Christmas Rhapsody

~ Release by George Greeley (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Annotation

1970 re-release of WS-1338

Annotation last modified on 2014-03-08 19:36 UTC.

Tracklist

▼ 12" Vinyl 1
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A1Joy to the World
solo piano:
George Greeley
orchestra:
The Warner Bros. Studio Orchestra
conductor:
Ted Dale (Orchestra leader)
arranger:
George Greeley
instrumental 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)
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A2It Came Upon a Midnight Clear
solo piano:
George Greeley
orchestra:
The Warner Bros. Studio Orchestra
conductor:
Ted Dale (Orchestra leader)
arranger:
George Greeley
instrumental recording of:
It Came Upon the Midnight Clear (carol version)
lyricist:
Edmund Sears
composer:
Richard Storrs Willis
part of:
The New English Hymnal (hymn book) (number: 29)
is based on:
CAROL (hymn tune)
is based on:
It Came Upon the Midnight Clear (poem)
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A3Oh Little Town of Bethlehem
solo piano:
George Greeley
orchestra:
The Warner Bros. Studio Orchestra
conductor:
Ted Dale (Orchestra leader)
arranger:
George Greeley
instrumental 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)
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A4Deck the Halls with Boughs of Holly
solo piano:
George Greeley
orchestra:
The Warner Bros. Studio Orchestra
conductor:
Ted Dale (Orchestra leader)
arranger:
George Greeley
instrumental recording of:
Deck the Halls
lyricist:
Thomas Oliphant
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
is based on:
Nos Galan
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A5O Christmas Tree
solo piano:
George Greeley
orchestra:
The Warner Bros. Studio Orchestra
conductor:
Ted Dale (Orchestra leader)
arranger:
George Greeley
instrumental recording of:
O Christmas Tree (English version of German "O Tannenbaum")
lyricist:
Ernst Anschütz (in 1824)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
translator:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
translated version of:
O Tannenbaum (original German version)
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A6Santa Claus Is Coming to Town
solo piano:
George Greeley
orchestra:
The Warner Bros. Studio Orchestra
conductor:
Ted Dale (Orchestra leader)
arranger:
George Greeley
instrumental 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
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A7Parade of the Wooden Soldiers
solo piano:
George Greeley
orchestra:
The Warner Bros. Studio Orchestra
conductor:
Ted Dale (Orchestra leader)
arranger:
George Greeley
instrumental recording of:
Die Parade der Zinnsoldaten, op. 123
composer:
Léon Jessel (in 1897)
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A8Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
solo piano:
George Greeley
orchestra:
The Warner Bros. Studio Orchestra
conductor:
Ted Dale (Orchestra leader)
arranger:
George Greeley
instrumental recording of:
Rudolph, the Red‐Nosed Reindeer
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Marks (American songwriter)
publisher:
Chappell & Co Ltd., Chappell Music Ltd., St. Nicholas Music Publishing Co. (on 1949-05-09) and St. Nicholas Music Inc. (from 1950 to present)
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A9All on a Christmas Morning
solo piano:
George Greeley
orchestra:
The Warner Bros. Studio Orchestra
conductor:
Ted Dale (Orchestra leader)
arranger:
George Greeley
instrumental recording of:
All on a Christmas Morning (1946 carol)
lyricist:
Bates G. Burt
composer:
Alfred S. Burt (composer of Christmas carols)
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A10We'll Dress the House
solo piano:
George Greeley
orchestra:
The Warner Bros. Studio Orchestra
conductor:
Ted Dale (Orchestra leader)
arranger:
George Greeley
instrumental recording of:
We'll Dress the House
lyricist:
Wihla Hutson
composer:
Alfred S. Burt (composer of Christmas carols)
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A11Silent Night
solo piano:
George Greeley
orchestra:
The Warner Bros. Studio Orchestra
conductor:
Ted Dale (Orchestra leader)
arranger:
George Greeley
instrumental 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
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A12Adeste Fidelis
solo piano:
George Greeley
orchestra:
The Warner Bros. Studio Orchestra
conductor:
