The Christmas Collection

~ Release by Johnny Cash (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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1Blue Christmas
cover recording of:
Blue Christmas
writer:
Bill Hayes and Jay Johnson
publisher:
Anglo-Pic Music Co. Ltd., Bibo Music Publishing, Inc., J. Albert & Son Pty. Ltd., PolyGram International Publishing, Inc., Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. and Universal Polygram International, Inc.
2:24
2The Little Drummer Boy
vocals:
Johnny Cash
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony BMG Music Entertainment (in 1963) and Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. (in 1963)
cover 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”)
2:35
3The Christmas Spirit (album version)
recording of:
The Christmas Spirit
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Cash
5:03
4I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day
arranger:
Johnny Cash
cover recording of:
I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day
lyricist:
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
composer:
John Baptiste Calkin
is based on:
Christmas Bells
2:30
5Away in a Manger
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (in 1980)
recording of:
Away in a Manger (aka “Cradle Song” composed by William J. Kirkpatrick)
additional lyricist:
Charles Hutchinson Gabriel (in 1892)
lyricist:
[anonymous]
composer:
William James Kirkpatrick (in 1895)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 25304)
is based on:
Sweet Afton (set to music by Jonathan E. Spilman, 1837)
translated version of:
Y Preseb
3:07
6Joy to the World
engineer:
Ron Reynolds
producer:
Bill Walker
conductor:
Bill Walker
arranger:
Johnny Cash and Bill Walker
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (in 1980)
recorded at:
CBS Studios in Nashville, Tennessee, United States
recording of:
Joy to the World (Christmas carol)
lyricist:
Isaac Watts
additional composer:
Lowell Mason (in 1839)
composer:
George Frideric Handel
2:07
7Silent Night (album version)
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
3:30
8Christmas as I Knew It
cover recording of:
Christmas as I Knew It
writer:
June Carter Cash and Jan Howard
3:40
9Ringing the Bells for Jim (album version)
cover recording of:
Ringing the Bells for Jim
writer:
June Carter Cash and Jan Howard
2:48
10Here Was a Man (album version)
cover recording of:
Here Was a Man
writer:
Johnny Bond and Tex Ritter
2:43
11The Gifts They Gave (album version)
recording of:
The Gifts They Gave
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Cash
version of:
The Friendly Beasts
3:34
12It Came Upon a Midnight Clear (album version)
engineer:
Ron Reynolds
producer:
Bill Walker
conductor:
Bill Walker
arranger:
Johnny Cash and Bill Walker
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (in 1980)
recorded at:
CBS Studios in Nashville, Tennessee, United States
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)
3:41
13O Come All Ye Faithful
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (in 1980)
recording of:
O Come, All Ye Faithful (English version of Latin “Adeste fideles”)
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)
2:59
14Little Gray Donkey
engineer:
Ron Reynolds
producer:
Bill Walker
conductor:
Bill Walker
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (in 1980)
recorded at:
CBS Studios in Nashville, Tennessee, United States
cover recording of:
Little Gray Donkey
writer:
Charles Tazewell and Roger Wagner
4:45
15The Christmas Guest (album version)
engineer:
Ron Reynolds
producer:
Bill Walker
conductor:
Bill Walker
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (in 1980)
recorded at:
CBS Studios in Nashville, Tennessee, United States
cover recording of:
The Christmas Guest
writer:
Grandpa Jones and Bill Walker
recording of:
The Christmas Guest
writer:
Grandpa Jones and Bill Walker
4:41
16Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (in 1980)
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)
2:32
17The Ballad of the Harp Weaver (album version)
recording of:
The Ballad of the Harp Weaver
lyricist:
Edna St. Vincent Millay
4:24
18Who Kept the Sheep (album version)
recording of:
Who Kept the Sheep
writer:
Ezra J. Carter and Johnny Cash
1:57
19(There'll Be) Peace in the Valley (for Me) (album version)
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1962-07-30)
producer:
Frank Jones and Don Law
acoustic guitar:
Johnny Cash (on 1962-07-30)
autoharp:
Mother Maybelle Carter (on 1962-07-30)
bass:
Marshall Grant (on 1962-07-30)
drums (drum set):
W.S. Holland (on 1962-07-30)
electric guitar:
Luther Perkins (on 1962-07-30)
piano:
Bill Pursell (on 1962-07-30)
background vocals:
The Carter Family (on 1962-07-30)
vocals:
Johnny Cash (on 1962-07-30)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (in 2007)
cover recording of:
There’ll Be Peace in the Valley for Me (on 1962-07-30)
publisher:
Thomas A. Dorsey (on 1939-01-25)
lyricist and composer:
Thomas A. Dorsey
publisher:
Carlin Music Corp., Rightsong Music, Unichappell Music, Unichappell Music, Inc., Warner Chappell Music Ltd. and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp.
2:48
20That Christmasy Feeling
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (in 1972)
recording of:
That Christmasy Feeling
writer:
Johnny Cash and Jimmy Peppers
2:13

Credits

Release

distributed by:Sony Music
copyrighted (©) by and phonographic copyright (℗) by:Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. (in 2003)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/1100214 [info]
ASIN:UK: B0000DELAF [info]