Christmas Through the Years

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Annotation

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Annotation last modified on 2018-12-04 22:14 UTC.

Tracklist

1▶12" Vinyl: All-Time Christmas Favourites
2▶12" Vinyl: Christmas in the 50s
3▶12" Vinyl: Christmas in the 60s
4▼12" Vinyl: Christmas in the 70s and 80s
#TitleArtistRatingLength
G1The Twelve Days of Christmas
recording of:
The Twelve Days of Christmas
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Frederic Austin (English baritone and composer) (in 1909)
publisher:
Shawnee Press Inc.
Roger Whittaker3:29
G2Silver Bells
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)
Richard Clayderman2:29
G3The Secret of Christmas
cover recording of:
The Secret of Christmas (1959 Christmas song from "Say One for Me")
writer:
Sammy Cahn and Jimmy Van Heusen
publisher:
AF Encore Fund LLC, Cahn Music Company, EMI Feist Catalog Inc., Leo Feist, Inc. and Van Heusen Music Corp.
Julie Andrews33:23
G4Christmas Present
recording of:
Christmas Present (1974 song)
writer:
Larry Brown (US producer, engineer, drummer and percussionist) and Keats Tyler (songwriter)
Andy Williams2:34
G5A Christmas Wish (from Me to You)
recording of:
A Christmas Wish (From Me to You) (Vera Lynn song)
writer:
Alyn Ainsworth and Norman Newell
Vera Lynn2:49
G6Christmas Is
recording of:
Christmas Is (1960s song)
lyricist:
Spence Maxwell
composer:
Percy Faith
Jack Jones3:12
G7What Child Is This
recording of:
What Child Is This?
lyricist:
William Chatterton Dix (in 1865)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 25608)
version of:
Greensleeves (generic entry for traditional and unknown arrangements)
Johnny Mathis3:59
H1Joy to the World
vocals:
Andy Williams (US pop/jazz vocalist) (in 1974)
recording of:
Joy to the World (Christmas carol) (in 1974)
lyricist:
Isaac Watts (hymn writer) (in 1719)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer)
arranger:
Lowell Mason (in 1839)
Andy Williams2:52
H2Do You Hear What I Hear
recording of:
Do You Hear What I Hear?
lyricist:
Noël Regney (in 1962)
writer:
Noël Regney and Gloria Shayne Baker
composer:
Gloria Shayne Baker (in 1962)
publisher:
Blue Ribbon Music Ltd., Campbell Connelly and Jewel Music Publishing Co., Inc. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Vera Lynn3:33
H3Past Three O’Clock
recording of:
Past Three O'clock
lyricist:
George Ratcliffe Woodward
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
Roger Whittaker2:57
H4When a Child Is Born
recording of:
When a Child Is Born
lyricist:
Fred Jay
composer:
Zacar
arranger:
Dave Arch (pianist, conductor, arranger and composer)
publisher:
Ardmore & Beechwood Music Ltd., Ardmore and Beechwood Ltd., Beechwood Music Corp., EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!) and EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd (not for release label use!)
Johnny Mathis3:45
H5Rocking
recording of:
Rocking (carol)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
translator:
Percy Dearmer
translated version of:
Hajej, nynej, Ježíšku (Czech carol)
Julie Andrews2:23
H6On Christmas Night the Lights Are Burning
arranger:
Gérard Salesses and Olivier Toussaint
recording of:
On Christmas Night the Lights Are Burning (carol)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
Richard Clayderman1:59
H7A Christmas Dream, from ‘The Odessa File’
recording of:
A Christmas Dream (from the 1974 film “The Odessa File”)
writer:
Andrew Lloyd Webber (English composer and impresario of musical theatre) and Tim Rice
Perry Como2:48
5▶12" Vinyl: Christmas Souvenirs
6▶12" Vinyl: The Joy of Christmas

Credits

Release

copyrighted (©) by:The Reader’s Digest Association Limited (not for release label use!) (in 1985)
licensed from:CBS Records Ltd. (UK record company, subsidiary of CBS United Kingdom Ltd.)
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012)
Hal Shaper Ltd.
Jon Mat Records, Inc.
London Records Ltd. (not release label)
MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.)
Phonogram Ltd. (not for release label use!)
Polydor Records Ltd. (not for release label use! former name of Polydor Ltd. (UK) prior to 1972-09)
RCA Ltd. (UK arm of RCA)
Tembo Music Ltd (not release label)
The Decca Record Co. Ltd. (The Decca Record Company Limited, not a release label; for copyrights use only)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/2789219 [info]
ASIN:US: B000ZPJBBY [info]