Wonderful Christmas

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Annotation

75 Essential Christmas Classics

Annotation last modified on 2012-12-11 12:32 UTC.

Tracklist

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1Baby, It’s Cold Outside
producer:
Lee Gillette
lead vocals:
Dean Martin (American singer/actor) (on 1959-08-06)
conductor:
Gus Levene (on 1959-08-06)
arranger:
Frank Loesser
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol (UK) Ltd. (in 1959) and Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 1959)
part of:
Billboard Hot 100: 2026-01-03 (number: 35) and Billboard Hot 100: 2025-12-27 (number: 45)
cover recording of:
Baby, It’s Cold Outside (1948 song by Frank Loesser) (on 1959-08-06)
lyricist and composer:
Frank Loesser
publisher:
Frank Music Corp., Kobalt Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd, MPL Communications Ltd. (not for release label use! Paul McCartney-related, London-based company), MPL UK Publishing, Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label) and ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) (Yamaha Music EH(CM))
part of:
The 22nd Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1949 winner)
Dean Martin3.352:24
2Little Jack Frost Get Lost
background vocals:
Jud Conlon’s Rhythmaires
lead vocals:
Bing Crosby (on 1952-11-17) and Peggy Lee (jazz vocalist) (on 1952-11-17)
vocals:
Jud Conlon’s Rhythmaires (on 1952-11-17)
orchestra:
John Scott Trotter and His Orchestra (on 1952-11-17)
conductor:
John Scott Trotter
cover recording of:
Little Jack Frost Get Lost (on 1952-11-17)
lyricist:
Al Stillman
composer:
Seger Ellis
publisher:
Adaken Music Holding LLC
Peggy Lee and Bing Crosby41:50
3It Came Upon a Midnight Clear
vocals:
Johnny Mathis (US pop/soul singer)
orchestra:
Percy Faith and His Orchestra (Faith’s orchestra before his death in 1976)
conductor:
Percy Faith
cover recording of:
It Came Upon the Midnight Clear (“Noel” version, descant Willcocks)
lyricist:
Edmund Sears (American church author) (in 1849)
composer:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
additional arranger:
Sir David Willcocks (UK composer, organist, choral conductor)
arranger:
Arthur Sullivan (Sir Arthur Sullivan, composer)
arrangement of:
It Came Upon the Midnight Clear (“Noel” version)
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)
Johnny Mathis23:09
4The Twelve Days of Christmas
vocals:
Perry Como (US pop singer & TV personality, 1912–2001)
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.
Perry Como3:58
5The Holly and the Ivy
Petula Clark2:40
6Hark! 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)
Nat “King” Cole1:49
7Warm December
producer:
Bobby Troup
lead vocals:
Julie London
conductor:
Pete King (composer/arranger)
arranger:
Pete King (composer/arranger)
recording of:
Warm December (in 1956-05)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Russell (US songwriter/lyricist Sidney Keith “Bob” Russell)
Julie London41:57
8Mary’s Boy Child
recording of:
Mary’s Boy Child
lyricist and composer:
Jester Hairston
publisher:
Bourne Music Ltd. and J. Albert & Son Pty. Ltd.
Harry Belafonte4:24
9Here Comes Santa Claus
Eddie Fisher2:17
10The Christmas Story
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)
Doris Day3:10
11Christmas in Killarney
recording of:
Christmas in Killarney
writer:
James Cavanaugh, John Redmond (singer, songwriter) and Frank Weldon
Bing Crosby2:46
12Ring a Merry Bell
June Christy3:06
13Christmas Bride
Ray Conniff Singers2:53
14I Want a Rock and Roll Guitar
Johnny Preston3:13
15Little Sandy Sleighfoot
Jimmy Dean2:50
16Song of the Sleighbells
June Hutton2:17
17You’re All I Want for Christmas
recording of:
You’re All I Want for Christmas (1948 song)
writer:
Seger Ellis and Glen Moore (composer of "Lonesome Train")
Frankie Laine2:46
18Christmas Eve
Billy Eckstine3:05
19Away in a Manger
Mario Lanza2:55
20What Are You Doing New Year’s Eve?
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1960-07-16)
orchestra:
Frank De Vol Orchestra (on 1960-07-16)
conductor:
Frank De Vol (on 1960-07-16)
arranger:
Frank De Vol
recorded at:
Columbia Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1960-07-16)
cover recording of:
What Are You Doing New Year’s Eve (on 1960-07-16)
lyricist and composer:
Frank Loesser
publisher:
Edwin H. Morris & Co., Inc. (a division of MPL Communications Inc.), Frank Music Corp. (in 1947) and MPL Music Publishing Inc. (in 1947)
sub-publisher:
Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label) and ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) (Yamaha Music EH(CM))
Ella Fitzgerald3:34
21The Night Before Christmas Song
recording of:
The Night Before Christmas Song (on 1952-06-20)
lyricist:
Clement Clarke Moore
composer:
Johnny Marks (American songwriter)
publisher:
St. Nicholas Music Inc. (on 1952-07-18)
is based on:
A Visit From St. Nicholas
Gene Autry & Rosemary Clooney42:50
22We Wish You the Merriest
Les Brown & His Orch.2:14
23Silent Night
Dinah Shore2:22
24O Little Town of Bethlehem
recording of:
O Little Town of Bethlehem (Gordon Jenkins arr.)
composer:
Lewis Henry Redner
arranger:
Gordon Jenkins
publisher:
St. James Music
arrangement of:
O Little Town of Bethlehem (traditional carol with the tune “St. Louis”, as commonly sung in the U.S.)
Frank Sinatra2:06
25The Little Drummer Boy
vocals:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008) (in 1963) and Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! pre-Aug 2004 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment Inc.) (in 1963)
cover recording of:
Carol of the Drum (aka “The Little Drummer Boy”)
lyricist and composer:
Katherine K. Davis (Katherine Kennicott Davis) (in 1941)
additional composer:
Henry Onorati (in 1958) and Harry Simeone (in 1958)
publisher:
EMI Mills Music (ASCAP-affiliated), International Korwin Corp., Warner Chappell, Warner Chappell Music (publisher as Warner/Chappell Music), Belwin-Mills Publishing Corp. (in 1955) and Mills Music, Inc. (in 1964)
is based on:
Trad. (traditional Czech carol, became “Carol of the Drums”)
Johnny Cash52:34