The Spirit of Christmas 1996

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Annotation

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Spirit_of_Christmas_1996

Annotation last modified on 2020-12-27 07:42 UTC.

Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1God Rest ye Merry Gentlemen
programming:
Paul Cecchinelli and Tim Dudfield
engineer:
Tim Dudfield
producer:
M1:11 (remixer and producer)
mixer:
Gary Pinto and Tim Dudfield
additional drums (drum set):
Richard Corti
additional keyboard:
Paul Cecchinelli
bass:
Michael Fox (released God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen)
guitar:
Danny Dharumasena (Daniel Dharumasena // songwriter and producer // member of The Ones And Twos, Navajo, Quazimodo)
Rhodes piano:
Neil Raymond (producer and mixing engineer)
arranger:
Paul Cecchinelli, Gary Pinto and Tim Dudfield
recording of:
God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen (traditional, no arrangement credits here)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 394)
CDB With Special Guests KPS Jam3:52
2Mary's Boy Child
engineer:
Simon Polinski and Ern Rose
producer:
Lindsay Field and Chong Lim
mixer:
Doug Roberts (Australian producer, studio technician and engineer)
bass:
Joe Creighton
drums (drum set):
Angus Burchall
guitar:
Stuart Fraser
keyboard:
Chong Lim
percussion:
Ray Pereira
background vocals:
Joe Creighton, Lisa Edwards and Lindsay Field
additional arranger:
Spiro Fousketakis, Aaron Humphries and Greg O'Shea
arranger:
Chong Lim
recording of:
Mary’s Boy Child
lyricist and composer:
Jester Hairston
publisher:
Bourne Music Ltd. and J. Albert & Son Pty. Ltd.
Christine Anu5:19
3Santa Claus is Back In Town
engineer and mixer:
Doug Roberts (Australian producer, studio technician and engineer)
producer:
The Badloves
bass:
John Favaro
drums (drum set):
Chris Tabone
guitar:
Jak Housden and Michael Spiby
keyboard:
Tony Featherstone
vocals:
Michael Spiby
cover recording of:
Santa Claus Is Back in Town
writer:
Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, Cherry River Music, Elvis Presley Music, Elvis Presley Music Inc., Jerry Leiber Music, Mike Stoller Music (ASCAP) and Sony/ATV Songs LLC
The Badloves3:22
4This Christmas
engineer:
Doug Roberts (Australian producer, studio technician and engineer) and Ern Rose
producer:
Lindsay Field and Chong Lim
assistant mixer:
Spiro Fousketakis, Aaron Humphries and Greg O'Shea
mixer:
Doug Roberts (Australian producer, studio technician and engineer)
alto saxophone and solo flute:
Lachlan Davidson
bass:
Joe Creighton
drums (drum set):
Angus Burchall
guitar:
Stuart Fraser
percussion:
Ray Pereira
tenor saxophone:
Steve Williams (Australian saxophone and harmonica player)
trombone:
Leonard Tier
trumpet:
Tibor Gyapjas
Wurlitzer electric piano:
Chong Lim
bass arranger:
Tibor Gyapjas and Chong Lim
arranger:
Chong Lim
recording of:
This Christmas
writer:
Donny Hathaway and Nadine McKinnor
publisher:
BMG Songs, Inc., Crystal Raisin Music, Kuumba Music, Microhits Music Corp., The Estate of Donny Hathaway, Universal Music–MGB Songs, Warner Chappell, WB Music Corp. (1929–2019), 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), ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division) and 大洋音楽 (Taiyō Music)
Deni Hines4:27
5How to Make Gravy
assistant engineer and assistant mixer:
Greg O'Shea
engineer and mixer:
Simon Polinski
producer:
Paul Kelly (Australian singer/songwriter) and Simon Polinski
bass:
Steve Hadley (Australian bassist for Professor Ratbaggy)
drums (drum set):
Peter Luscombe
guitar:
Spencer P. Jones, Paul Kelly (Australian singer/songwriter) and Shane O’Mara
keyboard:
Bruce Haymes
recorded at:
Sing Sing Studios (closed in 2017) in Cremorne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
recording of:
How to Make Gravy
lyricist and composer:
Paul Kelly (Australian singer/songwriter)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing
Paul Kelly5:16
6Silent Night
programming, engineer, producer and mixer:
Simon Hussey (Australian multi-instrumentalist, songwriter-arranger, record producer and audio engineer)
arranger:
