The All Time Greatest Christmas Songs

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 4 available)

Tracklist

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#TitleArtistLength
1Santa Claus Is Coming to TownFrank Sinatra2:34
2The White World of Winter
Bing Crosby2:10
3Sleigh Ride
conductor:
Robert Mersey
arranger:
Robert Mersey
recording of:
Sleigh Ride
lyricist:
Mitchell Parish (in 1950)
composer:
Leroy Anderson (until 1948-02-10)
publisher:
EMI Harmonies Limited, EMI Mills Music Inc., EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd and Woodbury Music
version of:
Sleigh Ride (original instrumental version)
Andy Williams2:07
4Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!Doris Day3:14
5The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)Mel Tormé3:12
6It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like ChristmasJohnny Mathis2:16
7Winter WonderlandTony Bennett2:13
8Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
vocals:
Gene Autry
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment
part of:
Billboard Hot 100: 2025-12-20 (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 Autry3:08
9Jingle Bells
Gladys Knight & the Pips4:02
10It’s Gonna Be a Cold, Cold ChristmasDana3:15
11Stop the Cavalry
producer:
Bob Andrews, Bob Andrews and Jona Lewie
vocals and performer:
Jona Lewie
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Stiff Records (in 1980) and Stiff Records Ltd. (in 1980)
recording of:
Stop the Cavalry
lyricist and composer:
Jona Lewie
publisher:
Zomba Music Productions Ltd., Zomba Music Publishing Ltd. and Street Music Ltd. (in 1980)
Jona Lewie2:56
12Feels Like ChristmasCyndi Lauper4:32
13Another Rock 'n Roll ChristmasGary Glitter3:48
14Merry Christmas EveryoneShakin’ Stevens3:40
15Rockin’ Around the Christmas TreeLynn Anderson2:03
16White Christmas
Bobby Vinton2:36
17Silver Bells
Jerry Vale3:21
18The Secret of Christmas
cover recording of:
The Secret of Christmas (1959 Christmas song from "Say One for Me")
writer:
Sammy Cahn and Jimmy Van Heusen
publisher:
AF Encore Fund LLC, Cahn Music Company, EMI Feist Catalog Inc., Leo Feist, Inc. and Van Heusen Music Corp.
Julie Andrews3:17
19O Come All Ye Faithful
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)
Art Garfunkel2:09
20Ave Maria
José Carreras4:29
21Silent Night, Holy Night
producer:
Irving Townsend
vocals:
Mahalia Jackson
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
Mahalia Jackson5:03