Christmas Through The Years



5CD Set
Released December 1996
Cat No.: RDCD1511-5  (RDC93181-3)
RD Code: CTTY 381
Compiled by M Moritz


CD1 All-Time Christmas Favourites 

1 - White Christmas - Vera Lynn
2 - Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire) - Nat King Cole
3 - Happy Holiday - Andy Williams
4 - Silver Bells - Doris Day
5 - Mary's Boy Child - Harry Belafonte
6 - Little Drummer Boy - Harry Simeone Chorale
7 - Carol Of The Bells - Johnny Mathis
8 - Pretty Paper - Glen Campbell
9 - First Noël - Connie Francis
10 - Jingle Bells - Richard Clayderman
11 - We Wish You A Merry Christmas - Roger Whittaker
12 - When A Child Is Born - Johnny Mathis
13 - I Saw Three Ships - Nat King Cole
14 - Twelve Days Of Christmas - Roger Whittaker
15 - God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen - Fireside Singers
16 - Deck The Halls - Nat King Cole
17 - Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! - Doris Day
18 - There's No Place Like Home - Glen Campbell
19 - C.H.R.I.S.T.M.A.S. - Eddy Arnold
20 - Go Tell It On The Mountain - Fireside Singers
21 - Here We Come A - Carolling - Ray Conniff Singers
22 - Do You Hear What I Hear? - Andy Williams

CD2 Christmas Memories      

23 - Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas - Judy Garland
24 - Winter Wonderland - Perry Como
25 - I'm Sending A Letter To Santa Claus - Vera Lynn
26 - A Marshmallow World - Bing Crosby
27 - Here Comes Santa Claus (Right Down Santa Claus Lane) - Eddie Fisher
28 - Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town - Bing Crosby and the Andrews Sisters
29 - Jolly Old St Nicholas - Ames Brothers
30 - 'Twas The Night Before Christmas - Fred Waring and the Pennsylvanians
31 - Little Boy That Santa Claus Forgot - Vera Lynn
32 - Silent Night - Bing Crosby
33 - Once Upon A Wintertime - Vera Lynn
34 - It Came Upon A Midnight Clear - Ames Brothers
35 - It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas - Perry Como and the Fontane Sisters
36 - Snowy White Snow And Jingle Bells - Dorothy Squires
37 - Christmas Island - Andrews Sisters
38 - You're All I Want For Christmas - Frankie Laine
39 - Santa Baby - Eartha Kitt
40 - When Santa Got Stuck Up The Chimney - Billy Cotton
41 - Does Santa Claus Sleep With His Whiskers Over Or Under The Sheet? - Henry Hall with the BBC Dance Orchestra
42 - Fairy On The Christmas Tree - Gracie Fields
43 - Where Did My Snowman Go? - Petula Clark
44 - Frosty The Snowman - Nat King Cole
45 - (All I Want For Christmas) Is My Two Front Teeth - Spike Jones and his City Slickers

CD3 The Joy Of Christmas    

46 - O Come, All Ye Faithful - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and Chorus
47 - While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks - Harry Secombe
48 - Hark! The Herald Angels Sing - Roger Whittaker
49 - O Holy Night - Mario Lanza
50 - Ave Maria - Moira Anderson
51 - Panis Angelicus - Placido Domingo
52 - Once In Royal David's City - Mantovani
53 - Angels We Have Heard On High - Vienna Boys Choir
54 - Jesu, Joy Of Man's Desiring - New Symphony Orchestra and Chorus
55 - Past Three O'Clock - Roger Whittaker
56 - I Heard The Bells On Christmas Day - Mormon Tabernacle Choir
57 - Good King Wenceslas - Harry Secombe
58 - Good Christian Men, Rejoice - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and Chorus
59 - Ding Dong! Merrily On High - Roger Whittaker
60 - Lord's Prayer - Mario Lanza
61 - Ave Maria - Placido Domingo
62 - Star Of Bethlehem - Josef Locke
63 - Holly And The Ivy - Mantovani

CD4 Christmas Souvenirs     

64 - It's The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year - Andy Williams
65 - Christmas Alphabet - Dickie Valentine
66 - Jingle Bell Rock - Max Bygraves
67 - Little Donkey - Beverley Sisters
68 - Virgin Mary - Lonnie Donegan
69 - Christmas Is Coming - Harry Belafonte
70 - Very First Christmas Of All - Ronnie Hilton
71 - Christmas Present - Doris Day
72 - I Wish It Could Be Christmas Forever - Perry Como
73 - Christmas Sleigh Bells - Wally Stott with his Orchestra and Chorus
74 - Santo Natale (Merry Christmas) - David Whitfield
75 - O Little Town Of Bethlehem - Jim Reeves
76 - A Cradle In Bethlehem - Nat King Cole
77 - Toyland - Perry Como
78 - Snowfall - Doris Day
79 - I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus - Beverley Sisters
80 - I Love The Winter Weather - Tony Bennett
81 - Christmas Holiday - Andy Williams
82 - Snow Coach - Russ Conway
83 - A Christmas Dream - Perry Como
84 - Christmas Cards - Alma Cogan
85 - That's What I'd Like For Christmas - Harry Secombe
86 - My Favourite Things - Tony Bennett
87 - Christmas Blues - Dean Martin
88 - An Old Christmas Card - Jim Reeves
89 - Lonely Pup (In A Christmas Shop) - Adam Faith
90 - Rudolph The Red - Nosed Reindeer - Johnny Mathis
91 - Must Be Santa - Alma Cogan

CD5  Christmas Magic
 
92 - Joy To The World - Neil Diamond
93 - Mistletoe And Wine - Cliff Richard
94 - Christmas Tree Is Alight With Candles - James Last
95 - Away In A Manger - Roger Whittaker
96 - Christmas Is For Children - Glen Campbell
97 - Rocking - Julie Andrews
98 - Walking In The Air - Aled Jones
99 - What Are You Doing New Year's Eve? - Johnny Mathis
100 - Christmas Concerto - Richard Clayderman
101 - Feliz Navidad - José Feliciano
102 - Back In England For Christmas - David Essex
103 - In The Bleak Mid Winter - Cliff Richard
104 - What Child Is This? - Johnny Mathis
105 - On Christmas Night The Lights Are Burning - Richard Clayderman
106 - Blue Christmas - Glen Campbell
107 - I'll Be Home For Christmas - Neil Diamond
108 - Christmas Through Your Eyes - Gloria Estefan
109 - A Winter's Tale - David Essex
110 - We Three Kings - Dolly Parton


2 comments:

  1. I think these RD Christmas sets are the only CD releases with Billy Cotton's "When Santa Got Stuck Up the Chimney" (a sheet music hit in the 50s) derived from an official master source (ie. licensed from Decca, not a public domain CD). The sound quality of the Henry Hall track is very impressive for material of that vintage, so I wonder if EMI had a master for it, or if it's just a high quality 78 dub. Can't say the song itself is very good though! I bought this CD secondhand before Christmas - mainly for the Billy Cotton track, but there are some other gems on it too.

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    1. My memory isn't so clear on this set, but I'm pretty sure we would have used an EMI master. Our engineer's would have worked on it to get it to 'fit in' with the other recordings on the set, and they did an excellant job. We had used 78s in the past, on other collections, but as this set is almost entirely created from supplied masters, it doesn't seem likely that we would have put all the money and effort of sourcing and remastering a 78 for a single track.

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