True Christmas

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Tracklist

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1CD
#TitleArtistLength
1White ChristmasBing Crosby3:06
2Rockin' Around the Christmas TreeBrenda Lee2:06
3Jingle Bell RockMax Bygraves2:27
4Christmas 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
5Winter WonderlandConnie Francis2:44
6Must Be Santa
cover recording of:
Must Be Santa
writer:
William A. Fredricks and Hal Moore
publisher:
Intuitive Music, Woodwyn Music Co. and Hollis Music, Inc. (from 1960 to present)
Tommy Steele2:27
7Winter World of Love
recording of:
Winter World of Love
lyricist:
Barry Mason
composer:
Les Reed
Engelbert Humperdinck3:21
8Do You Hear What I HearJack Jones2:57
9Little Donkey
recording of:
Little Donkey
lyricist and composer:
Eric Boswell
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd.
The Beverley Sisters2:14
10In the Bleak Midwinter
cover recording of:
In the Bleak Midwinter (Gustav Holst version)
lyricist:
Christina Rossetti
composer:
Gustav Holst (in 1906)
part of:
The New English Hymnal (number: 28)
is based on:
Cranham (hymn tune)
version of:
In the Bleak Midwinter (poem)
part of:
3 Hymns for the English Hymnal
Aled Jones4:25
11Ave Maria
Michael Ball3:17
12Mary's Boy Child
Peters & Lee5:04
13Once in Royal David's City
Harry Secombe4:34
14Twelve Days of Christmas
The Mantovani Orchestra5:04
15Away in a Manger / Coventry Carol
Smokey Robinson & The Miracles2:27
16Please Come Home for ChristmasAaron Neville2:52
17Frosty the SnowmanThe Jackson 52:40
18Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer
producer:
Clay McMurray and Barrett Strong
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
UMG Recordings, Inc. (in 1970)
cover recording of:
Rudolph, the Red‐Nosed Reindeer
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Marks
publisher:
Chappell & Co Ltd., Chappell Music Ltd., Warner Chappell, Warner Chappell Music, Warner/Chappell Music Ltd., St. Nicholas Music Publishing Co. (on 1949-05-09) and St. Nicholas Music Inc. (from 1950 to present)
arrangement of:
Rudolph, the Red‐Nosed Reindeer (for voice, choir and orchestra, Elms)
The Temptations3:01
2CD
#TitleArtistLength
1Have Yourself a Merry Little ChristmasJudy Garland2:44
2Christmas SongMel Tormé3:02
3Jingle Bells
Brenda Lee2:14
4A Holly Jolly ChristmasBurl Ives2:12
5Im Gonna Be Warm This WinterConnie Francis2:23
6Deck the Halls
The Mantovani Orchestra2:55
7When a Child Is Born
Michael Ball3:33
8Its Christmas Time Again
harp:
Stella Castellucci (on 1953-09-16)
piano:
Marty Paich (on 1953-09-16)
additional background vocals:
Jud Conlon’s Rhythmaires (on 1953-09-16)
orchestra:
Victor Young and His Orchestra (on 1953-09-16)
conductor:
Victor Young (on 1953-09-16)
recording of:
It’s Christmas Time Again (on 1953-09-16)
writer:
Sonny Burke, John Elliot and James K. Harwood
publisher:
Bourne Co.
sub-publisher:
日音 Synch事業部
cover recording of:
It’s Christmas Time Again
writer:
Sonny Burke, John Elliot and James K. Harwood
publisher:
Bourne Co.
sub-publisher:
日音 Synch事業部
Peggy Lee2:58
9Bambino
recording of:
Bambino (1961 song)
lyricist and composer:
Tom Springfield
The Springfields2:31
10First Noel
Harry Secombe4:03
11Silent Night
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1947-03-19)
choir vocals:
Max Terr’s Mixed Chorus (on 1947-03-19)
lead vocals:
Bing Crosby (on 1947-03-19)
orchestra:
John Scott Trotter and His Orchestra (on 1947-03-19)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
UMG Recordings, Inc.
recording of:
Silent Night (Christmas carol, English translation) (on 1947-03-19)
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
Bing Crosby2:37
12O Come All Ye Faithful
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Universal Classics & Jazz (in 2004)
recording of:
O Come All Ye Faithful (Prizeman arrangement)
