100 Hits: Christmas Legends

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1We Wish You a Merry Christmas
The Weavers2:27
2Coventry Carol
Elisabeth Schumann2:41
3Hark! the Herald Angels Sing
recording of:
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing (Christmas carol)
additional lyricist:
George Whitefield (in 1753)
lyricist:
Charles Wesley (hymn writer) (in 1739)
composer:
Felix Mendelssohn (composer) (in 1840)
arranger:
William H. Cummings (in 1855)
part of:
The New English Hymnal (hymn book) (number: 26)
Frank Sinatra22:23
4Cantique de Noel
tenor vocals:
Georges Thill (French tenor)
recording of:
Cantique de Noël “Minuit chrétiens” (French original of “O Holy Night”)
lyricist:
Placide Cappeau
composer:
Adolphe Adam (French composer) (in 1847)
is based on:
Minuit, chrétiens (Poem)
Georges Thill4:06
5The Star of the East
vocals:
Judy Garland (on 1941-07-20)
recording of:
Star of the East (on 1941-07-20)
lyricist:
George Cooper (poet)
arranger:
Amanda Kennedy
is based on:
Star of the Sea (Tune for "Star of the East")
Judy Garland43:05
6On a Christmas Day
Lonnie Donegan2:01
7O Holy Night (Cantique de Noel)
Mario Lanza4:07
8God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
choir vocals:
Max Terr’s Mixed Chorus (on 1942-06-08)
lead vocals:
Bing Crosby (on 1942-06-08)
orchestra:
John Scott Trotter and His Orchestra (on 1942-06-08)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
UMG Recordings, Inc. (operational headquarters of Universal Music Group, based in Santa Monica, USA; read annotations) (in 1945)
recorded at:
Radio Recorders Studios (Santa Monica Blvd. location since 1949) in West Hollywood, California, United States (on 1942-06-08)
recording of:
God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen (traditional, no arrangement credits here) (on 1942-06-08)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 394)
Bing Crosby52:17
9Away in a Manger
Anne Shelton3:00
10Jingle Bells
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)
arrangement of:
MERRY X'MAS NEO KOBE CITY (アルタミラ前BGM)
Glenn Miller3:25
11The Twelve Days of Christmas
choir vocals:
Mitchell Ayres and His Chorus
vocals:
Perry Como (US pop singer & TV personality, 1912–2001)
orchestra:
Mitchell Ayres and His Orchestra
recording of:
The Twelve Days of Christmas (on 1953-05-26)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Frederic Austin (English baritone and composer) (in 1909)
publisher:
Shawnee Press Inc.
Perry Como4:00
12O Little Town of Bethlehem
recording of:
O Little Town of Bethlehem (traditional carol with the tune “St. Louis”, as commonly sung in the U.S.)
lyricist:
Phillips Brooks (in 1868)
composer:
Lewis Henry Redner (in 1868)
is based on:
St. Louis (hymn tune)
Dick Haymes2:20
13It Came Upon a Midnight Clear
recording of:
It Came Upon the Midnight Clear (carol version)
lyricist:
Edmund Sears (American church author)
composer:
Richard Storrs Willis
part of:
The New English Hymnal (hymn book) (number: 29)
is based on:
CAROL (hymn tune)
is based on:
It Came Upon the Midnight Clear (poem)
Frank Sinatra3:29
14There's a Train Out for Dreamland
recording of:
There’s a Train Out for Dreamland
writer:
Frederich H. Heider and Carl Kress
Nat King Cole2:39
15Hello Mr. Kringle
Kay Kyser3:01
16Petit Papa Noel
vocals:
Tino Rossi (in 1946)
orchestra:
Raymond Legrand et son orchestre (in 1946)
recording of:
Petit Papa Noël (in 1946)
lyricist:
Raymond Vincy
composer:
Henri Martinet
publisher:
G. Ricordi & Co. (Ldn) Ltd. (UK division)
Tino Rossi3:09
17Christmas Swing
recorded in:
Paris, Île-de-France, France (on 1937-12-27)
double bass:
Louis Viola (on 1937-12-27)
guitar:
Django Reinhardt (French jazz guitarist and composer) (on 1937-12-27)
violin:
Michel Warlop (on 1937-12-27)
part of:
The Gramophone Company Limited (by matrix number) (number: 0LA 2216-1) and Swing (by matrix number) (number: OLA 2216-1)
recording of:
Christmas Swing (on 1937-12-27)
composer:
Django Reinhardt (French jazz guitarist and composer)
Django Reinhardt & Stéphane Grappelli2:49
18St. Nicholas Waltz
Lita Roza2:33
19Sleigh Ride
Boston Pops Orchestra3:01
20The Santa Claus Express
The BBC Dance Orchestra3:13
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part of:100 Hits (UK Demon Music Group) (number: 68) (order: 87)
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