It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year
~ Recording by Andy Williams
Appears on releases
# | Title | Length | Track Artist | Release Title | Release Artist | Release Group Type | Country/Date | Label | Catalog# |
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1.4 | It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year | 2:34 | Andy Williams | The Andy Williams Christmas Album | Andy Williams | Album |
| CK 8887 | |
1.4 | It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year | 2:34 | Andy Williams | The Andy Williams Christmas Album | Andy Williams | Album |
| Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | CL 2087 |
1.4 | It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year | 2:34 | Andy Williams | The Andy Williams Christmas Album | Andy Williams | Album |
| Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | CS 8887 |
1.1 | It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year | 2:32 | Andy Williams | The Great Songs of Christmas, Album Eight | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Columbia Special Products | CSS 888 |
1.2 | It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year | 2:32 | Andy Williams | A Christmas Album | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | |
3.8 | It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year | 2:31 | Andy Williams | Christmas Through the Years | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Reader’s Digest | BR-169-A, GXTY-A-169 |
1.3 | It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year | 2:32 | Andy Williams | Merry Christmas | Andy Williams | Album + Compilation |
| Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | CK 40169 |
1.20 | The Most Wonderful Time of the Year | 2:31 | Andy Williams | Christmas Love Songs | Various Artists | Other + Compilation |
| Arcade Benelux B.V. (Brussels-based branch of Dutch "Arcade" label that served the Benelux market; this is not an imprint!) | ADEHCD 827 |
2.22 | It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year | 2:31 | Andy Williams | Christmas Through the Years | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Reader’s Digest | CXTY-B-169 |
1.1 | It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year | 2:32 | Andy Williams | The Christmas Album (20 Great Christmas Favorites) | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | G30763 |
1.13 | It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year | 2:32 | Andy Williams | Do You Hear What I Hear? | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| CBS Special Products | A 20455 |
1.14 | The Most Wonderful Time of the Year | 2:31 | Andy Williams | Christmas Romance, Volume 2 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Arcade (record label founded in 1970s by Herman Heinsbroek; use this as its universal imprint) | 01 4112 61 |
1.4 | It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year | 2:34 | Andy Williams | The Andy Williams Christmas Album | Andy Williams | Album |
| Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | CK 8887 |
1.10 | The Most Wonderful Time of the Year | 2:30 | Andy Williams | Christmas Love Songs | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Arcade (record label founded in 1970s by Herman Heinsbroek; use this as its universal imprint) | 94820 2 |
3.1 | It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year | 2:34 | Andy Williams | The Best of Christmas (Vol. 1 - Vol. 3) | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| GSC Music | 18030 |
1.1 | It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year | 2:34 | Andy Williams | Christmas Dreaming | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| PolyTel | 516 356-2 |
1.1 | It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year | 2:33 | Andy Williams | Personal Christmas Collection | Andy Williams | Album + Compilation |
| Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | CK 64155 |
2.10 | It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year | 2:31 | Andy Williams | De Pre Historie: Vrolijk Kerstfeest | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| EVA (for use with NL/BE/FR releases only. see annotation) | 74321 318842 |
1.5 | It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year | 2:31 | Andy Williams | Joy of the Season | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
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2.7 | It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year | 2:32 | Andy Williams | The Spirit of Christmas | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Time–Life Music, Sony Music Special Products | A-26347, A-26348, A2-26346, R135-12 |
1.22 | It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year | 2:34 | Andy Williams | The Ultimate Christmas Album, Volume 2 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
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1.5 | It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year | 2:32 | Andy Williams | Dreaming of a White Christmas | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony Music Special Products | A 15438 |
1.12 | Most Wonderful Time of the Year | 2:30 | Andy Williams | Happy Holidays, Volume 31 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
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2.10 | It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year | 2:31 | Andy Williams | The Very Best of Christmas Rock | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony Music Media | SMM 9850262 |
1.2 | It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year | 2:33 | Andy Williams | The Time-Life Treasury of Christmas: Christmas Memories | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| BMG Special Products, Time–Life Music | M18109, T9024, TCD-802 |
1.18 | It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year | 2:33 | Andy Williams | Het Beste Uit De Kerst Top 50 Allertijden | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony Music Media | SMM 489032-2 |
