The Spirit of Christmas 2015

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

Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Santa Claus Is Coming to Town
producer:
Phil Turcio
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Australia Pty Ltd. (not for release label use! AU subsidiary of SME since 2009) (in 2011)
cover recording of:
Santa Claus Is Coming to Town
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)
Guy Sebastian with Australian Girls Choir4:11
2Carol of the Drum
producer:
Chong Lim
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Myer Grace Bros (in 1995)
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”)
Christine Anu44:05
3Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
live cover recording of:
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas (in 2012)
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)
Keith Urban3:42
4The First Noel
arranger:
Chong Lim
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Australia Pty Ltd. (not for release label use! AU subsidiary of SME since 2009) (in 1994)
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)
Tina Arena & Rick Price5:45
5Santa Baby
engineer and mixer:
Doug Brady (engineer)
producer:
Steve Anderson (UK producer, in groups Scratch Acid, Brothers in Rhythm, et al) (lead vocals) and Chong Lim
lead vocals:
Kylie Minogue
arranger:
Chong Lim
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 2000), KDB Pty Limited (in 2000) and Parlophone Records Ltd (not for release label use! a Warner Music Group company) (in 2010)
produced for:
365 Artists
recorded at, mixed at and engineered at:
Metropolis Studios (fka AAV Studios) in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
cover recording of:
Santa Baby
writer:
Joan Javits, Anthony Springer (Tony Springer) and Philip Springer
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, Hello Mr. Wilson, Tamir Music, TM Music Ltd., Warner Chappell and Warner Chappell Music (publisher as Warner/Chappell Music)
Kylie Minogue3:23
6Mistletoe
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Australia Pty Ltd. (not for release label use! AU subsidiary of SME since 2009) (in 2012)
cover recording of:
Mistletoe
writer:
Justin Bieber, Adam Messinger and Nasri Atweh
publisher:
Bieber Time Publishing, Kobalt Music Services America II, Inc., Messy Music, Peace Baby Music, Sony/ATV Music Publishing, Sony/ATV Songs LLC, Three Dimension, Tré Ball Music, Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP) and Universal‐MCA Music Publishing (US)
Justice Crew3:15
7O Come All Ye Faithful
producer:
Vince Pizzinga
arranger:
Vince Pizzinga
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Australia) Pty Limited (not for release label use! AU subsidiary of SBME 2004–2009) (in 2006)
cover recording of:
O Come, All Ye Faithful (English version of Latin “Adeste fideles”)
lyricist and composer:
John Francis Wade (from 1740 until 1743)
translator:
Frederick Oakeley (in 1841)
arrangement of:
O Come, All Ye Faithful
translated version of:
Adeste fideles (original latin version)
Delta Goodrem3:06
8All I Want for Christmas Is You
producer:
Chong Lim
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Universal Music Australia Pty Ltd. (not for release label use! formerly Polygram Pty Ltd. until 1999-03-22) (in 2014)
cover recording of:
All I Want for Christmas Is You
writer:
Walter Afanasieff and Mariah Carey
publisher:
Kobalt Music Copyrights SARL, Rye Songs, Sony ATV Music Publishing (1995–2020), Sony Songs Inc., Sony Tunes Inc., Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP), Tamal Vista Music, UMPG Publishing, Universal Tunes, Universal/MCA Music Publishing Pty Ltd, Wallyworld Music and Warner Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.)
Harrison Craig3:19
9The Spirit of Christmas
producer:
John McAll and Ross Wilson (Australian singer-songwriter, guitarist and producer)
cover recording of:
That Spirit of Christmas
writer:
Eris O'Brien and Ross Wilson (Australian singer-songwriter, guitarist and producer)
publisher:
Mushroom Music (Mushroom label’s publishing company)
Ross Wilson4:29
10Silent Night
producer:
Vince Pizzinga
arranger:
Vince Pizzinga
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Australia Pty Ltd. (not for release label use! AU subsidiary of SME since 2009) (in 2009)
