Stars of Christmas

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Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Deck the Halls With Boughs of Holly
cover recording of:
Deck the Halls
lyricist:
Thomas Oliphant (musician, artist and author)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
is based on:
Nos Galan (Talhaiarn, “Goreu pleser ar Nos Galan”)
Doris Day With Frank DeVol & His Orchestra1:37
2Jingle Bells
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1979)
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)
arrangement of:
MERRY X'MAS NEO KOBE CITY (アルタミラ前BGM)
Willie Nelson22:09
3O Little Town of Bethlehem
cover 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)
Andy Williams2:28
4The Twelve Days of Christmas
recording of:
The Twelve Days of Christmas
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Frederic Austin (English baritone and composer) (in 1909)
publisher:
Shawnee Press Inc.
Burl Ives With Percy Faith, His Orchestra & Chorus3:51
5Come, All Ye Faithful
Eddie Fisher2:50
6Jolly Old St. Nicholas
recording of:
Jolly Old Saint Nicholas
lyricist:
Emily Huntington Miller
composer:
James Ramsey Murray
Eddy Arnold2:18
7It 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 Sinatra3:27
8Joy to the World
George Jones1:51
9Lead Me Gently Home
cover recording of:
Lead Me Gently Home, Father
lyricist and composer:
William L. Thompson
Johnny Cash1:58
10O Holy Night
assistant recording engineer:
Craig White (American recording, mixing, and mastering engineer, based in Nashville, Tennessee) (lead vocals)
recording engineer:
Richard Lousey (recording engineer) (other instruments [orchestra]) and Csaba Petocz (lead vocals)
producer:
Richard Landis
assistant mixer:
David Hall (engineer)
mixer:
Csaba Petocz
orchestra:
The New World Philharmonic
conductor:
Charles Calello
arranger:
Charles Calello
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
RCA Records (not for release label use! for the imprint, please use “RCA” instead) (in 1993)
produced for:
Outlandis Productions (Richard Landis’ production company)
recorded at:
CTS Studios in Wembley, Brent (London Borough of Brent), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (other instruments [orchestra]) and Sound Stage Studios (Nashville, TN studio) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (lead vocals)
mixed at:
Loud Recording Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, United States
recording of:
O Holy Night
lyricist:
John Sullivan Dwight (in 1855)
composer:
Adolphe Adam (French composer) (in 1847)
arrangement of:
O holy night (arr. John Ebenezer West)
translated version of:
Cantique de Noël “Minuit chrétiens” (French original of “O Holy Night”)
Lorrie Morgan23:14
11In the Bleak Midwinter
Julie Andrews3:49
12The First Noel
Air Supply3:22
13Feliz Navidad
part of:
Billboard Hot 100: 2026-01-03 (number: 11), Billboard Hot 100: 2025-12-27 (number: 14), Billboard Hot 100: 2025-12-20 (number: 16), Billboard Hot 100: 2025-12-13 (number: 17), Billboard Hot 100: 2025-12-06 (number: 23), Billboard Hot 100: 2025-11-29 (number: 49) and Offizielle deutsche Charts – Single-Jahrescharts 2025 (number: 87)
recording of:
Feliz Navidad (Spanish/English)
lyricist and composer:
José Feliciano (born 1945, not Cheo Feliciano)
publisher:
DeJamus Ltd., J & H Publishing Co. and J-H Publishing
José Feliciano33:02
14Ave Maria
producer:
Aretha Franklin
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, Inc. (manufacturing and distribution company, do not add releases here) (in 1987)
recorded at:
New Bethel Baptist Church in Detroit, Michigan, United States (from 1987-07-27 until 1987-07-30)
live cover recording of:
Ave Maria (Schubert’s Ave Maria: Latin “Ave Maria” text sung to the tune of ‘Ellens Gesang III, op. 52 no. 6, D. 839 “Ave Maria”’) (from 1987-07-27 until 1987-07-30)
lyricist:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist)
composer:
Franz Schubert (composer)
version of:
Ellens Gesang III, op. 52 no. 6, D. 839 “Ave Maria” (Schubert's song, not the Bach/Gounod work; original for voice and piano)
Aretha Franklin6:48
15Sleigh Ride
engineer:
James Nichols
producer:
Nathaniel S. Johnson and John Pfeiffer (producer and engineer)
choir vocals:
Tanglewood Festival Chorus
orchestra:
The Boston ‘Pops’ Orchestra (from 1959-05-15 until 1959-05-16)
