The Christmas Album

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

Annotation

* Re-release of this Album with a slightly different tracklist
* Track 2:16 seems to be credited wrongly, see above

Tracklist

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#TitleArtistLength
1White ChristmasBing Crosby3:08
2Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It SnowFrank Sinatra2:37
3Winter WonderlandTony Bennett2:14
4When a Child Is BornJohnny Mathis3:44
5Mary’s Boy Child
producer:
Dennis Farnon and Henri René
bass:
Meyer "Mike" Rubin (on 1956-07-20)
bass clarinet:
Antonio Villa (on 1956-07-20)
cello:
Ennio Bolognini (on 1956-07-20)
congas:
Wally Fernez (on 1956-07-20)
French horn:
Attilo DePalma (on 1956-07-20)
guitar:
Frantz Casséus (on 1956-07-20)
guitar family:
Millard Thomas (on 1956-07-20)
harp:
Marjorie Call (on 1956-07-20)
percussion:
Arnold Manchester (on 1956-07-20) and Louis Singer (on 1956-07-20)
piano:
Hal Hidey (on 1956-07-20)
saxophone:
Victor Garber (on 1956-07-20), Jules Jacob (on 1956-07-20), Ted Nash (on 1956-07-20) and Wilbur Schwartz (on 1956-07-20)
viola:
Joseph Reilich (on 1956-07-20)
violin:
Israel Baker (on 1956-07-20), Jerome G. Kasin (on 1956-07-20), Robert Levine (on 1956-07-20), Gustave Rosseels (on 1956-07-20), Myron Sandler (on 1956-07-20) and Marshall Sosson (on 1956-07-20)
vocals:
Harry Belafonte (on 1956-07-20)
conductor:
Will Lorin (on 1956-07-20)
recorded at:
Radio Recorders Studios in West Hollywood, California, United States (on 1956-07-20)
recording of:
Mary’s Boy Child (on 1956-07-20)
lyricist and composer:
Jester Hairston
publisher:
Bourne Music Ltd. and J. Albert & Son Pty. Ltd.
Harry Belafonte3:00
6Blue ChristmasElvis Presley2:11
7A Winter’s Tale
producer:
Mike Batt and David Essex
lead vocals:
David Essex
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mercury Records Ltd. (in 1982)
recording of:
A Winter’s Tale
lyricist:
Tim Rice
composer and arranger:
Mike Batt
publisher:
Phonogram, Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd. and Universal Music Publishing Ltd.
David Essex4:12
8Santa BabyEartha Kitt2:49
9Wombling Merry Christmas
solo tenor saxophone:
Eddie Mordue
recording of:
Wombling Merry Christmas (in 1974-10)
lyricist and composer:
Mike Batt
The Wombles3:21
10Frosty the SnowmanThe Jackson 52:39
11All Alone on ChristmasDarlene Love3:44
12The Christmas Song
Gladys Knight3:22
13I BelieveRobson & Jerome2:08
14Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
Jane McDonald3:32
15I’ll Be Home for ChristmasDoris Day2:27
16Medley: Winter Wonderland / Sleigh Ride
medley including a 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)
medley including a recording of:
Winter Wonderland
lyricist:
Richard B. Smith
composer:
Felix Bernard
publisher:
Bregman, Vocco & Conn, Inc., EMI Music, Francis, Day & Hunter, Redwood Music Ltd., Warner Chappell Music Inc., Warner/Chappell Music Australia Pty. Ltd., WB Music Corp. (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
Dolly Parton3:43
17Early Christmas MorningCyndi Lauper3:42
18Santa Claus Is Coming to TownMichael Bolton4:05
19Christmas Through Your EyesGloria Estefan4:07
20Last ChristmasHuman Nature3:08
21O Holy Night
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)
recording of:
O Holy Night (Mariah Carey arrangement)
lyricist:
John Sullivan Dwight (in 1855)
composer:
Adolphe Adam (in 1847)
arranger:
Walter Afanasieff and Mariah Carey
publisher:
Rye Songs, Sony Songs Inc., Sony Tunes, Inc. and Wallyworld Music
arrangement of:
O Holy Night
Mariah Carey4:26
22You Make It Feel Like ChristmasNeil Diamond3:38
23The Lord’s Prayer
engineer:
Jack Lattig and Rafael O. Valentin
producer:
Ettore Stratta
vocals:
Barbra Streisand
conductor:
Ray Ellis
arranger:
Ray Ellis
recording of:
The Lord’s Prayer
lyricist:
[traditional]
composer:
Albert Hay Malotte (in 1935)
Barbra Streisand2:44
24Auld Lang Syne
Gay Gordon & The Mince Pies3:45