Friends for Christmas

~ Release by John Farnham & Olivia Newton‐John (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

1▼CD
#TitleRatingLength
1Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!
producer:
Chong Lim
mixer:
Doug Brady (engineer)
arranger:
Chong Lim
mixed at:
Furstock Studios in Melbourne
cover recording of:
Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!
lyricist:
Sammy Cahn (in 1945-07)
composer:
Jule Styne (in 1945-07)
publisher:
Cahn Music Company, Chappell & Co., Chappell/Morris Ltd., Cherry Lane Music Ltd., Imagen Music, J. Albert & Son Pty. Ltd., Producers Music Publishing Co., Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner Chappell North America and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
2:35
2It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas
producer:
Chong Lim
mixer:
Doug Brady (engineer)
arranger:
Chong Lim
mixed at:
Furstock Studios in Melbourne
cover recording of:
It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas
lyricist and composer:
Meredith Willson (in 1951)
publisher:
Frank Music Corp., Kobalt Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd, Meredith Willson Music LLC, MPL Communications Australia and MPL Music Publishing
2:50
3Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
producer:
Chong Lim
mixer:
Doug Brady (engineer)
arranger:
Chong Lim
mixed at:
Furstock Studios in Melbourne
cover 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)
4:10
4Santa Claus Is Coming to Town
producer:
Chong Lim
mixer:
Doug Brady (engineer)
arranger:
Chong Lim
mixed at:
Furstock Studios in Melbourne
cover recording of:
Santa Claus Is Coming to Town
lyricist:
Haven Gillespie (in 1932)
composer:
J. Fred Coots (in 1932)
publisher:
EMI Allans Music Australia Pty Ltd, EMI Feist Catalog Inc., EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd (not for release label use!), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), EMI United Partnership Ltd., Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd., Haven Gillespie Music Publishing, Jobete Music Co., Inc., Leo Feist Ltd, Leo Feist, Inc., SBK United Partnership and The Songwriters Guild
sub-publisher:
フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music SBK Department) 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)
2:41
5The Christmas Song
producer:
Chong Lim
mixer:
Doug Brady (engineer)
arranger:
Chong Lim
mixed at:
Furstock Studios in Melbourne
cover recording of:
The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)
lyricist:
Robert Wells (songwriter) (in 1945-07) and Mel Tormé (“The Velvet Fog”) (in 1945-07)
composer:
Mel Tormé (“The Velvet Fog”) (in 1945-07)
publisher:
Chappell/Morris Ltd., MPL Music Publishing Inc., Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd., Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP), Warner Chappell, Warner Chappell Ltd., Warner Chappell Music (publisher as Warner/Chappell Music), Warner/Chappell Music Australia Pty. Ltd. and Edwin H. Morris & Co., Inc. (a division of MPL Communications Inc.) (from 1946 to present)
3:27
6Winter Wonderland
producer:
Chong Lim
mixer:
Doug Brady (engineer)
arranger:
Chong Lim
mixed at:
Furstock Studios in Melbourne
recording of:
Winter Wonderland
lyricist:
Richard B. Smith (wrote lyrics to “Winter Wonderland”)
composer:
Felix Bernard
publisher:
Bregman, Vocco & Conn, Inc., EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), Francis, Day & Hunter, Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin), Warner Chappell Music Inc., Warner/Chappell Music Australia Pty. Ltd., WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
2:55
7Baby, It’s Cold Outside
producer:
Chong Lim
mixer:
Doug Brady (engineer)
arranger:
Chong Lim
mixed at:
Furstock Studios in Melbourne
recording of:
Baby, It’s Cold Outside (1948 song by Frank Loesser)
lyricist and composer:
Frank Loesser
publisher:
Frank Music Corp., Kobalt Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd, MPL Communications Ltd. (not for release label use! Paul McCartney-related, London-based company), MPL UK Publishing, Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label) and ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) (Yamaha Music EH(CM))
part of:
The 22nd Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1949 winner)
3:19
8Silent Night
producer:
Chong Lim
mixer:
Doug Brady (engineer)
arranger:
Chong Lim
mixed at:
Furstock Studios in Melbourne
cover 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
3:12
9White Christmas
producer:
Chong Lim
mixer:
Doug Brady (engineer)
arranger:
Chong Lim
mixed at:
Furstock Studios in Melbourne
cover recording of:
White Christmas
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin (from 1938 until 1940)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Irving Berlin Music Corp., Williamson Music Company and Irving Berlin Music Company (from 1940 to present)
sub-publisher:
EMI Allans Music Australia Pty Ltd, Irving Berlin Music Ltd., Universal Music Publishing Pty Ltd. (Australian subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group), Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019), Warner/Chappell Music, Hong Kong Limited (華納音樂版權香港有限公司, 1995–2019), シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.) 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)
part of:
The 15th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1942 winner)
3:34
10The Little Drummer Boy
producer:
Chong Lim
mixer:
Doug Brady (engineer)
choir vocals:
Royal Melbourne Philharmonic Choir
conductor:
Andrew Wailes
arranger:
Chong Lim
mixed at:
Furstock Studios in Melbourne
cover recording of:
The Little Drummer Boy (arr. Chris Walden)
composer:
Katherine K. Davis (Katherine Kennicott Davis), Henry Onorati and Harry Simeone
arranger:
Chris Walden
publisher:
Delaware Music Corp., Warner Chappell Music International Ltd. and Warner/Chappell Music Australia Pty. Ltd.
arrangement of:
Carol of the Drum (aka “The Little Drummer Boy”)
4:34
11Silver Bells
producer:
Chong Lim
mixer:
Doug Brady (engineer)
arranger:
Chong Lim
mixed at:
Furstock Studios in Melbourne
cover recording of:
Silver Bells (Christmas song)
lyricist and composer:
Ray Evans (American songwriter) and Jay Livingston
publisher:
Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody), Famous Music Publishing Limited (renamed into BMG FM Music Ltd. on 2013-05-13), Jay Livingston Music Inc., Paramount Music Corporation, Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd. and Sony/ATV Harmony (in 1950)
sub-publisher:
Sony/ATV Harmony Canada and 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)
2:58
12Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
producer:
Chong Lim
mixer:
Doug Brady (engineer)
choir vocals:
Royal Melbourne Philharmonic Choir
conductor:
Andrew Wailes
arranger:
Chong Lim
mixed at:
Furstock Studios in Melbourne
cover recording of:
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing (Christmas carol)
additional lyricist:
George Whitefield (in 1753)
lyricist:
Charles Wesley (hymn writer) (in 1739)
composer:
Felix Mendelssohn (composer) (in 1840)
arranger:
William H. Cummings (in 1855)
part of:
The New English Hymnal (hymn book) (number: 26)
2:36

Credits

Release

mastering:Leon Zervos (audio engineer)