Christmas

~ Release by Michael Ball (see all versions of this release, 3 available)

Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
recording engineer:
Robin Sellars (British recording engineer)
programming:
Lee McCutcheon
additional engineer:
Mike Ross‐Trevor (engineer) (task: orchestra)
assistant engineer:
Dave Clarke (sound engineer), Dave Russell (British engineer, producer) and Jason Timmins
producer:
Nigel Wright (British producer, orchestrator and songwriter)
conductor:
Dave Arch (pianist, conductor, arranger and composer)
vocals arranger:
Anne Skates
orchestrator:
Dave Arch (pianist, conductor, arranger and composer)
recorded at:
Skratch Studios in Surrey and Whitfield Street Studios (Whitfield Street studio, operating under this name from 1994–2004) in London (Greater London)
recording of:
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
lyricist:
Ralph Blane (in 1943)
composer:
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., J. Albert & Son, J. Albert & Son Pty. 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 (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label), フジパシフィック音楽出版 SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music Inc. SBK Division) (until 2014-12-31) and フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music SBK Department) (from 2015-01-01 to present)
part of:
Meet Me in St. Louis (1944 musical film soundtrack)
Michael Ball3:46
2Driving Home for Christmas
recording engineer:
Robin Sellars (British recording engineer)
programming:
Lee McCutcheon
additional engineer:
Mike Ross‐Trevor (engineer) (task: orchestra)
assistant engineer:
Dave Clarke (sound engineer), Dave Russell (British engineer, producer) and Jason Timmins
producer:
Nigel Wright (British producer, orchestrator and songwriter)
conductor:
Dave Arch (pianist, conductor, arranger and composer)
vocals arranger:
Anne Skates
orchestrator:
Dave Arch (pianist, conductor, arranger and composer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
PolyGram TV (a division of PolyGram Record Operations Ltd.) (in 1998)
recorded at:
Skratch Studios in Surrey and Whitfield Street Studios (Whitfield Street studio, operating under this name from 1994–2004) in London (Greater London)
cover recording of:
Driving Home for Christmas
lyricist and composer:
Chris Rea
publisher:
Magnet Music Ltd. (publisher)
Michael Ball4:01
3O Holy Night
recording engineer:
Robin Sellars (British recording engineer)
programming:
Lee McCutcheon
additional engineer:
Mike Ross‐Trevor (engineer) (task: orchestra)
assistant engineer:
Dave Clarke (sound engineer), Dave Russell (British engineer, producer) and Jason Timmins
producer:
Nigel Wright (British producer, orchestrator and songwriter)
conductor:
Callum McLeod (composer/conductor)
vocals arranger:
Anne Skates
orchestrator:
Callum McLeod (composer/conductor)
recorded at:
Skratch Studios in Surrey and Whitfield Street Studios (Whitfield Street studio, operating under this name from 1994–2004) in London (Greater London)
recording of:
O Holy Night
lyricist:
John Sullivan Dwight (in 1855)
composer:
Adolphe Adam (French composer) (in 1847)
arrangement of:
O holy night (arr. John Ebenezer West)
translated version of:
Cantique de Noël “Minuit chrétiens” (French original of “O Holy Night”)
Michael Ball3:41
4From a Distance
recording engineer:
Robin Sellars (British recording engineer)
programming:
Lee McCutcheon
additional engineer:
Mike Ross‐Trevor (engineer) (task: orchestra)
assistant engineer:
Dave Clarke (sound engineer), Dave Russell (British engineer, producer) and Jason Timmins
producer:
Nigel Wright (British producer, orchestrator and songwriter)
conductor:
Dave Arch (pianist, conductor, arranger and composer)
arranger:
Nigel Wright (British producer, orchestrator and songwriter)
vocals arranger:
Anne Skates
orchestrator:
Dave Arch (pianist, conductor, arranger and composer)
recorded at:
Skratch Studios in Surrey and Whitfield Street Studios (Whitfield Street studio, operating under this name from 1994–2004) in London (Greater London)
recording of:
From a Distance
lyricist and composer:
Julie Gold (in 1985)
publisher:
Grow Your Own Music, Wing and Wheel Music, ビクターミュージックアーツ 第四事業部, ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) (Yamaha Music EH(CM)) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
Michael Ball4:45
5A Winter's Tale
recording engineer:
Robin Sellars (British recording engineer)
programming:
Lee McCutcheon
additional engineer:
Mike Ross‐Trevor (engineer) (task: orchestra)
assistant engineer:
Dave Clarke (sound engineer), Dave Russell (British engineer, producer) and Jason Timmins
