The Essential Christmas

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

Tracklist

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#TitleArtistLength
1Jingle Bell Rock
Neil Diamond1:52
2O Come All Ye Faithful
Luther Vandross4:19
3It's The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year
Johnny Mathis2:48
4Do You Hear What I Hear
performer:
Kelly Rowland
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony BMG Music Entertainment (from 2001 to present)
cover recording of:
Do You Hear What I Hear?
lyricist:
Noël Regney (in 1962)
writer:
Noël Regney and Gloria Shayne Baker
composer:
Gloria Shayne Baker (in 1962)
publisher:
Blue Ribbon Music Ltd., Campbell Connelly and Jewel Music Publishing Co., Inc.
Destiny’s Child3:48
5Christmas Time Is HereShawn Colvin2:37
6We Need A Little Christmas
Angela Lansbury3:03
7Carol Of The Bells
New York Philharmonic, Leonard Bernstein2:39
8Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!The Manhattan Transfer4:36
9Winter WonderlandAretha Franklin2:14
10Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
Doris Day3:03
11Snowfall
Tony Bennett2:52
12Blue Christmas
Jerry Vale2:32
13Deck The Halls With Boughs Of Holly
Mitch Miller and the Gang1:45
14Don't Save It All For Christmas DayCéline Dion4:39
15Silent Night
Babyface4:33
16Last ChristmasWham!4:25
17Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer
recording of:
Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer
lyricist and composer:
Randy Brooks
Elmo & Patsy3:29
18Rockin' Around The Christmas TreeCyndi Lauper2:45
19Jesu, Joy Of Man's Desiring
E. Power Biggs3:33
20We Wish You A Merry Christmas
choir vocals:
St. Killian Boychoir
soprano vocals:
Phyllis Curtin
vocals:
Phyllis Curtin
orchestra:
New York Philharmonic
conductor:
André Kostelanetz
performer:
André Kostelanetz and His Orchestra
arranger:
Eddie Sauter
recording of:
We Wish You a Merry Christmas
lyricist and composer:
[traditional]
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 230)
André Kostelanetz2:05
21Hallelujah Chorus
producer:
David Oppenheim and Howard H. Scott
choir vocals:
Mormon Tabernacle Choir (from 1958-11-02 until 1959-03-30)
orchestra:
The Philadelphia Orchestra (from 1958-11-02 until 1959-03-30)
conductor:
Eugene Ormandy (from 1958-11-02 until 1959-03-30)
chorus master:
Richard P. Condie (from 1958-11-02 until 1959-03-30)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (in 1959)
recorded at:
Broadwood Hotel in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (from 1958-11-02 until 1959-03-30)
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 44. Chorus: “Hallelujah” (from 1958-11-02 until 1959-03-30)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (in 1741)
librettist:
Charles Jennens
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II
Mormon Tabernacle Choir3:56