The Christmas Selection - The Gift Of Music

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Happy Holiday
Bing Crosby?:??
2White 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)
Louis Armstrong?:??
3Jingle Bells
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)
Nat King Cole?:??
4Have Yourself A Merry Little ChristmasFrank Sinatra?:??
5This Time Of Year
recording of:
This Time of the Year
writer:
Brook Benton and Clyde Otis (American songwriter and record producer)
Brook Benton?:??
6Silver 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?:??
7Blue 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 Platters?:??
8I'll Be Home For Christmas
Perry Como?:??
9Christmas Dreaming
recording of:
Christmas Dreaming
lyricist:
Irving Gordon (US songwriter)
composer:
Lester Lee
publisher:
Leeds Music Corp. and MCA Music Ltd.
Frank Sinatra?:??
10Sleigh Ride In July
Bing Crosby?:??
11Auld Lang Syne
recording of:
Auld Lang Syne (original Scots version, lyrics by Robert Burns)
lyricist:
Robert Burns (18th century Scottish poet/lyricist) (in 1788)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
publisher:
Songs of Universal, Inc.
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 6294)
translated version of:
Auld Lang Syne (tr. Sbait)
The Drifters?:??
12The Little Drummer Boy
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 Clooney?:??
13A House With Love In It
Nat King Cole?:??
14The Rosary
recording of:
The Rosary
lyricist:
Robert Cameron Rogers (songwriter)
composer:
Ethelbert Nevin
Mario Lanza?:??
15I Want A Rock And Roll Guitar
Johnny Preston?:??
16Jingle Bell Rock
cover recording of:
Jingle Bell Rock
writer:
Joe Beal and Jim Boothe
publisher:
Anne Rachel Music Corp, Carlin and Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA)
Bobby Sherman?:??
17Rudolph 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 Crosby & Ella Fitzgerald?:??
18The Christmas Song
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)
Frank Sinatra?:??

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part of:The Christmas Selection (order: 1)