The Complete Christmas on the Ponderosa

~ Release by Cast of Bonanza, Lorne Greene (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

1CD: Christmas on the Ponderosa
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1Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
engineer:
John Norman (recording engineer)
producer:
Joe Reisman
choir vocals:
Ken Darby Singers
conductor:
Ken Darby
orchestrator:
Hank Levine
recording of:
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing (Christmas carol)
additional lyricist:
George Whitefield (in 1753)
lyricist:
Charles Wesley (hymn writer) (in 1739)
composer:
Felix Mendelssohn (composer) (in 1840)
arranger:
William H. Cummings (in 1855)
part of:
The New English Hymnal (hymn book) (number: 26)
Ken Darby Singers1:16
2Deck the Halls
engineer:
John Norman (recording engineer)
producer:
Joe Reisman
vocals:
Dan Blocker
conductor:
Ken Darby
orchestrator:
Hank Levine
recording of:
Deck the Halls
lyricist:
Thomas Oliphant (musician, artist and author)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
is based on:
Nos Galan (Talhaiarn, “Goreu pleser ar Nos Galan”)
Dan Blocker2:31
3The New Born King
engineer:
John Norman (recording engineer)
producer:
Joe Reisman
vocals:
Pernell Roberts (US actor and singer)
conductor:
Ken Darby
orchestrator:
Hank Levine
Pernell Roberts3:59
4The First Christmas Trees
engineer:
John Norman (recording engineer)
producer:
Joe Reisman
vocals:
Dan Blocker
conductor:
Ken Darby
orchestrator:
Hank Levine
Dan Blocker1:48
5Oh Fir Tree Dear
engineer:
John Norman (recording engineer)
producer:
Joe Reisman
vocals:
Michael Landon (US actor)
conductor:
Ken Darby
orchestrator:
Hank Levine
Michael Landon2:46
6Christmas Is a‐Comin’ (May God Bless You)
engineer:
John Norman (recording engineer)
producer:
Joe Reisman
vocals:
Lorne Greene
conductor:
Ken Darby
recording of:
Christmas Is A-Comin’
lyricist and composer:
Frank Luther (US country singer)
Lorne Greene2:30
7O Come, All Ye Faithful
engineer:
John Norman (recording engineer)
producer:
Joe Reisman
choir vocals:
Ken Darby Singers
vocals:
Dan Blocker, Lorne Greene and Michael Landon (US actor)
conductor:
Ken Darby
orchestrator:
Hank Levine
recording of:
O Come, All Ye Faithful (English version of Latin “Adeste fideles”)
lyricist and composer:
John Francis Wade (from 1740 until 1743)
translator:
Frederick Oakeley (in 1841)
arrangement of:
O Come, All Ye Faithful
translated version of:
Adeste fideles (original latin version)
Cast of Bonanza2:10
8Jingle Bells
engineer:
John Norman (recording engineer)
producer:
Joe Reisman
choir vocals:
Ken Darby Singers
vocals:
Dan Blocker, Lorne Greene and Michael Landon (US actor)
conductor:
Ken Darby
orchestrator:
Hank Levine
recording of:
Jingle Bells
lyricist and composer:
James Lord Pierpont (in 1850)
publisher:
Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
composed at and lyrics written at:
Simpson Tavern in Medford, Massachusetts, United States (in 1850)
Cast of Bonanza0:57
9Santa Got Lost in Texas
engineer:
John Norman (recording engineer)
producer:
Joe Reisman
vocals:
Michael Landon (US actor)
conductor:
Ken Darby
orchestrator:
Hank Levine
Michael Landon2:37
10Stuck in the Chimney
engineer:
John Norman (recording engineer)
producer:
Joe Reisman
vocals:
Lorne Greene
conductor:
Ken Darby
orchestrator:
Hank Levine
Lorne Greene1:30
11Why We Light Candles on the Christmas Tree
engineer:
John Norman (recording engineer)
producer:
Joe Reisman
