The Greatest Holiday Classics

~ Release by Kenny G (see all versions of this release, 3 available)

Annotation

Countries excluded (iTunes + Deezer + Spotify)

(As of 2024-11-30).

Northern America: 🇺🇸 United States (us)
South America: 🇫🇰 Falkland Islands (fk)
Northern Europe: 🇸🇯 Svalbard and Jan Mayen (sj)
Eastern Africa: 🇮🇴 British Indian Ocean Territory (io)
Oceania: 🇨🇨 Cocos (Keeling) Islands (cc) 🇨🇽 Christmas Island (cx) 🇳🇫 Norfolk Island (nf)
Polynesia: 🇨🇰 Cook Islands (ck) 🇳🇺 Niue (nu) 🇹🇰 Tokelau (tk)

Tracklist

1▼Digital Media
#	Title	Length
1	We Wish You a Merry Christmas recording of: We Wish You a Merry Christmas lyricist and composer: [traditional] part of: Roud Folk Song Index (number: 230)	2:35
2	Medley: Deck the Halls / The Twelve Days of Christmas performer: Earth, Wind & Fire medley including a partial recording of: Deck the Halls lyricist: Thomas Oliphant composer: [traditional] is based on: Nos Galan (Talhaiarn, “Goreu pleser ar Nos Galan”) medley including a partial recording of: The Twelve Days of Christmas lyricist and composer: [traditional] arranger: Frederic Austin (in 1909) publisher: Shawnee Press Inc.	3:00
3	Joy to the World recording of: Joy to the World (Christmas carol) lyricist: Isaac Watts additional composer: Lowell Mason (in 1839) composer: George Frideric Handel	2:28
4	Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas recording engineer: Humberto Gatica engineer: Steve Shepherd producer: Kenny G mixer: Mick Guzauski tenor saxophone: Kenny G conductor: William Ross strings arranger: William Ross arranger: Walter Afanasieff and Kenny G instrumental cover recording of: Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas lyricist: Ralph Blane (in 1943) composer: Hugh Martin (in 1943) publisher: EMI April Music Inc., EMI Feist Catalog Inc., EMI Music Publishing, EMI Publishing, EMI United Partnership Ltd., J. Albert & Son, J. Albert & Son Pty. Ltd., Loew’s Incorporated (in 1943, in 1944) and Leo Feist, Inc. (in 1971, in 1972) sub-publisher: ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス, フジパシフィック音楽出版 SBK事業部 (until 2014-12-31) and フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (from 2015-01-01 to present) part of: Meet Me in St. Louis (1944 film)	3:56
5	Sleigh Ride producer: Walter Afanasieff and Kenny G arranger: Walter Afanasieff and Kenny G instrumental cover recording of: Sleigh Ride lyricist: Mitchell Parish (in 1950) composer: Leroy Anderson (until 1948-02-10) publisher: EMI Harmonies Limited, EMI Mills Music Inc., EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd and Woodbury Music version of: Sleigh Ride (original instrumental version)	3:47
6	Miracles recording engineer: Humberto Gatica engineer: Steve Shepherd producer: Kenny G mixer: Mick Guzauski piano: Walter Afanasieff soprano saxophone: Kenny G conductor: William Ross strings arranger: William Ross arranger: Walter Afanasieff and Kenny G recording of: Miracles writer: Walter Afanasieff and Kenny G	2:31
7	Jingle Bell Rock cover recording of: Jingle Bell Rock writer: Joe Beal and Jim Boothe publisher: Anne Rachel Music Corp, Carlin, Chappell & Co., Inc. and Essex Music of Australia Pty. Ltd.	3:32
8	White Christmas recording engineer: Humberto Gatica engineer: Steve Shepherd producer: Kenny G mixer: Mick Guzauski piano: Walter Afanasieff soprano saxophone: Kenny G conductor: William Ross strings arranger: William Ross arranger: Robert Damper and Kenny G instrumental cover recording of: White Christmas lyricist and composer: Irving Berlin (from 1938 until 1940) publisher: Copyright Control, EMI Allans Music Australia Pty Ltd, Irving Berlin Music Corp., Universal Music Publishing Pty Ltd., Williamson Music Company and Irving Berlin Music Company (from 1940 to present) sub-publisher: Irving Berlin Music Ltd., Warner/Chappell Music Ltd., Warner/Chappell Music, Hong Kong Limited, シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 part of: The 15th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1942 winner)	3:01
