Dear Santa: Holiday Music Collection, Volume 1

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

1▼CD
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1The 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)
Nat King Cole3:11
2It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year
lead vocals:
Andy Williams (US pop/jazz vocalist) (in 1972)
vocals:
Andy Williams (US pop/jazz vocalist) (in 1972)
arranger:
Johnny Mandel (American composer and arranger)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008) (in 1963) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1963)
part of:
Billboard Hot 100: 2025-12-27 (number: 9), Billboard Hot 100: 2026-01-03 (number: 9), Billboard Hot 100: 2025-12-13 (number: 10), Billboard Hot 100: 2025-12-20 (number: 10), Billboard Hot 100: 2025-12-06 (number: 17), Billboard Hot 100: 2025-11-29 (number: 30) and BILLIONS CLUB
recording of:
It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year (in 1972)
writer:
Eddie Pola and George Wyle
publisher:
Barnaby Music Corp., EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), EMI Songs Ltd., IQ Music Ltd. and ピアーミュージック (Peer Music Japan, Japan, subsidiary of Nichion)
Andy Williams42:33
3It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas
vocals:
Johnny Mathis (US pop/soul singer)
conductor:
Jeremy Lubbock
arranger:
Jeremy Lubbock
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Jon Mat Records, Inc. (in 1986)
cover recording of:
It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas
lyricist and composer:
Meredith Willson (in 1951)
publisher:
Frank Music Corp., Kobalt Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd, Meredith Willson Music LLC, MPL Communications Australia and MPL Music Publishing
recording of:
It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas
lyricist and composer:
Meredith Willson (in 1951)
publisher:
Frank Music Corp., Kobalt Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd, Meredith Willson Music LLC, MPL Communications Australia and MPL Music Publishing
Johnny Mathis42:16
4What Christmas Is to Me
Evan and Jaron3:37
5O Come O Come Emmanuel
Nick Lachey3:34
6O Come All Ye Faithful
Vonzell Solomon3:03
7Little Drummer Girl
Alicia Keys4:33
8Everybody Knows It's Christmas
Roland Gift3:38
9Jolly Old St. Nicholas
Lindsay Jordan2:57
10Carolina Christmas
Maxwell / Mosher2:01
11Feliz Navidad
part of:
Billboard Hot 100: 2026-01-03 (number: 11), Billboard Hot 100: 2025-12-27 (number: 14), Billboard Hot 100: 2025-12-20 (number: 16), Billboard Hot 100: 2025-12-13 (number: 17), Billboard Hot 100: 2025-12-06 (number: 23), Billboard Hot 100: 2025-11-29 (number: 49) and Offizielle deutsche Charts – Single-Jahrescharts 2025 (number: 87)
recording of:
Feliz Navidad (Spanish/English)
lyricist and composer:
José Feliciano (born 1945, not Cheo Feliciano)
publisher:
DeJamus Ltd., J & H Publishing Co. and J-H Publishing
José Feliciano33:01
12God Rest Ye, Merry Gentlemen
Mannheim Steamroller1:42
13Christmas Eve/Sarajevo 12/24
recording engineer and mixer:
Dave Whittman
additional engineer:
Dominick Barbera (engineer), Robert Kinkel, John Seymour and Steve Sola
assistant engineer:
Ben Arrindell (American engineer and mixer), James Carabello (engineer) and Matt Thrasher (engineer)
co-producer:
Robert Kinkel
producer:
Paul O’Neill (US rock producer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Atlantic Recording Corporation (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1996) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1996)
recorded at:
Sound Tracks in New York, New York, United States and Studio 900 in New York, New York, United States
mixed at:
Sound Tracks in New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Christmas Eve/Sarajevo 12/24
composer:
Robert Kinkel and Paul O’Neill (US rock producer)
publisher:
Paul O’Neill Publishing, Robert Steller Publishing and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Trans‐Siberian Orchestra43:26
14Merry Christmas
Jesse Thomas3:27
15Simple Gifts
Margie Cox3:07
16Auld Lang Syne
Maxwell / Mosher2:24