Just the Best: Christmas Edition

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

1CD
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Last Christmas
producer:
George Michael
music videos:
Last Christmas by Wham! (British pop-duo)
part of:
Billboard Hot 100: 2025-12-13 (number: 2), Billboard Hot 100: 2025-12-20 (number: 3), Billboard Hot 100: 2025-12-27 (number: 4), Billboard Hot 100: 2026-01-03 (number: 4), Billboard Hot 100: 2025-12-06 (number: 6), Billboard Hot 100: 2025-11-29 (number: 11), Billboard Hot 100: 2025-11-22 (number: 13), Billboard Hot 100: 2025-11-15 (number: 43), Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2025 (number: 65), Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2024 (number: 74) and Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2023 (number: 84)
recording of:
Last Christmas
lyricist and composer:
George Michael
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Warner Chappell Music (holding behind all publishing activities of Warner Music Group, 2019–), Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019), Wham! Music Ltd., ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division), ヤマハミュージックパブリッシング (Yamaha Music Publishing) (until 2017-03-31), Morrison Leahy Music Ltd. (from 1984 to present) 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) (from 2017-04-01 to present)
Wham!4.154:25
2Christmas 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 Boys2.44:18
3All I Want for Christmas Is New Year’s Day
recording of:
All I Want for Christmas Is New Year’s Day
writer:
Adam Anderson and Theo Hutchcraft (lead singer of Hurts)
Hurts4:35
4My 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 Spears44:17
5I Have I Dream
vocals:
Westlife
performer:
Brian, Kian, Mark (Mark Feehily), Nicky and Shane
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony BMG Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! UK subsidiary of Sony BMG Music Entertainment) (in 1999)
cover recording of:
I Have a Dream
writer:
Benny Andersson (ABBA) and Björn Ulvaeus
publisher:
Bocu Music Ltd., EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Union Songs AB (publisher), Union Songs Music, Universal Music Publishing Group, Artwork Music Co., Inc. (from 1979 to ????), EMI Waterford Music (from 1979 to present), Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998) (from 1979 to present) and Universal/Union Songs Musikförlag AB (from 1979 to present)
part of:
Mamma Mia! (1999 musical)
Westlife44:15
6Happy Xmas (War Is Over)
The Sarah McLachlan Music Outreach Children’s Choir and Youth Choir3:30
7The First Noel
producer:
Troy Taylor
bass guitar, drums (drum set) and keyboard:
Troy Taylor
background vocals:
Ezekiel Lewis and Troy Taylor
lead vocals:
Whitney Houston
arranger:
Troy Taylor
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
RCA/Jive Label Group (holding company, not a release label) (in 2003)
cover 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)
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)
Whitney Houston33:16
8Hallelujah
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Columbia Records (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Music Entertainment, only use for manufacturing/distribution and copyright holding) (in 1994, in 2008) 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 1994)
cover recording of:
Hallelujah
lyricist and composer:
Leonard Cohen (Canadian singer‐songwriter and poet)
publisher:
Bad Monk Publishing, Leonard Cohen Stranger Music Inc., SM Publishing Argentina S.R.L., Sony/ATV Music LLC, Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020), Sony/ATV Songs (SOCAN), Sony/ATV Songs LLC, Universal Music Publishing (use ONLY if no country‐specific information is available) 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)
sub-publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing (Hong Kong)
Jeff Buckley54:16
9A Snowflake Fell (And It Felt Like a Kiss)
Glasvegas4:20
10I’ll Be Home
programming and engineer:
Meghan Trainor (American singer)
producer:
Meghan Trainor (American singer) and Meghan Trainor (American singer) (lead vocals)
mixer:
Manny Marroquin
guitar, piano, background vocals and lead vocals:
Meghan Trainor (American singer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Epic Records (a division of Sony Music Entertainment; holding company, not a release label) (in 2025)
recording of:
I’ll Be Home
lyricist and composer:
Meghan Trainor (American singer)
publisher:
Year of the Dog Music
Meghan Trainor3:41
11One More Sleep
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Simco Limited (not for release label use, for copyright/licensor use only) (in 2013)
recording of:
One More Sleep
writer:
Jez Ashurst, Bradford Ellis (soundtrack composer, engineer, producer), Iain James, Leona Lewis and Richard “Biff” Stannard
Leona Lewis4:01
12Shake Up Christmas
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Columbia Records (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Music Entertainment, only use for manufacturing/distribution and copyright holding) (from 2010 to present)
