I’ll Be Home for Christmas: The Ultimate Holiday Homecoming Collection

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disc 1 ℗ 2007 EMI Music Special Markets, © 2007 The Reader's Digest Association, Inc.
disc 2–4 ℗ & © 2007 The Reader's Digest Association, Inc.

Annotation last modified on 2015-01-16 07:33 UTC.

Tracklist

▼CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1I'll Be Home for Christmas
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
Bing Crosby52:56
2The Christmas Song (Merry Christmas to You)
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)
Nat King Cole3:12
3O Come All Ye Faithful
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald
conductor:
Ralph Carmichael
arranger:
Ralph Carmichael
Ella Fitzgerald2:44
4What Child Is This?
Johnny Mathis3:58
5(There's No Place Like) Home 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 Como2:58
6Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!
producer:
Lee Gillette
lead vocals:
Dean Martin (American singer/actor)
arranger:
Sammy Cahn and Jule Styne
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Dean Martin Family Trust, Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 1959) and Capitol Records, LLC (not for release label use! fka Capitol Records, Inc. until 2007) (in 2002)
cover recording of:
Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! (in 1959)
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)
Dean Martin4.51:59
7Baby, It's Cold Outside
orchestra:
Paul Weston and His Orchestra
recording of:
Baby, It’s Cold Outside (Neptune’s Daughter) (on 1949-03-18)
lyricist and composer:
Frank Loesser
publisher:
Frank Music Corp., MPL Communications Ltd. (not for release label use! Paul McCartney-related, London-based company), MPL UK Publishing, Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. and ヤマハミュージックEH(CM)
part of:
Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 22)
cover recording of:
Baby, It’s Cold Outside (Neptune’s Daughter)
lyricist and composer:
Frank Loesser
publisher:
Frank Music Corp., MPL Communications Ltd. (not for release label use! Paul McCartney-related, London-based company), MPL UK Publishing, Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. and ヤマハミュージックEH(CM)
part of:
Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 22)
Johnny Mercer & Margaret Whiting2:51
8Silver Bells
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)
Doris Day2:45
9Frosty the Snowman
recording of:
Frosty the Snow Man
writer:
Steve Nelson (US songwriter who co-wrote “Frosty the Snowman”) and Walter E. Rollins
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09), Chappell & Co. (in 1950) and Hill and Range Songs, Inc. (on 1950-06-02)
The Beach Boys1:55
10A Holly Jolly Christmas
lead vocals:
Burl Ives
chorus master:
Owen Bradley
instruments arranger:
Owen Bradley
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 Ives2:14
11It’s Beginning to Look Like Christmas
vocals:
Johnny Mathis
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Jon Mat Records, Inc. (in 1986)
cover 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
Johnny Mathis42:17
12It'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 Williams32:33
13Christmas Dinner, Country Style
recording of:
Christmas Dinner Country Style
writer:
Ralph Freed and Grace Saxon
Bing Crosby2:27
14Angels We Have Heard on High
Tennessee Ernie Ford2:38
15I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm
arranger:
Irving Berlin
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, LLC (not for release label use! fka Capitol Records, Inc. until 2007) (in 1959)
cover recording of:
I’ve Got My Love to Keep Me Warm (in 1959)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin (in 1937)
publisher:
Irving Berlin Music Company, Irving Berlin Music Corp., Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996) and Williamson Music Company
sub-publisher:
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
Dean Martin42:44
16Blue Christmas
The Oak Ridge Boys2:53
17Sleigh Ride
vocals:
Johnny Mathis
orchestra:
Percy Faith Orchestra (Faith's orchestra before his death in 1976)
conductor:
Percy Faith
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Columbia Records (EMI-owned 1931-1990, worldwide except US, CA, MX, ES, & JP; largely defunct since Jan 1973) (in 1958)
recording of:
Sleigh Ride
lyricist:
Mitchell Parish (in 1950)
composer:
Leroy Anderson (until 1948-02-10)
publisher:
EMI Harmonies Limited, EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated) and Woodbury Music (aka Woodbury Music Company)
version of:
Sleigh Ride (original instrumental version)
Johnny Mathis43:00
18The Twelve Days of Christmas
Tennessee Ernie Ford3:57
19Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1944-04-20) and Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1944-04-20)
vocals:
Judy Garland (on 1944-04-20)
orchestra:
MGM Studio Orchestra and George Stoll’s Orchestra (on 1944-04-20)
conductor:
Georgie Stoll
recording of:
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas (on 1943-12-04)
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 Garland52:46
20White 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)
Bing Crosby1:34
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Release

manufactured by:EMI Music Special Markets
copyrighted (©) by:The Reader’s Digest Association, Inc. (global media and direct marketing company, now known as Trusted Media Brands, Inc.) (from 2007 to present)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:EMI Music Special Markets (from 2007 to present)
The Reader’s Digest Association, Inc. (global media and direct marketing company, now known as Trusted Media Brands, Inc.) (from 2007 to present)
ASIN:US: B001LXVPJ0 [info]