Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
~ Recording by The Temptations
Appears on releases
| # | Title | Length | Track artist | Release title | Release artist | Release group type | Country/Date | Label | Catalog# |
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| Official | |||||||||
| 1.2 | Rudolph, the Red Nosed Reindeer | 2:55 | The Temptations | Silent Night / Rudolph, the Red Nosed Reindeer | The Temptations | Single |
| Gordy | G-7082 |
| 1.1 | Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer | 3:00 | The Temptations | The Temptations Christmas Card | The Temptations | Album |
| Gordy | GS 951 |
| 1.3 | Rudolph the Red‐Nosed Reindeer | 2:55 | The Temptations | A Motown Christmas | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Motown | M795V2 |
| 1.2 | Rudolph the Red‐Nosed Reindeer | 2:58 | The Temptations | The Motown Christmas Album | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Motown | OC 062-98 120, STML 12037 |
| 1.9 | Rudolph the Red‐Nosed Reindeer | 2:59 | The Temptations | The Rock ’n’ Roll Era: Jingle Bell Rock | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Time–Life Music, CBS Special Products | 2RNR-XM, A 20150 |
| 1.2 | Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer | 3:02 | The Temptations | Motown Originals: 20 Christmas Classics | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Tamla Motown (for non-US releases only) | WD 72546 |
| 1.8 | Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer | 2:58 | The Temptations | Christmas Hits | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| MCA Records (1967–2003; name as in imprint during 1972–1990) | MCAD-25991 |
| 1.12 | Rudolph, the Red‐Nosed Reindeer | 2:58 | The Temptations | Noch ’ne Bescherung | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Polyphon | 845 839-2 |
| 1.2 | Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer | 2:58 | The Temptations | Christmas Gala Soul Stars | Various Artists | Album |
| EVA (for use with NL/BE/FR releases only, see annotation) | PD 75073 |
| 1.3 | Rudolph the Red‐Nosed Reindeer | 3:00 | The Temptations | A Motown Christmas | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Motown | 3746352562 |
| 1.2 | Rudolph the Red‐Nosed Reindeer | 3:02 | The Temptations | 20 Christmas Classics | Various Artists | Album + Compilation | Motown | ||
| 1.1 | Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer | 3:00 | The Temptations | Merry Christmas From Motown | Various Artists | Album |
| MCA Special Products | |
| 1.4 | Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer | 3:00 | The Temptations | A Motown Christmas Gift | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Motown | 314 520 268-2 |
| 1.4 | Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer | 3:00 | The Temptations | A Motown Christmas Gift | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Motown | 22663-2 |
| 1.9 | Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer | 3:01 | The Temptations | Christmas Hits | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| PolyGram TV (a division of PolyGram Record Operations Ltd.) | 314 520 255-2 |
| 1.5 | Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer | 2:59 | The Temptations | A Motown Christmas Carol | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| BMG Direct (BMG’s direct marketing company/club editions) | |
| 2.12 | Rudolph the Red‐Nosed Reindeer | 3:00 | The Temptations | Rock Christmas: Best Of | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Polystar (Germany), RTL | 535 083-2 |
| 2.12 | Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer | 3:00 | The Temptations | The Ultimate Christmas Collection | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| PolyGram TV (a division of PolyGram Record Operations Ltd.) | 565 458-2 |
| 1.9 | Rudolph the Red‐Nosed Reindeer | 2:59 | The Temptations | Pop Christmas | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| PolyMedia (a division of PolyGram Group Distribution, Inc.) | |
| 1.3 | Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer | 2:58 | The Temptations | A Motown Christmas (Remastered) | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Motown | 012 153 354-2 |
| 1.3 | Rudolph, the Red‐Nosed Reindeer | 2:58 | The Temptations | A Motown Christmas | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Motown | 012 153 354-2 |
| 2.10 | Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer | 2:59 | The Temptations | Soulful Christmas | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Time–Life Music | R114-16 |
| 1.20 | Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer | 3:00 | The Temptations | Christmas: The Album | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Universal Music TV (UK, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited) | 542 070-2 |
| 1.3 | Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer | 2:56 | The Temptations | 20 Christmas Stars II | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| CMNC-0148 | |
| 1.3 | Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer | 2:56 | The Temptations | 20 Christmas Stars II | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Hip Kid Records | CMND-0148 |
| 3.1 | Rudolph the Red‐Nosed Reindeer | 2:59 | The Temptations | Motown Christmas (5 CD Set) | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| GSC Music, Universal Music Special Markets | #18486, 314560009-2, 314560010-2, 314560011-2, 314560012-2, 314560013-2 |
| 1.10 | Rudolph, the Red‐Nosed Reindeer | 2:59 | The Temptations | Soulful Christmas: Deck the Halls | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Universal Music Special Markets, Time–Life Music | 314560024-2, M18654 |
| 1.1 | Rudolph the Red‐Nosed Reindeer | 3:00 | The Temptations | The Temptations Christmas Card | The Temptations | Album |
| Motown | 3746352512 |
