Track listing

1. "Merry Christmas" (Spielman, Torre) – 3:13
2. "Cool Yule
   Cool Yule (song)
   Cool Yule is a 1953 song by Louis Armstrong. It was covered by Bette Midler in 2006 for the album Cool Yule.Linkin Park is thinking of doing a cover of this song....
   
   " (Steve Allen, Eric Kornfeld) – 2:28
3. "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
   Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
   "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" is a song introduced by Judy Garland in the 1944 MGM musical Meet Me in St. Louis. Frank Sinatra later recorded a version with modified lyrics, which has become more common than the original. The song was written by Hugh Martin and Ralph Blane...
   
   " (Blane, Martin) – 3:55
4. "Winter Wonderland
   Winter Wonderland
   "Winter Wonderland" is a winter song, popularly treated as a Christmastime pop standard, written in 1934 by Felix Bernard and Richard B. Smith . Through the decades it has been recorded by over 150 different artists.-History:...
   
   /Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!" (Duet With Johnny Mathis
   Johnny Mathis
   John Royce "Johnny" Mathis is an American singer of popular music. Starting his career with singles of standards, he became highly popular as an album artist, with several dozen of his albums achieving gold or platinum status, and 73 making the Billboard charts...
   
   ) (Bernard, Smith/Cahn, Styne) – 2:46
5. "I'll Be Home for Christmas" (Gannon, Kent) – 3:21
6. "What Are You Doing New Year's Eve?" (Loesser) – 3:58
7. "I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm
   I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm
   "I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm" is a popular song written in 1937 by Irving Berlin. It was introduced in On the Avenue by Dick Powell and Alice Faye. Les Brown's instrumental version, arranged by Skip Martin and recorded in 1946 as Columbia #38324, became a million-seller and Billboard top ten...
   
   " (Irving Berlin) – 3:25
8. "I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day
   I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day
   "I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day" is a Christmas carol based on the 1864 poem "Christmas Bells" by American poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.- Origin :...
   
   " (Henry Wadsworth Longfellow/Johnny Marks) - 2:47 [Bonus Track on CDs released at Target]
9. "O Come, O Come, Emmanuel (Veni, Veni Emmanuel)
   O come, O come, Emmanuel
   O come, O come, Emmanuel is a translation of the Latin text by John Mason Neale and Henry Sloane Coffin in the mid-19th century. It is a metrical version of a collation of various Advent Antiphons , which now serves as a popular Advent hymn...
   
   " (Traditional) – 3:12
10. "Mele Kalikimaka
    Mele Kalikimaka
    "Mele Kalikimaka" is a Hawaiian-themed Christmas song that takes its title from the Hawaiian phrase, "Mele Kalikimaka," meaning "Merry Christmas." The phrase is borrowed directly from English, but, since Hawaiian has a different phonological system "Mele Kalikimaka" is a Hawaiian-themed Christmas...
    
    " (Robert Alex Anderson) – 2:34
11. "From a Distance
    From a Distance
    "From a Distance" is a song written in 1985 by American singer-songwriter Julie Gold. Some think this song was inspired by a PF Sloan song of the same name. Gold was working as a secretary at the time for Home Box Office and writing songs in her free time...
    
     (Christmas Version)" (Julie Gold/Bette Midler/Buchanan/Landers) – 5:11
12. "White Christmas
    White Christmas (song)
    "White Christmas" is an Irving Berlin song reminiscing about an old-fashioned Christmas setting. According to the Guinness Book of World Records, the version sung by Bing Crosby is the best-selling single of all time, with estimated sales in excess of 50 million copies worldwide.Accounts vary as...
    
    " (Irving Berlin) – 3:20

Personnel

• Christopher Austopchuk – Art Direction
• Rick Babtist – Trumpet
• William Baker – Copyist
• Russell Bartmus – Copyist
• Leanne Becknell – Woodwind
• Steve Becknell – French Horn
• Tom Bender – Mixing Assistant
• Gordon Berg – Copyist
• Wayne Bergeron
  Wayne Bergeron
  Wayne Bergeron, American jazz musician and trumpet player, was born in 1958 in Hartford, Connecticut and grew up Southern California. His interest in music started on the French Horn before he switched to, his claim to fame, the trumpet, in 8th grade...
  
