Stars of Christmas

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Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Deck the Halls With Boughs of Holly
cover recording of:
Deck the Halls
lyricist:
Thomas Oliphant
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
is based on:
Nos Galan
Doris Day1:39
2Jolly Old St. Nicholas
recording of:
Jolly Old Saint Nicholas
lyricist:
Emily Huntington Miller
composer:
James Ramsey Murray
Eddy Arnold2:21
3Jingle Bells
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP) (in 1979)
cover 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)
Willie Nelson22:12
4O Come, All Ye Faithful
Eddie Fisher2:54
5Joy to the World
George Jones1:53
6Go Tell It on the Mountain
The Oak Ridge Boys2:56
7Sleigh Ride
Boston Pops Orchestra2:55
8The Cherry Tree Carol
José Feliciano3:45
9The Twelve Days of Christmas
recording of:
The Twelve Days of Christmas
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Frederic Austin (in 1909)
publisher:
Shawnee Press Inc.
is based on:
On the Twelfth Day
Burl Ives3:54
10Toyland
recording of:
Toyland
composer:
Victor Herbert (composer)
librettist:
Glen MacDonough
part of:
Babes in Toyland
Maureen McGovern4:13
11O Little Town of Bethlehem
Andy Williams2:32
12The Secret of Christmas
recording of:
The Secret of Christmas (1959 Christmas song from "Say One for Me")
writer:
Sammy Cahn and Jimmy Van Heusen
publisher:
AF Encore Fund LLC, Cahn Music Company, EMI Feist Catalog Inc., Leo Feist, Inc. and Van Heusen Music Corp.
Bing Crosby2:56
13The First Noel
Air Supply3:23
14O Holy Night
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”)
Lorrie Morgan3:16
15Lead Me Gently Home
cover recording of:
Lead Me Gently Home, Father
writer:
William L. Thompson
Johnny Cash2:00
16It Came Upon a Midnight Clear
recording of:
It Came Upon the Midnight Clear (carol version)
lyricist:
Edmund Sears
composer:
Richard Storrs Willis
part of:
The New English Hymnal (hymn book) (number: 29)
is based on:
CAROL (hymn tune)
is based on:
It Came Upon the Midnight Clear (poem)
Frank Sinatra3:35
17In the Bleak Midwinter
Julie Andrews3:51
18Ave Maria
producer:
Aretha Franklin
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, Inc. (manufacturing and distribution company, do not add releases here) (in 1987)
recorded at:
New Bethel Baptist Church in Detroit, Michigan, United States (from 1987-07-27 until 1987-07-30)
live cover 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”’) (from 1987-07-27 until 1987-07-30)
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)
Aretha Franklin6:52
19Away in a Manger
recording of:
Away in a Manger (aka “Cradle Song” composed by William J. Kirkpatrick)
additional lyricist:
Charles Hutchinson Gabriel (in 1892)
lyricist:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist)
composer:
William James Kirkpatrick (hymn-writer) (in 1895)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 25304)
is based on:
Sweet Afton
Gladys Knight & the Pips2:31
20Silent Night, Holy Night
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1945-08-27)
bass:
Jack Ryan (jazz bassist) (on 1945-08-27)
cello:
Fred Goerner (on 1945-08-27), Nicholas Ochi-Albi (on 1945-08-27) and Jack Sewell (on 1945-08-27)
drums (drum set):
Ray Hagan (on 1945-08-27)
French horn:
John Cave (french horn) (on 1945-08-27)
guitar:
Dave Barbour (on 1945-08-27)
harp:
Lauretta McFarland (on 1945-08-27)
piano:
Mark McIntyre (American pianist, orchestra leader and songwriter.) (on 1945-08-27)
trombone:
Carl Loeffler (on 1945-08-27), Jimmy Skiles (on 1945-08-27) and Elmer Smithers (on 1945-08-27)
trumpet:
Charles Griffard (on 1945-08-27), Bruce Hudson (on 1945-08-27) and Leonard Mach (on 1945-08-27)
viola:
Maurice Perlmutter (on 1945-08-27), Dave Sterkin (on 1945-08-27) and Garry White (on 1945-08-27)
violin:
Victor Arno (on 1945-08-27), Walter Edelstein (on 1945-08-27), Peter Ellis (1940s violinist) (on 1945-08-27), Sam Freed, Jr. (Violinist) (on 1945-08-27), David Frisina (on 1945-08-27), George Kast (on 1945-08-27), Sol Kindler (on 1945-08-27), Samuel Levine (violinist) (on 1945-08-27), Anthony Perrotti (on 1945-08-27), Nicholas Pisani (on 1945-08-27), Mischa Russell (violinist) (on 1945-08-27) and Olcott Vail (on 1945-08-27)
woodwind:
Heinie Beau (on 1945-08-27), Mannie Gershman (on 1945-08-27), Leonard Hartman (on 1945-08-27), Harold Lawson (on 1945-08-27) and Don Lodice (on 1945-08-27)
lead vocals:
Frank Sinatra (American singer and actor, “Ol’ Blue Eyes”) (on 1945-08-27)
vocals:
Ken Lane Singers (on 1945-08-27) and Ken Lane (on 1945-08-27)
conductor:
Axel Stordahl (on 1945-08-27)
arranger:
Axel Stordahl
cover recording of:
Silent Night (Christmas carol, English translation) (on 1945-08-27)
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
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
Frank Sinatra3:19

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ASIN:US: B001Q8W3XC [info]