Classic Rock: Christmas

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

Tracklist

▼ CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Step Into Christmas
producer:
Gus Dudgeon
piano and lead vocals:
Elton John (English singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer)
recording of:
Step Into Christmas
lyricist:
Bernie Taupin
composer:
Elton John (English singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer)
publisher:
Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc. and Universal/Dick James Music Ltd. (fka Dick James Music Ltd.)
Elton John34:29
2Rock’n’Roll Winter
Wizzard5:05
3Ring Out Solstice Bells
recording of:
Ring Out, Solstice Bells
lyricist and composer:
Ian Anderson (of Jethro Tull)
Jethro Tull3:48
4I Believe In Father Christmas
conductor:
Godfrey Salmon (violinist, conductor, arranger, orchestrator and composer.)
recording of:
I Believe in Father Christmas
written in:
West London (Greater London)
lyricist:
Greg Lake and Peter Sinfield
composer:
Greg Lake and Сергей Сергеевич Прокофьев (Russian composer)
is based on:
Lieutenant Kijé Suite, op. 60: IV. Troika
Greg Lake43:33
5Sleigh Ride
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)
Air Supply32:24
6Silent Night, Holy Night
Joe Satriani7:21
7Christmas Time Is Here
recording of:
Christmas Time Is Here
lyricist:
Lee Mendelson (American television producer)
composer:
Lee Mendelson (American television producer) and Vince Guaraldi (pianist)
publisher:
Lee Mendelson Film Productions, Inc. and Shifty Music (US work publisher, affiliated with BMI)
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
cover recording of:
Christmas Time Is Here
lyricist:
Lee Mendelson (American television producer)
composer:
Lee Mendelson (American television producer) and Vince Guaraldi (pianist)
publisher:
Lee Mendelson Film Productions, Inc. and Shifty Music (US work publisher, affiliated with BMI)
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
Steve Vai4:23
8Deck The Halls
Ted Nugent3:11
9Rock’n’Roll Christmas
George Thorogood3:26
10Run Rudolph Run
double bass:
Willie Dixon (on 1958-11-19)
drums (drum set):
Odie Payne (American Chicago blues drummer) (on 1958-11-19)
guitar:
Chuck Berry (on 1958-11-19)
piano:
Lafayette Leake (on 1958-11-19)
vocals:
Chuck Berry (on 1958-11-19)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
UMG Recordings, Inc. (operational headquarters of Universal Music Group, based in Santa Monica, USA; read annotations) (in 1958)
recorded at:
Ter-Mar Recording Studios (1950s–1970s recording & mastering studio) in Chicago, United States (on 1958-11-19)
recording of:
Run Rudolph Run (on 1958-11-19)
writer:
Marvin Brodie (songwriter, known for "Run Rudolph Run") and Johnny Marks (American songwriter)
publisher:
Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Chappell Music Ltd. and St. Nicholas Music Inc. (in 1958)
Chuck Berry42:46
11Christmas Blues
Canned Heat2:36
12Lonely This Christmas
producer:
Mike Chapman (Australian producer and songwriter) and Nicky Chinn
performer:
Mud (UK glam rock band)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1974) and Parlophone Records Ltd. (not for release label use! a Warner Music Group company) (in 1974)
recording of:
Lonely This Christmas
lyricist and composer:
Mike Chapman (Australian producer and songwriter) and Nicky Chinn
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd.
Mud2.53:34
13White Christmas
Darts2:30
14Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
assistant recording engineer:
Steve Boyer
recording engineer:
Bruce Lampcov and Scott Litt (producer and engineer)
producer:
Bob Clearmountain and Jimmy Iovine
mixer:
Bob Clearmountain
bass:
T.M. Stevens (US bass player Thomas Michael Stevens)
guitar:
Robbie McIntosh (English guitarist for The Pretenders)
membranophone:
Blair Cunningham
recorded at:
AIR Studios (Lyndhurst Hall 1991–present) in Hampstead, Power Station Studios (fka Power Station, Avatar Studios) in Hell's Kitchen, United States, The Town House in Shepherd's Bush and West Heath Studio in West Heath
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)
The Pretenders4:29
15Silent Night
producer:
Peter Gabriel (formerly of Genesis) and Sinéad O’Connor (Irish singer-songwriter)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Chrysalis Records (Don’t use as an imprint. Please use “Chrysalis” instead.) (in 1991)
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
Sinéad O’Connor43:42
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