20th Century Masters: The Christmas Collection: The Best of Stevie Wonder

~ Release by Stevie Wonder (see all versions of this release, 3 available)

Annotation

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Annotation last modified on 2021-07-29 23:06 UTC.

Tracklist

▼Digital Media 1
#TitleRatingLength
1Someday at Christmas
producer:
Henry Cosby
performer:
Stevie Wonder
recording of:
Someday at Christmas
writer:
Ron Miller (Motown songwriter Ronald Norman Miller) and Bryan Wells
publisher:
Jobete Music Co., Inc. and Ron Miller Legacy Songtrust Publishing LLC (BMI)
52:51
2Silver Bells
cover 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)
2:25
3Ave Maria
producer:
Henry Cosby
cover recording of:
Ave Maria (Schubert’s Ave Maria: Latin “Ave Maria” text sung to the tune of ‘Ellens Gesang III, op. 52 no. 6, D. 839 “Ave Maria”’)
lyricist:
[anonymous] (Special Purpose Artist)
composer:
Franz Schubert (composer)
arrangement of:
Ave Maria (arr. William Ross)
version of:
Ellens Gesang III, op. 52 no. 6, D. 839 “Ave Maria” (Schubert's song, not the Bach/Gounod work; original for voice and piano)
53:58
4The Little Drummer Boy
cover 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
53:08
5One Little Christmas Tree
producer:
Henry Cosby
recording of:
One Little Christmas Tree (in 1967)
writer:
Ron Miller (Motown songwriter Ronald Norman Miller) and Bryan Wells
52:49
6The Day That Love Began
recording of:
The Day That Love Began
composer:
Deborah Miller (US songwriter) and Ron Miller (Motown songwriter Ronald Norman Miller)
53:38
7The Christmas Song
cover recording of:
The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)
writer:
Mel Tormé ("The Velvet Fog") (from 1944 until 1945) and Robert Wells (songwriter) (from 1944 until 1945)
publisher:
Chappell/Morris Ltd., Sony/ATV Tunes LLC, Warner Chappell Ltd. and E. H. Morris & Co., Inc. (a division of MPL Communications Inc.) (from 1946 to present)
53:09
8Bedtime for Toys
53:31
9Christmastime
producer:
Henry Cosby
recording of:
Christmastime
writer:
Sol Selegna
52:34
10Twinkle Twinkle Little Me
producer:
Henry Cosby
recording of:
Twinkle Twinkle Little Me
composer:
Ron Miller (Motown songwriter Ronald Norman Miller) and William O'Malley
53:16
11A Warm Little Home on a Hill
producer:
Henry Cosby
recording of:
A Warm Little Home on a Hill
writer:
Ron Miller (Motown songwriter Ronald Norman Miller) and Bryan Wells
53:28
12What 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
52:31
13The Miracles of Christmas
recording of:
The Miracles of Christmas
composer:
Aurora Miller and Ron Miller (Motown songwriter Ronald Norman Miller)
52:26
14Everyone’s a Kid at Christmas
52:52

Credits

Release

phonographic copyright (℗) by:Motown Records (not for label use; use “Motown” instead) (in 2013)
part of:Apple Digital Masters (order: 265)
purchase for download:https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/id750073177 [info] (ended)
https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/id1443206142 [info]
streaming page:https://music.apple.com/us/album/1443206142 [info]