Christmas Past and Present

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Annotation

Budget 2-disc Christmas compilation also includes a DVD of 1935 version of Scrooge

Annotation last modified on 2010-12-28 03:49 UTC.

Tracklist

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1▼CD
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Step Into Christmas
producer:
Gus Dudgeon
piano and lead vocals:
Elton John (English singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer)
recording of:
Step Into Christmas (on 1973-11-11)
lyricist:
Bernie Taupin
composer:
Elton John (English singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer)
publisher:
Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc. and Universal/Dick James Music Ltd. (fka Dick James Music Ltd.)
Elton John34:30
2Every Time Christmas Comes Around
additional recording engineer:
Martin Christensen (engineer) and Ross Pallone
recording engineer:
Ben Fowler and Grady Walker
miscellaneous support:
Lisa Patton Brown (task: production coordinator) and Kathy Whitley (task: production coordinator)
engineer:
Chuck Turner (task: pro‐tools engineer)
executive producer:
Tony Brown (US producer, pianist and keyboardist)
producer:
Marc Harris and Michael McDonald (R&B & soul singer)
mixer:
Ben Fowler
baritone guitar and electric guitar:
Eric Struthers
baritone saxophone:
Jim Horn (saxophonist, hornist, flutist and oboist)
bass:
Tommy Sims (r&b, ccm)
drums (drum set):
Rick Jordan (American drummer)
electric piano, piano [acoustic piano], background vocals and lead vocals:
Michael McDonald (R&B & soul singer)
Hammond organ [B3] and synthesizer [synths]:
Marc Harris
keytar and solo saxophone:
Kirk Whalum
percussion:
Crystal Talifero (American multi‐instrumentalist and vocalist)
tenor saxophone:
Sam Levine (session musician, multi-instrumentalist)
trombone:
Barry Green (trombonist)
trumpet:
Mike Haynes (trumpet/flugelhorn)
additionally recorded at:
57 Varieties in Los Angeles, California, United States
recorded at:
Bingham Bend Studio in Leiper's Fork, Tennessee, United States
mixed at:
The Rec Room in Nashville, Tennessee, United States
recording of:
Every Time Christmas Comes Around
writer:
Marc Harris and Michael McDonald (R&B & soul singer)
Michael McDonald3:34
3Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
producer:
Chip Davis (founder of Mannheim Steamroller)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
American Gramaphone, LLC (holder of the American Gramaphone imprint - file no releases here!) (in 1988)
recording of:
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing (Mannheim Steamroller arrangement)
arranger:
Chip Davis (founder of Mannheim Steamroller)
publisher:
Dots and Lines Ink
arrangement of:
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing (Christmas carol)
Mannheim Steamroller33:30
4Hot Rod Sleigh
recording engineer:
Ron Reynolds
producer:
Nelson Larkin and Harold Shedd
recorded at:
Scruggs Sound Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, United States and Sound Stage (Nashville, TN studio) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (lead vocals [overdubs])
mixed at:
Alpine Recording Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, United States
recording of:
Hot Rod Sleigh
writer:
Toby Keith (US country singer & guitarist)
Toby Keith33:39
5What Child Is This
cover recording of:
What Child Is This?
lyricist:
William Chatterton Dix (in 1865)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 25608)
version of:
Greensleeves (generic entry for traditional and unknown arrangements)
The Moody Blues2:23
6One Man's Dream
Yanni2:43
7The Christmas Song
recording of:
The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)
lyricist:
Mel Tormé (“The Velvet Fog”) and Robert Wells (songwriter) (from 1944 until 1945)
composer:
Mel Tormé (“The Velvet Fog”) (from 1944 until 1945)
publisher:
Chappell/Morris Ltd., MPL Music Publishing Inc., Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd., Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP), Warner Chappell, Warner Chappell Ltd., Warner Chappell Music (publisher as Warner/Chappell Music), Warner/Chappell Music Australia Pty. Ltd. and Edwin H. Morris & Co., Inc. (a division of MPL Communications Inc.) (from 1946 to present)
Marvin Gaye2:37
8O Come All Ye Faithful
recording of:
O Come, All Ye Faithful (English version of Latin “Adeste fideles”)
lyricist and composer:
John Francis Wade (from 1740 until 1743)
translator:
Frederick Oakeley (in 1841)
arrangement of:
O Come, All Ye Faithful
translated version of:
Adeste fideles (original latin version)
Donna Summer4:41
9Silent Night
producer:
Clay McMurray (producer, songwriter, engineer) and Barrett Strong
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)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 27088)
translated version of:
Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht
The Temptations2:24
10Why Christmas
co-producer:
Michael McCary, Brian McKnight, Nathan Morris (Boyz II Men) and Shawn Stockman
producer:
Wanya Morris
recording of:
Why Christmas
lyricist and composer:
Wanya Morris
Boyz II Men4:53
