Guitar Christmas

~ Release by The Ventures (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

▼ CD 1
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1Jingle Bells
recorded at:
Biff Vincent's Front Page Studios in Glendale, California, United States (in 2002)
instrumental recording of:
Jingle Bells (in 2002)
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)
3:03
2We Wish You a Merry Christmas
recorded at:
Biff Vincent's Front Page Studios in Glendale, California, United States (in 2002)
instrumental recording of:
We Wish You a Merry Christmas (in 2002)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 230)
2:46
3Winter Wonderland
recorded at:
Biff Vincent's Front Page Studios in Glendale, California, United States (in 2002)
instrumental recording of:
Winter Wonderland (in 2002)
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)
2:59
4Joy to the World
recorded at:
Biff Vincent's Front Page Studios in Glendale, California, United States (in 2002)
instrumental recording of:
Joy to the World (Christmas carol) (in 2002)
lyricist:
Isaac Watts (hymn writer)
additional composer:
Lowell Mason (in 1839)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer)
3:08
5O Christmas Tree (O Tannenbaum)
recorded at:
Biff Vincent's Front Page Studios in Glendale, California, United States (in 2002)
instrumental recording of:
O Tannenbaum (O Fir Tree, original German version) (in 2002)
lyricist:
Ernst Anschütz (in 1824)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist) (from 1500 until 1600)
version of:
Es lebe hoch der Zimmermannsgeselle
2:44
6Silent Night
recorded at:
Biff Vincent's Front Page Studios in Glendale, California, United States (in 2002)
instrumental recording of:
Silent Night (Christmas carol, English translation) (in 2002)
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
4:32
7Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
recorded at:
Biff Vincent's Front Page Studios in Glendale, California, United States (in 2002)
instrumental recording of:
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing (Christmas carol) (in 2002)
additional lyricist:
George Whitefield (in 1753)
lyricist:
Charles Wesley (hymn writer) (in 1739)
additional composer:
William H. Cummings (in 1855)
composer:
Felix Mendelssohn (composer) (in 1840)
part of:
The New English Hymnal (hymn book) (number: 26)
2:07
8God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
recorded at:
Biff Vincent's Front Page Studios in Glendale, California, United States (in 2002)
instrumental recording of:
God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen (traditional, no arrangement credits here) (in 2002)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 394)
3:01
9O Holy Night
recorded at:
Biff Vincent's Front Page Studios in Glendale, California, United States (in 2002)
instrumental recording of:
O Holy Night (catch-all for arrangements) (in 2002)
composer:
Adolphe Adam (composer)
arrangement of:
O Holy Night
4:38
10The Christmas Song
recorded at:
Biff Vincent's Front Page Studios in Glendale, California, United States (in 2002)
instrumental recording of:
The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire) (in 2002)
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)
3:10
11Sleigh Ride
recorded at:
Biff Vincent's Front Page Studios in Glendale, California, United States (in 2002)
cover recording of:
Sleigh Ride (original instrumental version) (in 2002)
composer:
Leroy Anderson (until 1948-02-10)
publisher:
Mills Music
3:35
12Medley: Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree / Here Comes Santa Claus
recorded at:
Biff Vincent's Front Page Studios in Glendale, California, United States (in 2002)
medley including a instrumental recording of:
Here Comes Santa Claus (Right Down Santa Claus Lane) (in 2002)
lyricist and composer:
Gene Autry (“The Singing Cowboy”), Oakley Haldeman and Harriett Melka
publisher:
Campbell Connelly & Co., Remick Music Corp., Warner Bros. Music Corp. and Gene Autry Music Publishing, Inc. (on 1947-11-20)
medley including a instrumental recording of:
Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree (in 2002)
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Marks (American songwriter)
publisher:
Chappell and St. Nicholas Music
2:29
13We Three Kings
recorded at:
Biff Vincent's Front Page Studios in Glendale, California, United States (in 2002)
instrumental recording of:
We Three Kings (in 2002)
lyricist and composer:
John Henry Hopkins, Jr. (composer, “We Three Kings”)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 24751)
2:19
14What Child Is This
recorded at:
Biff Vincent's Front Page Studios in Glendale, California, United States (in 2002)
instrumental recording of:
What Child Is This? (in 2002)
lyricist:
William Chatterton Dix (in 1865)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 25608)
version of:
Greensleeves (generic entry for traditional and unknown arrangements)
3:48
15O Come All Ye Faithful
recorded at:
Biff Vincent's Front Page Studios in Glendale, California, United States (in 2002)
instrumental recording of:
O Come, All Ye Faithful (English version of Latin “Adeste fideles”) (in 2002)
lyricist and composer:
John Francis Wade (from 1740 until 1743)
translator:
Frederick Oakeley (in 1841)
arrangement of:
O Come, All Ye Faithful
translated version of:
Adeste fideles (original latin version)
3:09
16Deck the Halls
recorded at:
Biff Vincent's Front Page Studios in Glendale, California, United States (in 2002)
instrumental recording of:
Deck the Halls (in 2002)
lyricist:
Thomas Oliphant
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
is based on:
Nos Galan (Talhaiarn, “Goreu pleser ar Nos Galan”)
2:59
17Feliz Navidad
recorded at:
Biff Vincent's Front Page Studios in Glendale, California, United States (in 2002)
instrumental recording of:
Feliz Navidad (Spanish/English) (in 2002)
lyricist and composer:
José Feliciano (born 1945, not Cheo Feliciano)
publisher:
DeJamus Ltd., J & H Publishing Co. and J-H Publishing
3:35
18Christmas Joy
recorded at:
Biff Vincent's Front Page Studios in Glendale, California, United States (in 2002)
2:49