Christmas Duets

~ Release by Elvis Presley (see all versions of this release, 3 available)

Tracklist

▼ CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Blue Christmas
producer:
Chuck Ainlay
vocals:
Martina McBride
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.
Elvis Presley with Martina McBride2:31
2I’ll Be Home for Christmas
producer:
Chuck Ainlay
vocals:
Carrie Underwood
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
Elvis Presley with Carrie Underwood3:36
3Here Comes Santa Claus (Right Down Santa Claus Lane)
recording engineer:
Ann Mincieli
producer:
Chuck Ainlay
vocals:
LeAnn Rimes (US country & pop singer)
recorded at:
Germano Studios in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
cover recording of:
Here Comes Santa Claus (Right Down Santa Claus Lane)
lyricist and composer:
Gene Autry (“The Singing Cowboy”), Oakley Haldeman and Harriett Melka
publisher:
Campbell Connelly & Co., Remick Music Corp., Warner Bros. Music Corp. and Gene Autry Music Publishing, Inc. (on 1947-11-20)
Elvis Presley with LeAnn Rimes1:58
4Santa Claus Is Back in Town
producer:
Chuck Ainlay
vocals:
Wynonna Judd
recording of:
Santa Claus Is Back in Town
writer:
Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, Cherry River Music, Elvis Presley Music, Elvis Presley Music Inc., Jerry Leiber Music, Mike Stoller Music (ASCAP) and Sony/ATV Songs LLC
Elvis Presley with Wynonna Judd2:26
5Silent Night
recording engineer:
Eric Bates
producer:
Chuck Ainlay
vocals:
Sara Evans
recorded at:
Bates Brothers Recording in Hueytown, Alabama, United States
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
Elvis Presley with Sara Evans2:25
6White Christmas
producer:
Chuck Ainlay
vocals:
Amy Grant
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)
Elvis Presley with Amy Grant2:25
7Merry Christmas Baby
assistant recording engineer:
Ryan Nelson (engineer)
recording engineer:
Bart Pursley
producer:
Chuck Ainlay
vocals:
Gretchen Wilson
recorded at:
Studio 27 in Nashville, Tennessee, United States
cover recording of:
Merry Christmas Baby
writer:
Lou Baxter and Johnny Moore (US blues guitarist, Three Blazers)
publisher:
Anne-Rachel Music Corp., St. Louis Music Corp., Unichappell Music, Inc. and Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.
Elvis Presley with Gretchen Wilson8:06
8O Little Town of Bethlehem
producer:
Chuck Ainlay
vocals:
Karen Fairchild and Kimberly Schlapman
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)
Elvis Presley with Karen Fairchild & Kimberly Schlapman of Little Big Town2:39
9Silver Bells
recording engineer:
Jeff Wolpert
producer:
Chuck Ainlay
vocals:
Anne Murray (Canadian pop/country singer)
recorded at:
Phase One Studios in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
cover 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)
Elvis Presley with Anne Murray2:27
10O Come, All Ye Faithful
recording engineer:
Chris Henry (engeener)
producer:
Chuck Ainlay
vocals:
Olivia Newton‐John (British–Australian singer, actress and activist)
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)
Elvis Presley with Olivia Newton‐John2:52
11On a Snowy Christmas Night
cover recording of:
On a Snowy Christmas Night
lyricist and composer:
Stanley Gelber
publisher:
Cherry River Music, Elvis Presley Music, EMI U Catalog Inc. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Gladys Music
Elvis Presley with Renée Martel2:50
12The First Noël (2008)
producer:
Chuck Ainlay
strings:
Nashville String Machine
strings arranger:
Bergen White (American arranger, producer, conductor, musician, composer and singer)
cover recording of:
The First Noel (arrangement by Elvis Presley)
arranger:
Elvis Presley (“The King of Rock and Roll”)
publisher:
Cherry River Music, Elvis Presley Music and R&H Music
arrangement of:
The First Noël
Elvis Presley2:14
13If I Get Home on Christmas Day (2008)
producer:
Chuck Ainlay
recording of:
I’ll Be Home on Christmas Day
lyricist and composer:
Tony Macaulay
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Oten Music and R&H Music
Elvis Presley2:56
14Winter Wonderland (2008)
producer:
Chuck Ainlay
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)
Elvis Presley2:25

Credits

Release

printed in:Canada
mixer, producer and recording engineer:Chuck Ainlay
executive producer:Larry Hamby
assistant recording engineer:Jim Cooley (engineer)
mastering:Bob Ludwig (mastering engineer)
design:Melissa Bavanandan
Stuart Crouch
distributed by:Sony Music Entertainment Canada Inc. (not for release label use! post-2008 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment)
copyrighted (©) by and phonographic copyright (℗) by:Sony Music Entertainment (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 2008)
recorded at:RCA Victor Studio B (Nashville, TN) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (in 2008)
Sound Stage Studios (Nashville, TN studio) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (in 2008)
mastered at:Gateway Mastering Studios in Portland, Maine, United States
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/6739964 [info]