100 Essential Christmas Songs

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Tracklist

1▶CD: Pop Christmas
2▶CD: Pop Christmas Party!
3▶CD: Jazz Christmas
4▼CD: Classical & Christmas Carols
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1Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
recording of:
Rudolph, the Red‐Nosed Reindeer
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Marks (American songwriter)
publisher:
Chappell & Co Ltd., Chappell Music Ltd., Warner Chappell, Warner Chappell Music (holding behind all publishing activities of Warner Music Group, 2019–), Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019), St. Nicholas Music Publishing Co. (on 1949-05-09) and St. Nicholas Music Inc. (from 1950 to present)
arrangement of:
Rudolph, the Red‐Nosed Reindeer (for voice, choir and orchestra, Elms)
André Rieu2:11
2Ave Maria
Hayley Westenra3:27
3In dulci jubilo
engineer:
Phil Newell (engineer and producer) and Mike Oldfield
producer:
Mike Oldfield
acoustic guitar, electric guitar and synthesizer:
Mike Oldfield (from 1974-11 until 1975-10)
snare drum:
William Murray (from 1974-11 until 1975-10)
arranger:
Mike Oldfield
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Virgin Records Ltd. (not for release label use! for company relationships only) (in 1975) and Mercury Records Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 2010)
recorded at:
The Beacon (Mike Oldfield home studio) in Herefordshire, England, United Kingdom (in 1974-11) and The Manor in Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom (in 1975-10)
recording of:
In dulci jubilo (Mike Oldfield version) (from 1974-11 until 1975-10)
arranger:
Mike Oldfield
publisher:
BMG Rights Management (France) (not for release label use! file releases under its imprint BMG (2008–present)), EMI Virgin Music Ltd. (do not use this as a release label!), Oldfield Music Ltd., Stage Three Music (Catalogues) Ltd. and フジパシフィックミュージック (Fujipacific Music, Inc.)
version of:
In dulci jubilo (macaronic of English and Latin)
Mike Oldfield42:51
4Ave Verum Corpus
recording of:
Ave verum corpus, K. 618 (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1791)
arrangement of:
Ave verum corpus, K. 618 (for chorus, string and organ)
James Last and His Orchestra5:56
5Silent Night
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Universal Classics & Jazz (UK – "a division of Universal Music Operations Ltd." use only for copyrights, licensing and/or distribution) (in 2008)
The Fron Male Voice Choir2:57
6Christmas Bells
Mantovani & His Orchestra & The Mike Sammes Singers2:19
7Tchaikovsky: December (Christmas) (The Seasons)
conductor:
Richard Bonynge (conductor and pianist)
London Symphony Orchestra & Richard Bonynge4:09
8Santo Natale (Merry Christmas)
David Whitfield & Stanley Black & His Orchestra2:55
9The Twelve Days of Christmas
engineer:
Kenneth Wilkinson (engineer)
producer:
Ray Minshull (record producer)
choir vocals:
Ambrosian Singers (aka Ambrosian Opera Chorus / Ambrosian Chorus / Ambrosian Choir) (in 1965-05)
soprano vocals:
Joan Sutherland (soprano) (in 1965-05)
orchestra:
New Philharmonia Orchestra (Philharmonia Orchestra, London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976) (in 1965-05)
conductor:
Richard Bonynge (conductor and pianist) (in 1965-05)
chorus master:
John McCarthy (British choral conductor, scholar, composer and arranger)
recording of:
The Twelve Days of Christmas (in 1965-06)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Frederic Austin (English baritone and composer) (in 1909)
publisher:
Shawnee Press Inc.
Dame Joan Sutherland, Philharmonia Orchestra, The Ambrosian Singers, John McCarthy & Richard Bonynge3:09
10Corelli: 1. Grave - Vivace - Adagio
producer:
Hans Weber (producer/engineer)
cello:
Ottomar Borwitzky (cellist) (from 1970-08-19 until 1970-08-23)
harpsichord:
Waldemar Döling (harpsichordist) (from 1970-08-19 until 1970-08-23) and Wolfgang Meyer (organist, harpsichordist) (from 1970-08-19 until 1970-08-23)
violin:
Thomas Brandis (violinist) (from 1970-08-19 until 1970-08-23) and Emil Maas (violinist) (from 1970-08-19 until 1970-08-23)
orchestra:
Berliner Philharmoniker (Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra) (from 1970-08-19 until 1970-08-23)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor) (from 1970-08-19 until 1970-08-23)
balance engineer:
Günter Hermanns (producer/engineer) (from 1970-08-19 until 1970-08-23)
recorded at:
Französische Kirche (St. Moritz) in St. Moritz, Graubünden, Switzerland (from 1970-08-19 until 1970-08-23)
recording of:
Concerto grosso in G minor, op. 8 no. 6 "Christmas Concerto": I. Grave - Vivace (from 1970-08-19 until 1970-08-23)
composer:
Giuseppe Torelli (violinist and composer)
part of:
Concerto grosso in G minor, op. 8 no. 6 "Christmas Concerto"
Berliner Philharmoniker, Emil Maas, Ottomar Borwitzky, Waldemar Döling, Wolfgang Meyer, Herbert von Karajan & Thomas Brandis3:48
11Corelli: 2. Largo
producer:
Hans Weber (producer/engineer)
cello:
Ottomar Borwitzky (cellist) (from 1970-08-19 until 1970-08-23)
harpsichord:
Waldemar Döling (harpsichordist) (from 1970-08-19 until 1970-08-23) and Wolfgang Meyer (organist, harpsichordist) (from 1970-08-19 until 1970-08-23)
violin:
Thomas Brandis (violinist) (from 1970-08-19 until 1970-08-23) and Emil Maas (violinist) (from 1970-08-19 until 1970-08-23)
orchestra:
Berliner Philharmoniker (Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra) (from 1970-08-19 until 1970-08-23)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor) (from 1970-08-19 until 1970-08-23)
