Joy to the World
~ Recording by Whitney Houston with Georgia Mass Choir
Appears on releases
| # | Title | Length | Track artist | Release title | Release artist | Release group type | Country/Date | Label | Catalog# |
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| 1.15 | Joy to the World | 4:41 | Whitney Houston | The Preacher’s Wife: Original Soundtrack Album | Whitney Houston | Album + Soundtrack | Arista (American label owned by Sony Music Entertainment) | 07822-18951-2 | |
| 1.15 | Joy to the World | 4:41 | Whitney Houston | The Preacher’s Wife: Original Soundtrack Album | Whitney Houston | Album + Soundtrack |
| Arista (American label owned by Sony Music Entertainment) | 07822-18951-2 |
| 1.15 | Joy to the World | 4:41 | Whitney Houston | The Preacher's Wife | Whitney Houston | Album + Soundtrack |
| Arista (American label owned by Sony Music Entertainment) | 74321 44125 2 |
| 1.10 | Joy to the World | 4:40 | Whitney Houston | Ultimate Christmas | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Arista (American label owned by Sony Music Entertainment) | 07822 - 19019 - 2 |
| 1.1 | Joy to the World | 4:44 | Whitney Houston | Holiday Sounds of the Season 2000 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| BMG Special Products | DRC12850 |
| 1.1 | Joy to the World | 4:40 | Whitney Houston | Holiday Sounds of the Season 2000 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| BMG Special Products | DRK12850 |
| 1.11 | Joy to the World | 4:42 | Whitney Houston | One Wish (The Holiday Album) (Deluxe Version) | Whitney Houston | Album |
| Arista (American label owned by Sony Music Entertainment), Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment) | |
| 1.11 | Joy to the World | 4:42 | Whitney Houston | One Wish: The Holiday Album | Whitney Houston | Album |
| Arista (American label owned by Sony Music Entertainment) | 82876 50996 2 |
| 1.11 | Joy to the World | 4:42 | Whitney Houston with Georgia Mass Choir | One Wish: The Holiday Album | Whitney Houston | Album |
| Arista (American label owned by Sony Music Entertainment) | BVCA-21153 |
| 2.15 | Joy to the World | 4:42 | Whitney Houston & The Georgia Mass Choir | Haynes Christmas: The Ultimate Guide to the Festive Season | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Haynes Owner’s Workshop Manuals, Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment) | 88697966362 |
| 1.11 | Joy to the World | 4:42 | Whitney Houston | One Wish: The Holiday Album | Whitney Houston | Album |
| Arista (American label owned by Sony Music Entertainment), Nippy, Inc., Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment) | 82876567822 |
| 1.7 | joy to the world | 4:42 | Whitney Houston with The Georgia Mass Choir | Smooth Christmas | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008) | |
| 2.7 | Joy to the World | 4:42 | Whitney Houston feat. The Georgia Mass Choir | So Fresh: Songs for Christmas 2009 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony BMG Music Entertainment Strategic Marketing Group | 88697546172 |
| 1.10 | Joy to the World (Traditional) | 4:41 | Whitney Houston | Gospel Christmas | Various Artists | Album |
| Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment) | A772044 |
| 1.5 | Joy to the World | 4:42 | Whitney Houston with The Georgia Mass Choir | One Shot Christmas | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Universal Music Group (has logo with just “Universal Music Group”) | 5337204 |
| 1.4 | Joy to the World | 4:42 | Whitney Houston with The Georgia Mass Choir | So Fresh: Songs for Christmas 2013 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment), Universal Music (plain logo: “Universal Music”) | 88883766452 |
| 1.12 | Joy to the World | 4:43 | Whitney Houston with The Georgia Mass Choir | Now Xmas 2015 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment), Universal Music (plain logo: “Universal Music”) | 5365869 |
| 1.11 | Joy to the World | 4:42 | Whitney Houston | One Wish: The Holiday Album | Whitney Houston | Album |
| Arista (American label owned by Sony Music Entertainment) | |
| 1.2 | Joy to the World | 4:38 | Whitney Houston | Now That’s What I Call R&B Christmas! | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment), Universal Music Group (has logo with just “Universal Music Group”) | B0032730-02 |
| 1.2 | Joy to the World | ?:?? | Whitney Houston | NOW That’s What I Call R&B Christmas! | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Universal Music Group (has logo with just “Universal Music Group”) | B0032731-01 |
| 1.11 | Joy to the World | 4:42 | Whitney Houston | One Wish: The Holiday Album (snowy white) | Whitney Houston | Album |
