Christmas Greatest Hits

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Tracklist

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1CD
#TitleArtistLength
1White ChristmasBing Crosby3:00
2Silent Night, Holy Night
producer:
Irving Townsend
vocals:
Mahalia Jackson
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
Mahalia Jackson5:05
3Santa Claus is Coming to TownNat “King” Cole2:27
4It Came Upon a Midnight Clear
cover recording of:
It Came Upon the Midnight Clear (carol version)
lyricist:
Edmund Sears
composer:
Richard Storrs Willis
part of:
The New English Hymnal (number: 29)
is based on:
CAROL (hymn tune)
is based on:
It Came Upon the Midnight Clear (poem)
Rosemary Clooney2:44
5Rudolph the Red-Nosed ReindeerGene Autry2:58
6The First Noel
organ:
Philip Moore
choir vocals:
The Choir of Canterbury Cathedral
conductor:
Allan Wicks
recording of:
The First Noël
publisher:
William B. Sandys (in 1823, in 1833)
additional lyricist:
Davies Gilbert (in 1823)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional]
additional arranger:
Sir John Stainer (in 1871)
arranger:
Davies Gilbert (in 1823)
part of:
The New English Hymnal (number: 36)
arrangement of:
The First Nowell
version of:
The First Nowell
part of:
Meet Me in St. Louis (1944 film)
The Canterbury Choir2:40
7Joy to the World
cover recording of:
Joy to the World (Christmas carol)
lyricist:
Isaac Watts
additional composer:
Lowell Mason (in 1839)
composer:
George Frideric Handel
Jackie Wilson2:03
8Winter WonderlandThe Strings of Paris2:44
9Mistletoe and HollyFrank Sinatra1:56
10You’re All I Want for ChristmasBrook Benton2:31
11Ole Santa
arranger:
Belford Hendricks
recording of:
Ole Santa
lyricist and composer:
Clyde Otis
Dinah Washington2:42
12Silver BellsGene Autry2:13
13Please Come Home for ChristmasThe Platters2:27
14The Christmas SongVic Damone3:31
2CD
#TitleArtistLength
1I’ll Be Home for ChristmasBing Crosby2:55
2What Child Is This
cover recording of:
What Child Is This?
lyricist:
William Chatterton Dix (in 1865)
composer:
[traditional]
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 25608)
version of:
Greensleeves (generic entry for traditional and unknown arrangements)
Mahalia Jackson4:17
3I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa ClausThe Drifters3:01
4Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It SnowDean Martin1:57
5Have Yourself a Merry Little ChristmasRosemary Clooney4:11
6Blue ChristmasThe Platters2:01
7Santa Claus Is Coming to TownBing Crosby & The Andrews Sisters2:42
8Merry Christmas BabyChuck Berry2:57
9Adeste Fideles (O Come All Ye Faithful)
orchestra:
Axel Stordahl and His Orchestra (on 1946-08-08)
conductor:
Axel Stordahl
arranger:
Axel Stordahl
recording of:
O Come, All Ye Faithful (English version of Latin “Adeste fideles”) (on 1946-08-08)
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)
Frank Sinatra2:37
10Jingle Bell RockBobby Helms2:12
11Skater’s Waltz
recording of:
Skater’s Waltz (Mantovani’s arrangement)
composer:
Émile Waldteufel
arranger:
Mantovani
arrangement of:
Les Patineurs, op. 183 (The Skaters, op. 183)
The Strings of Paris2:58
12Buon Natale (Means Merry Christmas to You)Gene Autry2:22
13This Time of the YearBrook Benton2:30
14God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
cover recording of:
God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen (traditional, no arrangement credits here)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional]
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 394)
Jackie Wilson1:46
3CD
#TitleArtistLength
1Deck the Halls
recording of:
Deck the Halls
lyricist:
Thomas Oliphant
composer:
[traditional]
is based on:
Nos Galan (Talhaiarn, “Goreu pleser ar Nos Galan”)
Bing Crosby1:13
2Jingle Bells
producer:
Jimmy Bowen
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Dean Martin Family Trust
cover recording of:
Jingle Bells
lyricist and composer:
James Lord Pierpont (in 1850)
publisher:
Warner Chappell Music Ltd.
