CD1
1. White Christmas - Bing Crosby
2. Baby, It's Cold Outside - Dean Martin
3. The Twelve Days Of Christmas - Perry Como
4. Silent Night - The Everly Brothers
5. Santa Baby - Eartha Kitt
6. Christmas Auld Lang Syne - Bobby Darin
7. The Coventry Carol - The Kingston Trio
8. My Christmas Prayer - Billy Fury
9. Papa Noel - Brenda Lee
10. Sleigh Ride - Leroy Anderson & His Orchestra
11. The Man With The Bag - Kay Starr
12. A Not So Merry Christmas - Bobby Vee
13. Caroling, Caroling - Nat "King" Cole
14. The First Noel - Chet Atkins
15. Santa Claus Got Stuck In My Chimney - Ella Fitzgerald
16. This Time Of The Year - Brook Benton NOT NOW WEBSITE
17. It's Christmas Once Again - Frankie Lymon PURCHASE FROM AMAZON
18. Christy Christmas - Brenda Lee PURCHASE FROM NOT NOW
19. Poppa Santa Claus - The Andrews Sisters & Bing Crosby
20. Mele Kalikimaka - Bing Crosby
21. It Came Upon A Midnight Clear - Pat Boone
22. They Shined Up Rudolph's Nose - Johnny Horton
23. Where Did My Snowman Go? - Petula Clark
24. You Don't Have To Be A Santa Claus - The Mills Brothers
25. Jingle Bell Rock - Bobby Helms
CD2
1. Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! - Dean Martin
2. Deck The Halls - The Everly Brothers & Boys Town Choir
3. Santa Claus Is Coming To Town - Frankie Valli & Four Seasons
4. I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus - The Beverley Sisters
5. O Little Town Of Bethlehem - Elvis Presley
6. Frosty The Snowman - Jan & Dean
7. O Come, All Ye Faithful - Paul Anka
8. Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer - Bing Crosby
9. Santa Claus Is Back In Town - Elvis Presley
10. Christmas Tears - Frankie Valli & Four Seasons
11. The Very First Christmas Of All - Ruby Murray
12. Away In A Manger - The Springfields
13. Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas - Connie Francis
14. Christmas Cookies & Holiday Hearts - Teresa Brewer
15. (Things That Make Up) Christmas Day - Ral Donner
16. Parade Of The Tin Soldiers - Mantovani
17. Mistletoe And Holly - Frank Sinatra
18. Captain Santa Claus - Bobby Helms
19. Little Sandy Sleighfoot - Jimmy Dean
20. The Skater's Waltz - Mantovani
21. It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas - Perry Como
22. I Like Christmas - Teresa Brewer
23. Jolly Old St. Nicholas - Chet Atkins
24. I'll Be Home For Christmas - Johnny Mathis
25. O Christmas Tree - Mario Lanza
CD3
1. Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree - Brenda Lee
2. Blue Christmas - Elvis Presley
3. Winter Wonderland - Dean Martin
4. Mary's Boy Child - Harry Belafonte
5. Jingle Bells - Frank Sinatra
6. Here Comes Santa Claus - Eddie Fisher
7. Yulesville - Eddie 'Kookie' Byrnes
8. New Baby For Christmas - Johnny Preston
9. Ring Those Christmas Bells - Peggy Lee
10. Merry, Merry Christmas Baby - Dodie Stevens
11. God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen - Nat "King" Cole
12. Silver Bells - Bobby Vee
13. I Saw Three Ships - Nat "King" Cole
14. Hark! The Herald Angels Sing - Paul Anka
15. Song Of The Sleigh Bells - June Hutton
16. Baby's First Christmas - Connie Francis
17. Little Donkey - Nina & Frederik
18. I'm Gonna Be Warm This Winter - Connie Francis
19. Santa Won't Be Blue This Christmas - Jimmy Charles
20. Twistin' Bells - Santo & Johnny
21. Sing We Noel - The Kingston Trio
22. While Shepherds Watch Their Flocks - Bobby Darin
23. I Want A Rock & Roll Guitar - Johnny Preston
24. Lonely Pup (In A Christmas Shop) - Adam Faith
25. We Wish You A Merry Christmas - The Everly Brothers & Boys Town Choir
1. White Christmas - Bing Crosby
2. Baby, It's Cold Outside - Dean Martin
3. The Twelve Days Of Christmas - Perry Como
