Cole, Christmas & Kids (remastered)

~ Release by Nat King Cole & The Starlighters (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Annotation

Countries excluded (Spotify + Deezer + iTunes)

(As of 2022-01-27).

  • Eastern Africa: 🇮🇴 British Indian Ocean Territory (io)
  • Eastern Asia: 🇯🇵 Japan (jp)
Annotation last modified on 2022-02-11 22:01 UTC.

Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1All I Want for Christmas (Is My Two Front Teeth)
bongos and congas:
Jack Costanzo (on 1949-08-02)
double bass:
Joe Comfort (on 1949-08-02)
guitar:
Irving Ashby (on 1949-08-02)
piano:
Nat King Cole (on 1949-08-02)
lead vocals:
Nat King Cole (on 1949-07-26)
vocals:
Nat King Cole (on 1949-08-02) and The Starlighters (1940s-50s vocal group that accompanied Jo Stafford, among others) (on 1949-08-02)
recorded at:
Capitol Studios (1949–1956) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1949-08-02)
recording of:
All I Want for Christmas Is My Two Front Teeth (on 1949-08-02)
lyricist and composer:
Donald Yetter Gardner (in 1944)
King Cole Trio2:32
2Frosty the Snowman
recording of:
Frosty the Snow Man
writer:
Steve Nelson (US songwriter who co-wrote “Frosty the Snowman”) and Walter E. Rollins (songwriter)
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, J. Albert & Son Pty. Ltd., Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09), Chappell & Co. (in 1950) and Hill and Range Songs, Inc. (publisher) (on 1950-06-02)
Nat King Cole2:21
3The Little Christmas Tree
recording of:
The Little Christmas Tree
writer:
Mickey Rooney (actor)
King Cole Trio3:15
4The Little Boy That Santa Claus Forgot
producer:
Lee Gillette
lead vocals:
Nat King Cole
conductor:
Nelson Riddle
recording of:
The Little Boy That Santa Claus Forgot (1937 song) (on 1953-08-18)
writer:
Michael Carr (songwriter), Tommie Connor (English songwriter) and James Leach (English songwriter)
publisher:
J. Albert & Son
Nat King Cole42:33
5Mrs. Santa Claus
producer:
Lee Gillette
lead vocals:
Nat King Cole
conductor:
Nelson Riddle
recording of:
Mrs. Santa Claus
writer:
Leroy Anderson, Jack Fulton (US jazz trombonist, composer & vocalist), Hazel B. Whalen, Lois Steele Roberts and Mitchell Parish
Nat King Cole2:09
6The Christmas Song (Merry Christmas to You)
bass trombone:
George Roberts (american bass trombone) (on 1953-08-24)
cello:
Cy Bernard (on 1953-08-24), Armand Kaproff (on 1953-08-24) and Eleanor Slatkin (US cellist, b. Aller) (on 1953-08-24)
double bass:
Charlie Harris (jazz bassist) (on 1953-08-24)
drums (drum set):
Lee Young (40s-60s US jazz drummer, then producer/A&R) (on 1953-08-24)
flute:
Jules Kinsler (on 1953-08-24), Ted Nash (40s-80s US swing reedman, uncle of the other) (on 1953-08-24) and Harry Steinfeld (on 1953-08-24)
French horn:
Vincent DeRosa (on 1953-08-24) and John Graas (on 1953-08-24)
guitar:
John Collins (US jazz guitarist) (on 1953-08-24)
harp:
Ann Mason Stockton (American harpist) (on 1953-08-24)
piano:
Buddy Cole (on 1953-08-24) and Nat King Cole (on 1953-08-24)
trombone:
Milt Bernhart (on 1953-08-24) and Joe Howard (american trombone player) (on 1953-08-24)
viola:
Lou Kievman (violist) (on 1953-08-24), Stanley Spiegelman (on 1953-08-24) and Dave Sterkin (on 1953-08-24)
violin:
Victor Bay (on 1953-08-24), Alex Beller (on 1953-08-24), Harry Bluestone (on 1953-08-24), Walter Edelstein (on 1953-08-24), Henry Hill (Violin player) (on 1953-08-24), Paul Nero (composer & jazz violinist; Born: Kurt Polnariov/Polnarioff) (on 1953-08-24), Mischa Russell (violinist) (on 1953-08-24), Paul Shure (on 1953-08-24), Felix Slatkin (on 1953-08-24) and Gerald Vinci (American violinist and strings conductor) (on 1953-08-24)
vocals:
Nat King Cole (on 1953-08-24)
orchestra:
Nelson Riddle and His Orchestra (on 1953-08-24)
conductor:
Nelson Riddle (on 1953-08-24)
arranger:
Nelson Riddle
recorded at:
Capitol Studios (1949–1956) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1953-08-24)
cover recording of:
The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire) (on 1953-08-24)
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)
King Cole Trio3:15
7Take Me Back to Toyland
recording of:
Take Me Back to Toyland
lyricist:
Kal Mann
composer:
Bernie Lowe
Nat King Cole2:54
8Buon Natale (Means Merry Christmas to You)
recording of:
Buon Natale (Merry Christmas to You)
writer:
Frank Linale and Bob Saffer
Nat King Cole1:36
9The Happiest Christmas Tree
recording of:
The Happiest Christmas Tree
lyricist and composer:
Cathy Lynn
Nat King Cole1:50
10O Come All Ye Faithful
producer:
Lee Gillette
vocals:
Nat King Cole (in 1960)
conductor:
Ralph Carmichael (in 1960)
arranger:
Edith Bergdahl
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)
Nat King Cole42:21
11God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
recording of:
God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen (traditional, no arrangement credits here)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 394)
Nat King Cole1:28
12Brahms’ Lullaby
King Cole Trio3:13
13Toys for Tots
Nat King Cole1:22

Credits

Release

distributed by:Universal Music Group (has logo with just “Universal Music Group”)
copyrighted (©) by and phonographic copyright (℗) by:Capitol Records, LLC (not for release label use! fka Capitol Records, Inc. until 2007) (in 1990)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/22027255 [info]
ASIN:US: B001AL419Y [info]
stream for free:https://open.spotify.com/album/6L559yGVxmFOW8ViMMbWI1 [info]
https://www.deezer.com/album/1343443 [info]
discography entry:https://jaxsta.com/release/85f8b040-1de3-58b6-ab56-e8c2853d3a8a/63e1bf2f-0655-5899-be2d-5e77b05bb54c/overview [info] (until 2025-12-17)
streaming page:https://music.apple.com/gb/album/723473624 [info]