Billboard Presents: Family Christmas Classics

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Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Christmas Time Is Here (from the soundtrack of the TV Special “A Charlie Brown Christmas”)
producer:
Vince Guaraldi (pianist)
double bass [bass]:
Fred Marshall (bassist) (from 1965-09-17 until 1965-09-22)
drums (drum set):
Jerry Granelli (from 1965-09-17 until 1965-09-22)
piano:
Vince Guaraldi (pianist) (from 1965-09-17 until 1965-09-22)
choir vocals:
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church Children’s Choir (from 1965-09-17 until 1965-09-22)
chorus master:
Barret Mineah (from 1965-09-17 until 1965-09-22)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Fantasy, Inc. (not for release label use!)
recorded at:
Fantasy Studios (Berkeley) in Berkeley, California, United States (from 1965-09-17 until 1965-09-22)
recording of:
Christmas Time Is Here (from 1965-09-17 until 1965-09-22)
lyricist:
Lee Mendelson (American television producer)
composer:
Lee Mendelson (American television producer) and Vince Guaraldi (pianist)
publisher:
Lee Mendelson Film Productions, Inc. (Publishing - affiliated to BMI) and Shifty Music (US work publisher, affiliated with BMI)
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) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
Vince Guaraldi Trio with Children’s Chorus2:45
2Welcome Christmas (from the soundtrack of the Dr. Seuss TV Special “How the Grinch Stole Christmas!”)
spoken vocals:
Boris Karloff
orchestra:
MGM Studio Orchestra
conductor:
Eugene Poddany
arranger:
Eugene Poddany
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Hanna‐Barbera Productions, Inc. (in 1991)
The MGM Studio Orchestra with Boris Karloff2:55
3We Need a Little Christmas (from the Broadway musical “Mame”)
lead vocals:
Angela Lansbury
vocals:
Jane Connell, Frankie Michaels and Sab Shimono
conductor:
Donald Pippin (Broadway musical theatre director and conductor)
orchestrator:
Philip J. Lang
recording of:
Mame: We Need a Little Christmas
lyricist and composer:
Jerry Herman
part of:
Mame (full musical)
Angela Lansbury, Frankie Michaels, Jane Connell and Sab Shimono3:02
4The Chipmunk Song (from the album “Christmas with the Chipmunks”)
conductor:
Ross Bagdasarian (Sr.; creator of Alvin and the Chipmunks)
arranger:
Ross Bagdasarian (Sr.; creator of Alvin and the Chipmunks)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Manhattan (Manhattan Records after Jul 1987 acquisition of EMI America; discontinued in Sep 1988) (in 1980)
recording of:
The Chipmunk Song
lyricist and composer:
Ross Bagdasarian (Sr.; creator of Alvin and the Chipmunks) (in 1958)
publisher:
Armen Bagdasarian, Bagdasarian Productions LLC and Bourne Music Ltd.
Alvin, Simon & Theodore with David Seville32:22
5Riu Chiu (from the TV series “The Monkees” 1967 Christmas Show)
arranger:
Chip Douglas
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc. (in 1990)
The Monkees1:32
6A Holly Jolly Christmas (from the soundtrack of the Rankin/Bass TV Special “Rudolph the Red‐Nosed Reindeer”)
choir vocals:
Videocraft Chorus
vocals:
Burl Ives
orchestra:
Videocraft Orchestra
conductor:
Maury Laws
arranger:
Maury Laws
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.)
recording of:
A Holly Jolly Christmas
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Marks (American songwriter)
publisher:
Audiam Publishing, Warner Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.) and St. Nicholas Music Inc. (in 1964)
Burl Ives with the Videocraft Chorus and Orchestra21:20
7Comin’ Up Christmas Time (from the soundtrack of the Hanna‐Barbera TV Special “Casper’s First Christmas”)
vocals:
Daws Butler (Hanna‐Barbera voice actor) and Don Messick (Hanna‐Barbera voice actor)
conductor:
Hoyt Curtin
arranger:
Hoyt Curtin
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Hanna‐Barbera Productions, Inc. (in 1991)
Yogi Bear, Quick Draw McGraw, Huckleberry Hound (Daws Butler), Boo‐Boo (Don Messick) and Chorus1:59
8White Christmas (from the 1946 Christmas Day radio broadcast of the “Holiday Inn” classic)
vocals:
Bing Crosby
conductor:
John Scott Trotter
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Vintage Jazz Classics, Ltd. (copyrights use only) (in 1990)
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), EMI Allans Music Australia Pty Ltd, Irving Berlin Music Corp., Universal Music Publishing Pty Ltd. (Australian subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group), Williamson Music Company and Irving Berlin Music Company (from 1940 to present)
sub-publisher:
Irving Berlin Music Ltd., 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: 15)
Bing Crosby, Orchestra directed by John Scott Trotter3:02
9Frosty the Snowman (from the soundtrack of the Rankin/Bass TV Special “Frosty the Snowman”)
vocals:
Jimmy Durante, June Foray and Jackie Vernon
conductor:
Maury Laws
arranger:
Maury Laws
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Hanna‐Barbera Productions, Inc. (in 1991)
Jimmy Durante with Jackie Vernon and June Foray2:25
10Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas (from the soundtrack of the 1944 M‐G‐M motion picture “Meet Me in St. Louis”)
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1944-04-20) and Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1944-04-20)
vocals:
Judy Garland (on 1944-04-20)
orchestra:
MGM Studio Orchestra and George Stoll’s Orchestra (on 1944-04-20)
conductor:
Georgie Stoll
recording of:
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas (on 1943-12-04)
writer:
Ralph Blane (in 1943) and 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 film)
Judy Garland and the M‐G‐M Studio Orchestra conducted by George Stoll52:37

Credits

Release

manufactured in:United States
printed in:United States
art direction:Coco Shinomiya
design/illustration:Vittorio Costarella
liner notes and producer:Greg Ehrbar
executive producer:Robin Frederick
mastering:Rae DiLeo
Bob Fisher (producer, recording artist & mastering engineer)
manufactured by and marketed by:Kid Rhino
copyrighted (©) by and phonographic copyright (℗) by:Rhino Records, Inc. (company credits only; not for release label use!) (in 1995)
mastered at:Digital Domain in Altamonte Springs, Florida, United States
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/3118849 [info]
ASIN:US: B0000033NC [info]