60 Christmas Crackers

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Tracklist

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1CD
#TitleArtistLength
1Santa Claus Is Comin’ to TownFrank Sinatra2:35
2Suzy Snowflake
Rosemary Clooney2:39
3Run Rudolph Run
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 Berry2:44
4Zat You Santa Claus?
vocals:
Louis Armstrong
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Verve Music Group (in 1963)
recording of:
Zat You, Santa Claus? (on 1953-10-22)
lyricist and composer:
Jack Fox
publisher:
Broude Brothers Limited
Louis Armstrong2:49
5The Little Boy That Santa Claus Forgot
Arthur Tracy3:00
6Away in a Manger
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)
Bing Crosby1:18
7Blue Christmas
Ernest Tubb2:48
8Winter WonderlandJohnny Mathis3:18
9You’re All I Want for Christmas
recording of:
You’re All I Want for Christmas (1948 song)
writer:
Seger Ellis and Glen Moore
Frankie Laine2:44
10Silver BellsMargaret Whiting & Jimmy Wakely2:54
11Have Yourself a Merry Little ChristmasJudy Garland2:45
12Swingin’ Them Jingle Bells
Fats Waller3:01
13Santa Claus Is Back in Town
engineer:
Thorne Nogar
acoustic guitar and lead vocals:
Elvis Presley (on 1957-09-07)
double bass:
Bill Black (on 1957-09-07)
drums (drum set):
D.J. Fontana (on 1957-09-07)
electric guitar:
Scotty Moore (on 1957-09-07)
piano:
Dudley Brooks (on 1957-09-07)
background vocals:
The Jordanaires (on 1957-09-07) and Millie Kirkham (on 1957-09-07)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
RCA Records (in 1957)
recorded at:
Radio Recorders Studios in West Hollywood, California, United States (on 1957-09-07)
recording of:
Santa Claus Is Back in Town (on 1957-09-07)
writer:
Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, Cherry River Music, Elvis Presley Music, Elvis Presley Music Inc., Jerry Leiber Music, Mike Stoller Music and Sony/ATV Songs LLC
Elvis Presley2:24
14Joy to the World
Percy Faith2:08
15Santa BabyEartha Kitt3:23
16C-H-R-I-S-T-M-A-S
recording of:
C-H-R-I-S-T-M-A-S
lyricist:
Jenny Lou Carson (in 1949)
composer:
Eddy Arnold (in 1949)
publisher:
Hill and Range Songs, Inc. (on 1949-10-30)
Eddy Arnold2:28
17Christmas Cards
Petula Clark2:28
18There’s a Train Out for DreamlandNat King Cole2:40
19The Birthday of a KingJudy Garland3:08
20That Christmas Feeling
Perry Como3:11
2CD
#TitleArtistLength
1Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree
recording engineer:
Eric Prestidge (on 1958-10-19)
assistant engineer:
Kevin Anderson, Mark J. Coddington, Noah Dewey, Larry Jefferies, David LaBarre, Mike McCarthy, Todd Robbins, Bob Tassi and James Valentini
assistant producer:
Danny Kee
producer:
Owen Bradley
mixer:
Eric Prestidge
editor:
Keith Odle
vocals:
Brenda Lee (in 1958, on 1958-10-19)
orchestra:
Nashville String Machine (on 1958-10-19)
conductor:
Bergen White (on 1958-10-19)
arranger:
Bergen White
produced for:
JEN Productions, Inc. and Sound Mind Productions
recorded at:
Javelina Recording Studio, Nashville, TN in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1958-10-19)
mixed at:
Masterfonics in Nashville, Tennessee, United States
edited at:
Groundstar Studios in Nashville, Tennessee, United States
part of:
Billboard Hot 100: 2025-12-20 (number: 2), Billboard Hot 100: 2025-12-13 (number: 3), Billboard Hot 100: 2025-12-06 (number: 7), Billboard Hot 100: 2025-11-29 (number: 13), Billboard Hot 100: 2025-11-22 (number: 19), Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1960 (number: 33), Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2024 (number: 59), Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2023 (number: 60), Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2025 (number: 67), Offizielle deutsche Charts – Single-Jahrescharts 2025 (number: 70), Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2022 (number: 80), Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2021 (number: 92) and BILLIONS CLUB
recording of:
Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree (on 1958-10-19)
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Marks
publisher:
Chappell, D. Davis & Co. Pty Ltd, EMI Davis Music Australia Pty Limited and St. Nicholas Music
Brenda Lee2:06
2Christmas Island
vocals:
The Andrews Sisters
orchestra:
Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians
conductor:
Guy Lombardo
recording of:
Christmas Island (on 1946-09-30)
lyricist and composer:
Lyle Moraine
The Andrews Sisters2:37
3Santa Bring My Baby Back (To Me)
engineer:
Thorne Nogar
acoustic guitar and lead vocals:
Elvis Presley (on 1957-09-07)
double bass:
Bill Black (on 1957-09-07)
drums (drum set):
D.J. Fontana (on 1957-09-07)
