Joyeux Noël

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CD 1
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1Petit papa Noël
vocals:
Tino Rossi (in 1946)
orchestra:
Raymond Legrand et son orchestre (in 1946)
recording of:
Petit Papa Noël (in 1946)
lyricist:
Raymond Vincy
composer:
Henri Martinet
publisher:
G. Ricordi & Co. (Ldn) Ltd.
Tino Rossi3:10
2White Christmas
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1947-03-19)
choir vocals:
Ken Darby Singers (on 1947-03-19)
lead vocals:
Bing Crosby (on 1947-03-19)
orchestra:
John Scott Trotter and His Orchestra (on 1947-03-19)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
HNH International Ltd. (not for release label use!) and UMG Recordings, Inc. (operational headquarters of Universal Music Group, based in Santa Monica, USA; read annotations)
recording of:
White Christmas (on 1947-03-19)
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)
Bing Crosby4.253:04
3C’est Noël m’amie
vocals:
Henri Salvador and Les Voix du rythme
orchestra:
Géo Boyer et son orchestre
recording of:
C'est Noël m'amie (in 1949)
lyricist:
Jeanne Lacroix (Lyricist) and Bernard Michel (French composer & lyricist)
composer:
Henri Salvador
Henri Salvador3:04
4Santa Claus Is Coming to TownFrank Sinatra2:34
5The 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)
Nat King Cole2:37
6Ave Maria
vocals:
Les Compagnons de la Chanson (in 1950)
arranger:
Marc Herrand
recording of:
Ave Maria (Varel & Bailly) (in 1950)
writer:
Varel & Bailly
Les Compagnons de la Chanson2:41
7I’ll Be Home for Christmas
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
Bing Crosby52:58
8Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
choir vocals:
The Ralph Brewster Singers (on 1957-07-16)
lead vocals:
Frank Sinatra (American singer and actor, “Ol’ Blue Eyes”)
orchestra:
Gordon Jenkins & His Orchestra (on 1957-07-16)
conductor:
Gordon Jenkins (on 1957-07-16)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 1957) and Capitol Records, LLC (not for release label use! fka Capitol Records, Inc. until 2007) (in 2002)
recording of:
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas (on 1957-07-16)
writer:
Ralph Blane (in 1943) and Hugh Martin (in 1943)
publisher:
EMI Feist Catalog Inc., EMI United Partnership Ltd. and Leo Feist, Inc.
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), フジパシフィック音楽出版 SBK事業部 (until 2014-12-31) and フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (from 2015-01-01 to present)
part of:
Meet Me in St. Louis (1944 film)
Frank Sinatra2:35
9It’s Beginning to Look Like Christmas
cover recording of:
It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas (in 1955)
lyricist and composer:
Meredith Willson (in 1951)
publisher:
Frank Music Corp. and Meredith Willson Music LLC
Dean Martin2:21
10Vive le vent
Lisette Jambel2:46
11Jingle Bells
choir vocals:
The Ralph Brewster Singers (on 1957-07-16)
lead vocals:
Frank Sinatra (American singer and actor, “Ol’ Blue Eyes”)
orchestra:
Gordon Jenkins & His Orchestra (on 1957-07-16)
conductor:
Gordon Jenkins (on 1957-07-16)
arranger:
Gordon Jenkins
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint)
recording of:
Jingle Bells (on 1957-07-16)
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)
Frank Sinatra42:35
12Le Noël des enfants noirs
Charles Trenet2:46
13Christmas in New OrleansLouis Armstrong2:53
14Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
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)
Bing Crosby2:23
15It Came Upon a Midnight Clear
recording of:
It Came Upon the Midnight Clear (carol version) (on 1947-12-28)
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 Sinatra3:29
16The Snowman
Bing Crosby & Frank Sinatra1:36
17La Légende des santons
Mick Micheyl3:17
18Winter 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)
Frank Sinatra1:23
19Here Comes Santa ClausBing Crosby3:02
20Jingle Bell RockBobby Sherman2:08
21Blue Christmas
cover recording of:
Blue Christmas
writer:
Bill Hayes (songwriter) and Jay Johnson (songwriter of "Blue Christmas")
publisher:
Anglo-Pic Music Co. Ltd., Bibo Music Publishing, Inc., PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (renamed Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. circa 1998), Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998) and Universal Polygram International, Inc.
