The Ultimate Christmas Album, Volume 6

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

Annotation

Label: Collectables - Catalog #: 4524

Cd was released by various radio stations including WCBS-FM 101.1, WODS 103 FM, Wogl 98.1FM, KLUV, K-Earth, which may be included in the Title

Released also as disc 2 of a two disc set

Annotation last modified on 2008-06-09 04:54 UTC.

Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Last Christmas
engineer:
Chris Porter (engineer and producer)
producer:
George Michael
arranger:
George Michael
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)
Wham!4.356:41
2Santa Claus Is Coming to Town
producer:
Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co‐founder)
lead vocals:
Mike Love (Beach Boys) (in 1964-06) and Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co‐founder) (in 1964-06)
conductor:
Benjamin Barrett (on 1964-06-18)
arranger:
Dick Reynolds (musician, songwriter, and trombonist best known as arranger for the Four Freshmen)
recorded at:
Western Recorders (@ 6000 Sunset Blvd., part of United Western Recorders studio complex 1957–1985) in Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1964-06: lead vocals [vocals]) and Capitol Studios (Hollywood, CA, founded 1956) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1964-06-18)
cover recording of:
Santa Claus Is Coming to Town (from 1964-06-18 until 1964-06-30)
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)
The Beach Boys32:20
3Winter Wonderland
vocals:
Aretha Franklin
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony BMG Music Entertainment Inc. (in 1964) 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 1964)
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)
Aretha Franklin2:11
4White Christmas
arranger:
Robert Farnon (composer, conductor, trumpet player)
cover recording of:
White Christmas
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)
Tony Bennett2:05
5Frosty the Snowman
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
UMG Recordings, Inc. (operational headquarters of Universal Music Group, based in Santa Monica, USA; read annotations) (in 1970) and Motown Records (not for label use; use “Motown” instead) (in 2013)
recording of:
Frosty the Snow Man
writer:
Steve Nelson (US songwriter who co-wrote “Frosty the Snowman”) and Walter E. Rollins (songwriter)
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, J. Albert & Son Pty. Ltd., Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09), Chappell & Co. (in 1950) and Hill and Range Songs, Inc. (publisher) (on 1950-06-02)
The Jackson 52:40
6Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!
vocals:
Andy Williams (US pop/jazz vocalist) (in 1965)
conductor:
Robert Mersey
arranger:
Robert Mersey
recording of:
Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! (in 1965)
lyricist:
Sammy Cahn (in 1945-07)
composer:
Jule Styne (in 1945-07)
publisher:
Cahn Music Company, Chappell & Co., Chappell/Morris Ltd., Cherry Lane Music Ltd., Imagen Music, J. Albert & Son Pty. Ltd., Producers Music Publishing Co., Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner Chappell North America and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
Andy Williams2:17
7Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
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 O’Jays4:57
8Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
cover recording of:
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing (Christmas carol)
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)
recording of:
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing (Christmas carol)
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)
America2:31
9The Christmas Song
recording engineer and mixer:
Don Murray (producer / engineer)
producer:
Eddie Arkin and Barry Manilow
vocals:
Barry Manilow
conductor:
Mark Watters
arranger:
Eddie Arkin and Barry Manilow
orchestrator:
Eddie Arkin
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, Inc. (manufacturing and distribution company, do not add releases here) (in 1990)
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)
Barry Manilow33:56
10Children’s Christmas Song
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1965-08 until 1965-09)
producer:
Harvey Fuqua
recording of:
Children’s Christmas Song
composer:
Isabelle Freeman and Harvey Fuqua
