Now That’s What I Call Christmas

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Tracklist

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1Fairytale of New York
engineer:
Chris Dickie, Nick Lacey (engineer) and Roy Spong
producer:
Steve Lillywhite
vocals:
Kirsty MacColl
performer:
The Pogues (Irish‐British Celtic punk band)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Music UK Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1987)
recorded at and mixed at:
RAK Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Fairytale of New York
composer:
Jeremy Fax Miner and Shane MacGowan
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd. and Perfect Songs Ltd. (UK publisher, affiliated with PRS)
The Pogues feat. Kirsty MacColl44:34
2Driving Home for Christmas
engineer:
Neil Amor and Justin Shirley‐Smith
additional producer:
Scottie R. (of Non-Stop Music)
producer:
Jon Kelly (engineer at Air London Studios), Kiadan K.Q. Quinn and Chris Rea
remixer:
Scottie R. (of Non-Stop Music)
arranger:
Kiadan K.Q. Quinn and Chris Rea
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Magnet Records Ltd. (from 1999 to present, in 1999, in 2002)
part of:
Offizielle deutsche Charts – Single-Jahrescharts 2025 (number: 96)
recording of:
Driving Home for Christmas
lyricist and composer:
Chris Rea
publisher:
Magnet Music Ltd. (publisher)
Chris Rea4.254:01
3Stay Another Day
background vocals:
Tee Green
additional guest performer:
Dominic Hawken
recording of:
Stay Another Day
writer and composer:
Dominic Hawken, Rob Kean and Tony Mortimer
publisher:
Polygram Music and Porky Publishing
East 172.654:27
4The Dream of Christmas
Gary Barlow3:34
5Christmas Lights
producer:
Markus Dravs, Brian Eno, Daniel Green and Rik Simpson
mixer:
Michael H. Brauer (engineer)
drums (drum set), percussion and background vocals:
Will Champion
electric bass guitar:
Guy Berryman
guitar:
Jonny Buckland
piano and lead vocals:
Chris Martin (lead singer of Coldplay)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Parlophone Records Limited (not for release label use! a Warner Music Group company) (in 2010)
music videos:
Christmas Lights by Coldplay
recording of:
Christmas Lights
writer:
Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, Will Champion and Chris Martin (lead singer of Coldplay)
publisher:
Universal Music Publishing MGB Ltd. and Universal Music–MGB Songs
Coldplay34:04
6River
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
Ellie Goulding34:05
7Mistletoe
recording engineer:
The Messengers (production duo)
assistant engineer:
Mitch Kinney and Miguel Lara (engineer)
engineer:
Chris “TEK” O’Ryan and Josh Gudwin
producer:
Kuk Harrell (task: vocals) and The Messengers (a.k.a. Adam Messinger and Nasri) (production duo)
additional assistant mixer:
Damien Lewis and Daniela Rivera (engineer)
mixer:
Phil Tan (Malaysian-American audio engineer)
additional background vocals:
Nasri
instruments arranger:
The Messengers (production duo) and Adam Messinger
vocals arranger:
The Messengers (production duo)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Island Def Jam Music Group (American holding company, not normally a release label) (in 2011)
produced for:
Suga Wuga Music, Inc. and Three Piece Productions
recorded at:
Henson Studios (former A&M Studios) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States, NH Studios in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States and Record Plant (aka “Record Plant” Los Angeles) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
mixed at:
Ninja Beat Club (Phil Tan's studio) in Atlanta, Georgia, United States
part of:
Billboard Hot 100: 2026-01-03 (number: 29) and Billboard Hot 100: 2025-12-27 (number: 43)
recording of:
Mistletoe
writer:
Justin Bieber, Adam Messinger and Nasri Atweh
publisher:
Bieber Time Publishing, Kobalt Music Services America II, Inc., Messy Music, Peace Baby Music, Sony/ATV Music Publishing, Sony/ATV Songs LLC, Three Dimension, Tré Ball Music, Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP) and Universal‐MCA Music Publishing (US)
Justin Bieber3.653:04
8Do You Hear What I Hear?
assistant recording engineer:
Mark McKenna (engineer)
recording engineer:
Scott Litt (producer and engineer) and Thom Panunzio
