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1Christmas in the Sun
recording of:
Christmas in the Sun
writer:
Andrew Bown, Rolf Harris and Rick Parfitt
quotes lyrics from:
Whatever You Want
Rolf Harris with Rick Parfitt of Status Quo3:11
2I Believe in Father Christmas
programming:
Carsten Heusmann
producer:
Frank Peterson
mixer:
Stefan Glaumann and Frank Peterson
bass:
Alex Grube
guitar:
Peter Weihe
harp [piano harp]:
Gunther Laudahn
keyboard:
Carsten Heusmann
membranophone:
Kallas
choir vocals:
Capital Voices and Monteverdi Choir
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Steve Sidwell
arranger:
Carsten Heusmann and Frank Peterson
orchestrator:
Steve Sidwell
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Nemo Studios (in 2008)
mixed at:
Nemo Studios in Hamburg, Germany
cover recording of:
I Believe in Father Christmas
written in:
West London, England, United Kingdom
lyricist:
Greg Lake and Peter Sinfield
composer:
Greg Lake and Сергей Сергеевич Прокофьев
is based on:
Lieutenant Kijé Suite, op. 60: IV. Troika
Sarah Brightman3:44
3Saviour’s Day
recording of:
Saviour’s Day
lyricist and composer:
Chris Eaton
publisher:
SGO Music Publishing Ltd.
Cliff Richard4:50
4Christmas Wish
Stacie Orrico3:55
5Christmas Is the Time to Say “I Love You”
Billy Squier2:51
6The First Noel
All‐4‐One4:05
7Grown‐Up Christmas List
guitar:
Tom Hemby
keyboard:
Robbie Buchanan
orchestra:
London Studio Orchestra
orchestrator:
Alan Moore
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Amy Grant Productions (in 1992, in 2007)
recording of:
Grown Up Christmas List (Amy Grant version) (in 1992)
additional lyricist:
Amy Grant
lyricist:
Linda Thompson Jenner
composer:
David Foster
version of:
Grown‐Up Christmas List (original version)
Amy Grant5:00
825th December
producer:
Tracey Thorn and Ben Watt
guest electric guitar:
Richard Thompson (from 1993-12 until 1994-04)
recording of:
25th December (from 1993-12 until 1994-04)
lyricist and composer:
Ben Watt
Everything but the Girl3:59
9Santa Claus Is Comin’ 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
The Beach Boys2:20
10Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree
producer:
Owen Bradley
vocals:
Brenda Lee (on 1958-10-19)
part of:
Billboard Hot 100: 2025-12-20 (number: 2), Billboard Hot 100: 2025-12-13 (number: 3), Billboard Hot 100: 2025-12-27 (number: 3), Billboard Hot 100: 2025-12-06 (number: 7), Billboard Hot 100: 2025-11-29 (number: 13), Billboard Hot 100: 2025-11-22 (number: 19), Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1960 (number: 33), Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2024 (number: 59), Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2023 (number: 60), Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2025 (number: 67), Offizielle deutsche Charts – Single-Jahrescharts 2025 (number: 70), Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2022 (number: 80), Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2021 (number: 92) and BILLIONS CLUB
recording of:
Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree (on 1958-10-19)
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Marks
publisher:
Chappell, D. Davis & Co. Pty Ltd, EMI Davis Music Australia Pty Limited and St. Nicholas Music
Brenda Lee2:04
11Lonely Pup (in a Christmas Shop)
recording of:
Lonely Pup (In a Christmas Shop)
lyricist and composer:
Arthur Alexander
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing
Adam Faith1:47
12Blue Christmas
performer:
Glen Campbell
cover recording of:
Blue Christmas
writer:
Bill Hayes and Jay Johnson
publisher:
Anglo-Pic Music Co. Ltd., Bibo Music Publishing, Inc., J. Albert & Son Pty. Ltd., PolyGram International Publishing, Inc., Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. and Universal Polygram International, Inc.
Glen Campbell2:32
13Silver Bells
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
cover recording of:
We Wish You a Merry Christmas
lyricist and composer:
[traditional]
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 230)
Al Martino3:12
14(Everybody’s Waitin’ for) The Man With the Bag
producer:
Frank De Vol
lead vocals:
Kay Starr
recording of:
(Everybody’s Waitin’ for) The Man With the Bag (on 1950-10-11)
writer:
Dudley Brooks, Hal Stanley and Irving Taylor
publisher:
Morley Music Corp.