The Platters2:01
22Douce Nuit
Yvette Giraud3:00
CD 2
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1Joyeux Noël
Yvette Giraud2:12
2Frosty the Snowman
cover recording of:
Frosty the Snow Man (in 1959-10)
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)
Gene Autry1:57
3Le Noël de la rue
vocals:
Édith Piaf (on 1951-11-23)
conductor:
Robert Chauvigny (French composer, orchestra leader and conductor) (on 1951-11-23)
recording of:
Le Noël de la rue (on 1951-11-23)
lyricist:
Henri Contet
composer:
Marc Heyral (aka Marius Herschkovitch)
Édith Piaf3:21
4Away in the 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 (in 1895)
is based on:
Sweet Afton
Bing Crosby1:18
5Please Come Home for Christmas
recording of:
Please Come Home for Christmas
writer:
Charles Brown (blues musician) and Gene Redd (Senior; vibraphonist & trumpeter, bandleader and A&R man)
publisher:
BMG Platinum Songs US, Lark Music Inc., C. Mose Music (in 1960), Fort Knox Music Inc. (in 1960) and Trio Music Company (in 1960)
sub-publisher:
フジパシフィックミュージック, 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
The Platters2:27
6I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus
cover recording of:
I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus
lyricist and composer:
Tommie Connor (English songwriter)
publisher:
Blue Ribbon Music Ltd., Herman Music, Inc., Jewel Music Publishing Co., Inc. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Regent Music (BMI)
Bobby Sherman2:18
7Happy HolidayBing Crosby2:28
8A House With Love in It
Nat King Cole1:48
9Trois anges sont venus
orchestrator:
Marcel Cariven (in 1959)
recording of:
Trois anges sont venus ce soir (in 1959)
lyricist and composer:
Augusta Holmès (in 1884)
Tino Rossi3:02
10Chanson de Noël
André Claveau2:26
11Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
recording of:
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing (Christmas carol)
additional lyricist:
George Whitefield (in 1753)
lyricist:
Charles Wesley (hymn writer) (in 1739)
additional composer:
William H. Cummings (in 1855)
composer:
Felix Mendelssohn (composer) (in 1840)
part of:
The New English Hymnal (hymn book) (number: 26)
part of:
Psalty's Family Christmas Sing-A-Long
Frank Sinatra1:26
12Deck the Halls
recording of:
Deck the Halls
lyricist:
Thomas Oliphant
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
is based on:
Nos Galan
music quoted on:
Christmas
Bing Crosby & Frank Sinatra1:15
13Le Petit Noël
recorded in:
Paris, Île-de-France, France (on 1934-11-21)
piano:
Johnny Hess (on 1934-11-21)
vocals:
Johnny Hess (on 1934-11-21) and Charles Trenet (on 1934-11-21)
recording of:
Le Petit Noël (on 1934-11-21)
lyricist:
Charles Trenet (in 1934)
composer:
Johnny Hess (in 1934)
Charles Trenet3:15
14Mistletoe and HollyFrank Sinatra1:56
15Silent Night
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)
translated version of:
Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht
Dean Martin3:13
16Ave Maria
lead vocals:
Frank Sinatra (American singer and actor, “Ol’ Blue Eyes”) (on 1945-03-28)
conductor:
Axel Stordahl (on 1945-03-28)
arranger:
Axel Stordahl
recorded at:
Hunter College in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1945-03-28)
cover recording of:
Ave Maria (catch-all for arrangements of the Bach / Gounod work) (on 1945-03-28)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician) and Charles Gounod (French composer)
arrangement of:
Ave Maria (Bach/Gounod)
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”’)
lyricist:
[anonymous] (Special Purpose Artist)
composer:
Franz Schubert (composer)
arrangement of:
Ave Maria (arr. William Ross)
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)
Frank Sinatra3:22
17Adeste fideles
recording of:
Adeste fideles (Bing Crosby arrangement)
lyricist:
[traditional] (special purpose artist) and Frederick Oakeley
composer:
John Francis Wade
arranger:
John Scott Trotter
medley of:
Adeste fideles (original latin version)
medley of:
O Come, All Ye Faithful (English version of Latin “Adeste fideles”)
Bing Crosby3:11
18Zat you Santa Claus
vocals:
Louis Armstrong
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Verve Music Group (now known as Verve Label Group; not for release label use!) (in 1963)
recording of:
Zat You, Santa Claus? (on 1953-10-22)
composer:
Jack Fox
publisher:
Broude Brothers Limited
Louis Armstrong2:49
19O Little Town of Bethlehem
recording of:
O Little Town of Bethlehem (Gordon Jenkins arr.)