9	Winter Wonderland engineer: Steve Shepherd producer: Kenny G mixer: Mick Guzauski soprano saxophone: Kenny G arranger: Walter Afanasieff and Kenny G instrumental cover recording of: Winter Wonderland 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)	3:02
10	My Favorite Things instrumental cover recording of: My Favorite Things (The Sound of Music) lyricist: Oscar Hammerstein II composer: Richard Rodgers publisher: Williamson Music Company sub-publisher: Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. and ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス part of: American Splendor part of: The Sound of Music (Rodgers & Hammerstein musical)	3:17
11	Medley: We Three Kings / Carol of the Bells producer: Walter Afanasieff and Kenny G arranger: Walter Afanasieff and Kenny G instrumental cover recording of: Carol of the Bells lyricist: Peter J. Wilhousky composer: Микола Дмитрович Леонтович is based on: Щедрик (The Little Swallow) medley including a instrumental cover recording of: We Three Kings lyricist and composer: John Henry Hopkins, Jr. part of: Roud Folk Song Index (number: 24751)	4:06
12	Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! producer: Walter Afanasieff and Kenny G arranger: Walter Afanasieff and Kenny G instrumental cover recording of: Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! lyricist: Sammy Cahn (in 1945-07) composer: Jule Styne (in 1945-07) publisher: Cahn Music Company, Chappell & Co., Chappell/Morris Ltd., Cherry Lane Music Ltd., Imagen Music, J. Albert & Son Pty. Ltd., Producers Music Publishing Co., Warner Chappell Music Ltd., Warner Chappell North America and WB Music Corp.	3:07
13	Ave Maria producer: Walter Afanasieff and Kenny G arranger: Walter Afanasieff and Kenny G instrumental cover recording of: Ave Maria (Schubert’s Ave Maria: Latin “Ave Maria” text sung to the tune of ‘Ellens Gesang III, op. 52 no. 6, D. 839 “Ave Maria”’) lyricist: [anonymous] composer: Franz Schubert version of: Ellens Gesang III, op. 52 no. 6, D. 839 “Ave Maria” (Schubert's song, not the Bach/Gounod work; original for voice and piano)	4:28
14	The Chanukah Song recording engineer: Humberto Gatica engineer: Steve Shepherd producer: Kenny G mixer: Mick Guzauski piano: Walter Afanasieff soprano saxophone: Kenny G conductor: William Ross strings arranger: William Ross arranger: Walter Afanasieff and Kenny G recording of: The Chanukah Song composer: Walter Afanasieff and Kenny G publisher: EMI Blackwood Music Inc., Kenny G Music, Kobalt Songs Music Publishing, Kuzu Music, Sony/ATV Tunes LLC and Tamal Vista Music	2:27
15	Jingle 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)	2:29
16	I’ll Be Home for Christmas producer: Walter Afanasieff and Kenny G arranger: Walter Afanasieff and Kenny G instrumental cover recording of: I’ll Be Home for Christmas lyricist: Kim Gannon additional writer: Buck Ram composer: Walter Kent publisher: Chappell Music Ltd., Edward B. Marks Music Co., Gannon and Kent Music Co., Piedmont Music Company, Warner Chappell and Warner Chappell Music sub-publisher: ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部	3:30

Credits

Release

distributed by:	Sony Music Entertainment
phonographic copyright (℗) by:	Arista Records, LLC (in 2005)

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ASIN:	JP: B076P1219P [info]
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Release group

Wikipedia:	en: The Greatest Holiday Classics [info]
Wikidata:	Q7738075 [info]