| 2.3 | Rudolph the Red‐Nosed Reindeer | 2:58 | The Temptations | Season’s Greetings 2 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Universal Music (plain logo: “Universal Music”) | 3145859802 |
| 1.11 | Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer | 2:58 | The Temptations | Old Navy presents Home for the Holidays: Yule Sing Along! | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Old Navy, Rock River | 181173001 |
| 2.8 | Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer | 3:00 | The Temptations | Sounds of the 70s: Christmas | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Time–Life Music | TL XXD/05/SNC |
| 1.8 | Rudolph, the Red‐Nosed Reindeer | 3:01 | The Temptations | Sounds of the Sixties: Christmas | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Time–Life Music | TL XXD/04/SCC |
| 1.5 | Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer | 2:59 | The Temptations | 20th Century Masters: The Best of Motown Christmas | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Motown | |
| 3.1 | Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer | ?:?? | The Temptations | Merry Christmas: Chronicles | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Hip‐O Records | 602498310779 |
| 1.5 | Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer | 2:57 | The Temptations | Motown Christmas | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| 983 395-0 | |
| 2.11 | Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer | 2:57 | The Temptations | Pottery Barn Kids: Holiday Fun | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Rock River | RRC-PBK-0516 |
| 1.5 | Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer | 2:59 | The Temptations | Willi Resetarits präsentiert seine Radio Wien Hits: Weihnachten | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Universal (plain logo “Universal” used by Universal Music and Universal Pictures) | 9845195 |
| 1.15 | Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer | 3:00 | The Temptations | Easy Christmas Now | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Bureau B | BB05 |
| 1.18 | Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer | 3:01 | The Temptations | True Christmas | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Spectrum Music (Universal Music Group budget label) | |
| 43.14 | Rudolph, the Red‐Nosed Reindeer | 2:58 | The Temptations | The Complete Motown Singles, Volume 8: 1968 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Hip‐O Select, Motown | B0009708-02 |
| 1.6 | Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer | 3:00 | The Temptations | Malt Shop Memories: Christmas (Time-Life) | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Time–Life Music, Rhino Custom Products (retail, mail order and premium use compilations for WMG catalog) | M19498, OPCD-8166 |
| 1.9 | Rudolph the Red‐Nosed Reindeer | 2:57 | The Temptations | Christmas Jukebox | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Universal Music TV (UK, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited) | |
| 1.9 | Rudolph the Red‐Nosed Reindeer | 2:56 | The Temptations | Christmas Jukebox | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Universal Music on Demand | |
| 1.4 | Rudolph, the Red‐Nosed Reindeer | 2:56 | The Temptations | The Ultimate Motown Christmas Collection | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Motown | B0013383-02 |
| 1.1 | Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer (John D.Marks) | 3:01 | The Temptations | Merry Christmas | The Temptations | Album + Compilation |
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| 2.19 | Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer | 2:58 | The Temptations | RTL Weihnachten 2009 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
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| 2.15 | Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer | 3:00 | The Temptations | The Best in Christmas Rock & Pop | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Brunswick News | 0-6007-5322497-7 |
| 1.14 | Rudolph the Red‐Nosed Reindeer | 3:00 | The Temptations | Weihnachten mit Radeberger Pilsner, Volume 2 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Universal Music Strategic Marketing (subsidiary of Universal Music GmbH) | |
| 2.9 | Rudolph the Red‐Nosed Reindeer | 2:59 | The Temptations | Now That’s What I Call Christmas! 4 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| EMI America | 509996 09848 2 1 |
| 2.20 | Rudolph the Red‐Nosed Reindeer | 2:59 | The Temptations | RTL Weihnachten 2010 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Universal Music Strategic Marketing (subsidiary of Universal Music GmbH) | |
| 5.9 | Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (without intro) | 2:57 | The Temptations | 100 Essential Christmas Songs | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Magic Records (Poland) | 533 160 2 |
| 2.26 | Rudolph the Red‐Nosed Reindeer | 2:58 | The Temptations | 50th Anniversary: The Singles Collection (1961-1971) | The Temptations | Album + Compilation |
| Hip‐O Select, Motown | B0015942-02 |
| 2.14 | Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer | 3:00 | The Temptations | Winter Wonderland: The Very Best of Christmas | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Universal Music Group (has logo with just “Universal Music Group”) | 06007 5335865 8 |
| 1.9 | Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer | 3:00 | The Temptations | Greatest Ever! Christmas Carols & Songs: The Definitive Collection | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Union Square Music | GTSTCD 084 |
| 1.2 | Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer | 2:59 | The Temptations | Motown Christmas | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Universal Music Group International (manages UMG’s offices in most countries outside of North America) | |
