The Very Best of Christmas

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

Tracklist

1CD
#TitleArtistLength
1White Christmas (a cappella version)
A11:11
2Little Drummer Boy
performer:
Solange
recording of:
Little Drummer Boy (Destiny's Child version)
is based on:
Carol of the Drum (aka “The Little Drummer Boy”)
Destiny’s Child feat. Solange3:39
3Let It Snow
Vonda Shepard2:17
4Santa Claus Is Comin’ to TownBruce Springsteen4:31
5Last ChristmasWham!4:25
6All I Want for Christmas Is You
additional programming:
Dan Shea
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)
part of:
Billboard Hot 100: 2025-12-13 (number: 1), Billboard Hot 100: 2025-12-20 (number: 1), Billboard Hot 100: 2025-12-06 (number: 5), Billboard Hot 100: 2025-11-29 (number: 8), Billboard Hot 100: 2025-11-22 (number: 11), Offizielle deutsche Charts – Single-Jahrescharts 2025 (number: 28), Billboard Hot 100: 2025-11-15 (number: 31), Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2024 (number: 54), Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2023 (number: 55), Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2025 (number: 59), Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2022 (number: 65), Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2020 (number: 67), Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2021 (number: 78) and Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 97)
recording of:
All I Want for Christmas Is You
writer:
Walter Afanasieff and Mariah Carey
publisher:
Kobalt Music Copyrights SARL, Rye Songs, Sony ATV Music Publishing, Sony Songs Inc., Sony Tunes Inc., Sony/ATV Tunes LLC, Tamal Vista Music, UMPG Publishing, Universal Tunes, Universal/MCA Music Publishing Pty Ltd, Wallyworld Music and Warner Chappell
Mariah Carey4:04
7Winter WonderlandMacy Gray2:56
8Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
Babyface3:31
9This Is the Time
performer:
Wynonna Judd
Michael Bolton with Wynonna4:06
10Endless Christmas
recording of:
Endless Christmas
writer:
Bishop
3T4:13
11Let It SnowDoris Day3:16
12The White World of Winter
Bing Crosby2:11
13Sleigh Ride
conductor:
Robert Mersey
arranger:
Robert Mersey
recording of:
Sleigh Ride
lyricist:
Mitchell Parish (in 1950)
composer:
Leroy Anderson (until 1948-02-10)
publisher:
EMI Harmonies Limited, EMI Mills Music Inc., EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd and Woodbury Music
version of:
Sleigh Ride (original instrumental version)
Andy Williams2:09
14Santa Claus Is Comin’ to TownFrank Sinatra2:35
15Merry Christmas EveryoneShakin’ Stevens3:42
16This Is ChristmasLuther Vandross4:47
17Christmas Through Your EyesGloria Estefan5:03
18Feels Like ChristmasCyndi Lauper4:34
19O Come All Ye Faithful
cover 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)
Art Garfunkel2:10
20Silent Night
recording engineer:
Charles Harbutt
assistant engineer:
Dave Clarke, Andrew Granger and Jake Jackson
producer:
Grace Row
vocals:
Charlotte Church
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Sian Edwards
arranger:
Julian Smith
concertmaster:
Janice Graham
recorded at:
Air Studios in Hampstead, Camden, London, England, United Kingdom and Whitfield Street Studios in London, England, United Kingdom
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
Charlotte Church3:43