It’s Christmas: An Essential Christmas Collection

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Tracklist

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1▼CD: Easy Christmas
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Little Drummer Boy
Michael Flanders3:03
2Silent Night
recording of:
Silent Night (Christmas carol, English translation)
lyricist:
Josef Mohr (composer/author) (in 1816)
composer:
Franz Xaver Gruber (composer/author) (in 1818)
translator:
John Freeman Young (in 1859)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 27088)
translated version of:
Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht
Nat King Cole2:10
3Mary’s Boy Child
lead vocals:
Matt Monro
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1977) and Parlophone Records Ltd. (not for release label use! a Warner Music Group company) (in 1977)
cover recording of:
Mary’s Boy Child
lyricist and composer:
Jester Hairston
publisher:
Bourne Music Ltd. and J. Albert & Son Pty. Ltd.
Matt Monro3:21
4(Everyone’s Waitin’) For the Man With the Bag
producer:
Frank De Vol
lead vocals:
Kay Starr
recording of:
(Everybody’s Waitin’ for) The Man With the Bag (on 1950-10-11)
writer:
Dudley Brooks, Hal Stanley and Irving Taylor
publisher:
Morley Music Corp.
Kay Starr2:43
5I’d Like You for Christmas
producer:
Bobby Troup
lead vocals:
Julie London
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Liberty (a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.)
recording of:
I’d Like You for Christmas (in 1957)
lyricist and composer:
Bobby Troup
Julie London2:37
6When a Child Is Born
Bing Crosby3:22
7Lonely Pup (In a Christmas Shop)
Adam Faith1:48
8Walking in the Air
cover recording of:
Walking in the Air
lyricist and composer:
Howard Blake
publisher:
Faber Music Ltd., Highbridge Music Ltd. and Howard David Blake
part of:
Classic 100: Piano (2025) (number: 40)
part of:
The Snowman (film soundtrack)
Aled Jones3:26
9I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus
The Beverley Sisters2:32
10Christmas Alphabet
vocals:
Dickie Valentine
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Limited (not a release label; for copyrights use only) (in 1955)
cover recording of:
Christmas Alphabet (1954 song)
writer:
Buddy Kaye and Jules Loman (songwriter)
publisher:
Budd Music Corp. and Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd.
Dickie Valentine2:08
11Baby’s First Christmas
recording of:
Baby’s First Christmas
writer:
Benny Davis (US vaudeville performer and songwriter) and Ted Murry (pianist, lyricist and songwriter)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated)
Connie Francis2:29
12Mistletoe and Holly
recording of:
Mistletoe and Holly
writer:
Harry Sanicola, Frank Sinatra (American singer and actor, “Ol’ Blue Eyes”) and Dok Stanford
publisher:
The International Music Network, The International Music Network Ltd, Warner Chappell Music Publishing (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.) and Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019)
Jack Jones1:41
13Blue Christmas
Pat Boone2:23
14It’s Christmas Time Again
harp:
Stella Castellucci (on 1953-09-16)
piano:
Marty Paich (on 1953-09-16)
additional background vocals:
Jud Conlon’s Rhythmaires (on 1953-09-16)
orchestra:
Victor Young and His Orchestra (on 1953-09-16)
conductor:
Victor Young (American composer, arranger, violinist & conductor) (on 1953-09-16)
recording of:
It’s Christmas Time Again (on 1953-09-16)
writer:
Sonny Burke (Joseph Francis Burke, producer, songwriter and Big Band leader), John Elliot (1914-1972 US film songwriter mostly Westerns, aka Jack Ellott) and James K. Harwood (songwriter)
publisher:
Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher)
sub-publisher:
日音 Synch事業部 (NICHION, INC. Synch Division)
Peggy Lee3:00
15Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
Michael Ball3:45
16White 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), Irving Berlin Music Corp., Williamson Music Company and Irving Berlin Music Company (from 1940 to present)
sub-publisher:
EMI Allans Music Australia Pty Ltd, Irving Berlin Music Ltd., Universal Music Publishing Pty Ltd. (Australian subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group), 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)
Al Green2:35
17Winter Wonderland
Crystal Gayle2:20
18The Christmas Song (live)
Andy Williams2:29
2▼CD: Christmas Carols
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
Cambridge Heath Band & The Ilford Songsters2:36
2Good King Wenceslas
recording of:
Good King Wenceslas
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 (13th-century carol)
Guildford Cathedral Choir3:03
3Guide Me, O Thou Great Redeemer
Guildford Cathedral Choir2:17
4While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks (instrumental)
Cambridge Heath Band0:59
5The Holly and the Ivy
recording of:
The Holly and the Ivy (arr. Davies)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Sir Henry Walford Davies (English organist and composer)
arrangement of:
The Holly and the Ivy
Guildford Cathedral Choir3:10
6Deck the Halls (instrumental)
Cambridge Heath Band1:28
7In the Bleak Mid‐Winter
recording of:
In the Bleak Midwinter (Harold Edwin Darke version)
lyricist:
Christina Rossetti
composer:
Harold Edwin Darke (in 1909)
publisher:
Oxford University Press
version of:
In the Bleak Midwinter (poem)
Guildford Cathedral Choir4:19
8Silent Night
The Ilford Songsters2:00
9O Little Town of Bethlehem
recording of:
O Little Town of Bethlehem (traditional carol with the tune “Forest Green”, as sung in the UK and the Episcopal Church in the U.S.)
