Season’s Greetings From Perry Como

~ Release by Perry Como with Mitchell Ayres and His Orchestra and the Ray Charles Singers (see all versions of this release, 4 available)

Tracklist

12" Vinyl 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
A1Home for the Holidays
choir vocals:
The Ray Charles Singers
orchestra:
Mitchell Ayres and His Orchestra
recording of:
Home for the Holidays (on 1959-07-14)
lyricist:
Al Stillman
composer:
Robert Allen (US songwriter/arranger/pianist)
publisher:
Charlie Deitcher Productions, Inc., Kitty Anne Music Co., Inc., Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music) and ミュージック・セールス (Japan, subsidiary of Shinko Music Entertainment)
Perry Como with Mitchell Ayres and His Orchestra and the Ray Charles Singers2:54
A2Winter Wonderland
performer:
Mitchell Ayres and His Orchestra
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)
Perry Como with Mitchell Ayres and His Orchestra3:23
A3Rudolph the Red‐Nosed Reindeer
performer:
Mitchell Ayres and His Orchestra and The Ray Charles Singers
recording of:
Rudolph, the Red‐Nosed Reindeer
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)
Perry Como with Mitchell Ayres and His Orchestra and the Ray Charles Singers2:53
A4The Christmas Song
performer:
Mitchell Ayres and His Orchestra
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)
Perry Como with Mitchell Ayres and His Orchestra3:31
A5Santa Claus Is Comin’ to TownPerry Como with Mitchell Ayres and His Orchestra and the Ray Charles Singers2:40
A6White ChristmasPerry Como with Mitchell Ayres and His Orchestra and the Ray Charles Singers3:08
B1Here We Come A‐Caroling / We Wish You a Merry Christmas
performer:
The Ray Charles Singers
medley including a 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)
medley including a recording of:
We Wish You a Merry Christmas
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
Perry Como with Ray Charles Singers1:34
B2God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen
performer:
Mitchell Ayres and His Orchestra and The Ray Charles Singers
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)
Perry Como with Mitchell Ayres and His Orchestra and the Ray Charles Singers2:54
B3O Holy Night
performer:
The Ray Charles Singers
recording of:
O Holy Night
lyricist:
John Sullivan Dwight (in 1855)
composer:
Adolphe Adam (composer) (in 1847)
translated version of:
Cantique de Noël “Minuit chrétiens” (French original of “O Holy Night”)
Perry Como with Ray Charles Singers42:53
B4The Story of the First Christmas: O Little Town of Bethlehem / Come, Come, Come to the Manger / The First Noël / O Come, All Ye Faithful / We Three Kings of Orient Are / Silent NightPerry Como with Mitchell Ayres and His Orchestra and the Ray Charles Singers10:00