1.5 | It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year | 2:32 | Andy Williams | Dreaming of a White Christmas (Cabin on the front cover) | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony Music Special Products | A 15438 |
3.2 | It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year | 2:33 | Andy Williams | The Time-Life Treasury of Christmas (special edition) | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| BMG Special Products, Time–Life Music | M18112 14406, TCD-802 |
1.5 | It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year | 2:33 | Andy Williams | Croon and Swoon: A Classic Christmas, Volume 1 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Relativity Records | A33857 |
1.5 | It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year | 2:32 | Andy Williams | Holiday Favorites: Christmas Collection, Volume 1 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
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1.3 | It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year | 2:33 | Andy Williams | Christmas Album | Andy Williams | Album + Compilation |
| Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | 496379 2 |
1.1 | It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year | 2:32 | Andy Williams | All-Time Christmas Favorites | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Collectables (US reissue label) | COL CD 9761 |
1.1 | It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year | 2:34 | Andy Williams | Eddie Bauer Christmas Classics | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Rock River | 410003378448 |
2.9 | It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year | 2:32 | Andy Williams | The Time-Life Treasury of Christmas (2000 release, discs one & two) | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Time–Life Music | A 31966, M18556, TCD857 |
1.1 | The Most Wonderful Time of the Year | 2:35 | Andy Williams | An Easy Christmas | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Crimson Productions (UK budget reissue label; imprint of Crimson Productions Ltd.) | CRIMCD326 |
1.9 | The Most Wonderful Time of the Year | 2:34 | Andy Williams | Instant Xmas Party 2 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Crimson Productions (UK budget reissue label; imprint of Crimson Productions Ltd.) | CRIMCD325 |
1.9 | The Most Wonderful Time of the Year | 2:28 | Andy Williams | Season’s Greetings 2 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Universal Music (plain logo: “Universal Music”) | 3145859802 |
2.2 | It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year | 2:33 | Andy Williams | The Time-Life Treasury of Christmas (2-disc collection) | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| BMG Special Products, Time–Life Music | M18800, TCD-802, TCD-802AR, TCD-802CR |
1.6 | It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year | 2:34 | Andy Williams | Traditional Christmas, Volume 3 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Compass Productions (budget compilations) | A52830 |
2.21 | It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year | 2:32 | Andy Williams | The Time-Life Treasury of Christmas | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Time–Life Music | |
1.1 | It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year | 2:31 | Andy Williams | Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas: 16 Christmas Classics | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | |
1.1 | It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year | 2:33 | Andy Williams | Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 - Oct 1, 2008) | |
1.1 | It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year | 2:31 | Andy Williams | Rejoyce: Songs of the Season 2002 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| EMI Music Special Markets | |
1.1 | It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year | 2:35 | Andy Williams | Songs for Christmas | Andy Williams | Album + Compilation |
| Sony Music Custom Marketing Group | A 28994 |
1.13 | The Most Wonderful Time of the Year | 2:34 | Andy Williams | Winter Wonderland | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| DMG TV | DMGTV004 |
2.20 | It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year | 2:33 | Andy Williams | The Best Christmas Album in the World ... Ever! | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| EMI Music New Zealand | 5935482 |
1.4 | It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year | 2:31 | Andy Williams | The Andy Williams Christmas Album | Andy Williams | Album |
| Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment) | |
1.6 | It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year | 2:32 | Andy Williams | Casey Kasem Presents: All-Time Christmas Favorites | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| EMI Music Special Markets, Top Sail Productions | 72435-71881 2-8, TSP 71901-2 |
1.1 | It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year | 2:33 | Andy Williams | Christmas With a Kick IV | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
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1.7 | It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year | 2:31 | Andy Williams | Pottery Barn Holiday Trilogy: Essential Christmas | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Pottery Barn, Rock River | PB0464, PB0465, PB0466, RRCPB0467 |
1.4 | It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year | 2:34 | Andy Williams | The Andy Williams Christmas Album | Andy Williams | Album |
| Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | CK 92712 |
1.1 | It's The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year | 2:33 | Andy Williams | True Value Happy Holidays Volume 39 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony Music Custom Marketing Group | |
