Christmas Classics

~ Release by Bing Crosby (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

CD 1
#TitleRatingLength
1White 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)
4.253:05
2Jingle Bells
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1943-09-27)
lead vocals:
The Andrews Sisters (on 1943-09-27) and Bing Crosby (on 1943-09-27)
orchestra:
Vic Schoen and His Orchestra (on 1943-09-27)
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 1943-09-27)
cover recording of:
Jingle Bells (on 1943-09-27)
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)
2:36
3Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
vocals:
Bing Crosby (on 1962-10-05)
orchestra:
Bob Thompson and his Orchestra (on 1962-10-05)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, LLC (not for release label use! fka Capitol Records, Inc. until 2007)
recorded at:
Radio Recorders Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1962-10-05)
recording of:
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas (on 1962-10-05)
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)
2:50
4Winter Wonderland
lead vocals:
Bing Crosby
vocals:
Bing Crosby (on 1962-10-05)
orchestra:
Peter Matz and his Orchestra (on 1962-10-05)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, LLC (not for release label use! fka Capitol Records, Inc. until 2007)
recorded at:
Radio Recorders Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1962-10-05)
cover recording of:
Winter Wonderland (on 1962-10-05)
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)
2:25
5The Little Drummer Boy
vocals:
Bing Crosby (on 1962-10-05)
orchestra:
Bob Thompson and his Orchestra (on 1962-10-05)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, LLC (not for release label use! fka Capitol Records, Inc. until 2007)
recorded at:
Radio Recorders Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1962-10-05)
2:58
6O Holy Night
vocals:
Bing Crosby (on 1962-10-05)
orchestra:
Jack Halloran Orchestra (on 1962-10-05)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, LLC (not for release label use! fka Capitol Records, Inc. until 2007)
recorded at:
Radio Recorders Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1962-10-05)
3:34
7Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!
vocals:
Bing Crosby (on 1962-10-05)
orchestra:
Peter Matz and his Orchestra (on 1962-10-05)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, LLC (not for release label use! fka Capitol Records, Inc. until 2007)
recorded at:
Radio Recorders Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1962-10-05)
recording of:
Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! (on 1962-10-05)
lyricist:
Sammy Cahn (in 1945-07)
composer:
Jule Styne (in 1945-07)
publisher:
Cahn Music Company, Chappell & Co., Chappell/Morris Ltd., Cherry Lane Music Ltd., Producers Music Publishing Co., Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner Chappell North America and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
42:05
8Frosty the Snowman
vocals:
Bing Crosby (on 1962-10-05)
orchestra:
Peter Matz and his Orchestra (on 1962-10-05)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, LLC (not for release label use! fka Capitol Records, Inc. until 2007)
recorded at:
Radio Recorders Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1962-10-05)
recording of:
Frosty the Snow Man (on 1962-10-05)
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)
2:15
9Silent Night
background vocals:
Ken Darby Singers (on 1945-03-19)
lead vocals:
Bing Crosby (on 1945-03-19)
orchestra:
John Scott Trotter and His Orchestra (on 1947-03-19)
recording of:
Silent Night (Christmas carol, English translation) (on 1947-03-19)
lyricist:
Josef Mohr (in 1816)
composer:
Franz Xaver Gruber (in 1818)
translator:
John Freeman Young (in 1859)
translated version of:
Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht
2:38
10The Twelve Days of Christmas
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
3:22
11The Littlest Angel
4:00
12What Child Is This? / The Holly and the Ivy
vocals:
Bing Crosby (on 1962-10-05)
recorded at:
Radio Recorders Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1962-10-05)
compilation of:
The Holly and the Ivy by Bing Crosby and What Child Is This? by Bing Crosby
medley including a recording of:
The Holly and the Ivy (on 1962-10-05)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 514)
medley including a recording of:
What Child Is This? (on 1962-10-05)
lyricist:
William Chatterton Dix (in 1865)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
version of:
Greensleeves (generic entry for traditional and unknown arrangements)
3:21
13The First Noel
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)
2:35
14Hark! The Herald Angel / It Came Upon a Midnight Clear
3:06
15Adeste Fidelis
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)
recording of:
Adeste fideles (Bing Crosby arrangement) (on 1942-06-08)
lyricist:
[traditional] (special purpose artist) and Frederick Oakeley
composer:
John Francis Wade
arranger:
John Scott Trotter
medley of:
O Come, All Ye Faithful (English version of Latin “Adeste fideles”)
medley of:
Adeste fideles (original latin version)
23:10
16I Wish You a Merry Christmas
vocals:
Bing Crosby (on 1962-10-05)
orchestra:
Bob Thompson and his Orchestra (on 1962-10-05)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, LLC (not for release label use! fka Capitol Records, Inc. until 2007)
recorded at:
Radio Recorders Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1962-10-05)
cover recording of:
We Wish You a Merry Christmas (on 1962-10-05)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
1:53