| Arista (American label owned by Sony Music Entertainment) | 19439764101 |
| 1.11 | Joy to the World | 4:42 | Whitney Houston | One Wish: The Holiday Album | Whitney Houston | Album |
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| 1.4 | Joy to the World | 4:41 | Whitney Houston with Georgia Mass Choir | I Go to the Rock: The Gospel Music of Whitney Houston | Whitney Houston | Album + Compilation |
| Gaither Music Group | 19658796512 |
| 1.4 | Joy to the World | 4:41 | Whitney Houston with Georgia Mass Choir | I Go to the Rock: The Gospel Music of Whitney Houston | Whitney Houston | Album + Compilation |
| Arista (American label owned by Sony Music Entertainment), Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment) | |
| 1.38 | Joy to the World | 4:41 | Whitney Houston with The Georgia Mass Choir | Christmas Cheer: Holiday Songs 2023 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment) | |
| 1.5 | Joy to the World | 4:42 | Whitney Houston | Best of Christmas: 40 Pop & Classic Weihnachts-Hits | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment), TCM (Tchibo Certified Merchandise) | 19075866592, 367222 |
| 1.11 | Joy to the World | 4:42 | Whitney Houston | One Wish: The Holiday Album | Whitney Houston | Album |
| Arista (American label owned by Sony Music Entertainment) | |
| 1.15 | Joy to the World | 4:41 | Whitney Houston with Georgia Mass Choir | The Preacher’s Wife | Whitney Houston | Album + Soundtrack |
| Arista (American label owned by Sony Music Entertainment) | |
| (unknown) | |||||||||
| 1.1 | Joy to the World | 4:41 | Whitney Houston | Christmas Goes Gospel: Volume 2 | Various Artists | Album |
| Rendezvous | |
Relationships
| producer: | Whitney Houston Mervyn Warren |
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| lead vocals: | Whitney Houston |
| phonographic copyright (℗) by: | RCA/Jive Label Group (holding company, not a release label) (in 2003) |
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| recording of: | Joy to the World (Christmas carol) Joy to the World (Christmas carol) (cover) |
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Related works
Joy to the World (Christmas carol)
| lyricist: | Isaac Watts (hymn writer) (in 1719) |
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| composer: | George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) |
| arranger: | Lowell Mason (in 1839) |
| referred to in medleys: | Christmas Train (medley) Jingle Bells Medley (Psalty’s Christmas Calamity) Joy to the Wonderful World A Christmas Festival (order: 1) Joy to the World / It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year (order: 1) Noëls pour cordes (Christmas Carols for Strings) (order: 1) Kuklapolitan Christmas Carol Medley (order: 2) Medley: Deck the Halls / Joy to the World / It Came Upon a Midnight Clear (order: 2) Christmas Medley (Pokémon) (order: 4) “Unbegun” Symphony: Andante—Allegro (order: 12) |
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| later parody versions: | Cobb to the World Joy to the Phone 乜鬼都買 |
| later translated versions: | Līksmi lai skan (Latvian version of English "Joy to the World") Nu is er hoop O Newydd Llon Riemuita saa (translated by V. Arti) Riemuita saa! (translated by Hilkka Norkamo) もろびとこぞりて |
| later versions: | Joy to the World (Dave Brubeck's arrangement) |
| is the basis for: | Good King Joy Joy to the World (Mariah Carey song, based off both the Christmas carol and the Hoyt Axton/Three Dog Night song) PDX-mas Carol Suite on Famous Christmas Carols: I. Joy to the World! |
| arrangements: | Joy to the World (Geoff Zanelli's arrangement) Joy to the World (Mannheim Steamroller arrangement) Joy to the World (Peter Cardinali arrangement) Joy to the World Joy to the World (John Rutter's arrangement) Joy to the World (arr. Johnson and Ricketts) Joy to the World (arr. Keyte & Parrott) Joy to the World (arr. Aly and AJ) Joy to the World (arr. Scott Kritzer) Joy to the World (Pentatonix arrangement) Joy to the World (trad. arr. by The Mighty Fine Band) Joy to the World (arr. Bruce Cockburn) Joy to the World (arr. Nossa Bossa Nova) (translated) Joy to the World (Psalty's Family Christmas Sing Along - arr Rettino/Kerner) Joy to the World (Carla Bley arrangement) Joy to the World (arr. Berry & Howard) Joy to the World (lo‐fi arrangement) Joy to the World Joy to the World (Spider-Verse) Joy to the World (Jingle Bells) (Psalty) Joy to the World (Our God Reigns) (Sovereign Grace version of Joy to the World) Joy to the World (Unspeakable Joy) Joy to the World! (arr. John Carter) |
| music quoted in: | Kiss’in Christmas |
| lyrics quoted in: | Joy (To the World) Kiss’in Christmas |
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