recording of:
Shake Up Christmas
writer:
Pat Monahan and Butch Walker
Train2.353:54
13That’s Christmas to Me
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle) (from 2014 to present) and RCA Records (not for release label use! for the imprint, please use “RCA” instead) (in 2014, in 2015)
recording of:
That’s Christmas to Me
writer:
Katy Lou Clark and Penny Lea Clark
Pentatonix33:02
14Underneath the Tree
engineer:
John Hanes (US bay area drummer, experimental musician, producer), Jesse Shatkin (US hip-hop producer Jesse Shatkin), Greg Kurstin and Alex Pasco
producer:
Greg Kurstin (in 2013)
mixer:
Serban Ghenea (in 2013)
bass, guitar and keyboard:
Greg Kurstin
flugelhorn, French horn, tenor saxophone, trombone and trumpet:
David Ralicke
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
RCA Records (not for release label use! for the imprint, please use “RCA” instead) (in 2013)
part of:
Billboard Hot 100: 2025-12-27 (number: 7), Billboard Hot 100: 2026-01-03 (number: 8), Billboard Hot 100: 2025-12-20 (number: 9), Billboard Hot 100: 2025-12-13 (number: 11), Billboard Hot 100: 2025-12-06 (number: 19), Billboard Hot 100: 2025-11-29 (number: 27) and Offizielle deutsche Charts – Single-Jahrescharts 2025 (number: 88)
recording of:
Underneath the Tree (in 2013)
writer:
Kelly Clarkson (in 2013) and Greg Kurstin (in 2013)
Kelly Clarkson33:50
15This Christmas
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)
Chris Brown3:19
16It’s Christmas Time Tree
Jessica Simpson33:09
17Under the Christmas TreeAlbert Hammond43:37
18Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
recording engineer and mixer:
Michael C. Ross (US engineer, active 1980s–present)
miscellaneous support:
Bill Hughes (strings) (task: orchestra contractor)
programming:
Tal Herzberg
assistant engineer:
Chris Wonzer
producer:
Ron Fair (veteran A&R executive, record producer arranger, recording engineer and songwriter)
bass:
Chuck Berghofer (Jazz bassist)
celesta:
Mike Watts (British musician; brother of Raymond Watts)
cello:
Anne Karam, Cecilia Tsan (cellist), Steve Erdody, Stefanie Fife, Judy Johnson (cellist), Earl Madison, Ray Kelley (cellist) and Tim Landauer
double bass [contra bass]:
Oscar Hidalgo (double bassist), Norman Ludwin (Bassist) and Sue Ranney (double bass)
drums (drum set):
Peter Erskine (US jazz drummer)
French horn:
Jerry Folsom, Marni Johnson, Joe Meyer (French horn player) and Brian O’Connor (French hornist)
guitar:
John Goux
percussion:
Larry Bunker
piano:
Tom Ranier (American jazz pianist, clarinetist, composer & arranger)
viola:
Matt Funes, Mimi Granat (American violist), Scott Haupert (violinist), Renita Koven, Jorge Moraga, Carole Mukogawa, Ray Tischer and Robin Ross
violin:
Assa Drori, Frances Moore, Armen Garabedian, Galina Golovin, Agnes Gottschewski, Endre Granat (Hungarian violinist), Joe Ketendjian, Joel De Rouin, Tiffany Ju, Kathy Lenski, Kirstin Fife, Johana Krejci, Gary Kuo, Natalie Leggett, Lily Ho‐Chen, Mario De Leon, Liane Mautner, Katia Popov, Barbra Porter (violinist, photographer) and Bob Sanov
woodwind:
Gene Cipriano, Gary Foster (woodwind instrumentalist), Dan Higgins (saxophonist and woodwind recording artist), Jack Nimitz (American saxophonist and clarinet player), Don Shelton (clarinetist, flutist, alto saxophonist and jazz vocalist) and Sheridon Stokes (American flautist, composer, and studio musician)
lead vocals:
Christina Aguilera
conductor:
Don Sebesky
arranger:
Don Sebesky
concertmaster:
Assa Drori
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)
Christina Aguilera44:05
19What a Wonderful World
producer:
Dave Tozer
bass and Rhodes piano:
Tom Craskey
bass trumpet:
Steve Tirpak
clarinet:
Brian Adamczyk
drums (drum set):
Jimmy Coleman (drummer)
flute:
Lois Herbine (flutist)
guitar:
Dave Tozer
viola:
David Yang (violist)
violin:
Ghislaine Fleischmann and Emma Kummrow (violinist)
background vocals and lead vocals:
John Legend
arranger:
Larry Gold and Steve Tirpak
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Getting Out Our Dreams, Inc. (not for release label use! please use “G.O.O.D. Music”) (in 2005) and Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008) (in 2005)
cover recording of:
What a Wonderful World
writer:
George Douglas (producer & songwriter) and George David Weiss
publisher:
Abilene Music Inc., Carlin Music Corp., Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Memory Lane Music (publishing company), Quartet Music Inc., Range Road Music Inc. and Valando Music, Inc.
sub-publisher:
BMC Publishing NV, Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label), 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), フジパシフィック音楽出版 (Fujipacific Music inc.) (until 2014-12-31) and フジパシフィックミュージック (Fujipacific Music, Inc.) (from 2015-01-01 to present)
part of:
12 Monkeys Soundtrack
part of:
Freaky Friday (2003)
John Legend2.52:18
20Home for ChristmasMaria Mena23:50