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 (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
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)
writer:
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:
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 (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.
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
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
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
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
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
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)
part of:
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