The Time-Life Treasury of Christmas II (Special Edition)

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Annotation

3 CD Box-Set
Additional info for individual CDs:
Disc 1 (The Time-Life Treasury of Christmas II: Christmas Favorites):
Time Life Music M18314 T9043 TCD-818-01
Barcode: 610583006926
Disc 2 (The Time-Life Treasury of Christmas II: Christmas Joy):
Time Life Music M18314 T9044 TCD-818-02
Barcode: 610583007022
Disc 3 (The Time-Life Treasury of Christmas II: Holiday Cheer):
Time Life Music M18314 T9045 TCD-818-03
Barcode: 610583007121

Annotation last modified on 2015-08-30 03:26 UTC.

Tracklist

▶CD 1: Christmas Favorites
▶CD 2: Christmas Joy
▼CD 3: Holiday Cheer
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Here Comes Santa Claus (Right Down Santa Claus Lane)
engineer:
Thorne Nogar
acoustic guitar and lead vocals:
Elvis Presley (“The King of Rock and Roll”) (on 1957-09-06)
bass:
Bill Black (US bassist/leader for Elvis/Bill Black's Combo) (from 1957-09-05 until 1957-09-07)
double bass:
Bill Black (US bassist/leader for Elvis/Bill Black's Combo) (on 1957-09-06)
drums (drum set):
D.J. Fontana (from 1957-09-05 until 1957-09-07, on 1957-09-06)
electric guitar:
Scotty Moore (American guitarist and recording engineer) (on 1957-09-06)
guitar:
Scotty Moore (American guitarist and recording engineer) (from 1957-09-05 until 1957-09-07) and Elvis Presley (“The King of Rock and Roll”) (from 1957-09-05 until 1957-09-07)
membranophone:
D.J. Fontana
piano:
Dudley Brooks (from 1957-09-05 until 1957-09-07, on 1957-09-06)
additional background vocals:
The Jordanaires
background vocals:
The Jordanaires (on 1957-09-06) and Millie Kirkham (on 1957-09-06)
vocals:
The Jordanaires (from 1957-09-05 until 1957-09-07) and Millie Kirkham (from 1957-09-05 until 1957-09-07)
recorded at:
Radio Recorders Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1957-09-05 until 1957-09-07, on 1957-09-06)
cover recording of:
Here Comes Santa Claus (Right Down Santa Claus Lane) (on 1957-09-06)
lyricist and composer:
Gene Autry (“The Singing Cowboy”), Oakley Haldeman and Harriett Melka
publisher:
Campbell Connelly & Co., Remick Music Corp., Warner Bros. Music Corp. and Gene Autry Music Publishing, Inc. (on 1947-11-20)
Elvis Presley with The Jordanaires41:57
2Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer
vocals:
Dean Martin (American singer/actor)
arranger:
Johnny Marks (American songwriter)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
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:
Rudolph, the Red‐Nosed Reindeer (in 1959)
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)
Dean Martin2:18
3Jolly Old Saint Nicholas
recording of:
Jolly Old Saint Nicholas
lyricist:
Emily Huntington Miller
composer:
James Ramsey Murray
Eddy Arnold2:21
4Medley: We Three Kings / The First Noel / Hark! 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
medley including a recording of:
The First Nowell
lyricist, writer and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
medley including a recording of:
We Three Kings
lyricist and composer:
John Henry Hopkins, Jr. (composer, “We Three Kings”)
The Robert Shaw Chorale3:27
5Good 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 Ames Brothers2:20
6A Song and a Christmas Tree (The Twelve Days of Christmas)
vocals:
Andy Williams (US pop/jazz vocalist)
arranger:
George Wyle
recording of:
Song and a Christmas Tree
lyricist and arranger:
George Wyle
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
version of:
The Twelve Days of Christmas
Andy Williams3:58
7Feliz Navidad
recording of:
Feliz Navidad (Spanish/English)
lyricist and composer:
José Feliciano
publisher:
DeJamus Ltd., J & H Publishing Co. and J-H Publishing
José Feliciano33:05
8Jingle Bells
performer:
Les Paul
recording of:
Jingle Bells
lyricist and composer:
James Lord Pierpont (in 1850)
publisher:
Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
lyrics quoted on:
White Christmas (vocal quartet arrangement, made popular by The Drifters)
music quoted on:
Christmas
music quoted on:
Sounds Like It’s Going to Bundle (Main Humble Bundle Theme Song)
music quoted on:
You Should See My Other Bundle (Humble Indie Bundle 2 Theme)
instrumental recording of:
Jingle Bells
lyricist and composer:
James Lord Pierpont (in 1850)
publisher:
Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
lyrics quoted on:
White Christmas (vocal quartet arrangement, made popular by The Drifters)
music quoted on:
Christmas
music quoted on:
Sounds Like It’s Going to Bundle (Main Humble Bundle Theme Song)
music quoted on:
You Should See My Other Bundle (Humble Indie Bundle 2 Theme)
Les Paul1:37
9Toyland
recording of:
Toyland
composer:
Victor Herbert (composer)
librettist:
Glen MacDonough
part of:
Babes in Toyland
Doris Day3:03
10The 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)
John Gary2:26
11What Are You Doing New Year’s Eve?
producer:
Tom Morgan (producer)
bass:
Jimmy Bond
celesta and piano:
Jack Wilson (jazz pianist)
cello:
Edgar Lustgarten
drums (drum set):
Kenny Dennis
guitar:
Joe Pass (jazz guitarist)
strings:
George Poole
vocals:
Nancy Wilson (jazz/blues/soul singer)
remixer:
Malcolm Addey
arranger:
Gerald Wilson (US jazz trumpeter/bandleader/composer/arranger)
recorded at:
Capitol Studios (Hollywood, CA) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
cover recording of:
What Are You Doing New Year’s Eve
lyricist and composer:
Frank Loesser
publisher:
Frank Music Corp. (in 1947) and MPL Music Publishing Inc. (in 1947)
sub-publisher:
Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. and ヤマハミュージックEH(CM)
Nancy Wilson2:26
12White 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)
Perry Como3:27