composer:
Lewis Henry Redner
arranger:
Gordon Jenkins
publisher:
St. James Music
arrangement of:
O Little Town of Bethlehem (traditional carol with the tune “St. Louis”, as commonly sung in the U.S.)
Frank Sinatra1:24
20Count Your BlessingsBing Crosby1:46
21The Lord’s Prayer
recording of:
The Lord’s Prayer
lyricist:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
composer:
Albert Hay Malotte (composer) (in 1935)
Frank Sinatra2:59
22Décembre
Lucienne Dugard3:19
CD 3
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1Noël blanc
Jean Sablon3:00
2Chanson pour Noël
lead vocals:
Charles Trenet
recording of:
Chanson pour Noël
lyricist and composer:
Charles Trenet (in 1953)
Charles Trenet2:05
3The First Noël
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)
Bing Crosby2:34
4Ave Maria
vocals:
Les Compagnons de la Chanson (in 1950)
arranger:
Marc Herrand
recording of:
Ave Maria (Varel & Bailly) (in 1950)
writer:
Varel & Bailly
Les Compagnons de la Chanson3:07
5Light a Candle in the Chapel
alto saxophone:
Fred Stulce (on 1942-07-02)
bass:
Phil Stevens (country bass player) (on 1942-07-02)
cello:
Harold Bemko (on 1942-07-02)
drums (drum set):
Buddy Rich (on 1942-07-02)
guitar:
Clark Yocum (on 1942-07-02)
harp:
Ruth Hill (harpist) (on 1942-07-02)
piano:
Milt Raskin (on 1942-07-02)
saxophone:
Harry Schuchman (on 1942-07-02)
tenor saxophone:
Heinie Beau (on 1942-07-02), Don Lodice (on 1942-07-02) and Bruce Snyder (on 1942-07-02)
trombone:
George Arus (on 1942-07-02), Dave Jacobs (jazz trombonist) (on 1942-07-02) and Jimmy Skiles (on 1942-07-02)
trumpet:
Jimmy Blake (jazz trumpeter) (on 1942-07-02), Ziggy Elman (on 1942-07-02), Danny Vanelli (on 1942-07-02) and Jimmy Zito (on 1942-07-02)
viola:
Leonard Atkins (on 1942-07-02) and Sam Ross (on 1942-07-02)
violin:
Alex Beller (on 1942-07-02), William Ehrenkrantz (on 1942-07-02), Seymour Miroff (on 1942-07-02), Raoul Polikian (on 1942-07-02), Leonard Posner (on 1942-07-02) and Bernie Tinterow (on 1942-07-02)
lead vocals:
Frank Sinatra (American singer and actor, “Ol’ Blue Eyes”) (on 1942-07-02)
orchestra:
Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra (on 1942-07-02)
conductor:
Tommy Dorsey (Swing trombone player & band leader) (on 1942-07-02)
arranger:
Axel Stordahl
recorded at:
RCA Studio 2 in New York, New York, United States (on 1942-07-02)
recording of:
Light a Candle in the Chapel (on 1942-07-02)
writer:
Ed G. Nelson (Popular music songwriter and bandleader), Duke Leonard and Harry Pease
publisher:
Fisher Music Corp. and Mills Music, Inc.
