Jobete Music Co., Inc., Leo Feist Ltd, Leo Feist, Inc., SBK United Partnership and The Songwriters Guild
recording of:
Santa Claus Is Coming to Town
lyricist:
Haven Gillespie (in 1932)
composer:
J. Fred Coots (in 1932)
publisher:
EMI Feist Catalog Inc., EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), EMI United Partnership Ltd., Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd., Haven Gillespie Music Publishing, Jobete Music Co., Inc., Leo Feist Ltd, Leo Feist, Inc., SBK United Partnership and The Songwriters Guild
Frank Sinatra42:35
2The Twelve Days of Christmas
cover recording of:
The Twelve Days of Christmas
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Frederic Austin (in 1909)
publisher:
Shawnee Press Inc.
Ray Conniff4:19
3(It Must’ve Been Ol’) Santa Claus
recording of:
It Must Have Been Ol’ Santa Claus
lyricist and composer:
Harry Connick, Jr.
Harry Connick, Jr.4:36
4Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
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)
Tony Bennett3:02
5Every Year, Every Christmas
recording engineer and mixer:
Ray Bardani
synthesizer programming:
Jason Miles (jazz producer/keyboardist)
executive producer:
Luther Vandross
producer:
Luther Vandross
editor:
Max Risenhoover
bass:
Marcus Miller (jazz musician)
guitar:
Paul Jackson, Jr.
piano:
Nat Adderley, Jr.
Rhodes piano [Fender Rhodes]:
John “Skip” Anderson (funk/soul producer and songwriter)
lead vocals:
Luther Vandross
strings arranger:
Nat Adderley, Jr.
arranger:
John “Skip” Anderson (funk/soul producer and songwriter), Richard Marx and Luther Vandross
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 1995)
recorded at:
The Hit Factory Studios in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
mixed at:
The Hit Factory in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Every Year, Every Christmas
writer:
Richard Marx and Luther Vandross
publisher:
Chi‐Boy Music (in 1995), EMI April Music Inc. (in 1995) and Uncle Ronnie’s Music Company Inc. (in 1995)
Luther Vandross5:05
6Adeste Fideles (O Come All Ye Faithful)
orchestra:
Axel Stordahl and His Orchestra (on 1946-08-08)
conductor:
Axel Stordahl
arranger:
Axel Stordahl
recording of:
O Come, All Ye Faithful (English version of Latin “Adeste fideles”) (on 1946-08-08)
lyricist and composer:
John Francis Wade (from 1740 until 1743)
translator:
Frederick Oakeley (in 1841)
translated version of:
Adeste fideles (original latin version)
Frank Sinatra with The Ken Lane Singers2:36
7Here We Come A‐Caroling / We Wish You a Merry Christmas
performer:
The Ray Charles Singers
medley including a recording of:
Here We Come A-wassailing
lyricist:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist) (in 1850)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 209)
medley including a recording of:
We Wish You a Merry Christmas
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
Perry Como1:38
8Ring Christmas Bells
recording of:
Ring Christmas Bells
writer:
Ray Conniff
Ray Conniff2:29
9O Christmas Tree
recording engineer:
Dae Bennett (in 2008)
producer:
Phil Ramone
mixer:
Dae Bennett
double bass [bass]:
Paul Langosch (in 2008)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Harold Jones (jazz drummer) (in 2008)
guitar:
Gray Sargent (in 2008)
piano:
Lee Musiker (in 2008)
vocals:
Tony Bennett (US jazz/standards vocalist) (in 2008)
orchestra:
Count Basie Big Band (in 2008)
arranger:
Lee Musiker
cover recording of:
O Christmas Tree (English version of German "O Tannenbaum") (in 2008)
lyricist:
Ernst Anschütz (in 1824)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
translator:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
translated version of:
O Tannenbaum (original German version)
Tony Bennett3:27
10Snow
Rosemary Clooney with Percy Faith & His Orchestra2:41
11I’ll Be Home for Christmas
double bass:
Bill Black (US bassist/leader for Elvis/Bill Black's Combo)
guitar:
Scotty Moore (American guitarist and recording engineer)
membranophone:
D.J. Fontana
additional background vocals:
The Jordanaires
lead vocals:
Elvis Presley (“The King of Rock and Roll”)
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
Elvis Presley1:56
12Medley: Caroling, Caroling / The First Noel / Hark! The Herald Angels Sing / Silent Night
medley including a recording of:
Caroling, Caroling
lyricist:
Wihla Hutson
composer:
Alfred S. Burt (composer of Christmas carols)
publisher:
TRO Essex Music Ltd.
medley including a 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
medley including a 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
medley including a recording of:
The First Noël
publisher:
William B. Sandys (in 1823, in 1833)
additional lyricist:
Davies Gilbert (in 1823)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
additional arranger:
Sir John Stainer (in 1871)
arranger:
Davies Gilbert (in 1823)
part of:
The New English Hymnal (hymn book) (number: 36)
version of:
The First Nowell
part of:
Meet Me in St. Louis (1944 film)
Perry Como4:51
13It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year
engineer and mixer:
Vince Caro
producer:
Tracey Freeman
conductor:
Harry Connick, Jr.
arranger and orchestrator:
Harry Connick, Jr.
