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Carpenters - Christmas Collection

Label:

A&M Records

Catalog#:

540 603-2

Format:

2 x CD, Compilation

Country:

Europe

Released:

1996

Genre:

Folk, World, & Country, Pop

Style:

Ballad, Vocal

Tracklist

	Christmas Portrait
1.01	O Come, O Come Emmanuel	0:28
	Arranged By, Adapted By - Richard Carpenter Written-By - P.D.*
1.02	Overture	4:48
	Arranged By - Peter Knight (5)
1.02a	Deck The Halls (With Boughs Of Holly)
	Written-By - P.D. Trad. French Carol*
1.02b	I Saw Three Ships
	Written-By - P.D. Trad. Welsh Carol* , Overton*
1.02c	Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
	Written-By - Hugh Martin , Ralph Blane
1.02d	God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
	Written-By - P.D. Trad. English Carol*
1.02e	Away In A Manger (Luther's Cradle Hymn)
	Written-By - Anon* , P.D.* , Murray*
1.02f	What Child Is This? (Greensleeves)
	Written-By - P.D.* , Will C. Dix*
1.02g	Carol Of The Bells
	Arranged By, Adapted By - Nick Perito , Peter Knight (5) Written-By - P.D. Traditional Ukrainian Carol*
1.02h	O Come All Ye Faithful (Adeste Fideles)
	Written-By - P.D.* , Fred Oakeley* , John Wade
1.03	The Christmas Waltz	2:15
	Arranged By - Peter Knight (5) Written-By - Jule Styne , Sammy Cahn
1.04	Sleigh Ride	2:39
	Arranged By - Billy May Written-By - Leroy Anderson , Mitchell Parish
1.05	It's Christmas Time / Sleep Well, Little Children	2:53
	Arranged By - Peter Knight (5) Written-by [It's Christmas Time] - Al Stillman , Victor Young Written-by [Sleep Well, Little Children] - Alan Bergman , Leon Klatzkin
1.06	Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas	3:55
	Arranged By - Billy May Written-By - Hugh Martin , Ralph Blane
1.07	Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town	1:05
	Arranged By - Peter Knight (5) Written-By - Haven Gillespie , J. Fred Coots
1.08	The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire)	3:39
	Arranged By - Billy May Written-By - Mel Torme* , Robert Wells (2)
1.09	Silent Night	3:19
	Arranged By, Adapted By - Peter Knight (5) Written-By - P.D.* Written-by [Originally By] - Franz Gruber
1.10	Jingle Bells	1:10
	Arranged By, Adapted By - Peter Knight (5) Written-By - P.D.* Written-by [Originally By] - James Pierpont*
1.11	The First Snowfall / Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow	3:35
	Arranged By - Peter Knight (5) Written-by [Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow] - Jule Styne , Sammy Cahn Written-by [The First Snowfall] - Paul Francis Webster , Joseph F. Burke*
1.12	Carol Of The Bells	1:39
	Arranged By, Adapted By - Nick Perito , Peter Knight (5) Written-By - P.D. Traditional Ukrainian Carol*
1.13	Merry Christmas Darling	3:05
	Arranged By - Richard Carpenter Producer - Jack Daugherty Written-By - Frank Pooler , Richard Carpenter
1.14	I'll Be Home For Christmas	3:48
	Arranged By - Billy May Lyrics By [Words] - Buck Ram , Kim Gannon Music By - Walter Kent
1.15	Christ Is Born	3:13
	Arranged By - Peter Knight (5) Written-By - Dominico Bartolucci , Ray Charles
1.16	Winter Wonderland / Silver Bells / White Christmas	5:31
	Arranged By - Billy May Written-by [Silver Bells] - Jay Livingston, Ray Evans* Written-by [White Christmas] - Irving Berlin Written-by [Winter Wonderland] - Dick Smith (3) , Felix Bernard
1.17	Ave Maria	2:35
	Arranged By, Adapted By - Peter Knight (5) Written-By - Charles Gounod , P.D.* Written-by [Originally By] - Johann Sebastian Bach
	An Old-Fashioned Christmas
2.01	It Came Upon A Midnight Clear	0:43
	Arranged By - Richard Carpenter Written-By - Sears* , Willis*
2.02	Overture	8:13
	Arranged By - Peter Knight (5)
2.02a	Happy Holiday
	Written-By - Irving Berlin
2.02b	The First Noel
	Adapted By - Richard Carpenter Written-By - P.D. Trad. Old English Carol*
2.02c	March Of The Toys
	Written-By - Victor Herbert
2.02d	Little Jesus
	Adapted By - Richard Carpenter Written-By - P.D. From the Oxford Book Of Carols*
2.02e	I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus
	Written-By - Tommie Connor
2.02f	O Little Town Of Bethlehem
	Written-By - P.D.* , L.H. Redner*
2.02g	In Dulce Jubilo
	Adapted By - Richard Carpenter Written-By - P.D. 14th Century German melody*
2.02h	Gesu Bambino (The Infant Jesus)
	Written-By - Pietro A. Yon*
2.02i	Angels We Have Heard On High
	Adapted By - Richard Carpenter Written-By - P.D. Trad. French Carol*
2.03	An Old-Fashioned Christmas	2:14
	Arranged By - Peter Knight (5) Written-By - John Bettis , Richard Carpenter
2.04	O Holy Night	3:31
	Adapted By - Richard Carpenter Arranged By - Peter Knight (5) Written-By - Adolphe Adam* , P.D.*
2.05	(There's No Place Like) Home For The Holidays	2:13
	Arranged By - Peter Knight (5) Lyrics By [Words] - Al Stillman Music By - Robert Allen (3)
2.06	Medley	3:43
	Arranged By - Peter Knight (5)
2.06a	Here Comes Santa Claus
	Written-By - Gene Autry , Oakley Haldeman
2.06b	Frosty The Snowman
	Written-By - Jack Rollins , Steve Nelson
2.06c	Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer
	Written-By - Johnny Marks
2.06d	Good King Wenceslas
	Adapted By - Richard Carpenter Written-By - P.D.* , John Mason Neale
2.07	Little Altar Boy	3:43
	Arranged By - Peter Knight (5) Written-By - Howlett Peter Smith*
2.08	Do You Hear What I Hear?	2:53
	Arranged By - Peter Knight (5) Written-By - G. Shayne* , N. Regney*
2.09	My Favorite Things	3:53
	Arranged By - Peter Knight (5) Written-By - Rodgers & Hammerstein
2.10	He Came Here For Me	2:12
	Arranged By - Billy May Written-By - Ron Nelson
2.11	Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town	4:04
	Arranged By - Richard Carpenter Producer - Jack Daugherty , Karen Carpenter , Richard Carpenter Written-By - Haven Gillespie , J. Fred Coots
2.12	What Are You Doing New Year's Eve?	2:51
	Arranged By - Peter Knight (5) Written-By - Frank Loesser
2.13	Selections From "Nutcracker"	6:14
	Adapted By - Richard Carpenter Arranged By - Peter Knight (5) Written-By - P.D.* , Peter Illych Tchaikovsky*
2.13a	Overture Miniature
2.13b	Dance Of The Sugar Plum Fairy
2.13c	Trepak
2.13d	Valse Des Fleurs
2.14	I Heard The Bells On Christmas Day	2:21
	Arranged By - Peter Knight (5) Lyrics By - Henry Wadsworth* Music By - Johnny Marks

