Columbia Holiday Sampler

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Little Drummer Boy
assistant recording engineer:
Larry Phillabaum
recording engineer and mixer:
Commissioner Gordon (US hip hop producer Gordon Williams)
membranophone programming:
Kobie Brown
assistant engineer:
Bill Importico
engineer:
Commissioner Gordon (US hip hop producer Gordon Williams) and Tony Prendatt
producer:
Lauryn Hill
assistant mixer:
Dave Swope
bass:
Tom Barney (bassist)
guitar:
Tristan Avakian
keyboard:
Joe Scott (keyboardist)
membranophone:
Tommy Igoe
membranophone and percussion:
Rudy Bird
strings:
Heather Bixler, Avril Brown, Akua Dixon, Eileen Folson, Cecelia Hobbs-Gardner, Karen Karlsrud, Jesse Levy, Paul Peabody (violinist), Laura Seaton, Richard Sortomme and Belinda Whitney-Barratt
additional background vocals:
Rosie O’Donnell
background vocals:
Candice Anderson, Fundisha and Lenesha Randolph
background vocals and lead vocals:
Lauryn Hill
performer:
Lauryn Hill
strings arranger:
Leon Pendarvis
arranger:
Lauryn Hill
cover recording of:
Carol of the Drum (aka “The Little Drummer Boy”)
lyricist and composer:
Katherine K. Davis (in 1941)
additional composer:
Henry Onorati (in 1958) and Harry Simeone (in 1958)
publisher:
EMI Mills Music (ASCAP-affiliated), International Korwin Corp., Belwin-Mills Publishing Corp. (in 1955) and Mills Music, Inc. (in 1964)
is based on:
Trad. (traditional Czech carol, became “Carol of the Drums”)
lyrics quoted on:
Drummer Boy
part of:
Psalty's Family Christmas Sing-A-Long
Rosie O’Donnell feat. Lauryn Hill5:33
2All I Want for Christmas Is You
additional programming:
Dan Shea
programming:
Walter Afanasieff
synthesizer programming:
Gary Cirimelli
producer:
Walter Afanasieff and Mariah Carey
bass synthesizer, drums (drum set) and keyboard:
Walter Afanasieff
guitar family:
Dann Huff
background vocals:
Melonie Daniels, Kelly Price and Shanrae Price
arranger:
Walter Afanasieff and Mariah Carey
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) (in 1994)
part of:
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2020 (number: 67)
recording of:
All I Want for Christmas Is You
writer:
Walter Afanasieff and Mariah Carey
publisher:
Kobalt Music Copyrights SARL, Rye Songs, Sony ATV Music Publishing (1995–2020), Sony Songs Inc., Sony Tunes Inc., Sony/ATV Tunes LLC, Tamal Vista Music, UMPG Publishing, Universal Tunes, Wallyworld Music and Warner Chappell
Mariah Carey4.554:04
3White Christmas
cover 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)
Michael Bolton3:45
4Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
Barbra Streisand3:11
5Silent Night
cover recording of:
Silent Night (Christmas carol, English translation)
lyricist:
Josef Mohr (in 1816)
composer:
Franz Xaver Gruber (in 1818)
translator:
John Freeman Young (in 1859)
translated version of:
Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht
Neil Diamond4:05
6River
performer:
Kenny Lattimore
Peter White feat. Kenny Lattimore4:57
7Gonna Eat for ChristmasRosie O’Donnell feat. Gloria Estefan2:11
88 Days of Christmas
recording of:
8 Days of Christmas
writer:
Beyoncé Knowles (US singer, songwriter, record producer & actress), Erroll "Poppi" McCalla, Jr. and Kelly Rowland
is based on:
The Twelve Days of Christmas
recording of:
Twelve Days of Christmas
lyricist:
Daniel Ingram (television composer)
parody version of:
The Twelve Days of Christmas
Destiny’s Child3:32
9Swiss Colony Beef Log
Trey Parker2:17
10Winter 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)
Tony Bennett2:15
11Sleighride
Harry Connick, Jr.3:42
12Christmas Time Is Here
Shawn Colvin2:35
13O Tannenbaum
Ray Conniff2:09
14On Christmas Morning
Kenny Loggins4:15
15Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!
Wynton Marsalis4:21
16The Christmas Song (Merry Christmas to You)
Johnny Mathis4:20
17Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree
performer:
Jessica Simpson
cover recording of:
Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Marks (American songwriter)
publisher:
Chappell and St. Nicholas Music
Rosie O’Donnell feat. Jessica Simpson2:07
18Rosie Christmas
Donna Summer4:39