Joy to the World
~ Recording by Nat King Cole
Appears on releases
| # | Title | Length | Track artist | Release title | Release artist | Release group type | Country/Date | Label | Catalog# |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 1.11 | Joy to the World | 1:22 | Nat King Cole | The Magic of Christmas | Nat King Cole | Album |
| Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.) | SW 1444 |
| 1.11 | Joy to the World | 1:22 | Nat King Cole | The Magic of Christmas | Nat King Cole | Album |
| Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.) | SW-1444 |
| 1.11 | Joy to the World | 1:22 | Nat King Cole | The Christmas Song | Nat King Cole | Album |
| Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.) | SW 1967 |
| 1.11 | Joy to the World | 1:22 | Nat King Cole | The Christmas Song | Nat King Cole | Album |
| Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.) | 4MX-1967 |
| 1.11 | Joy to the World | 1:22 | Nat King Cole | The Christmas Song | Nat King Cole | Album |
| Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.) | SM-1967 |
| 1.11 | Joy to the World | 1:25 | Nat King Cole | The Christmas Song | Nat King Cole | Album |
| Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.) | D 104667 |
| 1.11 | Joy to the World | 1:27 | Nat King Cole | The Christmas Song (BMG club edition) | Nat King Cole | Album |
| Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.), BMG Direct Marketing, Inc. (BMG company that owned their direct marketing company/club editions) | CDP 7 46318 2, D 104667 |
| 1.11 | Joy to the World | 1:27 | Nat King Cole | The Christmas Song | Nat King Cole | Album |
| Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.) | CDP 7 46318 2, CDP 7 48318 2 |
| 1.5 | Joy to the World | 1:25 | Nat King Cole | Christmas With Bing Crosby, Nat King Cole and Dean Martin | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| CEMA Special Markets (a division of Capitol‐EMI Music, Inc.) | S21-17742 |
| 1.14 | Joy to the World | 1:27 | Nat King Cole | The Nat King Cole Christmas Album | Nat King Cole | Album + Compilation |
| Disky | |
| 1.12 | Joy to the World | 1:26 | Nat King Cole | The Christmas Song (24-bit Digitally Remastered) | Nat King Cole | Album |
| Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.) | 72435-21251-2-8 |
| 1.8 | Joy to the World | 1:22 | Nat King Cole | Wonderful Christmas | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Weton‐Wesgram | DGR80037 |
| 1.12 | Joy to the World | 1:26 | Nat King Cole | The Christmas Song (24-bit Digitally Remastered) | Nat King Cole | Album |
| Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.) | 09463-31227-2-7 |
| 1.3 | Joy to the World | 1:26 | Nat King Cole | Nat King Cole & Dean Martin: Holiday Favorites | Nat King Cole & Dean Martin | Album + Compilation |
| EMI Music Special Markets | 09463-36261-2-6 |
| 1.14 | Joy to the World | 1:27 | Nat King Cole | Merry Christmas | Nat King Cole | Album + Compilation |
| EMI Gold | |
| 1.12 | Joy to the World | 1:26 | Nat King Cole | The Definitive Christmas Collection (Nordstrom release) | Nat King Cole | Album |
| EMI Music Special Markets | 509995-11414-2-4 |
| 1.8 | Joy the World | 1:24 | Nat King Cole | Vanity Fair präsentiert: Christmas Hits | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| micx | L-M-40960B |
| 1.13 | Joy to the World | 1:25 | Nat King Cole | The Christmas Song | Nat King Cole | Album |
| Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.) | 509996 85260 23 |
| 1.13 | Joy To The World | 1:25 | Nat King Cole | The Christmas Song | Nat King Cole | Album |
| Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.) | 509996 85260 23 |
| 1.13 | Joy To The World | 1:25 | Nat King Cole | The Christmas Song | Nat King Cole | Album |
| Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.) | |
| 1.11 | Joy to the World | 1:25 | Nat King Cole | The Christmas Song | Nat King Cole | Album |
| Marathon Media International Ltd. (not for release label use! credit only as music licensor, see also Marathon Music International) | |
| 1.11 | Joy to the World | 1:25 | Nat King Cole | The Christmas Song | Nat King Cole | Album |
| Audio Fidelity | AFZ 225 |
| 2.11 | Joy to the World | 1:25 | Nat King Cole | The Christmas Song | Nat King Cole | Album |
| Audio Fidelity | AFZ 225 |
| 1.11 | Joy to the World | 1:25 | Nat King Cole | The Magic of Christmas | Nat King Cole | Album + Compilation |
| Avid Entertainment | |
| 1.11 | Joy to the World | 1:25 | Nat King Cole | The Christmas Song (expanded edition) | Nat King Cole | Album |
| Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.) | |
| 1.11 | Joy to the World | 1:25 | Nat King Cole | The Christmas Song | Nat King Cole | Album |
| Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.) | |
| 1.11 | Joy to the World | 1:25 | Nat King Cole | The Christmas Song | Nat King Cole | Album |
| Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.) | |
| 1.11 | Joy to the World | 1:25 | Nat King Cole | Christmas With Nat King Cole | Nat King Cole | Album + Compilation |
| CHX009 | |