Credits

Artwork By [Album Design] - Chuck Beeson , Rebecca Chamlee
Artwork By [Art Direction] - Chuck Beeson
Artwork By [Illustration] - Chuck Beeson
Bass - Joe Osborn (tracks: 1.01 to 1.17)
Bass [Electric] - Joe Osborn (tracks: 2.01 to 2.14)
Bass [Upright] - Peter Morgan (2)
Conductor [The English Chorale] - Robert Howes (tracks: 2.01 to 2.14)
Conductor [The O.k. Chorale] - Dick Bolks (tracks: 2.01 to 2.14)
Drums - Barry Morgan , Cubby O'Brien (tracks: 1.01 to 1.17) , Ron Tutt
Engineer - Dave Iveland* (tracks: 1.01 to 1.17) , Eric Tomlinson (tracks: 2.01 to 2.14) , Ray Gerhardt , Robert de la Garza (tracks: 2.01 to 2.14) , Roger Young
Engineer [Remix] - Armin Steiner (tracks: 1.07, 1.10, 1.12, 1.16) , Roger Young (tracks: 1.01 to 1.06, 1.08, 1.09, 1.11, 1.14 to 1.17)
Keyboards - Pete Jolly , Richard Carpenter
Lead Vocals - Karen Carpenter , Richard Carpenter
Mixed By - John Richards (tracks: 2.01 to 2.14) , Roger Young (tracks: 2.01 to 2.14)
Photography - Harry Langdon
Piano - Richard Carpenter (tracks: 2.01 to 2.14)
Producer - Richard Carpenter
Producer [Associate] - Karen Carpenter
Remastered By - Dave Collins
Saxophone [Tenor] - Bob Messenger (tracks: 1.01 to 1.07) , John Phillips (6) (tracks: 2.01 to 2.14)
Vocals - English Chorale, The (tracks: 2.01 to 2.14) , Karen Carpenter , O.K. Chorale, The (tracks: 2.01 to 2.14) , Richard Carpenter , Tom Bahler Chorale, The (tracks: 1.01 to 1.07)

Notes

Digitally remastered from original source tapes for superior sound quality.

Disc One: 540 603-2 (394 726-2)
(P)1978 A&M Records, Inc.

Disc Two: 540 603-2 (393 270-2)
(P)1984 A&M Records, Inc. + (P)1974 A&M Records, Inc.

©1996 A&M Records, Inc. A Universal Music Company

Made in the EU | BIEM/MCPS | LC00485

Barcode: 7 31454 06032 5

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