The Christmas Album

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1All I Want for Christmas Is You
additional programming:
Dan Shea
programming:
Walter Afanasieff
synthesizer programming:
Gary Cirimelli
producer:
Walter Afanasieff and Mariah Carey
bass synthesizer, drums (drum set) and keyboard:
Walter Afanasieff
guitar family:
Dann Huff
background vocals:
Melonie Daniels, Kelly Price and Shanrae Price
arranger:
Walter Afanasieff and Mariah Carey
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (Sony Music Entertainment, Inc., NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 1994) and Columbia Records (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Music Entertainment, only use for manufacturing/distribution and copyright holding) (in 2024)
part of:
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2020 (number: 67) and Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 97)
recording of:
All I Want for Christmas Is You
writer:
Walter Afanasieff and Mariah Carey
publisher:
Kobalt Music Copyrights SARL, Rye Songs, Sony ATV Music Publishing (1995–2020), Sony Songs Inc., Sony Tunes Inc., Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP), Tamal Vista Music, UMPG Publishing, Universal Tunes, Wallyworld Music and Warner Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.)
Mariah Carey4.254:01
2Last 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 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division), ヤマハミュージックパブリッシング (Yamaha Music Publishing) (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 (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) (from 2017-04-01 to present)
Wham!4.44:22
3Merry Christmas Everyone
executive producer:
Shakin’ Stevens
producer:
Dave Edmunds
vocals:
Shakin’ Stevens
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Epic Records (a division of Sony Music Entertainment; holding company, not a release label) (in 1985) and Sony BMG Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! UK subsidiary of Sony BMG Music Entertainment) (in 1985)
recording of:
Merry Christmas Everyone
lyricist and composer:
Bob Heatlie (songwriter)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated)
Shakin’ Stevens4.253:41
4HallelujahPentatonix54:28
5Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
recording engineer and mixer:
Michael C. Ross (US engineer, active 1980s–present)
miscellaneous support:
Bill Hughes (strings) (task: orchestra contractor)
programming:
Tal Herzberg
assistant engineer:
Chris Wonzer
producer:
Ron Fair (veteran A&R executive, record producer arranger, recording engineer and songwriter)
bass:
Chuck Berghofer (Jazz bassist)
celesta:
Mike Watts (British musician; brother of Raymond Watts)
cello:
Anne Karam, Cecilia Tsan (cellist), Steve Erdody, Stefanie Fife, Judy Johnson (cellist), Earl Madison, Ray Kelley and Tim Landauer
double bass [contra bass]:
Oscar Hidalgo (double bassist), Norman Ludwin (Bassist) and Sue Ranney (double bass)
drums (drum set):
Peter Erskine (American jazz drummer)
French horn:
Jerry Folsom, Marni Johnson, Joe Meyer (French horn player) and Brian O’Connor (French hornist)
guitar:
John Goux
percussion:
Larry Bunker
piano:
Tom Ranier (American jazz pianist, clarinetist, composer & arranger)
viola:
Matt Funes, Mimi Granat (American violist), Scott Haupert (violinist), Renita Koven, Jorge Moraga, Carole Mukogawa, Ray Tischer and Robin Ross
violin:
Assa Drori, Frances Moore, Armen Garabedian, Galina Golovin, Agnes Gottschewski, Endre Granat (Hungarian violinist), Joe Ketendjian, Joel De Rouin, Tiffany Ju, Kathy Lenski, Kirstin Fife, Johana Krejci, Gary Kuo, Natalie Leggett, Lily Ho‐Chen, Mario De Leon, Liane Mautner, Katia Popov, Barbra Porter (violinist, photographer) and Bob Sanov
woodwind:
Gene Cipriano, Gary Foster (woodwind instrumentalist), Dan Higgins (saxophonist and woodwind recording artist), Jack Nimitz (American saxophonist and clarinet player), Don Shelton (clarinetist, flutist, alto saxophonist and jazz vocalist) and Sheridon Stokes (American flautist, composer, and studio musician)
