Ella Fitzgerald’s Christmas (deluxe edition)

~ Release by Ella Fitzgerald (see all versions of this release, 9 available)

Annotation

℗ & © «2006 Capitol Records, LLC»
℗ «This Compilation»

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Tracklist

1▼Digital Media
#TitleArtistLength
1O Holy Night - Remastered 2006
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald
conductor:
Ralph Carmichael
arranger:
Ralph Carmichael
cover recording of:
O Holy Night
lyricist:
John Sullivan Dwight (in 1855)
composer:
Adolphe Adam (in 1847)
translated version of:
Cantique de Noël “Minuit chrétiens” (French original of “O Holy Night”)
Ella Fitzgerald1:48
2It Came Upon a Midnight Clear - Remastered 2006
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald
conductor:
Ralph Carmichael
arranger:
Ralph Carmichael
cover 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)
Ella Fitzgerald & Robert Norberg3:20
3Hark! The Herald Angels Sing - Remastered 2006
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald
conductor:
Ralph Carmichael
arranger:
Ralph Carmichael
cover recording of:
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing (Christmas carol)
additional lyricist:
George Whitefield (in 1753)
lyricist:
Charles Wesley (in 1739)
additional composer:
William H. Cummings (in 1855)
composer:
Felix Mendelssohn (in 1840)
part of:
The New English Hymnal (number: 26)
Ella Fitzgerald & Robert Norberg1:49
4Away in a Manger - Remastered 2006
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald
conductor:
Ralph Carmichael
arranger:
Ralph Carmichael
cover recording of:
Away in a Manger (aka “Cradle Song” composed by William J. Kirkpatrick)
additional lyricist:
Charles Hutchinson Gabriel (in 1892)
lyricist:
[anonymous]
composer:
William James Kirkpatrick (in 1895)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 25304)
is based on:
Sweet Afton (set to music by Jonathan E. Spilman, 1837)
translated version of:
Y Preseb
Ella Fitzgerald2:13
5Joy to the World - Remastered 2006
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald
conductor:
Ralph Carmichael
arranger:
Ralph Carmichael
cover recording of:
Joy to the World (Christmas carol)
lyricist:
Isaac Watts
additional composer:
Lowell Mason (in 1839)
composer:
George Frideric Handel
Ella Fitzgerald1:40
6The First Noel - Remastered/2006
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald
conductor:
Ralph Carmichael
arranger:
Ralph Carmichael
cover 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)
Ella Fitzgerald1:50
7Silent Night - Remastered 2006
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald
conductor:
Ralph Carmichael
arranger:
Ralph Carmichael
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
Ella Fitzgerald2:51
8O Come All Ye Faithful - Remastered 2006
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald
conductor:
Ralph Carmichael
arranger:
Ralph Carmichael
cover recording of:
O Come, All Ye Faithful (English version of Latin “Adeste fideles”)
lyricist and composer:
John Francis Wade (from 1740 until 1743)
translator:
Frederick Oakeley (in 1841)
arrangement of:
O Come, All Ye Faithful
translated version of:
Adeste fideles (original latin version)
Ella Fitzgerald & Robert Norberg2:45
9Sleep, My Little Jesus - Remastered 2006
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald
conductor:
Ralph Carmichael
arranger:
Ralph Carmichael
Ella Fitzgerald2:17
10Angels We Have Heard on High - Remastered 2006
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald
conductor:
Ralph Carmichael
arranger:
Ralph Carmichael
cover recording of:
Angels We Have Heard on High
lyricist:
[unknown]
composer:
[traditional]
translator:
James Chadwick (in 1862)
version of:
Les Anges dans nos campagnes
Ella Fitzgerald1:46
11O Little Town of Bethlehem - Remastered 2006
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald
conductor:
Ralph Carmichael
arranger:
Ralph Carmichael
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)
Ella Fitzgerald2:10
12We Three Kings - Remastered 2006
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald
conductor:
Ralph Carmichael
arranger:
Ralph Carmichael
cover recording of:
We Three Kings
lyricist and composer:
John Henry Hopkins, Jr.
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 24751)
Ella Fitzgerald2:07
13God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen - Remastered 2006
lead vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald
conductor:
Ralph Carmichael
arranger:
Ralph Carmichael
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, Inc.
cover recording of:
God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen (traditional, no arrangement credits here)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional]
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 394)
Ella Fitzgerald & Robert Norberg1:27
14Abide With Me
cover recording of:
Abide With Me (set to tune ‘Eventide’)
lyricist:
Henry Francis Lyte (in 1847)
composer:
William Henry Monk (in 1861)
is based on:
Abide With Me (hymn without specified tune)
Ella Fitzgerald3:16
15Just a Closer Walk With Thee
Ella Fitzgerald5:05
16The Old Rugged Cross
Ella Fitzgerald3:54
17Brighten the Corner Where You Are
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald
conductor:
Ralph Carmichael
arranger:
Ralph Carmichael
cover recording of:
Brighten the Corner Where You Are
writer:
Charles Hutchinson Gabriel and Ina Duley Ogdon
Ella Fitzgerald2:36
18I Need Thee Every Hour
cover recording of:
I Need Thee Every Hour
lyricist:
Annie S. Hawks (in 1872)
composer:
Robert Lowry
Ella Fitzgerald3:40
19In the Garden
cover recording of:
In the Garden
lyricist and composer:
Charles Austin Miles (in 1912)
Ella Fitzgerald3:18
20God Be With You Till We Meet Again
cover recording of:
God Be With You
lyricist:
Jeremiah Rankin
composer:
William G. Tomer
is based on:
God Be With You Till We Meet Again (parent work for arrangements)
Ella Fitzgerald1:22
21God Will Take Care of You
cover recording of:
God Will Take Care of You
lyricist:
Civilla Durfee Martin (in 1904)
composer:
Walter Stillman Martin (in 1904)
Ella Fitzgerald3:32
22The Church in the Wildwood
cover recording of:
The Church in the Wildwood
lyricist and composer:
William S. Pitts
Ella Fitzgerald3:04
23Throw Out the Lifeline - Remastered 2006
cover recording of:
Throw Out the Lifeline
lyricist and composer:
Edwin Smith Ufford
Ella Fitzgerald3:15
24I Shall Not Be Moved
cover recording of:
I Shall Not Be Moved
lyricist and composer:
[traditional]
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 9134)
Ella Fitzgerald2:47
25Let the Lower Lights Be Burning
cover recording of:
Let the Lower Lights Be Burning
lyricist and composer:
Philip Paul Bliss (in 1871)
Ella Fitzgerald2:50
26What a Friend We Have in Jesus
cover recording of:
What a Friend We Have in Jesus
lyricist:
Joseph Medlicott Scriven (in 1855)
composer:
Charles Crozat Converse (in 1868)
Ella Fitzgerald4:04
27Rock of Ages, Cleft for Me
cover recording of:
Rock of Ages
publisher:
Reverend Augustus Montague Toplady (in 1775)
additional lyricist:
Reverend Augustus Montague Toplady (in 1763)
lyricist:
Charles Wesley (in 1745)
additional composer:
Thomas Hastings (in 1830)
composer:
[traditional]
Ella Fitzgerald2:00