The Time‐Life Treasury of Christmas, Volume Two

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 3 available)

Annotation

Does not include track 2.11 from the original mail-order release. (FIXME: It's probably younger than 1987 as well.)

Annotation last modified on 2013-05-15 00:08 UTC.

Tracklist

▶CD 1
▼CD 2
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1White Christmas
Perry Como3:31
2Winter 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)
The Andrews Sisters2:43
3I’ll Be Home for Christmas
lead vocals:
Bing Crosby (on 1943-10-01)
orchestra:
John Scott Trotter and His Orchestra (on 1943-10-01)
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 1943-10-01)
recording of:
I’ll Be Home for Christmas (on 1943-10-01)
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 Crosby2:56
4The Twelve Days of Christmas
Robert Shaw Chorale4:24
5The Gifts They Gave
producer:
Ed Welker
conductor:
Robert DeCormier
recording of:
The Gifts They Gave
writer:
Robert De Cormier, Jesse Stool and Milt Okun
version of:
The Friendly Beasts
Harry Belafonte4:01
6The Toy Trumpet
Arthur Fiedler, Al Hirt & The Boston Pops2:27
7God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
Roger Whittaker2:44
8Good King Wenceslas
The Ames Brothers2:18
9Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer
background vocals:
Jud Conlon’s Rhythmaires (on 1950-06-22)
lead vocals:
Bing Crosby (on 1950-06-22)
orchestra:
John Scott Trotter and His Orchestra (on 1950-06-22)
cover recording of:
Rudolph, the Red‐Nosed Reindeer (on 1950-06-22)
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)
cover recording of:
Rudolph, the Red‐Nosed Reindeer (on 1962-10-05)
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 Crosby2:18
10C‐H‐R‐I‐S‐T‐M‐A‐S
cover 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)
Jim Reeves2:51
11Jingle Bell Rock
recording of:
Jingle Bell Rock
writer:
Joe Beal and Jim Boothe
publisher:
Anne Rachel Music Corp, Carlin and Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA)
Chet Atkins1:50
12That Special Time of the Year
Gladys Knight & the Pips3:50
13Pretty Paper
recording of:
Pretty Paper
lyricist and composer:
Willie Nelson
publisher:
Sony ATV Music Publishing (1995–2020) and Tree Publishing Inc.
Willie Nelson2:32
14Old Toy Trains
Roger Miller2:05
15Medley: We Three Kings / The First Noel / Hark, the Herald Angels Sing
Robert Shaw Chorale3:27
16Medley: Here We Come A‐Caroling / We Wish You a Merry Christmas
performer:
The Ray Charles Singers
medley including a recording of:
Here We Come A-wassailing
lyricist:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist) (in 1850)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 209)
medley including a recording of:
We Wish You a Merry Christmas
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
Perry Como1:37
17Do You Hear What I Hear
Ed Ames2:47
18Shepherds in the Field Waiting
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
conductor:
Sir David Willcocks
recording of:
Shepherds, in the field abiding (arr. Wood)
lyricist:
George Ratcliffe Woodward
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Charles Wood (Irish composer)
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge3:06
19Joy to the World
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)
Julie Andrews2:59
20O Come, O Come Emmanuel
Virgil Fox3:30
21Gesu Bambino
Luciano Pavarotti4:28
22Ave Maria
recording of:
Ave Maria (Bach/Gounod)
lyricist:
[anonymous] (Special Purpose Artist)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician) and Charles Gounod (French composer) (in 1853)
is based on:
Méditation sur le Premier Prélude de Piano de S. Bach
is based on:
The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: Prelude and Fugue no. 1 in C major, BWV 846: Prelude
music quoted on:
Weiss Heim
Renata Tebaldi2:40
23Hallelujah Chorus From Messiah
choir vocals:
Robert Shaw Chorale
orchestra:
Robert Shaw Orchestra
conductor:
Robert Shaw (conductor)
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 44. Chorus: “Hallelujah”
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1741)
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II
Robert Shaw Chorale and Orchestra3:23

Credits

Release

ASIN:US: B0009ICXHG [info]

Release Group

included in:The Time-Life Treasury of Christmas (4 CD set from 1987)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/master/1199376 [info]