Harry Connick, Jr.3:28
14Blue Christmas
producer:
Jimmy Bowen (producer, rockabilly musician and songwriter)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Dean Martin Family Trust
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.
Dean Martin2:14
15Auld Lang Syne
producer:
Walter Afanasieff and Kenny G (saxophonist)
arranger:
Walter Afanasieff and Kenny G (saxophonist)
instrumental cover recording of:
Auld Lang Syne (original Scots version, lyrics by Robert Burns)
lyricist:
Robert Burns (18th century Scottish poet/lyricist) (in 1788)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
publisher:
Songs of Universal, Inc.
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 6294)
translated version of:
Auld Lang Syne (tr. Sbait)
Kenny G4:53
16Merry Christmas Baby
engineer:
Al Pachucki
bass:
Norbert Putnam (on 1971-05-15)
drums (drum set):
Kenny Buttrey (on 1971-05-15), Jerry Carrigan (US drummer) (on 1971-05-15) and Larry Londin (on 1971-05-15)
guitar:
James Burton (guitarist) (on 1971-05-15) and Chip Young (American session guitarist, bassist, producer in the genre of country) (on 1971-05-15)
harmonica:
Charlie McCoy (white blues harmonica player, 1960s-present) (on 1971-05-15)
organ:
Charlie McCoy (white blues harmonica player, 1960s-present) (on 1971-05-15) and Glen Spreen (Arranger, keyboardist, producer, conductor, and songwriter) (on 1971-05-15)
percussion:
Larry Londin (on 1971-05-15) and Charlie McCoy (white blues harmonica player, 1960s-present) (on 1971-05-15)
piano:
David Briggs (English organist and composer) (on 1971-05-15)
solo guitar:
Eddie Hinton (on 1971-05-15)
vocals:
Ginger Holladay (American singer-songwriter) (on 1971-05-15), The Imperials (gospel/CCM group) (on 1971-05-15), Millie Kirkham (on 1971-05-15) and Temple Riser (on 1971-05-15)
recorded at:
RCA Studio B (Nashville, TN) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1971-05-15)
cover recording of:
Merry Christmas Baby (on 1971-05-15)
writer:
Lou Baxter and Johnny Moore (US blues guitarist, Three Blazers)
publisher:
Anne-Rachel Music Corp., St. Louis Music Corp., Unichappell Music, Inc. and Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.
Elvis Presley45:44
17Do You Hear What I Hear
cover 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)
Gladys Knight & the Pips3:56
18Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!
vocals:
Andy Williams (US pop/jazz vocalist) (in 1965)
conductor:
Robert Mersey
arranger:
Robert Mersey
recording of:
Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! (in 1965)
lyricist:
Sammy Cahn (in 1945-07)
composer:
Jule Styne (in 1945-07)
publisher:
Cahn Music Company, Chappell & Co., Chappell/Morris Ltd., Cherry Lane Music Ltd., Imagen Music, Producers Music Publishing Co., Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner Chappell North America and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
Andy Williams2:17
19Silent Night, Holy Night
Mahalia Jackson5:04
20A Hazy Shade of Winter
recording engineer:
Roy Halee
assistant producer:
Bob Johnston (US record producer and early rockebilly singer)
producer:
Art Garfunkel, Roy Halee and Paul Simon (of Simon & Garfunkel)
vocals and performer:
Art Garfunkel and Paul Simon (of Simon & Garfunkel)
recording of:
A Hazy Shade of Winter (on 1966-09-07)
lyricist and composer:
Paul Simon (of Simon & Garfunkel)
publisher:
Paul Simon Music
Simon & Garfunkel3.72:17
21The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)