balance engineer:
Günter Hermanns (producer/engineer) (from 1970-08-19 until 1970-08-23)
recorded at:
Französische Kirche (St. Moritz) in St. Moritz, Graubünden, Switzerland (from 1970-08-19 until 1970-08-23)
recording of:
Concerto grosso in G minor, op. 8 no. 6 "Christmas Concerto": II. Largo (from 1970-08-19 until 1970-08-23)
composer:
Giuseppe Torelli (violinist and composer)
part of:
Concerto grosso in G minor, op. 8 no. 6 "Christmas Concerto"
Berliner Philharmoniker, Emil Maas, Ottomar Borwitzky, Waldemar Döling, Wolfgang Meyer, Herbert von Karajan & Thomas Brandis3:42
12Corelli: 3. Vivace
producer:
Hans Weber (producer/engineer)
cello:
Ottomar Borwitzky (cellist) (from 1970-08-19 until 1970-08-23)
harpsichord:
Waldemar Döling (harpsichordist) (from 1970-08-19 until 1970-08-23) and Wolfgang Meyer (organist, harpsichordist) (from 1970-08-19 until 1970-08-23)
violin:
Thomas Brandis (violinist) (from 1970-08-19 until 1970-08-23) and Emil Maas (violinist) (from 1970-08-19 until 1970-08-23)
orchestra:
Berliner Philharmoniker (Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra) (from 1970-08-19 until 1970-08-23)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor) (from 1970-08-19 until 1970-08-23)
balance engineer:
Günter Hermanns (producer/engineer) (from 1970-08-19 until 1970-08-23)
recorded at:
Französische Kirche (St. Moritz) in St. Moritz, Graubünden, Switzerland (from 1970-08-19 until 1970-08-23)
recording of:
Concerto grosso in G minor, op. 8 no. 6 "Christmas Concerto": III. Vivace (from 1970-08-19 until 1970-08-23)
composer:
Giuseppe Torelli (violinist and composer)
part of:
Concerto grosso in G minor, op. 8 no. 6 "Christmas Concerto"
Berliner Philharmoniker, Emil Maas, Ottomar Borwitzky, Waldemar Döling, Wolfgang Meyer, Herbert von Karajan & Thomas Brandis1:52
13Martinu: Merry Christmas 1941 - Arr. Roger Ruggeri
Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra & Christopher Hogwood4:00
14Handel: Symphony (Messiah - Part 1)
Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Chorus, Academy of St Martin in the Fields & Sir Neville Marriner2:59
15Handel: 12. Chorus: “For Unto Us a Child Is Born” (Messiah - Part 1)
orchestra:
Academy of St Martin in the Fields (in 1992-04)
conductor:
Sir Neville Marriner (conductor) (in 1992-04)
recorded at:
Point Theatre in Dublin, County Dublin, Leinster, Ireland (in 1992-04)
live recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 12. Chorus “For unto us a Child is born” (in 1992-04)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1741)
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I
Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Chorus, Academy of St Martin in the Fields & Sir Neville Marriner3:49
16Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Chorus, Academy of St Martin in the Fields & Sir Neville Marriner3:32
17Once in Royal David’s City
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge (on 1978-12-24)
vocals:
Jason McCaldin (treble, King's College Choir, Cambridge) (on 1978-12-24)
chorus master:
Philip Ledger (on 1978-12-24)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Limited (not a release label; for copyrights use only) (in 1965)
live recording of:
Once in Royal David's City (descant and organ arr. Philip Ledger) (in 1978)
lyricist:
Cecil Frances Alexander
additional composer:
Arthur Henry Mann (English organist and composer)
composer:
Henry John Gauntlett
organ arranger:
Philip Ledger
is based on:
Once in Royal David’s City
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge, Sir David Willcocks & Sir Andrew Davis5:31
18Past Three A Clock
Monteverdi Choir & Sir John Eliot Gardiner1:51
19Ich steh an Deiner Krippe hier (59. Choral)
recording of:
Weihnachts-Oratorium, BWV 248: Teil VI, LIX. Choral „Ich steh an deiner Krippen hier“
composed in:
Leipzig, Sachsen (Saxony), Germany (from 1734 until 1735)
lyricist:
Paul Gerhardt (17th century hymn writer)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
part of:
Breitkopf 389 Choralgesänge (number: 263)
is based on:
Nun freut euch, lieben Christen g’mein (more 'sostenuto' version)
part of:
Weihnachts-Oratorium, BWV 248 (Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248, "Christmas Oratorio")
James Last4:17
20Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence
recording engineer:
Fernando Aponte
assistant engineer:
Timmy Olmstead and Jason Stasium
associate producer:
Norika Sora (Sky) (producer)
producer:
Ryuichi Sakamoto (Ryūichi Sakamoto, Japanese composer, pianist, singer, songwriter)
mixer:
Fernando Aponte and Ryuichi Sakamoto (Ryūichi Sakamoto, Japanese composer, pianist, singer, songwriter)
piano:
Ryuichi Sakamoto (Ryūichi Sakamoto, Japanese composer, pianist, singer, songwriter)
piano technician:
Phil Romano (technician) and Kazuya Tsujio
recorded at:
Right Track Recording, Studio A509 in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
mixed at:
KAB Studios (NYC) in New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence (Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence, Main Theme)
composer:
坂本龍一 (Ryūichi Sakamoto, Japanese composer, pianist, singer, songwriter)
publisher:
EMI Virgin Music and やのミュージック (Yano Music)
part of:
Classic 100: Piano (2025) (number: 37)
part of:
Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence
坂本龍一4:41
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