producer:
Nigel Wright (British producer, orchestrator and songwriter)
conductor:
Callum McLeod (composer/conductor)
vocals arranger:
Anne Skates
orchestrator:
Callum McLeod (composer/conductor)
recorded at:
Skratch Studios in Surrey and Whitfield Street Studios (Whitfield Street studio, operating under this name from 1994–2004) in London (Greater London)
recording of:
A Winter’s Tale
lyricist:
Mike Batt and Tim Rice
composer:
Mike Batt
publisher:
Phonogram, Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd. and Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)
Michael Ball4:09
6As Long as There's Christmas
recording engineer:
Robin Sellars (British recording engineer)
programming:
Lee McCutcheon
additional engineer:
Mike Ross‐Trevor (engineer) (task: orchestra)
assistant engineer:
Dave Clarke (sound engineer), Dave Russell (British engineer, producer) and Jason Timmins
producer:
Nigel Wright (British producer, orchestrator and songwriter)
conductor:
Dave Arch (pianist, conductor, arranger and composer)
vocals arranger:
Anne Skates
orchestrator:
Dave Arch (pianist, conductor, arranger and composer)
recorded at:
Skratch Studios in Surrey and Whitfield Street Studios (Whitfield Street studio, operating under this name from 1994–2004) in London (Greater London)
recording of:
As Long as There’s Christmas
lyricist:
Don Black (English lyricist)
composer:
Rachel Portman (English score composer)
Michael Ball feat. Elaine Paige3:44
7Ave Maria
recording engineer:
Robin Sellars (British recording engineer)
programming:
Lee McCutcheon
additional engineer:
Mike Ross‐Trevor (engineer) (task: orchestra)
assistant engineer:
Dave Clarke (sound engineer), Dave Russell (British engineer, producer) and Jason Timmins
producer:
Nigel Wright (British producer, orchestrator and songwriter)
vocals:
Michael Ball (British actor, singer, and radio and TV presenter)
conductor:
Dave Arch (pianist, conductor, arranger and composer)
vocals arranger:
Anne Skates
orchestrator:
Dave Arch (pianist, conductor, arranger and composer)
recorded at:
Skratch Studios in Surrey and Whitfield Street Studios (Whitfield Street studio, operating under this name from 1994–2004) in London (Greater London)
recording of:
Ave Maria (Bach/Gounod)
lyricist:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician) and Charles Gounod (French composer) (in 1853)
is based on:
Méditation sur le Premier Prélude de Piano de S. Bach
is based on:
The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: Prelude and Fugue no. 1 in C major, BWV 846: Prelude
Michael Ball3:17
8River
recording engineer:
Robin Sellars (British recording engineer)
programming:
Lee McCutcheon
additional engineer:
Mike Ross‐Trevor (engineer) (task: orchestra)
assistant engineer:
Dave Clarke (sound engineer), Dave Russell (British engineer, producer) and Jason Timmins
producer:
Nigel Wright (British producer, orchestrator and songwriter)
conductor:
Dave Arch (pianist, conductor, arranger and composer)
vocals arranger:
Anne Skates
orchestrator:
Dave Arch (pianist, conductor, arranger and composer)
recorded at:
Skratch Studios in Surrey and Whitfield Street Studios (Whitfield Street studio, operating under this name from 1994–2004) in London (Greater London)
cover recording of:
River
lyricist and composer:
Joni Mitchell
publisher:
Joni Mitchell Publishing Corp. and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP)
sub-publisher:
ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division) and 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 (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label)
quotes music from:
Jingle Bells
Michael Ball3:49
9Happy New Year
recording engineer:
Robin Sellars (British recording engineer)
programming:
Lee McCutcheon
additional engineer:
Mike Ross‐Trevor (engineer) (task: orchestra)
assistant engineer:
Dave Clarke (sound engineer), Dave Russell (British engineer, producer) and Jason Timmins
producer:
Nigel Wright (British producer, orchestrator and songwriter)
conductor:
Dave Arch (pianist, conductor, arranger and composer)
vocals arranger:
Anne Skates
orchestrator:
Dave Arch (pianist, conductor, arranger and composer)
recorded at:
Skratch Studios in Surrey and Whitfield Street Studios (Whitfield Street studio, operating under this name from 1994–2004) in London (Greater London)
cover recording of:
Happy New Year
written in:
Barbados (in 1980-01)
writer:
Benny Andersson (ABBA) (in 1980-01) and Björn Ulvaeus (in 1980-01)
publisher:
Artwork Music Co., Inc. (from 1980 to ????) and Countless Songs, Ltd. (from 1980 to ????)
