This Christmas

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1White Christmas / Bianco Natale
keyboard:
David Foster (Canadian music producer, arranger and composer)
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)
Andrea Bocelli33:59
2Santa Baby
Pink Martini2:36
3Winter Wonderland
Chris Botti3:10
4Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
producer:
Russ Titelman
recording of:
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
lyricist:
Ralph Blane (in 1943)
composer:
Hugh Martin (in 1943)
publisher:
EMI April Music Inc., EMI Feist Catalog Inc., EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), EMI Publishing, EMI United Partnership Ltd., J. Albert & Son, J. Albert & Son Pty. Ltd., Loew’s Incorporated (in 1943, in 1944) and Leo Feist, Inc. (in 1971, in 1972)
sub-publisher:
ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label), フジパシフィック音楽出版 SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music Inc. SBK Division) (until 2014-12-31) and フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music SBK Department) (from 2015-01-01 to present)
part of:
Meet Me in St. Louis (1944 musical film soundtrack)
James Taylor3:26
5I’ll Be Home for Christmas
recording engineer:
Al Schmitt (in 2005)
producer:
Diana Krall and Tommy LiPuma
mixer:
Al Schmitt
alto saxophone:
Jeff Clayton (saxophonist and flautist) and Keith Fiddmont
baritone saxophone and bass clarinet:
Adam Schroeder (baritone saxophonist)
bass:
Robert Hurst (jazz bassist composer) (in 2005)
clarinet:
Keith Fiddmont, Charles Owens (US jazz & session saxophonist, from Phoenix, born 193) and Rickey Woodard
drums (drum set):
Jeff Hamilton (jazz drummer) (in 2005)
flute and solo flute:
Jeff Clayton (saxophonist and flautist)
French horn:
David Duke (horn), Rick Todd, Brad Warnaar (American composer) and Joe Meyer (French horn player) (in 2005)
guitar:
Anthony Wilson (guitarist and composer)
percussion:
Joe Porcaro
piano:
Diana Krall (in 2005)
tenor saxophone:
Charles Owens (US jazz & session saxophonist, from Phoenix, born 193) and Rickey Woodard
trombone:
George Bohanon, Ira Nepus and Ryan Porter (jazz trombonist)
trumpet:
Rick Baptist, William Barnhart, Sal Cracchiolo, Gilbert Castellanos and Clay Jenkins
tuba:
Tommy Johnson (session tuba player)
vocals:
Diana Krall (in 2005)
orchestra:
The Clayton/Hamilton Jazz Orchestra
conductor:
John Clayton (US jazz and classical double bassist)
arranger:
John Clayton (US jazz and classical double bassist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Verve Music Group (now known as Verve Label Group; not for release label use!) (in 2005)
recorded at and mixed at:
Capitol Studios (Hollywood, CA, founded 1956) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
I’ll Be Home for Christmas
lyricist:
James Kimball Gannon
additional writer:
Buck Ram
composer:
Walter Kent
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., Edward B. Marks Music Co. (founded originally as J. Stern & Co. in 1894, renamed in 1919), Gannon and Kent Music Co., Piedmont Music Company, Warner Chappell and Warner Chappell Music (publisher as Warner/Chappell Music)
sub-publisher:
ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
Diana Krall feat. The Clayton‐Hamilton Jazz Orchestra3:07
6Jingle Bell Rock
cover recording of:
Jingle Bell Rock
writer:
Joe Beal and Jim Boothe
publisher:
Anne Rachel Music Corp, Carlin, Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA) and Essex Music of Australia Pty. Ltd.
