Now That’s a Download: Christmas

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Tracklist

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1▼Digital Media
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Happy Xmas (War Is Over)
producer:
John Lennon (The Beatles), Yoko Ono (Japanese‐American musician and artist) and Phil Spector
choir vocals:
The Harlem Community Choir
orchestra:
Plastic Ono Band
performer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Yoko Ono (Japanese‐American musician and artist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1971)
recording of:
Happy Xmas (War Is Over)
lyricist and composer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Yoko Ono (Japanese‐American musician and artist)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Lenono Music and Ono Music
John Lennon, Yoko Ono & Plastic Ono Band43:32
22000 Miles
engineer:
Steve Churchyard
producer:
Chris Thomas (UK record producer / remixer)
bass guitar:
Malcolm Foster (UK bass player, in The Pretenders, Simple Minds)
drums (drum set):
Martin Chambers (drummer for The Pretenders)
guitar:
Chrissie Hynde (rock singer-songwriter and founder of Pretenders) and Robbie McIntosh (English guitarist for The Pretenders)
vocals:
Chrissie Hynde (rock singer-songwriter and founder of Pretenders)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Music UK Ltd. (Warner Music UK Limited, not for release label use!) (in 2007)
recorded at:
Air Studios (located at Oxford Street 1970–1991) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
2000 Miles
lyricist and composer:
Chrissie Hynde (rock singer-songwriter and founder of Pretenders)
publisher:
Clive Banks Music, EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!) and Hynde House of Hits Music
The Pretenders33:38
3Santa Baby
engineer and mixer:
Doug Brady (engineer)
producer:
Steve Anderson (producer, in groups Scratch Acid, Brothers in Rhythm, et al) and Chong Lim
vocals:
Kylie Minogue
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
KDB Pty Limited (in 2000) and Parlophone Records Ltd (not for release label use! a Warner Music Group company) (in 2010)
produced for:
365 Artists
recorded at, mixed at and engineered at:
Metropolis Studios (fka AAV Studios) in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
cover recording of:
Santa Baby
writer:
Joan Javits, Anthony Springer (Tony Springer) and Philip Springer
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, Tamir Music, TM Music Ltd. and Warner Chappell Music (publisher as Warner/Chappell Music)
Kylie Minogue3:21
4Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!
vocals:
Dean Martin (American singer/actor)
cover recording of:
Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!
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)
Dean Martin1:55
5All I Want for Christmas (Is My Two Front Teeth)
cover recording of:
All I Want for Christmas Is My Two Front Teeth
lyricist and composer:
Donald Yetter Gardner (in 1944)
Nat King Cole2:30
6Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town
producer:
Dave Cavanaugh
lead vocals:
Peggy Lee (jazz vocalist)
cover recording of:
Santa Claus Is Coming to Town (on 1960-06-19)
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)
Peggy Lee2:16
7Never Do a Tango With an Eskimo
vocals:
Alma Cogan
recording of:
Never Do a Tango With an Eskimo
writer:
Tommie Connor (English songwriter)
Alma Cogan2:10
8Rudolph, the Red‐Nosed Reindeer
cover recording of:
Rudolph, the Red‐Nosed Reindeer
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)
Dean Martin2:15
9Frosty the Snowman
co-producer:
Lee Gillette
lead vocals:
Nat King Cole
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 1950)
recording of:
Frosty the Snow Man
writer:
Steve Nelson (US songwriter who co-wrote “Frosty the Snowman”) and Walter E. Rollins
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, J. Albert & Son Pty. Ltd., Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09), Chappell & Co. (in 1950) and Hill and Range Songs, Inc. (publisher) (on 1950-06-02)
Nat King Cole42:18
10I Wish You a Merry Christmas
recording of:
We Wish You a Merry Christmas
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 230)
Bing Crosby1:52
11Blue Christmas
Glen Campbell2:32
12The Christmas Waltz
producer:
Voyle Gilmore
bass:
Nat Gangursky (on 1957-07-16) and Jack Ryan (jazz bassist) (on 1957-07-16)
cello:
Cy Bernard (on 1957-07-16) and Armand Kaproff (on 1957-07-16)
drums (drum set):
Nick Fatool (on 1957-07-16)
guitar:
Allan Reuss (on 1957-07-16)
harp:
Kathryn Thompson (harpist) (on 1957-07-16)
piano:
Bill Miller (pianist) (on 1957-07-16)
viola:
William Baffa (on 1957-07-16), Lou Kievman (violist) (on 1957-07-16), Paul Robyn (on 1957-07-16) and Dave Sterkin (on 1957-07-16)
violin:
Harry Bluestone (on 1957-07-16), Walter Edelstein (on 1957-07-16), Joseph Quadri (on 1957-07-16), Sol Kindler (on 1957-07-16), Joseph Livoti (violinist) (on 1957-07-16), Nicholas Pisani (on 1957-07-16), Lou Raderman (on 1957-07-16), Mischa Russell (violinist) (on 1957-07-16), Marshall Sosson (on 1957-07-16) and Victor Amo (on 1957-07-16)
choir vocals:
The Ralph Brewster Singers (on 1957-07-16)
lead vocals:
Frank Sinatra (American singer and actor, “Ol’ Blue Eyes”) (on 1957-07-16)
orchestra:
Gordon Jenkins & His Orchestra (on 1957-07-16)
conductor:
Gordon Jenkins (on 1957-07-16)
arranger:
Gordon Jenkins
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint)
recording of:
The Christmas Waltz (on 1957-07-16)
lyricist:
Sammy Cahn
composer:
Jule Styne
publisher:
Barton Music Corp., Cahn Music Company, Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), EMI Music Publishing (WP) Ltd., Producers Music Publishing Co., Quaytor Productions LLC, Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019), WC Music Corp., Westminster Music Ltd., Windswept Pacific Music Ltd., ティー・アール・オー・エセックス・ジャパン A事業部 (TRO Essex Japan, A-Division) and フジパシフィックミュージック (Fujipacific Music, Inc.)