Frank Sinatra3:06
6Il est né le divin enfant
recording of:
Il est né le divin enfant
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
Tino Rossi2:56
7You’re All I Want for Christmas
background vocals:
Ken Lane Singers (on 1949-05-11)
lead vocals:
Bing Crosby (on 1949-05-11)
vocals:
Bing Crosby
orchestra:
Victor Young and His Orchestra (on 1949-05-11)
recording of:
You’re All I Want for Christmas (1948 song) (on 1949-05-11)
writer:
Seger Ellis and Glen Moore (composer of "Lonesome Train")
Bing Crosby3:11
8While the Angelus Was Ringing
recording of:
While the Angelus Was Ringing
lyricist and composer:
Gilles (Swiss composer/vocalist/actor Jean Villard Gilles)
translator:
Dick Manning (American songwriter)
translated version of:
Les Trois Cloches
Frank Sinatra2:45
9Silver Bells
recording of:
Silver Bells
lyricist and composer:
Ray Evans (US lyricist) and Jay Livingston
publisher:
Famous Music (renamed since 2007-05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody), Famous Music Publishing Limited, Jay Livingston Music Inc., Paramount Music Corporation and Sony/ATV Harmony (in 1950)
Bing Crosby & Carol Richards3:04
10Étoile des neiges
vocals:
Line Renaud (in 1950)
cover recording of:
Étoile des neiges (Fliege mit mir in die Heimat) (in 1950)
lyricist:
Jacques Plante
composer:
Franz Winkler (Austrian composer & musician)
is based on:
Fliege mit mir in die Heimat
is based on:
Forever and Ever
Line Renaud3:03
11God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
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)
Bing Crosby2:18
12O 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)
translated version of:
Adeste fideles (original latin version)
Frank Sinatra2:38
13Hitch a Ride With Santa Claus
Bing Crosby & Lindsay Crosby1:08
14Noël en mer
Tino Rossi2:55
15Merry Christmas BabyChuck Berry2:56
16A Christmas Message
Charles & Taylor2:37
17Mary’s Boy Child
The Gospel Clefs2:22
18Twelve Days of Christmas
vocals:
The Andrews Sisters and Bing Crosby
recording of:
The Twelve Days of Christmas
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Frederic Austin (in 1909)
publisher:
Shawnee Press Inc.
recording of:
The Twelve Days of Christmas (Cahn/Van Heusen lyric version, introduced by Frank Sinatra in 1968)
additional lyricist:
Sammy Cahn and Jimmy Van Heusen
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
publisher:
The Songwriters Guild, Warner/Chappell and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
version of:
The Twelve Days of Christmas
Bing Crosby & The Andrews Sisters43:23
19Christmas Dreaming
recording of:
Christmas Dreaming
lyricist:
Irving Gordon (US songwriter)
composer:
Lester Lee
publisher:
Leeds Music Corp. and MCA Music Ltd.
Frank Sinatra2:57
20Faith of Our Fathers
choir vocals:
Max Terr’s Mixed Chorus (on 1942-06-08)
lead vocals:
Bing Crosby (on 1942-06-08)
orchestra:
John Scott Trotter and His Orchestra (on 1942-06-08)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
UMG Recordings, Inc. (operational headquarters of Universal Music Group, based in Santa Monica, USA; read annotations) (in 1945)
recorded at:
Radio Recorders Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1942-06-08)
cover recording of:
Faith of Our Fathers (tune: O Mensch, bewein) (on 1942-06-08)
writer:
Frederick W. Faber (hymn writer), Henri F. Hemy and James Walton
arranger:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer)
Bing Crosby2:54
21God Bless the Child
recording of:
God Bless the Child
writer:
Arthur Herzog, Jr. and Billie Holiday
publisher:
Basart Editions (ended) and Edward B. Marks Music Co. (founded originally as J. Stern & Co. in 1894, renamed in 1919)
Billie Holiday3:01
22The Christmas FeelingBing Crosby & Frank Sinatra1:34