A Rock and Roll Christmas Party (digital release)

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

Tracklist

1▼Digital Media
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Jingle Bell Rock
guest background vocals:
Anita Kerr Singers (mixed vocal group) (on 1957-10-29)
performer:
Bobby Helms
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
UMG Recordings, Inc. (operational headquarters of Universal Music Group, based in Santa Monica, USA; read annotations) (in 1957)
part of:
Billboard Hot 100: 2025-12-27 (number: 2), Billboard Hot 100: 2026-01-03 (number: 3), Billboard Hot 100: 2025-12-13 (number: 4), Billboard Hot 100: 2025-12-20 (number: 4), Billboard Hot 100: 2025-12-06 (number: 8), Billboard Hot 100: 2025-11-29 (number: 14), Billboard Hot 100: 2025-11-22 (number: 20), Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1957 (number: 30), Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2024 (number: 67), Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2023 (number: 68), Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2025 (number: 81), Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2022 (number: 86) and BILLIONS CLUB
recording of:
Jingle Bell Rock (on 1957-10-29)
writer:
Joe Beal and Jim Boothe
publisher:
Anne Rachel Music Corp, Carlin, Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA) and Essex Music of Australia Pty. Ltd.
Bobby Helms4.22:14
2Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree
producer:
Owen Bradley
vocals:
Brenda Lee (1960s American singer) (on 1958-10-19)
part of:
Billboard Hot 100: 2025-12-20 (number: 2), Billboard Hot 100: 2026-01-03 (number: 2), Billboard Hot 100: 2025-12-13 (number: 3), Billboard Hot 100: 2025-12-27 (number: 3), Billboard Hot 100: 2025-12-06 (number: 7), Billboard Hot 100: 2025-11-29 (number: 13), Billboard Hot 100: 2025-11-22 (number: 19), Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1960 (number: 33), Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2024 (number: 59), Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2023 (number: 60), Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2025 (number: 67), Offizielle deutsche Charts – Single-Jahrescharts 2025 (number: 70), Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2022 (number: 80), Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2021 (number: 92) and BILLIONS CLUB
recording of:
Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree (on 1958-10-19)
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Marks (American songwriter)
publisher:
Chappell, D. Davis & Co. Pty Ltd, EMI Davis Music Australia Pty Limited and St. Nicholas Music
Brenda Lee42:07
3Doing the Santa Claus
Huey “Piano” Smith & the Clowns3:09
4Santa Claus Is Back in Town
recording of:
Santa Claus Is Back in Town
writer:
Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, Cherry River Music, Elvis Presley Music, Elvis Presley Music Inc., Jerry Leiber Music, Mike Stoller Music (ASCAP) and Sony/ATV Songs LLC
Elvis Presley2:25
5Santa Claus Is Watching You
recording of:
Santa Claus Is Watching You
lyricist and composer:
Ray Stevens (US singer‐songwriter & comedian)
Ray Stevens3:20
6Twistin’ Bells
recording of:
Twistin’ Bells
writer:
Ann Farina, Johnny Farina and Santo Farina
Santo & Johnny2:20
7Papa Noel
recording of:
Papa Noel (on 1958-10-19)
lyricist and composer:
Roy Botkin
Brenda Lee2:29
8Rock and Roll Santa Claus
recording of:
Rock and Roll Santa Claus
writer:
Earl King
Huey “Piano” Smith & the Clowns2:52
9(I Want a) Rock and Roll Guitar
Johnny Preston3:15
10Santa Bring My Baby Back (To Me)
recording of:
Santa Bring My Baby Back (to Me) (on 1957-09-07)
writer:
Claude Demetrius and Aaron Schroeder (1950s~1960s US songwriter)
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, Cherry Lane Music Co., Gladys Music, Gladys Music Inc., Minder Music Ltd. and Rachel’s Own Music
Elvis Presley1:55
11Merry, Merry Christmas Baby
recording of:
Happy, Happy Birthday Baby
writer:
Gilbert Lopez (tenor singer and songwriter) and Margo Sylvia
publisher:
Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher)
Dodie Stevens2:15
12Rockin’ Santa Claus
The Martells2:32
13Yulesville
Edd Byrnes2:00
14Merry Twist‐Mas
recording of:
Merry Twist-Mas
writer:
Charles Singleton (composer/lyricist), Wally Hall and Mack Wolfson
The Marcels2:09
15They Shined Up Rudolph’s Nose
recording of:
They Shined Up Rudolph’s Nose
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Marks (American songwriter)
Johnny Horton2:13
16I’m Gonna Lasso Santa Claus
recording of:
I’m Gonna Lasso Santa Claus (on 1956-07-31)
writer:
Frankie Adams and Wilbur Jones (“The Father of Bluegrass”)
Brenda Lee42:19
17I’ll Be Walking the Floor This Christmas
Ernest Tubb2:24
18Blue Christmas
cover recording of:
Blue Christmas
writer:
Bill Hayes (songwriter) and Jay Johnson (songwriter of “Blue Christmas”)
publisher:
Anglo-Pic Music Co. Ltd., Bibo Music Publishing, Inc., J. Albert & Son Pty. Ltd., PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (renamed Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. circa 1998), Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998) and Universal Polygram International, Inc.
Elvis Presley2:10
19Reindeer Boogie
recording of:
Reindeer Boogie (on 1953-05-19)
writer:
Charlie "Peanut" Faircloth, Hank Snow and Cordia Volkmar
Hank Snow2:23
20I Want a Boy for Christmas
The Del‐Vetts2:16
21It’s Christmas Time Once Again
Frankie Lymon2:23
22’Twas the Night Before Christmas
Huey “Piano” Smith & the Clowns4:28
23White Christmas
engineer:
Thorne Nogar
double bass:
Bill Black (US bassist/leader for Elvis/Bill Black's Combo) (on 1957-09-06)
drums (drum set):
D.J. Fontana (from 1957-09-05 until 1957-09-07)
guitar:
Scotty Moore (American guitarist and recording engineer) (from 1957-09-05 until 1957-09-07) and Elvis Presley (“The King of Rock and Roll”) (from 1957-09-05 until 1957-09-07)
piano:
Dudley Brooks (from 1957-09-05 until 1957-09-07)
background vocals:
The Jordanaires (southern gospel group) (on 1957-09-06) and Millie Kirkham (on 1957-09-06)
lead vocals:
Elvis Presley (“The King of Rock and Roll”)
recorded at:
Radio Recorders Studios (Santa Monica Blvd. location since 1949) in West Hollywood, California, United States (on 1957-09-06)
cover recording of:
White Christmas (vocal quartet arrangement, made popular by The Drifters) (on 1957-09-06)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin (from 1938 until 1940)
arrangement of:
White Christmas
quotes lyrics from:
Jingle Bells
Elvis Presley22:26
24A Not So Merry Christmas
recording of:
A Not So Merry Christmas
writer:
Dick Glasser, K. Reese (cowrote "A not so merry Christmas") and Tom Lesslie (aka.Tommy Garrett, singer, songwriter, producer and disc jockey)
Bobby Vee2:15
25Christmas in the Congo
The Marquees2:18
26Who Said There Ain’t No Santa Claus
Ron Holden & The Thunderbirds2:16
27Christmas in Jail
The Youngsters2:07
28Happy New Year Baby
recording of:
Happy New Year Baby
lyricist:
Howard Greenfield
composer:
Neil Sedaka
Jo Ann Campbell2:42
29What Are You Doing New Year’s Eve
The Orioles2:57
30After New Year’s Eve
The Heartbeats2:47