A Merry Little Christmas

~ Release by Linda Ronstadt (see all versions of this release, 3 available)

Tracklist

1CD
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1The Christmas Song
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)
Linda Ronstadt4:25
2I’ll Be Home for Christmas
cover recording of:
I’ll Be Home for Christmas
lyricist:
Kim Gannon
additional writer:
Buck Ram
composer:
Walter Kent
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., Edward B. Marks Music Co. (founded originally as J. Stern & Co. in 1894, renamed in 1919), Gannon and Kent Music Co., Piedmont Music Company and Warner Chappell Music (publisher as Warner/Chappell Music)
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)
Linda Ronstadt4:16
3White Christmas
vocals:
Rosemary Clooney
cover 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)
Linda Ronstadt feat. Rosemary Clooney4:22
4Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
cover recording of:
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
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)
Linda Ronstadt3:56
5River
cover recording of:
River
lyricist and composer:
Joni Mitchell
publisher:
Joni Mitchell Publishing Corp., Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP), 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) 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)
quotes music from:
Jingle Bells
Linda Ronstadt4:10
6O Come, O Come, Emmanuel
cover recording of:
O Come, O Come, Emmanuel (Neale lyrics)
lyricist and translator:
John Mason Neale
composer:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Hymns Ancient and Modern (1861 edition (first edition)) (number: 36)
arrangement of:
Veni, veni, Emmanuel
translated version of:
Veni, veni, Emmanuel
Linda Ronstadt3:29
7Xicochi, Xicochi
Linda Ronstadt2:17
8I Wonder as I Wander
cover recording of:
I Wonder as I Wander
lyricist and composer:
John Jacob Niles (American folklorist and folk musician) (from 1933-07-16 until 1933-10-04)
Linda Ronstadt3:20
9Away in a Manger
Linda Ronstadt2:08
10Lo! How a Rose E’re Blooming
Linda Ronstadt2:11
11Welsh Carol
Linda Ronstadt3:57
12Past Three O’Clock
cover recording of:
Past Three O'clock
lyricist:
George Ratcliffe Woodward
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
Linda Ronstadt0:42
13O Magnum Mysterium
Linda Ronstadt3:19
14Silent Night
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
Linda Ronstadt3:04

Credits

Release

mixer:George Massenburg
additional engineer:Jim Brady (recording engineer)
Greg Burns (engineer)
John Guerin
Jenny Rosato
engineer:Paul Grupp
George Massenburg
producer:John Boylan
mastering:Glenn Meadows (mastering engineer)
alto flute and woodwind:Dan Higgins (saxophonist and woodwind recording artist)
bass:Jim Hughart
bass and double bass:Bob Magnusson (jazz, pop and classical bassist)
celesta:Jim Cox (US keyboard player, composer)
cello:Matthew Cooker
Suzie Katayama
Armen Ksajikian
Michael Matthews
Steve Richards (cellist)
Tina Soule
Rudy Stein
cor anglais:John Yoakum
French horn:Paul Klintworth
Jim Thatcher (hornist from United States)
guitar:Tim May (session/jazz guitarist)
Dean Parks (American session guitarist)
harp:Stephanie Bennett (Harpist)
Marcia Dickstein
membranophone:John Guerin
percussion:Dale Anderson (percussionist)
Brian Kilgore
piano:John Gilutin
trombone:Bob Sanders
Chauncey Welsch
trumpet:Rick Baptist
George Graham (trumpet)
Warren Luening
viola:Matt Funes
Mimi Granat (American violist)
Keith Greene (Viola player)
John Hayhurst
Renita Koven
Novi Novog
violin:Murray Adler
Charlie Bisharat (US violinist)
Eve Butler
Susan Chatman
Joel Derouin
Assa Drori
Harris Goldman
Endre Granat (Hungarian violinist)
Norm Hughes
Peter Kent (violinist)
Gary Kuo
Mario de Leon
Liane Mautner
Carolyn Osborn
Bob Peterson (violinist)
Barbra Porter (violinist, photographer)
Rachel Purkin (violinist)
Michele Richards
Anatoly Rosinsky
Bob Sanov
Jim Stark (violinist)
David Stenske
Irina Voloshina
渡辺實和子 (Miwako Watanabe)
Leslie Woodbury
woodwind:Valerie DiCarlo
Jim Ercole
Phil Feather
Paul Fried (flautist)
Greg Huckins
Don Markese
Sheridon Stokes (American flautist, composer, and studio musician)
Joe Stone (woodwind)
conductor:Peter Matz
alto vocals:Natalie Beck
Sheri Izzard
Bobbi Page
bass-baritone vocals:Dick Bolks
David Gardner (choir bass-baritone vocalist)
Mike Geiger
Bob Joyce
Kerry Katz
choir vocals:Linda Harmon
Rick Logan
Sally Stevens
lead vocals and soprano vocals:Linda Ronstadt
soprano vocals:Teri Koide
Edie Lehmann
tenor vocals:Roger Freeland
Michael Horton
Guy Maeda
Jim Taylor (tenor vocalist credited in Linda Ronstadt's album "A Merry Little Christmas")
arranger:Peter Matz
Linda Ronstadt
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/4673924 [info]
ASIN:US: B00004Y6NB [info]