Simon Hussey (Australian multi-instrumentalist, songwriter-arranger, record producer and audio engineer)
cover 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
James Reyne4:23
7The Little Boy that Santa Claus Forgot
assistant engineer and assistant mixer:
Mat Gearing-Thomas
engineer and mixer:
Doug Brady (engineer)
producer:
Ross Fraser
bass:
Joe Creighton
drums (drum set):
Angus Burchall
guitar:
Stuart Fraser and Brett Garsed
keyboard:
Chong Lim
arranger:
The Phantoms (arrangers of John Farnham's "The Little Boy That Santa Claus Forgot")
recorded at:
Adelphia Studios in Fitzroy, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
cover recording of:
The Little Boy That Santa Claus Forgot (1937 song)
writer:
Michael Carr (songwriter), Tommie Connor (English songwriter) and James Leach (English songwriter)
publisher:
J. Albert & Son
John Farnham2:42
8O Happy Day
engineer:
Doug Roberts (Australian producer, studio technician and engineer), Simon Polinski and Ern Rose
assistant mixer:
Spiro Fousketakis, Aaron Humphries and Greg O'Shea
mixer:
Doug Roberts (Australian producer, studio technician and engineer)
bass:
Joe Creighton
drums (drum set):
Angus Burchall
guitar:
Stuart Fraser
percussion:
Ray Pereira
piano:
Chong Lim
background vocals:
Joe Creighton, Lisa Edwards and Lindsay Field
arranger:
Lindsay Field and Chong Lim
recording of:
Oh Happy Day (Hawkins’ 1967 gospel arrangement)
lyricist:
Philip Doddridge
composer:
Edward Francis Rimbault (in 1854)
arranger:
Edwin Hawkins (in 1967)
publisher:
Edwin R Hawkins Music Co, EMI U Catalog Inc. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and EMI United Partnership Ltd.
arrangement of:
Oh Happy Day
version of:
O Happy Day, That Fixed My Choice (mid‐19th century version, with new melody and a chorus by Rimbault)
Judith Durham4:34
9Sleigh Ride
engineer:
Jim Atkins (Australian sound engineer)
producer:
Peter Taplin (producer)
conductor:
Dobbs Franks (conductor)
recorded at:
Iwaki Auditorium in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
cover recording of:
Sleigh Ride (original instrumental version)
composer:
Leroy Anderson (until 1948-02-10)
publisher:
Mills Music
ABC Melbourne Symphony Orchestra3:03
10Happy Christmas (War is Over)
engineer and mixer:
Richard Meucke
arranger:
Tim Finn
cover recording of:
Happy Xmas (War Is Over)
lyricist and composer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Yoko Ono (Japanese‐American musician and artist)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Lenono Music and Ono Music
Tim Finn4:13
11Away 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 Jeffreys3:03
12Santa Claus is Coming to Town
engineer and mixer:
Ross Cockle
producer:
Sam See
bass:
Chris Bekker (Australian session bass guitarist)
drums (drum set):
Angus Burchall
glockenspiel and piano:
Sam See
guitar:
Stuart Fraser
saxophone:
Steve Williams (Australian saxophone and harmonica player)
trombone:
Lex Tier
trumpet:
Tibor Gyapjas
background vocals:
Penny Dyer and Angela Librandi (vocalist)
arranger:
Sam See
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)
Frankie J Holden4:03
13Trim the Tree
producer:
Diesel (Australian pop rock aka Mark Lizotte)
mixer:
Doug Roberts (Australian producer, studio technician and engineer)
harmonica:
Chris Wilson (Australian bluesman)
instruments:
Diesel (Australian pop rock aka Mark Lizotte)
piano:
Rob Woolf (Australian keyboardist, singer and producer.)
vocals:
Diesel (Australian pop rock aka Mark Lizotte) and Chris Wilson (Australian bluesman)
recorded at:
Grease Pit Studios in New York, United States
recording of:
Trim the Tree
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships)
Diesel & Wilson2:06

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Release

manufactured in:Australia
assistant executive producer:Julie Reilly (producer)
executive producer:Lindsay Field
mastering:Don Bartley (mastering engineer)
copyrighted (©) by and phonographic copyright (℗) by:Myer Grace Bros (in 1996)
mastered at:Studios 301 (301 Castlereagh Street, Sydney, AU; fka EMI Studios 301; read annotations before use) in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/945511 [info]