vocals:
Lorne Greene
conductor:
Ken Darby
orchestrator:
Hank Levine
Lorne Greene3:35
12Merry Christmas Neighbor
engineer:
John Norman (recording engineer)
producer:
Joe Reisman
vocals:
Dan Blocker, Lorne Greene and Michael Landon (US actor)
conductor:
Ken Darby
orchestrator:
Hank Levine
Cast of Bonanza1:59
13Merry Christmas and Goodnight (Silent Night)
engineer:
John Norman (recording engineer)
producer:
Joe Reisman
vocals:
Dan Blocker, Lorne Greene and Michael Landon (US actor)
conductor:
Ken Darby
orchestrator:
Hank Levine
Cast of Bonanza1:35
14'Twas the Night Before Christmas (A Visit from St. Nicholas)
engineer:
John Norman (recording engineer)
producer:
Joe Reisman
vocals:
Lorne Greene
conductor:
Joe Reisman
arranger:
Joe Reisman
recording of:
A Visit From St. Nicholas
writer:
Clement Clarke Moore
is based on:
Another Night Before Christmas (for narrator and orchestra)
Lorne Greene3:50
15The Gift of the Magi
engineer:
John Norman (recording engineer)
producer:
Joe Reisman
vocals:
Lorne Greene
conductor:
Joe Reisman
arranger:
Joe Reisman
Lorne Greene16:30
16(There's No Place Like Home) Home for the Holidays
engineer:
John Norman (recording engineer)
producer:
Joe Reisman
vocals:
Lorne Greene
conductor:
Joe Reisman
arranger:
Dick Reynolds (musician, songwriter, and trombonist best known as arranger for the Four Freshmen)
recording of:
Home for the Holidays
lyricist:
Al Stillman
composer:
Robert Allen (US songwriter/arranger/pianist)
publisher:
Charlie Deitcher Productions, Inc., Kitty Anne Music Co., Inc., Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music) and ミュージック・セールス (Music Sales, Japan, subsidiary of Shinko Music Entertainment)
Lorne Greene2:20
17Jingle Bells
engineer:
John Norman (recording engineer)
producer:
Joe Reisman
vocals:
Lorne Greene
conductor:
Joe Reisman
arranger:
Dick Reynolds (musician, songwriter, and trombonist best known as arranger for the Four Freshmen)
recording of:
Jingle Bells
lyricist and composer:
James Lord Pierpont (in 1850)
publisher:
Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
composed at and lyrics written at:
Simpson Tavern in Medford, Massachusetts, United States (in 1850)
Lorne Greene2:29
18Christmas is a-coming (May God Bless You)
engineer:
John Norman (recording engineer)
producer:
Joe Reisman
vocals:
Lorne Greene
conductor:
Ken Darby
recording of:
Christmas Is A-Comin’
lyricist and composer:
Frank Luther (US country singer)
Lorne Greene2:09
19We Wish You a Merry Christmas
engineer:
John Norman (recording engineer)
producer:
Joe Reisman
vocals:
Lorne Greene
conductor:
Joe Reisman
arranger:
Dick Reynolds (musician, songwriter, and trombonist best known as arranger for the Four Freshmen)
recording of:
We Wish You a Merry Christmas
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 230)
Lorne Greene1:17
20The Holy Night (A Christmas Cantata)
engineer:
John Norman (recording engineer)
producer:
Joe Reisman
vocals:
Lorne Greene
conductor:
Joe Reisman
arranger:
Wayne Robinson
Lorne Greene13:38
21Must Be SantaLorne Greene2:34
22One Solitary Life
producer:
Ernie Altschuler
vocals:
Lorne Greene
conductor:
Joe Reisman
arranger:
Joe Reisman
recording of:
One Solitary Life (spoken word)
Lorne Greene2:27

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executive producer:Gordon Anderson (producer)
producer:Joe Marchese (owner of TheSecondDisc.com and liner notes writer)
remastering:Mike Piacentini
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