Superstar Christmas

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 6 available)

Tracklist

▼ CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Happy Xmas (War Is Over)
producer:
John Lennon (The Beatles), Yoko Ono (Japanese-American musician and artist) and Phil Spector
choir vocals:
The Harlem Community Choir
orchestra:
Plastic Ono Band
performer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Yoko Ono (Japanese-American musician and artist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (EMI Records Limited, not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1971)
recording of:
Happy Xmas (War Is Over)
lyricist and composer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Yoko Ono (Japanese-American musician and artist)
publisher:
Lenono Music and Ono Music
John Lennon & Yoko Ono4.23:34
2O Holy Night
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)
recording of:
O Holy Night (Mariah Carey arrangement)
lyricist:
John Sullivan Dwight (in 1855)
composer:
Adolphe Adam (composer) (in 1847)
arranger:
Walter Afanasieff and Mariah Carey
publisher:
Rye Songs, Sony Songs Inc., Sony Tunes, Inc. and Wallyworld Music
arrangement of:
O Holy Night
Mariah Carey3.654:29
3Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow
cover recording of:
Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!
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)
Frank Sinatra3.352:37
4Santa Claus Is Coming to Town
cover 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
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)
Michael Bolton54:07
5The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)
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:
The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)
lyricist:
Mel Tormé (“The Velvet Fog”) and Robert Wells (songwriter) (from 1944 until 1945)
composer:
Mel Tormé (“The Velvet Fog”) (from 1944 until 1945)
publisher:
Chappell/Morris Ltd., MPL Music Publishing Inc., Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP), Warner Chappell Ltd. and Edwin H. Morris & Co., Inc. (a division of MPL Communications Inc.) (from 1946 to present)
Céline Dion14:14
6Merry Christmas Baby
recording engineer:
Toby Scott (on 1980-12-31)
producer:
Jon Landau, Chuck Plotkin and Bruce Springsteen
mixer:
Bob Clearmountain
lead vocals:
Bruce Springsteen (on 1980-12-31)
performer:
The E Street Band (on 1980-12-31)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Bruce Springsteen (in 1986)
recorded at:
1980‐12‐31: Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale, NY, USA (1980-12-31 – 1981-01-01)
recorded at:
Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale, New York, United States (on 1980-12-31)
live cover recording of:
Merry Christmas Baby (on 1980-12-31)
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.
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band4:51
7Early Christmas Morning
edit of:
Early Christmas Morning by Cyndi Lauper
recording of:
Early Christmas Morning
writer:
Cyndi Lauper and Jan Pulsford
publisher:
Rellla Music Corp., Tenja Music, ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division) and 大洋音楽 (Taiyō Music)
Cyndi Lauper33:43
8Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
recording engineer:
Ray Bardani (lead vocals), Paul Brown (smooth jazz performer/producer) and Stanley Wallace
synthesizer programming:
Eric Caudieux
executive producer:
Luther Vandross
producer:
Luther Vandross
mixer:
Ray Bardani
bass:
Luico Hopper
drums (drum set):
Ivan Hampden
guitar:
Phil Hamilton
keyboard and piano:
Nat Adderley, Jr.
percussion:
Steve Kroon
solo saxophone:
Dick Oatts
lead vocals:
Luther Vandross
vocals:
Luther Vandross
arranger:
Nat Adderley, Jr.
orchestrator:
Earl McIntyre
concertmaster:
Peter Dimitriades
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Sony BMG Music Entertainment, Inc., Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008) (in 1995) and 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 1995)
mixed at:
The Hit Factory in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
cover 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)
Luther Vandross2.55:06
9Silent Night
producer:
Boyz II Men
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
Boyz II Men12:35
10Winter Wonderland
arranger:
Robert Farnon (composer, conductor, trumpet player)
cover recording of:
Winter Wonderland
lyricist:
Richard B. Smith (wrote lyrics to “Winter Wonderland”)
composer:
Felix Bernard
publisher:
Bregman, Vocco & Conn, Inc., EMI Music (Electric & Musical Industries Music, do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), Francis, Day & Hunter, Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin), Warner Chappell Music Inc., WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
Tony Bennett42:14
11You Make It Feel Like Christmas
bass:
Bob Glaub
drums (drum set):
Russell Kunkel
guitar:
Dean Parks (American session guitarist) and Waddy Wachtel
keyboard:
Robbie Buchanan (Canadian producer)
lead vocals:
Neil Diamond
conductor:
David Campbell (US‐based Canadian violinist, composer, conductor and arranger) (choir vocals, strings)
strings arranger and choir vocals arranger:
David Campbell (US‐based Canadian violinist, composer, conductor and arranger)
concertmaster:
Gavyn Wright (UK violinist)
recording of:
You Make It Feel Like Christmas
writer:
Neil Diamond
Neil Diamond33:38
12I’ll Be Home for Christmas
bass:
Craig Nelson (US string bass player)
drums (drum set):
Harold Jones (jazz drummer)
piano:
Clare Fischer
orchestra:
London Studio Orchestra
orchestrator:
Ronn Huff
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Amy Grant Productions (in 1992, in 2007)
Amy Grant43:28
13White Christmas
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)
Plácido Domingo2:50
14What If Jesus Comes Back Like That
producer:
John Hobbs, Ed Seay and Paul Worley
recording of:
What If Jesus Comes Back Like That
writer:
Pat Bunch and Doug Johnson (engineer, songwriter, producer)
Collin Raye3:10
15Christmas Through Your Eyes
vocals:
Gloria Estefan
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)
recording of:
Christmas Through Your Eyes
writer:
Gloria Estefan and Diane Warren (US songwriter)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) and Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!)
Gloria Estefan25:02
16The Lord’s Prayer
engineer:
Jack Lattig and Rafael O. Valentin
producer:
Ettore Stratta (conductor, producer)
vocals:
Barbra Streisand
conductor:
Ray Ellis (US producer, arranger and conductor)
arranger:
Ray Ellis (US producer, arranger and conductor)
recording of:
The Lord’s Prayer
lyricist:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
composer:
Albert Hay Malotte (composer) (in 1935)
Barbra Streisand2:43