The Time-Life Treasury of Christmas (2000 release, discs one & two)

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Annotation

This special edition of The Time-Life Treasury of Christmas is now available in stores for the first time. It is based on the multi-million-selling collection The Time-Life Treasury of Christmas, as seen on TV. This 2CD album features: Your favorite songs; All original recordings, all original artists; Digitally mastered for the best sound quality; Notes and photograps compiled by the editors of Time-Life Music.

Tracklist

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1A Holly Jolly Christmas
lead vocals:
Burl Ives
chorus master:
Owen Bradley
instruments arranger:
Owen Bradley
part of:
Billboard Hot 100: 2025-12-20 (number: 15), Billboard Hot 100: 2025-12-13 (number: 16), Billboard Hot 100: 2025-12-27 (number: 16), Billboard Hot 100: 2025-12-06 (number: 24), Billboard Hot 100: 2025-11-29 (number: 40), Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2023 (number: 71), Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2022 (number: 89) and Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2024 (number: 94)
recording of:
A Holly Jolly Christmas
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Marks
publisher:
Audiam Publishing, Warner Chappell and St. Nicholas Music Inc. (in 1964)
Burl Ives2:16
2Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree
producer:
Owen Bradley
vocals:
Brenda Lee (on 1958-10-19)
part of:
Billboard Hot 100: 2025-12-20 (number: 2), Billboard Hot 100: 2025-12-13 (number: 3), Billboard Hot 100: 2025-12-27 (number: 3), Billboard Hot 100: 2025-12-06 (number: 7), Billboard Hot 100: 2025-11-29 (number: 13), Billboard Hot 100: 2025-11-22 (number: 19), Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1960 (number: 33), Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2024 (number: 59), Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2023 (number: 60), Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2025 (number: 67), Offizielle deutsche Charts – Single-Jahrescharts 2025 (number: 70), Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2022 (number: 80), Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2021 (number: 92) and BILLIONS CLUB
recording of:
Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree (on 1958-10-19)
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Marks
publisher:
Chappell, D. Davis & Co. Pty Ltd, EMI Davis Music Australia Pty Limited and St. Nicholas Music
Brenda Lee2:06
3The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)
Mel Tormé, Pat Williams2:47
4Christmas Time Is Here
producer:
Vince Guaraldi
double bass [bass]:
Fred Marshall (from 1965-09-17 until 1965-09-22)
drums (drum set):
Jerry Granelli (from 1965-09-17 until 1965-09-22)
piano:
Vince Guaraldi (from 1965-09-17 until 1965-09-22)
choir vocals:
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church Children’s Choir (from 1965-09-17 until 1965-09-22)
chorus master:
Barret Mineah (from 1965-09-17 until 1965-09-22)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Fantasy, Inc.
recorded at:
Fantasy Studios in Berkeley, California, United States (from 1965-09-17 until 1965-09-22)
part of:
Billboard Hot 100: 2025-12-27 (number: 36), Billboard Hot 100: 2025-12-20 (number: 37) and Billboard Hot 100: 2025-12-13 (number: 38)
recording of:
Christmas Time Is Here (from 1965-09-17 until 1965-09-22)
lyricist:
Lee Mendelson
composer:
Lee Mendelson and Vince Guaraldi
publisher:
Lee Mendelson Film Productions, Inc. and Shifty 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
Vince Guaraldi Trio2:46
5Winter Wonderland
vocals:
Aretha Franklin
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony BMG Music Entertainment Inc. (in 1964) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (in 1964)
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)
Aretha Franklin, Belford C. Hendricks2:15
6Here Comes Santa Claus (Down Santa Claus Lane)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony BMG Music Entertainment (in 1949)
recording of:
Here Comes Santa Claus (Right Down Santa Claus Lane)
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)
Doris Day2:42
7Frosty the Snowman
cover recording of:
Frosty the Snow Man
writer:
Steve Nelson and Walter E. Rollins
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, J. Albert & Son Pty. Ltd., Warner/Chappell North America Limited, Chappell & Co. (in 1950) and Hill and Range Songs, Inc. (on 1950-06-02)
Ella Fitzgerald2:14
8Santa Claus Is Coming to Town
vocals:
Tony Bennett
conductor:
Robert Farnon
arranger:
Robert Farnon
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony BMG Music Entertainment (in 1967)
cover recording of:
Santa Claus Is Coming to Town
lyricist:
Haven Gillespie (in 1932)
composer:
J. Fred Coots (in 1932)
publisher:
EMI Allans Music Australia Pty Ltd, EMI Feist Catalog Inc., EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd, EMI Music Publishing Ltd., EMI United Partnership Ltd., Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd., Haven Gillespie Music Publishing, Jobete Music Co., Inc., Leo Feist Ltd, Leo Feist, Inc., SBK United Partnership and The Songwriters Guild
sub-publisher:
フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 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
Tony Bennett, Robert Farnon2:39
9It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year
lead vocals:
Andy Williams (in 1972)
vocals:
Andy Williams (in 1972)
arranger:
Johnny Mandel
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony BMG Music Entertainment (in 1963) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (in 1963)
part of:
Billboard Hot 100: 2025-12-27 (number: 9), Billboard Hot 100: 2025-12-13 (number: 10), Billboard Hot 100: 2025-12-20 (number: 10), Billboard Hot 100: 2025-12-06 (number: 17), Billboard Hot 100: 2025-11-29 (number: 30) and BILLIONS CLUB
recording of:
It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year (in 1972)
writer:
Eddie Pola and George Wyle
publisher:
Barnaby Music Corp., EMI Music Publishing, EMI Music Publishing Ltd., EMI Songs Ltd., IQ Music Ltd. and ピアーミュージック
Andy Williams2:32
10Rudolph, The Red-Nosed Reindeer
vocals:
Gene Autry
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment
part of:
Billboard Hot 100: 2025-12-20 (number: 35), Billboard Hot 100: 2025-12-27 (number: 35) and Billboard Hot 100: 2025-12-13 (number: 37)
recording of:
Rudolph, the Red‐Nosed Reindeer (on 1949-06-27)
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)
Gene Autry and The Pinafores3:11
11Pretty Paper
recorded in:
London, England, United Kingdom (on 1963-09-11)
producer:
Fred Foster
vocals:
Roy Orbison (on 1963-09-11)
orchestra:
The Barry Booth Orchestra (on 1963-09-11)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony BMG Music Entertainment (in 1967)
cover recording of:
Pretty Paper (on 1963-09-11)
lyricist and composer:
Willie Nelson
publisher:
Sony ATV Music Publishing and Tree Publishing Inc.
Roy Orbison2:47
12Silver Bells
Johnny Mathis with Percy Faith and His Orchestra3:33
13Silent Night, Holy Night
The Mormon Tabernacle Choir with The Philadelphia Brass Ensemble and Percussion, Richard P. Condie, Alexander Schreiner4:33