Legends: The Christmas Collection

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Annotation

A 4CD set of your favourite Christmas tracks from Bing Crosby, Ella Fitzgerald, Perry Como and Nat ‘King’ Cole.

Tracklist

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#TitleArtistLength
1One for the Little Bitty Baby (Go Where I Send Thee)
The Weavers2:45
2Mary’s Boy Child
recording of:
Mary’s Boy Child
lyricist and composer:
Jester Hairston
publisher:
Bourne Music Ltd. and J. Albert & Son Pty. Ltd.
Harry Belafonte3:00
3The Little Christmas Tree
recording of:
The Little Christmas Tree
writer:
Mickey Rooney
Nat King Cole3:14
4I’ll Be Home for Christmas (If Only in My Dreams)
producer:
Voyle Gilmore
cello:
Cy Bernard and Armand Kaproff
double bass:
Nathan Gangursky and Jack Ryan
guitar:
Allan Reuss
harp:
Kathryn Thompson
piano:
Bill Miller
viola:
William Baffa, Louis Kievman, Paul Robyn and Dave Sterkin
violin:
Walter Edelstein, David Frisina, Joe Livoti, Joseph Quadri, Sol Kindler, Nicholas Pisani, Lou Raderman and Mischa Russell
choir vocals:
The Ralph Brewster Singers (on 1957-07-17)
lead vocals:
Frank Sinatra
orchestra:
Gordon Jenkins & His Orchestra (on 1957-07-17)
conductor:
Gordon Jenkins (on 1957-07-17)
arranger:
Gordon Jenkins
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, Inc. (in 1957) and Capitol Records, LLC (in 2002)
cover recording of:
I’ll Be Home for Christmas (on 1957-07-17)
lyricist:
Kim Gannon
additional writer:
Buck Ram
composer:
Walter Kent
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., Edward B. Marks Music Co., Gannon and Kent Music Co., Piedmont Music Company, Warner Chappell and Warner Chappell Music
sub-publisher:
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
recording of:
I’ll Be Home for Christmas
lyricist:
Kim Gannon
additional writer:
Buck Ram
composer:
Walter Kent
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., Edward B. Marks Music Co., Gannon and Kent Music Co., Piedmont Music Company, Warner Chappell and Warner Chappell Music
sub-publisher:
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
Frank Sinatra3:11
5Here Comes Santa Claus
recording of:
Here Comes Santa Claus (Right Down Santa Claus Lane)
lyricist and composer:
Gene Autry, Oakley Haldeman and Harriett Melka
publisher:
Campbell Connelly & Co., EMI Davis Music Australia Pty Limited, Remick Music Corp., Warner Bros. Music Corp. and Gene Autry Music Publishing, Inc. (on 1947-11-20)
Bing Crosby3:01
6’Twas the Night Before Christmas
spoken vocals:
Perry Como
vocals:
Perry Como
conductor:
Mitchell Ayres
arranger:
Perry Como
recording of:
’Twas the Night Before Christmas (Ken Darby version)
writer:
Clement Clarke Moore
composer:
Ken Darby
is based on:
A Visit From St. Nicholas
Perry Como3:42
7Blue Christmas
cover recording of:
Blue Christmas
writer:
Bill Hayes and Jay Johnson
publisher:
Anglo-Pic Music Co. Ltd., Bibo Music Publishing, Inc., J. Albert & Son Pty. Ltd., PolyGram International Publishing, Inc., Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. and Universal Polygram International, Inc.
Billy Eckstine2:56
8Cool Yule
recording of:
Cool Yule (on 1953-10-22)
additional lyricist:
Eric Kornfeld
lyricist and composer:
Steve Allen
Louis Armstrong2:54
9Jingle Bell Rock
guest background vocals:
Anita Kerr Singers (on 1957-10-29)
performer:
Bobby Helms
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
UMG Recordings, Inc. (in 1957)
part of:
Billboard Hot 100: 2025-12-27 (number: 2), Billboard Hot 100: 2025-12-13 (number: 4), Billboard Hot 100: 2025-12-20 (number: 4), Billboard Hot 100: 2025-12-06 (number: 8), Billboard Hot 100: 2025-11-29 (number: 14), Billboard Hot 100: 2025-11-22 (number: 20), Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1957 (number: 30), Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2024 (number: 67), Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2023 (number: 68), Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2025 (number: 81), Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2022 (number: 86) and BILLIONS CLUB
recording of:
Jingle Bell Rock (on 1957-10-29)
writer:
Joe Beal and Jim Boothe
publisher:
Anne Rachel Music Corp, Carlin, Chappell & Co., Inc. and Essex Music of Australia Pty. Ltd.
Bobby Helms2:10
10The Little Boy That Santa Claus Forgot
producer:
Lee Gillette
lead vocals:
Nat King Cole
conductor:
Nelson Riddle
recording of:
The Little Boy That Santa Claus Forgot (1937 song) (on 1953-08-18)
writer:
Michael Carr, Tommie Connor and James Leach
publisher:
J. Albert & Son
Nat King Cole2:32
11Where Did My Snowman Go?
Petula Clark2:11
12Mele Kalikimaka (Hawaiian Christmas Song)
cover recording of:
Mele Kalikimaka
lyricist and composer:
Robert Alex Anderson (in 1949)
publisher:
Lichelle Music Company, Lovely Hula Hands Music LLC, Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc., 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
Bing Crosby2:58
13Christmas Day
Eddie Fisher3:00
14The Merry Christmas Polka
recording of:
The Merry Christmas Polka (1949 song)
writer:
Sonny Burke and Paul Francis Webster
The Andrews Sisters2:51
15Suzy Snowflake
Rosemary Clooney2:57
16Ring Those Christmas Bells
recording of:
Ring Those Christmas Bells (on 1953-09-16)
lyricist:
Marve A. Fisher
composer:
Gus Levene
Peggy Lee2:16
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ASIN:UK: B001DXKNH8 [info]