Christmas: The Collection (2017 version)

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

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1Baby, It’s Cold Outside
cover recording of:
Baby, It’s Cold Outside (1948 song by Frank Loesser)
lyricist and composer:
Frank Loesser
publisher:
Frank Music Corp., Kobalt Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd, MPL Communications Ltd. (not for release label use! Paul McCartney-related, London-based company), MPL UK Publishing, Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label) and ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) (Yamaha Music EH(CM))
part of:
The 22nd Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1949 winner)
Brett Eldredge feat. Meghan Trainor2:53
2Winter Wonderland
assistant recording engineer:
Matt Barnes (engineer), Tom Campbell (engineer) and Ronan Phelan (engineer)
recording engineer:
Mat Bartram (studio engineer.) and Cameron Gower Poole
producer:
Steve Anderson (UK producer, in groups Scratch Acid, Brothers in Rhythm, et al)
mixer:
Ash Howes (British mixer, writer and musician)
vocals:
Kylie Minogue
mixed for:
Big Life Management
produced for:
365 Artists
recorded at:
Angel Studios in Islington, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom and Sarm Music Village in Ladbroke Grove, Kensington and Chelsea, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
mixed at:
The Dark Room in Hampshire, England, United Kingdom
cover 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)
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)
Kylie Minogue1:52
3God 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)
Andra Day3:11
4Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!Laura Pausini with The Patrick Williams Orchestra3:01
5Last Christmas
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Parlophone Records Ltd. (not for release label use! a Warner Music Group company) (in 2004)
cover recording of:
Last Christmas
lyricist and composer:
George Michael
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Warner Chappell Music (publisher as Warner/Chappell Music), Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019), Wham! Music Ltd., ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division), ヤマハミュージックパブリッシング (Yamaha Music Publishing) (until 2017-03-31), Morrison Leahy Music Ltd. (from 1984 to present) 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) (from 2017-04-01 to present)
Jamelia3:40
6Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
assistant recording engineer:
Steve Boyer
recording engineer:
Bruce Lampcov and Scott Litt (producer and engineer)
producer:
Bob Clearmountain and Jimmy Iovine
mixer:
Bob Clearmountain
bass:
T.M. Stevens (US bass player Thomas Michael Stevens)
guitar:
Robbie McIntosh (English guitarist for The Pretenders)
membranophone:
Blair Cunningham
recorded at:
AIR Studios (Lyndhurst Hall 1991–present) in Hampstead, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom, Power Station Studios (Power Station at BerkleeNYC, fka Power Station 1977–1996, then Avatar Studios 1996–2017) in Hell's Kitchen, New York, New York, United States, The Town House in Shepherd's Bush, Hammersmith and Fulham, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom and West Heath Studio in West Heath, Bexley (London Borough of Bexley), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
cover 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 film)
The Pretenders4:37
7Christmas Auld Lang SyneBobby Darin2:43
8Lonely Pup (In a Christmas Shop)
performer:
Adam Faith
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012)
recording of:
Lonely Pup (In a Christmas Shop)
lyricist and composer:
Arthur Alexander (country soul singer)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!)
Adam Faith1:47
9The 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)
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)
Blake Shelton3:54
10Deck the Halls With Boughs of Holly
cover recording of:
Deck the Halls
lyricist:
Thomas Oliphant (musician, artist and author)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
is based on:
Nos Galan (Talhaiarn, “Goreu pleser ar Nos Galan”)
The Everly Brothers1:32
11It’s Beginning to Look Like ChristmasKathie Lee Gifford2:25
12This Christmas
recording of:
This Christmas
writer:
Donny Hathaway and Nadine McKinnor
publisher:
BMG Songs, Inc., Crystal Raisin Music, Kuumba Music, Microhits Music Corp., The Estate of Donny Hathaway, Universal Music–MGB Songs, Warner Chappell, WB Music Corp. (1929–2019), 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), ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division) and 大洋音楽 (Taiyō Music)
Seal3:30
13Hard Candy Christmas
cover recording of:
Hard Candy Christmas
lyricist, writer and composer:
Carol Hall (musical theatre songwriter)
publisher:
MCA Music Ltd.
Cyndi Lauper3:52
14Coventry Carol
Elaine Paige2:33
15Away in a Manger
recording of:
Away in a Manger (aka “Cradle Song” composed by William J. Kirkpatrick)
additional lyricist:
Charles Hutchinson Gabriel (in 1892)
lyricist:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist)
composer:
William James Kirkpatrick (hymn-writer) (in 1895)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 25304)
is based on:
Sweet Afton (set to music by Jonathan E. Spilman, 1837)
translated version of:
Y Preseb
Vera Lynn2:44
16Come o Come Emmanuel / What Child Is This?
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
WEA International (imprint of WEA International Inc., not likely used since ca. 1990) (in 2000)
Linda Eder3:50
17Ding Dong Merrily on High
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Music UK Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 2012)
recording of:
Ding Dong! Merrily on High
lyricist:
George Ratcliffe Woodward
additional composer:
Charles Wood (Irish composer)
composer:
Thoinot Arbeau (Artist name of Jehan Tabourot (“Orchesographie”))
is based on:
Branle de l’official
Katherine Jenkins2:19
18Jingle Bell RockStraight No Chaser2:06
19A Winter’s Tale
performer:
The Magnets (British a cappella group)
recording of:
A Winter’s Tale
lyricist and composer:
Queen (UK rock group)
publisher:
Beechwood Music Corp., EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Queen Music Ltd. and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., EMI Overseas Division, sub‐publisher for non‐Japanese works)
The Magnets3:09
20Winter
assistant recording engineer:
Leslie Ann Jones (recording engineer)
recording engineer:
John Beverly Jones
producer:
Davitt Sigerson
mixer:
Jon Kelly (engineer at Air London Studios)
bodhrán [Irish war drum]:
Eric Rosse (from 1990 until 1990-06)
piano [acoustic piano]:
Tori Amos (from 1990 until 1990-06)
vocals:
Tori Amos (from 1990 until 1990-06)
conductor:
Nick de Caro (from 1990 until 1990-06)
orchestrator:
Nick de Caro
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
WEA International (imprint of WEA International Inc., not likely used since ca. 1990) (in 1992)
recorded at:
Capitol Studios (Hollywood, CA, founded 1956) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1990 until 1990-06)
recording of:
Winter (from 1990 until 1990-06)
lyricist and composer:
Tori Amos
publisher:
Sword and Stone (in 1991) and Ma.Ra.Cash Records (on 2022-04-14)
Tori Amos3.85:41
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