Johnny Mathis4:16
22Kay Thompson’s Jingle Bells
arranger:
Johnny Mandel (American composer and arranger)
cover recording of:
Kay Thompson's Jingle Bells
writer:
Kay Thompson
arrangement of:
Jingle Bells
Andy Williams2:04
23Frosty the Snowman
The Ray Conniff Singers2:19
24Christmas in Dixie
Kenny Chesney3:38
25Winter Weather (mono recording)
cover recording of:
Winter Weather
lyricist and composer:
Ted Shapiro
Peggy Lee3:00
26It Won’t Seem Like Christmas (Without You)
engineer:
Al Pachucki
background vocals:
The Imperials Quartet (gospel/CCM group) (on 1971-05-15)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Music (in 1971)
recorded at:
RCA Studio B (Nashville, TN) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1971-05-15)
recording of:
It Won’t Seem Like Christmas (Without You) (on 1971-05-15)
lyricist and composer:
J.A. Balthrop
publisher:
Bob Wes Music, Cherry River Music, Elvis Presley Music and R&H Music
Elvis Presley2:42
27We Wish You a Merry Christmas
Patti Page2:00
28Away in a Manger
Julie Andrews3:53
29Happy Holiday
recording of:
Happy Holiday (from 1966-08-17 until 1966-08-18)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin
publisher:
Irving Berlin Music Corp., Warner Chappell Ltd., 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
Percy Faith & His Orchestra & Chorus1:58
30Winter Wonderland
cover recording of:
Winter Wonderland
lyricist:
Richard B. Smith (wrote lyrics to “Winter Wonderland”)
composer:
Felix Bernard
publisher:
Bregman, Vocco & Conn, Inc., EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), Francis, Day & Hunter, Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
Dean Martin2:08
31Jingle Bells?
engineer:
Jack Lattig and Rafael O. Valentin
producer:
Jack Gold
vocals:
Barbra Streisand
conductor:
Marty Paich
arranger:
Marty Paich
recording of:
Jingle Bells? (adapted by Jack Gold and Marty Paich)
lyricist and composer:
James Lord Pierpont
arranger:
Jack Gold and Marty Paich
publisher:
Emanuel Music Corp. (ended) and BJS Music Corp.
arrangement of:
Jingle Bells
Barbra Streisand1:54
32Mary’s Boy Child
producer:
Dennis Farnon and Henri René
bass:
Meyer "Mike" Rubin (US bassist 1930s - 1960s) (on 1956-07-20)
bass clarinet:
Antonio Villa (on 1956-07-20)
cello:
Ennio Bolognini (on 1956-07-20)
congas:
Wally Fernez (on 1956-07-20)
French horn:
Attilo DePalma (on 1956-07-20)
guitar:
Frantz Casséus (on 1956-07-20)
guitar family:
Millard Thomas (on 1956-07-20)
harp:
Marjorie Call (on 1956-07-20)
percussion:
Arnold Manchester (on 1956-07-20) and Louis Singer (percussionist) (on 1956-07-20)
piano:
Hal Hidey (on 1956-07-20)
saxophone:
Victor Garber (50s US saxophonist) (on 1956-07-20), Jules Jacob (US jazz woodwind player) (on 1956-07-20), Ted Nash (40s-80s US swing reedman, uncle of the other) (on 1956-07-20) and Wilbur Schwartz (on 1956-07-20)
viola:
Joseph Reilich (on 1956-07-20)
violin:
Israel Baker (violinist) (on 1956-07-20), Jerome G. Kasin (on 1956-07-20), Robert Levine (pianist) (on 1956-07-20), Gustave Rosseels (on 1956-07-20), Myron Sandler (on 1956-07-20) and Marshall Sosson (on 1956-07-20)
vocals:
Harry Belafonte (on 1956-07-20)
conductor:
Will Lorin (on 1956-07-20)
recorded at:
Radio Recorders Studios (Santa Monica Blvd. location since 1949) in West Hollywood, California, United States (on 1956-07-20)
recording of:
Mary’s Boy Child (on 1956-07-20)
lyricist and composer:
Jester Hairston
publisher:
Bourne Music Ltd.