Kay Starr2:41
15Look Around You (It’s Christmas Time)
recording of:
Look Around You (It’s Christmas Time)
lyricist and composer:
Bobby Goldsboro
Bobby Goldsboro2:25
16Light of the Stable
producer:
Brian Ahern
recording of:
Light of the Stable
writer:
Elizabeth Rhymer and Steven Rhymer
Emmylou Harris2:29
17God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
lead vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald
conductor:
Ralph Carmichael
arranger:
Ralph Carmichael
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, Inc.
cover recording of:
God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen (traditional, no arrangement credits here)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional]
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 394)
Ella Fitzgerald1:26
18When You Wish Upon a Star
recording engineer and mixer:
George Massenburg
producer:
Peter Asher
bass:
Bob Magnusson
drums (drum set):
John Guerin
guitar:
Bob Mann
piano:
Don Grolnick
vocals:
Linda Ronstadt
conductor:
Nelson Riddle
arranger:
Nelson Riddle
cover recording of:
When You Wish Upon a Star (Pinocchio, 1940 film)
lyricist:
Ned Washington
composer:
Leigh Harline
publisher:
Bourne Co. and Chappell Music Ltd.
part of:
The 13th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1940 winner)
medley of:
Little Wooden Head (Pinocchio, 1940 film, music cue)
medley of:
When You Wish Upon a Star (Pinocchio, 1940 film, music cue)
medley of:
When You Wish Upon a Star (Pinocchio, 1940 film, music cue)
part of:
Celebrate the Future Hand in Hand
part of:
Pinocchio (1940 Disney film soundtrack)
Linda Ronstadt3:47
19A Journey to Bethlehem (Christmas medley)
assistant producer:
Carin Lake
producer:
Greg Nelson
medley including a recording of:
Away in a Manger (aka “Cradle Song” composed by William J. Kirkpatrick)
additional lyricist:
Charles Hutchinson Gabriel (in 1892)
lyricist:
[anonymous]
composer:
William James Kirkpatrick (in 1895)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 25304)
is based on:
Sweet Afton (set to music by Jonathan E. Spilman, 1837)
translated version of:
Y Preseb
medley including a recording of:
Good Christian Men Rejoice
lyricist and composer:
[traditional]
translator:
John Mason Neale
part of:
The New English Hymnal (number: 107)
translated version of:
In dulci jubilo (Original trad.)
medley including a recording of:
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing (Christmas carol)
additional lyricist:
George Whitefield (in 1753)
lyricist:
Charles Wesley (in 1739)
additional composer:
William H. Cummings (in 1855)
composer:
Felix Mendelssohn (in 1840)
part of:
The New English Hymnal (number: 26)
medley including a recording of:
I Saw Three Ships
lyricist and composer:
[traditional]
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 700)
medley including a recording of:
In dulci jubilo (macaronic of English and Latin)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional]
arranger and translator:
Robert Lucas Pearsall
translated version of:
In dulci iubilo (original traditional version in macaronic alteration of medieval German and Latin, use also for unspecified versions)
medley including a recording of:
O Come to Bethlehem
writer:
Robyn Smith
medley including a 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)
medley including a recording of:
O Little Town of Bethlehem (traditional carol with the tune “St. Louis”, as commonly sung in the U.S.)
lyricist:
Phillips Brooks (in 1868)
composer:
Lewis Henry Redner (in 1868)
is based on:
St. Louis (hymn tune)
recording of:
Once in Royal David’s City
lyricist:
Cecil Frances Alexander (in 1848)
composer:
Henry John Gauntlett (in 1849)
part of:
The New English Hymnal (number: 34)
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
medley including a recording of:
The Coventry Carol
medley including a recording of:
The First Noel
composer:
Amadeus Indetzki
medley including a recording of:
Unto Us a Child is Born
writer:
Robyn Smith
medley including a recording of:
We Three Kings
lyricist and composer:
John Henry Hopkins, Jr.
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 24751)
medley including a recording of:
While Shepherds Watched their Flocks by Night (Winchester old version)
lyricist:
Nahum Tate
composer:
Christopher Tye
arranger:
George Kirbye
is based on:
Song of the Angels, at the Nativity of Our Blessed Saviour
is based on:
Winchester Old
Michael Crawford7:57
20Walking in the Air
producer:
John Altman and Alison Wallace
treble vocals:
Aled Jones
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (in 1985)
cover recording of:
Walking in the Air (in 1985)
lyricist and composer:
Howard Blake
publisher:
Faber Music Ltd., Highbridge Music Ltd. and Howard David Blake
part of:
Classic 100: Piano (number: 40)
part of:
The Snowman (film soundtrack)
Aled Jones3:23