Now That’s What I Call Christmas!

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

Annotation

labels shown on back cover: The EMI Group, UMG, Zomba, and Sony Music Entertainment, Inc.
on spine: UMG Recordings, Inc.* – 314 585 620-2
(p) & (c) UMG Recordings / Virgin Records America, Inc. / Capitol Records / Sony Music Entertainment Inc.

* UMG Recordings, Inc. - supposedly a subsidiary of Universal Music Group that "engages in the production of music records and tapes."

Tracklist

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1Happy Xmas (War Is Over)
producer:
John Lennon, Yoko Ono and Phil Spector
choir vocals:
The Harlem Community Choir
orchestra:
Plastic Ono Band
performer:
John Lennon and Yoko Ono
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (in 1971)
recording of:
Happy Xmas (War Is Over)
lyricist and composer:
John Lennon and Yoko Ono
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing, Lenono Music and Ono Music
John & Yoko and The Plastic Ono Band with The Harlem Community Choir3:32
2Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town
producer:
Mike Appel, Jimmy Iovine and Bruce Springsteen
lead vocals:
Bruce Springsteen (on 1975-12-12)
performer:
The E Street Band (on 1975-12-12)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Bruce Springsteen (in 1981)
recorded at:
1975‐12‐12: Post Dome, C.W. Post College, Greenvale, NY, USA
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS Inc. (in 1981)
recorded at:
Post Dome in Brookville, Oyster Bay, New York, United States (on 1975-12-12)
live cover recording of:
Santa Claus Is Coming to Town (on 1975-12-12)
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
Bruce Springsteen4:25
3Do They Know It’s Christmas?
programming:
Midge Ure (on 1984-11-25)
producer:
Trevor Horn and Midge Ure
drums (drum set):
Phil Collins (on 1984-11-25)
electric bass guitar:
John Taylor (on 1984-11-25)
guitar:
Andy Taylor (on 1984-11-25)
keyboard:
Midge Ure (on 1984-11-25)
lead vocals:
Bono (on 1984-11-25), Boy George (on 1984-11-25), George Michael (on 1984-11-25), Simon Lebon (on 1984-11-25) and Paul Young (on 1984-11-25)
other vocals [chorus]:
Paul Weller (on 1984-11-24), Robert “Kool” Bell (on 1984-11-25), Pete Briquette (on 1984-11-25), Adam Clayton (on 1984-11-25), Phil Collins (on 1984-11-25), Chris Cross (on 1984-11-25), Simon Crowe (on 1984-11-25), Sara Dallin (on 1984-11-25), Siobhan Fahey (on 1984-11-25), Johnnie Fingers (on 1984-11-25), Bob Geldof (on 1984-11-25), Tony Hadley (on 1984-11-25), John Keeble (on 1984-11-25), Gary Kemp (on 1984-11-25), Martin Kemp (on 1984-11-25), Jon Moss (on 1984-11-25), Steve Norman (on 1984-11-25), Rick Parfitt (on 1984-11-25), Nick Rhodes (on 1984-11-25), Francis Rossi (on 1984-11-25), Andy Taylor (on 1984-11-25), James “J.T.” Taylor (on 1984-11-25), John Taylor (on 1984-11-25), Roger Taylor (on 1984-11-25), Dennis “D.T.” Thomas (on 1984-11-25), Midge Ure (on 1984-11-25), Martyn Ware (on 1984-11-25), Jody Watley (on 1984-11-25) and Keren Woodward (on 1984-11-25)
vocals:
Glenn Gregory (on 1984-11-25), Marilyn (on 1984-11-25) and Sting (on 1984-11-25)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Phonogram Ltd. (London) (in 1984) and The Band Aid Trust (in 2004)
recorded at:
Sarm West Studios in Notting Hill, Kensington and Chelsea, London, England, United Kingdom (on 1984-11-25)
music videos:
Do They Know It's Christmas? by Band Aid
recording of:
Do They Know It’s Christmas? (from 1984-11-24 until 1984-11-25)
writer:
Bob Geldof and Midge Ure
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., Copyright Control, Warner Chappell Music, ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部, ヤマハミュージックパブリッシング (until 2017-03-31) 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 (from 2017-04-01 to present)
Band Aid3:41
4Wonderful Christmastime
engineer:
Eddie Klein and Paul McCartney
producer:
Paul McCartney
assistant mixer:
Eddie Klein (on 1979-10-04)
mixer:
Paul McCartney (on 1979-10-04)
bell, drums (drum set), keyboard [keyboards], synthesizer, background vocals and lead vocals:
Paul McCartney (from 1979-06 until 1979-07)
electric guitar:
Paul McCartney (from 1979-06 to ????)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MPL Communications Ltd. (in 1979)
recorded at:
Lower Gate Farm in East Sussex, England, United Kingdom (from 1979-06 until 1979-07) and Spirit of Ranachan Studio in Scotland, United Kingdom (from 1979-06 until 1979-07)
mixed at:
EMI Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom (on 1979-10-04)
part of:
Billboard Hot 100: 2025-12-27 (number: 32), Billboard Hot 100: 2025-12-13 (number: 33) and Billboard Hot 100: 2025-12-20 (number: 33)
recording of:
Wonderful Christmastime (from 1979-06 until 1979-07)
lyricist and composer:
Paul McCartney
publisher:
MPL Communications Ltd.
Paul McCartney3:46
