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
#TitleArtistRatingLength
C1Little Donkey
recording of:
Little Donkey
lyricist and composer:
Eric Boswell
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd.
The Beverley Sisters2:16
C2Santo natale
recording of:
Santo Natale (1954 carol)
writer:
Al Hoffman, Dick Manning (American songwriter) and Belle Nardone (songwriter)
David Whitfield2:56
C3The First Noel
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)
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)
Connie Francis3:05
C4Santa Claus Is Coming to Town
recording of:
Santa Claus Is Coming to Town
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)
Pat Boone1:45
C5(There’s No Place Like) Home for the Holidays
vocals:
Perry Como (US pop singer & TV personality, 1912–2001)
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 1968)
recording of:
Home for the Holidays
lyricist:
Al Stillman
composer:
Robert Allen (US songwriter/arranger/pianist)
publisher:
Charlie Deitcher Productions, Inc., Kitty Anne Music Co., Inc., Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music) and ミュージック・セールス (Music Sales, Japan, subsidiary of Shinko Music Entertainment)
Perry Como2:58
C6I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus
recording of:
I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus
lyricist and composer:
Tommie Connor (English songwriter)
publisher:
Blue Ribbon Music Ltd., Campbell Connelly, E. H. Morris & Co. Ltd., Herman Music, Inc., Jewel Music Publishing Co., Inc. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Regent Music (BMI)
The Beverley Sisters2:33
C7Where Did My Snowman Go?
recording of:
Where Did My Snowman Go?
lyricist:
Geoffrey Venis (songwriter)
composer:
Freddie Poser (English composer, publisher & producer)
arranger:
Gordon Rees (aka Melville Farley)
Patti Page2:35
D1Winter Wonderland
vocals:
Johnny Mathis (US pop/soul singer)
orchestra:
Percy Faith and His Orchestra (Faith’s orchestra before his death in 1976)
conductor:
Percy Faith
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)
Johnny Mathis3:19
D2Jingle Bell Rock
recording of:
Jingle Bell Rock
writer:
Joe Beal and Jim Boothe
publisher:
Anne Rachel Music Corp, Carlin, Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA) and Essex Music of Australia Pty. Ltd.
Max Bygraves2:28
D3Christmas Alphabet
vocals:
Dickie Valentine
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Limited (not a release label; for copyrights use only) (in 1955)
cover recording of:
Christmas Alphabet (1954 song)
writer:
Buddy Kaye and Jules Loman (songwriter)
publisher:
Budd Music Corp. and Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd.
Dickie Valentine2:09
D4Here Comes Santa Claus
recording of:
Here Comes Santa Claus (Right Down Santa Claus Lane)
lyricist and composer:
Gene Autry (“The Singing Cowboy”), 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)
The Ray Conniff Singers and Orchestra2:27
D5A Marshmallow World
background vocals:
The Lee Gordon Singers (on 1950-09-08)
lead vocals:
Bing Crosby (on 1950-09-08)
orchestra:
Sonny Burke and His Orchestra (on 1950-09-08)
recording of:
A Marshmallow World (on 1950-09-08)
lyricist:
Carl Sigman (in 1949)
composer:
Peter de Rose (tin pan alley era songwriter, pianist and performer on radio) (in 1949)
publisher:
Shapiro Bernstein & Co. Ltd.
Bing Crosby2:44
D6Christmas in Killarney
recording of:
Christmas in Killarney
writer:
James Cavanaugh, John Redmond (singer, songwriter) and Frank Weldon
Ruby Murray1:56
D7That Christmas Feeling
recording of:
That Christmas Feeling (1946 song)
writer:
Bennie Benjamin and George David Weiss
publisher:
Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd.
Perry Como3:21
3▶12" Vinyl: Christmas in the 60s
4▶12" Vinyl: Christmas in the 70s and 80s
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]