Christmas With the Stars

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

▶CD 1: Hits & Favourites
▶CD 2: Fun & Joy
▶CD 3: Christmas Memories
▼CD 4: A Special Time of Year
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1O Tannenbaum
vocals:
Nana Mouskouri
arranger:
Alain Goraguer
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mercury France ("un label PolyGram" ; "un label Universal Music") (in 1972)
recording of:
O Tannenbaum (original German version)
lyricist:
Ernst Anschütz (in 1824)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist) (from 1500 until 1600)
version of:
Es lebe hoch der Zimmermannsgeselle
Nana Mouskouri2:20
2There Is No Christmas Like a Home Christmas
vocals:
Perry Como (US pop singer & TV personality, 1912–2001)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
RCA Records (not for release label use! for the imprint, please use “RCA” instead) (in 1968)
recording of:
There Is No Christmas Like a Home Christmas
writer:
Mickey J. Addy and Carl Sigman
publisher:
Windswept Music (London) Ltd.
Perry Como2:51
3A Marshmallow World
vocals:
Brenda Lee (1960s American singer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1964)
recording of:
A Marshmallow World
lyricist:
Carl Sigman (in 1949)
composer:
Peter de Rose (in 1949)
publisher:
Shapiro Bernstein & Co. Ltd.
Brenda Lee2:33
4Baby’s First Christmas
vocals:
Connie Francis (American former actress and chart-topping singer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polydor Inc. (in 1962)
recording of:
Baby’s First Christmas
writer:
Benny Davis (US vaudeville performer and songwriter) and Ted Murry
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS-affiliated)
Connie Francis2:28
5Christmasland
vocals:
Tony Bennett (US jazz/standards vocalist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Columbia Records (EMI-owned 1931-1990, worldwide except US, CA, MX, ES, & JP; largely defunct since Jan 1973) (in 1968)
recording of:
Christmasland
writer:
Brian Farnon (saxophonist & composer) and Dorothy Farnon
Tony Bennett2:25
6Christmas Present
vocals:
Doris Day
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
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 1964)
recording of:
Christmas Present
lyricist and composer:
Sydney Robin
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd.
Doris Day2:50
7It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year
lead vocals:
Andy Williams (US pop/jazz vocalist) (in 1972)
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) and 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)
recording of:
It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year (in 1972)
writer:
Eddie Pola and George Wyle
publisher:
Barnaby Music Corp., EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS-affiliated), EMI Songs Ltd. and ピアーミュージック (Japan, subsidiary of Nichion)
Andy Williams32:32
8Silver Bells
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1965-08 until 1965-09)
producer:
Harvey Fuqua
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Motown Record Corporation (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1965)
recording of:
Silver Bells
lyricist and composer:
Ray Evans (US lyricist) and Jay Livingston
publisher:
Famous Music (renamed since 2007-05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody), Famous Music Publishing Limited, Jay Livingston Music Inc., Paramount Music Corporation and Sony/ATV Harmony (in 1950)
The Supremes3:01
9I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day
tenor vocals:
Plácido Domingo (tenor)
orchestra:
Wiener Symphoniker
conductor:
Lee Holdridge
arranger:
Lee Holdridge
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Cherry Lane Music Publishing (in 1981)
recording of:
I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day
lyricist:
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
composer:
Johnny Marks (American songwriter)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd. and St. Nicholas Music Inc.
is based on:
Christmas Bells
Plácido Domingo2:37
10Feliz Navidad
lead vocals:
José Feliciano
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Reader’s Digest Association Limited (not for release label use!) (in 1970)
recording of:
Feliz Navidad (Spanish/English)
lyricist and composer:
José Feliciano
publisher:
DeJamus Ltd., J & H Publishing Co. and J-H Publishing
José Feliciano4:26
11That Special Time of Year
lead vocals:
Gladys Knight
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! pre-Aug 2004 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment Inc.) (in 1980)
recording of:
That Special Time of the Year
writer:
Arnold Goland and Jacob Gold
Gladys Knight & the Pips3:43
12Christmas Is My Favorite Time of Year
vocals:
Kenny Rogers (US country singer, songwriter, actor, record producer & entrepreneur)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol (holding) (in 1981) and EMI (EMI Records, since 1972) (in 1981)
recording of:
Christmas Is My Favorite Time of the Year
lyricist and composer:
Peter McCann
publisher:
EMI Songs Ltd.
Kenny Rogers2:44
13It’s Christmas Time
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Motown Record Corporation (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1970)
recording of:
It's Christmas Time
writer:
Syretta Wright and Stevie Wonder
publisher:
EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher) and Jobete Music
Smokey Robinson and The Miracles3:26
14What Christmas Means to Me
producer:
Henry Cosby
vocals:
Stevie Wonder
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Motown Record Corporation (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1967)
recording of:
What Christmas Means to Me
writer:
Anna Gordy Gaye, George Gordy and Allen Story (Shadee Hasan)
publisher:
EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher) and Jobete Music
Stevie Wonder52:29
15It’s the Happiest Time of the Year
lead vocals:
Gladys Knight
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! pre-Aug 2004 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment Inc.) (in 1980)
recording of:
It’s the Happiest Time of the Year
writer:
Larry Farrow (American soul musician) and Carolyn Joyce Johns (songwriter)
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd.
Gladys Knight & the Pips4:43
16Driving Home for Christmas
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Reader’s Digest Association Limited (not for release label use!) (in 2004)
cover recording of:
Driving Home for Christmas
lyricist and composer:
Chris Rea
publisher:
Magnet Music Ltd. (publisher)
The Korgis3:57
17Christmas Is Here
vocals:
Donna Summer (soul/disco diva)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Island Def Jam Music Group (American holding company, not normally a release label) (in 1994)
cover recording of:
Christmas Is Here
writer:
Michael Omartian, Stormie Omartian and Donna Summer (soul/disco diva)
Donna Summer3:25
18Christmas Is Here Again
vocals:
Roger Whittaker
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle) (in 1976)
recording of:
Christmas Is Here Again
lyricist and composer:
Roger Whittaker
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd.
Roger Whittaker2:56
19Happy Christmas War Is Over
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Impuls International N.V. (for copyrights use, parent of Impuls International) (in 1997)
cover recording of:
Happy Xmas (War Is Over)
lyricist and composer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Yoko Ono (Japanese-American musician and artist)
publisher:
Lenono Music and Ono Music
Trini Lopez4:05

Credits

Release

photography:Andy Earl (photographer)
liner notes:Stephen Barnard
compiler:Richard Dinnadge
copyrighted (©) by and phonographic copyright (℗) by:The Reader’s Digest Association Limited (not for release label use!) (in 2007)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/10181425 [info]
ASIN:UK: B001N8VXOA [info]