lead vocals:
Christina Aguilera
conductor:
Don Sebesky
arranger:
Don Sebesky
concertmaster:
Assa Drori
recording of:
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
writer:
Ralph Blane (in 1943) and Hugh Martin (in 1943)
publisher:
EMI April Music Inc., EMI Feist Catalog Inc., EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), EMI Publishing, 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 (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label), フジパシフィック音楽出版 SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music Inc. SBK Division) (until 2014-12-31) and フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music SBK Department) (from 2015-01-01 to present)
part of:
Meet Me in St. Louis (1944 film)
Christina Aguilera44:03
6Jingle Bell Rock
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
RCA Records (not for release label use! for the imprint, please use “RCA” instead) (in 1983)
recording of:
Jingle Bell Rock
writer:
Joe Beal and Jim Boothe
publisher:
Anne Rachel Music Corp, Carlin and Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA)
cover recording of:
Jingle Bell Rock
writer:
Joe Beal and Jim Boothe
publisher:
Anne Rachel Music Corp, Carlin and Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA)
Daryl Hall & John Oates2:02
7Santa Claus Is Coming to Town
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:
Santa Claus Is Coming to Town (from 1963-09 until 1963-10)
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
sub-publisher:
フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music SBK Department) 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 (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label)
The Crystals3:24
8Sleigh Ride
Karmin3:04
9I’ll Be Home
programming and engineer:
Meghan Trainor (American singer)
producer:
Meghan Trainor (American singer) and Meghan Trainor (American singer) (lead vocals)
mixer:
Manny Marroquin
guitar, piano, background vocals and lead vocals:
Meghan Trainor (American singer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Epic Records (a division of Sony Music Entertainment; holding company, not a release label) (in 2025)
cover recording of:
I’ll Be Home
lyricist and composer:
Meghan Trainor (American singer)
publisher:
Year of the Dog Music
Meghan Trainor3:39
10My Only Wish (This Year)
producer:
Brian Kierulf (American songwriter, producer, and bassist) and Josh Schwartz
performer:
Britney Spears
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
2000 Zomba Recording Corporation (not strictly a label - avoid adding releases here)
produced for:
KNS Productions, Inc.
recording of:
My Only Wish (This Year)
writer:
Brian Kierulf (American songwriter, producer, and bassist) and Josh Schwartz
publisher:
Kierulf Songs, Mugsy Boy Publishing (BMI-affiliated), Universal Music–Z Songs and Zomba Songs Inc.
Britney Spears44:14
11Santa Baby
Eartha Kitt3:26
12Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!Frank Sinatra with The B. Swanson Quartet3.352:35
13Blue Christmas
engineer:
Thorne Nogar
acoustic guitar and lead vocals:
Elvis Presley (“The King of Rock and Roll”) (on 1957-09-05)
double bass:
Bill Black (US bassist/leader for Elvis/Bill Black's Combo) (on 1957-09-05)
drums (drum set):
D.J. Fontana (on 1957-09-05)
electric guitar:
Scotty Moore (American guitarist and recording engineer) (on 1957-09-05)
piano:
Dudley Brooks (on 1957-09-05)
background vocals:
The Jordanaires (on 1957-09-05) and Millie Kirkham (on 1957-09-05)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
RCA Victor (in 1957), Sony Music Entertainment (Sony Music Entertainment, Inc., NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 1957) and Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Sony BMG Music Entertainment, Inc., Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008) (in 1968)
recorded at:
Radio Recorders Studios (Santa Monica Blvd. location since 1949) in West Hollywood, California, United States (on 1957-09-05)
cover recording of:
Blue Christmas (on 1957-09-05)
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.
