Ultimate Soul Christmas

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

Tracklist

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1Cold December Nights
co-producer:
Brian McKnight, Nathan Morris (Boyz II Men), Wanya Morris and Shawn Stockman
producer:
Michael McCary
recording of:
Cold December Nights
writer:
Michael McCary and Shawn Stockman
Boyz II Men4:11
2Santa Claus Is Coming to Town
The Whispers4:02
3Do You Hear What I Hear?
cover 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)
Gladys Knight & the Pips33:58
4The Mistletoe and Me
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Fantasy, Inc. (not for release label use!) (in 1970)
recording of:
The Mistletoe and Me (in 1970-11)
lyricist and composer:
Isaac Hayes
publisher:
Screen Gems–EMI Music Ltd.
Isaac Hayes3:59
5Snowy Nights
En Vogue3:16
6Have 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)
The O’Jays4:59
7What Are You Doing New Year's Eve?
recording of:
What Are You Doing New Year’s Eve
lyricist and composer:
Frank Loesser
publisher:
Edwin H. Morris & Co., Inc. (a division of MPL Communications Inc.), Frank Music Corp. (in 1947) and MPL Music Publishing Inc. (in 1947)
sub-publisher:
Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label) and ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) (Yamaha Music EH(CM))
Lou Rawls3:09
8Please Come Home for Christmas
Fats Domino42:42
9Silver Bells
BeBe & CeCe Winans4:18
10God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
lead vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer)
conductor:
Ralph Carmichael
arranger:
Ralph Carmichael
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint)
cover 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)
Ella Fitzgerald1:27
11My Gift to You
recording of:
My Gift to You
writer:
James Harris (James Harris of Jam & Lewis) and Terry Lewis (US hip-hop/soul songwriter, producer & label owner)
publisher:
Avant Garde Music Publishing, Inc., EMI April Music Inc., Flyte Tyme Tunes, KMR Music Royalties II SCSP, Kobalt Songs Music Publishing (USA, ASCAP affiliated) and Universal Music Corporation (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)
Alexander O’Neal4:26
12Christmas in My Heart
Candi Staton5:30
13O Holy Night
cover recording of:
O Holy Night
lyricist:
John Sullivan Dwight (in 1855)
composer:
Adolphe Adam (French composer) (in 1847)
arrangement of:
O holy night (arr. John Ebenezer West)
translated version of:
Cantique de Noël “Minuit chrétiens” (French original of “O Holy Night”)
Smokey Robinson & The Miracles2:12
14That's What I Want for Christmas
vocals:
Nancy Wilson (jazz/blues/soul singer)
recording of:
That's What I Want for Christmas (in 1963)
orchestrator:
Jimmy Jones (jazz pianist, active years 1936-1975)
writer:
Earl Lawrence
Nancy Wilson2:20
15Silent Night
producer:
Gil Askey
arranger:
Gil Askey
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 Temptations26:02