The Greatest Holiday Classics

~ Release by Kenny G (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

▼ CD 1
#TitleRatingLength
1We Wish You a Merry Christmas
2:37
2Deck the Halls / The Twelve Days of Christmas
performer:
Earth, Wind & Fire
medley including a partial recording of:
Deck the Halls
lyricist:
Thomas Oliphant
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
is based on:
Nos Galan
medley including a partial recording of:
The Twelve Days of Christmas
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Frederic Austin (in 1909)
publisher:
Shawnee Press Inc.
is based on:
On the Twelfth Day
3:02
3Joy to the World
recording of:
Joy to the World (Christmas carol)
lyricist:
Isaac Watts (hymn writer)
additional composer:
Lowell Mason (in 1839)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer)
2:30
4Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
recording engineer:
Humberto Gatica
engineer:
Steve Shepherd
producer:
Kenny G (saxophonist)
mixer:
Mick Guzauski
tenor saxophone:
Kenny G (saxophonist)
conductor:
William Ross (composer, orchestrator, arranger, conductor)
strings arranger:
William Ross (composer, orchestrator, arranger, conductor)
arranger:
Walter Afanasieff and Kenny G (saxophonist)
instrumental cover recording of:
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
writer:
Ralph Blane (in 1943) and 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., 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 (holding company – do not use as release label), フジパシフィック音楽出版 SBK事業部 (until 2014-12-31) and フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (from 2015-01-01 to present)
part of:
Meet Me in St. Louis (1944 film)
3:57
5Sleigh Ride
producer:
Walter Afanasieff and Kenny G (saxophonist)
arranger:
Walter Afanasieff and Kenny G (saxophonist)
instrumental cover recording of:
Sleigh Ride
lyricist:
Mitchell Parish (in 1950)
composer:
Leroy Anderson (until 1948-02-10)
publisher:
EMI Harmonies Limited, EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated) and Woodbury Music (aka Woodbury Music Company)
version of:
Sleigh Ride (original instrumental version)
3:48
6Miracles
recording engineer:
Humberto Gatica
engineer:
Steve Shepherd
producer:
Kenny G (saxophonist)
mixer:
Mick Guzauski
piano:
Walter Afanasieff
soprano saxophone:
Kenny G (saxophonist)
conductor:
William Ross (composer, orchestrator, arranger, conductor)
strings arranger:
William Ross (composer, orchestrator, arranger, conductor)
arranger:
Walter Afanasieff and Kenny G (saxophonist)
recording of:
Miracles
writer:
Walter Afanasieff and Kenny G (saxophonist)
2:33
7Jingle Bell Rock
3:34
8White Christmas
recording engineer:
Humberto Gatica
engineer:
Steve Shepherd
producer:
Kenny G (saxophonist)
mixer:
Mick Guzauski
piano:
Walter Afanasieff
soprano saxophone:
Kenny G (saxophonist)
conductor:
William Ross (composer, orchestrator, arranger, conductor)
strings arranger:
William Ross (composer, orchestrator, arranger, conductor)
arranger:
Robert Damper and Kenny G (saxophonist)
instrumental 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)
3:03
9Winter Wonderland
engineer:
Steve Shepherd
producer:
Kenny G (saxophonist)
mixer:
Mick Guzauski
soprano saxophone:
Kenny G (saxophonist)
arranger:
Walter Afanasieff and Kenny G (saxophonist)
instrumental cover recording of:
Winter Wonderland
lyricist:
Richard B. Smith (wrote lyrics to “Winter Wonderland”)
composer:
Felix Bernard
publisher:
Bregman, Vocco & Conn, Inc., EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), Francis, Day & Hunter, Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin), Warner Chappell Music Inc., WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
3:04
10My Favorite Things
instrumental cover recording of:
My Favorite Things (The Sound of Music)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer)
publisher:
Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label), Williamson Music Company 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 (holding company – do not use as release label)
part of:
American Splendor
part of:
The Sound of Music (Rodgers & Hammerstein musical)
3:19
11We Three Kings / Carol of the Bells
producer:
Walter Afanasieff and Kenny G (saxophonist)
arranger:
Walter Afanasieff and Kenny G (saxophonist)
instrumental cover recording of:
Carol of the Bells
lyricist:
Peter J. Wilhousky
composer:
Микола Дмитрович Леонтович
is based on:
Щедрик
medley including a instrumental cover recording of:
We Three Kings
lyricist and composer:
John Henry Hopkins, Jr. (composer, “We Three Kings”)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 24751)
4:08
12Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!
producer:
Walter Afanasieff and Kenny G (saxophonist)
arranger:
Walter Afanasieff and Kenny G (saxophonist)
instrumental cover recording of:
Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!
lyricist:
Sammy Cahn (in 1945-07)
composer:
Jule Styne (in 1945-07)
publisher:
Cahn Music Company, Chappell & Co., Chappell/Morris Ltd., Cherry Lane Music Ltd., Imagen Music, Producers Music Publishing Co., Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner Chappell North America and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
3:09
13Ave Maria
producer:
Walter Afanasieff and Kenny G (saxophonist)
arranger:
Walter Afanasieff and Kenny G (saxophonist)
instrumental cover recording of:
Ave Maria (Schubert’s Ave Maria: Latin “Ave Maria” text sung to the tune of ‘Ellens Gesang III, op. 52 no. 6, D. 839 “Ave Maria”’)
lyricist:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist)
composer:
Franz Schubert (composer)
version of:
Ellens Gesang III, op. 52 no. 6, D. 839 “Ave Maria” (Schubert's song, not the Bach/Gounod work; original for voice and piano)
4:30
14The Chanukah Song
recording engineer:
Humberto Gatica
engineer:
Steve Shepherd
producer:
Kenny G (saxophonist)
mixer:
Mick Guzauski
piano:
Walter Afanasieff
soprano saxophone:
Kenny G (saxophonist)
conductor:
William Ross (composer, orchestrator, arranger, conductor)
strings arranger:
William Ross (composer, orchestrator, arranger, conductor)
arranger:
Walter Afanasieff and Kenny G (saxophonist)
recording of:
The Chanukah Song
composer:
Walter Afanasieff and Kenny G (saxophonist)
publisher:
EMI Blackwood Music Inc. (1989-07-24–present), Kenny G Music, Kobalt Songs Music Publishing (USA, ASCAP affiliated), Kuzu Music (publisher), Sony/ATV Tunes LLC and Tamal Vista Music
2:30
15Jingle Bells
2:34
16I'll Be Home for Christmas
producer:
Walter Afanasieff and Kenny G (saxophonist)
arranger:
Walter Afanasieff and Kenny G (saxophonist)
instrumental cover recording of:
I’ll Be Home for Christmas
lyricist:
Kim 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. and Piedmont Music Company
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 (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
3:30