The Supremes2:52
11I’ll Be Home for Christmas
vocals:
Johnny Mathis (US pop/soul singer)
orchestra:
Percy Faith and His Orchestra (Faith’s orchestra before his death in 1976)
conductor:
Percy Faith
cover recording of:
I’ll Be Home for Christmas
lyricist:
Kim Gannon
additional writer:
Buck Ram
composer:
Walter Kent
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., Edward B. Marks Music Co. (founded originally as J. Stern & Co. in 1894, renamed in 1919), Gannon and Kent Music Co., Piedmont Music Company, Warner Chappell and Warner Chappell Music (publisher as Warner/Chappell Music)
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) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
Johnny Mathis4:04
12Doo Wop Christmas
Kenny Vance & The Planotones2:45
13The Christmas Waltz
recording of:
The Christmas Waltz
lyricist:
Sammy Cahn
composer:
Jule Styne
publisher:
Barton Music Corp., Cahn Music Company, Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), EMI Music Publishing (WP) Ltd., Producers Music Publishing Co., Quaytor Productions LLC, Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019), WC Music Corp., Westminster Music Ltd., Windswept Pacific Music Ltd., ティー・アール・オー・エセックス・ジャパン A事業部 (TRO Essex Japan, A-Division) and フジパシフィックミュージック (Fujipacific Music, Inc.)
Doris Day2:47
14I Believe in Father Christmas
conductor:
Godfrey Salmon (violinist, conductor, arranger, orchestrator and composer.)
recording of:
I Believe in Father Christmas
written in:
West London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
lyricist:
Greg Lake and Peter Sinfield
composer:
Greg Lake and Сергей Сергеевич Прокофьев (Sergei Prokofiev, Russian composer)
is based on:
Lieutenant Kijé Suite, op. 60: IV. Troika
Greg Lake43:33
15A Night to Remember
recording of:
A Night to Remember
writer:
Alan Bernstein and Richard Ziegler
Engelbert Humperdinck3:17
16It Came Upon a Midnight Clear
Tony Orlando1:53
17Happy Holiday / The Holiday Season
The Manhattan Transfer4:07
18Kissin’ by the Mistletoe
recording of:
Kissin’ by the Mistletoe (in 1961)
lyricist and composer:
J. Leslie McFarland (composer)
Aretha Franklin3:07
19Silver Bells
vocals:
Andy Williams (US pop/jazz vocalist) (in 1965)
conductor:
Robert Mersey
arranger:
Robert Mersey
recording of:
Silver Bells (Christmas song) (in 1965)
lyricist and composer:
Ray Evans (American songwriter) and Jay Livingston
publisher:
Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody), Famous Music Publishing Limited (renamed into BMG FM Music Ltd. on 2013-05-13), Jay Livingston Music Inc., Paramount Music Corporation, Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd. and Sony/ATV Harmony (in 1950)
sub-publisher:
Sony/ATV Harmony Canada and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division)
Andy Williams3:09
20Frosty the Snowman
cover recording of:
Frosty the Snow Man
writer:
Steve Nelson (US songwriter who co-wrote “Frosty the Snowman”) and Walter E. Rollins (songwriter)
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, J. Albert & Son Pty. Ltd., Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09), Chappell & Co. (in 1950) and Hill and Range Songs, Inc. (publisher) (on 1950-06-02)
Jimmy Durante3:01
21White Christmas
recording of:
White Christmas
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)
Connie Francis3:25
22Come on a Sleigh Ride With Me
Johnny Tillotson, Freddy Cannon & Brian Hyland2:23
23Santa Claus Is Coming to Town
recording engineer:
Bob Simpson (US jazz engineer/producer) (from 1959-07-13 until 1959-07-15)
producer:
Charles Grean and Lee Schapiro
choir vocals:
The Ray Charles Singers (from 1959-07-13 until 1959-07-15)
vocals:
Perry Como (US pop singer & TV personality, 1912–2001) (from 1959-07-13 until 1959-07-15)
orchestra:
Mitchell Ayres and His Orchestra (from 1959-07-13 until 1959-07-15)
recorded at:
Webster Hall in East Village, New York, New York, United States (from 1959-07-13 until 1959-07-15)
recording of:
Santa Claus Is Coming to Town (from 1959-07-13 until 1959-07-15)
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)
Perry Como2:43
24Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
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)
Linda Ronstadt3:54
25May You Always
Harry Harrison2:34

Credits

Release

ASIN:US: B00005NC2V [info]

Release group

part of:The Ultimate Christmas Album (number: 6) (order: 6)