The Wonderful World of Christmas

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Tracklist

▼12" Vinyl 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
A1Sleigh Ride
conductor:
Richard Benson (conductor and orchestra founder)
recording of:
Sleigh Ride
lyricist:
Mitchell Parish (in 1950)
composer:
Leroy Anderson (until 1948-02-10)
publisher:
EMI Harmonies Limited, EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated) and Woodbury Music (aka Woodbury Music Company)
version of:
Sleigh Ride (original instrumental version)
Richard Benson & his Orchestra3:14
A2The Little Drummer Boy
organ:
Reginald Dixon
choir vocals:
John McCarthy Chorus
recording of:
Carol of the Drum (aka “The Little Drummer Boy”)
lyricist and composer:
Katherine K. Davis (in 1941)
additional composer:
Henry Onorati (in 1958) and Harry Simeone (in 1958)
publisher:
EMI Mills Music (ASCAP-affiliated), International Korwin Corp., Belwin-Mills Publishing Corp. (in 1955) and Mills Music, Inc. (in 1964)
is based on:
Trad. (traditional Czech carol, became “Carol of the Drums”)
lyrics quoted on:
Drummer Boy
part of:
Psalty's Family Christmas Sing-A-Long
John McCarthy Chorus & Reginald Dixon2:45
A3Jingle Bells / Santa Claus Is Coming to Town
conductor:
James Walker (ballet/opera conductor, classical recordings producer for Decca)
medley including a recording of:
Jingle Bells
lyricist and composer:
James Lord Pierpont (in 1850)
publisher:
Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
lyrics quoted on:
White Christmas (vocal quartet arrangement, made popular by The Drifters)
music quoted on:
Christmas
music quoted on:
Sounds Like It’s Going to Bundle (Main Humble Bundle Theme Song)
music quoted on:
You Should See My Other Bundle (Humble Indie Bundle 2 Theme)
medley including a recording of:
Santa Claus Is Coming to Town
lyricist:
Haven Gillespie (in 1932)
composer:
J. Fred Coots (in 1932)
publisher:
EMI Feist Catalog Inc., 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
music quoted on:
Lit vert
James Walker3:45
A4White Christmas
performer:
Wally Stott & His Orchestra & Chorus
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:
Irving Berlin Music Ltd., Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019), シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部
part of:
Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 15)
Wally Stott & His Orchestra & Chorus3:11
A5Mary's Boy Child
organ:
William Davies (pianist, organist, composer)
choir vocals:
John McCarthy Chorus
recording of:
Mary’s Boy Child
lyricist and composer:
Jester Hairston
publisher:
Bourne Music Ltd.
John McCarthy Chorus & William Davies5:09
A6The Twelve Days of Christmas
choir vocals:
The Fireside Singers
recording of:
The Twelve Days of Christmas
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Frederic Austin (in 1909)
publisher:
Shawnee Press Inc.
The Fireside Singers4:48
A7Deck the Halls
conductor:
Peter Knight (British arranger, conductor and composer)
recording of:
Deck the Halls
lyricist:
Thomas Oliphant
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
is based on:
Nos Galan
music quoted on:
Christmas
Peter Knight & his Orchestra1:47
A8We Wish You a Merry Christmas
choir vocals:
The Fireside Singers
recording of:
We Wish You a Merry Christmas
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
The Fireside Singers2:11
B1The First Noël
carillon:
John Paice (plays the carillon)
organ:
Leslie Pearson (pianist, harpsichordist, organist, composer and arranger)
performer:
The London Bell Ringers and Westminster Brass Ensemble (Tenth Presbyterian Church, Philadelphia, PA)
recording of:
The First Noël
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)
version of:
The First Nowell
part of:
Meet Me in St. Louis (1944 film)
Leslie Pearson, Westminster Brass Ensemble, The London Bell Ringers & John Paice3:26
B2Silent Night
organ:
Virgil Fox (organist)
choir vocals:
John McCarthy Chorus
soprano vocals:
Ursula Connors (soprano)
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)
translated version of:
Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht
John McCarthy Chorus & Virgil Fox2:03
B3Messiah: For Unto Us a Child Is Born
choir vocals:
Royal Choral Society
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Sir Malcolm Sargent (conductor)
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 12. Chorus “For Unto Us a Child Is Born”
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1741)
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I
Royal Choral Society, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra & Sir Malcolm Sargent5:11
B4Once in Royal David's City
choir vocals:
Ambrosian Singers (aka Ambrosian Opera Chorus / Ambrosian Chorus / Ambrosian Choir)
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)
music quoted on:
Song for the King
The Ambrosian Singers3:04
B5Coventry Carol
choir vocals:
The Golden Voices
conductor:
James Walker (ballet/opera conductor, classical recordings producer for Decca)
recording of:
Coventry Carol
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
The Golden Voices & James Walker2:24
B6Good King Wenceslas
carillon:
John Paice (plays the carillon)
organ:
Leslie Pearson (pianist, harpsichordist, organist, composer and arranger)
performer:
The London Bell Ringers
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)
is based on:
Tempus adest floridum
Leslie Pearson, John Paice & The London Bell Ringers2:10
B7Angels We Have Heard on High
organ:
Virgil Fox (organist)
instrumental recording of:
Angels We Have Heard on High
lyricist:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
translator:
James Chadwick (bishop) (in 1862)
lyrics quoted on:
Gloria
version of:
Les Anges dans nos campagnes
Virgil Fox2:27
B8Messiah: Hallelujah Chorus
choir vocals:
Royal Choral Society
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Sir Malcolm Sargent (conductor)
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 44. Chorus: “Hallelujah”
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1741)
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II
Royal Choral Society, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra & Sir Malcolm Sargent5:16