Christmas Jollies

~ Release by The Salsoul Orchestra (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

1▼12" Vinyl
#TitleRatingLength
A1The Little Drummer Boy
recorded at:
Sigma Sound Studios in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (on 1976-10-06)
cover recording of:
Carol of the Drum (aka “The Little Drummer Boy”) (on 1976-10-06)
lyricist and composer:
Katherine K. Davis (Katherine Kennicott Davis) (in 1941)
additional composer:
Henry Onorati (in 1958) and Harry Simeone (in 1958)
publisher:
EMI Mills Music (ASCAP-affiliated), International Korwin Corp., Warner Chappell, Warner Chappell Music (publisher as Warner/Chappell Music), Belwin-Mills Publishing Corp. (in 1955) and Mills Music, Inc. (in 1964)
is based on:
Trad. (traditional Czech carol, became “Carol of the Drums”)
4:57
A2Sleigh Ride
recorded at:
Sigma Sound Studios in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (on 1976-10-06)
cover recording of:
Sleigh Ride (on 1976-10-06)
lyricist:
Mitchell Parish (in 1950)
composer:
Leroy Anderson (until 1948-02-10)
publisher:
EMI Harmonies Limited, EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated), EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd (not for release label use!) and Woodbury Music (aka Woodbury Music Company)
version of:
Sleigh Ride (original instrumental version)
3:03
A3Silent Night
recorded at:
Sigma Sound Studios in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (on 1976-09-27)
cover recording of:
Silent Night (Christmas carol, English translation) (on 1976-09-27)
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
1:05
A4Merry Christmas All
solo vocals:
Denise Montana (on 1976-10-06)
recorded at:
Sigma Sound Studios in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (on 1976-10-06)
recording of:
Merry Christmas All (on 1976-10-06)
3:28
A5Christmas Time
recorded at:
Sigma Sound Studios in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (on 1976-10-06)
recording of:
Christmas Time (on 1976-10-06)
writer:
Janice Gugliuzza, Ronnie James (US funk/disco artist, member of Salsoul Orchestra) and Vincent Montana, Jr.
3:59
A6There's Someone Who's Knocking
recorded at:
Sigma Sound Studios in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (on 1976-10-06)
recording of:
There’s Someone Who’s Knocking (on 1976-10-06)
writer:
Jim Butz (songwriter, There’s Someone Who’s Knocking) and Vincent Montana, Jr.
2:30
B1Christmas Medley
recorded at:
Sigma Sound Studios in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (on 1976-10-06)
medley including a cover recording of:
Deck the Halls (on 1976-10-06)
lyricist:
Thomas Oliphant (musician, artist and author)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
is based on:
Nos Galan (Talhaiarn, “Goreu pleser ar Nos Galan”)
medley including a cover recording of:
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing (Christmas carol) (on 1976-10-06)
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)
medley including a cover recording of:
I’ll Be Home for Christmas (on 1976-10-06)
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)
medley including a cover recording of:
Jingle Bells (on 1976-10-06)
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)
medley including a cover recording of:
Joy to the World (Christmas carol) (on 1976-10-06)
lyricist:
Isaac Watts (hymn writer)
additional composer:
Lowell Mason (in 1839)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer)
medley including a cover recording of:
O Come, All Ye Faithful (English version of Latin “Adeste fideles”) (on 1976-10-06)
lyricist and composer:
John Francis Wade (from 1740 until 1743)
translator:
Frederick Oakeley (in 1841)
arrangement of:
O Come, All Ye Faithful
translated version of:
Adeste fideles (original latin version)
medley including a cover recording of:
Rudolph, the Red‐Nosed Reindeer (on 1976-10-06)
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)
medley including a cover recording of:
Santa Claus Is Coming to Town (on 1976-10-06)
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)
medley including a cover recording of:
The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire) (on 1976-10-06)
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)
medley including a cover recording of:
The First Noël (on 1976-10-06)
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)
medley including a cover recording of:
We Wish You a Merry Christmas (on 1976-10-06)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 230)
medley including a cover recording of:
White Christmas (on 1976-10-06)
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)
medley including a cover recording of:
Winter Wonderland (on 1976-10-06)
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)
12:08
B2New Year's Medley
recorded at:
Sigma Sound Studios in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (on 1976-10-04)
medley including a cover recording of:
Alabama Jubilee (on 1976-10-04)
writer:
George L. Cobb and Jack Yellen
medley including a cover recording of:
Auld Lang Salsoul (Auld Lang Syne, Vincent Montana arr.) (on 1976-10-04)
lyricist:
Robert Burns (18th century Scottish poet/lyricist)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Vincent Montana, Jr.
arrangement of:
Auld Lang Syne (original Scots version, lyrics by Robert Burns)
medley including a cover recording of:
Auld Lang Salsoul (Auld Lang Syne, Vincent Montana arr.) (on 1976-10-04)
lyricist:
Robert Burns (18th century Scottish poet/lyricist)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Vincent Montana, Jr.
arrangement of:
Auld Lang Syne (original Scots version, lyrics by Robert Burns)
medley including a cover recording of:
God Bless America (on 1976-10-04)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin
publisher:
Irving Berlin Music Company and Irving Berlin Music Corp.
medley including a cover recording of:
I’m Looking Over a Four Leaf Clover (on 1976-10-04)
writer:
Mort Dixon (in 1927)
composer:
Harry M. Woods (American 1920/30s songwriter) (in 1927)
medley including a cover recording of:
Oh, Dem Golden Slippers (on 1976-10-04)
lyricist and composer:
James A. Bland (in 1879)
6:46