Elvis Presley3.52:06
14It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 1963)
recording of:
It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas (on 1951-09-10)
lyricist and composer:
Meredith Willson (in 1951)
publisher:
Frank Music Corp., Meredith Willson Music LLC and MPL Music Publishing
Perry Como & The Fontane Sisters with Mitchell Ayres and His Orchestra2:35
15It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year
recording of:
It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year
writer:
Eddie Pola and George Wyle
publisher:
Barnaby Music Corp., EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), EMI Songs Ltd., IQ Music Ltd. and ピアーミュージック (Peer Music Japan, Japan, subsidiary of Nichion)
Andy Williams2:45
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1Mary’s Boy Child / Oh My Lord
producer:
Frank Farian
background vocals and lead vocals:
Marcia Barrett, Frank Farian and Liz Mitchell
recording of:
Mary’s Boy Child / Oh My Lord
lyricist:
Frank Farian, Jester Hairston, Fred Jay and Heinz Korn (composer and songwriter, „Doppel-Korn“)
composer:
Frank Farian, Jester Hairston and Fred Jay
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships)
medley of:
Oh My Lord
medley of:
Mary’s Boy Child
Boney M.4:02
2This Christmas
cover recording of:
This Christmas
writer:
Donny Hathaway and Nadine McKinnor
publisher:
BMG Songs, Inc., Crystal Raisin Music, Kuumba Music, Microhits Music Corp., The Estate of Donny Hathaway, Universal Music–MGB Songs, WB Music Corp. (1929–2019), 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 (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label), ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division) and 大洋音楽 (Taiyō Music)
Chris Brown3:17
3Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays*NSYNC24:10
4Love Me Like You (Christmas mix)
remix of:
Love Me Like You by Little Mix (British girl group)
recording of:
Love Me Like You
writer:
Camille Purcell (Camille Purcell), James Newman, Iain James and Steve Mac (British pop producer/songwriter Steve McCutcheon)
Little Mix3:29
5One More Sleep
recording of:
One More Sleep
writer:
Jez Ashurst, Bradford Ellis (soundtrack composer, engineer, producer), Iain James, Leona Lewis and Richard “Biff” Stannard
Leona Lewis3:59
6Underneath the Tree
producer:
Greg Kurstin (in 2013)
mixer:
Serban Ghenea (in 2013)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
RCA Records (not for release label use! for the imprint, please use “RCA” instead) (in 2013)
recording of:
Underneath the Tree (in 2013)
writer:
Kelly Clarkson (in 2013) and Greg Kurstin (in 2013)
Kelly Clarkson33:49
7Christmas Day
producer:
Dido (English singer‐songwriter) and Rikki
performer:
Dido (English singer‐songwriter)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
2000 Arista Records (not an imprint, use “Arista” for release labels) and Arista Records, Inc. (manufacturing and distribution company, do not add releases here) (from 2000 to present)
recording of:
Christmas Day
writer:
Dido (English singer‐songwriter) and Rollo Armstrong
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd., Universal Music–MGB Songs, Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019) and WC Music Corp.
Dido2.654:02
8Don’t Save It All for Christmas Day
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (Canada) Inc. (not for release label use! pre-Aug 2004 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment Inc.) (in 1998)
recording of:
Don’t Save It All for Christmas Day
writer:
Céline Dion (Celine Dion), Ric Wake and Peter Zizzo
publisher:
Connotation Music, Pez Music and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Co. (Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corporation, publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Céline Dion34:35
9Joy to the World
arranger:
John Andrew Schreiner
cover 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)
Aretha Franklin33:02
10White Christmas
producer:
Michael Bolton and David Foster (Canadian music producer, arranger and composer)
lead vocals:
Michael Bolton
arranger:
Michael Bolton and David Foster (Canadian music producer, arranger and composer)
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 1992)
cover recording of:
White Christmas
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), Warner/Chappell Music, Hong Kong Limited (華納音樂版權香港有限公司, 1995–2019), シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
part of:
The 15th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 15)
Michael Bolton43:41
11O 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 (O Fir Tree, original German version)
Tony Bennett3:27
12O Holy Night
engineer:
Chris Laws (engineer, keyboardist & songwriter), Mike Ross‐Trevor (engineer), Daniel Pursey (engineer) and Ren Swan
producer:
Steve Mac (British pop producer/songwriter Steve McCutcheon)
choir vocals arranger:
Dave Arch (pianist, conductor, arranger and composer)
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)
produced for:
Rokstone Productions
recorded at:
Rokstone Studios in Parsons Green, Hammersmith and Fulham, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom and Whitfield Street Studios (operating under this name only since 2004, see annotation for history) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
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”)
Il Divo3:59
13Deck the Halls / Silent Night
producer:
Mervyn Warren
lead vocals:
Whitney Houston
arranger:
Mervyn Warren
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
RCA/Jive Label Group (add no releases here!) (in 2003)
medley including a recording of:
Deck the Halls
lyricist:
Thomas Oliphant
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
is based on:
Nos Galan (Talhaiarn, “Goreu pleser ar Nos Galan”)
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)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 27088)
translated version of:
Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht
Whitney Houston24:29
14Winter Wonderland
John Legend1:52
1512 Nights of Christmas
R. Kelly33:43