Ultimate Christmas

~ Release by Frank Sinatra (see all versions of this release, 3 available)

Tracklist

1▼Digital Media
#TitleArtistLength
1White Christmas (1954 single version)
conductor:
Nelson Riddle (on 1954-08-23)
arranger:
Nelson Riddle
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, Inc.
recording of:
White Christmas (on 1954-08-23)
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)
Frank Sinatra2:38
2The Christmas Waltz (1954 single version)
producer:
Voyle Gilmore
bass:
Nat Gangursky (on 1957-07-16) and Jack Ryan (on 1957-07-16)
cello:
Cy Bernard (on 1957-07-16) and Armand Kaproff (on 1957-07-16)
drums (drum set):
Nick Fatool (on 1957-07-16)
guitar:
Allan Reuss (on 1957-07-16)
harp:
Kathryn Thompson (on 1957-07-16)
piano:
Bill Miller (on 1957-07-16)
viola:
William Baffa (on 1957-07-16), Lou Kievman (on 1957-07-16), Paul Robyn (on 1957-07-16) and Dave Sterkin (on 1957-07-16)
violin:
Harry Bluestone (on 1957-07-16), Walter Edelstein (on 1957-07-16), Joseph Quadri (on 1957-07-16), Sol Kindler (on 1957-07-16), Joseph Livoti (on 1957-07-16), Nicholas Pisani (on 1957-07-16), Lou Raderman (on 1957-07-16), Mischa Russell (on 1957-07-16), Marshall Sosson (on 1957-07-16) and Victor Amo (on 1957-07-16)
choir vocals:
The Ralph Brewster Singers (on 1957-07-16)
lead vocals:
Frank Sinatra (on 1957-07-16)
orchestra:
Gordon Jenkins & His Orchestra (on 1957-07-16)
conductor:
Gordon Jenkins (on 1957-07-16)
arranger:
Gordon Jenkins
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, Inc.
recording of:
The Christmas Waltz (on 1957-07-16)
lyricist:
Sammy Cahn
composer:
Jule Styne
publisher:
Barton Music Corp., Cahn Music Company, Chappell & Co., Inc., EMI Music Publishing (WP) Ltd., Producers Music Publishing Co., Quaytor Productions LLC, Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., WB Music Corp., WC Music Corp., Westminster Music Ltd., Windswept Pacific Music Ltd., ティー・アール・オー・エセックス・ジャパン A事業部 and フジパシフィックミュージック
Frank Sinatra3:01
3It Came Upon a Midnight Clear
choir vocals:
The Ralph Brewster Singers (on 1957-07-10)
lead vocals:
Frank Sinatra
orchestra:
Gordon Jenkins & His Orchestra (on 1957-07-10)
conductor:
Gordon Jenkins (on 1957-07-10)
arranger:
Gordon Jenkins
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, Inc. (in 1957) and Capitol Records, LLC (in 2002)
recording of:
It Came Upon a Midnight Clear (Gordon Jenkins arr.) (on 1957-07-10)
arranger:
Gordon Jenkins
publisher:
St. James Music
arrangement of:
It Came Upon the Midnight Clear (carol version)
Frank Sinatra2:52
4Jingle Bells
choir vocals:
The Ralph Brewster Singers (on 1957-07-16)
lead vocals:
Frank Sinatra
orchestra:
Gordon Jenkins & His Orchestra (on 1957-07-16)
conductor:
Gordon Jenkins (on 1957-07-16)
arranger:
Gordon Jenkins
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, Inc.
part of:
Billboard Hot 100: 2025-12-20 (number: 20), Billboard Hot 100: 2025-12-13 (number: 21) and Billboard Hot 100: 2025-12-06 (number: 31)
recording of:
Jingle Bells (on 1957-07-16)
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)
Frank Sinatra2:02
5The First Noël
choir vocals:
The Ralph Brewster Singers (on 1957-07-16)
lead vocals:
Frank Sinatra (in 1957)
orchestra:
Gordon Jenkins & His Orchestra (on 1957-07-16)
conductor:
Gordon Jenkins (on 1957-07-16)
arranger:
Gordon Jenkins
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, Inc. (in 1957) and Capitol Records, LLC (in 2002)
recording of:
The First Nowell (in 1957)
lyricist, writer and composer:
[traditional]
Frank Sinatra2:44
6Mistletoe and Holly
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)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, Inc. (in 1957) and Capitol Records, LLC (in 2002)
recording of:
Mistletoe and Holly (on 1957-07-17)
writer:
Harry Sanicola, Frank Sinatra and Dok Stanford
publisher:
The International Music Network, The International Music Network Ltd, Warner Chappell Music Publishing and Warner/Chappell Music Ltd.
Frank Sinatra2:19
7The Christmas Song (Merry Christmas to You)
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)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, Inc.
cover recording of:
The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire) (on 1957-07-17)
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)
Frank Sinatra3:30
8I’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
Frank Sinatra3:13
9Santa Claus Is Coming to Town
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
Frank Sinatra2:15
10Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
arranger:
Gil Grau
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Reprise Records (in 1975)
recording of:
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
lyricist:
Ralph Blane (in 1943)
composer:
Hugh Martin (in 1943)
publisher:
EMI April Music Inc., EMI Feist Catalog Inc., EMI Music Publishing, EMI Publishing, EMI United Partnership Ltd., J. Albert & Son, J. Albert & Son Pty. Ltd., Loew’s Incorporated (in 1943, in 1944) and Leo Feist, Inc. (in 1971, in 1972)
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, フジパシフィック音楽出版 SBK事業部 (until 2014-12-31) and フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (from 2015-01-01 to present)
part of:
Meet Me in St. Louis (1944 film)
Frank Sinatra3:58
11An Old Fashioned Christmas