lyricist:
Phillips Brooks (in 1868)
additional composer:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer) (in 1906)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer)
publisher:
Oxford University Press (in 1906)
part of:
The New English Hymnal (hymn book) (number: 32)
is based on:
The Ploughboy's Dream
version of:
O Little Town of Bethlehem (traditional carol with the tune “St. Louis”, as commonly sung in the U.S.)
Guildford Cathedral Choir3:15
10Lead Us Heavenly Father Lead Us
recording of:
Lead Us, Heavenly Father, Lead Us
writer:
James Edmeston (in 1821)
Guildford Cathedral Choir1:50
11Coventry Carol
The Ilford Songsters2:19
12Once in Royal David’s City
recording of:
Once in Royal David’s City
lyricist:
Cecil Frances Alexander (in 1848)
composer:
Henry John Gauntlett (in 1849)
part of:
The New English Hymnal (hymn book) (number: 34)
Guildford Cathedral Choir2:54
13I Saw Three Ships
recording of:
I Saw Three Ships (arr. Lloyd)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Richard Hey Lloyd (British organist and composer)
arrangement of:
I Saw Three Ships
Guildford Cathedral Choir2:17
14See Amid the Winter’s Snow
recording of:
See Amid the Winter’s Snow (carol)
lyricist:
Edward Caswall (Anglican clergyman and hymn writer)
composer:
Sir John Goss (English organist and composer)
Guildford Cathedral Choir3:16
15Ding Dong Merrily on High
The Ilford Songsters1:45
16We Three Kings (instrumental)
Cambridge Heath Band1:29
17Away in a Manger
The Ilford Songsters2:35
18O Come All Ye Faithful
recording of:
O Come, All Ye Faithful (English version of Latin “Adeste fideles”)
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)
Guildford Cathedral Choir3:36
3▼CD: Classical Christmas
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Laudate Dominum
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart5:02
2Lieutenant Kijé, Op. 60: Troika
recording of:
Lieutenant Kijé Suite, op. 60: IV. Troika
composer:
Сергей Сергеевич Прокофьев (Sergei Prokofiev, Russian composer) (in 1933)
part of:
Lieutenant Kijé Suite, op. 60
Sergei Prokofiev2:54
3The Nutcracker: Overture
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky3:05
4The Nutcracker: Trepak
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky1:11
5The Nutcracker: Valse des fleurs
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky7:29
6The Nutcracker: Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky3:50
7The Messiah: For Unto Us a Child Is Born
Georg Friedrich Händel4:18
8The Messiah: I Know My Redeemer Cometh
Georg Friedrich Händel6:00
9The Messiah: The Trumpet Shall Sound Around
Georg Friedrich Händel9:18
10The Messiah: Pifa – The Pastoral Symphony
Georg Friedrich Händel3:31
11The Messiah: Hallelujah Chorus
Georg Friedrich Händel4:26
12Sleigh Ride
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart3:06
13Requiem, op. 48: IV. Pie Jesu
recording of:
Requiem, op. 48: IV. Pie Jesu (1890, second version)
composer:
Gabriel Fauré (French composer) (from 1886 until 1900)
included in:
CHAPTER IV PIE JESU (REST)
part of:
Requiem, op. 48 (1890, second version)
Gabriel Fauré3:30
14Capriccio Espagnol, Op. 34: Scena e Canto Gitano (Allegretto)
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov8:04
15Cradle Song
Johannes Brahms2:12
16Christmas Oratorio: Sinfonia
Johann Sebastian Bach5:57