NOW 100 Hits: Christmas (2020 version)

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

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1Peace on Earth / Little Drummer Boy
producer:
Frank Konigsberg
lead vocals:
David Bowie (on 1977-09-11) and Bing Crosby (on 1977-09-11)
recorded at:
Elstree Studios in Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom (on 1977-09-11)
edit of:
Peace on Earth / Little Drummer Boy by David Bowie & Bing Crosby
recording of:
Peace on Earth / Little Drummer Boy (on 1977-09-11)
writer:
Katherine K. Davis (in 1941), Henry Onorati (in 1958), Harry Simeone (in 1958), Ian Fraser (English composer, conductor, orchestrator, arranger and music director) (in 1977), Larry Grossman (in 1977) and Buz Kohan (in 1977)
medley of:
Peace on Earth
medley of:
Carol of the Drum (aka “The Little Drummer Boy”)
Bing Crosby & David Bowie2:38
2Mistletoe
recording engineer:
The Messengers (Berlin-based group, "Hankocks Hideaway")
assistant engineer:
Mitch Kinney and Miguel Lara (engineer)
engineer:
Josh Gudwin and Chris “Tek” O’Ryan
producer:
Kuk Harrell (task: vocals) and The Messengers (production duo)
additional assistant mixer:
Damien Lewis and Daniela Rivera (engineer)
mixer:
Phil Tan (Malaysian-American audio engineer)
instruments:
Adam Messinger
additional background vocals:
Nasri
instruments arranger and vocals arranger:
The Messengers (Berlin-based group, "Hankocks Hideaway")
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Island Def Jam Music Group (American holding company, not normally a release label) (in 2011)
produced for:
Suga Wuga Music, Inc. and Three Piece Productions
recorded at:
Henson Studios (former A&M Studios) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States, NH Studios in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States and Record Plant (aka “Record Plant” Los Angeles) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
mixed at:
Ninja Beat Club (Phil Tan's studio) in Atlanta, Georgia, United States
recording of:
Mistletoe
writer:
Justin Bieber, Adam Messinger and Nasri Atweh
publisher:
Bieber Time Publishing, Messy Music, Peace Baby Music, Sony/ATV Songs, Three Dimension, Tré Ball Music and Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)
Justin Bieber43:02
3Stay Another Day
background vocals:
Tee Green
additional guest performer:
Dominic Hawken
recording of:
Stay Another Day
writer and composer:
Dominic Hawken, Rob Kean and Tony Mortimer
publisher:
Polygram Music and Porky Publishing
East 172.354:26
4Merry Merry Christmas
John Legend4:14
5One Wish (for Christmas)
producer:
Gordon Chambers
lead vocals:
Whitney Houston
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
RCA/Jive Label Group (add no releases here!) (in 2003)
recording of:
One Wish (for Christmas)
writer:
Gordon Chambers, Barry Eastmond and Freddie Jackson
Whitney Houston3.54:11
6Santa Tell Me
recording of:
Santa Tell Me
writer:
Ariana Grande (American singer), ILYA (Salmanzadeh) and Savan Kotecha
publisher:
MXM Music AB, Warner/Chappell Music Scandinavia AB and Wolf Cousins
Ariana Grande3:23
7Underneath the Tree
producer:
Greg Kurstin (in 2013)
mixer:
Serban Ghenea (in 2013)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
RCA Records (not for release label use! for the imprint, please use “RCA” instead) (in 2013)
recording of:
Underneath the Tree (in 2013)
writer:
Kelly Clarkson (in 2013) and Greg Kurstin (in 2013)
Kelly Clarkson33:49
8Please Come Home for Christmas
producer:
Luther Vandross
recording of:
Please Come Home for Christmas
writer:
John “Skip” Anderson (funk/soul producer and songwriter) and Luther Vandross
Luther Vandross3:36
9I Want to Come Home for Christmas
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
UMG Recordings, Inc. (operational headquarters of Universal Music Group, based in Santa Monica, USA; read annotations) (in 1972)
