So Fresh: Songs for Christmas 2005

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

Tracklist

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1It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
UMG Recordings, Inc. (operational headquarters of Universal Music Group, based in Santa Monica, USA; read annotations) (in 1955)
recording of:
It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas
lyricist and composer:
Meredith Willson (in 1951)
publisher:
Frank Music Corp., Kobalt Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd, Meredith Willson Music LLC, MPL Communications Australia and MPL Music Publishing
Bing Crosby2:47
2It Must Be Getting Close to Christmas
engineer:
Ern Rose and Roger Savage (Australian sound engineer)
producer:
Howard Gable (Australian producer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Music Australia Pty. Limited (not for release label use!) (in 1995)
cover recording of:
It Must Be Getting Close to Christmas
writer:
Sammy Cahn and Jimmy Van Heusen
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships)
John Farnham3:23
3Do You Hear What I Hear
conductor:
Robert Mersey
arranger:
Robert Mersey
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008) (in 1963)
recording of:
Do You Hear What I Hear?
lyricist:
Noël Regney (in 1962)
writer:
Noël Regney and Gloria Shayne Baker
composer:
Gloria Shayne Baker (in 1962)
publisher:
Blue Ribbon Music Ltd., Campbell Connelly and Jewel Music Publishing Co., Inc. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Andy Williams3.52:53
4It Came Upon the Midnight Clear
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008) (in 1994)
cover recording of:
It Came Upon the Midnight Clear (carol version)
lyricist:
Edmund Sears (American church author)
composer:
Richard Storrs Willis
part of:
The New English Hymnal (hymn book) (number: 29)
is based on:
CAROL (hymn tune)
is based on:
It Came Upon the Midnight Clear (poem)
Frank Sinatra3:34
5The Little Drummer Boy
recording engineer:
Charles Harbutt (sound engineer and reissue producer)
assistant engineer:
Dave Clarke (sound engineer), Andrew Granger (sound engineer) and Jake Jackson (recording engineer)
producer:
Grace Row (engineer/producer)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Sian Edwards (English conductor)
arranger:
Julian Smith (Welsh National Opera conductor)
concertmaster:
Janice Graham (violinist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony BMG Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! UK subsidiary of Sony BMG Music Entertainment) (in 2000)
recorded at:
Air Studios (main recording hall of AIR Studios) in Hampstead, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom and Blackheath Concert Halls in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Carol of the Drum (aka “The Little Drummer Boy”)
lyricist and composer:
Katherine K. Davis (Katherine Kennicott Davis) (in 1941)
additional composer:
Henry Onorati (in 1958) and Harry Simeone (in 1958)
publisher:
EMI Mills Music (ASCAP-affiliated), International Korwin Corp., Warner Chappell, Warner Chappell Music (holding behind all publishing activities of Warner Music Group, 2019–), Belwin-Mills Publishing Corp. (in 1955) and Mills Music, Inc. (in 1964)
is based on:
Trad. (traditional Czech carol, became “Carol of the Drums”)
Charlotte Church2:57
6O Little Town of Bethlehem
cover recording of:
O Little Town of Bethlehem (traditional carol with the tune “St. Louis”, as commonly sung in the U.S.)
lyricist:
Phillips Brooks (in 1868)
composer:
Lewis Henry Redner (in 1868)
is based on:
St. Louis (hymn tune)
Holly Watson3:28
7Away in a Manger
assistant engineer:
Matt Lovell
engineer:
David Hemming
producer:
Garth Porter
mixer:
Ted Howard, Rod McCormack and Garth Porter
bass:
Jeff McCormack
cello:
Adrian Wallis
drums (drum set):
Steve Fearnley
guitar:
Rod McCormack
keyboard:
Peter Kenny (actor, voiceover artist, singer, musician and designer)
strings:
The Phillip Hartl Quartet
viola:
Anne-Louise Comerford (Australian violist)
violin:
Phillip Hartl and Maja Verunica
background vocals:
Erana Clark (vocalist), Chrissy May and Rod McCormack
strings arranger:
Peter Kenny (actor, voiceover artist, singer, musician and designer)
arranger:
Garth Porter
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Gina Jeffreys Pty Ltd. (in 1999)
recording of:
Away in a Manger (aka “Cradle Song” composed by William J. Kirkpatrick)
additional lyricist:
Charles Hutchinson Gabriel (in 1892)
lyricist:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist)
composer:
William James Kirkpatrick (hymn-writer) (in 1895)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 25304)
is based on:
Sweet Afton (set to music by Jonathan E. Spilman, 1837)
translated version of:
Y Preseb
Gina Jeffreys3:01
8Silent Night
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008) (in 1993)
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
Cyndi Lauper34:20
9Snowfall
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008) (in 1994)
cover recording of:
Snowfall
writer:
Claude Thornhill and Ruth Thornhill
publisher:
Chappell and Warner Chappell Music (holding behind all publishing activities of Warner Music Group, 2019–)
Tony Bennett2:52
10Twinkle Twinkle Little Me
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1965-08 until 1965-09)
producer:
Harvey Fuqua
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
UMG Recordings, Inc. (operational headquarters of Universal Music Group, based in Santa Monica, USA; read annotations) (in 1965)
recording of:
