The Best of Christmas (Vol. 1 - Vol. 3)

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

▶ CD 1
▶ CD 2
▼ CD 3
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year
lead vocals:
Andy Williams (US pop/jazz vocalist) (in 1972)
vocals:
Andy Williams (US pop/jazz vocalist) (in 1972)
arranger:
Johnny Mandel (American composer and arranger)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Sony BMG Music Entertainment, Inc., Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008) (in 1963) and 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 1963)
recording of:
It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year (in 1972)
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 Williams32:34
2Silent Night
Diahann Carroll2:43
3Deck the Halls
The Johnny Mann Singers1:57
4O Come All Ye Faithful
Robert Goulet2:23
5Toyland
recording of:
Toyland
composer:
Victor Herbert (composer)
librettist:
Glen MacDonough
part of:
Babes in Toyland
Doris Day3:03
6The Twelve Days of Christmas
The Norman Luboff Choir3:39
7Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
vocals:
Gene Autry (“The Singing Cowboy”)
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)
recording of:
Rudolph, the Red‐Nosed Reindeer (on 1949-06-27)
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)
Gene Autry3.53:12
8Go Tell It on the Mountain
Mahalia Jackson2:47
9Joy to the World
Mormon Tabernacle Choir2:13
10O Holy Night
Anita Bryant3:29
11Winter Wonderland
vocals:
Johnny Mathis (US pop/soul singer)
orchestra:
Percy Faith Orchestra (Faith's orchestra before his death in 1976)
conductor:
Percy Faith
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)
Johnny Mathis3:18
12We Three Kings
Mitch Miller and the Gang3:51
13It Came Upon a Midnight Clear
Julie Andrews3:37
14We Wish You a Merry Christmas
choir vocals:
St. Killian Boychoir
soprano vocals:
Phyllis Curtin (soprano)
vocals:
Phyllis Curtin (soprano)
orchestra:
New York Philharmonic
conductor:
André Kostelanetz (conductor)
performer:
André Kostelanetz and His Orchestra
arranger:
Eddie Sauter
recording of:
We Wish You a Merry Christmas
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 230)
André Kostelanetz & His Orchestra2:06
15Have 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 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)
Tony Bennett3:02