Columbia Holiday Sampler

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

1CD
#TitleArtistLength
1Little Drummer Boy
assistant recording engineer:
Larry Phillabaum
recording engineer and mixer:
Commissioner Gordon
membranophone programming:
Kobie Brown
assistant engineer:
Bill Importico
engineer:
Commissioner Gordon and Tony Prendatt
producer:
Lauryn Hill
assistant mixer:
Dave Swope
bass:
Tom Barney
guitar:
Tristan Avakian
keyboard:
Joe Scott
membranophone:
Tommy Igoe
membranophone and percussion:
Rudy Bird
strings:
Heather Bixler, Avril Brown, Akua Dixon, Eileen Folson, Cecelia Hobbs-Gardner, Karen Karlsrud, Jesse Levy, Paul Peabody, Laura Seaton, Richard Sortomme and Belinda Whitney-Barratt
additional background vocals:
Rosie O’Donnell
background vocals:
Candice Anderson, Fundisha and Lenesha Randolph
background vocals and lead vocals:
Lauryn Hill
performer:
Lauryn Hill
strings arranger:
Leon Pendarvis
arranger:
Lauryn Hill
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”)
Rosie O’Donnell feat. Lauryn Hill5:33
2All I Want for Christmas Is You
additional programming:
Dan Shea
programming:
Walter Afanasieff
synthesizer programming:
Gary Cirimelli
producer:
Walter Afanasieff and Mariah Carey
bass synthesizer, drums (drum set) and keyboard:
Walter Afanasieff
guitar family:
Dann Huff
background vocals:
Melonie Daniels, Kelly Price and Shanrae Price
arranger:
Walter Afanasieff and Mariah Carey
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (in 1994) and Columbia Records (in 2024)
part of:
Billboard Hot 100: 2025-12-13 (number: 1), Billboard Hot 100: 2025-12-20 (number: 1), Billboard Hot 100: 2025-12-06 (number: 5), Billboard Hot 100: 2025-11-29 (number: 8), Billboard Hot 100: 2025-11-22 (number: 11), Offizielle deutsche Charts – Single-Jahrescharts 2025 (number: 28), Billboard Hot 100: 2025-11-15 (number: 31), Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2024 (number: 54), Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2023 (number: 55), Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2025 (number: 59), Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2022 (number: 65), Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2020 (number: 67), Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2021 (number: 78) and Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 97)
recording of:
All I Want for Christmas Is You
writer:
Walter Afanasieff and Mariah Carey
publisher:
Kobalt Music Copyrights SARL, Rye Songs, Sony ATV Music Publishing, Sony Songs Inc., Sony Tunes Inc., Sony/ATV Tunes LLC, Tamal Vista Music, UMPG Publishing, Universal Tunes, Universal/MCA Music Publishing Pty Ltd, Wallyworld Music and Warner Chappell
Mariah Carey4:04
3White ChristmasMichael Bolton3:45
4Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
Barbra Streisand3:11
5Silent Night
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
Neil Diamond4:05
6River
performer:
Kenny Lattimore
Peter White feat. Kenny Lattimore4:57
7Gonna Eat for ChristmasRosie O’Donnell feat. Gloria Estefan2:11
88 Days of ChristmasDestiny’s Child3:32
9Swiss Colony Beef Log
Trey Parker2:17
10Winter WonderlandTony Bennett2:15
11Sleighride
Harry Connick, Jr.3:42
12Christmas Time Is Here
Shawn Colvin2:35
13O Tannenbaum
Ray Conniff2:09
14On Christmas Morning
Kenny Loggins4:15
15Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!
Wynton Marsalis4:21
16The Christmas Song (Merry Christmas to You)
Johnny Mathis4:20
17Rockin’ Around the Christmas TreeRosie O’Donnell feat. Jessica Simpson2:07
18Rosie Christmas
Donna Summer4:39