Rascal Flatts2:59
7Silver Bells
recording engineer:
Dae Bennett (in 2008)
producer:
Phil Ramone
mixer:
Dae Bennett
double bass [bass]:
Paul Langosch (in 2008)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Harold Jones (jazz drummer) (in 2008)
guitar:
Gray Sargent (in 2008)
piano:
Monty Alexander (in 2008)
vocals:
Tony Bennett (US jazz/standards vocalist) (in 2008)
orchestra:
Count Basie Big Band (in 2008)
arranger:
Lee Musiker
cover recording of:
Silver Bells (Christmas song) (in 2008)
lyricist and composer:
Ray Evans (American songwriter) and Jay Livingston
publisher:
Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody), Famous Music Publishing Limited (renamed into BMG FM Music Ltd. on 2013-05-13), Jay Livingston Music Inc., Paramount Music Corporation, Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd. and Sony/ATV Harmony (in 1950)
sub-publisher:
Sony/ATV Harmony Canada and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division)
recording of:
Silver Bells (Christmas song)
lyricist and composer:
Ray Evans (American songwriter) and Jay Livingston
publisher:
Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody), Famous Music Publishing Limited (renamed into BMG FM Music Ltd. on 2013-05-13), Jay Livingston Music Inc., Paramount Music Corporation, Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd. and Sony/ATV Harmony (in 1950)
sub-publisher:
Sony/ATV Harmony Canada and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division)
Tony Bennett3:16
8O Holy Night
Jackie Evancho4:41
9Silent Night, Holy Night (Stille Nacht, Heilige Nacht)
André Rieu3:48
10Ave Maria
programming and editor:
Chris Laws (engineer, keyboardist & songwriter)
engineer:
Chris Laws (engineer, keyboardist & songwriter) and Daniel Pursey (UK engineer)
producer:
Steve Mac (British pop producer/songwriter Steve McCutcheon)
mixer:
Ren Swan
orchestrator:
Dave Arch (pianist, conductor, arranger and composer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Simco Limited (not for release label use, for copyright/licensor use only) (in 2005)
additionally recorded at:
Whitfield Studios (operating under this name from 2004–2008, see annotation for history) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recorded at and mixed at:
Rokstone Studios in Parsons Green, Hammersmith and Fulham, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
cover recording 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)
lyricist:
Jairo (Argentinean singer) and Sir Walter Scott (19th-century Scottish author)
composer:
Franz Schubert (composer) (in 1825)
translator:
Adam Storck
part of:
Franz Schubert, thematisches Verzeichnis seiner Werke in chronologischer Folge (number: D. 839)
Il Divo4:53
11Joy to the World
cover recording of:
Joy to the World (Christmas carol)
lyricist:
Isaac Watts (hymn writer) (in 1719)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer)
arranger:
Lowell Mason (in 1839)
Michael Bolton4:03
12Auld Lang Syne
Susan Boyle2:42
13Shake Up Christmas
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Columbia Records (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Music Entertainment, only use for manufacturing/distribution and copyright holding) (from 2010 to present)
recording of:
Shake Up Christmas
writer:
Pat Monahan and Butch Walker
Train2.353:52
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1Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town
producer:
Mike Appel, Jimmy Iovine and Bruce Springsteen
lead vocals:
Bruce Springsteen (on 1975-12-12)
performer:
The E Street Band (on 1975-12-12)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Bruce Springsteen (in 1981)
recorded at:
1975‐12‐12: Post Dome, C.W. Post College, Greenvale, NY, USA (1975-12-12)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1981)
recorded at:
Post Dome in Brookville, Oyster Bay, New York, United States (on 1975-12-12)
live cover recording of:
Santa Claus Is Coming to Town (on 1975-12-12)
lyricist:
Haven Gillespie (in 1932)
composer:
J. Fred Coots (in 1932)
publisher:
EMI Allans Music Australia Pty Ltd, EMI Feist Catalog Inc., EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd (not for release label use!), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), EMI United Partnership Ltd., Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd., Haven Gillespie Music Publishing, Jobete Music Co., Inc., Leo Feist Ltd, Leo Feist, Inc., SBK United Partnership and The Songwriters Guild