producer:
Jimmy Iovine
mixer:
Bob Clearmountain
bass:
Jimmy Johnson (US session bassist)
guitar:
Steve Lukather (guitarist, vocalist, composer, producer and arranger)
membranophone:
Richie Hayward
percussion:
Bobbye Hall
piano:
Jai Winding (pianist, composer, vocal)
background vocals:
Darlene Love and Edna Wright (R&B singer)
strings and synthesizer arranger:
Charles Judge (American guitarist, pianist, arranger and songwriter)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records LLC (holding company - file NO releases here!) (in 1995)
recorded at:
A&M Recording Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States and Reflection Sound Studios in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States
cover recording of:
Do You Hear What I Hear?
lyricist:
Noël Regney (in 1962)
writer:
Noël Regney and Gloria Shayne Baker
composer:
Gloria Shayne Baker (in 1962)
publisher:
Blue Ribbon Music Ltd., Campbell Connelly and Jewel Music Publishing Co., Inc. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Whitney Houston33:32
9I Was Born on Christmas Day
engineer:
Ian Catt
producer:
Saint Etienne
mixer:
Mark “Spike” Stent (producer, engineer)
guest vocals and guest performer:
Tim Burgess (UK vocalist, The Charlatans)
vocals:
Tim Burgess (UK vocalist, The Charlatans)
recorded at:
Cat Music in Mitcham, Merton, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
I Was Born on Christmas Day
composer:
Ian Catt, Bob Stanley (Saint Etienne member) and Pete Wiggs
Saint Etienne23:12
10I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday
cover recording of:
I Wish It Could Be Christmas Every Day
publisher:
Roy Wood (multi-instrumentalist singer-songwriter, The Move, ELO & Wizzard)
lyricist and composer:
Roy Wood (multi-instrumentalist singer-songwriter, The Move, ELO & Wizzard)
publisher:
Jet Music Inc., 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), ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division), Anne-Rachel Music Corp. (in 1973) and EMI April Music Inc. (in 1973)
adaptations:
もしも毎日がクリスマスだったら
Kylie Minogue4:16
11Can’t Stop Christmas
Robbie Williams3:24
12Must Be Santa
recording engineer and mixer:
David Bianco (American engineer and record producer)
additional engineer:
David Spreng
assistant engineer:
Bill Lane (engineer) and Glenn Suravech
producer:
Jack Frost (pseudonym for Bob Dylan)
part of:
A.Side: The Best of the Worst Christmas Music
cover recording of:
Must Be Santa
writer:
William A. Fredricks and Hal Moore
publisher:
Intuitive Music, Woodwyn Music Co. and Hollis Music, Inc. (from 1960 to present)
Bob Dylan32:47
13Santa Baby
vocals:
Eartha Kitt (on 1953-10-05)
orchestra:
Henri René & His Orchestra (on 1953-10-05)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
RCA Victor (in 1953), Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008) (in 1953) 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 1953)
part of:
Billboard Hot 100: 2026-01-03 (number: 19), Billboard Hot 100: 2025-12-27 (number: 24), Billboard Hot 100: 2025-12-20 (number: 27), Billboard Hot 100: 2025-12-13 (number: 30) and Billboard Hot 100: 2025-12-06 (number: 49)
recording of:
Santa Baby (on 1953-10-05)
writer:
Joan Javits, Anthony Springer (Tony Springer) and Philip Springer
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, Hello Mr. Wilson, Tamir Music, TM Music Ltd., Warner Chappell and Warner Chappell Music (holding behind all publishing activities of Warner Music Group, 2019–)
Eartha Kitt3.53:24
14Winter Wonderland
arranger:
Robert Farnon (composer, conductor, trumpet player)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008) (in 1994)
cover recording of:
Winter Wonderland
lyricist:
Richard B. Smith (wrote lyrics to “Winter Wonderland”)
composer:
Felix Bernard
publisher:
Bregman, Vocco & Conn, Inc., EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), Francis, Day & Hunter, Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin), Warner Chappell Music Inc., Warner/Chappell Music Australia Pty. Ltd., WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
Tony Bennett3.752:14
15I’ll Be Home for Christmas
cover 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 (holding behind all publishing activities of Warner Music Group, 2019–)
