A Vintage Christmas Cracker

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

Tracklist

1▶CD: Disc One
2▼CD: Disc Two
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1Santa Claus Is Coming to Town
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1943-09-27)
lead vocals:
The Andrews Sisters (on 1943-09-27) and Bing Crosby (on 1943-09-27)
orchestra:
Vic Schoen and His Orchestra (on 1943-09-27)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
HNH International Ltd. (not for release label use!) and UMG Recordings, Inc. (operational headquarters of Universal Music Group, based in Santa Monica, USA; read annotations) (in 1945)
recorded at:
Radio Recorders Studios (Santa Monica Blvd. location since 1949) in West Hollywood, California, United States (on 1943-09-27)
cover recording of:
Santa Claus Is Coming to Town (on 1943-09-27)
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)
Bing Crosby & The Andrews Sisters52:40
2The Christmas Song (Merry Christmas to You)
Nat King Cole3:10
3"Uncle Mac's Christmas Carols": Unto Us a Boy Is Born / Here We Come A-Wassailing / Patapan / Rocking / Good Christian Men, Rejoice
St. Brandon's CDS Choir, Bristol7:02
4The Kids Go Carolling
Harry Hemsley3:26
5The Little Boy That Santa Claus Forgot
Arthur Tracy3:00
6O Little Town of Bethlehem
Master Denis Barthel3:01
7Adeste, Fideles
John McCormack3:58
8At the Christmas Ball
Bessie Smith3:22
9Jingle Bells
recording of:
Jingle Bells
lyricist and composer:
James Lord Pierpont (in 1850)
publisher:
Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
composed at and lyrics written at:
Simpson Tavern in Medford, Massachusetts, United States (in 1850)
Glenn Miller & His Orchestra3:24
10The Cradle Song of the Virgin
Dick Haymes2:51
11I'm Sending a Letter to Santa Claus
vocals:
Gracie Fields (in 1939-11)
recording of:
I’m Sending a Letter to Santa Claus (in 1939-11)
writer:
Lanny Rogers and Spencer Williams (US jazz composer, pianist & singer)
Gracie Fields3:01
12On a Christmas Tree
Debroy Somers & His Band3:06
13I'm Spending Christmas With the Old Folks
Vera Lynn3:08
14All I Want for Christmas Is My Two Front Teeth
vocals:
George Rock (on 1947-12-06)
recording of:
All I Want for Christmas Is My Two Front Teeth (on 1947-12-06)
lyricist and composer:
Donald Yetter Gardner (songwriter and music teacher) (in 1944)
Spike Jones & His City Slickers33:08
15Here Comes Santa Claus
part of:
Billboard Hot 100: 2026-01-03 (number: 22), Billboard Hot 100: 2025-12-20 (number: 28), Billboard Hot 100: 2025-12-27 (number: 28), Billboard Hot 100: 2025-12-13 (number: 32) and Billboard Hot 100: 2025-12-06 (number: 42)
recording of:
Here Comes Santa Claus (Right Down Santa Claus Lane) (on 1947-08-28)
lyricist and composer:
Gene Autry (“The Singing Cowboy”), Oakley Haldeman (songwriter) and Harriett Melka
writer:
Oakley Haldeman (songwriter) and Harriett Melka
publisher:
Campbell Connelly & Co., EMI Davis Music Australia Pty Limited, Remick Music Corp., Warner Bros. Music Corp. and Gene Autry Music Publishing, Inc. (on 1947-11-20)
Gene Autry42:31
16White Christmas
recording of:
White Christmas
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)
Frank Sinatra3:20
17Winter Wonderland
Perry Como2:28
18Christmas Island
The Andrews Sisters2:35
19The Merry Christmas Polka
Dinah Shore2:35
20I'll Be Home for Christmas
recording of:
I’ll Be Home for Christmas (on 1943-10-01)
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)
Bing Crosby2:53
21O Sanctissima
Richard Tauber3:09
22Lullay, My Liking
The Celebrity Quartette2:47
23Stille Nacht, Heilige Nacht
The Comedy Harmonists3:32
24The Miner's Dream of Home
Peter Dawson3:16