| 1.2 | Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer | 2:57 | The Temptations | Motown Christmas | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Motown | B0018969-02 |
| 1.20 | Rudolph the Red-Rosed Reindeer | 3:01 | The Temptations | Pop Party: Christmas | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Universal (plain logo “Universal” used by Universal Music and Universal Pictures) | 5346756 |
| 1.11 | Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer | 2:58 | The Temptations | 101 Christmas | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| UMC (branded originally by its full name “Universal Music Catalogue” between 2006–2016; rebranded as Universal Music Recordings in 2023) | |
| 1.16 | Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer | 3:05 | The Temptations | The Best Christmas Album 2017 | Various Artists | Album |
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| 1.3 | Rudolph the Red‐Nosed Reindeer | 2:58 | The Temptations | A Motown Christmas | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Motown | |
| 1.2 | Rudolph the Red‐Nosed Reindeer (stereo LP version) | 3:00 | The Temptations | Christmas Hip Hop n’ R&B | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
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| 1.22 | Rudolph the Red‐Nosed Reindeer (stereo LP version) | 2:55 | The Temptations | R ’n’ B Christmas Songs | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
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| 1.12 | Rudolph the Red‐Nosed Reindeer | 3:00 | The Temptations | Just the Hits: Christmas | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Universal Music (plain logo: “Universal Music”) | 5389148 |
| 2.12 | Rudolph the Red‐Nosed Reindeer | 2:54 | The Temptations | A Very Cool Christmas | Various Artists | Compilation |
| Universal Music (plain logo: “Universal Music”) | 538 806-9 |
| 2.15 | Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer | 2:58 | The Temptations | The Most Wonderful Christmas… | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony CMG (subsidiary of SME UK, add only UK releases) | 19075993012 |
| 3.14 | Rudolph the Red‐Nosed Reindeer | 2:58 | The Temptations | It’s Christmas Time | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
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| 1.2 | Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer | 3:00 | The Temptations | The Motown Christmas Album | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Tamla Motown (for non-US releases only) | STML 12037 |
| 1.1 | Rudolph the Red‐Nosed Reindeer | 3:01 | The Temptations | The Temptations’ Christmas Card | The Temptations | Album | |||
| Promotion | |||||||||
| 1.8 | Rudolph the Red‐Nosed Reindeer | 3:00 | The Temptations | 12 Songs of X-Mas | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| BMG Entertainment | BMG DRC12264 |
| 1.8 | Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer | 3:00 | The Temptations | Motown Christmas | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Motown | |
| 1.6 | Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer | 2:59 | The Temptations | Christmas Collection, Volume 1 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sunday Express (UK newspaper) | SEALEDCD01 |
| Bootleg | |||||||||
| 1.20 | Rudolph the Red‐Nosed Reindeer (stereo LP version) | 3:05 | The Temptations | Now That’s What I Call Winter Anthems | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
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| 1.6 | Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer | 2:59 | The Temptations | Motown Christmas | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Somerset Entertainment (manufacturer/distributor of specialty music, with regional distributors in US, CA, & UK/EU) | 21199 |
| 1.9 | Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer | 2:58 | The Temptations | So Fresh Presents Songs for Christmas | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| BMG Australia (use with caution, be prepared to prove your edit!) | |
| 2.9 | Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer | 2:57 | The Temptations | White Christmas | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Universal Music Group (has logo with just “Universal Music Group”) | |
| 2.9 | Rudolph the Red‐Nosed Reindeer | 2:58 | The Temptations | The Spirit of Christmas | Various Artists |
| Universal Music Canada | ||
| 1.9 | Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer | 3:01 | The Temptations | A Soulful Oldies Christmas (K Earth 101 FM) | Various Artists | Album + Compilation | |||
Relationships
| producer: | Clay McMurray (producer, songwriter, engineer) Barrett Strong |
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| phonographic copyright (℗) by: | UMG Recordings, Inc. (operational headquarters of Universal Music Group, based in Santa Monica, USA; read annotations) (in 1970) |
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| has remixes: | Rudolph the Red‐Nosed Reindeer (BLOND:ISH remix) by The Temptations (Motown soul vocal group) & BLOND:ISH (Vivie‐Ann Bakos, formerly a duo) |
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| recording of: | Rudolph, the Red‐Nosed Reindeer (cover) |
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Related works
Rudolph, the Red‐Nosed Reindeer
| lyricist and composer: | Johnny Marks (American songwriter) |
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| publisher: | Chappell & Co Ltd. Chappell Music Ltd. Warner Chappell Warner Chappell Music (holding behind all publishing activities of Warner Music Group, 2019–) Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019) St. Nicholas Music Publishing Co. (on 1949-05-09) St. Nicholas Music Inc. (from 1950 to present) |
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