Christmas Greetings

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▼CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
recording of:
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing (Christmas carol)
additional lyricist:
George Whitefield (in 1753)
lyricist:
Charles Wesley (hymn writer) (in 1739)
additional composer:
William H. Cummings (in 1855)
composer:
Felix Mendelssohn (composer) (in 1840)
part of:
The New English Hymnal (hymn book) (number: 26)
part of:
Psalty's Family Christmas Sing-A-Long
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra4:15
2Sheep May Safely Graze
recording of:
Kantate, BWV 208 “Was mir behagt, ist nur die muntre Jagd!”: IX. “Schafe können sicher weiden” (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
arrangement of:
Kantate, BWV 208 “Was mir behagt, ist nur die muntre Jagd!”: IX. Aria (Sopran II) “Schafe können sicher weiden”
Liona Boyd4:52
3Bring a Torch, Jeanette, Isabella / The First Noel
The Philadelphia Brass Ensemble3:08
4Good King Wenceslas
recording of:
Good King Wenceslas
lyricist:
John Mason Neale (in 1853)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist) (from 1201 until 1301)
arranger:
Thomas Helmore (in 1853)
is based on:
Tempus adest floridum
The Philadelphia Orchestra3:19
5Joseph Dearest; Joseph Mine
recording of:
Joseph Dearest, Joseph Mine
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
Royal College of Music Chamber Choir2:39
6O Little Town of Bethlehem
recording of:
O Little Town of Bethlehem (traditional carol with the tune “St. Louis”, as commonly sung in the U.S.)
lyricist:
Phillips Brooks (in 1868)
composer:
Lewis Henry Redner (in 1868)
is based on:
St. Louis (hymn tune)
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra4:22
7Happy Holiday
recording of:
Happy Holiday
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin
publisher:
Irving Berlin Music Corp., Warner Chappell Ltd., 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
Percy Faith & His Orchestra1:59
8(There’s No Place Like) Home for the Holidays
Robert Goulet2:57
9Sleigh Ride
recording of:
Sleigh Ride (original instrumental version)
composer:
Leroy Anderson (until 1948-02-10)
publisher:
Mills Music
André Kostelanetz & His Orchestra2:30
10Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
recording of:
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
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)
Percy Faith & His Orchestra3:04
11O Christmas Tree
recording of:
O Christmas Tree (English version of German "O Tannenbaum")
lyricist:
Ernst Anschütz (in 1824)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
translator:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
translated version of:
O Tannenbaum (original German version)
The Ambrosian Singers2:07
12It Came Upon the Midnight Clear
recording of:
It Came Upon the Midnight Clear (carol version)
lyricist:
Edmund Sears
composer:
Richard Storrs Willis
part of:
The New English Hymnal (hymn book) (number: 29)
is based on:
CAROL (hymn tune)
is based on:
It Came Upon the Midnight Clear (poem)
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra2:35
13We Wish You a Merry Christmas
recording of:
We Wish You a Merry Christmas
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
André Kostelanetz & His Orchestra2:06
14Deck the Hall
recording of:
Deck the Halls
lyricist:
Thomas Oliphant
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
is based on:
Nos Galan
music quoted on:
Christmas
Royal College of Music Chamber Choir1:14
15Mary’s Little Boy Child
conductor:
Robert Mersey
arranger:
Robert Mersey
recording of:
Mary’s Boy Child
lyricist and composer:
Jester Hairston
publisher:
Bourne Music Ltd.
Andy Williams3:54
16Cantique de Noel (O Holy Night)
recording of:
Cantique de Noël “Minuit chrétiens” (French original of “O Holy Night”)
lyricist:
Placide Cappeau
composer:
Adolphe Adam (composer) (in 1847)
is based on:
Minuit, chrétiens (Poem)
Plácido Domingo3:59
17I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day
recording of:
I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day
lyricist:
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
composer:
John Baptiste Calkin (composer)
is based on:
Christmas Bells
The Ambrosian Singers2:51
18The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)
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)
Tony Bennett2:39
19Rudolph, the Red‐Nosed Reindeer
vocals:
Gene Autry (“The Singing Cowboy”)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP)
recording of:
Rudolph, the Red‐Nosed Reindeer (on 1949-06-27)
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Marks (American songwriter)
publisher:
Chappell & Co Ltd., Chappell Music Ltd., St. Nicholas Music Publishing Co. (on 1949-05-09) and St. Nicholas Music Inc. (from 1950 to present)
Gene Autry3.53:12
20Pretty Paper
recording of:
Pretty Paper
lyricist and composer:
Willie Nelson
publisher:
Sony ATV Music Publishing (1995–2020) and Tree Publishing Inc.
