The Best of Christmas

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

Tracklist

1▶CD: The Best of Christmas Vol.1
2▶CD: The Best of Christmas Vol.2
3▶CD: The Best of Christmas Vol.3
4▼CD: The Best of Christmas
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Medley: Here We Come A-Caroling / O Christmas Tree / I Saw Three Ships
Arthur Fiedler and His Orchestra5:07
2It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas
recording engineer:
Mickey Crofford
producer:
Andy Wiswell
conductor:
Peter Matz
arranger:
Peter Matz
recorded at:
Webster Hall in East Village, New York, New York, United States
cover recording of:
It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas (on 1966-06-08)
lyricist and composer:
Meredith Willson (in 1951)
publisher:
Frank Music Corp., Kobalt Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd, Meredith Willson Music LLC, MPL Communications Australia and MPL Music Publishing
Kate Smith1:57
3What Child Is This?
Ed Ames2:31
4Carol for Another Christmas
Henry Mancini2:35
5God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
recording engineer:
Bob Simpson (US jazz engineer/producer) (from 1959-07-13 until 1959-07-15)
producer:
Charles Grean and Lee Schapiro
choir vocals:
The Ray Charles Singers (from 1959-07-13 until 1959-07-15)
vocals:
Perry Como (US pop singer & TV personality, 1912–2001) (from 1959-07-13 until 1959-07-15)
orchestra:
Mitchell Ayres and His Orchestra (from 1959-07-13 until 1959-07-15)
recorded at:
Webster Hall in East Village, New York, New York, United States (from 1959-07-13 until 1959-07-15)
recording of:
God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen (traditional, no arrangement credits here) (from 1959-07-13 until 1959-07-15)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 394)
Perry Como2:56
6I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day
producer:
Ed Welker
arranger:
Robert De Cormier (American composer and conductor)
recording of:
I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day
lyricist:
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (American poet)
composer:
John Baptiste Calkin (composer)
is based on:
Christmas Bells
Harry Belafonte23:05
7Sleigh Ride
The Philadelphia Orchestra3:05
8Medley: Deck the Halls / Away in a Manger
Teresa Brewer3:31
9The Little Drummer Boy
Wiener Sängerknaben2:25
10I’ll Be Home for Christmas
John Gary2:56
11Feliz Navidad
part of:
Billboard Hot 100: 2026-01-03 (number: 11), Billboard Hot 100: 2025-12-27 (number: 14), Billboard Hot 100: 2025-12-20 (number: 16), Billboard Hot 100: 2025-12-13 (number: 17), Billboard Hot 100: 2025-12-06 (number: 23), Billboard Hot 100: 2025-11-29 (number: 49) and Offizielle deutsche Charts – Single-Jahrescharts 2025 (number: 87)
recording of:
Feliz Navidad (Spanish/English)
lyricist and composer:
José Feliciano (born 1945, not Cheo Feliciano)
publisher:
DeJamus Ltd., J & H Publishing Co. and J-H Publishing
José Feliciano33:03
12Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
James Galway3:41
5▶CD: The Greatest Songs of Christmas