Michael Ball4:17
10Light a Candle
recording engineer:
Robin Sellars (British recording engineer)
programming:
Lee McCutcheon
additional engineer:
Mike Ross‐Trevor (engineer) (task: orchestra)
assistant engineer:
Dave Clarke (sound engineer), Dave Russell (British engineer, producer) and Jason Timmins
producer:
Nigel Wright (British producer, orchestrator and songwriter)
conductor:
Dave Arch (pianist, conductor, arranger and composer)
vocals arranger:
Anne Skates
orchestrator:
Dave Arch (pianist, conductor, arranger and composer)
recorded at:
Skratch Studios in Surrey and Whitfield Street Studios (Whitfield Street studio, operating under this name from 1994–2004) in London (Greater London)
Michael Ball3:50
11When a Child Is Born
recording engineer:
Robin Sellars (British recording engineer)
programming:
Lee McCutcheon
additional engineer:
Mike Ross‐Trevor (engineer) (task: orchestra)
assistant engineer:
Dave Clarke (sound engineer), Dave Russell (British engineer, producer) and Jason Timmins
producer:
Nigel Wright (British producer, orchestrator and songwriter)
conductor:
Callum McLeod (composer/conductor)
vocals arranger:
Anne Skates
orchestrator:
Callum McLeod (composer/conductor)
recorded at:
Skratch Studios in Surrey and Whitfield Street Studios (Whitfield Street studio, operating under this name from 1994–2004) in London (Greater London)
recording of:
When a Child Is Born
lyricist:
Fred Jay
composer:
Zacar
arranger:
Dave Arch (pianist, conductor, arranger and composer)
publisher:
Ardmore & Beechwood Music Ltd., Ardmore and Beechwood Ltd., Beechwood Music Corp., EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!) and EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd (not for release label use!)
Michael Ball3:35
12Silent Night
recording engineer:
Robin Sellars (British recording engineer)
programming:
Lee McCutcheon
additional engineer:
Mike Ross‐Trevor (engineer) (task: orchestra)
assistant engineer:
Dave Clarke (sound engineer), Dave Russell (British engineer, producer) and Jason Timmins
producer:
Nigel Wright (British producer, orchestrator and songwriter)
conductor:
Dave Arch (pianist, conductor, arranger and composer)
vocals arranger:
Anne Skates
orchestrator:
Dave Arch (pianist, conductor, arranger and composer)
recorded at:
Skratch Studios in Surrey and Whitfield Street Studios (Whitfield Street studio, operating under this name from 1994–2004) in London (Greater London)
recording of:
Silent Night (Christmas carol, English translation)
lyricist:
Josef Mohr (composer/author) (in 1816)
composer:
Franz Xaver Gruber (composer/author) (in 1818)
translator:
John Freeman Young (in 1859)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 27088)
translated version of:
Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht
Michael Ball & Brian Kennedy3:25

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distributed by and marketed by:Universal Music TV (UK, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited)
copyrighted (©) by and phonographic copyright (℗) by:Universal Music TV (UK, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited) (in 1999)