Swinging Christmas: 16 Original US Classics

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Tracklist

▼ CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Santa Claus Is Coming to Town
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)
Frank Sinatra2:33
2Winter Wonderland
cover recording of:
Winter Wonderland (on 1952-09-22)
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)
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)
Louis Armstrong2:58
3Santa Baby
Eartha Kitt3:25
4The Christmas Song
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)
Nat King Cole3:12
5White Christmas
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1947-03-19)
choir vocals:
Ken Darby Singers (on 1947-03-19)
lead vocals:
Bing Crosby (on 1947-03-19)
orchestra:
John Scott Trotter and His Orchestra (on 1947-03-19)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
HNH International Ltd. (not for release label use!) and UMG Recordings, Inc. (Universal Music Group, Inc., operational headquarters of Universal Music Group, based in Santa Monica, USA; read annotations)
recording of:
White Christmas (on 1947-03-19)
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)
Bing Crosby4.253:04
6Frosty the Snowman
cover recording of:
Frosty the Snow Man (in 1959-10)
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. (publisher) (on 1950-06-02)
Gene Autry1:53
7Sleigh Ride
Spike Jones2:14
8Let 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 Sinatra3.352:34
9Silver Bells
recording of:
Silver Bells (Christmas song)
lyricist and composer:
Ray Evans (American songwriter) and Jay Livingston
publisher:
Famous Music Corporation (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)
sub-publisher:
Sony/ATV Harmony Canada and 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)
Bing Crosby & Carol Richards3:01
10Santa Claus Got Stuck in My Chimney
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1950-09-26)
recording of:
Santa Claus Got Stuck (in My Chimney) (Ella Fitzgerald song) (on 1950-09-26)
writer:
Bill Hardy and Billy Moore, Jr. (40s American jazz pianist/arranger/composer)
Ella Fitzgerald33:06
11Merry Christmas Baby
vocals:
Sonny Parker
cover recording of:
Merry Christmas Baby (on 1950-10-27)
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.
Lionel Hampton3:19
12Christmas in New Orleans
recording of:
Christmas in New Orleans
writer:
Richard M. Sherman and Joseph van Winkle
cover recording of:
Christmas in New Orleans
writer:
Richard M. Sherman and Joseph van Winkle
Louis Armstrong2:53
13Santa Claus Came in the Spring
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 Goodman3:06
14Hello, Mr. Kringle
Kay Kyser & His Orchestra3:03
15Jingle Bells
recording of:
Jingle Bells
lyricist:
James Lord Pierpont (in 1850)
composer:
John Williams (American score composer) and James Lord Pierpont (in 1850)
publisher:
Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
composed at and lyrics written at:
Simpson Tavern in Medford, Massachusetts, United States (in 1850)
Glenn Miller3:23
16Silent Night
cover 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
Dinah Washington2:19