Sounds of the Sixties: Christmas

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Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Santa Claus Is Coming to Town
The Four Seasons1:51
2Little Saint Nick
recording of:
Little Saint Nick
writer:
Mike Love (Beach Boys) and Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co‐founder)
publisher:
Rondor Music and Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)
The Beach Boys2:03
3I’m Gonna Be Warm This Winter
recording of:
I’m Gonna Be Warm This Winter
writer:
Mark Barkan and Hank Hunter
publisher:
Embassy Music Corporation, EMI Longitude Music, EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), EMI Virgin Songs, Inc., Mount Pocono Music and Windswept Pacific Entertainment Co.
Connie Francis2:26
4Lonely Pup (In a Christmas Shop)
Adam Faith1:49
5The Virgin Mary
Lonnie Donegan & His Skiffle Group2:20
6Scarlet Ribbons (For Her Hair)
The Browns feat. Jim Ed Brown2:39
7Bambino
The Springfields2:33
8Rudolph, the Red‐Nosed Reindeer
producer:
Clay McMurray (producer, songwriter, engineer) and Barrett Strong
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
UMG Recordings, Inc. (operational headquarters of Universal Music Group, based in Santa Monica, USA; read annotations) (in 1970)
cover recording of:
Rudolph, the Red‐Nosed Reindeer
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Marks (American songwriter)
publisher:
Chappell & Co Ltd., Chappell Music Ltd., Warner Chappell, Warner Chappell Music (publisher as Warner/Chappell Music), Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019), St. Nicholas Music Publishing Co. (on 1949-05-09) and St. Nicholas Music Inc. (from 1950 to present)
arrangement of:
Rudolph, the Red‐Nosed Reindeer (for voice, choir and orchestra, Elms)
The Temptations3:01
9Amen
The Impressions3:06
10Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
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)
Four Tops3:52
11This Time of the Year
recording of:
This Time of the Year (in 1959-06)
writer:
Brook Benton and Clyde Otis (American songwriter and record producer)
Brook Benton2:28
12Back Door Santa
guitar:
Clarence Carter (in 1968)
vocals:
Clarence Carter (in 1968)
recorded at:
Fame Studios in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, United States (in 1968)
recording of:
Back Door Santa (in 1968)
lyricist and composer:
Clarence Carter and Marcus Daniel
Clarence Carter2:10
13All I Want for Christmas Is You
Carla Thomas2:54
14Someday at Christmas
producer:
Henry Cosby
performer:
Stevie Wonder
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Motown Records (not for label use; use “Motown” instead) (in 1967)
cover recording of:
Someday at Christmas
writer:
Ron Miller (Motown songwriter Ronald Norman Miller) and Bryan Wells
publisher:
EMI Songs Australia Pty. Ltd., Jobete Music Co., Inc. and Ron Miller Legacy Songtrust Publishing LLC (BMI)
Stevie Wonder3.52:51
15Merry Christmas Baby
cover recording of:
Merry Christmas Baby
writer:
Lou Baxter and Johnny Moore (US blues guitarist, Three Blazers)
publisher:
Anne-Rachel Music Corp., St. Louis Music Corp., Unichappell Music, Inc., Warner Chappell Music (publisher as Warner/Chappell Music) and Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.
recording of:
Merry Christmas Baby
writer:
Lou Baxter and Johnny Moore (US blues guitarist, Three Blazers)
publisher:
Anne-Rachel Music Corp., St. Louis Music Corp., Unichappell Music, Inc., Warner Chappell Music (publisher as Warner/Chappell Music) and Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.
Otis Redding42:31
16The Christmas Song
cover recording of:
The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)
lyricist:
Mel Tormé (“The Velvet Fog”) and Robert Wells (songwriter) (from 1944 until 1945)
composer:
Mel Tormé (“The Velvet Fog”) (from 1944 until 1945)
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)
James Brown2:44
17I’ll Be Home for Christmas
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)
Smokey Robinson & The Miracles2:27
18Jingle 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)
Booker T. & the MG’s2:39
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