Absolute Christmas 2009

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

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#TitleArtistLength
1White ChristmasBing Crosby3:04
2The Christmas Song
producer:
Lee Gillette
piano:
Nat King Cole (on 1961-03-30)
vocals:
Nat King Cole (on 1961-03-30)
conductor:
Ralph Carmichael (on 1961-03-30)
orchestrator:
Charles R. Grean and Pete Rugolo
part of:
Billboard Hot 100: 2025-12-20 (number: 8), Billboard Hot 100: 2025-12-13 (number: 9), Billboard Hot 100: 2025-12-06 (number: 18) and Billboard Hot 100: 2025-11-29 (number: 29)
cover recording of:
The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire) (on 1961-03-30)
lyricist:
Mel Tormé and Robert Wells (from 1944 until 1945)
composer:
Mel Tormé (from 1944 until 1945)
publisher:
Chappell/Morris Ltd., MPL Music Publishing Inc., Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd., Sony/ATV Tunes LLC, Warner Chappell, Warner Chappell Ltd., Warner Chappell Music, Warner/Chappell Music Australia Pty. Ltd. and Edwin H. Morris & Co., Inc. (from 1946 to present)
Nat King Cole3:10
3Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!Dean Martin1:54
4Winter WonderlandTony Bennett2:12
5Santa Claus Is Coming to TownFrank Sinatra2:33
6Blue ChristmasElvis Presley2:07
7Jingle Bells
cover 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)
Jim Reeves1:48
8Angels We Have Heard on High
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald
conductor:
Ralph Carmichael
arranger:
Ralph Carmichael
cover recording of:
Angels We Have Heard on High
lyricist:
[unknown]
composer:
[traditional]
translator:
James Chadwick (in 1862)
version of:
Les Anges dans nos campagnes
Ella Fitzgerald1:44
9Mary's Boy Child
vocals:
Harry Belafonte
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 Belafonte4:18
10Bella Notte
Christer Sjögren2:29
11Julen Är Här
Tommy Körberg & Sissel Kyrkjebø3:15
12Ser Du Stjärnan I Det Blå
Jan Malmsjö2:19
13Gläns Över Sjö Och StrandLoa Falkman3:25
14O' Helga Natt
Tommy Körberg4:11
15Stilla Natt
Sanna Nielsen3:15
16Nu Tändas Tusen Juleljus
Carola2:42
17Ave Maria
Sofia Källgren2:49
18Deck the Halls
Treorchy, Morriston, Orpheus, Pontarddulais Male Choirs with the Band of the Welsh Guards1:40
19Gott Nytt År!
Nyårs Nedräkning0:54
20Auld Lang Syne
The BBC Concert Orchestra and The BBC Symphony Chorus2:34
21Happy New Year
engineer:
Michael B. Tretow
producer:
Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus
acoustic guitar:
Björn Ulvaeus (on 1980-02-11)
bass guitar:
Rutger Gunnarsson (on 1980-02-11)
drums (drum set):
Ola Brunkert (on 1980-02-11)
guitar:
Janne Schaffer (on 1980-02-11)
keyboard and synthesizer:
Benny Andersson (on 1980-02-11)
background vocals:
Frida (on 1980-04-09)
lead vocals:
Agnetha Fältskog (on 1980-04-09)
arranger:
Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polar Music International AB (in 1980)
recorded at:
Polar Studios in Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden (on 1980-02-11, on 1980-04-09)
mixed at:
Polar Studios in Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden (on 1980-04-25)
recording of:
Happy New Year (in 1980)
written in:
Barbados (in 1980-01)
writer:
Benny Andersson (in 1980-01) and Björn Ulvaeus (in 1980-01)
publisher:
Artwork Music Co., Inc. (from 1980 to ????) and Countless Songs, Ltd. (from 1980 to ????)
ABBA4:23