Winter Wonderland: The Very Best of Christmas

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Tracklist

1CD
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1All I Want for Christmas Is You
additional programming:
Dan Shea
programming:
Walter Afanasieff
synthesizer programming:
Gary Cirimelli
producer:
Walter Afanasieff and Mariah Carey
bass synthesizer, drums (drum set) and keyboard:
Walter Afanasieff
guitar family:
Dann Huff
background vocals:
Melonie Daniels, Kelly Price and Shanrae Price
arranger:
Walter Afanasieff and Mariah Carey
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 1994) and Columbia Records (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Music Entertainment, only use for manufacturing/distribution and copyright holding) (in 2024)
part of:
Billboard Hot 100: 2025-12-13 (number: 1), Billboard Hot 100: 2025-12-20 (number: 1), Billboard Hot 100: 2025-12-27 (number: 1), Billboard Hot 100: 2026-01-03 (number: 1), Billboard Hot 100: 2025-12-06 (number: 5), Billboard Hot 100: 2025-11-29 (number: 8), Billboard Hot 100: 2025-11-22 (number: 11), Offizielle deutsche Charts – Single-Jahrescharts 2025 (number: 28), Billboard Hot 100: 2025-11-15 (number: 31), Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2024 (number: 54), Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2023 (number: 55), Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2025 (number: 59), Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2022 (number: 65), Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2020 (number: 67), Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2021 (number: 78) and Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 97)
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.)
Mariah Carey44:02
2A Child Is Born
Rapsody feat. Angélique Kidjo & Scorpio4:00
3Do They Know It's Christmas?
recording of:
Do They Know It’s Christmas?
writer:
Bob Geldof and Midge Ure
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Warner Chappell Music (holding behind all publishing activities of Warner Music Group, 2019–), 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) 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)
Band Aid3:43
4Baby's First Christmas
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polydor Records Inc. (in 1961)
recording of:
Baby’s First Christmas
writer:
Benny Davis (US vaudeville performer and songwriter) and Ted Murry (pianist, lyricist and songwriter)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated)
Connie Francis2:27
5Cold as Christmas (in the Middle of the Year)
recording engineer:
Bill Price (UK producer/engineer)
producer:
Chris Thomas (UK record producer / remixer)
acoustic guitar:
Davey Johnstone
additional percussion:
Ray Cooper (percussionist)
drums (drum set):
Nigel Olsson
electric bass guitar:
Dee Murray
harp:
Skaila Kanga (harpist)
piano, Rhodes piano [Fender Rhodes], synthesizer and lead vocals:
Elton John (English singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer)
additional vocals:
Kiki Dee
recorded at:
AIR Studios Montserrat in Saint Peter, Montserrat
mixed at:
AIR Studios (Lyndhurst Hall 1991–present) in Hampstead, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Cold as Christmas (in the Middle of the Year)
lyricist:
Bernie Taupin
composer:
Elton John (English singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer)
publisher:
Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc.
Elton John2.64:21
6White Christmas
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1947-03-19)
choir vocals:
Ken Darby Singers (on 1947-03-19)
lead vocals:
Bing Crosby (on 1947-03-19)
orchestra:
John Scott Trotter and His Orchestra (on 1947-03-19)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
HNH International Ltd. (not for release label use!) and UMG Recordings, Inc. (operational headquarters of Universal Music Group, based in Santa Monica, USA; read annotations)
part of:
Billboard Hot 100: 2026-01-03 (number: 16), Billboard Hot 100: 2025-12-13 (number: 19), Billboard Hot 100: 2025-12-20 (number: 19), Billboard Hot 100: 2025-12-27 (number: 20) and Billboard Hot 100: 2025-12-06 (number: 34)
recording of:
White Christmas (on 1947-03-19)
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)
Bing Crosby4.23:00
7The Christmas Song
Sérgio Mendes & Brasil ’664:15
8Rockin' Around the Christmas TreeBrenda Lee42:07
9Silent Night
producer:
Boyz II Men
recording of:
Silent Night (Christmas carol, English translation)
lyricist:
Josef Mohr (composer/author) (in 1816)
composer:
Franz Xaver Gruber (composer/author) (in 1818)
translator:
John Freeman Young (in 1859)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 27088)
translated version of:
Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht
Boyz II Men12:34
10Please Come Home for Christmas
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)
