Merry Xmas!

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#TitleArtistLength
1It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the YearAndy Williams2:45
2The Millennium Prayer
producer:
Nigel Wright
orchestrator:
David Arch
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Balladeer Limited (in 1999)
recording of:
The Millennium Prayer
writer:
[traditional]
arranger:
Stephen Deal, Paul Field, Cliff Richard and Nigel Wright
vocals arranger:
Anne Skates
is based on:
Auld Lang Syne (original Scots version, lyrics by Robert Burns)
Cliff Richard4:39
3Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!Frank Sinatra2:35
4I Believe in Father ChristmasGreg Lake3:32
5A Winters 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.
Miles Davis4:10
6I BelieveRobson & Jerome2:06
7Winter WonderlandTony Bennett2:14
8A Spaceman Came Travelling
engineer and producer:
Robin Geoffrey Cable
double bass:
Tony Reeves
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Chrysalis Music Ltd. (in 1975)
recording of:
A Spaceman Came Travelling
lyricist and composer:
Chris de Burgh
writer:
Chris de Burgh
arranger:
Tom Rainey
publisher:
BMG
Chris De Burgh5:02
9When You Wish Upon a Star (from “Pinocchio”)
cover recording of:
When You Wish Upon a Star (Pinocchio, 1940 film)
lyricist:
Ned Washington
composer:
Leigh Harline
publisher:
Bourne Co. and Chappell Music Ltd.
part of:
The 13th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1940 winner)
medley of:
Little Wooden Head (Pinocchio, 1940 film, music cue)
medley of:
When You Wish Upon a Star (Pinocchio, 1940 film, music cue)
medley of:
When You Wish Upon a Star (Pinocchio, 1940 film, music cue)
part of:
Celebrate the Future Hand in Hand
part of:
Pinocchio (1940 Disney film soundtrack)
Glenn Miller2:51
10When a Child Is BornJohnny Mathis3:44
11Santa BabyEartha Kitt & Henri René3:26
12I’ll Be Home for ChristmasDoris Day2:27
13White ChristmasVera Lynn, Mantovani & The Mantovani Orchestra3:20
14Oh Happy Day
recording of:
Oh Happy Day (Hawkins’ 1967 gospel arrangement)
lyricist:
Philip Doddridge
composer:
Edward Francis Rimbault (in 1854)
arranger:
Edwin Hawkins (in 1967)
publisher:
Edwin R Hawkins Music Co, EMI U Catalog Inc. and EMI United Partnership Ltd.
arrangement of:
Oh Happy Day
version of:
O Happy Day, That Fixed My Choice (mid‐19th century version, with new melody and a chorus by Rimbault)
The Edwin Hawkins Singers5:08
15We Three Kings
recording of:
We Three Kings
lyricist and composer:
John Henry Hopkins, Jr.
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 24751)
Winchester Cathedral Choir2:45
16Ding Dong! Merrily on High
choir vocals:
Choir of Trinity College, Cambridge
conductor and chorus master:
Richard Marlow
recording of:
Ding Dong! Merrily on High
lyricist:
George Ratcliffe Woodward
additional composer:
Charles Wood
composer:
Thoinot Arbeau
is based on:
Branle de l’official
recording of:
Ding Dong! Merrily on High (arr. Willcocks)
lyricist:
George Ratcliffe Woodward
additional composer:
Charles Wood
composer:
Thoinot Arbeau
arranger:
Sir David Willcocks
arrangement of:
Ding Dong! Merrily on High
Choir of Trinity College, Cambridge1:46
17O Come All Ye Faithful
choir vocals:
Choir of Trinity College, Cambridge
conductor and chorus master:
Richard Marlow
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)
recording of:
O Come, All Ye Faithful (arr. Willcocks)
additional composer:
David Hill and Christopher Robinson
composer:
John Francis Wade
arranger:
David Willcocks
translator:
Frederick Oakeley
publisher:
Oxford University Press
part of:
The New English Hymnal (number: 30)
arrangement of:
O Come, All Ye Faithful (English version of Latin “Adeste fideles”)
Choir of Trinity College, Cambridge2:46
18Hark the Herald Angels Sing
choir vocals:
Choir of Trinity College, Cambridge
conductor and chorus master:
Richard Marlow
recording of:
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing (Christmas carol)
additional lyricist:
George Whitefield (in 1753)
lyricist:
Charles Wesley (in 1739)
additional composer:
William H. Cummings (in 1855)
composer:
Felix Mendelssohn (in 1840)
part of:
The New English Hymnal (number: 26)
recording of:
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing (arr. Willcocks)
additional lyricist:
George Whitefield (in 1753)
lyricist:
Charles Wesley (in 1739)
additional composer:
William H. Cummings (in 1855)
composer:
Felix Mendelssohn (in 1840)
arranger:
Sir David Willcocks
publisher:
Oxford University Press
arrangement of:
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing (Christmas carol)
Choir of Trinity College, Cambridge2:55
19O Little Town of Bethlehem
choir vocals:
Choir of Trinity College, Cambridge
conductor and chorus master:
Richard Marlow
recording of:
O Little Town of Bethlehem (traditional carol with the tune “Forest Green”, as sung in the UK and the Episcopal Church in the U.S.)
lyricist:
Phillips Brooks (in 1868)
additional composer:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (in 1906)
composer:
[traditional]
arranger:
Ralph Vaughan Williams
publisher:
Oxford University Press (in 1906)
part of:
The New English Hymnal (number: 32)
is based on:
The Ploughboy's Dream
version of:
O Little Town of Bethlehem (traditional carol with the tune “St. Louis”, as commonly sung in the U.S.)
recording of:
O Little Town of Bethlehem (arr. Marlow)
lyricist:
Phillips Brooks
composer:
[traditional]
arranger:
Richard Marlow
arrangement of:
O Little Town of Bethlehem (traditional carol with the tune “Forest Green”, as sung in the UK and the Episcopal Church in the U.S.)
Choir of Trinity College, Cambridge2:29
20Auld Lang Syne
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)
Gay Gordon & The Mince Pies3:45

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