Superstar Christmas

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 6 available)

Annotation

℗ «Copyright 1969 EMI Records Ltd., Originally released 1967 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.»
℗ «1993 Interscope Records, 1986 Bruce Springsteen, 1993 Motown Record Company, L.P., 1992 Neil Diamond and Sony Music Entertainment Inc., 1992 Word, Inc., 1981»

Tracklist

1▼Digital Media
#TitleArtistLength
1Happy Xmas (War Is Over)
producer:
John Lennon, Yoko Ono and Phil Spector
choir vocals:
The Harlem Community Choir
orchestra:
Plastic Ono Band
performer:
John Lennon and Yoko Ono
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (in 1971)
recording of:
Happy Xmas (War Is Over)
lyricist and composer:
John Lennon and Yoko Ono
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing, Lenono Music and Ono Music
John Lennon & Yoko Ono3:34
2O Holy Night
programming:
Walter Afanasieff
synthesizer programming:
Gary Cirimelli
producer:
Walter Afanasieff and Mariah Carey
bass synthesizer, drums (drum set) and keyboard:
Walter Afanasieff
guitar family:
Dann Huff
background vocals:
Melonie Daniels, Kelly Price and Shanrae Price
arranger:
Walter Afanasieff and Mariah Carey
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (in 1994) and Columbia Records (in 2024)
recording of:
O Holy Night (Mariah Carey arrangement)
lyricist:
John Sullivan Dwight (in 1855)
composer:
Adolphe Adam (in 1847)
arranger:
Walter Afanasieff and Mariah Carey
publisher:
Rye Songs, Sony Songs Inc., Sony Tunes, Inc. and Wallyworld Music
arrangement of:
O Holy Night
Mariah Carey4:26
3Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! (78rpm version)
cover recording of:
Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!
lyricist:
Sammy Cahn (in 1945-07)
composer:
Jule Styne (in 1945-07)
publisher:
Cahn Music Company, Chappell & Co., Chappell/Morris Ltd., Cherry Lane Music Ltd., Imagen Music, J. Albert & Son Pty. Ltd., Producers Music Publishing Co., Warner Chappell Music Ltd., Warner Chappell North America and WB Music Corp.
Frank Sinatra with The B. Swanson Quartet2:35
4Santa Clause Is Coming to Town
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
Michael Bolton4:04
5The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (Canada) Inc. (in 1998)
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)
Céline Dion4:12
6Merry Christmas Baby
recording engineer:
Toby Scott (on 1980-12-31)
producer:
Jon Landau, Chuck Plotkin and Bruce Springsteen
mixer:
Bob Clearmountain
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Max Weinberg (on 1980-12-31)
electric bass guitar:
Garry Tallent (on 1980-12-31)
lead vocals:
Bruce Springsteen (on 1980-12-31)
performer:
The E Street Band (on 1980-12-31)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Bruce Springsteen (in 1986)
recorded at:
1980‐12‐31: Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale, NY, USA
recorded at:
Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale, New York, United States (on 1980-12-31)
live cover recording of:
Merry Christmas Baby (on 1980-12-31)
writer:
Lou Baxter and Johnny Moore
publisher:
Anne-Rachel Music Corp., St. Louis Music Corp., Unichappell Music, Inc., Warner Chappell Music and Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band4:49
7Early Christmas Morning
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony BMG Music Entertainment
edit of:
Early Christmas Morning by Cyndi Lauper
recording of:
Early Christmas Morning
writer:
Cyndi Lauper and Jan Pulsford
publisher:
Rellla Music Corp., Rondor Music (Australia) Pty Ltd, Tenja Music, ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 and 大洋音楽
Cyndi Lauper3:41
8Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
recording engineer:
Ray Bardani (lead vocals), Paul Brown and Stanley Wallace
synthesizer programming:
Eric Caudieux
executive producer:
Luther Vandross
producer:
Luther Vandross
mixer:
Ray Bardani
bass:
Luico Hopper
drums (drum set):
Ivan Hampden
guitar:
Phil Hamilton
keyboard and piano:
Nat Adderley, Jr.
percussion:
Steve Kroon
solo saxophone:
Dick Oatts
lead vocals:
Luther Vandross
vocals:
Luther Vandross
arranger:
Nat Adderley, Jr.
orchestrator:
Earl McIntyre
concertmaster:
Peter Dimitriades
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony BMG Music Entertainment (in 1995) and Sony Music Entertainment (in 1995)
mixed at:
The Hit Factory in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
cover recording of:
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
lyricist:
Ralph Blane (in 1943)
composer:
Hugh Martin (in 1943)
publisher:
EMI April Music Inc., EMI Feist Catalog Inc., EMI Music Publishing, EMI Publishing, EMI United Partnership Ltd., J. Albert & Son, J. Albert & Son Pty. Ltd., Loew’s Incorporated (in 1943, in 1944) and Leo Feist, Inc. (in 1971, in 1972)
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, フジパシフィック音楽出版 SBK事業部 (until 2014-12-31) and フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (from 2015-01-01 to present)
part of:
Meet Me in St. Louis (1944 film)
Luther Vandross5:04
9Silent Night
producer:
Boyz II Men
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
Boyz II Men2:32
10Winter Wonderland
arranger:
Robert Farnon
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony BMG Music Entertainment (in 1994)
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)
Tony Bennett2:12
11You Make It Feel Like Christmas
bass:
Bob Glaub
drums (drum set):
Russell Kunkel
guitar:
Dean Parks and Waddy Wachtel
keyboard:
Robbie Buchanan
lead vocals:
Neil Diamond
conductor:
David Campbell (choir vocals, strings)
strings arranger and choir vocals arranger:
David Campbell
concertmaster:
Gavyn Wright
recording of:
You Make It Feel Like Christmas
writer:
Neil Diamond
Neil Diamond3:37
12I’ll Be Home for Christmas (If Only in My Dreams)
bass:
Craig Nelson
drums (drum set):
Harold Jones
piano:
Clare Fischer
orchestra:
London Studio Orchestra
orchestrator:
Ronn Huff
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Amy Grant Productions (in 1992, in 2007)
cover recording of:
I’ll Be Home for Christmas
lyricist:
Kim Gannon
additional writer:
Buck Ram
composer:
Walter Kent
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., Edward B. Marks Music Co., Gannon and Kent Music Co., Piedmont Music Company, Warner Chappell and Warner Chappell 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
Amy Grant3:26
13White Christmas
Plácido Domingo2:48
14What If Jesus Comes Back Like That
producer:
John Hobbs, Ed Seay and Paul Worley
recording of:
What If Jesus Comes Back Like That
writer:
Pat Bunch and Doug Johnson
Collin Raye3:08
15Christmas Through Your Eyes
vocals:
Gloria Estefan
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (in 1992)
recording of:
Christmas Through Your Eyes
writer:
Gloria Estefan and Diane Warren
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. and Universal/MCA Music Ltd.
Gloria Estefan5:01
16The Lord’s Prayer
engineer:
Jack Lattig and Rafael O. Valentin
producer:
Ettore Stratta
vocals:
Barbra Streisand
conductor:
Ray Ellis
arranger:
Ray Ellis
recording of:
The Lord’s Prayer
lyricist:
[traditional]
composer:
Albert Hay Malotte (in 1935)
Barbra Streisand2:43