5Our Love Is Like a Holiday
recording of:
Our Love Is Like a Holiday
writer:
Gary Haase and Billy Mann
Michael Bolton3:16
6(It Must Have Been Ol’) Santa Claus
recording of:
It Must Have Been Ol’ Santa Claus
lyricist and composer:
Harry Connick, Jr.
Harry Connick, Jr.4:37
7Jingle Bells
recording of:
Jingle Bells
lyricist and composer:
James Lord Pierpont (in 1850)
publisher:
Warner Chappell Music Ltd.
composed at and lyrics written at:
Simpson Tavern in Medford, Massachusetts, United States (in 1850)
Diana Krall2:11
8Away in a Manger
arranger:
Chip Davis
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
American Gramaphone LLC (in 2001)
instrumental recording of:
Away in a Manger (Mueller variation)
additional lyricist:
Charles Hutchinson Gabriel (in 1892)
lyricist:
[anonymous]
writer:
[traditional]
composer:
Carl Mueller and James Ramsey Murray (in 1885)
Mannheim Steamroller3:18
9Deck the Halls
arranger:
Ottmar Liebert
instrumental recording of:
Deck the Halls
lyricist:
Thomas Oliphant
composer:
[traditional]
is based on:
Nos Galan (Talhaiarn, “Goreu pleser ar Nos Galan”)
Ottmar Liebert3:06
10Love on Layaway
recording of:
Love on Layaway
writer:
Angie Chirino and Emilio Estefan, Jr.
Gloria Estefan4:26
11Don’t Save It All for Christmas Day
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (Canada) Inc. (in 1998)
recording of:
Don’t Save It All for Christmas Day
writer:
Céline Dion, Ric Wake and Peter Zizzo
publisher:
Connotation Music, Pez Music and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Co.
Céline Dion4:36
12This Christmas
producer:
Joe
performer:
Joe
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
2000 Zomba Recording Corporation
cover recording of:
This Christmas
writer:
Donny Hathaway and Nadine McKinnor
publisher:
BMG Songs, Inc., Crystal Raisin Music, Kuumba Music, Microhits Music Corp., The Estate of Donny Hathaway, Universal Music–MGB Songs, Warner Chappell, WB Music Corp., 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, ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 and 大洋音楽
Joe3:06
13Special Gift
recording of:
Special Gift
writer:
Stanley Brown and Myron
The Isley Brothers featuring Ronald Isley3:58
14All We Need Is Love (Christmas in the Yard)
performer:
Shaggy
recording of:
All We Need Is Love (Christmas in the Yard)
writer:
Christopher Birch, Brian Thompson, Ricardo “Rik Rok” Ducent, Robert Livingston and Patrick Morrison
The Big Yard Family featuring Shaggy3:58
15My Only Wish (This Year)
producer:
Brian Kierulf and Josh Schwartz
performer:
Britney Spears
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
2000 Zomba Recording Corporation
produced for:
KNS Productions, Inc.
recording of:
My Only Wish (This Year)
writer:
Brian Kierulf and Josh Schwartz
publisher:
Kierulf Songs, Mugsy Boy Publishing, Universal Music–Z Songs and Zomba Songs Inc.
Britney Spears4:15
16You Don’t Have to Be Alone (on Christmas)
recording engineer:
Adam Barber
producer:
Veit Renn
mixer:
Chris Trevett
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Interscope Records (in 2000)
recorded at:
RMP Studios in Orlando, Florida, United States
mixed at:
Battery Recording Studios in New York, New York, United States
recording of:
You Don’t Have to Be Alone
writer:
JC Chasez, David Nicoll and Veit Renn
*NSYNC4:33
17O Come All Ye Faithful
additional recording engineer:
David I. Ward, III
recording engineer:
Ray Bardani (lead vocals), Dann Wojnar and Joe Ferla
executive producer:
Luther Vandross
producer:
Marcus Miller
mixer:
Ray Bardani
editor:
Max Risenhoover
bass, Hammond organ [Hammond B-3 organ] and keyboard:
Marcus Miller
drums (drum set):
Ivan Hampden
guitar:
Paul Jackson, Jr.
piano:
Nat Adderley, Jr.
choir vocals:
Tawatha Agee, Vivian Cherry, Robin Clark, Ada Dyer, Genobia Jeter, Katreese Barns, Yvonne Lewis, Paulette McWilliams, Kevin Owens, Valerie Simpson, Tamira Sanders and Fonzi Thornton
lead vocals:
Luther Vandross
conductor:
John Clayton (strings) and Marcus Miller (choir vocals)
strings arranger:
John Clayton
arranger:
Marcus Miller
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (in 1995)
mixed at:
The Hit Factory in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
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)
Luther Vandross4:17
18Silent Night
producer:
Boyz II Men
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
Boyz II Men2:32

Credits

Release

copyrighted (©) by and phonographic copyright (℗) by:Capitol Records, Inc. (in 2001)
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (in 2001)
UMG Recordings, Inc. (in 2001)
Virgin Records America, Inc. (in 2001)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/1880131 [info]
ASIN:US: B00005OLYC [info]

Release group

part of:Now That’s What I Call Christmas! (number: 1) (order: 1)
NOW That’s What I Call… (order: 1)
Wikidata:Q7065455 [info]