Christmas Favorites

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▼CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Little Drummer Boy
recording of:
Carol of the Drum (aka “The Little Drummer Boy”)
lyricist and composer:
Katherine K. Davis (in 1941)
additional composer:
Henry Onorati (in 1958) and Harry Simeone (in 1958)
publisher:
EMI Mills Music (ASCAP-affiliated), International Korwin Corp., Belwin-Mills Publishing Corp. (in 1955) and Mills Music, Inc. (in 1964)
is based on:
Trad. (traditional Czech carol, became “Carol of the Drums”)
lyrics quoted on:
Drummer Boy
part of:
Psalty's Family Christmas Sing-A-Long
The Harry Simeone Chorale3:22
2Jesu Bambino
Liberace2:43
3Frosty the Snowman
Loretta Lynn1:56
4Christmas in New Orleans
Louis Armstrong & His All‐Stars2:54
5The Littlest Angel
recording of:
The Littlest Angel
writer:
Mack David (American lyricist and songwriter) and Simon Rady
The McGuire Sisters3:29
6The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)
Mel Tormé3:09
7Blue Christmas
cover recording of:
Blue Christmas
writer:
Bill Hayes (songwriter) and Jay Johnson (songwriter of "Blue Christmas")
publisher:
Anglo-Pic Music Co. Ltd., Bibo Music Publishing, Inc., PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (renamed Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. circa 1998), Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998) and Universal Polygram International, Inc.
Merle Haggard2:26
8Joy to the World
The Mills Brothers1:21
9Twelve Days of Christmas
vocals:
The Andrews Sisters and Bing Crosby
recording of:
The Twelve Days of Christmas
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Frederic Austin (in 1909)
publisher:
Shawnee Press Inc.
recording of:
The Twelve Days of Christmas (Cahn/Van Heusen lyric version, introduced by Frank Sinatra in 1968)
additional lyricist:
Sammy Cahn and Jimmy Van Heusen
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
publisher:
The Songwriters Guild, Warner/Chappell and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
version of:
The Twelve Days of Christmas
Bing Crosby & The Andrews Sisters43:24
10O Holy Night
The Oak Ridge Boys3:56
11Do You Hear What I Hear
Pat Boone2:32
12Auld Lang Syne
Guy Lombardo & His Royal Canadians2:31
▼CD 2
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Jingle Bell Rock
The Harry Simeone Chorale2:12
2Medley: Oh Holy Night, Oh Little Town of Bethlehem, Away in a Manger
Bill Anderson3:10
3All I Want for Christmas Is My Two Front Teeth
Danny Kaye & Patty Andrews3:28
4Christmas Child (Loo, Loo, Loo)
Burl Ives2:50
5One Bright Star
Nicolette Larson3:16
6A Caroling We Go
Fred Waring & The Pennsylvanians1:41
7Please Come Home for Christmas
Freddy Fender3:17
8Merry Christmas Baby
Ramsey Lewis4:04
9Ring Those Christmas Bells
Lawrence Welk and His Champagne Music2:10
10Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
vocals:
Judy Garland (on 1944-04-20)
recording of:
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas (on 1944-04-20)
writer:
Ralph Blane (in 1943) and Hugh Martin (in 1943)
publisher:
EMI Feist Catalog Inc., EMI United Partnership Ltd. and Leo Feist, Inc.
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 (holding company - do not use as release label), 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)
Judy Garland with Georgie Stoll52:50
11Tennessee Christmas
Lee Greenwood4:16
12It's Beginning to Look Like Christmas
recording of:
It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas
lyricist and composer:
Meredith Willson (in 1951)
publisher:
Frank Music Corp. and Meredith Willson Music LLC
Bing Crosby & John Scott Trotter2:46
▼CD 3
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree
recording engineer and mixer:
Eric Prestidge
assistant engineer:
Kevin Anderson (engineer), Mark J. Coddington, Noah Dewey (engineer), Larry Jefferies (engineer), David LaBarre (engineer), Mike McCarthy (American record producer), Todd Robbins, Bob Tassi (engineer) and James Valentini ([musician, singer, songwriter and recording engineer] Jim "Val" Valentini)
assistant producer:
Danny Kee (A&R)
producer:
Owen Bradley
editor:
Keith Odle
vocals:
Brenda Lee (1960s American singer)
orchestra:
Nashville String Machine
conductor:
Bergen White (American arranger, producer, conductor, musician, composer and singer)
arranger:
Bergen White (American arranger, producer, conductor, musician, composer and singer)
produced for:
JEN Productions, Inc. and Sound Mind Productions
recorded at:
Javelina Recording Studio, Nashville, TN in Nashville, Tennessee, United States
mixed at:
Masterfonics in Nashville, Tennessee, United States
edited at:
Groundstar Studios in Nashville, Tennessee, United States
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1960 (number: 33)
cover recording of:
Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Marks (American songwriter)
publisher:
Chappell and St. Nicholas Music
Brenda Lee42:06
2The First Noel
recording of:
The First Noël
publisher:
William B. Sandys (in 1823, in 1833)
additional lyricist:
Davies Gilbert (in 1823)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
additional arranger:
Sir John Stainer (in 1871)
arranger:
Davies Gilbert (in 1823)
part of:
The New English Hymnal (hymn book) (number: 36)
version of:
The First Nowell
part of:
Meet Me in St. Louis (1944 film)
Bing Crosby & Ken Lane Singers2:37
3Faith of Our Fathers
Billy Vaughn and His Orchestra2:33
4Beautiful Savior
Fred Waring & The Pennsylvanians3:26
5Natividad (The Infant King)
Freddy Fender2:56
6Ave Maria
Eddie Fisher2:37
7The Merry Christmas Waltz
Guy Lombardo & His Royal Canadians2:49
8Adeste Fideles (O, Come All Ye Faithful)
recording of:
Adeste fideles (Bing Crosby arrangement)
lyricist:
[traditional] (special purpose artist) and Frederick Oakeley
composer:
John Francis Wade
arranger:
John Scott Trotter
medley of:
Adeste fideles (original latin version)
medley of:
O Come, All Ye Faithful (English version of Latin “Adeste fideles”)
Bing Crosby & John Scott Trotter3:11
9A Merry Christmas at Grandmother's House
Danny Kaye & The Andrews Sisters2:18
10Sleigh Ride
Big Tiny Little2:24
11I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Clause
The Do-Re-Mi Children's Chorus2:48
12A Holly Jolly Christmas
choir vocals:
Videocraft Chorus
vocals:
Burl Ives
orchestra:
Videocraft Orchestra
conductor:
Maury Laws
arranger:
Maury Laws
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.)
recording of:
A Holly Jolly Christmas
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Marks (American songwriter)
publisher:
Audiam Publishing, Warner Chappell and St. Nicholas Music Inc. (in 1964)
Burl Ives21:20