Billboard Rock 'N' Roll Christmas

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Tracklist

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1Thank God It's Christmas
additional engineer:
Nicholas Froome
engineer:
Mack (German rock producer/engineer Reinhold Mack)
producer:
Mack (German rock producer/engineer Reinhold Mack), Josh Macrae (Roger Taylor/Queen producer) and Queen (UK rock group)
bass guitar:
John Deacon
drum machine and drums (drum set):
Roger Taylor (Queen drummer)
electric guitar:
Brian May (Queen guitarist)
synthesizer:
Brian May (Queen guitarist) and Roger Taylor (Queen drummer)
background vocals:
Brian May (Queen guitarist), Freddie Mercury and Roger Taylor (Queen drummer)
lead vocals:
Freddie Mercury
vocals:
Freddie Mercury
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Queen Productions Ltd. (company and copyright holder, do not use as an imprint or release label) (in 1984, in 2011) and Raincloud Productions Ltd. (in 1984)
recording of:
Thank God It’s Christmas
writer:
Brian May (Queen guitarist) and Roger Taylor (Queen drummer)
publisher:
Beechwood Music Corp., EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) and Queen Music Ltd.
Queen3.24:26
2Christmas Is the Time to Say I Love You
Billy Squier2:54
3Rock and Roll Christmas
George Thorogood & the Destroyers3:27
4Christmas at Ground Zero
assistant engineer:
Jamey Dell
engineer and mixer:
Tony Papa
producer:
Rick Derringer
accordion, glockenspiel, keyboard and lead vocals:
“Weird Al” Yankovic
banjo and bass:
Steve Jay (US bassist, “Weird Al” collaborator)
baritone saxophone:
Gary Herbig
clarinet:
Joel Peskin
guitar:
Rick Derringer and Jim West (supporting musician for “Weird Al” Yankovic)
membranophone and percussion:
Jon “Bermuda” Schwartz (drummer)
pedal steel guitar:
Jim Cox (US keyboard player, composer)
piano:
Reginald “Sonny” Burke (soul/jazz/funk keyboardist)
synthesizer:
Pat Regan (American recording engineer)
tenor saxophone:
Bill Anderson (TV composer, mostly animation)
trumpet:
Warren Luening
tuba:
Tommy Johnson (session tuba player)
violin:
Dennis Fetchet
background vocals:
Steve Jay (US bassist, “Weird Al” collaborator), Lisa Popeil (Celebrity voice coach), The Waters Sisters, Jim West (supporting musician for “Weird Al” Yankovic) and “Weird Al” Yankovic
arranger:
“Weird Al” Yankovic
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1986) and Volcano Entertainment III, L.L.C. (in 1986)
recorded at:
Santa Monica Sound Recorders in Santa Monica, California, United States
recording of:
Christmas at Ground Zero
lyricist and composer:
“Weird Al” Yankovic
publisher:
Ear Booker Music, Holy Moley Music and Sony/ATV Melody
“Weird Al” Yankovic53:11
5All I Want for Christmas Is You
Foghat4:13
6Father Christmas
recording of:
Father Christmas
writer:
Ray Davies (UK singer/songwriter, member of The Kinks)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) (in 1977)
The Kinks33:43
7Little Saint Nick
producer:
Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co‐founder)
lead vocals:
Mike Love (Beach Boys)
arranger:
Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co‐founder)
part of:
Billboard Hot 100: 2026-01-03 (number: 32), Billboard Hot 100: 2025-12-13 (number: 39) and Billboard Hot 100: 2025-12-27 (number: 41)
recording of:
Little Saint Nick
writer:
Mike Love (Beach Boys) and Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co‐founder)
publisher:
Rondor Music and Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)
The Beach Boys52:02
8Run Rudolph Run
The Dave Edmunds Band3:49
9Christmas Blues
Canned Heat2:36
10Santa Claus and His Old Lady
arranger:
Clarence McDonald
recording of:
Santa Claus and His Old Lady
writer:
Tommy Chong and Cheech Marin
Cheech & Chong36:26

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ASIN:US: B0000033DT [info]