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1964-06-16)
producer:
Sonny Burke
instruments:
Fred Waring & His Pennsylvanians (on 1964-06-16)
vocals:
Frank Sinatra (on 1964-06-16)
arranger:
Nelson Riddle
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Reprise Records (in 1975)
recording of:
An Old Fashioned Christmas (on 1964-06-16)
composer:
Sammy Cahn and Jimmy Van Heusen
publisher:
The Songwriters Guild and WB Music Corp.
Frank Sinatra feat. Fred Waring & His Pennsylvanians3:48
12I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day
producer:
Sonny Burke
vocals:
Frank Sinatra (on 1964-06-16)
arranger:
Nelson Riddle
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Reprise Records (in 1975)
recording of:
I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day (on 1964-06-16)
lyricist:
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
composer:
Johnny Marks
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd. and St. Nicholas Music Inc.
is based on:
Christmas Bells
Frank Sinatra feat. Fred Waring & His Pennsylvanians2:37
13The Little Drummer Boy
producer:
Sonny Burke
vocals:
Frank Sinatra (on 1964-06-16)
arranger:
Jack Halloran and Dick Reynolds
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Reprise Records (in 1975)
recording of:
Carol of the Drum (aka “The Little Drummer Boy”) (on 1964-06-16)
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”)
Frank Sinatra feat. Fred Waring & His Pennsylvanians3:06
14Whatever Happened to Christmas?
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1968-07-24)
producer:
Sonny Burke
vocals:
Frank Sinatra (on 1968-07-24)
conductor:
Nelson Riddle (on 1968-07-24)
arranger:
Don Costa
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Reprise Records (in 1975)
cover recording of:
Whatever Happened to Christmas (on 1968-07-24)
composer:
Jimmy Webb
publisher:
Audio Arts Publishing Co. and Kayteekay Music, Inc.
Frank Sinatra feat. The Jimmy Joyce Singers & Orchestra3:06
15The Twelve Days of Christmas
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1968-08-12)
producer:
Sonny Burke
vocals:
Frank Sinatra (on 1968-08-12), Frank Sinatra, Jr. (on 1968-08-12), Nancy Sinatra (on 1968-08-12) and Tina Sinatra (on 1968-08-12)
conductor:
Nelson Riddle (on 1968-08-12)
arranger:
Nelson Riddle
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Reprise Records (in 1975)
cover recording of:
The Twelve Days of Christmas (Cahn/Van Heusen lyric version, introduced by Frank Sinatra in 1968) (on 1968-08-12)
additional lyricist:
Sammy Cahn and Jimmy Van Heusen
composer:
[traditional]
publisher:
The Songwriters Guild, Warner/Chappell and WB Music Corp.
version of:
The Twelve Days of Christmas
Frank Sinatra feat. Frank Sinatra, Jr., Nancy Sinatra, Christina Sinatra & The Jimmy Joyce Singers & Orchestra4:32
16The Bells of Christmas (Greensleeves)
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1968-08-12)
producer:
Sonny Burke
vocals:
Frank Sinatra (on 1968-08-12), Frank Sinatra, Jr. (on 1968-08-12), Nancy Sinatra (on 1968-08-12) and Tina Sinatra (on 1968-08-12)
conductor:
Nelson Riddle (on 1968-08-12)
arranger:
Nelson Riddle
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Reprise Records (in 1975)
recording of:
The Bells of Christmas (Greensleeves) (on 1968-08-12)
composer:
Sammy Cahn and Jimmy Van Heusen
publisher:
Maraville Music Corp., The Songwriters Guild and WB Music Corp.
Frank Sinatra feat. Frank Sinatra, Jr., Nancy Sinatra, Christina Sinatra & The Jimmy Joyce Singers & Orchestra3:41
17I Wouldn’t Trade Christmas
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1968-08-12)
producer:
Sonny Burke
vocals:
Frank Sinatra (on 1968-08-12), Frank Sinatra, Jr. (on 1968-08-12), Nancy Sinatra (on 1968-08-12) and Tina Sinatra (on 1968-08-12)
conductor:
Nelson Riddle (on 1968-08-12)
arranger:
Nelson Riddle
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Reprise Records (in 1975)
recording of:
I Wouldn’t Trade Christmas (on 1968-08-12)
composer:
Sammy Cahn and Jimmy Van Heusen
publisher:
Maraville Music Corp., The Songwriters Guild and WB Music Corp.
Frank Sinatra feat. Frank Sinatra, Jr., Nancy Sinatra, Christina Sinatra & The Jimmy Joyce Singers & Orchestra2:53
18A Baby Just Like You
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1975-10-24)
vocals:
Frank Sinatra (on 1975-10-24)
arranger:
Don Costa
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Reprise Records (in 1975)
cover recording of:
A Baby Just Like You (on 1975-10-24)
composer:
John Denver and Joe Henry
publisher:
Cherry Lane Music and Cherry Lane Music Publishing Company Inc.
Frank Sinatra2:47
19Christmas Memories
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1975-10-24)
vocals:
Frank Sinatra (on 1975-10-24)
arranger:
Don Costa
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Reprise Records (in 1975)
recording of:
Christmas Memories (on 1975-10-24)
lyricist:
Alan Bergman and Marilyn Bergman
composer:
Don Costa
publisher:
WB Music Corp. (ended) and Spirit Two Music Crescendo
Frank Sinatra2:09
20Silent Night
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Bristol Productions Limited Partnership (in 2004)
music videos:
Silent Night (music video) by Frank Sinatra
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
Frank Sinatra3:32

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