Holidays Rule

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 3 available)

Tracklist

CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Sleigh Ride
additional membranophone [drum] programming:
Xaphoon Jones
membranophone [drum] programming:
Jack Antonoff
engineer:
Richard Woodcraft
additional producer:
Andrew Dawson (US mix engineer)
producer:
fun. (American indie pop band) and TommyD
mixer:
Andrew Dawson (US mix engineer)
cello:
Rosie Danvers
double bass:
Richard Pryce (double bassist)
flute:
Chloe Vincent
French horn:
Richard Ashton
harp:
Camilla Pay (Harpist)
viola:
Becky Jones (violist)
violin:
Lizzie Ball (Violinist), Natalia Bonner (violinist), Eleanor Stamford, Sally Jackson (violinist), Patrick Kiernan (violinist) and Debbie Widdup (violinist)
performer:
fun. (American indie pop band) and Wired Strings
arranger:
Andrew Dost
orchestrator:
Rosie Danvers
engineered at:
Metropolis (London) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
cover 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)
fun.3:37
2Wonderful Christmastime
recording engineer:
The Shins
producer:
Richard Swift
recorded at:
The Aural Apothecary in Portland, Oregon, United States
cover recording of:
Wonderful Christmastime
lyricist and composer:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
MPL Communications Ltd. (not for release label use! Paul McCartney-related, London-based company)
The Shins2:27
3Baby, It’s Cold Outside
engineer and mixer:
Stewart Lerman
producer:
Stewart Lerman and Randall Poster (producer and soundtrack music supervisor)
piano:
Andy Burton
recorded at:
Avatar Studios in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
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)
Rufus Wainwright feat. Sharon Van Etten44:14
4The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)
recording engineer and mixer:
Al Schmitt
assistant engineer:
Chandler Harrold (engineer) and Tim Marchiafava
engineer:
Brian Montgomery
producer:
Tommy LiPuma
bass and double bass [bass]:
Robert Hurst (jazz bassist composer)
drums (drum set) and drums (drum set) [drums]:
Karriem Riggins
guitar:
John Pizzarelli
piano:
Diana Krall
lead vocals:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
recorded at:
Avatar Studios in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
mixed at:
Capitol Studios (Hollywood, CA) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
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)
Paul McCartney3:35
5(Everybody’s Waitin’ for) The Man With the Bag
recording engineer:
Adam Seltzer and Chris Funk (Portland multi-instrumentalist, member of The Decemberists)
producer:
Chris Funk (Portland multi-instrumentalist, member of The Decemberists)
mixer:
Vance Powell
accordion, celesta [celeste] and percussion:
Jennifer Conlee-Drizos
banjo:
Chris Funk (Portland multi-instrumentalist, member of The Decemberists)
double bass [bass]:
Nate Query
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Ji Tanzer
French horn, trombone and trumpet:
Victor Nash (Trumpeter)
guitar:
Jon Neufeld
Stroh violin:
Annalisa Tornfelt (American fiddler)
vocals:
Sallie Ford and Annalisa Tornfelt (American fiddler)
recorded at:
Search Party West in Portland, Oregon, United States and Type Foundry in Portland, Oregon, United States
mixed at:
Sputnik Sound in Nashville, Tennessee, United States
cover recording of:
(Everybody’s Waitin’ for) The Man With the Bag
writer:
Dudley Brooks, Hal Stanley and Irving Taylor
publisher:
Morley Music Corp.
Black Prairie feat. Sallie Ford3:35
6I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day
engineer, producer and mixer:
Jay Joyce
12 string guitar [electric 12-string guitar] and acoustic guitar:
John Paul White
bell [sleigh bells], piano and reed organ [pump organ]:
Joy Williams (US American singer/songwriter)
vocals:
John Paul White and Joy Williams (US American singer/songwriter)
cover recording of:
I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day
lyricist:
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
composer:
Johnny Marks (American songwriter)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd. and St. Nicholas Music Inc.
is based on:
Christmas Bells
The Civil Wars2:34
7Green Grows the Holly
recorded in:
Tucson, Arizona, United States and Washington, D.C., United States
engineer:
Ryan Alfred, Jack MacInnes and Michael Taylor (engineer)
accordion, cello, classical guitar [nylon acoustic guitar] and piano:
Joey Burns
double bass [upright bass], electric guitar and background vocals [backing vocals]:
Ryan Alfred
drums (drum set) [drums]:
John Convertino (alt-rock drummer)
trumpet:
Jacob Valenzuela
vocals:
Joey Burns
arranger:
Calexico
Calexico3:59
8We Need a Little Christmas
recording engineer and producer:
Chris Funk (Portland multi-instrumentalist, member of The Decemberists)
mixer:
Graeme Gibson (US musician and engineer)
bass guitar [bass]:
Rob Oberdorfer
drums (drum set) [drums] and percussion:
Dan Hunt
guitar:
Adam Thompson (guitarist)
guitar [Nashville guitar]:
Tim Perry (AgesandAges)
handclaps:
Sarah Fennell, Brent Knopf and Matt Sheehy
keyboard [Casio], piano and reed organ [pump]:
Johanna Kunin
vocals:
Dan Hunt, Johanna Kunin, Tim Perry (AgesandAges) and Adam Thompson (guitarist)
recorded at and mixed at:
Search Party West in Portland, Oregon, United States
cover recording of:
Mame: We Need a Little Christmas
lyricist and composer:
Jerry Herman
part of:
Mame (full musical)
AgesandAges3:15
9That’s What I Want for Christmas
engineer and producer:
David Drake
vocals:
Holly Golightly
performer:
David Drake
Holly Golightly2:20
10May Ev’ry Day Be ChristmasIrma Thomas with Preservation Hall Jazz Band2:33
11Blue Christmas
engineer:
Michael Crow and Mark Nathan
acoustic guitar:
Jesse Ebaugh and Mark Nathan
bass guitar [bass] and pedal steel guitar [pedal steel]:
Jesse Ebaugh
drums (drum set) [drums] and piano:
David Colvin (drummer)
electric guitar:
Mark Nathan
vocals:
Erika Wennerstrom
cover recording of:
Blue Christmas
writer:
Bill Hayes (songwriter) and Jay Johnson (songwriter of "Blue Christmas")
publisher:
Anglo-Pic Music Co. Ltd., Bibo Music Publishing, Inc., PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (renamed Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. circa 1998), Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998) and Universal Polygram International, Inc.
Heartless Bastards2:09
12Santa, Bring My Baby Back to MeEleanor Friedberger5:08
13It’s Beginning to Look Like Christmas
recording engineer:
Chris Funk (Portland multi-instrumentalist, member of The Decemberists)
mixer:
Graeme Gibson (US musician and engineer)
bass guitar [bass], guitar [guitars], Marxophone and tambourine:
Eric D. Johnson (Lead singer of the Fruit Bats)
drums (drum set) [drums] and percussion:
Graeme Gibson (US musician and engineer)
lap steel guitar [8 string lap steel]:
Chris Funk (Portland multi-instrumentalist, member of The Decemberists)
vocals:
Eric D. Johnson (Lead singer of the Fruit Bats)
recorded at and mixed at:
Search Party West in Portland, Oregon, United States
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
Fruit Bats3:00
14Señor Santa (Mister Santa)
recording engineer and producer:
Chris Funk (Portland multi-instrumentalist, member of The Decemberists)
mixer:
Graeme Gibson (US musician and engineer)
recorded at and mixed at:
Search Party West in Portland, Oregon, United States
Y La Bamba3:12
15O Come, O Come, EmmanuelPunch Brothers4:05
16What Are You Doing New Year’s Eve?
assistant engineer:
Brendan Mills-McCabe
engineer and mixer:
Shawn Simmons
producer:
The Head and the Heart
acoustic guitar and electric guitar:
Josiah Johnson
bass guitar [bass]:
Chris Zasche
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Tyler Williams (drummer, percussionist, The Head and the Heart)
piano:
Kenny Hensley
vocals:
Jon Russell (guitarist, vocalist and percussionist, The Head and the Heart) and Charity Thielen
recorded at:
Studio Litho in Seattle, Washington, United States
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)
The Head and the Heart4:29
17Auld Lang Syne
recording engineer:
Damon Whittemore
mixer:
David Boucher
electric guitar:
Matt Gervais
guitar:
Alan Hampton (bass, vocals, composer)
violin:
Andrew Bird (US indie rock multi-instrumentalist, singer, and songwriter)
vocals:
Andrew Bird (US indie rock multi-instrumentalist, singer, and songwriter) and Alan Hampton (bass, vocals, composer)
recorded at:
Valvetone Studios in New York, New York, United States
Andrew Bird4:32