arranger:
Robert Prizeman
arrangement of:
O Come, All Ye Faithful (English version of Latin “Adeste fideles”)
Aled Jones3:20
13All I Want for Christmas Is My Two Front Teeth
lead vocals:
Zola Taylor
recording of:
All I Want for Christmas Is My Two Front Teeth
lyricist and composer:
Donald Yetter Gardner (in 1944)
The Platters2:12
14Santa Claus Got Stuck Up 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 Fitzgerald3:09
15Let It Snow Let It Snow
Marie Osmond2:15
16I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa ClausTeresa Brewer2:29
3CD
#TitleArtistLength
1Its Beginning to Look a Lot 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 Crosby2:48
2Santa Claus Is Coming to TownThe Jackson 52:24
3What Christmas Means to MeStevie Wonder2:30
4Silver BellsThe Temptations2:12
5Joy to the World
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1965-08 until 1965-09)
producer:
Harvey Fuqua
arranger:
Hal Davis, Harvey Fuqua and Marc Gordon
recording of:
Joy to the World (Christmas carol)
lyricist:
Isaac Watts
additional composer:
Lowell Mason (in 1839)
composer:
George Frideric Handel
The Supremes2:10
6Noel
Smokey Robinson & The Miracles2:29
7God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
engineer:
Rudy van Gelder
bass trombone:
Paul Faulise (on 1964-09-29) and Thomas Mitchell (on 1964-09-29)
double bass [bass]:
Art Davis (on 1964-09-29)
drums (drum set):
Grady Tate (on 1964-09-29)
flugelhorn:
Joe Newman (on 1964-09-29)
French horn:
Earl Chapin (on 1964-09-29), Don Corrado (on 1964-09-29), Jim Buffington (on 1964-09-29) and Morris Secon (on 1964-09-29)
guitar:
Kenny Burrell (on 1964-09-29)
harp:
Margret Ross (on 1964-09-29)
organ:
Jimmy Smith (on 1964-09-29)
percussion:
George Devens (on 1964-09-29)
trombone:
Jimmy Cleveland (on 1964-09-29) and Chauncey Welsch (on 1964-09-29)
trumpet:
Bernie Glow (on 1964-09-29), Ernie Royal (on 1964-09-29), Danny Stiles (on 1964-09-29) and Joe Wilder (on 1964-09-29)
tuba:
Harvey Philips (on 1964-09-29)
conductor:
Billy Byers
arranger:
Billy Byers
instrumental recording of:
God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen (traditional, no arrangement credits here) (on 1964-09-29)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional]
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 394)
Jimmy Smith4:18
8Run 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 Berry2:45
9Ill Be Home for Christmas
The Platters2:40
10It May Be Winter Outside (But in My Heart Its Spring)Love Unlimited3:10
11O 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)
Aaron Neville3:56
12O Holy Night
Patti LaBelle4:43
13Christmas Love
Rotary Connection3:12
14Spaceman Came Travelling
vocals:
Chris de Burgh
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
A&M Records, Ltd. (in 1975)
recording of:
A Spaceman Came Travelling
lyricist and composer:
Chris de Burgh
writer:
Chris de Burgh
arranger:
Tom Rainey
publisher:
BMG
Chris de Burgh4:05
15Winters Tale
producer:
Mike Batt and David Essex
lead vocals:
David Essex
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mercury Records Ltd. (in 1982)
recording of:
A Winter’s Tale
lyricist:
Tim Rice
composer and arranger:
Mike Batt
publisher:
Phonogram, Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd. and Universal Music Publishing Ltd.
David Essex4:13
16Christmas Day
recording of:
Christmas Day
lyricist:
Chris Difford
composer:
Glenn Tilbrook
Squeeze3:45
17Christmas Wrapping
producer:
Chris Butler
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Universal Records (in 1981) and Universal Records Inc. (in 1982)
recording of:
Christmas Wrapping
lyricist and composer:
Chris Butler
publisher:
Future Fossil Music, Mushroom Music Pty. Ltd. and Spirit Music Publishing Limited
The Waitresses5:27

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ASIN:DE: B000T97YBK [info]