Forever Friends a Christmas Wish for You

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Annotation

℗ «This compilation»
℗ «2013 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited»

Tracklist

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#TitleArtistLength
1It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the YearAndy Williams2:33
2Winter WonderlandDoris Day2:56
3The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)
vocals:
Mel Tormé
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (in 1970)
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)
Mel Tormé3:11
4It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like ChristmasPerry Como, The Fontane Sisters & Mitchell Ayres and His Orchestra2:36
5White Christmas (Voice)
producer:
Ahmet Ertegun and Jerry Wexler
bass, drums (drum set), piano, tenor saxophone and vibraphone:
[unknown] (on 1954-02-04)
guitar:
Jimmy Oliver (on 1954-02-04)
baritone vocals:
Andrew Thrasher (on 1954-02-04)
bass vocals:
Bill Pinkney (on 1954-02-04)
lead vocals:
Clyde McPhatter (on 1954-02-04) and Bill Pinkney (on 1954-02-04)
tenor vocals:
Clyde McPhatter (on 1954-02-04) and Gerhart Thrasher (on 1954-02-04)
performer:
The Drifters
recorded at:
Fulton Recording Studio in New York, New York, United States (on 1954-02-04)
cover recording of:
White Christmas (vocal quartet arrangement, made popular by The Drifters) (on 1954-02-04)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin (from 1938 until 1940)
arrangement of:
White Christmas
quotes lyrics from:
Jingle Bells
The Drifters2:40
6Christmas Bells
Patti Page2:41
7Santa BabyEartha Kitt & Henri René & His Orchestra3:26
8Baby, It’s Cold Outside
Dinah Shore & Buddy Clark2:20
9Deck the Halls
recording of:
Deck the Halls
lyricist:
Thomas Oliphant
composer:
[traditional]
is based on:
Nos Galan (Talhaiarn, “Goreu pleser ar Nos Galan”)
Vic Damone1:54
10Happy HolidayPercy Faith & His Orchestra & Chorus1:58
11My Favourite ThingsTony Bennett3:18
12A Marshmallow World
producer:
Jimmy Bowen
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Dean Martin Family Trust
cover recording of:
A Marshmallow World
lyricist:
Carl Sigman (in 1949)
composer:
Peter de Rose (in 1949)
publisher:
Shapiro Bernstein & Co. Ltd.
Dean Martin2:41
13Blue ChristmasElvis Presley2:08
14Little Drummer Boy
vocals:
Johnny Cash
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony BMG Music Entertainment (in 1963) and Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. (in 1963)
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”)
Johnny Cash2:33
15Silver Bells
Jerry Vale3:20
16Here Comes Santa Claus (Right Down Santa Claus Lane) (1947 version)Gene Autry2:30
17C‐H‐R‐I‐S‐T‐M‐A‐S
cover recording of:
C-H-R-I-S-T-M-A-S
lyricist:
Jenny Lou Carson (in 1949)
composer:
Eddy Arnold (in 1949)
publisher:
Hill and Range Songs, Inc. (on 1949-10-30)
Jim Reeves2:48
18Santa Mouse
Burl Ives2:02
19I Heard the Bells on Christmas DayHarry Belafonte3:03
20Have Yourself a Merry Little ChristmasFrank Sinatra2:33
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 Jackson4:27