White Christmas: 20 Beautiful Christmas Songs

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Annotation

Licensed from: San Juan Music Group

Tracklist

1CD
#TitleArtistLength
1White ChristmasBing Crosby3:04
2Jingle Bells
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)
Rosemary Clooney2:33
3Silent 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
4Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
vocals:
Dean Martin (in 1959)
conductor:
Gus Levene (in 1959)
arranger:
Johnny Marks
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, Inc. (in 1959)
cover recording of:
Rudolph, the Red‐Nosed Reindeer (in 1959)
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Marks
publisher:
Chappell & Co Ltd., Chappell Music Ltd., Warner Chappell, Warner Chappell Music, Warner/Chappell Music Ltd., St. Nicholas Music Publishing Co. (on 1949-05-09) and St. Nicholas Music Inc. (from 1950 to present)
arrangement of:
Rudolph, the Red‐Nosed Reindeer (for voice, choir and orchestra, Elms)
Dean Martin2:14
5Blue ChristmasThe Platters2:02
6Little Drummer Boy
recording of:
Carol of the Drum (aka “The Little Drummer Boy”)
lyricist and composer:
Katherine K. Davis (in 1941)
additional composer:
Henry Onorati (in 1958) and Harry Simeone (in 1958)
publisher:
EMI Mills Music, International Korwin Corp., Warner Chappell, Warner Chappell Music, Belwin-Mills Publishing Corp. (in 1955) and Mills Music, Inc. (in 1964)
is based on:
Trad. (traditional Czech carol, became “Carol of the Drums”)
Rosemary Clooney2:30
7What 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
8Go Tell It on the Mountain
recording of:
Go, Tell It on the Mountain (catch-all for arrangements)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional]
arrangement of:
Go, Tell It on the Mountain
Swan Silvertones2:49
9Winter Wonderland
producer:
Lee Gillette
lead vocals:
Dean Martin (in 1959)
conductor:
Gus Levene (in 1959)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, Inc. (in 1959)
cover recording of:
Winter Wonderland (in 1959)
lyricist:
Richard B. Smith
composer:
Felix Bernard
publisher:
Bregman, Vocco & Conn, Inc., EMI Music, Francis, Day & Hunter, Redwood Music Ltd., Warner Chappell Music Inc., Warner/Chappell Music Australia Pty. Ltd., WB Music Corp. (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
Dean Martin1:54
10Come All Ye Faithful (Adeste Fideles)
choir vocals:
Max Terr’s Mixed Chorus (on 1942-06-08)
lead vocals:
Bing Crosby (on 1942-06-08)
orchestra:
John Scott Trotter and His Orchestra (on 1942-06-08)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
UMG Recordings, Inc. (in 1945)
recorded at:
Radio Recorders Studios in West Hollywood, California, United States (on 1942-06-08)
recording of:
Adeste fideles (Bing Crosby arrangement) (on 1942-06-08)
lyricist:
[traditional] and Frederick Oakeley
composer:
John Francis Wade
arranger:
John Scott Trotter
medley of:
O Come, All Ye Faithful (English version of Latin “Adeste fideles”)
medley of:
Adeste fideles (original latin version)
Bing Crosby3:11
11Christmas in New OrleansLouis Armstrong2:55
12O Little Town of Bethlehem
producer:
Irving Townsend
vocals:
Mahalia Jackson
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)
Mahalia Jackson3:57
13Here Comes Santa ClausBing Crosby & The Andrews Sisters3:03
14Joy to the World
choir vocals:
Jeff Alexander Singers
tenor vocals:
Mario Lanza
orchestra:
Henri René & His Orchestra
cover recording of:
Joy to the World (Christmas carol)
lyricist:
Isaac Watts
additional composer:
Lowell Mason (in 1839)
composer:
George Frideric Handel
Mario Lanza2:17
15Come Home for ChristmasThe Platters2:27
16Santa Claus Is Coming to TownFrank Sinatra2:35
17Merry Christmas
Bing Crosby2:55
18Silver BellsBing Crosby & Rosemary Clooney3:04
19Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!Dean Martin1:58
20Hark! 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 Jackson3:37