Christmas Hits (50 Christmas crackers…)

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Annotation

2 jewel cases in a half closable cardboard slipover fatbox sized cover (barcode on base)

Annotation last modified on 2019-01-26 18:00 UTC.

Tracklist

▶ CD 1
▼ CD 2
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1The Christmas Song
background 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)
cover recording of:
The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire) (on 1947-03-19)
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)
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)
Bing Crosby52:54
2Christmas Tears
recording of:
Christmas Tears
writer:
Bass and Crewe
publisher:
Saturday Music, Inc.
The Four Seasons2:44
3Dasher With the Light Upon His Tail
recording of:
Dasher With the Light Upon His Tail
lyricist and composer:
Warner McPherson
Kitty Wells2:11
4Kissin’ by the Mistletoe
producer:
Al Kasha (composer, songwriter and arranger)
recording of:
Kissin’ by the Mistletoe (on 1961-07-11)
lyricist and composer:
J. Leslie McFarland (composer)
Aretha Franklin2:23
5Do You Hear What I Hear?
recording of:
Do You Hear What I Hear?
lyricist:
Noël Regney (in 1962)
composer:
Gloria Shayne Baker (in 1962)
publisher:
Blue Ribbon Music Ltd. and Jewel Music Publishing Co., Inc. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
The Harry Simeone Choir3:14
6Please Come Home for Christmas
performer:
Charles Brown (blues musician)
recording of:
Please Come Home for Christmas
writer:
Charles Brown (blues musician) and Gene Redd (Senior; vibraphonist & trumpeter, bandleader and A&R man)
publisher:
BMG Platinum Songs US, Lark Music Inc., C. Mose Music (in 1960), Fort Knox Music Inc. (in 1960) and Trio Music Company (in 1960)
sub-publisher:
フジパシフィックミュージック (Fujipacific Music, Inc.), 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) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
Charles Brown2:51
7What Am I Going to Do This Christmas?
recording of:
What Am I Gonna Do This Christmas?
writer:
George Bledsoe and Bernice Givens
Frankie Laine2:50
8Peace in the Valley
cover recording of:
There’ll Be Peace in the Valley for Me
publisher:
Thomas A. Dorsey (gospel musician aka “Georgia Tom”) (on 1939-01-25)
lyricist and composer:
Thomas A. Dorsey (gospel musician aka “Georgia Tom”)
publisher:
Carlin Music Corp., Rightsong Music, Unichappell Music, Unichappell Music, Inc., Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996) and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corporation, publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Jim Reeves2:20
9We Three Kings
choir vocals:
Jeff Alexander Singers
tenor vocals:
Mario Lanza (tenor)
conductor:
Ray Sinatra
recording of:
We Three Kings
lyricist and composer:
John Henry Hopkins, Jr. (composer, “We Three Kings”)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 24751)
Mario Lanza3:01
10Santa Claus Is Watching You
recording of:
Santa Claus Is Watching You
lyricist and composer:
Ray Stevens (US singer‐songwriter & comedian)
Ray Stevens2:18
11Merry Twist-mas
recording of:
Merry Twist-mas
writer:
Wally Hall (songwriter), Charles Singleton (composer/lyricist) and Mack Wolfson
The Marcels2:05
12Christmas Bells
recording of:
Christmas Bells
writer:
Harry Filler and Leonard Schroeder
Patti Page2:32
13What Will Santa Claus Say?
recording of:
What Will Santa Claus Say? (When He Finds Everybody Swingin’)
lyricist and composer:
Louis Prima
Louis Prima3:11
14The Christmas Spell
recording of:
The Christmas Spell
writer:
Jack Palmer (Jazz pianist and composer) and Willard Robison
Anne Shelton2:55
15Santa Bring My Baby Back to Me
recording of:
Santa Bring My Baby Back (to Me)
writer:
Claude Demetrius and Aaron Schroeder (1950s~1960s US songwriter)
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, Cherry Lane Music Co., Gladys Music, Gladys Music Inc., Minder Music Ltd. and Rachel’s Own Music
Elvis Presley1:53
16The Fairy on the Christmas Tree
recording of:
The Fairy on the Christmas Tree
lyricist:
Roma Campbell-Hunter
composer:
Harry Parr-Davies
Gracie Fields3:05
17What Are You Doing New Year’s Eve?
cover recording of:
What Are You Doing New Year’s Eve
lyricist and composer:
Frank Loesser
publisher:
Edwin H. Morris & Co., Inc. (a division of MPL Communications Inc.), Frank Music Corp. (in 1947) and MPL Music Publishing Inc. (in 1947)
sub-publisher:
Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label) and ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) (Yamaha Music EH(CM))
Ella Fitzgerald3:33
18Umpteen Days Before Christmas
recording of:
Umpteen Days Before Christmas
writer:
Buddy Kaye and Robert Thiele (producer & songwriter)
Teresa Brewer2:37
19O Holy Night
recording of:
O Holy Night
lyricist:
John Sullivan Dwight (in 1855)
composer:
Adolphe Adam (composer) (in 1847)
translated version of:
Cantique de Noël “Minuit chrétiens” (French original of “O Holy Night”)
Mario Lanza4:06
20Christmas Auld Lang Syne
recording of:
Christmas Auld Lang Syne
writer:
Manny Kurtz and Frances Philip Military
Bobby Darin2:44
21Mary, Mary
recording of:
Mary, Mary
writer:
Dave Barnes (cowrote Mary, Mary) and Robert Corman
Harry Belafonte3:22
22All I Want for Christmas Is My Two Front Teeth
recording of:
All I Want for Christmas Is My Two Front Teeth
lyricist and composer:
Donald Yetter Gardner (in 1944)
Nat King Cole2:33
23It Came Upon a Midnight Clear
choir vocals:
The Ralph Brewster Singers (on 1957-07-10)
lead vocals:
Frank Sinatra (American singer and actor, “Ol’ Blue Eyes”)
orchestra:
Gordon Jenkins & His Orchestra (on 1957-07-10)
conductor:
Gordon Jenkins (on 1957-07-10)
arranger:
Gordon Jenkins
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 1957) and Capitol Records, LLC (not for release label use! fka Capitol Records, Inc. until 2007) (in 2002)
recording of:
It Came Upon a Midnight Clear (Gordon Jenkins arr.) (on 1957-07-10)
arranger:
Gordon Jenkins
publisher:
St. James Music
arrangement of:
It Came Upon the Midnight Clear (carol version)
Frank Sinatra52:50
24The Star Carol
cover recording of:
The Star Carol (on 1960-06-15)
lyricist:
Wihla Hutson
composer:
Alfred S. Burt (composer of Christmas carols)
Peggy Lee2:40
25Sweet Little Jesus Boy
recording of:
Sweet Little Jesus Boy
lyricist and composer:
Robert MacGimsey
publisher:
Carl Fischer LLC
Mahalia Jackson5:15

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Release

manufactured in:the EU (Europe)
copyrighted (©) by and phonographic copyright (℗) by:Delta Leisure Group Plc (in 2013)
ASIN:UK: B00EQE6BGS [info]