1.17 | It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year | 2:31 | Andy Williams | Martha Stewart Living Music: Traditional Songs for the Holidays | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Epic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony), Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment) | |
1.17 | It's The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year | 2:33 | Andy Williams | Martha Stewart Living Music: Traditional Songs for the Holidays | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| SBME Special Markets | |
1.2 | It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year | 2:33 | Andy Williams | Dear Santa: Holiday Music Collection, Volume 1 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 - Oct 1, 2008), Lions Gate Records | A27109, LGM 001 |
1.4 | It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year | 2:33 | Andy Williams | Kirkland’s Christmas | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| EMI Music Special Markets | |
1.1 | It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year | 2:33 | Andy Williams | The Best of Christmas | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 - Oct 1, 2008) | |
1.6 | It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year | 2:32 | Andy Williams | The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause | Various Artists | Album + Soundtrack |
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1.22 | It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year | 2:34 | Andy Williams | WCBS FM101.1: The Ultimate Christmas Album, Vol. II | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Collectables (US reissue label) | COL‐CD‐2512 |
1.5 | It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year | 2:32 | Andy Williams | Now That’s What I Call Christmas! 3 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
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1.5 | It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year | 2:32 | Andy Williams | Now That’s What I Call Christmas! 3 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Universal Music Strategic Marketing (subsidiary of Universal Music GmbH) | 82876 89482 2 |
1.14 | It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year | 2:34 | Andy Williams | So Fresh: Songs for Christmas 2006 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 - Oct 1, 2008) | 88697019682 |
1.2 | The Most Wonderful Time of the Year | 2:34 | Andy Williams | Foute kerst CD van Q-Music | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| ARS Entertainment (Belgium label) | CD 741273-2 |
1.2 | The Most Wonderful Time of the Year | 2:32 | Andy Williams | Foute Kerst-CD van Q-Music | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| ARS Entertainment (Belgium label) | CD 741150-2 |
1.4 | It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year | ?:?? | Andy Williams | I'll Be Home For Christmas: Traditional Christmas, Volume One | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Compass Productions (budget compilations) | A 701920 |
1.10 | It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year | 2:32 | Andy Williams | Crooner’s Christmas | Various Artists | Album |
| Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 - Oct 1, 2008) | |
1.13 | It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year | 2:32 | Andy Williams | Absolute Christmas (Westlife, Luther Vandross, Elvis Presley…) | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Crimson Productions (UK budget reissue label; imprint of Crimson Productions Ltd.) | CRIMCD504 |
2.3 | It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year | 2:32 | Andy Williams | 101 Christmas Songs | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Virgin TV | VTDCDX890 |
4.7 | It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year | 2:32 | Andy Williams | Christmas With the Stars | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Reader’s Digest | K06037KK, RDCD5501-4 |
1.8 | It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year | 2:33 | Andy Williams | Crooner’s Christmas | Various Artists | Album |
| Sony BMG Music Entertainment Custom Marketing Group | A 688648 |
1.5 | It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year | 2:33 | Andy Williams with Robert Mersey & His Orchestra | Home for the Holidays: A Traditional Christmas, Volume 1 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 - Oct 1, 2008) | A717912 |
1.12 | It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year | 2:33 | Andy Williams | I’ll Be Home for Christmas: The Ultimate Holiday Homecoming Collection | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Reader’s Digest Music | SSTC06229 |
1.3 | It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year | 2:30 | Andy Williams | The Essential Now That’s What I Call Christmas | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| NOW Essential Xmas | B0011941-02 |
1.2 | It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year | 2:31 | Andy Williams | Dig That Crazy Santa Claus | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
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1.16 | The Most Wonderful Time of the Year | 2:34 | Andy Williams | The Xmas Pop Album | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Crimson Productions (UK budget reissue label; imprint of Crimson Productions Ltd.) | CRIMCD533 |
1.14 | It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year | 2:29 | Andy Williams with Robert Mersey & His Orchestra | Songs to Celebrate 25 Days of Christmas | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Walt Disney Records | |
3.11 | It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year | 2:33 | Andy Williams | Christmas Top 100 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment) | 88697606862 |
1.5 | It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year | 2:33 | Andy Williams | 100 Hits Christmas | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| 100 Hits | DMG 100 039 |
1.5 | It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year | 2:33 | Andy Williams | 100 Hits: Christmas | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| 100 Hits | DMG 100 128 |
