Legends: The Christmas Collection

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Annotation

A 4CD set of your favourite Christmas tracks from Bing Crosby, Ella Fitzgerald, Perry Como and Nat ‘King’ Cole.

Annotation last modified on 2011-11-13 21:41 UTC.

Tracklist

▶CD 1
▼CD 2
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Sleigh Ride
Boston Pops Orchestra3:03
2Santa Claus Is Coming to Town
recording of:
Santa Claus Is Coming to Town
lyricist:
Haven Gillespie (in 1932)
composer:
J. Fred Coots (in 1932)
publisher:
EMI Feist Catalog Inc., EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS-affiliated), EMI United Partnership Ltd., Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd., Haven Gillespie Music Publishing, Jobete Music Co., Inc., Leo Feist Ltd, Leo Feist, Inc., SBK United Partnership and The Songwriters Guild
music quoted on:
Lit vert
Frank Sinatra2:35
3Rudolph 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 Crosby2:16
4Frosty the Snowman
recording of:
Frosty the Snow Man
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)
Nat King Cole2:17
5I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus
The Beverley Sisters2:31
6The Christmas Blues
recording of:
The Christmas Blues (in 1957)
writer:
Sammy Cahn and David Jack Holt
Dean Martin42:55
7You’re All I Want for Christmas
Eddie Fisher2:44
8Christmas Roses
Frankie Laine2:27
9Christmas Island
recording of:
Christmas Island (on 1946-09-30)
lyricist and composer:
Lyle Moraine
The Andrews Sisters2:40
10That Christmas Feeling
Perry Como3:11
11There’s a Train Out for Dreamland
recording of:
There’s a Train Out for Dreamland
writer:
Frederich H. Heider and Carl Kress
Nat King Cole2:39
12The Mistletoe Kiss Polka
recording of:
The Mistletoe Kiss Polka
writer:
Jimmy Kennedy (Irish songwriter) and Constance Palmer
Margaret Whiting2:34
13Christmas Dreaming (A Little early This Year)
recording of:
Christmas Dreaming
lyricist:
Irving Gordon (US songwriter)
composer:
Lester Lee
publisher:
Leeds Music Corp. and MCA Music Ltd.
Frank Sinatra2:57
14St. Nicholas Waltz
Lita Roza2:33
15Christmas in Killarney
background vocals:
Jud Conlon’s Rhythmaires (on 1951-10-01)
lead vocals:
Bing Crosby (on 1951-10-01)
orchestra:
John Scott Trotter and His Orchestra (on 1951-10-01)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
UMG Recordings, Inc. (operational headquarters of Universal Music Group, based in Santa Monica, USA; read annotations)
recording of:
Christmas in Killarney (on 1951-10-01)
writer:
James Cavanaugh, John Redmond (singer, songwriter) and Frank Weldon
Bing Crosby2:44
16Santa Claus Got Stuck in My Chimney
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (on 1950-09-26)
recording of:
Santa Claus Got Stuck (In My Chimney) (on 1950-09-26)
writer:
William Hardy and Billy Moore (drums, percussion, jazz)
Ella Fitzgerald33:05
▶CD 3
▶CD 4

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Release

ASIN:UK: B001DXKNH8 [info]