So Fresh: Best Ever Christmas

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Barcode and Other Identifiers

Barcode (Text): 0 194397 063721
Barcode (Scanned): 0194397063721
Mould SID Code (Disc 1): IFPI 4687
Matrix / Runout (Disc 1): 19439706372-D1 CHRISTMAS D1 01 Technicolor Logo
Mastering SID Code (Disc 1): ifpi L285
Matrix / Runout (Disc 2): 19439706372-D2 CHRISTMAS D2 01 Technicolor Logo
Mastering SID Code (Disc 2): ifpi L285
Mould SID Code (Disc 2): IFPI 4687

Annotation last modified on 2023-11-23 15:59 UTC.

Tracklist

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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 Springsteen2.654:29
2This Christmas
recording engineer:
Ron Fair (veteran A&R executive, record producer arranger, recording engineer and songwriter) (lead vocals) and Michael C. Ross (US engineer, active 1980s–present)
programming:
Tal Herzberg
assistant engineer:
Chris Wonzer
associate producer:
Jerry Hey
producer:
Ron Fair (veteran A&R executive, record producer arranger, recording engineer and songwriter)
mixer:
Peter Mokran
bass:
Alex Al
bell [bells]:
Steve Forman (US percussionist)
drums (drum set):
Harvey Mason (jazz drummer)
flute:
Larry Williams (jazz keyboard, sax, flute & clarinet; producer, composer, arranger, and multi‐instrumentalist)
guitar:
John Goux
keyboard [keyboards]:
Greg Mathieson
percussion:
Luis Conte (percussionist)
saxophone:
Dan Higgins (saxophonist and woodwind recording artist) and Larry Williams (jazz keyboard, sax, flute & clarinet; producer, composer, arranger, and multi‐instrumentalist)
strings:
Cecilia Tsan (cellist), Matthew Cooker, Julie Gigante, Henry Gronnier, Paula Hochhalter, Karen Jones (violinist), Karen Bakunin, Natalie Leggett, Ralph Morrison, Susan Rishik, Marc Sazer, Tammy Hatwan, Terry Lesa, Tina Soule (cello), Josefina Vergara (Chilean-American violinist), Victoria Miskloczy, Roger Wilkie (violinist) and Margaret Wooten
trombone:
Bill Reichenbach (jazz trombonist)
trumpet:
Gary Grant (brass) and Jerry Hey
background vocals:
E. Dawk, Kim Johnson, Toya Smith and Sue Anne Carwell
lead vocals:
Christina Aguilera
horn [horns] arranger and strings arranger:
Jerry Hey
arranger:
Ron Fair (veteran A&R executive, record producer arranger, recording engineer and songwriter)
background vocals arranger:
E. Dawk
concertmaster:
Ralph Morrison
cover recording of:
This Christmas
writer:
Donny Hathaway and Nadine McKinnor
publisher:
BMG Songs, Inc., Crystal Raisin Music, Kuumba Music, Microhits Music Corp., The Estate of Donny Hathaway, Universal Music–MGB Songs, Warner Chappell, WB Music Corp. (1929–2019), 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) and 大洋音楽 (Taiyō Music)
Christina Aguilera3.354:03
3White Christmas
producer:
Brent Kutzle and Ryan Tedder (American singer, songwriter, and producer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Interscope Records (not for release label use!) (in 2018) and Mosley Music (in 2018)
live 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)
OneRepublic12:06
4Christmas Time
producer:
Veit Renn and Joe Smith (US recording/mixing engineer)
performer:
Backstreet Boys
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
1996 Zomba Recording Corporation (not strictly a label - avoid adding releases here) and RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle) (from 1996 to present)
produced for:
www.rennmusic.com
recording of:
Christmas Time
writer:
Veit Renn, Joe Smith (US recording/mixing engineer) and Johnny Wright (legal representation)
publisher:
Zomba Enterprises, Inc.
Backstreet Boys2.44:15
5The First Noel
producer:
Chong Lim
mixer:
Doug Brady (engineer)
background vocals:
Jacinta Constable, Joe Creighton, Lisa Edwards, Lindsay Field, Robert Latham and Michelle Serrett-Cursio (Australian vocalist)
arranger:
Chong Lim
mixed at:
Furstock Studios in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
recording of:
The First Noël
publisher:
William B. Sandys (in 1823, in 1833)
additional lyricist:
Davies Gilbert (in 1823)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
additional arranger:
John Stainer (in 1871)
arranger:
Davies Gilbert (in 1823)
part of:
The New English Hymnal (hymn book) (number: 36)
arrangement of:
The First Nowell
part of:
Meet Me in St. Louis (1944 musical film soundtrack)
John Farnham and Olivia Newton‐John4:59
6Silver Bells
cover 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)
Burl Ives2:14
7My Only Wish (This Year)
producer:
Brian Kierulf (American songwriter, producer, and bassist) and Josh Schwartz
performer:
Britney Spears
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
2000 Zomba Recording Corporation (not strictly a label - avoid adding releases here)
produced for:
KNS Productions, Inc.
recording of:
My Only Wish (This Year)
writer:
Brian Kierulf (American songwriter, producer, and bassist) and Josh Schwartz
publisher:
Kierulf Songs, Mugsy Boy Publishing (BMI-affiliated), Universal Music–Z Songs and Zomba Songs Inc.
Britney Spears44:16
8Christmas Medley
Neil Diamond3:13
9Feliz navidad
part of:
Billboard Hot 100: 2026-01-03 (number: 11), Billboard Hot 100: 2025-12-27 (number: 14), Billboard Hot 100: 2025-12-20 (number: 16), Billboard Hot 100: 2025-12-13 (number: 17), Billboard Hot 100: 2025-12-06 (number: 23), Billboard Hot 100: 2025-11-29 (number: 49) and Offizielle deutsche Charts – Single-Jahrescharts 2025 (number: 87)
recording of:
Feliz Navidad (Spanish/English)
lyricist and composer:
José Feliciano (born 1945, not Cheo Feliciano)
publisher:
DeJamus Ltd., J & H Publishing Co. and J-H Publishing
José Feliciano33:03
10Do 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
11Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
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)
Judy Garland2:44
12Happy Xmas (War Is Over)
cover recording of:
Happy Xmas (War Is Over)
lyricist and composer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Yoko Ono (Japanese‐American musician and artist)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Lenono Music and Ono Music
Miley Cyrus and Mark Ronson feat. Sean Ono Lennon23:39
13Joy to the World
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
RCA Records (not for release label use! for the imprint, please use “RCA” instead) (in 2015)
recording of:
Joy to the World (Pentatonix arrangement)
arranger:
Ben Bram, Avi Kaplan and Kevin Olusola
arrangement of:
Joy to the World (Christmas carol)
Pentatonix22:17
14Blue Christmas
engineer:
Thorne Nogar
acoustic guitar and lead vocals:
Elvis Presley (“The King of Rock and Roll”) (on 1957-09-05)
double bass:
Bill Black (US bassist/leader for Elvis/Bill Black's Combo) (on 1957-09-05)
drums (drum set):
D.J. Fontana (on 1957-09-05)
electric guitar:
Scotty Moore (American guitarist and recording engineer) (on 1957-09-05)
piano:
Dudley Brooks (on 1957-09-05)
background vocals:
The Jordanaires (southern gospel group) (on 1957-09-05) and Millie Kirkham (on 1957-09-05)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
RCA Victor (in 1957), 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 1957) and Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008) (in 1968)
recorded at:
Radio Recorders Studios (Santa Monica Blvd. location since 1949) in West Hollywood, California, United States (on 1957-09-05)
part of:
Billboard Hot 100: 2026-01-03 (number: 21), Billboard Hot 100: 2025-12-27 (number: 27), Billboard Hot 100: 2025-12-20 (number: 29), Billboard Hot 100: 2025-12-13 (number: 31) and Billboard Hot 100: 2025-12-06 (number: 50)
cover recording of:
Blue Christmas (on 1957-09-05)
writer:
Bill Hayes (songwriter) and Jay Johnson (songwriter of “Blue Christmas”)
publisher:
Anglo-Pic Music Co. Ltd., Bibo Music Publishing, Inc., J. Albert & Son Pty. Ltd., PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (renamed Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. circa 1998), Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998) and Universal Polygram International, Inc.
Elvis Presley3.52:08
15Winter Wonderland
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)
The Andrews Sisters2:41
168 Days of Christmas (live)
assistant recording engineer:
Stephen Stephanie
recording engineer:
John Naslen
assistant engineer:
Dave Guerrero
executive producer:
Mathew Knowles (Beyoncé and Solange’s father)
producer:
Beyoncé Knowles, Errol McCalla and Mathew Knowles (Beyoncé and Solange’s father)
mixer:
Dave "Hard Drive" Pensado (mixer)
recording of:
8 Days of Christmas
writer:
Beyoncé Knowles, Erroll “Poppi” McCalla, Jr. and Kelly Rowland
is based on:
The Twelve Days of Christmas
Destiny’s Child2.53:31
17Let 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)
Aloe Blacc2:52
18Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer
engineer:
Mickey Crofford (in 1975-08)
assistant producer:
Kris O'Connor
producer:
Milton Okun
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)
cover 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)
John Denver31:48
19God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
cover recording of:
God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen (traditional, no arrangement credits here)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 394)
Delta Goodrem2:55
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copyrighted (©) by:Sony Music Entertainment Australia Pty Ltd. (not for release label use! AU subsidiary of SME since 2009) (in 2019)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/14583289 [info]

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part of:So Fresh (The Hits of series) (order: 7)