Because It’s Christmas

~ Release by Barry Manilow (see all versions of this release, 10 available)

Annotation

Excluded Regions (as of 2026-05-20)

🇨🇨 Cocos (Keeling) Islands, 🇨🇰 Cook Islands, 🇨🇽 Christmas Island, 🇫🇰 Falkland Islands, 🇮🇴 British Indian Ocean Territory, 🇳🇫 Norfolk Island, 🇳🇺 Niue, 🇸🇯 Svalbard & Jan Mayen, 🇹🇰 Tokelau

Annotation last modified on 2026-05-20 14:31 UTC.

Tracklist

1▼Digital Media
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1The Christmas Song
recording engineer and mixer:
Don Murray (producer / engineer)
producer:
Eddie Arkin and Barry Manilow
vocals:
Barry Manilow
conductor:
Mark Watters
arranger:
Eddie Arkin and Barry Manilow
orchestrator:
Eddie Arkin
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, Inc. (manufacturing and distribution company, do not add releases here) (in 1990)
cover recording of:
The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)
lyricist:
Robert Wells (songwriter) (in 1945-07) and Mel Tormé (“The Velvet Fog”) (in 1945-07)
composer:
Mel Tormé (“The Velvet Fog”) (in 1945-07)
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)
Barry Manilow33:54
2Jingle Bells
recording engineer and mixer:
Don Murray (producer / engineer)
producer:
Eddie Arkin and Barry Manilow
additional percussion:
Alan Estes
vocals:
Exposé (’80s dance-pop trio) and Barry Manilow
conductor:
Mark Watters
arranger:
Eddie Arkin and Barry Manilow
orchestrator:
Eddie Arkin
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, Inc. (manufacturing and distribution company, do not add releases here) (in 1990)
recording of:
Jingle Bells (arr. Barry Manilow)
lyricist and composer:
James Lord Pierpont
arranger:
Barry Manilow
publisher:
Obbligato Music
arrangement of:
Jingle Bells
Barry Manilow with Exposé22:39
3Silent Night / I Guess There Ain’t No Santa Claus
recording engineer and mixer:
Don Murray (producer / engineer)
producer:
Eddie Arkin and Barry Manilow
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Russ Freeman (jazz guitarist)
vocals:
Barry Manilow
conductor:
Mark Watters
arranger:
Eddie Arkin and Barry Manilow
orchestrator:
Eddie Arkin
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, Inc. (manufacturing and distribution company, do not add releases here) (in 1990)
medley including a recording of:
I Guess There Ain’t No Santa Claus
additional lyricist:
Barry Manilow
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer
composer:
Eddie Arkin and Barry Manilow
publisher:
BMPI Music, Johnny Mercer Music Publishing, Inc., Somisongs, 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), 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) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
medley including a recording of:
Silent Night (Christmas carol, English translation)
lyricist:
Josef Mohr (composer/author) (in 1816)
composer:
Franz Xaver Gruber (composer/author) (in 1818)
translator:
John Freeman Young (in 1859)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 27088)
translated version of:
Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht
Barry Manilow35:19
4The First Noel / When the Meadow Was Bloomin’
recording engineer and mixer:
Alan Sides and Don Murray (producer / engineer)
producer:
Eddie Arkin and Barry Manilow
vocals:
Barry Manilow
conductor:
Mark Watters
arranger:
Eddie Arkin and Barry Manilow
orchestrator:
Eddie Arkin
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, Inc. (manufacturing and distribution company, do not add releases here) (in 1990)
medley including a recording of:
The First Nowell
lyricist, writer and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 682)
medley including a recording of:
When the Meadow Was Bloomin’
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer
composer:
Barry Manilow
publisher:
Johnny Mercer Music Publishing, Inc., Townsway Music, Universal Music Careers, 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), 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) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
Barry Manilow35:01
5Because It’s Christmas (For All the Children) / Excerpt From Händel’s Messiah (“For Unto Us a Child Is Born…”)
recording engineer and mixer:
Don Murray (producer / engineer)
producer:
Eddie Arkin and Barry Manilow
vocals:
Barry Manilow
conductor:
Mark Watters
arranger:
Eddie Arkin and Barry Manilow
orchestrator:
Eddie Arkin
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, Inc. (manufacturing and distribution company, do not add releases here) (in 1990)
medley including a recording of:
Because It’s Christmas (For All the Children)
lyricist:
Jack Feldman and Bruce Sussman
composer:
Barry Manilow
publisher:
Appoggiatura Music, Inc., Camp Songs Music and Universal Music Careers
sub-publisher:
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)
medley including a recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 12. Chorus “For unto us a Child is born”
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1741)
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I
Barry Manilow35:28
6Baby, It’s Cold Outside
recording engineer and mixer:
Don Murray (producer / engineer)
producer:
Eddie Arkin and Barry Manilow
vocals:
Barry Manilow and K.T. Oslin
conductor:
Mark Watters
arranger:
Eddie Arkin and Barry Manilow
orchestrator:
Eddie Arkin
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, Inc. (manufacturing and distribution company, do not add releases here) (in 1990)
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)
Barry Manilow with K.T. Oslin45:19
7White Christmas
recording engineer and mixer:
Don Murray (producer / engineer)
producer:
Eddie Arkin and Barry Manilow
vocals:
Barry Manilow
conductor:
Mark Watters
arranger:
Eddie Arkin and Barry Manilow
orchestrator:
Eddie Arkin
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, Inc. (manufacturing and distribution company, do not add releases here) (in 1990)
partial 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:
EMI Allans Music Australia Pty Ltd, Irving Berlin Music Ltd., Universal Music Publishing Pty Ltd. (Australian subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group), 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)
Barry Manilow31:32
8Carol of the Bells / The Bells of Christmas
recording engineer and mixer:
Don Murray (producer / engineer)
producer:
Eddie Arkin and Barry Manilow
vocals:
Hamilton High School Madrigal Singers and Barry Manilow
conductor:
Lynn Levine and Mark Watters
arranger:
Eddie Arkin and Barry Manilow
orchestrator:
Eddie Arkin
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, Inc. (manufacturing and distribution company, do not add releases here) (in 1990)
medley including a recording of:
Carol of the Bells (Barry Manilow’s arrangement)
lyricist:
Peter J. Wilhousky
composer:
Микола Дмитрович Леонтович (Mykola Leontovych)
arranger:
Barry Manilow
publisher:
Obbligato Music and Songs of Kobalt Music Publishing
arrangement of:
Carol of the Bells
medley including a recording of:
The Bells of Christmas
lyricist:
Adrienne Anderson
composer:
Barry Manilow
publisher:
Angela Music Co., BMPI Music, Universal Music Careers, 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)
Barry Manilow34:48
9Medley: Joy to the World / Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
recording engineer and mixer:
Don Murray (producer / engineer)
producer:
Eddie Arkin and Barry Manilow
vocals:
Barry Manilow
conductor:
Mark Watters
arranger and orchestrator:
Eddie Arkin
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, Inc. (manufacturing and distribution company, do not add releases here) (in 1990)
medley including a cover recording of:
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
lyricist:
Ralph Blane (in 1943)
composer:
Hugh Martin (in 1943)
publisher:
EMI April Music Inc., EMI Feist Catalog Inc., EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), EMI Publishing, EMI United Partnership Ltd., J. Albert & Son, J. Albert & Son Pty. Ltd., Loew’s Incorporated (in 1943, in 1944) and Leo Feist, Inc. (in 1971, in 1972)
sub-publisher:
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), フジパシフィック音楽出版 SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music Inc. SBK Division) (until 2014-12-31) and フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music SBK Department) (from 2015-01-01 to present)
part of:
Meet Me in St. Louis (1944 musical film soundtrack)
medley including a recording of:
Joy to the World (Christmas carol)
lyricist:
Isaac Watts (hymn writer) (in 1719)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer)
arranger:
Lowell Mason (in 1839)
Barry Manilow33:46
10We Wish You a Merry Christmas / It’s Just Another New Year’s Eve
recording engineer and mixer:
Don Murray (producer / engineer)
producer:
Eddie Arkin and Barry Manilow
vocals:
Barry Manilow
conductor:
Mark Watters
arranger:
Eddie Arkin and Barry Manilow
orchestrator:
Eddie Arkin
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, Inc. (manufacturing and distribution company, do not add releases here) (in 1990)
medley including a recording of:
It’s Just Another New Year’s Eve
lyricist:
Marty Panzer (songwriter)
composer:
Barry Manilow
publisher:
Kamakazi Music Corporation, SwaneeBravo! Music, Universal Music Careers 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)
medley including a recording of:
We Wish You a Merry Christmas
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 230)
Barry Manilow34:48