Harry Belafonte2:58
33Silver Bells (from “The Lemon Drop Kid”)
recording of:
Silver Bells
lyricist and composer:
Ray Evans (US lyricist) and Jay Livingston
publisher:
Famous Music (renamed since 2007-05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody), Famous Music Publishing Limited, Jay Livingston Music Inc., Paramount Music Corporation and Sony/ATV Harmony (in 1950)
Perry Como2:30
34Here Comes Santa Claus (Down Santa Claus Lane)
recording of:
Here Comes Santa Claus (Right Down Santa Claus Lane)
lyricist and composer:
Gene Autry (“The Singing Cowboy”), Oakley Haldeman and Harriett Melka
publisher:
Campbell Connelly & Co., Remick Music Corp., Warner Bros. Music Corp. and Gene Autry Music Publishing, Inc. (on 1947-11-20)
Doris Day2:36
35Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
producer:
Irving Townsend
vocals:
Mahalia Jackson
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
Mahalia Jackson3:37
36I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus
recording of:
I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus
lyricist and composer:
Tommie Connor (English songwriter)
publisher:
Blue Ribbon Music Ltd., Herman Music, Inc., Jewel Music Publishing Co., Inc. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Regent Music (BMI)
Jimmy Boyd2:30
37White Christmas
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 1979)
Willie Nelson2:45
387 O’Clock News / Silent Night
producer:
Bob Johnston (US record producer and early rockebilly singer)
recording of:
7 O’Clock News/Silent Night
composer:
Paul Simon (of Simon & Garfunkel)
revision of:
Silent Night (Christmas carol, English translation)
Simon & Garfunkel1.32:03
39The Night Before Christmas Song
recording of:
The Night Before Christmas Song (on 1952-06-20)
lyricist:
Clement Clarke Moore
composer:
Johnny Marks (American songwriter)
publisher:
St. Nicholas Music Inc. (on 1952-07-18)
is based on:
A Visit From St. Nicholas
Gene Autry42:48
40We Need a Little Christmas
Angela Lansbury3:03
41A Christmas to Remember
recording of:
A Christmas to Remember
lyricist and composer:
Dolly Parton
Dolly Parton33:42
42Panis Angelicus
miscellaneous support:
Chris Laws (engineer, keyboardist & songwriter) (task: Protools)
programming:
Chris Laws (engineer, keyboardist & songwriter)
engineer:
Chris Laws (engineer, keyboardist & songwriter) and Daniel Pursey (engineer)
producer:
Steve Mac (British pop producer/songwriter Steve McCutcheon)
mixer:
Ren Swan
orchestrator:
Dave Arch (pianist, conductor, arranger and composer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Simco Limited (not for release label use, for copyright/licensor use only) (in 2005)
recorded at and mixed at:
Rokstone Studios in Parsons Green, Hammersmith and Fulham, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Messe solennelle en la majeur, op. 12 : V. Panis Angelicus
lyricist:
St. Thomas Aquinas
composer:
César Franck (Belgian-born French composer) (in 1860)
part of:
Messe solennelle en la majeur, op. 12
Il Divo3:45
43All I Want for Christmas Is You
recording engineer:
Dae Bennett (in 2008)
producer:
Phil Ramone
mixer:
Dae Bennett
double bass [bass]:
Paul Langosch (in 2008)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Harold Jones (jazz drummer) (in 2008)
guitar:
Gray Sargent (in 2008)
harmonica:
Toots Thielemans (in 2008)
piano:
Monty Alexander (in 2008)
vocals:
Tony Bennett (US jazz/standards vocalist) (in 2008)
orchestra:
Count Basie Big Band (in 2008)
cover recording of:
A Christmas Love Song
lyricist:
Alan Bergman (American lyricist) and Marilyn Bergman
composer:
Johnny Mandel (American composer and arranger)
publisher:
Threesome Music (ended), Marissa Music and Spirit Two Music Crescendo
Tony Bennett4:16
44When a Child Is Born (Soleado)
recording of:
When a Child Is Born
lyricist:
Fred Jay
composer:
Zacar
publisher:
Ardmore & Beechwood Music Ltd., Ardmore and Beechwood Ltd. and Beechwood Music Corp.
Gladys Knight & the Pips feat. Johnny Mathis3:56
45(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 Manilow32:25
46The Christmas Waltz
Johnny Mathis2:37
47Once Upon a Christmas
recording of:
Once Upon a Christmas
lyricist and composer:
Dolly Parton
Dolly Parton44:25
48Sleigh Ride
Tex Beneke with Paula Kelly3:00
49Snowfall
recording of:
Snowfall
writer:
Claude Thornhill and Ruth Thornhill
publisher:
Chappell
Doris Day3:20
50Christmas Present
recording of:
Christmas Present
lyricist and composer:
Sydney Robin
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd.