Frank Sinatra53:02
13Mary’s Boy Child
lead vocals:
Matt Monro
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1977) and Parlophone Records Ltd. (not for release label use! a Warner Music Group company) (in 1977)
cover recording of:
Mary’s Boy Child
lyricist and composer:
Jester Hairston
publisher:
Bourne Music Ltd. and J. Albert & Son Pty. Ltd.
Matt Monro3:19
14Winter Wonderland
vocals:
Dean Martin (American singer/actor)
cover 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)
Dean Martin1:53
15Lonely Pup (In a Christmas Shop) (1960 version)
performer:
Adam Faith
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012)
recording of:
Lonely Pup (In a Christmas Shop)
lyricist and composer:
Arthur Alexander (country soul singer)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!)
Adam Faith1:46
16I’ll Be Home for Christmas
Glen Campbell2:44
17Silent Night (original version)
cover recording of:
Silent Night (Christmas carol, English translation)
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
Ella Fitzgerald2:49
18White Christmas
conductor:
Nelson Riddle (on 1954-08-23)
arranger:
Nelson Riddle
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint)
recording of:
White Christmas (on 1954-08-23)
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)
Frank Sinatra42:35
19Mistletoe and Wine
recording of:
Mistletoe and Wine
writer:
Jeremy Paul (British songwriter and producer Jeremy Paul Roche), Leslie Stewart and Keith Strachan
publisher:
Patch Music Ltd.
Cliff Richard3:52
20Deck the Halls
recording of:
Deck the Halls
lyricist:
Thomas Oliphant
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
is based on:
Nos Galan (Talhaiarn, “Goreu pleser ar Nos Galan”)
Nat King Cole1:06
2▼Digital Media
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday
lead vocals:
Roy Wood (multi-instrumentalist singer-songwriter, The Move, ELO & Wizzard)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1973)
recording of:
I Wish It Could Be Christmas Every Day
publisher:
Roy Wood (multi-instrumentalist singer-songwriter, The Move, ELO & Wizzard)
lyricist and composer:
Roy Wood (multi-instrumentalist singer-songwriter, The Move, ELO & Wizzard)
publisher:
Jet Music Inc., 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), ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division), Anne-Rachel Music Corp. (in 1973) and EMI April Music Inc. (in 1973)
Wizzard4:39
2Fairytale of New York
cover recording of:
Fairytale of New York
composer:
Jeremy Fax Miner and Shane MacGowan
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd. and Perfect Songs Ltd. (UK publisher, affiliated with PRS)
KT Tunstall4:23
3Saviour’s Day
recording of:
Saviour’s Day
lyricist and composer:
Chris Eaton
publisher:
SGO Music Publishing Ltd.
Cliff Richard4:50
4Ring Out Solstice Bells
producer:
Ian Anderson (Canadian producer)
performer:
Jethro Tull
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Chrysalis Records Ltd. (not for release label use! company behind the Chrysalis imprint) (in 1977)
recording of:
Ring Out, Solstice Bells
lyricist and composer:
Ian Anderson (of Jethro Tull)
Jethro Tull3:34
5Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree
cover recording of:
Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Marks (American songwriter)
publisher:
Chappell, D. Davis & Co. Pty Ltd, EMI Davis Music Australia Pty Limited and St. Nicholas Music
Mel Smith & Kim Wilde3:22
6Little Saint Nick
recording of:
Little Saint Nick
writer:
Mike Love (Beach Boys) and Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co‐founder)
publisher:
Rondor Music and Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)
The Beach Boys2:00
7I Want Elvis for Christmas
Eddie Cochran & The Holly Twins1:57
8Brand New Christmas
producer:
Mickie Most (English record producer)
performer:
Hot Chocolate (70s and 80s British soul band)
recording of:
Brand New Christmas
lyricist and composer:
Errol Brown (British‐Jamaican singer and songwriter, in Hot Chocolate)
Hot Chocolate3:37
9When a Child Is Born
lead vocals:
Matt Monro
recording of:
When a Child Is Born
lyricist:
Fred Jay
composer:
Zacar
arranger:
Dave Arch (pianist, conductor, arranger and composer)
publisher:
Ardmore & Beechwood Music Ltd., Ardmore and Beechwood Ltd., Beechwood Music Corp., EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!) and EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd (not for release label use!)