Ted Dale (Orchestra leader)
arranger:
George Greeley
instrumental recording of:
Adeste fideles (original latin version)
lyricist and composer:
John Francis Wade (from 1740 until 1743)
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B1God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
solo piano:
George Greeley
orchestra:
The Warner Bros. Studio Orchestra
conductor:
Ted Dale (Orchestra leader)
arranger:
George Greeley
instrumental recording of:
God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen (traditional, no arrangement credits here)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 394)
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B2Away in a Manger
solo piano:
George Greeley
orchestra:
The Warner Bros. Studio Orchestra
conductor:
Ted Dale (Orchestra leader)
arranger:
George Greeley
instrumental recording of:
Away in a Manger (aka “Cradle Song” composed by William J. Kirkpatrick)
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
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B3We Three Kings of Orient Are
solo piano:
George Greeley
orchestra:
The Warner Bros. Studio Orchestra
conductor:
Ted Dale (Orchestra leader)
arranger:
George Greeley
instrumental recording of:
We Three Kings
lyricist and composer:
John Henry Hopkins, Jr. (composer, “We Three Kings”)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 24751)
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B4Hark! The Herald angels Sing
solo piano:
George Greeley
orchestra:
The Warner Bros. Studio Orchestra
conductor:
Ted Dale (Orchestra leader)
arranger:
George Greeley
instrumental recording of:
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing (Christmas carol)
additional lyricist:
George Whitefield (in 1753)
lyricist:
Charles Wesley (hymn writer) (in 1739)
additional composer:
William H. Cummings (in 1855)
composer:
Felix Mendelssohn (composer) (in 1840)
part of:
The New English Hymnal (hymn book) (number: 26)
part of:
Psalty's Family Christmas Sing-A-Long
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B5Carol of the Drum
solo piano:
George Greeley
orchestra:
The Warner Bros. Studio Orchestra
conductor:
Ted Dale (Orchestra leader)
arranger:
George Greeley
instrumental 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
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B6White Christmas
solo piano:
George Greeley
orchestra:
The Warner Bros. Studio Orchestra
conductor:
Ted Dale (Orchestra leader)
arranger:
George Greeley
instrumental 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)
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B7Jingle Bells
solo piano:
George Greeley
orchestra:
The Warner Bros. Studio Orchestra
conductor:
Ted Dale (Orchestra leader)
arranger:
George Greeley
instrumental 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)
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B8O Holy Night
solo piano:
George Greeley
orchestra:
The Warner Bros. Studio Orchestra
conductor:
Ted Dale (Orchestra leader)
arranger:
George Greeley
instrumental recording of:
O Holy Night
lyricist:
John Sullivan Dwight (in 1855)
composer:
Adolphe Adam (composer) (in 1847)
translated version of:
Cantique de Noël “Minuit chrétiens” (French original of “O Holy Night”)
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B9The First Noel
solo piano:
George Greeley
orchestra:
The Warner Bros. Studio Orchestra
conductor:
Ted Dale (Orchestra leader)
arranger:
George Greeley
instrumental recording of:
The First Noël
publisher:
William B. Sandys (in 1823, in 1833)
additional lyricist:
Davies Gilbert (in 1823)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
additional arranger:
Sir John Stainer (in 1871)
arranger:
Davies Gilbert (in 1823)
part of:
The New English Hymnal (hymn book) (number: 36)
version of:
The First Nowell
part of:
Meet Me in St. Louis (1944 film)
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B10Auld Lang Syne
solo piano:
George Greeley
orchestra:
The Warner Bros. Studio Orchestra
conductor:
Ted Dale (Orchestra leader)
arranger:
George Greeley
instrumental recording of:
Auld Lang Syne (original Scots version, lyrics by Robert Burns)
lyricist:
Robert Burns (18th century Scottish poet/lyricist) (in 1788)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
publisher:
Songs of Universal, Inc.
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 6294)
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