Christmas 16 Biggest Hits

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

1Digital Media
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Rudolph the Red‐Nosed Reindeer
vocals:
Gene Autry (“The Singing Cowboy”)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP)
part of:
Billboard Hot 100: 2026-01-03 (number: 30), Billboard Hot 100: 2025-12-20 (number: 35), Billboard Hot 100: 2025-12-27 (number: 35) and Billboard Hot 100: 2025-12-13 (number: 37)
recording of:
Rudolph, the Red‐Nosed Reindeer (on 1949-06-27)
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)
Gene Autry with The Pinafores3.53:07
2Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
cover 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 Robbins3:07
3Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town
engineer:
Lou Bradley (American producer, engineer, also songwriter) and Ken Suesov (engineer)
producer:
Fuzzy Owens, Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter), Roy Nichols and Lewis Talley
background vocals:
Doug Clements, Louis Nunley, Donna Sheridon, Leona Williams (American country singer) and Curtis Young (country singer)
cover recording of:
Santa Claus Is Coming to Town
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)
Merle Haggard12:14
4Bells Are Ringing
recording of:
Bells are Ringing
writer:
Carpenter and Jennings (supporting guitarist for Mary Chapin Carpenter)
Mary Chapin Carpenter43:34
5O Come All Ye Faithful
recording of:
O Come, All Ye Faithful (English version of Latin “Adeste fideles”)
lyricist and composer:
John Francis Wade (from 1740 until 1743)
translator:
Frederick Oakeley (in 1841)
arrangement of:
O Come, All Ye Faithful
translated version of:
Adeste fideles (original latin version)
Johnny Cash2:57
6Warm & Fuzzy
Billy Gilman3:14
7Frosty the Snowman
Willie Nelson2:24
8O Holy Night
Shelby Lynne4:08
9Christmas Time Down South
Charlie Daniels3:15
10The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)
Joe Diffie4:24
11Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow (single version)
Ricochet1:58
12Joy to the World
George Jones1:51
13White Christmas
cover 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)
Ricky Van Shelton33:18
14It Could Happen Again
Collin Raye4:11
15Messiah / Alleluia Chorus
Larry Gatlin & the Gatlin Brothers Band3:53
16Merry Christmas From the Family
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Music (in 2007)
Montgomery Gentry4:02

Credits

Release

phonographic copyright (℗) by:Originally Released 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 1949, in 1967)
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 1974, in 1979, in 1980, in 1982, in 1989, in 1990, in 1995, in 1996, in 1998, in 1999, in 2000, in 2001)
stream for free:https://open.spotify.com/album/42N2FRY3lPj6CIbkovIwMo [info]
https://www.deezer.com/album/1401676 [info]