Merry Christmas (EMI, UK, 2001)

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Tracklist

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1The Christmas Song
cover recording of:
The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)
lyricist:
Robert Wells (songwriter) (in 1945-07) and Mel Tormé (“The Velvet Fog”) (in 1945-07)
composer:
Mel Tormé (“The Velvet Fog”) (in 1945-07)
publisher:
Chappell/Morris Ltd., MPL Music Publishing Inc., Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd., Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP), Warner Chappell, Warner Chappell Ltd., Warner Chappell Music (holding behind all publishing activities of Warner Music Group, 2019–), Warner/Chappell Music Australia Pty. Ltd. and Edwin H. Morris & Co., Inc. (a division of MPL Communications Inc.) (from 1946 to present)
Nat King Cole3:13
2Let It Snow
producer:
Jimmy Bowen (producer, rockabilly musician and songwriter) and Lee Gillette
lead vocals:
Dean Martin (American singer/actor) (in 1959)
conductor:
Gus Levene (in 1959)
arranger:
Sammy Cahn and Jule Styne
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Dean Martin Family Trust and Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 1959)
part of:
Billboard Hot 100: 2026-01-03 (number: 7), Billboard Hot 100: 2025-12-27 (number: 8), Billboard Hot 100: 2025-12-20 (number: 11), Billboard Hot 100: 2025-12-13 (number: 13), Billboard Hot 100: 2025-12-06 (number: 22), Billboard Hot 100: 2025-11-29 (number: 34) and Offizielle deutsche Charts – Single-Jahrescharts 2025 (number: 93)
cover recording of:
Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! (in 1959)
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 Martin4.251:56
3Frosty the Snowman
choir vocals:
Mitchell Ayres and His Chorus
vocals:
Perry Como (US pop singer & TV personality, 1912–2001)
orchestra:
Mitchell Ayres and His Orchestra
cover recording of:
Frosty the Snow Man (on 1953-05-21)
writer:
Steve Nelson (US songwriter who co-wrote “Frosty the Snowman”) and Walter E. Rollins (songwriter)
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)
Perry Como2:21
4Mary’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
5I’d Like You for Christmas
producer:
Bobby Troup
lead vocals:
Julie London
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Liberty (a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.)
recording of:
I’d Like You for Christmas (in 1957)
lyricist and composer:
Bobby Troup
Julie London2:36
6What Are You Doing for Christmas Eve?
producer:
Tom Morgan (producer)
bass:
Jimmy Bond
celesta and piano:
Jack Wilson (jazz pianist)
cello:
Edgar Lustgarten
drums (drum set):
Kenny Dennis
guitar:
Joe Pass (jazz guitarist)
strings:
George Poole
vocals:
Nancy Wilson (jazz/blues/soul singer)
remixer:
Malcolm Addey
arranger:
Gerald Wilson (US jazz trumpeter/bandleader/composer/arranger)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 1995)
recorded at:
Capitol Studios (Hollywood, CA, founded 1956) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
cover recording of:
What Are You Doing New Year’s Eve
lyricist and composer:
Frank Loesser
publisher:
Edwin H. Morris & Co., Inc. (a division of MPL Communications Inc.), Frank Music Corp. (in 1947) and MPL Music Publishing Inc. (in 1947)
sub-publisher:
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))
Nancy Wilson2:24
7Christmas Cards
performer:
Alma Cogan
recording of:
Christmas Cards
writer:
Jack Fishman
Alma Cogan2:49
8When a Child Is Born
Bing Crosby3:21
9Carol for Another Christmas
Henry Mancini2:36
10A Time for Peace
Roger Whittaker3:27
11The First Noel
Mario Lanza3:13
12Senor Santa ClausJim Reeves32:21
13O Holy Night
Jimmie Rodgers2:26
14Blue Christmas
Glen Campbell2:32
15I’ll Be Home for Christmas
Suzy Bogguss3:00
16Jingle Bell Rock
Wild Rose2:30
17Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree
Eddie Rabbitt2:08
18Here Comes Santa Claus
Hank Thompson2:04
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