Christmas Past & Retro Holiday

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

Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1We Wish You a Merry Christmas
Christmas Carollers0:30
2Jingle Bells
Manny Delgado2:38
3O Holy Night
instrumental recording of:
O Holy Night
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”)
The Three Suns2:00
4Bring a Torch, Jeanette, Isabella
engineer:
Jack Renner (engineer for Telarc)
producer:
Robert Woods (classical music producer, founder of TELARC)
performer:
Robert Shaw Chamber Singers
arranger:
Alice Parker (American composer, arranger, conductor and teacher) and Robert Shaw (conductor)
recorded at:
Spivey Hall in Morrow, Georgia, United States
recording of:
Bring a Torch, Jeannette, Isabella
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
translated version of:
Un flambeau, Jeannette, Isabelle
Robert Shaw Chorale1:28
5Joy to the World
Nelson Eddy1:45
6Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
Billy Vaughn and His Orchestra2:46
7Good King Wenceslas
orchestra:
The Melachrino Orchestra
conductor:
George Melachrino
arranger:
W. Hill-Bowen
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1954-06-15 until 1954-06-17)
instrumental recording of:
Good King Wenceslas (in 1954)
lyricist:
John Mason Neale (in 1853)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist) (from 1201 until 1301)
arranger:
Thomas Helmore (in 1853)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 24754)
is based on:
Tempus adest floridum (13th-century carol)
George Melachrino Orchestra2:49
8The Christmas Song
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)
The Four Aces2:52
9Midnight Sleighride
Sauter–Finegan Orchestra3:02
10Frosty the Snowman
cover recording of:
Frosty the Snow Man
writer:
Steve Nelson (US songwriter who co-wrote “Frosty the Snowman”) and Walter E. Rollins (songwriter)
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, J. Albert & Son Pty. Ltd., Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09), Chappell & Co. (in 1950) and Hill and Range Songs, Inc. (publisher) (on 1950-06-02)
Jimmy Durante2:34
11Santa’s Little Sleigh Bells
The Modernaires2:08
12North Pole Rock
Cathy Sharpe2:11
13Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!
Sammy Kaye and His Orchestra2:45
14Blue Christmas
Hugo Winterhalter and His Orchestra3:08
15The Man With the Bag
producer:
Frank De Vol
lead vocals:
Kay Starr
recording of:
(Everybody’s Waitin’ for) The Man With the Bag (on 1950-10-11)
writer:
Dudley Brooks, Hal Stanley and Irving Taylor
publisher:
Morley Music Corp.
Kay Starr2:44
16Suzy Snowflake
recording of:
Suzy Snowflake
writer:
Roy C. Bennett (US songwriter) and Sid Tepper
publisher:
Carlin Music Corp. and Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd.
Rosemary Clooney2:39
17Let’s Have an Old‐Fashioned Christmas
Don Cornell3:03
18Christmas Chopsticks
Mindy Carson2:38
19Miss Hooligan’s Christmas Cake
recording of:
Miss Fogarty’s Christmas Cake
lyricist and composer:
C. Frank Horn (in 1883)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 5000)
Clinton Ford2:20
20I Said a Prayer for Santa Claus
Jimmy Boyd2:50
21A Five Pound Box of Money
Pearl Bailey2:38
22Silent Night, Holy Night
The Four Aces3:19
23What Child Is This?
Christmas Carollers2:16
24Deck the Halls
The Three Suns1:00

Credits

Release

phonographic copyright (℗) by:Holiday Classics Records (in 2013)
purchase for download:https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/id744929079 [info]
ASIN:US: B00GVX73BO [info]
stream for free:https://www.deezer.com/album/7136914 [info]
streaming page:Amazon Music US [info]