Now That’s What I Call a Country Christmas

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Tracklist

▶ CD 1
▼ CD 2
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Rudolph 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 Autry3.53:06
2Blue Christmas
producer:
Chuck Ainlay
vocals:
Martina McBride
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.
Elvis Presley feat. Martina McBride12:27
3Jingle Bells
cover 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)
Merle Haggard2:19
4O Little Town of Bethlehem
producer:
Tony Brown (US producer, pianist and keyboardist) and Michael Omartian
background vocals:
Steve Amerson, Morgan Ames, Amick Byram, Alvin Chea, Donna Davidson, Edie Lehmann-Boddicker, Ian Freebairn‐Smith, Debbie Hall (Vocalist), Sandie Hall, Walt Harrah, Terry Harriton, Ron Hicklin, Bob Joyce, Melissa Mackay, Gene Merlino, Bobbi Page, Don Shelton (clarinetist, flutist, alto saxophonist and jazz vocalist), Sally Stevens, Mervyn Warren, John West (singer, backing vocalist, voice actor, TV personality based in California) and Ann White
conductor:
Patrick Williams (composer, arranger)
arranger:
Patrick Williams (composer, arranger)
vocals arranger:
Gene Puerling (American vocalist and vocal arranger)
cover recording of:
O Little Town of Bethlehem (arr. Gene Puerling)
arrangement of:
O Little Town of Bethlehem (traditional carol with the tune “St. Louis”, as commonly sung in the U.S.)
Vince Gill4:05
5Shimmy Down the Chimney (Fill Up My Stocking)
Alison Krauss4:20
6Up on the Housetop
recording of:
Up on the Housetop
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
Reba McEntire22:04
7O Holy Night
Glen Campbell3:53
8What Child Is This?
Tanya Tucker4:03
9Christmas in Dixie
recording of:
Christmas in Dixie (in 1982-07)
writer:
Jeff Cook (US country vocalist/guitarist/fiddler, member of Alabama), Teddy Gentry, Mark Herndon and Randy Owen
Alabama3:37
10Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree
recording engineer and mixer:
Eric Prestidge
assistant engineer:
Kevin Anderson (engineer), Mark J. Coddington, Noah Dewey (engineer), Larry Jefferies (engineer), David LaBarre (engineer), Mike McCarthy (American record producer), Todd Robbins, Bob Tassi (engineer) and James Valentini ([musician, singer, songwriter and recording engineer] Jim "Val" Valentini)
assistant producer:
Danny Kee (A&R)
producer:
Owen Bradley
editor:
Keith Odle
vocals:
Brenda Lee (1960s American singer) (on 1958-10-19)
orchestra:
Nashville String Machine (on 1958-10-19)
conductor:
Bergen White (American arranger, producer, conductor, musician, composer and singer)
arranger:
Bergen White (American arranger, producer, conductor, musician, composer and singer)
produced for:
JEN Productions, Inc. and Sound Mind Productions
recorded at:
Javelina Recording Studio, Nashville, TN in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1958-10-19)
mixed at:
Masterfonics in Nashville, Tennessee, United States
edited at:
Groundstar Studios in Nashville, Tennessee, United States
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1960 (number: 33)
recording of:
Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree (on 1958-10-19)
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Marks (American songwriter)
publisher:
Chappell and St. Nicholas Music
Brenda Lee42:03
11Kentucky Homemade Christmas
recording of:
Kentucky Homemade Christmas
writer:
Bill Caswell and Kin Vassy
Kenny Rogers4:11
12Hard Candy Christmas
vocals:
Dolly Parton
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Sony BMG Music Entertainment, Inc., Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008) (in 1982)
cover recording of:
Hard Candy Christmas
lyricist, writer and composer:
Carol Hall (musical theatre songwriter)
publisher:
MCA Music Ltd.
Dolly Parton43:35
13A Christmas to Remember
Amy Grant44:15
14Silent Night
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
Johnny Cash2:01
15Holly Jolly Christmas
lead vocals:
Burl Ives
chorus master:
Owen Bradley
instruments arranger:
Owen Bradley
recording of:
A Holly Jolly Christmas
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Marks (American songwriter)
publisher:
Audiam Publishing, Warner Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.) and St. Nicholas Music Inc. (in 1964)
Burl Ives2:14

Credits

Release

ASIN:US: B002KREVCY [info]

Release group

part of:NOW That’s What I Call… (USA compilations outside the main numbered series) (order: 15)
Wikidata:Q7065813 [info]