30 Holiday Favorites: Toys for Tots, Volume 2

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Tracklist

▼CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Little Drummer Boy
cover 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
Rosemary Clooney2:28
2Please Come Home for Christmas
The Drifters2:52
3White 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 Crosby4.253:00
4God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen
The Platters2:58
5Mrs Santa Claus
recording of:
Mrs. Santa Claus
writer:
Leroy Anderson and Mitchell Parish
Nat King Cole1:41
6Sleigh Ride
James Brown2:58
7Here Comes Santa Claus
recording of:
Here Comes Santa Claus (Right Down Santa Claus Lane)
lyricist and composer:
Gene Autry (“The Singing Cowboy”), Oakley Haldeman and Harriett Melka
publisher:
Campbell Connelly & Co., Remick Music Corp., Warner Bros. Music Corp. and Gene Autry Music Publishing, Inc. (on 1947-11-20)
Gene Autry2:51
8O' 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 Sinatra0:50
9What Child Is This?
The Lettermen3:21
10Jingle Bells
Boxcar Willie2:08
11Away 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 (in 1895)
is based on:
Sweet Afton
Bing Crosby & Frank Sinatra1:14
12My Favorite Time of the Year
The Miracles3:56
13All Because It's Christmas
Lou Monte2:42
14Silent Night
Mahalia Jackson2:54
15This Time of the Year
Brook Benton2:29
16Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town
Bobby Sherman1:41
17Auld Lang Syne
Billy Vaughn2:00
18I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus
The United Studio Orchestra & The United Choral Singers3:03
19Jolly Old St. Nicholas
The United Studio Orchestra & The United Choral Singers2:41
20Let It Snow, Let It Snow!
The United Studio Orchestra & The United Choral Singers1:34
21Winter Wonderland
The United Studio Orchestra & The United Choral Singers2:58
22Dance of the Sugar-Plum Fairy
London Festival Orchestra2:08
23Russian Dance
London Festival Orchestra1:13
24I Wish It Were Christmas
London Festival Orchestra & The Merry Carol Singers3:21
25Daddy's Home
United Studio Orchestra3:21
26The Holly and the Ivy
United Studio Orchestra2:07
27Oh, Christmas Tree
The London Studio Symphony Orchestra2:30
28O Little Town of Bethlehem
Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra1:50
29Hark!, the Herald Angels Sing
Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra2:40
30We Wish You a Merry Christmas
Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra1:11