Roy Orbison2:48
21I’ll Be Home for Christmas
vocals:
Johnny Mathis
orchestra:
Percy Faith Orchestra (Faith's orchestra before his death in 1976)
conductor:
Percy Faith
cover recording of:
I’ll Be Home for Christmas
lyricist:
Kim Gannon
additional writer:
Buck Ram
composer:
Walter Kent
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., Edward B. Marks Music Co. (founded originally as J. Stern & Co. in 1894, renamed in 1919), Gannon and Kent Music Co. and Piedmont Music Company
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) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部
Johnny Mathis4:05
22I Wonder as I Wander
recording of:
I Wonder as I Wander
lyricist and composer:
John Jacob Niles (American folklorist and folk musician)
Julie Andrews3:58
23Patapan
The Cleveland Orchestra2:33
24Handel: Hallelujah Chorus From Messiah
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 44. Chorus: “Hallelujah”
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1741)
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II
Mormon Tabernacle Choir3:55
▼CD 2
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1White Christmas
recording of:
White Christmas
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin (from 1938 until 1940)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Irving Berlin Music Corp., Williamson Music Company and Irving Berlin Music Company (from 1940 to present)
sub-publisher:
Irving Berlin Music Ltd., Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019), 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:
Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 15)
Richard Clayderman2:38
2Winter Wonderland
cover recording of:
Winter Wonderland
lyricist:
Richard B. Smith (wrote lyrics to “Winter Wonderland”)
composer:
Felix Bernard
publisher:
Bregman, Vocco & Conn, Inc., EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), Francis, Day & Hunter, Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
Ray Charles3:34
3Go Tell It on the Mountain
recording of:
Go, Tell It on the Mountain
lyricist:
John Wesley Work (John Wesley Work, Jr.)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
publisher:
Shawnee Press Inc.
Canadian Brass2:47
4God Rest You Merry Gentlemen
recording of:
God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen (traditional, no arrangement credits here)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 394)
Royal College of Music Chamber Choir2:50
5While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks at Night
recording of:
While Shepherds Watched their Flocks by Night (Winchester Old version)
lyricist:
Nahum Tate
composer:
Christopher Tye
arranger:
George Kirbye
is based on:
Song of the Angels, at the Nativity of Our Blessed Saviour
is based on:
Winchester Old
The Ambrosian Singers3:13
6The Snow Lay on the Ground
Mormon Tabernacle Choir3:32
7My Favorite Things
cover recording of:
My Favorite Things (The Sound of Music)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer)
publisher:
Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., Williamson Music Company 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 (holding company - do not use as release label)
music quoted on:
passion
part of:
American Splendor
part of:
The Sound of Music (Rodgers & Hammerstein musical)
Johnny Mathis2:37
8The Twelve Days of Christmas
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
Ray Conniff4:21
9Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!
recording of:
Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!
lyricist:
Sammy Cahn (in 1945-07)
composer:
Jule Styne (in 1945-07)
publisher:
Cahn Music Company, Chappell & Co., Chappell/Morris Ltd., Cherry Lane Music Ltd., Producers Music Publishing Co., Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner Chappell North America and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
Robert Goulet2:45
10The Holly and the Ivy
recording of:
The Holly and the Ivy
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 514)
Columbia Chamber Orchestra1:29
11Ave Maria (Schubert)
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)
Andy Williams4:34
12Once in Royal David’s City
recording of:
Once in Royal David’s City (arr. Rutter)
lyricist:
Cecil Frances Alexander (in 1848)
composer:
Henry John Gauntlett (in 1849)
arranger:
John Rutter (English choral music composer, conductor, arranger and producer, born 1945)
arrangement of:
Once in Royal David’s City
New York Philharmonic3:58
13Snowfall
cover recording of:
Snowfall
writer:
Claude Thornhill and Ruth Thornhill
publisher:
Chappell
Tony Bennett2:51
14Lo, How a Rose E’er Blooming
recording of:
Lo, How a Rose E’er Blooming (English version of “Es ist ein Ros entsprungen”)
additional composer:
Michael Praetorius (composer and organist)
composer:
[anonymous] (Special Purpose Artist)
translator:
Theodore Baker (in 1894)
translated version of:
Es ist ein Ros entsprungen (Praetorius’ harmonisation)
Percy Faith2:17
15Marilyn Horne
Gesu Bambino4:23
16Christmas Day
Robert Goulet2:49
17Its the Happiest Time of the Year
Gladys Knight4:44
18Ding Dong! Merrily on High
recording of:
Ding Dong! Merrily on High
lyricist:
George Ratcliffe Woodward
additional composer:
Charles Wood (Irish composer)
composer:
Thoinot Arbeau (Artist name of Jehan Tabourot (“Orchesographie”))
is based on:
Branle de l’official
Canadian Brass2:14
19Here We Come A‐Wassailing
recording of:
Here We Come A-wassailing
lyricist:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist) (in 1850)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 209)
Royal College of Music Chamber Choir3:15
20Far, Far Away on Judea’s Plains
Mormon Tabernacle Choir1:42
21Ave Verum Corpus
recording of:
Ave verum corpus, K. 618 (for chorus, string and organ)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1791)
part of:
Köchelverzeichnis (original numbering) (number: 618) and Köchelverzeichnis (sixth edition, 1964, K⁶) (number: 618)
José Carreras2:41
22The Birthday of a King
recording of:
The Birthday of a King
composer:
William Harold Neidlinger
The Ambrosian Singers3:03
23Il est ne le divin enfant
recording of:
Il est né, le divin Enfant (Harmonisation, Fauré)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Gabriel Fauré (French composer)
arrangement of:
Il est né le divin enfant
London Symphony Orchestra4:09
24Joy to the World
recording of:
Joy to the World (Christmas carol)
lyricist:
Isaac Watts (hymn writer)
additional composer:
Lowell Mason (in 1839)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer)
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra3:49