Perry Como Sings Merry Christmas Music

~ Release by Perry Como (see all versions of this release, 7 available)

Tracklist

Cassette 1
#TitleRatingLength
A1'Twas the Night Before Christmas
vocals:
Perry Como (US pop singer & TV personality, 1912–2001)
arranger:
Perry Como (US pop singer & TV personality, 1912–2001)
recording of:
’Twas the Night Before Christmas (Ken Darby version)
lyricist:
Clement Clarke Moore
composer:
Ken Darby
is based on:
A Visit From St. Nicholas
3:46
A2The Twelve Days of Christmas
4:01
A3God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
vocals:
Perry Como (US pop singer & TV personality, 1912–2001)
arranger:
Mitchell Ayres and Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter)
recording of:
God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen (traditional, no arrangement credits here)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 394)
3:33
A4C-H-R-I-S-T-M-A-S
recording of:
C-H-R-I-S-T-M-A-S
lyricist:
Jenny Lou Carson (in 1949)
composer:
Eddy Arnold (in 1949)
publisher:
Hill and Range Songs, Inc. (on 1949-10-30)
2:55
A5Joy to the World!
vocals:
Perry Como (US pop singer & TV personality, 1912–2001)
recording of:
Joy to the World (Christmas carol)
lyricist:
Isaac Watts (hymn writer)
additional composer:
Lowell Mason (in 1839)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer)
2:41
A6Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer
vocals:
Perry Como (US pop singer & TV personality, 1912–2001)
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)
2:47
A7Frosty the Snowman
vocals:
Perry Como (US pop singer & TV personality, 1912–2001)
cover recording of:
Frosty the Snow Man
writer:
Steve Nelson (US songwriter who co-wrote “Frosty the Snowman”) and Walter E. Rollins
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09), Chappell & Co. (in 1950) and Hill and Range Songs, Inc. (on 1950-06-02)
recording of:
Frosty the Snow Man
writer:
Steve Nelson (US songwriter who co-wrote “Frosty the Snowman”) and Walter E. Rollins
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09), Chappell & Co. (in 1950) and Hill and Range Songs, Inc. (on 1950-06-02)
2:21
A8The Christmas Song
cover recording of:
The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)
writer:
Mel Tormé ("The Velvet Fog") (from 1944 until 1945) and Robert Wells (songwriter) (from 1944 until 1945)
publisher:
Chappell/Morris Ltd., Sony/ATV Tunes LLC, Warner Chappell Ltd. and E. H. Morris & Co., Inc. (a division of MPL Communications Inc.) (from 1946 to present)
3:35
B1That Christmas Feeling
vocals:
Perry Como (US pop singer & TV personality, 1912–2001)
recording of:
That Christmas Feeling (1946 song)
writer:
Bennie Benjamin and George David Weiss
publisher:
Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd.
3:17
B2I'll Be Home for Christmas
vocals:
Perry Como (US pop singer & TV personality, 1912–2001)
cover recording of:
I’ll Be Home for Christmas
lyricist:
Kim Gannon
additional writer:
Buck Ram
composer:
Walter Kent
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., Edward B. Marks Music Co. (founded originally as J. Stern & Co. in 1894, renamed in 1919), Gannon and Kent Music Co. and Piedmont Music Company
sub-publisher:
ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (holding company - do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部
2:56
B3Silent Night
3:53
B4O Come, All Ye Faithful (Adeste Fideles)
vocals:
Perry Como (US pop singer & TV personality, 1912–2001)
cover 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)
translated version of:
Adeste fideles (original latin version)
2:48
B5Jingle Bells
cover 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)
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)
3:01
B6White 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:
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)
3:28
B7Winter Wonderland
recording of:
Winter Wonderland
lyricist:
Richard B. Smith (wrote lyrics to “Winter Wonderland”)
composer:
Felix Bernard
publisher:
Bregman, Vocco & Conn, Inc., EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), Francis, Day & Hunter, Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
2:29