Twinkle Twinkle Little Me (from 1965-08 until 1965-09)
composer:
Ron Miller (Motown songwriter Ronald Norman Miller) and William O’Malley
publisher:
EMI Songs Australia Pty. Ltd.
The Supremes3:05
11The Christmas Song
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
UMG Recordings, Inc. (operational headquarters of Universal Music Group, based in Santa Monica, USA; read annotations) (in 1970) and Motown Records (not for label use; use “Motown” instead) (in 2013)
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)
The Jacksons2:52
12When a Child Is Born
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Australia) Pty Limited (not for release label use! AU subsidiary of SBME 2004–2009) (in 2004)
recording of:
When a Child Is Born (in 2004)
lyricist:
Fred Jay
composer:
Zacar
arranger:
Dave Arch (pianist, conductor, arranger and composer)
publisher:
Ardmore & Beechwood Music Ltd., Ardmore and Beechwood Ltd., Beechwood Music Corp., EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!) and EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd (not for release label use!)
Paulini3:29
13I Want to Come Home for Christmas
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
UMG Recordings, Inc. (operational headquarters of Universal Music Group, based in Santa Monica, USA; read annotations) (in 1972, in 1990)
recording of:
I Want to Come Home for Christmas
writer:
Marvin Gaye and Forest Hairston
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships) and Jobete Music Co., Inc.
Marvin Gaye3:28
14Hey Santa
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
M.I. Records, LLC. (in 2003)
recording of:
Hey Santa
writer:
Ashanti (US R&B singer and musician) and Irv Gotti
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships) and Universal/MCA Music Publishing Pty Ltd
Ashanti1:57
15Someday at Christmas
producer:
Henry Cosby
performer:
Stevie Wonder
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Motown Records (not for label use; use “Motown” instead) (in 1967)
cover recording of:
Someday at Christmas
writer:
Ron Miller (Motown songwriter Ronald Norman Miller) and Bryan Wells
publisher:
EMI Songs Australia Pty. Ltd., Jobete Music Co., Inc. and Ron Miller Legacy Songtrust Publishing LLC (BMI)
Stevie Wonder3.652:51
16Make It Christmas Day
guitar and percussion:
Russell Broom
keyboard [keyboards]:
Robert Foster (Canadian songwriter, guitarist & music director)
viola and violin:
Tanya Kalmanovitch
lead vocals:
Jann Arden (Canadian singer‐songwriter)
strings arranger:
Robert Foster (Canadian songwriter, guitarist & music director)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Universal Music (plain logo: “Universal Music”) (in 2001)
recording of:
Make It Christmas Day
lyricist and composer:
Jann Arden (Canadian singer‐songwriter)
publisher:
Universal Music Publishing Pty Ltd. (Australian subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)
Jann Arden3:35
17I’ll Be Home for Christmas
cover recording of:
I’ll Be Home for Christmas
lyricist:
James Kimball Gannon
additional writer:
Buck Ram
composer:
Walter Kent
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., Edward B. Marks Music Co. (founded originally as J. Stern & Co. in 1894, renamed in 1919), Gannon and Kent Music Co., Piedmont Music Company, Warner Chappell and Warner Chappell Music (holding behind all publishing activities of Warner Music Group, 2019–)
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) 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)
Yulia2:57
18Merry Christmas (I Love You)
recording of:
Merry Christmas (I Love You)
writer:
Hawksley Workman
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships)
Hawksley Workman3:50
19A Christmas Love Song
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008) (in 1992)
recording of:
A Christmas Love Song
lyricist:
Alan Bergman (American lyricist) and Marilyn Bergman
composer:
Johnny Mandel (American composer and arranger)
publisher:
Threesome Music (ended), Marissa Music, Spirit Two Music Crescendo and Warner Chappell Music (holding behind all publishing activities of Warner Music Group, 2019–)
cover recording of:
A Christmas Love Song
lyricist:
Alan Bergman (American lyricist) and Marilyn Bergman
composer:
Johnny Mandel (American composer and arranger)
publisher:
Threesome Music (ended), Marissa Music, Spirit Two Music Crescendo and Warner Chappell Music (holding behind all publishing activities of Warner Music Group, 2019–)
The Manhattan Transfer4:08
20White Christmas (1942 Holiday Inn version)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
UMG Recordings, Inc. (operational headquarters of Universal Music Group, based in Santa Monica, USA; read annotations) (in 1942)
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)
Bing Crosby2:58

Credits

Release

distributed by:Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Australia) Pty Limited (not for release label use! AU subsidiary of SBME 2004–2009)
copyrighted (©) by:Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Australia) Pty Limited (not for release label use! AU subsidiary of SBME 2004–2009) (in 2005)
licensed to:Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC for short, national public broadcaster, for copyrights/licensing use only)
Festival Mushroom Records (label has FMR with a little speaker on top)
Sony BMG Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! UK subsidiary of Sony BMG Music Entertainment)
Universal Music Canada Inc. (not for release label use!)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/10330573 [info]
ASIN:AU: B000CCD4MC [info]