A Very Rudolph Christmas

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▼ CD 1: Silver and Gold
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Motown Records (not for label use; use “Motown” instead) (in 2013)
recording of:
Rudolph, the Red‐Nosed Reindeer
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Marks (American songwriter)
publisher:
Chappell & Co Ltd., Chappell Music Ltd., St. Nicholas Music Publishing Co. (on 1949-05-09) and St. Nicholas Music Inc. (from 1950 to present)
The Jackson 532:33
2Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree
programming:
Andy Wright (Simply Red + Remixes)
engineer:
Iain Roberton (UK recording engineer) and Paul Wright (UK recording engineer)
producer:
Hanson (American pop group) and Mark Hudson (US songwriter/record producer)
mixer:
Tom Lord‐Alge
recorded at:
Sarm Hook End (Sarm Hook End) in Checkendon, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
mixed at:
Encore Studios in Burbank, California, United States
cover recording of:
Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Marks (American songwriter)
publisher:
Chappell and St. Nicholas Music
Hanson2:41
3Silent Night
producer:
Boyz II Men
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
Boyz II Men12:34
4Hark the Herald Angels Sing
Vanessa Williams5:32
5What Child Is This?
recording of:
What Child Is This?
lyricist:
William Chatterton Dix (in 1865)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 25608)
version of:
Greensleeves (generic entry for traditional and unknown arrangements)
Donna Summer4:42
6Ave Maria
recording engineer:
John Dunkerley (engineer) and James Lock (engineer) (in 1976-01)
producer:
Ray Minshull (record producer)
choir vocals:
Wandsworth School Boys’ Choir (in 1976-01)
tenor vocals:
Luciano Pavarotti (tenor) (in 1976-01)
orchestra:
National Philharmonic Orchestra (fka the London Promenade Orchestra until 1971, mostly film music and opera) (in 1976-01)
conductor:
Kurt Herbert Adler (conductor) (in 1976-01)
arranger:
Douglas Gamley (film composer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Limited (for copyrights use only!) (in 1976)
recorded at:
All Saints’ Church (Petersham) in Richmond upon Thames, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1976-01)
live recording of:
Ave Maria (Schubert’s Ave Maria: Latin “Ave Maria” text sung to the tune of ‘Ellens Gesang III, op. 52 no. 6, D. 839 “Ave Maria”’) (in 1976-01)
lyricist:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist)
composer:
Franz Schubert (composer)
version of:
Ellens Gesang III, op. 52 no. 6, D. 839 “Ave Maria” (Schubert's song, not the Bach/Gounod work; original for voice and piano)
Luciano Pavarotti4:47
7I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day
background vocals:
Ken Darby Singers (on 1956-10-03)
lead vocals:
Bing Crosby (on 1956-10-03)
orchestra:
Buddy Cole and His Orchestra (on 1956-10-03)
recording of:
I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day (on 1956-10-03)
lyricist:
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
composer:
John Baptiste Calkin (composer)
is based on:
Christmas Bells
Bing Crosby52:47
8A Merry, Merry Christmas
The Silver and Gold Singers2:54
9Santa's Family
John Goodman3:36
10The Most Wonderful Day of the Year
The Silver and Gold Singers2:24
11A Caroling We Go
Fred Waring & His Pennsylvanians1:40
12Happy New Year, Darling
The Silver and Gold Singers2:36
13An Old-Fashioned Christmas
The Silver and Gold Singers1:56
14O Holy Night
cover recording of:
O Holy Night
lyricist:
John Sullivan Dwight (in 1855)
composer:
Adolphe Adam (composer) (in 1847)
arrangement of:
O HOLY NIGHT (New melodic/harmonic arrangement)
translated version of:
Cantique de Noël “Minuit chrétiens” (French original of “O Holy Night”)
Aaron Neville4:44
15Silver and Gold
recording of:
Silver and Gold (Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer)
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Marks (American songwriter)
Burl Ives1:44
▼ CD 2: A Holly Jolly Christmas
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1965-08 until 1965-09)
producer:
Harvey Fuqua
cover recording of:
Rudolph, the Red‐Nosed Reindeer
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Marks (American songwriter)
publisher:
Chappell & Co Ltd., Chappell Music Ltd., St. Nicholas Music Publishing Co. (on 1949-05-09) and St. Nicholas Music Inc. (from 1950 to present)
The Supremes2:40
2O Holy Night
Cher2:04
3Silent Night
producer:
Gil Askey
arranger:
Gil Askey
cover 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
The Temptations6:04
4It Came Upon a Midnight Clear
Liza Minnelli & Tracy Everitt1:00
5The Night Before Christmas Song
recording of:
The Night Before Christmas Song (on 1952-06-20)
lyricist:
Clement Clarke Moore
composer:
Johnny Marks (American songwriter)
publisher:
St. Nicholas Music Inc. (on 1952-07-18)
is based on:
A Visit From St. Nicholas
Gene Autry & Rosemary Clooney42:50
6Jingle, Jingle, Jingle
The Silver and Gold Singers1:34
7We Are Santa's Elves
The Silver and Gold Singers2:44
8We're a Couple of Misfits
The Silver and Gold Singers1:55
9There's Always Tomorrow
The Silver and Gold Singers2:23
10What About His Nose?