4. Silent Night - The Everly Brothers
5. Santa Baby - Eartha Kitt
6. Christmas Auld Lang Syne - Bobby Darin
7. The Coventry Carol - The Kingston Trio
8. My Christmas Prayer - Billy Fury
9. Papa Noel - Brenda Lee
10. Sleigh Ride - Leroy Anderson & His Orchestra
11. The Man With The Bag - Kay Starr
12. A Not So Merry Christmas - Bobby Vee
13. Caroling, Caroling - Nat "King" Cole
14. The First Noel - Chet Atkins
15. Santa Claus Got Stuck In My Chimney - Ella Fitzgerald
16. This Time Of The Year - Brook Benton NOT NOW WEBSITE
17. It's Christmas Once Again - Frankie Lymon PURCHASE FROM AMAZON
18. Christy Christmas - Brenda Lee PURCHASE FROM NOT NOW
19. Poppa Santa Claus - The Andrews Sisters & Bing Crosby
20. Mele Kalikimaka - Bing Crosby
21. It Came Upon A Midnight Clear - Pat Boone
22. They Shined Up Rudolph's Nose - Johnny Horton
23. Where Did My Snowman Go? - Petula Clark
24. You Don't Have To Be A Santa Claus - The Mills Brothers
25. Jingle Bell Rock - Bobby Helms
CD2
1. Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! - Dean Martin
2. Deck The Halls - The Everly Brothers & Boys Town Choir
3. Santa Claus Is Coming To Town - Frankie Valli & Four Seasons
4. I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus - The Beverley Sisters
5. O Little Town Of Bethlehem - Elvis Presley
6. Frosty The Snowman - Jan & Dean
7. O Come, All Ye Faithful - Paul Anka
8. Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer - Bing Crosby
9. Santa Claus Is Back In Town - Elvis Presley
10. Christmas Tears - Frankie Valli & Four Seasons
11. The Very First Christmas Of All - Ruby Murray
12. Away In A Manger - The Springfields
13. Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas - Connie Francis
14. Christmas Cookies & Holiday Hearts - Teresa Brewer
15. (Things That Make Up) Christmas Day - Ral Donner
16. Parade Of The Tin Soldiers - Mantovani
17. Mistletoe And Holly - Frank Sinatra
18. Captain Santa Claus - Bobby Helms
19. Little Sandy Sleighfoot - Jimmy Dean
20. The Skater's Waltz - Mantovani
21. It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas - Perry Como
22. I Like Christmas - Teresa Brewer
23. Jolly Old St. Nicholas - Chet Atkins
24. I'll Be Home For Christmas - Johnny Mathis
25. O Christmas Tree - Mario Lanza
CD3
1. Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree - Brenda Lee
2. Blue Christmas - Elvis Presley
3. Winter Wonderland - Dean Martin
4. Mary's Boy Child - Harry Belafonte
5. Jingle Bells - Frank Sinatra
6. Here Comes Santa Claus - Eddie Fisher
7. Yulesville - Eddie 'Kookie' Byrnes
8. New Baby For Christmas - Johnny Preston
9. Ring Those Christmas Bells - Peggy Lee
10. Merry, Merry Christmas Baby - Dodie Stevens
11. God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen - Nat "King" Cole
12. Silver Bells - Bobby Vee
13. I Saw Three Ships - Nat "King" Cole
14. Hark! The Herald Angels Sing - Paul Anka
15. Song Of The Sleigh Bells - June Hutton
16. Baby's First Christmas - Connie Francis
17. Little Donkey - Nina & Frederik
18. I'm Gonna Be Warm This Winter - Connie Francis
19. Santa Won't Be Blue This Christmas - Jimmy Charles
20. Twistin' Bells - Santo & Johnny
21. Sing We Noel - The Kingston Trio
22. While Shepherds Watch Their Flocks - Bobby Darin
23. I Want A Rock & Roll Guitar - Johnny Preston
24. Lonely Pup (In A Christmas Shop) - Adam Faith
25. We Wish You A Merry Christmas - The Everly Brothers & Boys Town Choir
Christmas is traditionally a time for peace, goodwill and harmony. To harmony can now be added melody and rhythm, not to mention the odd sleighbell or two, as the 75 songs wrapped up in our compilation are prime examples of the most memorable music the season has inspired.
