O Little Town of Bethlehem (1947 original studio master)

~ Recording by Frank Sinatra

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleRelease artistRelease group typeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
3.1O Little Town of Bethlehem?:??Frank SinatraChristmas Songs by SinatraFrank SinatraAlbum
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)C-167
1.5O Little Town of Bethlehem?:??Frank SinatraChristmas Songs by SinatraFrank SinatraAlbum
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)CL 6019
1.2O Little Town of Bethlehem?:??Frank SinatraThe Frank Sinatra Christmas CollectionFrank SinatraAlbum + Compilation
Deja Vu (Italian jazz, blues, “the * collection”, “the essential *” and “the * story” series of releases/sublabels)2079
8.21O Little Town of Bethlehem3:05Frank SinatraThe Columbia Years: 1943–1952: The Complete RecordingsFrank SinatraAlbum + Compilation
  • US1993-10-05
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)CXK 48673
1.8O Little Town of Bethlehem3:06Frank SinatraChristmas Songs by SinatraFrank SinatraAlbum
  • US1994-09-06
Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008)
1.8O Little Town of Bethlehem3:06Frank SinatraChristmas Songs by SinatraFrank SinatraAlbum
  • US1994-09-06
Sony BMG Music Entertainment Custom Marketing GroupA711106
1.8O Little Town of Bethlehem3:06Frank SinatraChristmas Songs by SinatraFrank SinatraAlbum
  • US1994-09-19
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment)CK 66413
1.8O Little Town of Bethlehem3:06Frank SinatraChristmas Songs by SinatraFrank SinatraAlbum
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)CK 66413
1.14O Little Town of Bethlehem3:10Frank Sinatra3 Stars at ChristmasBing Crosby, Frank Sinatra & Nat King ColeAlbum + Compilation
Going for a Song, Newsound 2000 (imprint of UK company Newsound 2000 Ltd.)GFSR04014-3, NSTX 004
1.8O Little Town of Bethlehem3:06Frank SinatraChristmas Songs by SinatraFrank SinatraAlbum
  • -2004-08-24
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)
2.7O Little Town of Bethlehem3:05Frank SinatraChristmas CroonersVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2005-10-10
Music Club (Demon Music Club, UK)
1.14O Little Town of Bethlehem3:05Frank SinatraMerry Christmas 2009Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • -2009
Believe
2.5O Little Town of Bethlehem3:05Frank SinatraThe Rat Pack at Christmas (Austrian Euro Trend Compilation)The Rat PackAlbum + Compilation
  • AT2012-10-19
Euro TrendCD 246.911
2.11O Little Town of Bethlehem3:06Frank SinatraLast ChristmasVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • -2015-10-23
Euro Trend311.830
1.8O Little Town of Bethlehem3:05Frank Sinatra with The Ken Lane SingersChristmas Songs by SinatraFrank SinatraAlbum
  • XW2019-10-11
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment)G010004169214N
1.24O little town of Bethlehem3:05Frank SinatraFrank Sinatra The Biggest Hits Vol.1 (Platinum Collection)Frank SinatraAlbum + Compilation
  • IT2024-12-14
Eternal Music (UK publisher)
1.8O Little Town of Bethlehem3:05Frank SinatraChristmas Songs by SinatraFrank SinatraAlbum
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment)
8.21O Little Town of Bethlehem3:05Frank SinatraThe Columbia Years (1943–1952) The Complete RecordingsFrank SinatraAlbum + Compilation
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment)
Promotion
1.8O Little Town of Bethlehem3:06Frank SinatraChristmas Songs by SinatraFrank SinatraAlbum
Sorrisi e Canzoni TVNAT 0202

Relationships

conductor:Axel Stordahl
arranger:Axel Stordahl
recording of:O Little Town of Bethlehem (traditional carol with the tune “St. Louis”, as commonly sung in the U.S.) (on 1947-12-28: cover)

Related works

O Little Town of Bethlehem (traditional carol with the tune “St. Louis”, as commonly sung in the U.S.)

lyricist:Phillips Brooks (in 1868)
composer:Lewis Henry Redner (in 1868)
referred to in medleys:Christmas Medley (Bing Crosby version) (order: 3)
Medley: Deck the Halls With Boughs of Holly / Away in a Manger / O Little Town of Bethlehem / The First Noel (order: 3)
Noëls pour cordes (Christmas Carols for Strings) (order: 8)
later translated versions:Bethlehem
Oi Betlehem, sä pienoinen
Tu mazā, klusā Betlēme (Latvian version of "O Little Town of Bethlehem")
later versions:Little Town (Cliff Richard carol -- the traditional words set to new music)
O Little Town of Bethlehem (Kenneth Jennings tune)
O Little Town of Bethlehem (traditional carol with the tune “Forest Green”, as sung in the UK and the Episcopal Church in the U.S.)
O Little Town of Bethlehem (Walford Davies tune)
O Little Town of Bethlehem (version performed by Elvis Presley)
is based on:St. Louis (hymn tune)
is the basis for:Grandma's Christmas Card
O Little Town of Bethlehem (arr. The Joy Strings)
O Little Town Of Destrehan
Paraphrase on ‘O Little Town of Bethlehem’
Suite on Famous Christmas Carols: V. O Little Town of Bethlehem
arrangements:O Little Town of Bethlehem (Culloton arrangement)
O Little Town of Bethlehem (Mannheim Steamroller arrangement)
O Little Town of Bethlehem (Gordon Jenkins arr.)
O Little Town of Bethlehem (The Mighty Fine Band trad. arr.)
O Little Town of Bethlehem (adapted by Jack Gold)
O Little Town of Bethlehem (arr. Feller)
O Little Town of Bethlehem (arr. Gene Puerling)
O Little Town of Bethlehem (Sarah McLachlan arrangement)
O Little Town of Bethlehem (arr. Chris Walden)
O Little Town Of Bethlehem (arr. J. Paterson)
O’ Little Town of Bethlehem (Bob Dylan arrangement)
music quoted in and lyrics quoted in:Bethlehem