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Copyright: ℗ 2001 Sony Music Entertainment

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Annotation last modified on 2025-08-07 13:26 UTC.

Tracklist

1Digital Media
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1O Holy Night
guest soprano vocals:
Charlotte Church (on 2000-12-21)
tenor vocals:
Plácido Domingo (tenor) (on 2000-12-21)
orchestra:
Wiener Symphoniker (Vienna Symphony Orchestra) (on 2000-12-21)
conductor:
Steven Mercurio (conductor and composer) (on 2000-12-21)
live recording of:
O Holy Night (on 2000-12-21)
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”)
Adolphe Adam, Plácido Domingo, Charlotte Church, Steven Mercurio & Wiener Symphoniker4:26
2The Christmas Song
guest vocals:
Tony Bennett (US jazz/standards vocalist) (on 2000-12-21)
orchestra:
Wiener Symphoniker (Vienna Symphony Orchestra) (on 2000-12-21)
conductor:
Steven Mercurio (conductor and composer) (on 2000-12-21)
live cover recording of:
The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire) (on 2000-12-21)
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)
Mel Tormé, Robert Wells, Tony Bennett, Steven Mercurio & Wiener Symphoniker3:24
3My Favorite Things - Voice
guest vocals:
Tony Bennett (US jazz/standards vocalist) (on 2000-12-21) and Vanessa Williams (US pop/R&B vocalist/producer) (on 2000-12-21)
tenor vocals:
Plácido Domingo (tenor) (on 2000-12-21)
orchestra:
Wiener Symphoniker (Vienna Symphony Orchestra) (on 2000-12-21)
conductor:
Steven Mercurio (conductor and composer) (on 2000-12-21)
live cover recording of:
My Favorite Things (The Sound of Music) (on 2000-12-21)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer)
publisher:
Williamson Music Company
sub-publisher:
Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label) 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)
part of:
American Splendor
part of:
The Sound of Music (Rodgers & Hammerstein musical)
Richard Rodgers, Plácido Domingo, Vanessa Williams, Tony Bennett, Steven Mercurio & Wiener Symphoniker22:47
4German Carol Medley
[unknown], Michael Praetorius, Traditional, Plácido Domingo, Steven Mercurio, Gumpoldskirchner Spatzen & Wiener Symphoniker4:59
5Winter Wonderland - Voice
guest vocals:
Tony Bennett (US jazz/standards vocalist) (on 2000-12-21) and Vanessa Williams (US pop/R&B vocalist/producer) (on 2000-12-21)
orchestra:
Wiener Symphoniker (Vienna Symphony Orchestra) (on 2000-12-21)
conductor:
Steven Mercurio (conductor and composer) (on 2000-12-21)
live cover recording of:
Winter Wonderland (on 2000-12-21)
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)
Felix Bernard, Plácido Domingo, Tony Bennett, Vanessa Williams, Steven Mercurio & Wiener Symphoniker2:10
6Silent Night
choir vocals:
Gumpoldskirchner Spatzen (on 2000-12-21)
guest soprano vocals:
Charlotte Church (on 2000-12-21)
orchestra:
Wiener Symphoniker (Vienna Symphony Orchestra) (on 2000-12-21)
conductor:
Steven Mercurio (conductor and composer) (on 2000-12-21)
chorus master:
Elisabeth Ziegler
live recording of:
Silent Night (Christmas carol, English translation) (on 2000-12-21)
lyricist:
Josef Mohr (composer/author) (in 1816)
composer:
Franz Xaver Gruber (composer/author) (in 1818)
translator:
John Freeman Young (in 1859)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 27088)
translated version of:
Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht
Franz Xaver Gruber, Plácido Domingo, Charlotte Church, Steven Mercurio, Gumpoldskirchner Spatzen & Wiener Symphoniker3:33
7The First Noel - Live
choir vocals:
Gumpoldskirchner Spatzen (on 2000-12-21)
guest vocals:
Tony Bennett (US jazz/standards vocalist) (on 2000-12-21)
tenor vocals:
Plácido Domingo (tenor) (on 2000-12-21)
orchestra:
Wiener Symphoniker (Vienna Symphony Orchestra) (on 2000-12-21)
conductor:
Steven Mercurio (conductor and composer) (on 2000-12-21)
chorus master:
