The 4 Seasons' Christmas Album

~ Release by The Four Seasons (see all versions of this release, 3 available)

Annotation

Label: Rhino Records - Catalog #: R1/R2/R4 70234 - UPC #: 8122-70234-2

* Reissue of - Vee-Jay SR-1055

**Please note that the correct title of track 12 is in fact "Jungle Bells", not "Jingle Bells".

Annotation last modified on 2008-12-02 16:45 UTC.

Tracklist

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1The Merry Christmas Medley: We Wish You a Merry Christmas / Angels From the Realms of Glory / Hark the Herald Angels Sing
engineer:
Gordon Clark (recording engineer)
producer:
Bob Crewe
conductor:
Sid Bass
vocals arranger:
Nick Massi
orchestrator:
Sid Bass
engineered at:
Stea-Phillips in New York, New York, United States
recording of:
The Merry Christmas Medley: We Wish You a Merry Christmas / Angels From the Realms of Glory / Hark the Herald Angels Sing / It Came Upon a Midnight Clear
arranger:
Sid Bass
publisher:
Saturday Music, Inc.
medley of:
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing (Christmas carol)
medley of:
We Wish You a Merry Christmas
medley of:
It Came Upon the Midnight Clear (carol version)
medley of:
Angels From the Realms of Glory (sung to the French carol tune “Iris” (Les anges dans nos campagnes))
4:16
2What Child Is This
engineer:
Gordon Clark (recording engineer)
producer:
Bob Crewe
conductor:
Sid Bass
vocals arranger:
Nick Massi
orchestrator:
Sid Bass
engineered at:
Stea-Phillips in New York, New York, United States
recording of:
What Child Is This (Sid Bass arrangement)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Sid Bass
publisher:
Saturday Music, Inc.
2:39
3The Carol of the Bells
engineer:
Gordon Clark (recording engineer)
producer:
Bob Crewe
conductor:
Charles Calello
vocals arranger:
Nick Massi
orchestrator:
Charles Calello
engineered at:
Stea-Phillips in New York, New York, United States
recording of:
The Carol of the Bells (Charles Calello arrangement)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Charles Calello
publisher:
Saturday Music, Inc.
1:32
4The Excelsis Deo Medley: Deck The Halls / Excelsis Deo / Oh, Come All Ye Faithful
engineer:
Gordon Clark (recording engineer)
producer:
Bob Crewe
conductor:
Sid Bass
vocals arranger:
Nick Massi
orchestrator:
Sid Bass
engineered at:
Stea-Phillips in New York, New York, United States
recording of:
The Excelsis Deo Medley: Deck the Halls / Excelsis Deo / Oh, Come All Ye Faithful
writer:
Sid Bass
publisher:
Saturday Music, Inc.
medley of:
Deck the Halls (Sid Bass arrangement)
medley of:
Excelsis Deo (Sid Bass arrangement)
medley of:
Oh, Come All Ye Faithful (Sid Bass arrangement)
1:48
5The Little Drummer Boy
engineer:
Gordon Clark (recording engineer)
producer:
Bob Crewe
conductor:
Charles Calello
vocals arranger:
Nick Massi
orchestrator:
Charles Calello
engineered at:
Stea-Phillips in New York, New York, United States
cover recording of:
Carol of the Drum (aka “The Little Drummer Boy”)
lyricist and composer:
Katherine K. Davis (in 1941)
additional composer:
Henry Onorati (in 1958) and Harry Simeone (in 1958)
publisher:
EMI Mills Music (ASCAP-affiliated), International Korwin Corp., Belwin-Mills Publishing Corp. (in 1955) and Mills Music, Inc. (in 1964)
is based on:
Trad. (traditional Czech carol, became “Carol of the Drums”)
part of:
Psalty's Family Christmas Sing-A-Long
2:18
6The First Christmas Night Medley: Deck the Halls / Silent Night / Oh Holy Night / The First Noel
engineer:
Gordon Clark (recording engineer)
producer:
Bob Crewe
conductor:
Sid Bass
vocals arranger:
Nick Massi
orchestrator:
Sid Bass
engineered at:
Stea-Phillips in New York, New York, United States
recording of:
The First Christmas Night Medley: Deck the Halls / Silent Night / Oh Holy Night / The First Noel
arranger:
Sid Bass
publisher:
Saturday Music, Inc.
medley of:
Oh Holy Night (Sid Bass arrangement)
medley of:
Silent Night (Sid Bass arrangement)
medley of:
Deck the Halls (Sid Bass arrangement)
medley of:
The First Noel (Sid Bass arrangement)
4:47
7Joy to the World Medley: Deck the Halls / God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen / Away in a Manger / Joy to the World
engineer:
Gordon Clark (recording engineer)
producer:
Bob Crewe
conductor:
Sid Bass
vocals arranger:
Nick Massi
orchestrator:
Sid Bass
engineered at:
Stea-Phillips in New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Joy to the World Medley: Deck the Halls / God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen / Away in a Manger / Joy to the World
arranger:
Sid Bass
publisher:
Saturday Music, Inc.
medley of:
Away in a Manger (Sid Bass arrangement)
medley of:
Joy to the World (Sid Bass arrangement)
medley of:
God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen (Sid Bass arrangement)
medley of:
Deck the Halls (Sid Bass arrangement)
3:15
8Santa Claus Is Coming to Town
engineer:
Gordon Clark (recording engineer)
producer:
Bob Crewe
conductor:
Sid Bass
vocals arranger:
Nick Massi
orchestrator:
Sid Bass
engineered at:
Stea-Phillips in New York, New York, United States
cover recording of:
Santa Claus Is Coming to Town
lyricist:
Haven Gillespie (in 1932)
composer:
J. Fred Coots (in 1932)
publisher:
EMI Feist Catalog Inc., 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
1:51
9Christmas Tears
engineer:
Gordon Clark (recording engineer)
producer:
Bob Crewe
conductor:
Sid Bass
vocals arranger:
Nick Massi
orchestrator:
Sid Bass
engineered at:
Stea-Phillips in New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Christmas Tears
writer:
Bass and Crewe
publisher:
Saturday Music, Inc.
2:47
10I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus
engineer:
Gordon Clark (recording engineer)
producer:
Bob Crewe
conductor:
Sid Bass
vocals arranger:
Nick Massi
orchestrator:
Sid Bass
engineered at:
Stea-Phillips in New York, New York, United States
cover recording of:
I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus
lyricist and composer:
Tommie Connor (English songwriter)
publisher:
Blue Ribbon Music Ltd., Herman Music, Inc., Jewel Music Publishing Co., Inc. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Regent Music (BMI)
2:16
11The Christmas Song
engineer:
Gordon Clark (recording engineer)
producer:
Bob Crewe
conductor:
Sid Bass
vocals arranger:
Nick Massi
orchestrator:
Sid Bass
engineered at:
Stea-Phillips in New York, New York, United States
cover recording of:
The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)
lyricist:
Mel Tormé (“The Velvet Fog”) and Robert Wells (songwriter) (from 1944 until 1945)
composer:
Mel Tormé (“The Velvet Fog”) (from 1944 until 1945)
publisher:
Chappell/Morris Ltd., MPL Communications Inc. (Paul McCartney‐related, NYC‐based company), Sony/ATV Tunes LLC, Warner Chappell Ltd. and Edwin H. Morris & Co., Inc. (a division of MPL Communications Inc.) (from 1946 to present)
2:22
12Jungle Bells
engineer:
Gordon Clark (recording engineer)
producer:
Bob Crewe
conductor:
Sid Bass
vocals arranger:
Nick Massi
orchestrator:
Sid Bass
engineered at:
Stea-Phillips in New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Jungle Bells
writer:
Bass and Jordan
publisher:
Deerhaven Music Corp. (ASCAP)
2:57
13White Christmas
engineer:
Gordon Clark (recording engineer)
producer:
Bob Crewe
conductor:
Sid Bass
vocals arranger:
Nick Massi
orchestrator:
Sid Bass
engineered at:
Stea-Phillips in New York, New York, United States
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:
Irving Berlin Music Ltd., 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 and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部
part of:
The 15th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 15)
2:19

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Release

ASIN:US: B00006JOFW [info]

Release group

Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/master/562774 [info]
Wikidata:Q7711928 [info]