The all-star choir we’ve assembled to serenade you ranges from calypso king Harry Belafonte through to crooners, jazz legends and close-harmony singers to folk supergroup the Kingston Trio. Country guitar maestro Chet Atkins weaves his instrumental magic to bring us ‘Jolly Old St Nicholas’ and ‘The First Noel’, while even the King, Elvis Presley, who released a Christmas album in 1957 as his fourth long-player, gets in on the act....
The songs on this compilation may be half a century or so old, but all retain the time-honoured flavour of the season. With the odd exception, they don’t make them like this anymore. And while some of the performers may no longer be with us, the songs they sang so memorably will live on. -- Michael Heatley
The all-star choir we’ve assembled to serenade you ranges from calypso king Harry Belafonte through to crooners, jazz legends and close-harmony singers to folk supergroup the Kingston Trio. Country guitar maestro Chet Atkins weaves his instrumental magic to bring us ‘Jolly Old St Nicholas’ and ‘The First Noel’, while even the King, Elvis Presley, who released a Christmas album in 1957 as his fourth long-player, gets in on the act....
The songs on this compilation may be half a century or so old, but all retain the time-honoured flavour of the season. With the odd exception, they don’t make them like this anymore. And while some of the performers may no longer be with us, the songs they sang so memorably will live on. -- Michael Heatley
A June release on the aptly titled Not Now record imprint.
The Brits have simpler copyright laws than we do. 50 years after any recording is made, it becomes Public Domain--thus available to any company in the business of issuing CDs to use as they wish without paying rights fees to the artists. This is actually more in line with what was originally intended. It was understood that a writer or artist had the right to make money from their work for a limited time, after which it would belong to the public. I think the initial laws allowed complete ownership for something like 8 years. Copyright was never intended to last forever...or even for the rest of your life. Right or wrong, the British system is simple. America's is complex. No "new" old recordings will become PD until 2019--and then only those recorded in 1923. That's 95 years. Works recorded since 1978 remain copyrighted until 70 years after the last of the authors dies. And that's the simple explanation (its actually much more complicated).
Point is, in this country, many of the tracks on "Merry Christmas"--maybe even most--are not free to use. But in England, they are. So, every year, we see a number of these sorts of collections from across the pond. Not too long ago, many of the songs here would have been hard to track down, but they've all pretty much made the rounds since then. The obsessive Christmas music collector should already have these titles, but its not a bad selection for casual, beginning, and intermediate Christmas music fans...ranging, as it does, from Bing to (Kookie) Byrnes.
The Brits have simpler copyright laws than we do. 50 years after any recording is made, it becomes Public Domain--thus available to any company in the business of issuing CDs to use as they wish without paying rights fees to the artists. This is actually more in line with what was originally intended. It was understood that a writer or artist had the right to make money from their work for a limited time, after which it would belong to the public. I think the initial laws allowed complete ownership for something like 8 years. Copyright was never intended to last forever...or even for the rest of your life. Right or wrong, the British system is simple. America's is complex. No "new" old recordings will become PD until 2019--and then only those recorded in 1923. That's 95 years. Works recorded since 1978 remain copyrighted until 70 years after the last of the authors dies. And that's the simple explanation (its actually much more complicated).
Point is, in this country, many of the tracks on "Merry Christmas"--maybe even most--are not free to use. But in England, they are. So, every year, we see a number of these sorts of collections from across the pond. Not too long ago, many of the songs here would have been hard to track down, but they've all pretty much made the rounds since then. The obsessive Christmas music collector should already have these titles, but its not a bad selection for casual, beginning, and intermediate Christmas music fans...ranging, as it does, from Bing to (Kookie) Byrnes.
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