The Best Christmas Carols

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

Tracklist

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#	Title	Artist	Length
1	Silent Night 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	The Drifters	4:14
2	When a Child Is Born	Brook Benton	3:45
3	Jingle 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)	Rosemary Clooney	2:32
4	White Christmas recording of: White Christmas lyricist and composer: Irving Berlin (from 1938 until 1940) publisher: Copyright Control, EMI Allans Music Australia Pty Ltd, Irving Berlin Music Corp., Universal Music Publishing Pty Ltd., Williamson Music Company and Irving Berlin Music Company (from 1940 to present) sub-publisher: Irving Berlin Music Ltd., Warner/Chappell Music Ltd., Warner/Chappell Music, Hong Kong Limited, シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 part of: The 15th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1942 winner)	Louis Armstrong	2:40
5	We Wish You a Merry Christmas arranger: Paul Campbell recording of: We Wish You a Merry Christmas lyricist and composer: [traditional] part of: Roud Folk Song Index (number: 230)	The Drifters	3:24
6	Blue Christmas	The Platters	2:02
7	Silver 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	Bing Crosby & Ella Fitzgerald	2:09
8	Jingle Bells Rock recording of: Jingle Bell Rock writer: Joe Beal and Jim Boothe publisher: Anne Rachel Music Corp, Carlin, Chappell & Co., Inc. and Essex Music of Australia Pty. Ltd.	Bobby Sherman	2:07
9	Please Come Home for Christmas recording of: Please Come Home for Christmas writer: Charles Brown and Gene Redd publisher: BMG Platinum Songs US, Lark Music Inc., C. Mose Music (in 1960), Fort Knox Music Inc. (in 1960) and Trio Music Company (in 1960) sub-publisher: フジパシフィックミュージック, 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 and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部	The Platters	2:28
10	A New Baby for Christmas	Johnny Preston	2:25
11	The Little Drummer Boy recording of: Carol of the Drum (aka “The Little Drummer Boy”) lyricist and composer: Katherine K. Davis (in 1941) additional composer: Henry Onorati (in 1958) and Harry Simeone (in 1958) publisher: EMI Mills Music, International Korwin Corp., Warner Chappell, Warner Chappell Music, Belwin-Mills Publishing Corp. (in 1955) and Mills Music, Inc. (in 1964) is based on: Trad. (traditional Czech carol, became “Carol of the Drums”)	Rosemary Clooney	2:30
12	Oh Come All Ye Faithful 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)	Bing Crosby	3:12
13	Auld Lang Syne cover recording of: Auld Lang Syne (original Scots version, lyrics by Robert Burns) lyricist: Robert Burns (in 1788) composer: [traditional] publisher: Songs of Universal, Inc. part of: Roud Folk Song Index (number: 6294)	The Drifters	2:16
14	Santa Claus Is Coming to Town live 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	Nat King Cole	1:43