- It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas
- Adeste Fideles
- God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
- Santa Claus Is Coming to Town
- That Christmas Feeling
- Christmas Carols: Deck the Halls/Away in a Manger/I Saw Three Ships
- Jingle Bells
- Silent Night
- Christmas Is A-Comin'
- The First Noel
- I'll Be Home for Christmas
- Here Comes Santa Claus
- The Christmas Song
- Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
- Silver Bells
- Sleigh Ride
- I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day
- White Christmas
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20th Century Masters - The Christmas Collection: The Best of Bing Crosby
by Bing CrosbyBing Crosby
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Overview
This edition in Universal's discount-priced compilation series 20th Century Masters/The Christmas Collection is actually a re-titled reissue of the 1999 collection The Very Best of Bing Crosby Christmas, itself a single-disc distillation of the two-CD set The Voice of Christmas/The Complete Decca Christmas Songbook. It is an excellent 18-track album sampling Crosby's holiday-related recordings made between 1942 and 1956, ranging from religious efforts like "Silent Night" to a medley of traditional carols ("Deck the Halls," "Away in a Manger," and "I Saw Three Ships"); World War II-era seasonal standards such as "I'll Be Home for Christmas"; and, finally, a restored version of the original 1942 recording of "White Christmas." (The song was so popular that Crosby had to re-record it in 1947 because the first master recording was wearing out; ironically, it's the later version, more commonly used since then, that is better known.) There are plenty of Christmas compilations by Crosby, who remains best remembered for his holiday recordings; this is the best single-disc one, released at an attractive price.
Product Details
Release Date: | 09/23/2003 |
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Label: | Mca |
UPC: | 0008811323226 |
catalogNumber: | 000038702 |
Rank: | 4334 |
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Album Credits
Performance Credits
Bing Crosby Primary Artist,VocalsAndrews Sisters Vocals
Ken Darby Singers Vocals
Ken Lane Singers Vocals
Technical Credits
Gene Autry ComposerLeroy Anderson Composer
Irving Berlin Composer
Mel Tormé Composer
Buck Ram Composer
Franz Gruber Composer
Johnny Burke Composer
J. Fred Coots Composer
Ray Evans Composer
Kim Gannon Composer
Haven Gillespie Composer
Walter Kent Composer
Jay Livingston Composer
Johnny Marks Composer
Mitchell Parish Composer
Carol Richards Contributor
James Van Heusen Composer
Robert Wells Composer
Meredith Willson Composer
Frank Luther Composer
Vartan Art Direction
Victor Young & His Orchestra Contributor
Frederick Oakeley Composer
John Francis Wade Composer
Joseph Mohr Composer
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Composer
William Sandys Composer
Jeff Alexander Choir Contributor
Traditional Composer
Buddy Cole & His Orchestra Contributor
John Scott Trotter & His Orchestra Contributor
Jud Conlon's Rhythmaires Contributor
Max Terr's Mixed Chorus Contributor
Vic Schoen & His Orchestra Contributor
Oakley Haldeman Composer
F.B. "Wig" Wiggins Liner Notes
Simon Rady & His Orchestra and Choir Contributor
James Pierpont Composer
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