Matt Monro2:52
10Lonely This Christmas
producer:
Mike Chapman (Australian producer and songwriter) and Nicky Chinn
performer:
Mud (UK glam rock band)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1974) and Parlophone Records Ltd. (not for release label use! a Warner Music Group company) (in 1974)
recording of:
Lonely This Christmas
lyricist and composer:
Mike Chapman (Australian producer and songwriter) and Nicky Chinn
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd.
Mud2.53:32
11Last Christmas
performer:
Jamelia
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 2004)
cover recording of:
Last Christmas
lyricist and composer:
George Michael
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Warner Chappell Music (publisher as Warner/Chappell Music), Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019), Wham! Music Ltd., ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division), ヤマハミュージックパブリッシング (Yamaha Music Publishing) (until 2017-03-31), Morrison Leahy Music Ltd. (from 1984 to present) 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) (from 2017-04-01 to present)
Jamelia3:30
12The Christmas Song (Merry Christmas to You)
cover recording of:
The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)
lyricist:
Mel Tormé (“The Velvet Fog”) and Robert Wells (songwriter) (from 1944 until 1945)
composer:
Mel Tormé (“The Velvet Fog”) (from 1944 until 1945)
publisher:
Chappell/Morris Ltd., MPL Music Publishing Inc., Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd., Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP), 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)
Nat King Cole3:12
13Baby, It’s Cold Outside
producer:
Lee Gillette
lead vocals:
Dean Martin (American singer/actor) (on 1959-08-06)
conductor:
Gus Levene (on 1959-08-06)
arranger:
Frank Loesser
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol (UK) Ltd. (in 1959) and Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 1959)
cover recording of:
Baby, It’s Cold Outside (1948 song by Frank Loesser) (on 1959-08-06)
lyricist and composer:
Frank Loesser
publisher:
Frank Music Corp., Kobalt Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd, MPL Communications Ltd. (not for release label use! Paul McCartney-related, London-based company), MPL UK Publishing, Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label) and ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) (Yamaha Music EH(CM))
part of:
The 22nd Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 22)
Dean Martin3.52:20
14In the Bleak Mid Winter
cover recording of:
In the Bleak Midwinter (Gustav Holst version)
lyricist:
Christina Rossetti
composer:
Gustav Holst (composer) (in 1906)
part of:
The New English Hymnal (hymn book) (number: 28)
is based on:
Cranham (hymn tune)
version of:
In the Bleak Midwinter (poem)
part of:
3 Hymns for the English Hymnal
Bert Jansch2:20
15Away in a Manger
lead vocals:
Vera Lynn
recording of:
Away in a Manger (aka “Cradle Song” composed by William J. Kirkpatrick)
additional lyricist:
Charles Hutchinson Gabriel (in 1892)
lyricist:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist)
composer:
William James Kirkpatrick (hymn-writer) (in 1895)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 25304)
is based on:
Sweet Afton (set to music by Jonathan E. Spilman, 1837)
Vera Lynn2:44
16Gaudete
Steeleye Span2:23
17Silent Night
producer:
Peter Gabriel (formerly of Genesis) and Sinéad O’Connor (Irish singer-songwriter)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Chrysalis Records (Don’t use as an imprint. Please use “Chrysalis” instead.) (in 1991) and Chrysalis Records Ltd. (not for release label use! company behind the Chrysalis imprint) (in 1991)
cover recording of:
Silent Night (Christmas carol, English translation)
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
Sinéad O’Connor43:42
18Walking In the Air
recording of:
Walking in the Air
lyricist and composer:
Howard Blake
publisher:
Faber Music Ltd., Highbridge Music Ltd. and Howard David Blake
part of:
The Snowman (film soundtrack)
Aled Jones3:23
19Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
producer:
Lee Gillette
lead vocals:
Nat King Cole
conductor:
Ralph Carmichael
arranger:
Edith Bergdahl and Nat King Cole
recording of:
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing (Christmas carol)
additional lyricist:
George Whitefield (in 1753)
lyricist:
Charles Wesley (hymn writer) (in 1739)
additional composer:
William H. Cummings (in 1855)
composer:
Felix Mendelssohn (composer) (in 1840)
part of:
The New English Hymnal (hymn book) (number: 26)
Nat King Cole1:46
20Auld Lang Syne (1987 version)
The Party Poppers1:20
21Mistletoe & Wine
producer:
Paul Moessl and Cliff Richard
vocals and performer:
Cliff Richard
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1988)
recording of:
Mistletoe and Wine
writer:
Jeremy Paul (British songwriter and producer Jeremy Paul Roche), Leslie Stewart and Keith Strachan
publisher:
Patch Music Ltd.
Cliff Richard?:??