Christmas Classics

~ Release by Bing Crosby (see all versions of this release, 6 available)

Tracklist

1CD
#TitleArtistLength
1White ChristmasBing Crosby1:34
2Have Yourself a Merry Little ChristmasBing Crosby2:50
3Winter Wonderland
lead vocals:
Bing Crosby
vocals:
Bing Crosby (on 1962-10-05)
orchestra:
Peter Matz and his Orchestra (on 1962-10-05)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, LLC
recorded at:
Radio Recorders Studios in West Hollywood, California, United States (on 1962-10-05)
cover recording of:
Winter Wonderland (on 1962-10-05)
lyricist:
Richard B. Smith
composer:
Felix Bernard
publisher:
Bregman, Vocco & Conn, Inc., EMI Music, Francis, Day & Hunter, Redwood Music Ltd., Warner Chappell Music Inc., Warner/Chappell Music Australia Pty. Ltd., WB Music Corp. (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
Bing Crosby2:24
4What Child Is This? / The Holly and the Ivy
vocals:
Bing Crosby (on 1962-10-05)
recorded at:
Radio Recorders Studios in West Hollywood, California, United States (on 1962-10-05)
compilation of:
The Holly and the Ivy by Bing Crosby and What Child Is This? by Bing Crosby
medley including a recording of:
The Holly and the Ivy (on 1962-10-05)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional]
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 514)
medley including a recording of:
What Child Is This? (on 1962-10-05)
lyricist:
William Chatterton Dix (in 1865)
composer:
[traditional]
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 25608)
version of:
Greensleeves (generic entry for traditional and unknown arrangements)
Bing Crosby3:21
5The Little Drummer Boy
vocals:
Bing Crosby (on 1962-10-05)
orchestra:
Bob Thompson and his Orchestra (on 1962-10-05)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, LLC and Capitol Records, Inc. (in 1962)
recorded at:
Radio Recorders Studios in West Hollywood, California, United States (on 1962-10-05)
cover recording of:
Carol of the Drum (aka “The Little Drummer Boy”) (on 1962-10-05)
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”)
Bing Crosby3:00
6O Holy Night
vocals:
Bing Crosby (on 1962-10-05)
orchestra:
Jack Halloran Orchestra (on 1962-10-05)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, LLC
recorded at:
Radio Recorders Studios in West Hollywood, California, United States (on 1962-10-05)
cover recording of:
O Holy Night
lyricist:
John Sullivan Dwight (in 1855)
composer:
Adolphe Adam (in 1847)
translated version of:
Cantique de Noël “Minuit chrétiens” (French original of “O Holy Night”)
Bing Crosby3:34
7The Littlest Angel
Bing Crosby4:00
8Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!Bing Crosby2:05
9Hark! The Herald Angels Sing / It Came Upon a Midnight Clear
vocals:
Bing Crosby (on 1962-10-05)
orchestra:
Jack Halloran Orchestra (on 1962-10-05)
recorded at:
Radio Recorders Studios in West Hollywood, California, United States (on 1962-10-05)
compilation of:
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing by Bing Crosby and It Came Upon a Midnight Clear by Bing Crosby
cover recording of:
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing (Christmas carol) (on 1962-10-05)
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)
cover recording of:
It Came Upon the Midnight Clear (carol version) (on 1962-10-05)
lyricist:
Edmund Sears
composer:
Richard Storrs Willis
part of:
The New English Hymnal (number: 29)
is based on:
CAROL (hymn tune)
is based on:
It Came Upon the Midnight Clear (poem)
recording of:
The Merry Christmas Medley: We Wish You a Merry Christmas / Angels From the Realms of Glory / Hark the Herald Angels Sing / It Came Upon a Midnight Clear
arranger:
Sid Bass
publisher:
Saturday Music, Inc.
medley of:
We Wish You a Merry Christmas
