A Very Metal Christmas

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1All I Want for Christmas Is You
recording engineer:
John Aquilino (guitar)
producer:
Fernando Perdomo (producer, songwriter, multi‐instrumentalist)
mixer:
Adam Hamilton (producer, songwriter, and session musician)
additional guitar, drums (drum set) and keyboard:
Fernando Perdomo (producer, songwriter, multi‐instrumentalist)
bass guitar [bass]:
David Ellefson
guitar:
Ron “Bumblefoot” Thal (Bumblefoot, American guitarist)
vocals:
Tim “Ripper” Owens
recorded at:
Stairway Studios in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States and The Platinum Underground in Phoenix, Arizona, United States (guitar)
cover recording of:
All I Want for Christmas Is You
writer:
Walter Afanasieff and Mariah Carey
publisher:
Kobalt Music Copyrights SARL, Rye Songs, Sony ATV Music Publishing (1995–2020), Sony Songs Inc., Sony Tunes Inc., Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP), Tamal Vista Music, UMPG Publishing, Universal Tunes, Universal/MCA Music Publishing Pty Ltd, Wallyworld Music and Warner Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.)
Tim “Ripper” Owens, Ron “Bumblefoot” Thal, David Ellefson4:02
2Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree
recording engineer and engineer:
Adam Hamilton (producer, songwriter, and session musician) (guitar)
producer:
Cherie Currie (task: vocals) and Fernando Perdomo (producer, songwriter, multi‐instrumentalist)
mixer:
Adam Hamilton (producer, songwriter, and session musician)
additional guitar, bass guitar [bass] and drums (drum set):
Fernando Perdomo (producer, songwriter, multi‐instrumentalist)
guitar:
Tracii Guns
vocals:
Cherie Currie
recorded at:
Palm Ranch Studio in Los Angeles, California, United States (guitar) and Stairway Studios in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
engineered at:
Palm Ranch Studio in Los Angeles, California, United States (guitar)
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
Cherie Currie, Tracii Guns2:25
3Feliz Navidad
recording engineer:
Ferny Coipel (drums (drum set))
producer:
Ronnie Mancuso (task: vocals) and Fernando Perdomo (producer, songwriter, multi‐instrumentalist)
mixer:
Adam Hamilton (producer, songwriter, and session musician)
additional guitar and bass guitar [bass]:
Fernando Perdomo (producer, songwriter, multi‐instrumentalist)
drums (drum set):
Derek Cintron
guitar:
Vinnie Moore
vocals:
Stephen Pearcy
recorded at:
Stairway Studios in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States, The Shack North Recording in Hialeah, Florida, United States (drums (drum set)) and The Vin Cave (guitar)
cover recording of:
Feliz Navidad (Spanish/English)
lyricist and composer:
José Feliciano (born 1945, not Cheo Feliciano)
publisher:
DeJamus Ltd., J & H Publishing Co. and J-H Publishing
Stephen Pearcy, Vinnie Moore3:35
4Carol of the Bells
producer:
Fernando Perdomo (producer, songwriter, multi‐instrumentalist)
mixer:
Adam Hamilton (producer, songwriter, and session musician)
additional guitar, bass guitar [bass] and drums (drum set):
Fernando Perdomo (producer, songwriter, multi‐instrumentalist)
guitar:
Chris Poland
recorded at:
Stairway Studios in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
cover recording of:
Carol of the Bells
lyricist:
Peter J. Wilhousky (in 1936)
arranger:
Микола Дмитрович Леонтович (Mykola Leontovych) (in 1916)
is based on:
Щедрик (The Little Swallow)
Chris Poland2:52
5Last Christmas
recording engineer:
Mick Box (guitar)
producer:
Fernando Perdomo (producer, songwriter, multi‐instrumentalist)
mixer:
Adam Hamilton (producer, songwriter, and session musician)
additional guitar, bass guitar [bass], drums (drum set) and keyboard:
Fernando Perdomo (producer, songwriter, multi‐instrumentalist)
guitar:
Mick Box
vocals:
Graham Bonnet (British rock vocalist)
recorded at:
Box of Frogs Studio in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (guitar) and Stairway Studios in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
cover recording of:
Last Christmas
lyricist and composer:
George Michael
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Warner Chappell Music (holding behind all publishing activities of Warner Music Group, 2019–), 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)
Graham Bonnet, Mick Box4:53
6Please Come Home for Christmas
producer:
Fernando Perdomo (producer, songwriter, multi‐instrumentalist)
mixer:
Adam Hamilton (producer, songwriter, and session musician)
bass guitar [bass]:
Phil Soussan
drums (drum set):
Carmine Appice
guitar:
Ty Tabor
vocals:
Paul Shortino
recorded at:
Stairway Studios in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
cover recording of:
Please Come Home for Christmas
writer:
Charles Brown (blues musician) and Gene Redd (senior; vibraphonist & trumpeter, bandleader and A&R man)
publisher:
BMG Platinum Songs US, Lark Music Inc., C. Mose Music (in 1960), Fort Knox Music Inc. (in 1960) and Trio Music Company (in 1960)
sub-publisher:
フジパシフィックミュージック (Fujipacific 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) 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)
Carmine Appice, Ty Tabor, Paul Shortino, Phil Soussan2:57
7White Christmas
producer:
Fernando Perdomo (producer, songwriter, multi‐instrumentalist)
mixer:
Adam Hamilton (producer, songwriter, and session musician)
additional guitar, bass guitar [bass] and drums (drum set):
Fernando Perdomo (producer, songwriter, multi‐instrumentalist)
recorded at:
Stairway Studios in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
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), Irving Berlin Music Corp., Williamson Music Company and Irving Berlin Music Company (from 1940 to present)
sub-publisher:
EMI Allans Music Australia Pty Ltd, Irving Berlin Music Ltd., Universal Music Publishing Pty Ltd. (Australian subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group), 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: 1942 winner)
BulletBoys3:20
8Christmas Eve/Sarajevo 12/24
producer:
Jürgen Engler and Chris Lietz
mixer:
Adam Hamilton (producer, songwriter, and session musician)
guitar:
George Lynch
recorded at:
Stairway Studios in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
produced at:
Atom H Studios (Düsseldorf, Germany) in Düsseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen (North Rhine-Westphalia), Germany
cover recording of:
Christmas Eve (Sarajevo 12/24)
writer:
Robert Kinkel, Paul O’Neill (US rock producer) and Jon Oliva
George Lynch3:15
9Merry Xmas Everybody
producer:
Lea Hart (task: vocals) and Fernando Perdomo (producer, songwriter, multi‐instrumentalist)
mixer:
Adam Hamilton (producer, songwriter, and session musician)
additional guitar, bass guitar [bass] and drums (drum set):
Fernando Perdomo (producer, songwriter, multi‐instrumentalist)
guitar:
Cliff Evans
vocals:
Kim McAuliffe
recorded at:
Stairway Studios in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
cover recording of:
Merry Xmas Everybody
lyricist and composer:
Noddy Holder and Jim Lea
publisher:
EMI April Music Inc. and Barn Publishing (Slade) Ltd. (in 1973)
Kim McAuliffe, Cliff Evans3:25
10Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town
producer:
Lea Hart (task: vocals) and Fernando Perdomo (producer, songwriter, multi‐instrumentalist)
mixer:
Adam Hamilton (producer, songwriter, and session musician)
additional guitar, bass guitar [bass] and drums (drum set):
Fernando Perdomo (producer, songwriter, multi‐instrumentalist)
vocals:
Paul Di’Anno
recorded at:
Stairway Studios in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
cover recording of:
Santa Claus Is Coming to Town
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)
Paul Di’Anno3:26
11Happy Holiday
producer:
Enuff Z’Nuff and Donnie Vie (US vocalist, formerly of Enuff Z’Nuff)
mixer:
Adam Hamilton (producer, songwriter, and session musician)
recorded at:
Stairway Studios in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
cover recording of:
Happy Holiday
writer:
Donnie Vie (US vocalist, formerly of Enuff Z’Nuff) and Chip Z’Nuff
publisher:
Roving Gypsies Inc.
sub-publisher:
イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan Ltd., Sony Division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., EMI Overseas Division, sub‐publisher for non‐Japanese works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
Enuff Z’Nuff4:27
12Little Saint Nick
producer:
Fernando Perdomo (producer, songwriter, multi‐instrumentalist)
mixer:
Adam Hamilton (producer, songwriter, and session musician)
recorded at:
Stairway Studios in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
cover 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)
L.A. Guns2:08
13Donner & Blitzen (Achim Koehler mix)
producer:
Kevin Stuart Swain
mixer:
Achim Koehler (engineer)
recorded at:
Stairway Studios in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Donner & Blitzen
writer:
Kevin Stuart Swain and Jon Mikl Thor
publisher:
Vulcan Sky Music
Thor2:46

Credits

Release

mastering:Derek Hughes (engineer)
copyrighted (©) by and phonographic copyright (℗) by:Cleopatra Records, Inc. (company credits only; file no releases here!) (in 2023)
ASIN:US: B0CGK7B8F6 [info]
purchase for mail-order:https://www.wowhd.co.uk/a-very-metal-christmas-various-artists/889466436925 [info]

Release group

artist & repertoire support:John Lappen
part of:A Very Metal Christmas (number: 1) (order: 1)