Doris Day2:47
51Because It’s Christmas (For All the Children) / Excerpt From Händel’s Messiah (“For Unto Us a Child Is Born…”)
producer:
Eddie Arkin and Barry Manilow
arranger:
Eddie Arkin and Barry Manilow
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, Inc. (manufacturing and distribution company, do not add releases here) (in 1990)
recording of:
Because It’s Christmas (For All the Children)
lyricist:
Jack Feldman and Bruce Sussman
composer:
Barry Manilow
publisher:
Appoggiatura Music, Inc., Camp Songs Music, Universal Music Careers, 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
Barry Manilow3:53
52O Little Town of Bethlehem
cover recording of:
O Little Town of Bethlehem (traditional carol with the tune “St. Louis”, as commonly sung in the U.S.)
lyricist:
Phillips Brooks (in 1868)
composer:
Lewis Henry Redner (in 1868)
is based on:
St. Louis (hymn tune)
Jim Reeves2:18
53What Are You Doing New Year’s Eve?
synthesizer programming:
Matt Della Polla
engineer:
Humberto Gatica and David Reitzas
producer:
William Ross (composer, orchestrator, arranger, conductor) and Barbra Streisand
mixer:
David Reitzas
vocals:
Barbra Streisand
conductor:
William Ross (composer, orchestrator, arranger, conductor)
arranger:
William Ross (composer, orchestrator, arranger, conductor)
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 2001)
mixed at:
Grandma’s House in Malibu, California, United States
recording of:
What Are You Doing New Year’s Eve
lyricist and composer:
Frank Loesser
publisher:
Frank Music Corp. (in 1947) and MPL Music Publishing Inc. (in 1947)
sub-publisher:
Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label) and ヤマハミュージックEH(CM)
Barbra Streisand3:54
54The Little Road to Bethlehem
Judy Collins2:50
55C‐H‐R‐I‐S‐T‐M‐A‐S
recording of:
C-H-R-I-S-T-M-A-S
lyricist:
Jenny Lou Carson (in 1949)
composer:
Eddy Arnold (in 1949)
publisher:
Hill and Range Songs, Inc. (on 1949-10-30)
Eddy Arnold2:27
56My Christmas Prayer
recording of:
My Christmas Prayer
arranger:
Jerome Jerry Bresler and Lyn Duddy
is based on:
Auld Lang Syne (original Scots version, lyrics by Robert Burns)
Bobby Vinton3:16
57Swingin’ Them Jingle Bells
double bass:
Charles Turner (US jazz bassist, active 1930s) (on 1936-11-29)
drums (drum set):
Slick Jones (on 1936-11-29)
guitar:
Al Casey (US jazz/soul guitarist) (on 1936-11-29)
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1936-11-29)
reeds:
Gene Sedric (on 1936-11-29)
trumpet:
Herman Autrey (Jazz trumpet player) (on 1936-11-29)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1936-11-29)
recording of:
Swingin’ Them Jingle Bells (on 1936-11-29)
lyricist and composer:
Joe Davis (US lyricist, producer, publisher & promoter)
Fats Waller2:56
58Santa Claus Came in the Spring (from “Beat the Band”)
cover recording of:
Santa Claus Came in the Spring
writer:
Matty Malneck and Johnny Mercer
recording of:
Santa Claus Came in the Spring
writer:
Matty Malneck and Johnny Mercer
Benny Goodman3:09
59This Christmas
Gladys Knight & the Pips33:28
60Parade of the Wooden Soldiers
recording of:
The Parade of the Wooden Soldiers (ballad)
lyricist:
Ballard MacDonald (in 1922)
composer:
Léon Jessel (in 1897)
version of:
Die Parade der Zinnsoldaten, op. 123
Ford Leary with Larry Clinton & His Orchestra2:42
61That’s What I Want for Christmas
vocals:
Nancy Wilson (jazz/blues/soul singer)
recording of:
That's What I Want for Christmas (in 1963)
orchestrator:
Jimmy Jones (jazz pianist, active years 1936-1975)
writer:
Earl Lawrence
Nancy Wilson2:18
62Little Drummer Boy
Henry Mancini3:14
63It Came Upon a Midnight Clear (78rpm version)
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)
Frank Sinatra with Axel Stordahl & His Orchestra3:25
64And the Angels Sing
recording engineer:
Ray Hall (engineer)
producer:
Hugo and Luigi (US producers Luigi Creatore & Hugo Peretti)
vocals:
Della Reese
conductor:
Neal Hefti
arranger:
Neal Hefti
recorded at:
RCA Victor Studios (Midtown New York (A,B,C,D,E,F)) in New York, New York, United States
Della Reese2:39
65Oh Happy Day
recording of:
Oh Happy Day (Hawkins' 1967 gospel arrangement)
lyricist:
Philip Doddridge
composer:
Edward Francis Rimbault (in 1854)
arranger:
Edwin Hawkins (in 1967)
publisher:
Edwin R Hawkins Music Co, EMI U Catalog Inc. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and EMI United Partnership Ltd.
arrangement of:
Oh Happy Day
version of:
O Happy Day, That Fixed My Choice (mid‐19th century version, with new melody and a chorus by Rimbault)
The Edwin Hawkins Singers5:09