Christmas Rock Legends

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Tracklist

1▼Digital Media
#TitleArtistLength
1Thank God It’s Christmas (2011 remaster)
additional engineer:
Nicholas Froome
engineer:
Mack
producer:
Mack, Josh Macrae and Queen
bass guitar:
John Deacon
drum machine and drums (drum set):
Roger Taylor
electric guitar:
Brian May
synthesizer:
Brian May and Roger Taylor
background vocals:
Brian May, Freddie Mercury and Roger Taylor
lead vocals:
Freddie Mercury
vocals:
Freddie Mercury
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Queen Productions Ltd. (in 1984, in 2011) and Raincloud Productions Ltd. (in 1984)
recording of:
Thank God It’s Christmas
writer:
Brian May and Roger Taylor
publisher:
Beechwood Music Corp., EMI Music Publishing Ltd. and Queen Music Ltd.
Queen4:20
2Peace on Earth / Little Drummer Boy
recording of:
Peace on Earth / Little Drummer Boy
writer:
Katherine K. Davis (in 1941), Henry Onorati (in 1958), Harry Simeone (in 1958), Ian Fraser (in 1977), Larry Grossman (in 1977) and Buz Kohan (in 1977)
medley of:
Carol of the Drum (aka “The Little Drummer Boy”)
medley of:
Peace on Earth
Bing Crosby, David Bowie & London Symphony Orchestra2:39
3Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!
cover recording of:
Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!
lyricist:
Sammy Cahn (in 1945-07)
composer:
Jule Styne (in 1945-07)
publisher:
Cahn Music Company, Chappell & Co., Chappell/Morris Ltd., Cherry Lane Music Ltd., Imagen Music, J. Albert & Son Pty. Ltd., Producers Music Publishing Co., Warner Chappell Music Ltd., Warner Chappell North America and WB Music Corp.
Rod Stewart & Dave Koz2:50
4Merry Christmas
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Badman Ltd. (in 2011)
recording of:
Merry Christmas
writer:
Bryan Adams and Jim Vallance
Bryan Adams2:31
5We Wish You a Merry Christmas
producer:
Rivers Cuomo and Patrick Wilson
drums (drum set):
Patrick Wilson
electric bass guitar:
Scott Shriner
electric guitar:
Brian Bell and Rivers Cuomo
background vocals:
Brian Bell
lead vocals:
Rivers Cuomo
performer:
Weezer
recorded at:
The Document Room in Malibu, California, United States
recording of:
We Wish You a Merry Christmas
lyricist and composer:
[traditional]
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 230)
Weezer1:25
6Good Times (remastered 2002)
recording of:
Good Times
lyricist and composer:
Sam Cooke
publisher:
ABKCO Music Ltd. and ABKCO Music, Inc.
The Rolling Stones1:58
7God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
Ronnie James Dio, Tony Iommi, Rudy Sarzo & Simon Wright4:07
8Christmas With the Devil
assistant engineer:
Annette Cisneros
engineer:
Bryan Carlstrom
producer and mixer:
Dave Jerden
guest background vocals:
Tommy Funderburk and Timothy B. Schmit
recording of:
Christmas with the Devil
writer:
Christopher Guest, Michael McKean and Harry Shearer
Spın̈al Tap4:25
9Merry Christmas (I Don’t Want to Fight Tonight)
Little Steven & the Disciples of Soul5:05
10Christmas Christmas
recording of:
Christmas Christmas
writer:
Rick Nielsen, Tom Petersson and Robin Zander
publisher:
Self Taut Music LLC (in 2017), Tom Petersson Music (in 2017) and Z Man Media II (in 2017)
Cheap Trick2:17
11Sock It to Me Santa
recording of:
Sock It to Me Santa
writer:
Dan Honaker, Carl Lagassa, David Leone and Bob Seger
Bob Seger & The Last Heard2:14
12Making Christmas
additional engineer:
Jason Allen and Andrew Berlin
engineer and producer:
Jason Livermore and Bill Stevenson
mixer:
Jason Livermore
bass guitar [bass]:
Joe Principe
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Brandon Barnes