| 1.51 | Joy to the World | 1:25 | Nat King Cole | Christmas Hits, Volume 1 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| FP | |
| 1.111 | Joy to the World (remastered 1999) | 1:25 | Nat King Cole | Christmas 2022 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| FP | |
| 1.18 | Joy to the World | 1:25 | Nat King Cole | Best Christmas Playlist Ever 2022 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| FP | |
| 1.5 | Joy to the World | 1:25 | Nat King Cole | Christmas Classics 2024 | Various Artists | Compilation |
| FP | |
| 1.73 | Joy to the World | 1:25 | Nat King Cole | Noël Blues | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| FP | |
| 1.12 | Joy to the World | 1:26 | Nat King Cole | The Christmas Song | Nat King Cole | Album |
| Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.) | DSS 4 |
| 1.2 | Joy to the World (remastered 1999) | 1:25 | Nat King Cole | Christmas Carols 2020 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation | FP | ||
| 1.13 | Joy to the World | 1:25 | Nat King Cole | The Christmas Song | Nat King Cole | Album |
| Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.) | |
| 1.14 | Joy to the World | 1:27 | Nat King Cole | The Magic of Christmas | Nat King Cole | Album |
| Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.) | |
| Withdrawn | |||||||||
| 1.10 | Joy to the World (remastered 1999) | 1:24 | Nat King Cole | Merry Christmas 2021 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| FP | |
| 1.66 | Joy to the World (remastered 1999) | 1:25 | Nat King Cole | Rock Christmas 2022 - The Very Best Of | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| FP | |
| (unknown) | |||||||||
| 1.8 | Joy to the World | 1:25 | Nat King Cole | Christmas With Nat King Cole | Nat King Cole | Album + Compilation |
| Noël | NL 25222 |
| 5.11 | Joy To The World | 1:22 | Nat King Cole | Christmas Legends - 20 Classic Original Christmas Albums | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| The Intense Media | 60030 |
| 1.11 | Joy to the World | 1:25 | Nat King Cole | The Christmas Song | Nat King Cole | Album |
| Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.) | SW-1967 |
Relationships
| producer: | Lee Gillette |
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| vocals: | Nat King Cole (in 1960) |
| conductor: | Ralph Carmichael (in 1960) |
| arranger: | Edith Bergdahl Nat King Cole |
| recording of: | Joy to the World (Christmas carol) |
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Related works
Joy to the World (Christmas carol)
| lyricist: | Isaac Watts (hymn writer) (in 1719) |
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| composer: | George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) |
| arranger: | Lowell Mason (in 1839) |
| referred to in medleys: | Christmas Train (medley) Jingle Bells Medley (Psalty’s Christmas Calamity) Joy to the Wonderful World A Christmas Festival (order: 1) Joy to the World / It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year (order: 1) Noëls pour cordes (Christmas Carols for Strings) (order: 1) Kuklapolitan Christmas Carol Medley (order: 2) Medley: Deck the Halls / Joy to the World / It Came Upon a Midnight Clear (order: 2) Christmas Medley (Pokémon) (order: 4) “Unbegun” Symphony: Andante—Allegro (order: 12) |
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| later parody versions: | Cobb to the World Joy to the Phone 乜鬼都買 |
| later translated versions: | Līksmi lai skan (Latvian version of English "Joy to the World") Nu is er hoop O Newydd Llon Riemuita saa (translated by V. Arti) Riemuita saa! (translated by Hilkka Norkamo) もろびとこぞりて |
| later versions: | Joy to the World (Dave Brubeck's arrangement) |
| is the basis for: | Good King Joy Joy to the World (Mariah Carey song, based off both the Christmas carol and the Hoyt Axton/Three Dog Night song) PDX-mas Carol Suite on Famous Christmas Carols: I. Joy to the World! |
| arrangements: | Joy to the World (Geoff Zanelli's arrangement) Joy to the World (Mannheim Steamroller arrangement) Joy to the World (Peter Cardinali arrangement) Joy to the World Joy to the World (John Rutter's arrangement) Joy to the World (arr. Johnson and Ricketts) Joy to the World (arr. Keyte & Parrott) Joy to the World (arr. Aly and AJ) Joy to the World (arr. Scott Kritzer) Joy to the World (Pentatonix arrangement) Joy to the World (trad. arr. by The Mighty Fine Band) Joy to the World (arr. Bruce Cockburn) Joy to the World (arr. Nossa Bossa Nova) (translated) Joy to the World (Psalty's Family Christmas Sing Along - arr Rettino/Kerner) Joy to the World (Carla Bley arrangement) Joy to the World (arr. Berry & Howard) Joy to the World (lo‐fi arrangement) Joy to the World Joy to the World (Spider-Verse) Joy to the World (Jingle Bells) (Psalty) Joy to the World (Our God Reigns) (Sovereign Grace version of Joy to the World) Joy to the World (Unspeakable Joy) Joy to the World! (arr. John Carter) |
| music quoted in: | Kiss’in Christmas |
| lyrics quoted in: | Joy (To the World) Kiss’in Christmas |
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