composed at and lyrics written at:
Simpson Tavern in Medford, Massachusetts, United States (in 1850)
Dean Martin2:20
3Mary’s Boy Child
producer:
Dennis Farnon and Henri René
bass:
Meyer "Mike" Rubin (on 1956-07-20)
bass clarinet:
Antonio Villa (on 1956-07-20)
cello:
Ennio Bolognini (on 1956-07-20)
congas:
Wally Fernez (on 1956-07-20)
French horn:
Attilo DePalma (on 1956-07-20)
guitar:
Frantz Casséus (on 1956-07-20)
guitar family:
Millard Thomas (on 1956-07-20)
harp:
Marjorie Call (on 1956-07-20)
percussion:
Arnold Manchester (on 1956-07-20) and Louis Singer (on 1956-07-20)
piano:
Hal Hidey (on 1956-07-20)
saxophone:
Victor Garber (on 1956-07-20), Jules Jacob (on 1956-07-20), Ted Nash (on 1956-07-20) and Wilbur Schwartz (on 1956-07-20)
viola:
Joseph Reilich (on 1956-07-20)
violin:
Israel Baker (on 1956-07-20), Jerome G. Kasin (on 1956-07-20), Robert Levine (on 1956-07-20), Gustave Rosseels (on 1956-07-20), Myron Sandler (on 1956-07-20) and Marshall Sosson (on 1956-07-20)
vocals:
Harry Belafonte (on 1956-07-20)
conductor:
Will Lorin (on 1956-07-20)
recorded at:
Radio Recorders Studios in West Hollywood, California, United States (on 1956-07-20)
recording of:
Mary’s Boy Child (on 1956-07-20)
lyricist and composer:
Jester Hairston
publisher:
Bourne Music Ltd. and J. Albert & Son Pty. Ltd.
Harry Belafonte2:59
4Suzy SnowflakeRosemary Clooney2:40
5Frosty the SnowmanGene Autry1:57
6Christmas in New OrleansLouis Armstrong2:55
7O Holy Night
arranger:
Paul Tarnopol
cover recording of:
O Holy Night
lyricist:
John Sullivan Dwight (in 1855)
composer:
Adolphe Adam (in 1847)
translated version of:
Cantique de Noël “Minuit chrétiens” (French original of “O Holy Night”)
Jackie Wilson2:25
8The Holly and the Ivy
instrumental recording of:
The Holly and the Ivy
lyricist and composer:
[traditional]
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 514)
The Strings of Paris2:04
9It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the YearAndy Williams2:43
10We Wish You a Merry Christmas
recording of:
We Wish You a Merry Christmas (arr. Warrell)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional]
arranger:
Arthur Warrell
arrangement of:
We Wish You a Merry Christmas
The Drifters3:23
11Oh Christmas Tree
choir vocals:
The Canterbury Choir
recording of:
O Christmas Tree (English version of German "O Tannenbaum")
lyricist:
Ernst Anschütz (in 1824)
composer:
[traditional]
translator:
[unknown]
translated version of:
O Tannenbaum (O Fir Tree, original German version)
The Canterbury Choir1:42
12The Christmas WaltzPat Boone2:30
13O Little Town of Bethlehem
recording of:
O Little Town of Bethlehem (traditional carol with the tune “St. Louis”, as commonly sung in the U.S.)
lyricist:
Phillips Brooks (in 1868)
composer:
Lewis Henry Redner (in 1868)
is based on:
St. Louis (hymn tune)
Frank Sinatra1:31
14Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
producer:
Irving Townsend
vocals:
Mahalia Jackson
recording of:
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing (Christmas carol)
additional lyricist:
George Whitefield (in 1753)
lyricist:
Charles Wesley (in 1739)
additional composer:
William H. Cummings (in 1855)
composer:
Felix Mendelssohn (in 1840)
part of:
The New English Hymnal (number: 26)
Mahalia Jackson3:36