Because It’s Christmas

~ Release by Barry Manilow (see all versions of this release, 10 available)

Tracklist

1Cassette
#TitleArtistLength
A1The Christmas Song
recording engineer and mixer:
Don Murray
producer:
Eddie Arkin and Barry Manilow
vocals:
Barry Manilow
conductor:
Mark Watters
arranger:
Eddie Arkin and Barry Manilow
orchestrator:
Eddie Arkin
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, Inc. (in 1990)
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)
Barry Manilow?:??
A2Jingle Bells
recording engineer and mixer:
Don Murray
producer:
Eddie Arkin and Barry Manilow
additional percussion:
Alan Estes
vocals:
Exposé and Barry Manilow
conductor:
Mark Watters
arranger:
Eddie Arkin and Barry Manilow
orchestrator:
Eddie Arkin
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, Inc. (in 1990)
recording of:
Jingle Bells (arr. Barry Manilow)
lyricist and composer:
James Lord Pierpont
arranger:
Barry Manilow
publisher:
Obbligato Music
arrangement of:
Jingle Bells
Barry Manilow with Exposé?:??
A3Silent Night / I Guess There Ain’t No Santa Claus
recording engineer and mixer:
Don Murray
producer:
Eddie Arkin and Barry Manilow
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Russ Freeman
vocals:
Barry Manilow
conductor:
Mark Watters
arranger:
Eddie Arkin and Barry Manilow
orchestrator:
Eddie Arkin
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, Inc. (in 1990)
medley including a recording of:
I Guess There Ain’t No Santa Claus
additional lyricist:
Barry Manilow
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer
composer:
Eddie Arkin and Barry Manilow
publisher:
BMPI Music, Johnny Mercer Music Publishing, Inc., Somisongs, 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, ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部
medley including a 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
Barry Manilow?:??
A4The First Noel / When the Meadow Was Bloomin’Barry Manilow?:??
A5Excerpt From Händel’s Messiah (“For unto us a child is born…”) / Because It’s Christmas (For All the Children)Barry Manilow?:??
B1Baby, It’s Cold Outside
recording engineer and mixer:
Don Murray
producer:
Eddie Arkin and Barry Manilow
vocals:
Barry Manilow and K.T. Oslin
conductor:
Mark Watters
arranger:
Eddie Arkin and Barry Manilow
orchestrator:
Eddie Arkin
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, Inc. (in 1990)
cover recording of:
Baby, It’s Cold Outside (1948 song by Frank Loesser)
lyricist and composer:
Frank Loesser
publisher:
Frank Music Corp., Kobalt Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd, MPL Communications Ltd., MPL UK Publishing, Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. and ヤマハミュージックEH(CM)
part of:
The 22nd Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1949 winner)
Barry Manilow with K.T. Oslin?:??
B2White ChristmasBarry Manilow?:??
B3Carol of the Bells / The Bells of ChristmasBarry Manilow?:??
B4Joy to the World / Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
recording engineer and mixer:
Don Murray
producer:
Eddie Arkin and Barry Manilow
vocals:
Barry Manilow
conductor:
Mark Watters
arranger and orchestrator:
Eddie Arkin
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, Inc. (in 1990)
medley including a 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)
medley including a recording of:
Joy to the World (Christmas carol)
lyricist:
Isaac Watts
additional composer:
Lowell Mason (in 1839)
composer:
George Frideric Handel
Barry Manilow?:??
B5We Wish You a Merry Christmas / It’s Just Another New Year’s Eve
recording engineer and mixer:
Don Murray
producer:
Eddie Arkin and Barry Manilow
vocals:
Barry Manilow
conductor:
Mark Watters
arranger:
Eddie Arkin and Barry Manilow
orchestrator:
Eddie Arkin
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, Inc. (in 1990)
medley including a recording of:
It’s Just Another New Year’s Eve
lyricist:
Marty Panzer
composer:
Barry Manilow
publisher:
Kamakazi Music Corporation, SwaneeBravo! Music, Universal Music Careers and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部
medley including a recording of:
We Wish You a Merry Christmas
lyricist and composer:
[traditional]
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 230)
Barry Manilow?:??