sub-publisher:
フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music SBK Department) and ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label)
Bruce Springsteen2.654:30
2Hark! 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)
Carrie Underwood13:41
3The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (Canada) Inc. (not for release label use! pre-Aug 2004 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment Inc.) (in 1998)
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 (publisher as Warner/Chappell Music), Warner/Chappell Music Australia Pty. Ltd. and Edwin H. Morris & Co., Inc. (a division of MPL Communications Inc.) (from 1946 to present)
Céline Dion14:14
4Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)
synthesizer programming:
Gary Cirimelli
producer:
Walter Afanasieff and Mariah Carey
bass guitar:
Randy Jackson (former bassist with Journey and American Idol judge)
drums (drum set):
Omar Hakim
guitar family:
Dann Huff
keyboard:
Walter Afanasieff
percussion:
Dave Silliman
piano:
Greg Phillinganes
solo baritone saxophone and tenor saxophone:
Lenny Pickett (saxophone)
background vocals:
Melonie Daniels, Kelly Price and Shanrae Price
arranger:
Walter Afanasieff and Mariah Carey
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Columbia Records (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Music Entertainment, only use for manufacturing/distribution and copyright holding) (from 1994 to present, in 2024) and Sony Music Entertainment (NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 1994)
cover recording of:
Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)
writer:
Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich and Phil Spector
publisher:
ABKCO Music, Inc. (this is a music publisher; for release labels, please use “ABKCO”), Malt Shoppe Music, Mother Bertha Music Inc., Steeplechase Music, Trio Music Co., Inc. and Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc.
Mariah Carey3.352:35
5O 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)
Barbra Streisand2:54
6When My Heart Finds Christmas
Harry Connick, Jr.4:33
7I’ve Got My Love to Keep Me Warm
Bette Midler3:25
8Do You Hear What I Hear?
Kristin Chenoweth4:08
9Let It Snow
cover recording of:
Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!
lyricist:
Sammy Cahn (in 1945-07)
composer:
Jule Styne (in 1945-07)
publisher:
Cahn Music Company, Chappell & Co., Chappell/Morris Ltd., Cherry Lane Music Ltd., Imagen Music, J. Albert & Son Pty. Ltd., Producers Music Publishing Co., Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner Chappell North America and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
The Puppini Sisters3:25
10Sleigh Ride
producer:
Walter Afanasieff and Kenny G (saxophonist)
arranger:
Walter Afanasieff and Kenny G (saxophonist)
instrumental cover recording of:
Sleigh Ride
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)
Kenny G3:48
11The Wexford Carol
bagpipe:
Cristina Pato
cello:
Yo‐Yo Ma (cellist)
fiddle:
Natalie MacMaster
percussion:
Shane Shanahan (percussionist)
lead vocals:
Alison Krauss
arranger:
Charles Floyd and Yo‐Yo Ma (cellist)
recording of:
The Wexford Carol
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
Yo‐Yo Ma feat. Alison Krauss with Natalie MacMaster4:20
12Little Drummer Boy / Peace on Earth
recording of:
Peace on Earth / Little Drummer Boy
writer:
Katherine K. Davis (Katherine Kennicott Davis) (in 1941), Henry Onorati (in 1958), Harry Simeone (in 1958), Ian Fraser (English composer, conductor, orchestrator, arranger and music director) (in 1977), Larry Grossman (Musical theatre composer) (in 1977) and Buz Kohan (writer, producer and composer) (in 1977)
medley of:
Carol of the Drum (aka “The Little Drummer Boy”)
medley of:
Peace on Earth
The Priests3:28
13River
recording engineer:
Chris Potter (Canadian engineer, worked with Sarah McLachlan)
engineer and mixer:
Pierre Marchand and Chris Potter (Canadian engineer, worked with Sarah McLachlan)
producer:
Pierre Marchand
piano:
Sarah McLachlan
vocals:
Sarah McLachlan
cover recording of:
River
lyricist and composer:
Joni Mitchell
publisher:
Joni Mitchell Publishing Corp. and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP)
sub-publisher:
ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division) and ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label)
quotes music from:
Jingle Bells
Sarah McLachlan44:02