Free Soul Christmas

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Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Happy Xmas (War Is Over)
producer:
John Lennon (The Beatles), Yoko Ono (Japanese‐American musician and artist) and Phil Spector
choir vocals:
The Harlem Community Choir
orchestra:
Plastic Ono Band
performer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Yoko Ono (Japanese‐American musician and artist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1971)
music videos:
Happy Xmas (War Is Over) by John Lennon (The Beatles), Yoko Ono (Japanese‐American musician and artist) and The Plastic Ono Band with The Harlem Community Choir
part of:
Billboard Hot 100: 2026-01-03 (number: 45)
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
John Lennon & Yoko Ono43:34
2Wonderful Christmas Time
vocals:
Silje Nergaard
recording of:
Wonderful Christmastime
lyricist and composer:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
MPL Communications Ltd. (not for release label use! Paul McCartney-related, London-based company)
Silje Nergaard4:11
3What Do You Want This Year for Christmas
Dean Grech3:41
4This Christmas
Malene Mortensen2:53
5Christmas Won’t Be the Same This Year / We Wish You a Merry Christmas
The Jackson Five3:38
6Driving Home for Christmas
engineer:
Neil Amor and Justin Shirley‐Smith
additional producer:
Scottie R. (of Non-Stop Music)
producer:
Jon Kelly (engineer at Air London Studios), Kiadan K.Q. Quinn and Chris Rea
remixer:
Scottie R. (of Non-Stop Music)
arranger:
Kiadan K.Q. Quinn and Chris Rea
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Magnet Records Ltd. (from 1999 to present, in 1999, in 2002)
part of:
Offizielle deutsche Charts – Single-Jahrescharts 2025 (number: 96)
recording of:
Driving Home for Christmas
lyricist and composer:
Chris Rea
publisher:
Magnet Music Ltd. (publisher)
Chris Rea4.253:58
7Thanks for Christmas
Three Wise Men23:49
8Last Christmas
producer:
Till Brönner (German trumpet player) and Christian von Kaphengst
mixer:
Arne Schumann
Till Brönner3:58
9Santa Baby
The French Impressionists3:01
10Ho Ho Ho
Georgie Fame2:41
11On Christmas Morning
Benny Sings & Clara Hill feat. SK Office Choir3:15
12Someday 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 Wonder3.652:49
13Simply Havin’ a Wonderful Christmas Time
Joke Bruijs4:52
14Christmas Love
Rotary Connection3:07
15This Christmas
Donny Hathaway4:06
16Fairytale of New York
engineer:
Chris Dickie, Nick Lacey (engineer) and Roy Spong
producer:
Steve Lillywhite
vocals:
Kirsty MacColl
performer:
The Pogues (Irish‐British Celtic punk band)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Music UK Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1987)
recorded at and mixed at:
RAK Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Fairytale of New York
composer:
Jeremy Fax Miner and Shane MacGowan
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd. and Perfect Songs Ltd. (UK publisher, affiliated with PRS)
The Pogues feat. Kirsty MacColl44:29
17The Bell That Couldn’t Jingle
cover recording of:
The Bell That Couldn’t Jingle
lyricist:
Larry Kusik (Lyricist)
composer:
Burt Bacharach
Burt Bacharach42:34
18Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town
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)
Gladys Knight & the Pips and Shanga4:42
19Christmas Time Is Here
producer:
Vince Guaraldi (pianist)
double bass [bass]:
Fred Marshall (bassist) (from 1965-09-17 until 1965-09-22)
drums (drum set):
Jerry Granelli (from 1965-09-17 until 1965-09-22)
piano:
Vince Guaraldi (pianist) (from 1965-09-17 until 1965-09-22)
choir vocals:
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church Children’s Choir (from 1965-09-17 until 1965-09-22)
chorus master:
Barret Mineah (from 1965-09-17 until 1965-09-22)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Fantasy, Inc. (not for release label use!)
recorded at:
Fantasy Studios (Berkeley) in Berkeley, California, United States (from 1965-09-17 until 1965-09-22)
part of:
Billboard Hot 100: 2026-01-03 (number: 23), Billboard Hot 100: 2025-12-27 (number: 36), Billboard Hot 100: 2025-12-20 (number: 37) and Billboard Hot 100: 2025-12-13 (number: 38)
recording of:
Christmas Time Is Here (from 1965-09-17 until 1965-09-22)
lyricist:
Lee Mendelson (American television producer)
composer:
Lee Mendelson (American television producer) and Vince Guaraldi (pianist)
publisher:
Lee Mendelson Film Productions, Inc. (publishing – affiliated to BMI) and Shifty Music (US work publisher, affiliated with BMI)
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)
Vince Guaraldi Trio32:44
20Benoit’s Christmas
The Pale Fountains2:44
21River
additional recording engineer:
Steve Chrisanthou
engineer and mixer:
Helik Hadar
producer:
Herbie Hancock (US jazz pianist, keyboardist, bandleader and composer) and Larry Klein
bass guitar:
Dave Holland (British jazz bassist and composer) (from 2006 until 2007)
drums (drum set):
Vinnie Colaiuta (drummer) (from 2006 until 2007)
guitar:
Lionel Loueke (from 2006 until 2007)
piano:
Herbie Hancock (US jazz pianist, keyboardist, bandleader and composer) (from 2006 until 2007)
saxophone:
Wayne Shorter (US jazz saxophonist and composer) (from 2006 until 2007)
guest lead vocals:
Corinne Bailey Rae (from 2006 until 2007)
arranger:
Herbie Hancock (US jazz pianist, keyboardist, bandleader and composer) and Larry Klein
cover recording of:
River (from 2006 until 2007)
lyricist and composer:
Joni Mitchell
publisher:
Joni Mitchell Publishing Corp. and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP)
sub-publisher:
ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division) 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)
quotes music from:
Jingle Bells
Herbie Hancock feat. Corinne Bailey Rae5:23
22Joy
recording engineer:
Bruno Ellingham and Ewan Pearson
producer:
Ewan Pearson
mixer:
Bruno Ellingham
acoustic guitar and electric guitar:
Ben Watt
piano:
Tracey Thorn (of Everything but the Girl)
synthesizer:
Ewan Pearson
choir vocals:
Ben and Tracey (of Everything but the Girl)
vocals:
Tracey Thorn (of Everything but the Girl)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Strange Feeling Records
mixed at:
Unit 3
recording of:
Joy
writer:
Tracey Thorn (of Everything but the Girl)
Tracey Thorn3:51
23This Christmas
Mary J. Blige13:21

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ASIN:JP: B00NGLGV0S [info]