White Christmas: 24 Famous Christmas Songs

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Tracklist

1CD
#TitleArtistLength
1White ChristmasBing Crosby3:04
2The Christmas SongNat King Cole3:11
3Have Yourself a Merry Little ChristmasFrank Sinatra2:40
4Blue ChristmasElvis Presley2:09
5Winter WonderlandDoris Day2:57
6Silent Night, Holy Night
Mahalia Jackson4:25
7Rudolph the Red Nosed ReindeerGene Autry2:59
8Caroling, Caroling
producer:
Lee Gillette
vocals:
Nat King Cole (in 1960)
conductor:
Ralph Carmichael (in 1960)
recording of:
Caroling, Caroling
lyricist:
Wihla Hutson
composer:
Alfred S. Burt
publisher:
TRO Essex Music Ltd.
Nat King Cole2:03
9Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It SnowFrank Sinatra2:36
10I'll Be Home for ChristmasElvis Presley1:55
11Canadian SunsetDean Martin3:08
12It's Beginning to Look Like Christmas
background vocals and choir 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:
It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas (on 1951-10-01)
lyricist and composer:
Meredith Willson (in 1951)
publisher:
Frank Music Corp., Kobalt Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd, Meredith Willson Music LLC, MPL Communications Australia and MPL Music Publishing
Bing Crosby2:49
13O Tannenbaum
producer:
Lee Gillette
vocals:
Nat King Cole (in 1960)
conductor:
Ralph Carmichael (in 1960)
arranger:
Edith Bergdahl and Nat King Cole
recording of:
O Tannenbaum (O Fir Tree, original German version)
lyricist:
Ernst Anschütz (in 1824)
composer:
[traditional] (from 1500 until 1600)
version of:
Es lebe hoch der Zimmermannsgeselle
Nat King Cole3:01
14Jingle 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)
Frank Sinatra2:37
15Here Comes Santa Claus
engineer:
Thorne Nogar
acoustic guitar and lead vocals:
Elvis Presley (on 1957-09-06)
double bass:
Bill Black (on 1957-09-06)
drums (drum set):
D.J. Fontana (on 1957-09-06)
electric guitar:
Scotty Moore (on 1957-09-06)
piano:
Dudley Brooks (on 1957-09-06)
background vocals:
The Jordanaires (on 1957-09-06) and Millie Kirkham (on 1957-09-06)
recorded at:
Radio Recorders Studios in West Hollywood, California, United States (on 1957-09-06)
cover recording of:
Here Comes Santa Claus (Right Down Santa Claus Lane) (on 1957-09-06)
lyricist and composer:
Gene Autry, Oakley Haldeman and Harriett Melka
publisher:
Campbell Connelly & Co., EMI Davis Music Australia Pty Limited, Remick Music Corp., Warner Bros. Music Corp. and Gene Autry Music Publishing, Inc. (on 1947-11-20)
Elvis Presley1:57
16Sweet Little Jesus Boy
cover recording of:
Sweet Little Jesus Boy
lyricist and composer:
Robert MacGimsey
publisher:
Carl Fischer LLC
Mahalia Jackson4:40
17Silver BellsDoris Day3:01
18Frosty the SnowmanGene Autry1:56
19Baby, It's Cold Outside
producer:
Lee Gillette
lead vocals:
Dean Martin (on 1959-08-06)
conductor:
Gus Levene (on 1959-08-06)
arranger:
Frank Loesser
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol (UK) Ltd. (in 1959) and Capitol Records, Inc. (in 1959)
cover recording of:
Baby, It’s Cold Outside (1948 song by Frank Loesser) (on 1959-08-06)
lyricist and composer:
Frank Loesser
publisher:
Frank Music Corp., Kobalt Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd, MPL Communications Ltd., MPL UK Publishing, Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. and ヤマハミュージックEH(CM)
part of:
The 22nd Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1949 winner)
Dean Martin2:22
20Merry Christmas
Bing Crosby & The Andrews Sisters2:55
21The First Noël
producer:
Lee Gillette
vocals:
Nat King Cole (in 1960)
conductor:
Ralph Carmichael (in 1960)
arranger:
Edith Bergdahl and Nat King Cole
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)
Nat King Cole1:58
22O Little Town of Bethlehem
cover recording of:
O Little Town of Bethlehem (traditional carol with the tune “St. Louis”, as commonly sung in the U.S.)
lyricist:
Phillips Brooks (in 1868)
composer:
Lewis Henry Redner (in 1868)
is based on:
St. Louis (hymn tune)
Elvis Presley2:38
23Christmas Present
vocals:
Doris Day
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (in 1964)
recording of:
Christmas Present
lyricist and composer:
Sid Robin
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd.
Doris Day2:46
24White ChristmasFrank Sinatra3:18