Christmas in High Fidelity

~ Release by George Melachrino and Orchestra (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

1▼12" Vinyl
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A1Once More It's Christmas
orchestra:
The Melachrino Orchestra
conductor:
George Melachrino
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1954-06-15 until 1954-06-17)
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A2Silent Night
orchestra:
The Melachrino Orchestra
conductor:
George Melachrino
arranger:
W. Hill-Bowen
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1954-06-15 until 1954-06-17)
instrumental recording of:
Silent Night (Christmas carol, English translation) (in 1954)
lyricist:
Josef Mohr (in 1816)
composer:
Franz Xaver Gruber (in 1818)
translator:
John Freeman Young (in 1859)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 27088)
translated version of:
Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht
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A3Little Brown Jug
orchestra:
The Melachrino Orchestra
conductor:
George Melachrino
arranger:
W. Hill-Bowen
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1954-06-15 until 1954-06-17)
instrumental recording of:
Little Brown Jug (in 1954)
composer:
Joseph Eastburn Winner (composer/publisher)
part of:
Meet Me in St. Louis (1944 film)
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A4Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer
orchestra:
The Melachrino Orchestra
conductor:
George Melachrino
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1954-06-15 until 1954-06-17)
instrumental cover recording of:
Rudolph, the Red‐Nosed Reindeer (in 1954)
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Marks (American songwriter)
publisher:
Chappell & Co Ltd., Chappell Music Ltd., Warner Chappell, Warner Chappell Music (publisher as Warner/Chappell Music), Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019), St. Nicholas Music Publishing Co. (on 1949-05-09) and St. Nicholas Music Inc. (from 1950 to present)
arrangement of:
Rudolph, the Red‐Nosed Reindeer (for voice, choir and orchestra, Elms)
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A5Fairy on the Christmas Tree
orchestra:
The Melachrino Orchestra
conductor:
George Melachrino
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1954-06-15 until 1954-06-17)
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A6The Skaters Waltz
orchestra:
The Melachrino Orchestra
conductor:
George Melachrino
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1954-06-15 until 1954-06-17)
recording of:
Les Patineurs, op. 183 (The Skaters, op. 183) (in 1954)
composer:
Émile Waldteufel (classical composer) (in 1882)
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A7Adeste Fideles
orchestra:
The Melachrino Orchestra
conductor:
George Melachrino
arranger:
W. Hill-Bowen
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1954-06-15 until 1954-06-17)
instrumental recording of:
Adeste fideles (original latin version) (in 1954)
lyricist and composer:
John Francis Wade (from 1740 until 1743)
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A8I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus
orchestra:
The Melachrino Orchestra
conductor:
George Melachrino
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1954-06-15 until 1954-06-17)
instrumental cover recording of:
I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus (in 1954)
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)
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B1Winter Wonderland
orchestra:
The Melachrino Orchestra
conductor:
George Melachrino
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1954-06-15 until 1954-06-17)
instrumental cover recording of:
Winter Wonderland (in 1954)
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)
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B2Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
orchestra:
The Melachrino Orchestra
conductor:
George Melachrino
arranger:
W. Hill-Bowen
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1954-06-15 until 1954-06-17)
instrumental recording of:
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing (Christmas carol) (in 1954)
additional lyricist:
George Whitefield (in 1753)
lyricist:
Charles Wesley (hymn writer) (in 1739)
additional composer:
William H. Cummings (in 1855)
composer:
Felix Mendelssohn (composer) (in 1840)
part of:
The New English Hymnal (hymn book) (number: 26)
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B3Jingle Bells
orchestra:
The Melachrino Orchestra
conductor:
George Melachrino
arranger:
G. Melachrino
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1954-06-15 until 1954-06-17)
instrumental recording of:
Jingle Bells (from 1954 to present)
lyricist and composer:
James Lord Pierpont (in 1850)
publisher:
Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
composed at and lyrics written at:
Simpson Tavern in Medford, Massachusetts, United States (in 1850)
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B4Good King Wenceslas
orchestra:
The Melachrino Orchestra
conductor:
George Melachrino
arranger:
W. Hill-Bowen
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1954-06-15 until 1954-06-17)
instrumental recording of:
Good King Wenceslas (in 1954)
lyricist:
John Mason Neale (in 1853)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist) (from 1201 until 1301)
arranger:
Thomas Helmore (in 1853)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 24754)
is based on:
Tempus adest floridum
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B5White Christmas
orchestra:
The Melachrino Orchestra
conductor:
George Melachrino
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1954-06-15 until 1954-06-17)
instrumental cover recording of:
White Christmas (in 1954)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin (from 1938 until 1940)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), EMI Allans Music Australia Pty Ltd, Irving Berlin Music Corp., Universal Music Publishing Pty Ltd. (Australian subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group), Williamson Music Company and Irving Berlin Music Company (from 1940 to present)
sub-publisher:
Irving Berlin Music Ltd., Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019), Warner/Chappell Music, Hong Kong Limited (華納音樂版權香港有限公司, 1995–2019), シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
part of:
The 15th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1942 winner)
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B6The First Noël
orchestra:
The Melachrino Orchestra
conductor:
George Melachrino
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1954-06-15 until 1954-06-17)
instrumental recording of:
The First Noël (in 1954)
publisher:
William B. Sandys (in 1823, in 1833)
additional lyricist:
Davies Gilbert (in 1823)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
additional arranger:
Sir John Stainer (in 1871)
arranger:
Davies Gilbert (in 1823)
part of:
The New English Hymnal (hymn book) (number: 36)
arrangement of:
The First Nowell
version of:
The First Nowell
part of:
Meet Me in St. Louis (1944 film)
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B7Mrs. Santa Claus
orchestra:
The Melachrino Orchestra
conductor:
George Melachrino
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1954-06-15 until 1954-06-17)
instrumental cover recording of:
Mrs. Santa Claus (in 1954)
writer:
Leroy Anderson, Jack Fulton (US jazz trombonist, composer & vocalist), Hazel B. Whalen, Lois Steele Roberts and Mitchell Parish
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B8Sleigh Ride
orchestra:
The Melachrino Orchestra
conductor:
George Melachrino
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1954-06-15 until 1954-06-17)
recording of:
Sleigh Ride (original instrumental version) (in 1954)
composer:
Leroy Anderson (until 1948-02-10)
publisher:
Mills Music
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Release

manufactured in:United States
printed in:United States
liner notes:Bill Zeitung
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/10208429 [info]