medley of:
Angels From the Realms of Glory (sung to the French carol tune “Iris” (Les anges dans nos campagnes))
medley of:
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing (Christmas carol)
medley of:
It Came Upon the Midnight Clear (carol version)
Bing Crosby3:06
10Frosty the Snowman
vocals:
Bing Crosby (on 1962-10-05)
orchestra:
Peter Matz and his Orchestra (on 1962-10-05)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, LLC
recorded at:
Radio Recorders Studios in West Hollywood, California, United States (on 1962-10-05)
recording of:
Frosty the Snow Man (on 1962-10-05)
writer:
Steve Nelson and Walter E. Rollins
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, J. Albert & Son Pty. Ltd., Warner/Chappell North America Limited, Chappell & Co. (in 1950) and Hill and Range Songs, Inc. (on 1950-06-02)
Bing Crosby2:13
11Rudolph the Red‐Nosed Reindeer
background vocals:
Jud Conlon’s Rhythmaires (on 1950-06-22)
lead vocals:
Bing Crosby (on 1950-06-22)
orchestra:
John Scott Trotter and His Orchestra (on 1950-06-22)
cover recording of:
Rudolph, the Red‐Nosed Reindeer (on 1950-06-22)
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Marks
publisher:
Chappell & Co Ltd., Chappell Music Ltd., Warner Chappell, Warner Chappell Music, Warner/Chappell Music Ltd., St. Nicholas Music Publishing Co. (on 1949-05-09) and St. Nicholas Music Inc. (from 1950 to present)
arrangement of:
Rudolph, the Red‐Nosed Reindeer (for voice, choir and orchestra, Elms)
cover recording of:
Rudolph, the Red‐Nosed Reindeer (on 1962-10-05)
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Marks
publisher:
Chappell & Co Ltd., Chappell Music Ltd., Warner Chappell, Warner Chappell Music, Warner/Chappell Music Ltd., St. Nicholas Music Publishing Co. (on 1949-05-09) and St. Nicholas Music Inc. (from 1950 to present)
arrangement of:
Rudolph, the Red‐Nosed Reindeer (for voice, choir and orchestra, Elms)
Bing Crosby2:15
12I Wish You a Merry Christmas
vocals:
Bing Crosby (on 1962-10-05)
orchestra:
Bob Thompson and his Orchestra (on 1962-10-05)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, LLC
recorded at:
Radio Recorders Studios in West Hollywood, California, United States (on 1962-10-05)
cover recording of:
We Wish You a Merry Christmas (on 1962-10-05)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional]
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 230)
Bing Crosby1:55
13Do You Hear What I Hear?Bing Crosby2:45
14Pat‐a‐Pan / While Shepherds Watched Their Flock
vocals:
Bing Crosby (on 1962-10-05)
orchestra:
Jack Halloran Orchestra (on 1962-10-05)
recorded at:
Radio Recorders Studios in West Hollywood, California, United States (on 1962-10-05)
compilation of:
Pat-A-Pan by Bing Crosby and While the Shepherds Watched Their Flocks by Bing Crosby
Bing Crosby2:52
15Christmas Dinner, Country StyleBing Crosby2:29
16Peace on Earth / Little Drummer Boy
producer:
Frank Konigsberg
lead vocals:
David Bowie (on 1977-09-11) and Bing Crosby (on 1977-09-11)
recorded at:
Elstree Studios in Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom (on 1977-09-11)
recording of:
Peace on Earth / Little Drummer Boy (on 1977-09-11)
writer:
Katherine K. Davis (in 1941), Henry Onorati (in 1958), Harry Simeone (in 1958), Ian Fraser (in 1977), Larry Grossman (in 1977) and Buz Kohan (in 1977)
medley of:
Carol of the Drum (aka “The Little Drummer Boy”)
medley of:
Peace on Earth
cover recording of:
Peace on Earth / Little Drummer Boy (on 1977-09-11)
writer:
Katherine K. Davis (in 1941), Henry Onorati (in 1958), Harry Simeone (in 1958), Ian Fraser (in 1977), Larry Grossman (in 1977) and Buz Kohan (in 1977)
medley of:
Carol of the Drum (aka “The Little Drummer Boy”)
medley of:
Peace on Earth
David Bowie & Bing Crosby4:24