The Christmas Album

~ Release by Frank Sinatra (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

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#TitleRatingLength
1White Christmas
recording of:
White Christmas
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)
3:28
2Jingle Bells
conductor:
Axel Stordahl
performer:
Ken Lane Singers (on 1946-08-08)
arranger:
Axel Stordahl
recording of:
Jingle Bells (on 1946-08-08)
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)
2:39
3O’ Come All Ye Faithful
recording of:
O Come, All Ye Faithful (English version of Latin “Adeste fideles”)
lyricist and composer:
John Francis Wade (from 1740 until 1743)
translator:
Frederick Oakeley (in 1841)
arrangement of:
O Come, All Ye Faithful
translated version of:
Adeste fideles (original latin version)
2:42
4Have Yourself a Merry Christmas
recording of:
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
lyricist:
Ralph Blane (in 1943)
composer:
Hugh Martin (in 1943)
publisher:
EMI April Music Inc., EMI Feist Catalog Inc., EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), EMI Publishing, EMI United Partnership Ltd., J. Albert & Son, J. Albert & Son Pty. Ltd., Loew’s Incorporated (in 1943, in 1944) and Leo Feist, Inc. (in 1971, in 1972)
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 (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label), フジパシフィック音楽出版 SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music Inc. SBK Division) (until 2014-12-31) and フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music SBK Department) (from 2015-01-01 to present)
part of:
Meet Me in St. Louis (1944 musical film soundtrack)
2:38
5While the Angelus Was Ringing
recording of:
While the Angelus Was Ringing
lyricist and composer:
Gilles (Swiss composer/vocalist/actor Jean Villard Gilles)
translator:
Dick Manning (American songwriter)
translated version of:
Les Trois Cloches
2:48
6O’ Little Town of Bethlehem
recording of:
O Little Town of Bethlehem (Gordon Jenkins arr.)
composer:
Lewis Henry Redner
arranger:
Gordon Jenkins
publisher:
St. James Music
arrangement of:
O Little Town of Bethlehem (traditional carol with the tune “St. Louis”, as commonly sung in the U.S.)
5:20
7Winter 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), 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)
1:26
8Ave Maria
lead vocals:
Frank Sinatra (American singer and actor, “Ol’ Blue Eyes”) (on 1945-03-28)
conductor:
Axel Stordahl (on 1945-03-28)
arranger:
Axel Stordahl
recorded at:
Hunter College (New York) in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1945-03-28)
cover recording of:
Ave Maria (catch-all for arrangements of the Bach / Gounod work) (on 1945-03-28)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician) and Charles Gounod (French composer)
publisher:
Lam Larghetto Music (from 1993 to present)
arrangement of:
Ave Maria (Bach/Gounod)
cover recording of:
Ave Maria (Schubert’s Ave Maria: Latin “Ave Maria” text sung to the tune of ‘Ellens Gesang III, op. 52 no. 6, D. 839 “Ave Maria”’)
lyricist:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist)
composer:
Franz Schubert (composer)
version of:
Ellens Gesang III, op. 52 no. 6, D. 839 “Ave Maria” (Schubert's song, not the Bach/Gounod work; original for voice and piano)
3:24
9The Lord’s Prayer
recording of:
The Lord’s Prayer
lyricist:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
composer:
Albert Hay Malotte (composer) (in 1935)
3:01
10Light a Candle in the Chapel
alto saxophone:
Fred Stulce (on 1942-07-02)
bass:
Phil Stevens (country bass player) (on 1942-07-02)
cello:
Harold Bemko (on 1942-07-02)
drums (drum set):
Buddy Rich (on 1942-07-02)
guitar:
Clark Yocum (on 1942-07-02)
harp:
Ruth Hill (harpist) (on 1942-07-02)
piano:
Milt Raskin (Milton Raskin) (on 1942-07-02)
saxophone:
Harry Schuchman (on 1942-07-02)
tenor saxophone:
Heinie Beau (on 1942-07-02), Don Lodice (on 1942-07-02) and Bruce Snyder (on 1942-07-02)
trombone:
George Arus (on 1942-07-02), Dave Jacobs (jazz trombonist) (on 1942-07-02) and Jimmy Skiles (on 1942-07-02)
trumpet:
Jimmy Blake (jazz trumpeter) (on 1942-07-02), Ziggy Elman (on 1942-07-02), Danny Vanelli (on 1942-07-02) and Jimmy Zito (on 1942-07-02)
viola:
Leonard Atkins (on 1942-07-02) and Sam Ross (violin) (on 1942-07-02)
violin:
Alex Beller (on 1942-07-02), William Ehrenkrantz (on 1942-07-02), Seymour Miroff (on 1942-07-02), Raoul Polikian (on 1942-07-02), Leonard Posner (on 1942-07-02) and Bernie Tinterow (on 1942-07-02)
lead vocals:
Frank Sinatra (American singer and actor, “Ol’ Blue Eyes”) (on 1942-07-02)
orchestra:
Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra (on 1942-07-02)
conductor:
Tommy Dorsey (swing trombone player & band leader) (on 1942-07-02)
arranger:
Axel Stordahl
recorded at:
RCA Studio 2 in New York, New York, United States (on 1942-07-02)
recording of:
Light a Candle in the Chapel (on 1942-07-02)
writer:
Ed G. Nelson (Popular music songwriter and bandleader), Duke Leonard and Harry Pease (Vaudeville singer, lyricist, songwriter)
publisher:
Fisher Music Corp. and Mills Music, Inc.
3:08
11Santa 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 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)
2:36
12The Christmas Song
recording of:
The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)
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)
1:42
13Let’s Start the New Year Right
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1945-12-26)
lead vocals:
Frank Sinatra (American singer and actor, “Ol’ Blue Eyes”) (on 1945-12-26)
vocals:
The Bob Mitchell Boys' Choir (on 1945-12-26)
conductor:
Axel Stordahl (on 1945-12-26)
recording of:
Let’s Start the New Year Right (on 1945-12-26)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin
publisher:
Irving Berlin Music Corp.
1:46
14Christmas Dreaming
recording of:
Christmas Dreaming
lyricist:
Irving Gordon (US songwriter)
composer:
Lester Lee
publisher:
Leeds Music Corp. and MCA Music Ltd.
3:01
15It Came Upon a Midnight Clear
recording of:
It Came Upon the Midnight Clear (carol version) (on 1947-12-28)
lyricist:
Edmund Sears (American church author)
composer:
Richard Storrs Willis
part of:
The New English Hymnal (hymn book) (number: 29)
is based on:
CAROL (hymn tune)
is based on:
It Came Upon the Midnight Clear (poem)
3:31
16Jesus Is a Rock in the Weary Land
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1945-05-16)
bass:
Phil Stephens (bass and tuba player) (on 1945-05-16)
drums (drum set):
Nick Fatool (on 1945-05-16)
piano:
Jimmy Sherman (pianist, arranger and songwriter) (on 1945-05-16)
lead vocals:
Frank Sinatra (American singer and actor, “Ol’ Blue Eyes”) (on 1945-05-16)
vocals:
The Charioteers (on 1945-05-16), Howard B. Daniels (on 1945-05-16), Edward Jackson (The Charioteers) (on 1945-05-16), Billy Williams (US singer, active 1930-1960) (on 1945-05-16) and Ira Williams (on 1945-05-16)
conductor:
Xavier Cugat (on 1945-05-16)
arranger:
Axel Stordahl
recording of:
Jesus Is a Rock in the Weary Land (on 1945-05-16)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
3:22

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ASIN:DE: B00064WCCE [info]