The Christmas Collection

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

Tracklist

1▶CD: Christmas Concerto
2▶CD: The First Nowell
3▼CD: Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
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1Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1960-07-16)
orchestra:
Frank De Vol Orchestra (on 1960-07-16)
conductor:
Frank De Vol (on 1960-07-16)
arranger:
Frank De Vol
recorded at:
Columbia Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1960-07-16)
cover recording of:
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas (on 1960-07-16)
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)
Ella Fitzgerald43:02
2Christmas Dreaming (A Little Early This Year)
Frank Sinatra3:03
3White Christmas
Bing Crosby3:10
4It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas
Perry Como2:43
5I’ve Got My Love to Keep Me Warm
Billie Holiday4:03
6Baby It’s Cold Outside
Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Jordan2:47
7Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!
Frank Sinatra2:43
8Jingle Bells
cover recording of:
Jingle Bells
lyricist and composer:
James Lord Pierpont (in 1850)
publisher:
Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
composed at and lyrics written at:
Simpson Tavern in Medford, Massachusetts, United States (in 1850)
recording of:
Jingle Bells
lyricist and composer:
James Lord Pierpont (in 1850)
publisher:
Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
composed at and lyrics written at:
Simpson Tavern in Medford, Massachusetts, United States (in 1850)
Diana Krall2:17
9Winter Wonderland
Chet Baker2:33
10Christmas Cards
Alma Cogan2:53
11The Christmas Song (Merry Christmas to You)
Nat King Cole3:17
12Santa Claus is Coming to Town
Bing Crosby & The Andrews Sisters2:47
13Frosty the Snowman
orchestra:
Frank De Vol Orchestra (on 1960-07-15)
conductor:
Frank De Vol (on 1960-07-15)
arranger:
Frank De Vol
recorded at:
Columbia Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1960-07-15)
cover recording of:
Frosty the Snow Man (on 1960-07-15)
writer:
Steve Nelson (US songwriter who co-wrote “Frosty the Snowman”) and Walter E. Rollins (songwriter)
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, J. Albert & Son Pty. Ltd., Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09), Chappell & Co. (in 1950) and Hill and Range Songs, Inc. (publisher) (on 1950-06-02)
Ella Fitzgerald2:19
14Santa Baby
The Swingle Singers3:19
15When You Trim Your Christmas Tree
Jack Haskell3:11
16Silent Night
James Morrison5:20
17Mary’s Boy Child
trombone:
James Morrison (Australian jazz multi-instrumentalist)
arranger:
Andrew Piper
cover recording of:
Mary’s Boy Child
lyricist and composer:
Jester Hairston
publisher:
Bourne Music Ltd. and J. Albert & Son Pty. Ltd.
The Idea of North2:43
18God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen
James Morrison5:26
19Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree
The Swingle Singers1:59
20Sugar Rum Cherry (Dance of the Sugar-Plum Fairy)
recording of:
Nutcracker Suite: Sugar Rum Cherry (Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy)
arranger:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) and Billy Strayhorn
part of:
Nutcracker Suite (jazz interpretation, arr. Ellington, Strayhorn)
Duke Ellington and His Orchestra3:11
21I’ll Be Home for Christmas
arranger:
Michele Weir
cover recording of:
I’ll Be Home for Christmas
lyricist:
James Kimball Gannon
additional writer:
Buck Ram
composer:
Walter Kent
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., Edward B. Marks Music Co. (founded originally as J. Stern & Co. in 1894, renamed in 1919), Gannon and Kent Music Co., Piedmont Music Company, Warner Chappell and Warner Chappell Music (holding behind all publishing activities of Warner Music Group, 2019–)
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) 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)
The Idea of North1:35
22Sleigh Ride
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra2:57
23Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
Harry Babbitt2:32
24Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
arranger:
Naomi Crellin
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)
The Idea of North2:59