Blues, Blues Christmas - Volume 4, 1925-1962

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

Tracklist

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1▼CD
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Please Come Home for Christmas
Charles Brown2:53
2Christmas Time Blues
Roy Milton & His Solid Senders3:02
3White Christmas
producer:
Ahmet Ertegun (US American Songwriter, producer) and Jerry Wexler
bass, drums (drum set), piano, tenor saxophone and vibraphone:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1954-02-04)
guitar:
Jimmy Oliver (guitar, Drifters) (on 1954-02-04)
baritone vocals:
Andrew Thrasher (on 1954-02-04)
bass vocals:
Bill Pinkney (on 1954-02-04)
lead vocals:
Clyde McPhatter (on 1954-02-04) and Bill Pinkney (on 1954-02-04)
tenor vocals:
Clyde McPhatter (on 1954-02-04) and Gerhart Thrasher (on 1954-02-04)
performer:
The Drifters (US doo wop/R&B vocal group)
recorded at:
Fulton Recording Studio in New York, New York, United States (on 1954-02-04)
cover recording of:
White Christmas (vocal quartet arrangement, made popular by The Drifters) (on 1954-02-04)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin (from 1938 until 1940)
arrangement of:
White Christmas
quotes lyrics from:
Jingle Bells
The Drifters52:39
4Guitar Jingle Bells
Arthur Guitar Boogie Smith's Sensational Trio2:45
5Santa Claus Blues
piano:
Peetie Wheatstraw (on 1935-10-31)
vocals:
Peetie Wheatstraw (on 1935-10-31)
Peetie Wheatstraw3:13
6Santa Claus Blues
Clarence Williams’ Blue Five2:36
7Santa's on His Way
recording of:
Santa’s on His Way (on 1949-05-07)
lyricist and composer:
Erwin King and Steve Nelson (US songwriter who co-wrote “Frosty the Snowman”)
Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys2:31
8Looking for Me Santa Claus
Sam Manning with The Melodettes & The Felix Krazy Cats2:26
9It's Christmas Time
The Qualities2:43
10I Hear Jingle Bells
Freddie King2:36
11Santa Claus Blues (take 2)
Champion Jack Dupree2:16
12Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer
The Cadillacs2:18
13Santa Done Got Hip
The Marquees1:46
14Cool Cool Christmas
Bobbie & Boobie2:02
15Sleighbell Rock
Chuck Blevins2:00
16Mambo Santa Mambo
recording of:
Mambo Santa Mambo
writer:
Alton Hollowell, Gerald Hollowell, Ulysses Hollowell, Jack Thomas and George Wade (The Enchanters)
The Enchanters2:38
17Cowboy Santa Claus
Bill Lacey with Lil Armstrong & Her Ebony-Aires2:42
18Father Christmas
The Mighty Spoiler2:56
19Love for Christmas
The Jackson Trio with The Ebonaires2:57
20Christmas in Heaven
Billy Ward and His Dominoes2:40
2▼CD
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Christmas Time
Little T-Bone2:37
2Mr. Santa Claus
Nathaniel Mayer2:23
3It's Christmas
Marvin & Johnny2:08
4Cowboy Santa Claus
The Prairie Ramblers2:10
5Santa Claus Rock and Roll
Kathy and Jimmy Zee2:18
6Tell Santa Claus
Nap Hepburn & March of Dimes3:09
7Christmas Eve Baby
Johnny Moore’s Three Blazers with Frankie Ervin2:20
8A Mother, a Father, a Baby
Dixon Brothers3:13
9Christmas Eve
recorded in:
Warren County, Tennessee, United States (in 1946-09)
recording engineer:
Robert Stuart Jamieson (in 1946-09), Margot Mayo (in 1946-09) and Freyda Simon (in 1946-09)
banjo:
Murphy Gribble
fiddle:
John Lusk
guitar:
Albert York
Murph Gribble, John Lusk and Albert York4:26
10Answer to Maple on the Hill - Part 4
Dixon Brothers3:10
11Silent Night
The Golden Gate Quartet2:41
12Children Go Where I Send Thee
Victory Five2:28
13Twenty-Fifth Day of December
Middle Georgia Four2:32
14Sweet Little Angel Boy
The Ward Singers3:00
15A Child Is Born
The Angelic Gospel Singers2:32
16Glory Glory to the King
The Ward Singers2:37
17Can This Be Christmas
The Falcons & Orchestra2:55
18Christmas Is a Joyful Day
Lord Executor with Gerald Clark and His Caribbean Serenaders2:46
19Happy New Year to You!
The Qualities1:45
20After New Year's Eve
recording of:
After New Year's Eve
writer:
William Miller (US songwriter, A&R executive, label owner) and James “Shep” Sheppard (American Doo-Wop/R&B singer)
The Heartbeats2:48