2.9 | It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year | 2:32 | Andy Williams | Classic Christmas: 30 Classic Holiday Hits | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Somerset Entertainment Ltd. (manufacturer/distributor of specialty music, not an imprint) | |
1.1 | The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year | 2:32 | Andy Williams | Foute Kerst-CD van Q-Music 2009 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Universal (plain logo “Universal” used by Universal Music and Universal Pictures) | |
1.18 | It's The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year | 2:32 | Andy Williams | Moon River: The Very Best Of Andy Williams | Andy Williams | Album + Compilation |
| Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment) | 88697591122 |
1.24 | It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year | 2:31 | Andy Williams | The Very Best of Andy Williams | Andy Williams | Album + Compilation |
| 88697588282 | |
1.1 | It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year | 2:34 | Andy Williams | Ultimate Holiday Collection, Volume 2 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment) | 886975816521 |
1.3 | It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year | ?:?? | Andy Williams | Winter Wonderland: A Traditional Christmas | Various Artists | Album |
| Compass Productions (budget compilations) | B0013416-02 |
2.5 | It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year | 2:34 | Andy Williams | Now That's What I Call Christmas! 4 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| EMI America | 509996 09848 2 1 |
1.9 | It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year | 2:31 | Andy Williams | Christmas Greatest Hits, Volume 2 | Various Artists | Album |
| Universal Music Canada | 0075329901 |
2.17 | It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year | 2:32 | Andy Williams | Kuschelrock: Christmas | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment) | 88697 76389 2 |
1.6 | It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year | 2:33 | Andy Williams | Happy Christmas | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Demon Music Group | |
2.1 | It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year | 2:33 | Andy Williams | The Golden Age of Christmas Music | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
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1.5 | It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year | 2:31 | Andy Williams | Treasury of Christmas | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Compass Productions (budget compilations) | |
1.3 | It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year | 2:32 | Andy Williams | Pure… Christmas | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment) | 88697962882 |
3.1 | It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year | 2:33 | Andy Williams | All I Want for Christmas | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| EMI (EMI Records, since 1972) | 50999 0910282 8 |
1.18 | It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year | 2:33 | Andy Williams | Christmas Hits: De Grootste Kerst Hits Ooit Gemaakt | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| EMI (EMI Records, since 1972) | 9487612 |
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1.4 | It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year | 2:32 | Andy Williams | The Christmas Hits Album: 10 of the Greatest Festive Tracks | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Daily Mirror, Trinity Mirror | DMCHCD01 |
1.7 | It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year | 2:32 | Andy Williams | The Ultimate Christmas Album (15 festive favourites) | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| The People (also “The Sunday People”, UK) | PEOPXMASCD02 |
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1.3 | It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year | 2:33 | Andy Williams | Christmas Comes But Once a Year: The 12 Days of Christmas, Volume 6 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
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1.9 | It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year | 2:32 | Andy Williams | The Time‐Life Treasury of Christmas | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Time–Life Music | |
1.13 | The Most Wonderful Time of the Year | 2:32 | Andy Williams | The Christmas Hits Album | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Music Club (Demon Music Club, UK) | MCCDX038 |
1.7 | It's The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year | 2:34 | Andy Williams | Music, Martinis and Mistletoe | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| EMI Music Special Markets | RCD2068 |
Relationships
lead vocals: | Andy Williams (US pop/jazz vocalist) (in 1972) |
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vocals: | Andy Williams (US pop/jazz vocalist) (in 1972) |
arranger: | Johnny Mandel (American composer and arranger) |
phonographic copyright (℗) by: | Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 - Oct 1, 2008) (in 1963) Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1963) |
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recording of: | It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year (in 1972) |
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Related works
It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year
writer: | Eddie Pola George Wyle |
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publisher: | Barnaby Music Corp. EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!) EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS-affiliated) EMI Songs Ltd. ピアーミュージック (Japan, subsidiary of Nichion) |
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referred to in medleys: | Joy to the World / It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year (order: 2) |
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