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)
Doris Day42:26
16Ring Christmas Bells
recording of:
Ring Christmas Bells
writer:
Ray Conniff
Ray Conniff & The Ray Conniff Singers2:31
17O Holy Night
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:
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”)
Céline Dion25:20
187 O’Clock News / Silent Night
producer:
Bob Johnston (US record producer and early rockebilly singer)
recording of:
7 O’Clock News/Silent Night (on 1966-08-22)
composer:
Paul Simon (of Simon & Garfunkel)
revision of:
Silent Night (Christmas carol, English translation)
Simon & Garfunkel1.652:03
19Keeping the Dream Alive
producer:
Armand Volker
guest performer:
The Jackson Singers and London Symphony Orchestra
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (Germany) GmbH (not for release label use! for © & ℗ or distributor only, defunct since 2005/03/09) (in 1988)
recording of:
Keeping the Dream Alive
lyricist:
Curtis Briggs and Timothy Touchton
writer:
Vic Briggs (Victor Briggs)
composer:
Aron Strobel and Stefan Zauner (pop vocalist and keyboardist)
publisher:
Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996) and Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) (in 1988)
translated version of:
Solang’ man Träume noch leben kann
Münchener Freiheit24:16
20Walking in the Air
producer:
John Altman and Alison Wallace
treble vocals:
Aled Jones (British classical vocalist (treble, tenor, bariton))
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1985)
cover recording of:
Walking in the Air (in 1985)
lyricist and composer:
Howard Blake
publisher:
Faber Music Ltd., Highbridge Music Ltd. and Howard David Blake
part of:
Classic 100: Piano (2025) (number: 40)
part of:
The Snowman (film soundtrack)
Aled Jones3:25
21We All Stand Together
engineer:
Geoff Emerick (British recording engineer)
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
flute:
Elena Durán (Mexican American flautist)
choir vocals:
The King’s Singers and St. Paul’s Cathedral Choir (London)
vocals:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
arranger:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
orchestrator:
Kenneth Sillito (violinist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MPL Communications Inc. (Paul McCartney‐related, NYC‐based company) (in 1984) and MPL Communications Ltd. (not for release label use! Paul McCartney-related, London-based company) (in 1984)
recording of:
We All Stand Together (from 1980-10 until 1980-11)
lyricist and composer:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
MPL Communications Inc. (Paul McCartney‐related, NYC‐based company) and MPL Communications Ltd. (not for release label use! Paul McCartney-related, London-based company)
part of:
Rupert and the Frog Song
Paul McCartney14:25
22Happy New Year
engineer:
Michael B. Tretow
producer:
Benny Andersson (ABBA) and Björn Ulvaeus
acoustic guitar:
Björn Ulvaeus (on 1980-02-11)
bass guitar:
Rutger Gunnarsson (on 1980-02-11)
drums (drum set):
Ola Brunkert (on 1980-02-11)
guitar:
Janne Schaffer (on 1980-02-11)
keyboard and synthesizer:
Benny Andersson (ABBA) (on 1980-02-11)
background vocals:
Frida (Swedish singer and member of ABBA) (on 1980-04-09)
lead vocals:
Agnetha Fältskog (on 1980-04-09)
arranger:
Benny Andersson (ABBA) and Björn Ulvaeus
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polar Music International AB (in 1980)
recorded at:
Polar Studios in Stockholm, Stockholms län (Stockholm county), Sweden (on 1980-02-11, on 1980-04-09)
mixed at:
Polar Studios in Stockholm, Stockholms län (Stockholm county), Sweden (on 1980-04-25)
recording of:
Happy New Year (in 1980)
written in:
Barbados (in 1980-01)
writer:
Benny Andersson (ABBA) (in 1980-01) and Björn Ulvaeus (in 1980-01)
publisher:
Artwork Music Co., Inc. (from 1980 to ????) and Countless Songs, Ltd. (from 1980 to ????)
ABBA2.754:24

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Release

ASIN:UK: B09HX2Q4B6 [info]

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part of:Now That’s What I Call Christmas (UK Now subseries) (number: 2021) (order: 8)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/master/2394055 [info]