Credits

Release

distributed 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)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:Arista Records, Inc. (manufacturing and distribution company, do not add releases here) (in 1990)
purchase for download:https://mora.jp/package/43000188/G010000279985B/ [info]
https://music.apple.com/us/album/262394464 [info]
https://us.7digital.com/artist/barry-manilow/release/because-its-christmas-579590 [info]
https://www.qobuz.com/us-en/album/because-its-christmas-barry-manilow/0078221864428 [info]
https://play.google.com/store/music/album?id=Becgnu256hx2nn7ij2jazqlueci [info] (until 2020-10-12)
https://mora.jp/package/43000087/G010000279985B/ [info] (from 2016-04-23 to present)
ASIN:US: B0013AYW8C [info]
other databases:https://jaxsta.com/release/869dca17-0f84-540b-9930-997fdb04e96a/d224a74a-b28a-5ad8-9404-7517bcd24ca4 [info] (until 2025-12-17)
stream for free:https://open.spotify.com/album/5PKyarUjGfafpRL24FmhT4 [info]
https://www.deezer.com/album/1422186 [info]
streaming page:Amazon Music US [info]
https://music.apple.com/us/album/262394464 [info]
https://open.qobuz.com/album/0078221864428 [info]
https://tidal.com/album/33978866 [info]
https://us.napster.com/artist/barry-manilow/album/because-its-christmas [info] (until 2022-06-08)