electric guitar:
Scotty Moore (on 1957-09-07)
piano:
Dudley Brooks (on 1957-09-07)
background vocals:
The Jordanaires (on 1957-09-07) and Millie Kirkham (on 1957-09-07)
recorded at:
Radio Recorders Studios in West Hollywood, California, United States (on 1957-09-07)
recording of:
Santa Bring My Baby Back (to Me) (on 1957-09-07)
writer:
Claude Demetrius and Aaron Schroeder
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, Cherry Lane Music Co., Gladys Music, Gladys Music Inc., Minder Music Ltd. and Rachel’s Own Music
Elvis Presley1:53
4The Twelve Days of Christmas
recording of:
The Twelve Days of Christmas (Cahn/Van Heusen lyric version, introduced by Frank Sinatra in 1968)
additional lyricist:
Sammy Cahn and Jimmy Van Heusen
composer:
[traditional]
publisher:
The Songwriters Guild, Warner/Chappell and WB Music Corp.
version of:
The Twelve Days of Christmas
Bing Crosby3:23
5The Little Drummer Boy
Harry Simeone3:23
6Santa Claus Got Stuck in My Chimney
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (on 1950-09-26)
recording of:
Santa Claus Got Stuck (in My Chimney) (Ella Fitzgerald song) (on 1950-09-26)
writer:
Bill Hardy and Billy Moore, Jr.
Ella Fitzgerald3:08
7Here Comes Santa ClausDoris Day2:40
8I’m Spending Christmas With the Old Folks
Vera Lynn3:09
9Green Chri$tma$Stan Freberg6:52
10Jingle 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)
Glenn Miller3:26
11All I Want for Christmas Is My Two Front Teeth
vocals:
George Rock (on 1947-12-06)
recording of:
All I Want for Christmas Is My Two Front Teeth (on 1947-12-06)
lyricist and composer:
Donald Yetter Gardner (in 1944)
Spike Jones3:10
12Christmas in New OrleansLouis Armstrong2:54
13Rudolph the Red-Nosed ReindeerGene Autry2:59
14Christmas in Killarney
background vocals:
Jud Conlon’s Rhythmaires (on 1951-10-01)
lead vocals:
Bing Crosby (on 1951-10-01)
orchestra:
John Scott Trotter and His Orchestra (on 1951-10-01)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
UMG Recordings, Inc.
recording of:
Christmas in Killarney (on 1951-10-01)
writer:
James Cavanaugh, John Redmond and Frank Weldon
Bing Crosby2:45
15The Night Before Christmas Song
recording of:
The Night Before Christmas Song (on 1952-06-20)
lyricist:
Clement Clarke Moore
composer:
Johnny Marks
publisher:
St. Nicholas Music Inc. (on 1952-07-18)
is based on:
A Visit From St. Nicholas
Gene Autry & Rosemary Clooney2:50
16Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Letit SnowWoody Herman3:16
17Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
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)
Frank Sinatra1:27
18The First Noel
Mario Lanza3:13
19I’ll Be Home for ChristmasElvis Presley1:55
20Little Jack Frost Get Lost
cover recording of:
Little Jack Frost Get Lost
lyricist:
Al Stillman
composer:
Seger Ellis
publisher:
Adaken Music Holding LLC
Bing Crosby & Peggy Lee1:47
3CD
#TitleArtistLength
1Santo Natale
recording of:
Santo Natale (1954 carol)
writer:
Al Hoffman, Dick Manning and Belle Nardone
David Whitfield2:54
2Mrs Santa ClausNat King Cole2:08
3White ChristmasBing Crosby3:04
4Merry Christmas BabyChuck Berry3:14
5Star of the East
recording of:
Star of the East
lyricist:
George Cooper
arranger:
Amanda Kennedy
is based on:
Star of the Sea (Tune for "Star of the East")
Judy Garland3:05
6O Holy Night (Cantique de Noel)
Mario Lanza4:06
7I’m Walking Backwards for ChristmasThe Goons3:17
8Merry Christmas
Anne Shelton2:19
9That’s What Christmas Means to MeEddie Fisher3:27
10Christmas Alphabet
vocals:
Dickie Valentine
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Limited (in 1955)
cover recording of:
Christmas Alphabet (1954 song)
writer:
Buddy Kaye and Jules Loman
publisher:
Budd Music Corp. and Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd.
recording of:
Christmas Alphabet (1954 song)
writer:
Buddy Kaye and Jules Loman
publisher:
Budd Music Corp. and Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd.
Dickie Valentine2:07
11Frosty the SnowmanGene Autry1:54
12Mary’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 Belafonte2:58
13The Little Christmas TreeNat King Cole3:14
14I’m Gonna Lasso Santa ClausBrenda Lee2:17
15Let’s Start the New Year RightBing Crosby2:36
16Silent Night
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
Deanna Durbin2:39
17Merry Christmas Polka
recording of:
The Merry Christmas Polka (1949 song)
writer:
Sonny Burke and Paul Francis Webster
The Andrews Sisters2:50
18Christmas DreamingFrank Sinatra3:00
19It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like ChristmasPerry Como2:40
20St. Nicholas Waltz
Lita Roza2:31

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ASIN:UK: B003ZJUII2 [info]