recording of:
I Want to Come Home for Christmas
writer:
Marvin Gaye and Forest Hairston
publisher:
Jobete Music Co., Inc.
Marvin Gaye3:26
10Joy to the World
arranger:
John Andrew Schreiner
cover 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)
Aretha Franklin3:02
11Christmas Lullaby
Smokey Robinson & The Miracles3:59
12My Only Wish (This Year)
producer:
Brian Kierulf (American Songwriter, producer, and bassist) and Josh Schwartz
performer:
Britney Spears
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
2000 Zomba Recording Corporation (not strictly a label - avoid adding releases here)
produced for:
KNS Productions, Inc.
recording of:
My Only Wish (This Year)
writer:
Brian Kierulf (American Songwriter, producer, and bassist) and Josh Schwartz
publisher:
Kierulf Songs, Mugsy Boy Publishing, Universal Music – Z Songs and Zomba Songs Inc.
Britney Spears44:15
13Christmas Time (Don’t Let the Bells End)The Darkness3.53:31
14Not Tonight Santa
recording of:
Not Tonight Santa
Girls Aloud2:42
15Saviour's Day
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Parlophone Records Ltd. (not for release label use! a Warner Music Group company) (in 2002)
recording of:
Saviour’s Day
lyricist and composer:
Chris Eaton
publisher:
SGO Music Publishing Ltd.
Cliff Richard4:40
16This Christmas
Christina Aguilera3.354:01
17Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays*NSYNC24:13
18Do You Hear What I Hear?
assistant recording engineer:
Mark McKenna
recording engineer:
Scott Litt (producer and engineer) and Thom Panunzio
producer:
Jimmy Iovine
mixer:
Bob Clearmountain
bass:
Jimmy Johnson (US session bassist)
guitar:
Steve Lukather
membranophone:
Richie Hayward
percussion:
Bobbye Hall
piano:
Jai Winding
background vocals:
Darlene Love and Edna Wright
strings and synthesizer arranger:
Charles Judge
recorded at:
A&M Recording Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States and Reflection Sound Studios in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States
recording of:
Do You Hear What I Hear?
lyricist:
Noël Regney (in 1962)
composer:
Gloria Shayne Baker (in 1962)
publisher:
Blue Ribbon Music Ltd. and Jewel Music Publishing Co., Inc. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
lyrics quoted on:
Do You Feel What I Feel?
Whitney Houston33:31
19Auld Lang Syne
recording of:
Auld Lang Syne (original Scots version, lyrics by Robert Burns)
lyricist:
Robert Burns (18th century Scottish poet/lyricist) (in 1788)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
publisher:
Songs of Universal, Inc.
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 6294)
translated version of:
Auld Lang Syne (tr. Sbait)
Susan Boyle2:41
20Happy New Year
engineer:
Michael B. Tretow
producer:
Benny Andersson (ABBA) and Björn Ulvaeus
acoustic guitar:
Björn Ulvaeus (on 1980-02-11)
bass guitar:
Rutger Gunnarsson (on 1980-02-11)
drums (drum set):
Ola Brunkert (on 1980-02-11)
guitar:
Janne Schaffer (on 1980-02-11)
keyboard and synthesizer:
Benny Andersson (ABBA) (on 1980-02-11)
background vocals:
Anni-Frid Lyngstad (on 1980-04-09)
lead vocals:
Agnetha Fältskog (on 1980-04-09)
arranger:
Benny Andersson (ABBA) and Björn Ulvaeus
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polar Music International AB (in 1980)
recorded at:
Polar Studios in Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden (on 1980-02-11, on 1980-04-09)
mixed at:
Polar Studios in Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden (on 1980-04-25)
recording of:
Happy New Year (in 1980)
written in:
Barbados (in 1980-01)
writer:
Benny Andersson (ABBA) (in 1980-01) and Björn Ulvaeus (in 1980-01)
publisher:
Artwork Music Co., Inc. (from 1980 to ????) and Countless Songs, Ltd. (from 1980 to ????)
ABBA24:23

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part of:NOW 100 Hits ("Now That's What I Call Music!" series spin-off, UK) (order: 9)