Christmas Songbook

~ Release by Jim Reeves (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

▼ CD 1
#TitleRatingLength
1Silver Bells
recording of:
Silver Bells
lyricist and composer:
Ray Evans (American songwriter) and Jay Livingston
publisher:
Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody), Famous Music Publishing Limited, Jay Livingston Music Inc., Paramount Music Corporation and Sony/ATV Harmony (in 1950)
3:01
2Scarlet Ribbon
cover recording of:
Scarlet Ribbons (for Her Hair)
lyricist:
Jack O. Segal (US songwriter) (in 1949)
composer:
Evelyn Danzig (in 1949)
publisher:
EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated), Helton Music and Mills Music Limited
2:23
3Blue Christmas
cover recording of:
Blue Christmas
writer:
Bill Hayes (songwriter) and Jay Johnson (songwriter of "Blue Christmas")
publisher:
Anglo-Pic Music Co. Ltd., Bibo Music Publishing, Inc., PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (renamed Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. circa 1998), Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998) and Universal Polygram International, Inc.
3:13
4An Old Christmas Card
cover recording of:
An Old Christmas Card
writer:
Vaughn Horton
2:51
5Teach Me How to Pray
engineer:
Bob Farris (recording engineer)
producer:
Chet Atkins
performer:
Jim Reeves (US country & pop singer)
recording of:
Teach Me How to Pray (in 1958-09)
writer:
Kathryn Twitty (Songwriter)
1:44
6C.H.R.I.S.T.M.A.S.
cover recording of:
C-H-R-I-S-T-M-A-S
lyricist:
Jenny Lou Carson (in 1949)
composer:
Eddy Arnold (in 1949)
publisher:
Hill and Range Songs, Inc. (on 1949-10-30)
2:51
7Precious Memories
cover recording of:
Precious Memories
writer:
J.B.F. Wright (Hymn songwriter)
2:45
8Jingle Bells
cover recording of:
Jingle Bells
lyricist and composer:
James Lord Pierpont (in 1850)
publisher:
Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
composed at and lyrics written at:
Simpson Tavern in Medford, Massachusetts, United States (in 1850)
1:52
9The Merry Christmas Polka
recording of:
The Merry Christmas Polka (Willie Phelps song)
lyricist and composer:
Willie Phelps
2:22
10In the Garden
recording of:
In the Garden
lyricist and composer:
Charles Austin Miles (in 1912)
2:21
11Silent Night
cover recording of:
Silent Night (Christmas carol, English translation)
lyricist:
Josef Mohr (in 1816)
composer:
Franz Xaver Gruber (in 1818)
translator:
John Freeman Young (in 1859)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 27088)
translated version of:
Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht
3:16
12O’ Come, All Ye Faithful
cover recording of:
O Come, All Ye Faithful (English version of Latin “Adeste fideles”)
lyricist and composer:
John Francis Wade (from 1740 until 1743)
translator:
Frederick Oakeley (in 1841)
translated version of:
Adeste fideles (original latin version)
2:04
13It Is No Secret
recording of:
It Is No Secret
lyricist and composer:
Stuart Hamblen
publisher:
Duchess Music Corporation (BMI-affiliated), Hamblen Music, MCA Music Ltd. and Songs of Universal, Inc.
2:59
14A Beautiful Life
engineer:
Bob Farris (recording engineer)
producer:
Chet Atkins
performer:
Jim Reeves (US country & pop singer)
cover recording of:
A Beautiful Life (in 1958-09)
composer:
William Golden
2:17
15Padre of Old San Antone
engineer:
Bob Farris (recording engineer)
producer:
Chet Atkins
performer:
Jim Reeves (US country & pop singer)
recording of:
Padre of Old San Antone (in 1958-09)
writer:
Tim Spencer (Songwriter Vernon Harold Timothy Spencer)
2:07
16Señor Santa Claus
recording of:
Señor Santa Claus
writer:
Lawton Williams
2:24
17Mary’s Boy Child
cover recording of:
Mary’s Boy Child
lyricist and composer:
Jester Hairston
publisher:
Bourne Music Ltd.
3:13
18May the Good Lord Bless and Keep You
cover recording of:
May the Good Lord Keep and Bless You (Religious song)
lyricist and composer:
Meredith Willson
2:40
19O’ Little Town of Bethlehem
cover recording of:
O Little Town of Bethlehem (traditional carol with the tune “St. Louis”, as commonly sung in the U.S.)
lyricist:
Phillips Brooks (in 1868)
composer:
Lewis Henry Redner (in 1868)
is based on:
St. Louis (hymn tune)
2:22
20The Flowers, the Sunset, the Trees
recording of:
The Flowers, the Sunset, the Trees
writer:
Mattie O'Neil (Songwriter)
2:18
21An Evening Prayer
recording of:
An Evening Prayer
lyricist:
C. Maude Battersby (Gospel songwriter)
composer:
C. Maude Battersby (Gospel songwriter) and Charles Hutchinson Gabriel (in 1911)
2:36
22White Christmas
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)
3:12