Merry Christmas Memories

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

Tracklist

▶ CD 1
▼ CD 2
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Adeste Fideles (O Come All Ye Faithful)
David Whitfield2:02
2O Little Town of Bethlehem
Dick Haymes & The Song Spinners with Jesse Crawford2:23
3Good King Wenceslas / We Three Kings / Angels We Have Heard on High
Bing Crosby2:42
4O Come All Ye Faithful
Mario Lanza3:03
5The First Noel
Dick Haymes & The Song Spinners2:57
6Deck the Halls / Away in a Manger / I Saw Three Ships
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1949-05-31)
lead vocals:
Bing Crosby (on 1949-05-31)
orchestra:
Simon Rady & His Orchestra and Choir (on 1949-05-31)
conductor:
Simon Rady (on 1949-05-31)
medley including a recording of:
Away in a Manger (aka “Cradle Song” composed by William J. Kirkpatrick) (on 1949-05-31)
additional lyricist:
Charles Hutchinson Gabriel (in 1892)
lyricist:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist)
composer:
William James Kirkpatrick (hymn-writer) (in 1895)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 25304)
is based on:
Sweet Afton
medley including a recording of:
Deck the Halls (on 1949-05-31)
lyricist:
Thomas Oliphant
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
is based on:
Nos Galan
medley including a recording of:
I Saw Three Ships (on 1949-05-31)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 700)
Bing Crosby53:28
7O Sanctissima (O Holy One)
Richard Tauber3:11
8Silent Night, Holy Night
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
Mahalia Jackson2:53
9Allelujah
Deanna Durbin1:52
10The Lord's Prayer
cover recording of:
The Lord’s Prayer
lyricist:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
composer:
Albert Hay Malotte (composer) (in 1935)
Sarah Vaughan2:58
11The Rosary
Nelson Eddy3:09
12The Twelve Days of Christmas
vocals:
The Andrews Sisters and Bing Crosby
recording of:
The Twelve Days of Christmas (Cahn/Van Heusen lyric version, introduced by Frank Sinatra in 1968)
additional lyricist:
Sammy Cahn and Jimmy Van Heusen
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
publisher:
The Songwriters Guild, Warner/Chappell and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
version of:
The Twelve Days of Christmas
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
Bing Crosby & The Andrews Sisters43:25
13Amazing Grace
Mahalia Jackson2:22
14Ave Maria
Deanna Durbin2:33
15Guardian Angels
Mario Lanza3:56
16Faith of Our Fathers
recording of:
Faith of Our Fathers (tune: O Mensch, bewein)
writer:
Frederick W. Faber (hymn writer), Henri F. Hemy and James Walton (James Douglas Walton; US blues singer and harmonica player (1922-2000))
arranger:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer)
Bing Crosby2:53
17I Believe
Mel Tormé & Artie Shaw2:48
18The Virgin's Slumber (Maria Wiegenlied)
Mario Lanza3:23
19The Cradle Song of the Virgin
Dick Haymes & The Song Spinners2:52
20Brahm's Lullaby
Nat King Cole3:12
21Star of the East
vocals:
Judy Garland (on 1941-07-20)
recording of:
Star of the East (on 1941-07-20)
lyricist:
George Cooper (poet)
arranger:
Amanda Kennedy
is based on:
Star of the Sea (Tune for "Star of the East")
Judy Garland43:04
22What a Friend We Have in Jesus
Bing Crosby3:10
23Go Tell It on the Mountain
Mahalia Jackson3:02
24The Happiest New Year of All
vocals:
Vera Lynn
recording of:
The Happiest New Year of All
writer:
Jack Denby (songwriter), Desmond O’Connor and Muriel Watson (songwriter)
Vera Lynn3:32
25God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
Bing Crosby2:16
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