The Classic Christmas Album

~ Release by Johnny Cash (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

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1Christmas as I Knew It
cover recording of:
Christmas as I Knew It
writer:
June Carter Cash and Jan Howard
2:49
2Christmas Time’s a‐Comin’
2:15
3That Christmasy Feeling
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (in 1972)
recording of:
That Christmasy Feeling
writer:
Johnny Cash and Jimmy Peppers
2:15
4Christmas With You
recording of:
Christmas With You
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Cash
2:07
5Blue 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
6The 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”)
2:36
7The Gifts They Gave
recording of:
The Gifts They Gave
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Cash
version of:
The Friendly Beasts
3:34
8The King of Love
2:43
9Merry Christmas Mary
recording of:
Merry Christmas Mary
writer:
Reba Hancock and M.S. Tubb
1:58
10I 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
2:31
11Joy 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
12It Came Upon a Midnight Clear
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)
3:39
13Ringing the Bells for Jim
cover recording of:
Ringing the Bells for Jim
writer:
June Carter Cash and Jan Howard
2:47
14The Christmas Guest
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
4:39
15The Christmas Spirit
recording of:
The Christmas Spirit
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Cash
5:02
16Silent 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
2:02