11Merry Christmas Baby
cover recording of:
Merry Christmas Baby
writer:
Lou Baxter and Johnny Moore (US blues guitarist, Three Blazers)
publisher:
Anne-Rachel Music Corp., St. Louis Music Corp., Unichappell Music, Inc., Warner Chappell Music (publisher as Warner/Chappell Music) and Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.
B.B. King3:56
12Baby It's Cold Outside
producer:
Jeff Kievit
performer:
Bobby Caldwell (US singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist) and Vanessa Williams (US pop/R&B vocalist/producer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mercury Records (or just “Mercury”; a UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits) (in 1996)
cover recording of:
Baby, It’s Cold Outside (1948 song by Frank Loesser)
lyricist and composer:
Frank Loesser
publisher:
Frank Music Corp., Kobalt Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd, MPL Communications Ltd. (not for release label use! Paul McCartney-related, London-based company), MPL UK Publishing, Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label) and ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) (Yamaha Music EH(CM))
part of:
The 22nd Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1949 winner)
Vanessa Williams54:50
2▼CD
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1O Little Town of Bethlehem
recording of:
O Little Town of Bethlehem (Gordon Jenkins arr.)
composer:
Lewis Henry Redner
arranger:
Gordon Jenkins
publisher:
St. James Music
arrangement of:
O Little Town of Bethlehem (traditional carol with the tune “St. Louis”, as commonly sung in the U.S.)
Frank Sinatra0:53
2Mrs. Santa Claus
recording of:
Mrs. Santa Claus
writer:
Leroy Anderson, Jack Fulton (US jazz trombonist, composer & vocalist), Hazel B. Whalen, Lois Steele Roberts and Mitchell Parish
Nat King Cole1:41
3Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer
cover recording of:
Rudolph, the Red‐Nosed Reindeer
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Marks (American songwriter)
publisher:
Chappell & Co Ltd., Chappell Music Ltd., Warner Chappell, Warner Chappell Music (publisher as Warner/Chappell Music), Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019), St. Nicholas Music Publishing Co. (on 1949-05-09) and St. Nicholas Music Inc. (from 1950 to present)
arrangement of:
Rudolph, the Red‐Nosed Reindeer (for voice, choir and orchestra, Elms)
Bing Crosby & Ella Fitzgerald2:30
4I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus
recording of:
I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus
lyricist and composer:
Tommie Connor (English songwriter)
publisher:
Blue Ribbon Music Ltd., Campbell Connelly, E. H. Morris & Co. Ltd., Herman Music, Inc., Jewel Music Publishing Co., Inc. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Regent Music (BMI)
The Drifters3:00
5White 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), EMI Allans Music Australia Pty Ltd, Irving Berlin Music Corp., Universal Music Publishing Pty Ltd. (Australian subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group), Williamson Music Company and Irving Berlin Music Company (from 1940 to present)
sub-publisher:
Irving Berlin Music Ltd., Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019), Warner/Chappell Music, Hong Kong Limited (華納音樂版權香港有限公司, 1995–2019), シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
part of:
The 15th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1942 winner)
Rosemary Clooney2:54
6Blue Christmas
The Platters2:01
7O Christmas Tree
The Lettermen2:19
8Santa Claus Is Coming to Town
recording of:
Santa Claus Is Coming to Town
lyricist:
Haven Gillespie (in 1932)
composer:
J. Fred Coots (in 1932)
publisher:
EMI Allans Music Australia Pty Ltd, EMI Feist Catalog Inc., EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd (not for release label use!), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), EMI United Partnership Ltd., Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd., Haven Gillespie Music Publishing, Jobete Music Co., Inc., Leo Feist Ltd, Leo Feist, Inc., SBK United Partnership and The Songwriters Guild
sub-publisher:
フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music SBK Department) and 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 (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label)
Gene Autry52:38
9Ave Maria
Enzo Stuarti2:54
10This Time of the Year
recording of:
This Time of the Year
writer:
Brook Benton and Clyde Otis (American songwriter and record producer)
Brook Benton2:29
11Auld Lang Syne
Patti LaBelle & The Bluebelles2:01
12Little Drummer Boy
The London Studio Symphony Orchestra2:38
13Mary's Boy Child
The London Studio Symphony Orchestra3:07
14The First Noel
The London Studio Symphony Orchestra2:59
15It Came Upon a Midnight Clear
Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra1:32
16God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen
Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra1:57
17Away in a Manger
Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra1:28
18Angels We Have Heard on High
Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra2:26