20th Century Masters: The Christmas Collection: The Best of Stevie Wonder

~ Release by Stevie Wonder (see all versions of this release, 3 available)

Tracklist

1▼CD
#TitleRatingLength
1Someday at Christmas
producer:
Henry Cosby
performer:
Stevie Wonder
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Motown Records (not for label use; use “Motown” instead) (in 1967)
cover recording of:
Someday at Christmas
writer:
Ron Miller (Motown songwriter Ronald Norman Miller) and Bryan Wells
publisher:
EMI Songs Australia Pty. Ltd., Jobete Music Co., Inc. and Ron Miller Legacy Songtrust Publishing LLC (BMI)
3.52:50
2Silver Bells
producer:
Henry Cosby
cover recording of:
Silver Bells (Christmas song)
lyricist and composer:
Ray Evans (American songwriter) and Jay Livingston
publisher:
Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody), Famous Music Publishing Limited (renamed into BMG FM Music Ltd. on 2013-05-13), Jay Livingston Music Inc., Paramount Music Corporation, Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd. and Sony/ATV Harmony (in 1950)
sub-publisher:
Sony/ATV Harmony Canada and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division)
3.52:24
3Ave Maria
producer:
Henry Cosby
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)
43:58
4The Little Drummer Boy
producer:
Henry Cosby
cover recording of:
Carol of the Drum (aka “The Little Drummer Boy”)
lyricist and composer:
Katherine K. Davis (Katherine Kennicott Davis) (in 1941)
additional composer:
Henry Onorati (in 1958) and Harry Simeone (in 1958)
publisher:
EMI Mills Music (ASCAP-affiliated), International Korwin Corp., Warner Chappell, Warner Chappell Music (publisher as Warner/Chappell Music), Belwin-Mills Publishing Corp. (in 1955) and Mills Music, Inc. (in 1964)
is based on:
Trad. (traditional Czech carol, became “Carol of the Drums”)
53:07
5One Little Christmas Tree
producer:
Henry Cosby
recording of:
One Little Christmas Tree (in 1967)
writer:
Ron Miller (Motown songwriter Ronald Norman Miller) and Bryan Wells
publisher:
EMI Songs Australia Pty. Ltd.
52:49
6The Day That Love Began
producer:
Henry Cosby
recording of:
The Day That Love Began
composer:
Deborah Miller (US songwriter) and Ron Miller (Motown songwriter Ronald Norman Miller)
53:37
7The Christmas Song (Merry Christmas to You)
producer:
Henry Cosby
cover 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)
53:08
8Bedtime for Toys
producer:
Henry Cosby
recording of:
Bedtime for Toys
writer:
Ron Miller (Motown songwriter Ronald Norman Miller) and Orlando Murden
53:30
9Christmastime
producer:
Henry Cosby
recording of:
Christmastime
writer:
Sol Selegna
52:33
10Twinkle Twinkle Little Me
producer:
Henry Cosby
recording of:
Twinkle Twinkle Little Me
composer:
Ron Miller (Motown songwriter Ronald Norman Miller) and William O’Malley
publisher:
EMI Songs Australia Pty. Ltd.
53:14
11A Warm Little Home on a Hill
producer:
Henry Cosby
recording of:
A Warm Little Home on a Hill
writer:
Ron Miller (Motown songwriter Ronald Norman Miller) and Bryan Wells
3:27
12What Christmas Means to Me
producer:
Henry Cosby
vocals:
Stevie Wonder
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Motown Record Corporation (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1967)
recording of:
What Christmas Means to Me
writer:
Anna Gordy Gaye, George Gordy and Allen Story (Shadee Hasan)
publisher:
EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), Jobete Music Co., Inc. and Stone Agate Music
52:30
13The Miracles of Christmas
recording of:
The Miracles of Christmas
composer:
Aurora Miller and Ron Miller (Motown songwriter Ronald Norman Miller)
52:26
14Everyone's a Kid at Christmas
recording of:
Everyone’s a Kid at Christmas
writer:
Aurora Miller and Ron Miller (Motown songwriter Ronald Norman Miller)
52:47