The Silver and Gold Singers2:32
11Show Me the Light
The Silver and Gold Singers4:43
12Jingle Bells
Sonny & Cher2:23
13A Holly Jolly Christmas
Bon Voyage2:36
▼ CD 3: I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
cover recording of:
Rudolph, the Red‐Nosed Reindeer
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Marks (American songwriter)
publisher:
Chappell & Co Ltd., Chappell Music Ltd., St. Nicholas Music Publishing Co. (on 1949-05-09) and St. Nicholas Music Inc. (from 1950 to present)
Johnny Mathis2:25
2O Come All Ye Faithful
additional recording engineer:
David I. Ward, III (American R&B/soul engineer and producer)
recording engineer:
Ray Bardani (lead vocals), Dann Wojnar (Engineer) and Joe Ferla
executive producer:
Luther Vandross
producer:
Marcus Miller (jazz musician)
mixer:
Ray Bardani
editor:
Max Risenhoover
bass, Hammond organ [Hammond B-3 organ] and keyboard:
Marcus Miller (jazz musician)
drums (drum set):
Ivan Hampden
guitar:
Paul Jackson, Jr.
piano:
Nat Adderley, Jr.
choir vocals:
Tawatha Agee, Vivian Cherry, Robin Clark (soul vocalist), Ada Dyer (American soul singer), Genobia Jeter, Katreese Barns, Yvonne Lewis, Paulette McWilliams, Kevin Owens, Valerie Simpson, Tamira Sanders and Fonzi Thornton
lead vocals:
Luther Vandross
conductor:
John Clayton (US jazz and classical double bassist) (strings) and Marcus Miller (jazz musician) (choir vocals)
strings arranger:
John Clayton (US jazz and classical double bassist)
arranger:
Marcus Miller (jazz musician)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 1995)
mixed at:
The Hit Factory in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
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)
Luther Vandross4:20
3Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree
vocals:
Cyndi Lauper
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008) (in 1998)
cover recording of:
Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Marks (American songwriter)
publisher:
Chappell and St. Nicholas Music
Cyndi Lauper32:46
4Angels We Have Heard on High
Neil Diamond3:18
5Jingle Bells
recording of:
Jingle Bells
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)
Gladys Knight & the Pips4:03
6When Santa Claus Gets Your Letter
recording of:
When Santa Claus Gets Your Letter
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Marks (American songwriter)
Gene Autry2:50
7Everyone's a Child at Christmas
The Silver and Gold Singers2:20
8The Santa Claus Parade
The Silver and Gold Singers2:27
9Christmas Town
The Pointer Sisters1:56
10I'll Be a Little Angel
The Silver and Gold Singers2:10
11Joy to the World
vocals:
Andy Williams (US pop/jazz vocalist) (in 1974)
recording of:
Joy to the World (Christmas carol) (in 1974)
lyricist:
Isaac Watts (hymn writer)
additional composer:
Lowell Mason (in 1839)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer)
Andy Williams2:50
12Joyous Christmas
The Silver and Gold Singers2:54
13Away in a Manger
Julie Andrews3:55
14O Little Town of Bethlehem
Willie Nelson4:42
15I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day
tenor vocals:
Plácido Domingo (tenor)
orchestra:
Wiener Symphoniker
conductor:
Lee Holdridge
arranger:
Lee Holdridge
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Cherry Lane Music Publishing (in 1981)
recording of:
I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day
lyricist:
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
composer:
Johnny Marks (American songwriter)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd. and St. Nicholas Music Inc.
is based on:
Christmas Bells
Plácido Domingo2:36