Aaron Neville52:52
11Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
programming, producer and mixer:
Stephen Lipson
bass guitar:
Alec Dankworth
guitar:
John Parricelli
keyboard:
Pete Murray (Australian singer‐songwriter)
membranophone:
Ian Thomas (drummer)
background vocals:
Tracy Ackerman
vocals:
Ronan Keating
arranger:
Pete Murray (Australian singer‐songwriter)
recording of:
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
lyricist:
Ralph Blane (in 1943)
composer:
Hugh Martin (in 1943)
publisher:
EMI April Music Inc., EMI Feist Catalog Inc., EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), EMI Publishing, EMI United Partnership Ltd., J. Albert & Son, J. Albert & Son Pty. Ltd., Loew’s Incorporated (in 1943, in 1944) and Leo Feist, Inc. (in 1971, in 1972)
sub-publisher:
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), フジパシフィック音楽出版 SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music Inc. SBK Division) (until 2014-12-31) and フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music SBK Department) (from 2015-01-01 to present)
part of:
Meet Me in St. Louis (1944 musical film soundtrack)
cover recording of:
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
lyricist:
Ralph Blane (in 1943)
composer:
Hugh Martin (in 1943)
publisher:
EMI April Music Inc., EMI Feist Catalog Inc., EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), EMI Publishing, EMI United Partnership Ltd., J. Albert & Son, J. Albert & Son Pty. Ltd., Loew’s Incorporated (in 1943, in 1944) and Leo Feist, Inc. (in 1971, in 1972)
sub-publisher:
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), フジパシフィック音楽出版 SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music Inc. SBK Division) (until 2014-12-31) and フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music SBK Department) (from 2015-01-01 to present)
part of:
Meet Me in St. Louis (1944 musical film soundtrack)
Ronan Keating2:53
12Little Christmas Tree
recording of:
Little Christmas Tree
writer:
George S. Clinton (US songwriter, composer & session musician) and Artie Wayne (Wayne Kent)
Michael Jackson23:37
13Won't Be Long Before Christmnas
Diana Ross & The Supremes2:39
14Ave Maria
additional recording engineer:
Kerry Hopwood, Billy Liesegang and Ingo Vauk
recording engineer, engineer and mixer:
Phillip Bagenal (recording engineer)
additional producer:
Phillip Bagenal (recording engineer)
producer:
Zeus B. Held (Bernd Held)
bass:
Mark Griffiths (bassist/guitarist) (from 1988-12 until 1989-02)
drums (drum set):
Louis Jardim (from 1988-12 until 1989-02)
guitar [guitars]:
Billy Liesegang (from 1988-12 until 1989-02)
keyboard [keyboards]:
Zeus B. Held (Bernd Held) (from 1988-12 until 1989-02)
percussion:
Martin Ditcham (from 1988-12 until 1989-02)
piano:
Alistair Gavin (pianist, composer, arranger) (from 1988-12 until 1989-02)
lead vocals [voice]:
Nina Hagen
orchestra:
The Portobello Philharmonic (from 1988-12 until 1989-02)
conductor:
Richard Niles (from 1988-12 until 1989-02)
arranger:
Richard Niles
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Phonogram GmbH (in 1989)
recorded at:
Deth Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1988-12 until 1989-02), Eastcote Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1988-12 until 1989-02), Sarm West Studios in Notting Hill, Kensington and Chelsea, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1988-12 until 1989-02) and Voice Versa Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1988-12 until 1989-02)
mixed at:
Eastcote Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1989-03) and Westside Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1989-03)
recording of:
Ave Maria
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Nina Hagen and Zeus B. Held (Bernd Held)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships)
Nina Hagen45:25
15When the Angels Sing
assistant recording engineer:
Stuart Jones (engineer) (lead vocals)
recording engineer:
Trevor Hurst (lead vocals), Peter Ries, Peter Ries (lead vocals), Mike „Spike“ Streefkerk (lead vocals) and Ulf Zwerger (guitar)
miscellaneous support:
Robert Bicknell (task: vocal coaching)
producer and mixer:
Peter Ries
editor:
Trevor Hurst and Dirk Kurock
guitar:
Ossi Schaller
instruments:
Peter Ries
background vocals arranger:
Peter Ries
produced for:
Cheyenne Media
recorded at:
D-2-P Studio in New York, New York, United States and Park Studios in Tutzing, Bayern (Bavaria), Germany (lead vocals)
mixed at:
D-2-P Studio in New York, New York, United States
recording of:
When the Angels Sing
lyricist and composer:
Charlemaine and Peter Ries
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships) and FMM Music Publishing
No Angels3:44
16Merry Xmas Everybody
Hermes House Band3:43
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ASIN:US: B00W82IUYQ [info]