’Twas the Night Before Christmas (radio transcriptions)

~ Release by Fred Waring & His Pennsylvanians (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

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1Opening: I Hear Music
vocals:
Fred Waring & His Pennsylvanians (on 1944-12-21)
live recording of:
I Hear Music (on 1944-12-21)
writer:
Jack Dolph and Fred Waring (bandleader, radio/TV personality)
arranger:
Roy Ringwald (songwriter)
1:38
2Jingle Bells
vocals:
Fred Waring & His Pennsylvanians (on 1946-12-12)
live cover recording of:
Jingle Bells (on 1946-12-12)
lyricist and composer:
James Lord Pierpont (in 1850)
publisher:
Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
composed at and lyrics written at:
Simpson Tavern in Medford, Massachusetts, United States (in 1850)
6:38
3Christmas Was Meant for Children
solo vocals:
Gordon Goodman (on 1956-12-24)
vocals:
Fred Waring & His Pennsylvanians (on 1956-12-24)
live recording of:
Christmas Was Meant for Children (on 1956-12-24)
writer:
Gordon Goodman
arranger:
Hawley Ades
2:17
4Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town
solo vocals:
Frank Davis (vocalist) (on 1956-12-24)
vocals:
Fred Waring & His Pennsylvanians (on 1956-12-24)
arranger:
Harry Simeone
live cover recording of:
Santa Claus Is Coming to Town (on 1956-12-24)
lyricist:
Haven Gillespie (in 1932)
composer:
J. Fred Coots (in 1932)
publisher:
EMI Allans Music Australia Pty Ltd, EMI Feist Catalog Inc., EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd (not for release label use!), 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
sub-publisher:
フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music SBK Department) and 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 (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label)
1:56
5Rudolph the Red-nose Reindeer
vocals:
Fred Waring & His Pennsylvanians (on 1953-12-20)
arranger:
Livingston Gearhart
live cover recording of:
Rudolph, the Red‐Nosed Reindeer (on 1953-12-20)
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Marks (American songwriter)
publisher:
Chappell & Co Ltd., Chappell Music Ltd., Warner Chappell, Warner Chappell Music (publisher as Warner/Chappell Music), Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019), St. Nicholas Music Publishing Co. (on 1949-05-09) and St. Nicholas Music Inc. (from 1950 to present)
arrangement of:
Rudolph, the Red‐Nosed Reindeer (for voice, choir and orchestra, Elms)
2:59
6One for the Little Bitty Baby
solo vocals:
Frank Davis (vocalist) (on 1956-12-24)
vocals:
Fred Waring & His Pennsylvanians (on 1956-12-24)
arranger:
Clyde Sechler
live recording of:
One for the Little Bitty Baby (on 1956-12-24)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
2:27
7Medley: Let It Snow / The Sleigh / Winter Wonderland
solo vocals:
Joe Marine (on 1947-12-18)
vocals:
Fred Waring & His Pennsylvanians (on 1947-12-18)
arranger:
Hawley Ades, Leo Arnaud and Tom Scott (folk-singer/composer, Fred Waring’s Glee Club) (on 1947-12-18)
live medley including a recording of:
Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! (on 1947-12-18)
lyricist:
Sammy Cahn (in 1945-07)
composer:
Jule Styne (in 1945-07)
publisher:
Cahn Music Company, Chappell & Co., Chappell/Morris Ltd., Cherry Lane Music Ltd., Imagen Music, J. Albert & Son Pty. Ltd., Producers Music Publishing Co., Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner Chappell North America and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
live medley including a recording of:
The Sleigh (on 1947-12-18)
lyricist:
Dick Smith (wrote lyrics to “Winter Wonderland”)
composer:
Richard Kountz (composer)
live medley including a recording of:
Winter Wonderland (on 1947-12-18)
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), Warner Chappell Music Inc., Warner/Chappell Music Australia Pty. Ltd., WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
4:32
8White Christmas
vocals:
Fred Waring & His Pennsylvanians (on 1946-12-12)
arranger:
Roy Ringwald (songwriter)
live cover recording of:
White Christmas (on 1946-12-12)
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:
EMI Allans Music Australia Pty Ltd, Irving Berlin Music Ltd., Universal Music Publishing Pty Ltd. (Australian subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group), Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019), Warner/Chappell Music, Hong Kong Limited (華納音樂版權香港有限公司, 1995–2019), シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
part of:
The 15th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1942 winner)
3:13
9The Christmas Song
vocals:
Fred Waring & His Pennsylvanians (on 1947-12-23)
arranger:
Roy Ringwald (songwriter)
live cover recording of:
The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire) (on 1947-12-23)
lyricist:
Robert Wells (songwriter) (in 1945-07) and Mel Tormé (“The Velvet Fog”) (in 1945-07)
composer:
Mel Tormé (“The Velvet Fog”) (in 1945-07)
publisher:
Chappell/Morris Ltd., MPL Music Publishing Inc., Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd., Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP), Warner Chappell, Warner Chappell Ltd., Warner Chappell Music (publisher as Warner/Chappell Music), Warner/Chappell Music Australia Pty. Ltd. and Edwin H. Morris & Co., Inc. (a division of MPL Communications Inc.) (from 1946 to present)
3:06
10’Twas the Night Before Christmas
solo vocals:
Jack Best (singer) (on 1956-12-24) and Gordon Goodman (on 1956-12-24)
vocals:
Fred Waring & His Pennsylvanians (on 1956-12-24)
live recording of:
'Twas the Night Before Christmas (arr. Simeone) (on 1956-12-24)
lyricist:
Clement Clarke Moore
arranger:
Harry Simeone
6:47
11Medley: Adeste Fideles / The First Noel / Carol of the Bells
vocals:
Fred Waring & His Pennsylvanians (on 1944-12-21)
arranger:
Roy Ringwald (songwriter) and Robert Shaw (conductor)
live medley including a recording of:
Adeste fideles (original latin version) (on 1944-12-21)
lyricist and composer:
John Francis Wade (from 1740 until 1743)
medley including a cover recording of:
Carol of the Bells (on 1944-12-21)
lyricist:
Peter J. Wilhousky (in 1936)
arranger:
Микола Дмитрович Леонтович (Mykola Leontovych) (in 1916)
is based on:
Щедрик (The Little Swallow)
medley including a cover recording of:
The First Noël (on 1944-12-21)
publisher:
William B. Sandys (in 1823, in 1833)
additional lyricist:
Davies Gilbert (in 1823)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
additional arranger:
John Stainer (in 1871)
arranger:
Davies Gilbert (in 1823)
part of:
The New English Hymnal (hymn book) (number: 36)
arrangement of:
The First Nowell
part of:
Meet Me in St. Louis (1944 musical film soundtrack)
4:04
12Beautiful Savior
solo vocals:
Leonard Kranendonk (on 1947-12-23) and Jane Wilson (New Age/Electronic artist) (on 1947-12-23)
vocals:
Fred Waring & His Pennsylvanians (on 1947-12-23)
arranger:
Leonard Kranendonk
live cover recording of:
Beautiful Savior (on 1947-12-23)
arranger:
F. Melius Christiansen
translator:
Joseph A. Seiss
3:25
13God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen
solo violin:
Lewis Eley (on 1947-12-23)
vocals:
Fred Waring & His Pennsylvanians (on 1947-12-23)
arranger:
Lewis Eley
live recording of:
God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen (traditional, no arrangement credits here) (on 1947-12-23)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 394)
2:04
14The Twelve Days of Christmas
vocals:
Fred Waring & His Pennsylvanians (on 1947-12-15)
arranger:
Roy Ringwald (songwriter) and Eric Siday
live recording of:
The Twelve Days of Christmas (on 1947-12-15)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Frederic Austin (English baritone and composer) (in 1909)
publisher:
Shawnee Press Inc.
3:29
15Rise Up Shepherd and Foller
solo vocals:
Gordon Berger (on 1947-12-18) and Gordon Goodman (on 1947-12-18)
vocals:
Fred Waring & His Pennsylvanians (on 1947-12-18)
arranger:
Roy Ringwald (songwriter)
live recording of:
Rise Up Shepherd and Follow! (on 1947-12-18)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
2:47
16Oh Gathering Clouds
solo vocals:
Jack Wilson (singer) (on 1946-12-12)
vocals:
Fred Waring & His Pennsylvanians (on 1946-12-12)
2:59
17Behold That Star
solo vocals:
Don Craig (on 1947-12-15) and Gordon Goodman (on 1947-12-15)
vocals:
Fred Waring & His Pennsylvanians (on 1947-12-15)
arranger:
Frank Cunkle
live recording of:
Behold the Star (on 1947-12-15)
lyricist and composer:
Thomas Washington Talley (American folk song collector)
1:31
18Medley of English Carols: Suzzani / Coventry Carol / Gloucestershire Wassail
solo vocals:
Stuart Churchill (on 1947-12-17)
vocals:
Fred Waring & His Pennsylvanians (on 1947-12-17)
arranger:
Tom Scott (folk-singer/composer, Fred Waring’s Glee Club)
live medley including a recording of:
Coventry Carol (on 1947-12-17)
lyricist:
Robert Croo (16th-century lyricist of "The Coventry Carol") (in 1534)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 19028)
live medley including a recording of:
Gloucestershire Wassail (on 1947-12-17)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 209)
arrangement of:
Christmas Sweet: Wassail, Wassail
live medley including a recording of:
Suzzani (English folk song) (on 1947-12-17)
7:30
19Away in a Manger
solo vocals:
Jane Wilson (New Age/Electronic artist) (on 1947-12-18)
vocals:
Fred Waring & His Pennsylvanians (on 1947-12-18)
arranger:
Frank Cunkle and Roy Ringwald (songwriter)
1:58
20Cantique De Noel (Oh Holy Night)
solo vocals:
Jane Wilson (New Age/Electronic artist) (on 1944-12-21)
vocals:
Fred Waring & His Pennsylvanians (on 1944-12-21)
2:40
21Silent Night / Come Unto Him / Closing
solo vocals:
Stuart Churchill (on 1947-12-15)
vocals:
Fred Waring & His Pennsylvanians (on 1947-12-15)
arranger:
Stuart Churchill
live medley including a recording of:
Silent Night (Christmas carol, English translation) (on 1947-12-15)
lyricist:
Josef Mohr (in 1816)
composer:
Franz Xaver Gruber (in 1818)
translator:
John Freeman Young (in 1859)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 27088)
translated version of:
Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht
3:24