20th Century Masters: The Christmas Collection: The Best of Stevie Wonder

~ Release by Stevie Wonder (see all versions of this release, 3 available)

Annotation

hi‐res lossless available on Apple Music

Tracklist

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1Someday at Christmas
producer:
Henry Cosby
performer:
Stevie Wonder
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Motown Records (in 1967)
cover recording of:
Someday at Christmas
writer:
Ron Miller and Bryan Wells
publisher:
EMI Songs Australia Pty. Ltd., Jobete Music Co., Inc. and Ron Miller Legacy Songtrust Publishing LLC
2:51
2Silver Bells
producer:
Henry Cosby
cover recording of:
Silver Bells (Christmas song)
lyricist and composer:
Ray Evans and Jay Livingston
publisher:
Famous Music Corporation, Famous Music Publishing Limited, Jay Livingston Music Inc., Paramount Music Corporation, Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd. and Sony/ATV Harmony (in 1950)
sub-publisher:
Sony/ATV Harmony Canada and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部
2:25
3Ave Maria
producer:
Henry Cosby
cover recording of:
Ave Maria (Schubert’s Ave Maria: Latin “Ave Maria” text sung to the tune of ‘Ellens Gesang III, op. 52 no. 6, D. 839 “Ave Maria”’)
lyricist:
[anonymous]
composer:
Franz Schubert
version of:
Ellens Gesang III, op. 52 no. 6, D. 839 “Ave Maria” (Schubert's song, not the Bach/Gounod work; original for voice and piano)
3:58
4The Little Drummer Boy
producer:
Henry Cosby
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”)
3:08
5One Little Christmas Tree
producer:
Henry Cosby
recording of:
One Little Christmas Tree (in 1967)
writer:
Ron Miller and Bryan Wells
publisher:
EMI Songs Australia Pty. Ltd.
2:49
6The Day That Love Began
producer:
Henry Cosby
recording of:
The Day That Love Began
composer:
Deborah Miller and Ron Miller
3:38
7The Christmas Song
producer:
Henry Cosby
cover recording of:
The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)
lyricist:
Mel Tormé and Robert Wells (from 1944 until 1945)
composer:
Mel Tormé (from 1944 until 1945)
publisher:
Chappell/Morris Ltd., MPL Music Publishing Inc., Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd., Sony/ATV Tunes LLC, Warner Chappell, Warner Chappell Ltd., Warner Chappell Music, Warner/Chappell Music Australia Pty. Ltd. and Edwin H. Morris & Co., Inc. (from 1946 to present)
3:09
8Bedtime for Toys
producer:
Henry Cosby
recording of:
Bedtime for Toys
writer:
Ron Miller and Orlando Murden
3:31
9Christmastime
producer:
Henry Cosby
recording of:
Christmastime
writer:
Sol Selegna
2:34
10Twinkle Twinkle Little Me
producer:
Henry Cosby
recording of:
Twinkle Twinkle Little Me
composer:
Ron Miller and William O’Malley
publisher:
EMI Songs Australia Pty. Ltd.
3:16
11A Warm Little Home on a Hill
producer:
Henry Cosby
recording of:
A Warm Little Home on a Hill
writer:
Ron Miller and Bryan Wells
3:28
12What Christmas Means to Me
producer:
Henry Cosby
vocals:
Stevie Wonder
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Motown Record Corporation (in 1967)
recording of:
What Christmas Means to Me
writer:
Anna Gordy Gaye, George Gordy and Allen Story
publisher:
EMI Music, Jobete Music Co., Inc. and Stone Agate Music
2:31
13The Miracles of Christmas
recording of:
The Miracles of Christmas
composer:
Aurora Miller and Ron Miller
2:26
14Everyone’s a Kid at Christmas
recording of:
Everyone’s a Kid at Christmas
writer:
Aurora Miller and Ron Miller
2:52

Credits

Release

phonographic copyright (℗) by:Motown Records (in 2013)
part of:Apple Digital Masters (order: 271)
purchase for download:https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/id750073177 [info] (ended)
https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/id1443206142 [info]
streaming page:https://music.apple.com/us/album/1443206142 [info]