conductor:
Arthur Fiedler (conductor) (from 1959-05-15 until 1959-05-16)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Records (UK) Limited (1987–1996) (in 1962) and Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 1963)
recording of:
Sleigh Ride (original instrumental version) (in 1949)
composer:
Leroy Anderson (until 1948-02-10)
publisher:
Mills Music
recording of:
Sleigh Ride (original instrumental version) (from 1959-05-15 until 1959-05-16)
composer:
Leroy Anderson (until 1948-02-10)
publisher:
Mills Music
recording of:
Sleigh Ride (on 1959-05-16)
lyricist:
Mitchell Parish (in 1950)
composer:
Leroy Anderson (until 1948-02-10)
publisher:
EMI Harmonies Limited, EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated), EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd (not for release label use!) and Woodbury Music (aka Woodbury Music Company)
version of:
Sleigh Ride (original instrumental version)
recording of:
3 German Dances for Orchestra, K. 605: No. 3 in C major. German Dance & Trio "Die Schlittenfahrt" & Coda
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1789)
part of:
3 German Dances for Orchestra, K. 605
Arthur Fiedler52:59
16Hark! 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)
Marty Robbins3:06
17Go Tell It on the Mountain
The Oak Ridge Boys2:53
18Toyland
recording of:
Toyland
composer:
Victor Herbert (American composer)
librettist:
Glen MacDonough
part of:
Babes in Toyland
Maureen McGovern4:12
19Silent Night, Holy Night
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1945-08-27)
bass:
Jack Ryan (jazz bassist) (on 1945-08-27)
cello:
Fred Goerner (on 1945-08-27), Nicholas Ochi-Albi (on 1945-08-27) and Jack Sewell (on 1945-08-27)
drums (drum set):
Ray Hagan (on 1945-08-27)
French horn:
John Cave (french horn) (on 1945-08-27)
guitar:
Dave Barbour (on 1945-08-27)
harp:
Lauretta McFarland (on 1945-08-27)
piano:
Mark McIntyre (American pianist, orchestra leader and songwriter.) (on 1945-08-27)
trombone:
Carl Loeffler (on 1945-08-27), Jimmy Skiles (on 1945-08-27) and Elmer Smithers (on 1945-08-27)
trumpet:
Charles Griffard (on 1945-08-27), Bruce Hudson (on 1945-08-27) and Leonard Mach (on 1945-08-27)
viola:
Maurice Perlmutter (on 1945-08-27), Dave Sterkin (on 1945-08-27) and Garry White (on 1945-08-27)
violin:
Victor Arno (on 1945-08-27), Walter Edelstein (on 1945-08-27), Peter Ellis (1940s violinist) (on 1945-08-27), Sam Freed, Jr. (Violinist) (on 1945-08-27), David Frisina (on 1945-08-27), George Kast (on 1945-08-27), Sol Kindler (on 1945-08-27), Samuel Levine (violinist) (on 1945-08-27), Anthony Perrotti (on 1945-08-27), Nicholas Pisani (on 1945-08-27), Mischa Russell (violinist) (on 1945-08-27) and Olcott Vail (on 1945-08-27)
woodwind:
Heinie Beau (on 1945-08-27), Mannie Gershman (on 1945-08-27), Leonard Hartman (on 1945-08-27), Harold Lawson (on 1945-08-27) and Don Lodice (on 1945-08-27)
lead vocals:
Frank Sinatra (American singer and actor, “Ol’ Blue Eyes”) (on 1945-08-27)
vocals:
Ken Lane Singers (on 1945-08-27) and Ken Lane (on 1945-08-27)
conductor:
Axel Stordahl (on 1945-08-27)
arranger:
Axel Stordahl
cover recording of:
Silent Night (Christmas carol, English translation) (on 1945-08-27)
lyricist:
Josef Mohr (composer/author) (in 1816)
composer:
Franz Xaver Gruber (composer/author) (in 1818)
translator:
John Freeman Young (in 1859)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 27088)
translated version of:
Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht
recording of:
Silent Night (Christmas carol, English translation)
lyricist:
Josef Mohr (composer/author) (in 1816)
composer:
Franz Xaver Gruber (composer/author) (in 1818)
translator:
John Freeman Young (in 1859)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 27088)
translated version of:
Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht
Frank Sinatra13:16
20Away in a Manger
recording of:
Away in a Manger (aka “Cradle Song” composed by William J. Kirkpatrick)
additional lyricist:
Charles Hutchinson Gabriel (in 1892)
lyricist:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist)
composer:
William James Kirkpatrick (hymn-writer) (in 1895)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 25304)
is based on:
Sweet Afton (set to music by Jonathan E. Spilman, 1837)
translated version of:
Y Preseb
Gladys Knight & the Pips2:28