Soul for Christmas

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Annotation

© «2020 UMG Recordings, Inc.»
℗ «2020 UMG Recordings, Inc. FP»

Countries excluded (Spotify)

(As of 2022-02-06).

  • Western Europe: 🇱🇮 Liechtenstein (li) 🇲🇨 Monaco (mc)
  • Southern Europe: 🇦🇩 Andorra (ad)
  • Western Asia: 🇯🇴 Jordan (jo) 🇵🇸 Palestinian Territory, Occupied (ps)
Annotation last modified on 2022-02-06 23:54 UTC.

Tracklist

1▼Digital Media
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Silent Night
producer:
Clay McMurray (producer, songwriter, engineer) and Barrett Strong
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
The Temptations2:24
2Let It Snow
co-producer:
Boyz II Men
producer:
Brian McKnight and Wanya Morris
performer:
Boyz II Men and Brian McKnight
recording of:
Let It Snow
writer:
Brian McKnight and Wanya Morris
Boyz II Men4:12
3Soul Holidays
Sounds of Blackness6:00
4Happy Holidays to You
New Edition3:53
5Someday 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
6What Child Is This?
Vanessa Williams3:53
7Santa Claus Is Coming to Town
producer:
Hal Davis
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Motown Record Corporation (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1970) and Motown Records (not for label use; use “Motown” instead) (in 2013)
part of:
Billboard Hot 100: 2025-12-27 (number: 47)
cover recording of:
Santa Claus Is Coming to Town (in 1970)
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)
The Jackson 53.52:24
8What Christmas Means
Kem5:47
9I Want to Come Home for Christmas
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 Gaye4:46
10Santa Claus Go Straight to the Ghetto
performer:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul)
recording of:
Santa Claus Goes Straight to the Ghetto
writer:
Hank Ballard, James Brown (The Godfather of Soul) and Pee Wee Ellis
James Brown3:01
11Christmas Here With You
performer:
Aretha Franklin
recording of:
Christmas Here With You
writer:
Lawrence Payton and George Roundtree
Four Tops5:08
12My Favorite Things (stereo)
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1965-08 until 1965-09)
producer:
Harvey Fuqua
cover recording of:
My Favorite Things (The Sound of Music)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer)
publisher:
Williamson Music Company
sub-publisher:
Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label) 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)
part of:
American Splendor
part of:
The Sound of Music (Rodgers & Hammerstein musical)
The Supremes2:46
13Wish You a Merry Christmas
Kim Weston2:47
14I’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)
The Miracles2:28
15Give Love on Christmas Day
Johnny Gill4:30
16This Christmas
Diana Ross4:06
17If Everyday Could Be Christmas
producer:
BAG & Arnthor
vocals:
Justin Jeffre, Drew Lachey, Nick Lachey and Jeff Timmons
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Universal Records Inc. (not for release label use! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1999)
recording of:
If Every Day Could Be Christmas
writer:
Little Anthony Adron, Gary Baker (songwriter) and Frank Joseph Myers (country music singer, songwriter, record producer)
publisher:
A Little Music, Music and the Future, Noise Block Publishing, Ole Media Management LP I and Universal Music–Z Tunes LLC
98°5:04
18Let It Snow ’98
executive producer:
Bruce Carbone and Herb Trawick
recording of:
Let It Snow
writer:
Brian McKnight and Wanya Morris
Brian McKnight34:25
19I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Motown Records (not for label use; use “Motown” instead) (in 2013)
part of:
Billboard Hot 100: 2026-01-03 (number: 44)
cover recording of:
I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus
lyricist and composer:
Tommie Connor (English songwriter)
publisher:
Blue Ribbon Music Ltd., Campbell Connelly, E. H. Morris & Co. Ltd., Herman Music, Inc., Jewel Music Publishing Co., Inc. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Regent Music (BMI)
The Jackson 533:01
20Rudolph, the Red‐Nosed Reindeer
Mary J. Blige2:27
21Special Gift
executive producer:
Hiriam Hicks
producer:
Stanley Brown
performer:
The Isley Brothers and Ronald Isley (a.k.a. Mr. Biggs)
recording of:
Special Gift
writer:
Stanley Brown and Myron (American R&B singer/songwriter)
The Isley Brothers4:01
22Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
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)
Toni Braxton3:25