A Soft Rock Christmas

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 3 available)

Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Same Old Lang Syne
engineer and mixer:
Marty Lewis (engineer)
producer:
Dan Fogelberg and Marty Lewis (engineer)
bass, electric piano, piano, background vocals and lead vocals:
Dan Fogelberg
drums (drum set):
Russ Kunkel (session drummer)
soprano saxophone:
Michael Brecker (American jazz saxophonist, multi‐instrumentalist and composer)
mixed at:
Sunset Sound in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Same Old Lang Syne
composer:
Dan Fogelberg
quotes music from:
Auld Lang Syne (original Scots version, lyrics by Robert Burns)
Dan Fogelberg45:20
2Celebrate Me Home
assistant engineer:
Jim “Skeeter” Boyer (producer/engineer), Frank Jones (engineer) and Andy MacDonald (engineer)
engineer:
Phil Ramone
producer:
Bob James (US jazz keyboardist, arranger and producer) and Phil Ramone
bass guitar:
George Hawkins (folk/soft rock bassist)
drums (drum set):
Harvey Mason (jazz drummer)
electric guitar:
Eric Gale and Lee Ritenour
keyboard:
Bob James (US jazz keyboardist, arranger and producer)
organ:
Richard Tee
tambourine:
Ralph MacDonald
background vocals:
George Hawkins (folk/soft rock bassist) and Kenny Loggins
lead vocals:
Kenny Loggins
background vocals [chorus] arranger:
Bill Eaton (US producer & arranger)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1977)
recorded at:
A&R Studios (third studio, 322 West 48th Street, closed in 1989) in New York, New York, United States and The Burbank Studios in Burbank, California, United States
recording of:
Celebrate Me Home
lyricist:
Kenny Loggins
composer:
Bob James (US jazz keyboardist, arranger and producer) and Kenny Loggins
publisher:
Milk Money Music, 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)
Kenny Loggins4:40
3Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
producer:
Russ Titelman
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)
James Taylor3:24
4Christmas Time Is Here
cover recording of:
Christmas Time Is Here
lyricist:
Lee Mendelson (American television producer)
composer:
Lee Mendelson (American television producer) and Vince Guaraldi (pianist)
publisher:
Lee Mendelson Film Productions, Inc. (publishing – affiliated to BMI) and Shifty Music (US work publisher, affiliated with BMI)
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)
Shawn Colvin2:32
5Happy Xmas (War Is Over)
assistant recording engineer and assistant engineer:
Dan Okano (choir vocals)
recording engineer:
Chris Potter (Canadian engineer, worked with Sarah McLachlan) (choir vocals)
engineer:
Pierre Marchand, Chris Potter (Canadian engineer, worked with Sarah McLachlan) and Chris Potter (Canadian engineer, worked with Sarah McLachlan) (choir vocals)
producer and mixer:
Pierre Marchand
bell [sleigh bells]:
Bob Doidge
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, LLC (holding company - file NO releases here!) (from 2006 to present)
recorded at:
The Warehouse Studio in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (choir vocals)
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
Sarah McLachlan featuring The Sarah McLachlan Music Outreach Children’s Choir and Youth Choir3.53:28
6Christmas Through Your Eyes
vocals:
Gloria Estefan
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1992)
recording of:
Christmas Through Your Eyes
writer:
Gloria Estefan and Diane Warren (US songwriter)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) and Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!)
Gloria Estefan24:58
7Home for Christmas
recording of:
Home for Christmas
composer:
Greg Bieck, Daryl Hall and T‐Bone Wolk
Daryl Hall & John Oates5:07
8Silver 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)
Clay Aiken and Kimberley Locke2:29
9I’ll Be Home for Christmas
engineer:
Nathaniel Kunkel
producer:
Bobby Colomby
mixer:
Al Schmitt
bass:
Jon Ossman
drums (drum set):
Vinnie Colaiuta (drummer)
guitar:
Shane Fontayne (English rock guitarist)
piano:
C.J. Vanston
Rhodes piano:
Billy Childs (US composer/jazz pianist)
trumpet:
Chris Botti
arranger:
Chris Botti
instrumental 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 (holding behind all publishing activities of Warner Music Group, 2019–)
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)
Chris Botti4:05
10My Christmas Song for You
recording of:
My Christmas Song for You
writer:
James Collins (James Lloyd Collins) and Melissa Manchester
Melissa Manchester3:21
11Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let 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)
Carly Simon3:06
12The First Noel
arranger:
Rick Springfield
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)
Rick Springfield23:25
13The Christmas Song
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 (holding behind all publishing activities of Warner Music Group, 2019–), Warner/Chappell Music Australia Pty. Ltd. and Edwin H. Morris & Co., Inc. (a division of MPL Communications Inc.) (from 1946 to present)
Christopher Cross3:10
14O Little Town of Bethlehem
producer:
Billy Straus and T‐Bone Wolk
arranger:
Billy Straus and T‐Bone Wolk
cover recording of:
O Little Town of Bethlehem (traditional carol with the tune “St. Louis”, as commonly sung in the U.S.)
lyricist:
Phillips Brooks (in 1868)
composer:
Lewis Henry Redner (in 1868)
is based on:
St. Louis (hymn tune)
Shawn Colvin3:26
15Winter Wonderland
producer:
Dave Grusin (American pianist and score composer)
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)
James Taylor featuring Chris Botti3:31

Credits

Release

manufactured by:Sony Music Entertainment (NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP)
copyrighted (©) by:Mood Media Entertainment, Ltd. (manufacturer and distributor) (in 2012)
phonographic copyright (℗) by: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 2008)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/9470786 [info]