Merry, Merry Christmas

~ Release by New Kids on the Block (see all versions of this release, 4 available)

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Annotation last modified on 2025-01-01 15:18 UTC.

Tracklist

1▼Digital Media
#TitleRatingLength
1This One’s for the Children
programming and producer:
Maurice Starr
instruments:
Maurice Starr
background vocals:
Morning Star Baptist Church Choir, New Kids and Voices of Innocence of the Charles Street A.M.E. Church
lead vocals:
Jordan Knight and Donnie Wahlberg
conductor:
Opal Adams
chorus master:
Greg McPherson (music director of Voices of Innocence of the Charles Street A.M.E. Church)
arranger:
Maurice Starr
produced for:
Big Step Productions, Inc.
mixed at:
Mission Control Studios (original Boston location) in Boston, Massachusetts, United States
recording of:
This One’s for the Children
lyricist and composer:
Maurice Starr
publisher:
EMI April Music Inc. (in 1989) and Maurice Starr Music (in 1989)
3:55
2Last Night I Saw Santa Claus
programming and producer:
Maurice Starr
associate producer:
Al Lancellotti
instruments:
Maurice Starr
lead vocals:
Donnie Wahlberg
arranger:
Maurice Starr
produced for:
Big Step Productions, Inc.
mixed at:
Mission Control Studios (original Boston location) in Boston, Massachusetts, United States
recording of:
Last Night I Saw Santa Claus
writer:
Al Lancellotti and Maurice Starr
publisher:
Al Lancellotti Music (in 1989), EMI April Music Inc. (in 1989) and Maurice Starr Music (in 1989)
3:28
3I’ll Be Missin’ You Come Christmas (A Letter to Santa)
programming and producer:
Maurice Starr
associate producer:
Winston Johnson (American producer, engineer, songwriter, keyboardist)
co-producer:
Kenny Nolan
instruments:
Maurice Starr
lead vocals:
Joseph McIntyre, Jordan Knight and Donnie Wahlberg
arranger:
Maurice Starr
produced for:
Big Step Productions, Inc.
mixed at:
Mission Control Studios (original Boston location) in Boston, Massachusetts, United States
recording of:
I’ll Be Missin’ You Come Christmas (A Letter to Santa)
writer:
Kenny Nolan and Maurice Starr
publisher:
EMI April Music Inc. (in 1989), Kenny Nolan Publishing (in 1989) and Maurice Starr Music (in 1989)
5:05
4I Still Believe in Santa Claus
programming and producer:
Maurice Starr
associate producer:
Al Lancellotti
instruments:
Maurice Starr
vocals:
Joseph McIntyre and Danny Wood (US singer, songwriter and producer)
arranger:
Maurice Starr
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008) (from 1989 to present)
produced for:
Big Step Productions, Inc.
mixed at:
Mission Control Studios (original Boston location) in Boston, Massachusetts, United States
recording of:
I Still Believe in Santa Claus
writer:
Al Lancellotti and Maurice Starr
publisher:
Al Lancellotti Music (in 1989), EMI April Music Inc. (in 1989) and Maurice Starr Music (in 1989)
33:18
5Merry, Merry Christmas
programming and producer:
Maurice Starr
associate producer:
Al Lancellotti
instruments:
Maurice Starr
lead vocals:
Jordan Knight
arranger:
Maurice Starr
produced for:
Big Step Productions, Inc.
mixed at:
Mission Control Studios (original Boston location) in Boston, Massachusetts, United States
recording of:
Merry, Merry Christmas
writer:
Al Lancellotti and Maurice Starr
publisher:
Al Lancellotti Music (in 1989), EMI April Music Inc. (in 1989) and Maurice Starr Music (in 1989)
4:04
6The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)
programming and producer:
Maurice Starr
instruments:
Maurice Starr
lead vocals:
Jordan Knight
arranger:
Maurice Starr
produced for:
Big Step Productions, Inc.
mixed at:
Mission Control Studios (original Boston location) in Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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 (holding behind all publishing activities of Warner Music Group, 2019–), Warner/Chappell Music Australia Pty. Ltd. and Edwin H. Morris & Co., Inc. (a division of MPL Communications Inc.) (from 1946 to present)
4:14
7Funky, Funky Xmas
programming:
Maurice Starr
co-producer:
Michael Jonzun, New Kids on the Block and Peter Work
producer:
Maurice Starr, Donnie Wahlberg and Danny Wood (US singer, songwriter and producer)
instruments:
Maurice Starr
other vocals [rap]:
Joseph McIntyre, Jordan Knight, Donnie Wahlberg and Danny Wood (US singer, songwriter and producer)
arranger:
Maurice Starr
produced for:
Big Step Productions, Inc.
mixed at:
Mission Control Studios (original Boston location) in Boston, Massachusetts, United States
recording of:
Funky, Funky, Xmas
writer:
Maurice Starr and Donnie Wahlberg
publisher:
EMI April Music Inc. (in 1989), Maurice Starr Music (in 1989) and New Kids on the Block Publishing (in 1989)
5:03
8White Christmas
programming and producer:
Maurice Starr
instruments:
Maurice Starr
lead vocals:
Jonathan Knight
arranger:
Maurice Starr
produced for:
Big Step Productions, Inc.
mixed at:
Mission Control Studios (original Boston location) in Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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)
3:40
9Little Drummer Boy
programming and producer:
Maurice Starr
instruments:
Maurice Starr
arranger:
Jack Edwards (arranger) and Maurice Starr
produced for:
Big Step Productions, Inc.
mixed at:
Mission Control Studios (original Boston location) in Boston, Massachusetts, United States
cover recording of:
Carol of the Drum (aka “The Little Drummer Boy”)
lyricist and composer:
Katherine K. Davis (Katherine Kennicott Davis) (in 1941)
additional composer:
Henry Onorati (in 1958) and Harry Simeone (in 1958)
publisher:
EMI Mills Music (ASCAP-affiliated), International Korwin Corp., Warner Chappell, Warner Chappell Music (holding behind all publishing activities of Warner Music Group, 2019–), Belwin-Mills Publishing Corp. (in 1955) and Mills Music, Inc. (in 1964)
is based on:
Trad. (traditional Czech carol, became “Carol of the Drums”)
24:13
10This One’s for the Children (reprise)
programming and producer:
Maurice Starr
instruments:
Maurice Starr
arranger:
Maurice Starr
produced for:
Big Step Productions, Inc.
mixed at:
Mission Control Studios (original Boston location) in Boston, Massachusetts, United States
recording of:
This One’s for the Children
lyricist and composer:
Maurice Starr
publisher:
EMI April Music Inc. (in 1989) and Maurice Starr Music (in 1989)
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