Whatever Happened to Christmas

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#TitleArtistLength
1Whatever Happened to Christmas
Aimee Mann2:51
2I Want to Come Home for Christmas
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
UMG Recordings, Inc. (in 1972, in 1990)
recording of:
I Want to Come Home for Christmas
writer:
Marvin Gaye and Forest Hairston
publisher:
Copyright Control and Jobete Music Co., Inc.
Marvin Gaye3:24
3The First Noel
cover 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)
Ella Fitzgerald1:49
4Sweet Secret Place
Neil Finn3:50
5The Christmas WaltzShe & Him2:37
6Christmas Card From a Hooker in Minneapolis
assistant sound engineer:
Geoff Howe (from 1978-07 until 1978-08) and Ralph Osborn (from 1978-07 until 1978-08)
sound engineer:
Dayton “Bones” Howe (from 1978-07 until 1978-08)
engineer and producer:
Dayton “Bones” Howe
electric piano:
George Duke (from 1978-07 until 1978-08)
piano:
Tom Waits (from 1978-07 until 1978-08)
vocals:
Tom Waits (from 1978-07 until 1978-08)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Asylum Records (in 1978), Elektra/Asylum Records (in 1978) and WEA International Inc. (in 1978)
recorded at:
Filmways/Heider Recording in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1978-07 until 1978-08)
recording of:
Christmas Card From a Hooker in Minneapolis (from 1978-07 until 1978-08)
lyricist and composer:
Tom Waits
Tom Waits4:33
7One Little Christmas TreeStevie Wonder2:47
8Winter WonderlandConnie Francis2:44
9Pax
Jake Holmes3:17
10Winter in Finland
Moss3:29
11Nothing but a Child
recording engineer and mixer:
Joe Hardy
producer:
Tony Brown and Steve Earle
recording of:
Nothing but a Child
lyricist, writer and composer:
Steve Earle
Steve Earle4:25
12The Gift of Giving
Bill Withers2:34
13River
Stevie Ann3:35
14Blue ChristmasWillie Nelson2:40
15Merry Christmas BabyChuck Berry3:14
16December
Kay Starr3:23
17Jolis Sapins
recording engineer:
Lawrence Manchester
producer:
Sylvain Taillet
assistant mixer:
Florian Lagatta
mixer:
Bertrand Fresel
conductor:
Michel Legrand
arranger:
Michel Legrand
Carla Bruni & Michel Legrand4:03
18Gift X‐Change
Calexico3:11
19Christmas Must Be TonightThe Band3:32
20If Every Day Was Like Christmas
engineer:
Jim Malloy
drums (drum set):
D.J. Fontana (on 1966-06-10) and Buddy Harman (on 1966-06-10)
guitar:
Harold Bradley (on 1966-06-10), Scotty Moore (on 1966-06-10) and Chip Young (on 1966-06-10)
organ:
Henry Slaughter (on 1966-06-10)
piano:
David Briggs (on 1966-06-10)
saxophone:
Rufus Long (on 1966-06-10)
steel guitar:
Pete Drake (on 1966-06-10)
timpani:
Buddy Harman (on 1966-06-10)
background vocals:
Dolores Edgin (from 1966-06-10 until 1966-06-12), The Jordanaires (from 1966-06-10 until 1966-06-12), Millie Kirkham (from 1966-06-10 until 1966-06-12), June Page (from 1966-06-10 until 1966-06-12) and The Imperials Quartet (from 1966-06-10 until 1966-06-12)
lead vocals:
Elvis Presley
vocals:
Dolores Edgin (on 1966-06-10), The Imperials (on 1966-06-10), The Jordanaires (on 1966-06-10), Millie Kirkham (on 1966-06-10), June Page (on 1966-06-10) and Elvis Presley (on 1966-06-12)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Music (in 1966)
recorded at:
RCA Studio B in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1966-06-10, from 1966-06-10 until 1966-06-12, on 1966-06-12)
cover recording of:
If Every Day Was Like Christmas (from 1966-06-10 until 1966-06-12)
lyricist and composer:
Red West
publisher:
Atlantic Music Corp.
Elvis Presley2:52
2CD
#TitleArtistLength
1God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
T‐Bone Burnett4:19
2Wintry Feeling
recording of:
Wintery Feeling
lyricist:
Jesse Winchester
composer:
Jesse Winchester (on 2015-01-09)
publisher:
BMG Publishing
Jesse Winchester5:13
3White ChristmasOtis Redding3:08
4I’ll Be Home for ChristmasDolly Parton3:15
5This ChristmasDonny Hathaway3:51
6Remember ChristmasHarry Nilsson4:08
7It Came Upon a Midnight Clear
The Roches3:06
8Frosty the SnowmanFiona Apple2:13
9By the Fireside
Jo Stafford2:36
10I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day
engineer, producer and mixer:
Jay Joyce
12 string guitar [electric 12-string guitar] and acoustic guitar:
John Paul White
bell [sleigh bells], piano and reed organ [pump organ]:
Joy Williams
vocals:
John Paul White and Joy Williams
cover recording of:
I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day
lyricist:
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
composer:
Johnny Marks
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd. and St. Nicholas Music Inc.
is based on:
Christmas Bells
The Civil Wars2:34
11Suddenly It’s Christmas
Loudon Wainwright III2:19
12Please Come Home for ChristmasJames Brown3:07
13Have Yourself a Merry Little ChristmasMelissa Etheridge4:21
14Spotlight on Christmas
Rufus Wainwright3:23
15Song for the Angels
Great Lake Swimmers5:21
16Little Altar Boy
Glen Campbell4:02
17O Come, O Come Emmanuel
recording of:
O Come, O Come, Emmanuel (Neale lyrics)
lyricist and translator:
John Mason Neale
composer:
[anonymous]
part of:
Hymns Ancient and Modern (number: 36)
arrangement of:
Veni, veni, Emmanuel
translated version of:
Veni, veni, Emmanuel
Belle & Sebastian3:29
18Born in Bethlehem
The Staple Singers2:05
19Santa Claus Baby
Joan Osborne2:34
20What Can I Give
Mahalia Jackson5:18

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part of:Songs We Shouldn’t Forget (order: 6)