Elisabeth Ziegler
live recording of:
The First Noël (on 2000-12-21)
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)
Traditional, Tony Bennett, Plácido Domingo, Steven Mercurio, Wiener Symphoniker & Gumpoldskirchner Spatzen2:19
8Through the Eyes of a Child
choir vocals:
Gumpoldskirchner Spatzen (on 2000-12-21)
guest vocals:
Vanessa Williams (US pop/R&B vocalist/producer) (on 2000-12-21)
orchestra:
Wiener Symphoniker (Vienna Symphony Orchestra) (on 2000-12-21)
conductor:
Steven Mercurio (conductor and composer) (on 2000-12-21)
chorus master:
Elisabeth Ziegler
live recording of:
Through the Eyes of a Child (on 2000-12-21)
composer:
Jorge Calandrelli
Jorge Calandrelli, Plácido Domingo, Vanessa Williams, Steven Mercurio, Alan Pasqua, Gumpoldskirchner Spatzen & Wiener Symphoniker4:03
9Hacia Belén va un burro - Voice
choir vocals:
Gumpoldskirchner Spatzen (on 2000-12-21)
tenor vocals:
Plácido Domingo (tenor) (on 2000-12-21)
orchestra:
Wiener Symphoniker (Vienna Symphony Orchestra) (on 2000-12-21)
conductor:
Steven Mercurio (conductor and composer) (on 2000-12-21)
chorus master:
Elisabeth Ziegler
Traditional, Plácido Domingo, Steven Mercurio, Wiener Symphoniker & Gumpoldskirchner Spatzen1:33
10White Christmas - Voice
guest vocals:
Tony Bennett (US jazz/standards vocalist) (on 2000-12-21) and Vanessa Williams (US pop/R&B vocalist/producer) (on 2000-12-21)
orchestra:
Wiener Symphoniker (Vienna Symphony Orchestra) (on 2000-12-21)
conductor:
Steven Mercurio (conductor and composer) (on 2000-12-21)
live cover recording of:
White Christmas (on 2000-12-21)
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)
Irving Berlin, Plácido Domingo, Tony Bennett, Vanessa Williams, Steven Mercurio & Wiener Symphoniker2:07
11Jésus De Nazareth - Voice
tenor vocals:
Plácido Domingo (tenor) (on 2000-12-21)
orchestra:
Wiener Symphoniker (Vienna Symphony Orchestra) (on 2000-12-21)
conductor:
Steven Mercurio (conductor and composer) (on 2000-12-21)
live recording of:
Jésus de Nazareth (on 2000-12-21)
lyricist:
Patrice Guirao
composer:
Charles Gounod (French composer)
Charles Gounod, Plácido Domingo, Steven Mercurio & Gumpoldskirchner Spatzen Children's Choir3:28
12It's Christmas All Over the World
Plácido Domingo, Steven Mercurio, Alan Pasqua, Vanessa Williams, Gumpoldskirchner Spatzen & Wiener Symphoniker1:25
13Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas - Voice
guest vocals:
Tony Bennett (US jazz/standards vocalist) (on 2000-12-21)
orchestra:
Wiener Symphoniker (Vienna Symphony Orchestra) (on 2000-12-21)
conductor:
Steven Mercurio (conductor and composer) (on 2000-12-21)
live cover recording of:
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas (on 2000-12-21)
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)
Hugh Martin, Plácido Domingo, Tony Bennett, Steven Mercurio & Wiener Symphoniker2:28
14Hijo De Dios - Voice
choir vocals:
Gumpoldskirchner Spatzen (on 2000-12-21)
tenor vocals:
Plácido Domingo (tenor) (on 2000-12-21)
orchestra:
Wiener Symphoniker (Vienna Symphony Orchestra) (on 2000-12-21)
conductor:
Steven Mercurio (conductor and composer) (on 2000-12-21)
chorus master:
Elisabeth Ziegler
Plácido Domingo, Steven Mercurio, Alan Pasqua, Wiener Symphoniker & Gumpoldskirchner Spatzen3:19
15I Saw Three Ships - Voice
choir vocals:
Gumpoldskirchner Spatzen (on 2000-12-21)
guest vocals:
Vanessa Williams (US pop/R&B vocalist/producer) (on 2000-12-21)
tenor vocals:
Plácido Domingo (tenor) (on 2000-12-21)
orchestra:
Wiener Symphoniker (Vienna Symphony Orchestra) (on 2000-12-21)
conductor:
Steven Mercurio (conductor and composer) (on 2000-12-21)
chorus master:
Elisabeth Ziegler
live recording of:
I Saw Three Ships (on 2000-12-21)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 700)
Traditional, Plácido Domingo, Vanessa Williams, Steven Mercurio, Wiener Symphoniker & Gumpoldskirchner Spatzen21:20
16Do You Hear What I Hear?