guitar:
Zach Blair and Tim McIlrath
additional background vocals [backing vocals]:
Jason Livermore, Jeff Pezzati, Emily Schambra and Bill Stevenson
vocals:
Brandon Barnes, Zach Blair, Tim McIlrath and Joe Principe
recorded at:
Gravity Studios in Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 2007-06)
mixed at:
The Blasting Room in Fort Collins, Colorado, United States
cover recording of:
Making Christmas (Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas)
orchestrator:
Steve Bartek and Danny Elfman
lyricist and composer:
Danny Elfman
part of:
The Nightmare Before Christmas
Rise Against3:27
13Santa Claws Is Coming to Town
engineer:
Brett Chassen
producer and mixer:
Brett Chassen and Bob Kulick
bass guitar:
Billy Sheehan
drums (drum set):
Vinny Appice
ebow:
Bob Kulick
guitar:
John 5
vocals:
Alice Cooper
arranger:
Brett Chassen and Bob Kulick
recorded at and mixed at:
Office Studios in Van Nuys, California, United States
cover recording of:
Santa Claus Is Coming to Town
lyricist:
Haven Gillespie (in 1932)
composer:
J. Fred Coots (in 1932)
publisher:
EMI Allans Music Australia Pty Ltd, EMI Feist Catalog Inc., EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd, EMI Music Publishing Ltd., EMI United Partnership Ltd., Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd., Haven Gillespie Music Publishing, Jobete Music Co., Inc., Leo Feist Ltd, Leo Feist, Inc., SBK United Partnership and The Songwriters Guild
sub-publisher:
フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 and 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
Alice Cooper, John 5, Billy Sheehan & Vinny Appice4:20
14Everything’s Gonna Be Cool This Christmas
recording of:
Everything's Gonna Be Cool This Christmas
lyricist and composer:
E
EELS2:51
15A Great Big Sled (album version)
guest background vocals:
Toni Halliday
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Island Def Jam Music Group (in 2006)
recording of:
A Great Big Sled
writer:
Brandon Flowers, Dave Keuning, Mark Stoermer and Ronnie Vannucci Jr.
The Killers & Toni Halliday4:23
16Christmastime
recording engineer and mixer:
Michael O’Reilly
assistant engineer:
Paul J. Falcone
producer:
Arif Mardin and Joe Mardin
percussion:
Frank Pagano
orchestrator:
Arif Mardin
concertmaster:
Gene Orloff
recording of:
Christmastime
lyricist and composer:
Billy Corgan
The Smashing Pumpkins3:17
17Run Rudolph Run
engineer:
Brett Chassen
producer and mixer:
Brett Chassen and Bob Kulick
additional guitar:
Bob Kulick
bass guitar and lead vocals:
Lemmy Kilmister
drums (drum set) and background vocals:
Dave Grohl
guitar:
Billy Gibbons
arranger:
Brett Chassen and Bob Kulick
recorded at and mixed at:
Office Studios in Van Nuys, California, United States
cover recording of:
Run Rudolph Run
writer:
Marvin Brodie and Johnny Marks
publisher:
Arc Music Corp., Campbell Connelly, Chappell Music Ltd., Warner Chappell Music and St. Nicholas Music Inc. (in 1958)
Lemmy Kilmister, Billy Gibbons & Dave Grohl4:00
18Do They Know It’s Christmas? (2014)
recording of:
Do They Know It’s Christmas? (on 2014-11-15)
writer:
Bob Geldof and Midge Ure
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., Copyright Control, Warner Chappell Music, ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部, ヤマハミュージックパブリッシング (until 2017-03-31) and 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 (from 2017-04-01 to present)
Band Aid 303:49
19Don’t Shoot Me Santa
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Island Def Jam Music Group (in 2007)
recording of:
Don’t Shoot Me Santa
The Killers & Ryan Pardey4:05
20Going Home
recording of:
Goin’ Home
writer:
Mick Jagger and Keith Richards
The Rolling Stones11:13
21Silent Night
producer:
John Hewlett
arranger:
The Dickies
cover 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
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
The Dickies2:19
22Christmas All Over Again
engineer:
Mike Campbell, Jimmy Iovine, Phil Kaffel and Jeff Lynne
producer:
Mike Campbell, Jimmy Iovine, Jeff Lynne and Tom Petty
12 string guitar:
Mike Campbell (in 1992)
acoustic guitar:
Robbie Blunt (in 1992), Kevin Dukes (in 1992), Jimmy Ripp (in 1992) and Todd Sharp (in 1992)
bass:
Mike Campbell (in 1992), Jeff Lynne (in 1992) and Scott Thurston (in 1992)
bell and timpani:
Jeff Lynne (in 1992)
drums (drum set):
Jim Keltner (in 1992) and Stan Lynch (in 1992)
electric guitar:
Tom Petty (in 1992) and Tim Pierce (in 1992)
harp:
Gayle Levant (in 1992)
harpsichord:
Mitchell Froom (in 1992)
marimba:
Efrain Toro (in 1992)
percussion:
Brad Dutz (in 1992) and Phil Jones (in 1992)
piano:
Benmont Tench (in 1992)
saxophone:
Phil Kenzie (in 1992), Marty Krystall (in 1992), Mike Turre (in 1992) and Joel Peskin (in 1992)
synthesizer:
Scott Humphrey (in 1992)
background vocals:
Richard Dodd (in 1992), Jeff Lynne (in 1992) and Tom Petty (in 1992)
lead vocals:
Tom Petty (in 1992)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Special Olympics International Inc. (in 1992)
recorded at:
A&M Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1992)
recording of:
Christmas All Over Again (in 1992)
lyricist and composer:
Tom Petty
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers4:14
23Run Rudolph Run (single version)
double bass:
Willie Dixon (on 1958-11-19)
drums (drum set):
Odie Payne (on 1958-11-19)
guitar:
Chuck Berry (on 1958-11-19)
piano:
Lafayette Leake (on 1958-11-19)
vocals:
Chuck Berry (on 1958-11-19)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
UMG Recordings, Inc. (in 1958)
recorded at:
Ter-Mar Recording Studios in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1958-11-19)
recording of:
Run Rudolph Run (on 1958-11-19)
writer:
Marvin Brodie and Johnny Marks
publisher:
Arc Music Corp., Campbell Connelly, Chappell Music Ltd., Warner Chappell Music and St. Nicholas Music Inc. (in 1958)
Chuck Berry2:43
24Little Saint Nick (1991 remix)
producer:
Brian Wilson
lead vocals:
Mike Love (on 1963-10-20)
recorded at:
Western Recorders in Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1963-10-20)
recording of:
Little Saint Nick (on 1963-10-20)
writer:
Mike Love and Brian Wilson
publisher:
Rondor Music and Universal Music Publishing Ltd.
The Beach Boys1:59
25Jingle Bell Rock (single version)
guest background vocals:
Anita Kerr Singers (on 1957-10-29)
performer:
Bobby Helms
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
UMG Recordings, Inc. (in 1957)
part of:
Billboard Hot 100: 2025-12-13 (number: 4), Billboard Hot 100: 2025-12-20 (number: 4), Billboard Hot 100: 2025-12-06 (number: 8), Billboard Hot 100: 2025-11-29 (number: 14), Billboard Hot 100: 2025-11-22 (number: 20), Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1957 (number: 30), Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2024 (number: 67), Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2023 (number: 68), Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2025 (number: 81), Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2022 (number: 86) and BILLIONS CLUB
recording of:
Jingle Bell Rock (on 1957-10-29)
writer:
Joe Beal and Jim Boothe
publisher:
Anne Rachel Music Corp, Carlin, Chappell & Co., Inc. and Essex Music of Australia Pty. Ltd.
Bobby Helms2:11

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