cover recording of:
Silent Night (Christmas carol, English translation)
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
Natalie Bassingthwaighte3:30
11The Christmas Song
producer:
Lindsay Field
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Australia Pty Ltd. (not for release label use! AU subsidiary of SME since 2009) (in 2002)
cover 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)
John Farnham3:53
12We Want to Share Christmas With You
producer:
Troy Cassar-Daley and Rod McCormack
recording of:
We Want to Share Christmas With You
writer:
Colin Buchanan and Troy Cassar-Daley
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships) and Universal Music (plain logo: “Universal Music”)
Troy Cassar-Daley3:10
13I’ll Be Home for Christmas
producer:
Kate Ceberano and Steve Scanlon
cover recording of:
I’ll Be Home for Christmas
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)
Kate Ceberano4:24
14How to Make Gravy
assistant engineer and assistant mixer:
Greg O'Shea
engineer and mixer:
Simon Polinski
producer:
Paul Kelly (Australian singer/songwriter) and Simon Polinski
bass:
Steve Hadley (Australian bassist for Professor Ratbaggy)
drums (drum set):
Peter Luscombe
guitar:
Spencer P. Jones, Paul Kelly (Australian singer/songwriter) and Shane O’Mara
keyboard:
Bruce Haymes
recorded at:
Sing Sing Studios (closed in 2017) in Cremorne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
recording of:
How to Make Gravy
lyricist and composer:
Paul Kelly (Australian singer/songwriter)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing
Paul Kelly5:16
15Away in a Manger
producer:
Lindsay Field and Sam See
arranger:
Lindsay Field and Sam See
recording of:
Away in a Manger (aka “Cradle Song” composed by William J. Kirkpatrick)
additional lyricist:
Charles Hutchinson Gabriel (in 1892)
lyricist:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist)
composer:
William James Kirkpatrick (hymn-writer) (in 1895)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 25304)
is based on:
Sweet Afton (set to music by Jonathan E. Spilman, 1837)
translated version of:
Y Preseb
Olivia Newton‐John2:34
16O Holy Night
producer:
Anthony Egizii and David Musumeci
arranger:
Anthony Egizii and David Musumeci
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Australia Pty Ltd. (not for release label use! AU subsidiary of SME since 2009) (in 2011)
produced for:
DNA Songs
cover 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”)
Jessica Mauboy3:40
17The Holy City
producer:
David Hirschfelder (Australian score composer)
arranger:
David Hirschfelder (Australian score composer) and David Hobson (tenor, composer)
cover recording of:
The Holy City
lyricist:
Frederick Edward Weatherly
composer:
Stephen Adams (English composer)
David Hobson5:28
18Too Fat for the Chimney
producer:
Willy Zygier
cover recording of:
Too Fat for the Chimney
lyricist and composer:
Irving Gordon (US songwriter)
Deborah Conway & Willy Zygier2:06
19Grown Up Christmas List
producer:
Lindsay Field and Chong Lim
arranger:
Chong Lim
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Myer Grace Bros (in 1995)
cover recording of:
Grown‐Up Christmas List (original version)
lyricist:
Linda Thompson (American actress, lyricist)
composer:
David Foster (Canadian music producer, arranger and composer)
publisher:
Air Bear Music (ended), Linda’s Boys Music, Peer Music, Peermusic III, Ltd. (BMI), Warner Chappell Music (publisher as Warner/Chappell Music) and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Lisa Edwards & Lindsay Field3:22
20The Hallelujah Chorus
producer:
Graeme Press
arranger:
Lari Goss
recording of:
The Hallelujah Chorus (arr. Lari Goss)
writer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer)
arranger:
Lari Goss
publisher:
Dayspring Music LLC (in 2005)
arrangement of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 44. Chorus “Hallelujah”
The Sydney Salvos Staff Songsters3:54

Credits

Release

assistant executive producer:Julie Reilly (producer)
executive producer:Lindsay Field
illustration:Nikki Steendam
copyrighted (©) by:Myer (in 2015)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/8519206 [info]

Release group

part of:The Spirit of Christmas (number: 2015) (order: 12)