choir vocals:
Gumpoldskirchner Spatzen (on 2000-12-21)
guest vocals:
Vanessa Williams (US pop/R&B vocalist/producer) (on 2000-12-21)
orchestra:
Wiener Symphoniker (Vienna Symphony Orchestra) (on 2000-12-21)
conductor:
Steven Mercurio (conductor and composer) (on 2000-12-21)
chorus master:
Elisabeth Ziegler
live recording of:
Do You Hear What I Hear? (on 2000-12-21)
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)
Gloria Shayne Baker, Plácido Domingo, Vanessa Williams, Steven Mercurio, Alan Pasqua, Gumpoldskirchner Spatzen & Wiener Symphoniker22:39
17Morgen Kinder, wird's was geben
Karl Gottlieb Hering, Wiener Symphoniker & Steven Mercurio1:23
18I'll Be Home for Christmas - Voice
guest vocals:
Tony Bennett (US jazz/standards vocalist) (on 2000-12-21)
tenor vocals:
Plácido Domingo (tenor) (on 2000-12-21)
orchestra:
Wiener Symphoniker (Vienna Symphony Orchestra) (on 2000-12-21)
conductor:
Steven Mercurio (conductor and composer) (on 2000-12-21)
live cover recording of:
I’ll Be Home for Christmas (on 2000-12-21)
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 (publisher as Warner/Chappell Music)
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)
Buck Ram, Walter Kent, Plácido Domingo, Tony Bennett, Steven Mercurio, Alan Pasqua & Wiener Symphoniker2:40
19Joy to the World - Voice
choir vocals:
Gumpoldskirchner Spatzen (on 2000-12-21)
guest vocals:
Vanessa Williams (US pop/R&B vocalist/producer) (on 2000-12-21)
tenor vocals:
Plácido Domingo (tenor) (on 2000-12-21)
orchestra:
Wiener Symphoniker (Vienna Symphony Orchestra) (on 2000-12-21)
conductor:
Steven Mercurio (conductor and composer) (on 2000-12-21)
chorus master:
Elisabeth Ziegler
live recording of:
Joy to the World (Christmas carol) (on 2000-12-21)
lyricist:
Isaac Watts (hymn writer) (in 1719)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer)
arranger:
Lowell Mason (in 1839)
George Frideric Handel, Plácido Domingo, Tony Bennett, Steven Mercurio, Vanessa Williams, Wiener Symphoniker & Gumpoldskirchner Spatzen31:47
20Angels We Have Heard on High
choir vocals:
Gumpoldskirchner Spatzen (on 2000-12-21)
guest vocals:
Tony Bennett (US jazz/standards vocalist) (on 2000-12-21) and Vanessa Williams (US pop/R&B vocalist/producer) (on 2000-12-21)
tenor vocals:
Plácido Domingo (tenor) (on 2000-12-21)
orchestra:
Wiener Symphoniker (Vienna Symphony Orchestra) (on 2000-12-21)
conductor:
Steven Mercurio (conductor and composer) (on 2000-12-21)
chorus master:
Elisabeth Ziegler
live recording of:
Angels We Have Heard on High (on 2000-12-21)
lyricist:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
translator:
James Chadwick (bishop) (in 1862)
version of:
Les Anges dans nos campagnes
Traditional, Plácido Domingo, Tony Bennett, Vanessa Williams, Steven Mercurio, Gumpoldskirchner Spatzen & Wiener Symphoniker23:16
21Silent Night
choir vocals:
Gumpoldskirchner Spatzen (on 2000-12-21)
guest soprano vocals:
Charlotte Church (on 2000-12-21)
guest vocals:
Tony Bennett (US jazz/standards vocalist) (on 2000-12-21) and Vanessa Williams (US pop/R&B vocalist/producer) (on 2000-12-21)
tenor vocals:
Plácido Domingo (tenor) (on 2000-12-21)
orchestra:
Wiener Symphoniker (Vienna Symphony Orchestra) (on 2000-12-21)
conductor:
Steven Mercurio (conductor and composer) (on 2000-12-21)
chorus master:
Elisabeth Ziegler
live recording of:
Silent Night (Christmas carol, English translation) (on 2000-12-21)
lyricist:
Josef Mohr (composer/author) (in 1816)
composer:
Franz Xaver Gruber (composer/author) (in 1818)
translator:
John Freeman Young (in 1859)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 27088)
translated version of:
Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht
Franz Xaver Gruber, Tony Bennett, Plácido Domingo, Vanessa Williams, Charlotte Church, Wiener Symphoniker, Steven Mercurio, Alan Pasqua & Gumpoldskirchner Spatzen3:49
22One More Year - Voice
choir vocals:
Gumpoldskirchner Spatzen (on 2000-12-21)
guest vocals:
Vanessa Williams (US pop/R&B vocalist/producer) (on 2000-12-21)
tenor vocals:
Plácido Domingo (tenor) (on 2000-12-21)
orchestra:
Wiener Symphoniker (Vienna Symphony Orchestra) (on 2000-12-21)
conductor:
Steven Mercurio (conductor and composer) (on 2000-12-21)
chorus master:
Elisabeth Ziegler
live recording of:
One More Year (on 2000-12-21)
composer:
Jorge Calandrelli
Jorge Calandrelli, Plácido Domingo, Vanessa Williams, Steven Mercurio, Alan Pasqua, Wiener Symphoniker & Gumpoldskirchner Spatzen4:10