   – Trumpet
• Charles Bisharat
  Charlie Bisharat
  Charlie Bisharat is a Grammy-winning violinistwho has extensively toured and/or recorded with numerous artists. He was a member of Shadowfax who won a Grammy in 1988 for Best New Age Performance for Folksongs for a Nuclear Village...
  
   – Violin
• David Blumberg – Conductor, Orchestral Arrangements, Copyist
• Chandler Bridges – Engineer
• Robbie Buchanan
  Robbie Buchanan
  Robbie Buchanan is a Canadian keyboardist, songwriter, arranger, and producer.Buchanan began playing the piano at the age of 6. He acquired his first paying gig as a pianist at the age of 12 playing 6 nights a week in Dawson City, Yukon Territory. While still a teenager, Buchanan joined a band...
  
   – Piano, Arranger, Conductor, Keyboards, Producer, Orchestration, Orchestral Arrangements, Track Arrangement
• Caroline Campbell – Violin
• Darius Campo – Violin
• Dave Carpenter – Upright Bass
• Lily Chen – Violin
• Paul Cohen – Cello
• Vinnie Colaiuta
  Vinnie Colaiuta
  Vincent Colaiuta is an American drummer based in Los Angeles. Originally from Republic, Pennsylvania, he began playing drums as a child and received his first full drum kit from his parents at the age of 14...
  
   – Drums
• Dennis Collins – Background Vocals
• Larry Corbett – Cello
• Rose Corrigan – Woodwind
• Datz Pyle, Debbi – Contractor
• Brian Dembow – Viola
• Joel Derouin – Violin
• Andrew Duckles – Viola
• Bruce Dukov – Concert Master
• Katharine Edmonds – Copyist
• Bill Edwards – Copyist
• Johnson Enos – Background Vocals, Vocal Arrangement
• Tabitha Fair – Background Vocals
• Alma Fernandez – Viola
• Gary Foster – Woodwind
• Matt Funes – Viola
• Steve Genewick – Digital Editing
• Mark Graham – Copyist
• Alan Grunfeld – Violin
• Mick Guzauski – Mixing
• Al Hershberger – Violin
• Dan Higgins – Woodwind
• Sean Holt – Background Vocals
• Stephen Holtman – Trombone
• Greg Huckins – Woodwind
• Alexander Iles – Trombone
• Bob Jackson – Mastering Assistant
• Sharon Jerry-Collins – Background Vocals
• Bashiri Johnson – Percussion
• JoAnn Kane – Copyist
• Ana Landauer – Violin
• Jay Landers – Liner Notes, Executive Producer
• Natalie Leggett – Violin
• Gayle Levant – Harp
• Bill Liston – Woodwind
• Dane Little – Cello
• Doug Livingston – Steel Guitar
• Bob Ludwig
  Bob Ludwig
  Bob Ludwig is an American mastering engineer.He is a well known and respected figure within the music industry. His name is credited on the covers of albums released across the world, and he has won numerous awards....
  
   – Mastering
• Warren Luening – Trumpet
• Larry Lunetta – Trumpet
• Barry Manilow – Producer
• Arif Mardin
  Arif Mardin
  Arif Mardin was a Turkish-American music producer, who worked with hundreds of artists across many different styles of music, including jazz, rock, soul, disco, and country...
  
   – Orchestral Arrangements
• Andy Martin – Trombone
• Liane Mautner – Violin
• Joe Meyer – French Horn
• Jaclyn Morse – Production Coordination
• Helen Nightengale – Violin
• Robin Olson – Violin
• Michael O'Neill – Photography
• Charles Paakkari – Assistant Engineer
• Sid Page – Violin
• Alyssa Park – Violin
• Searmi Park – Violin
• Sara Parkins – Violin
• Dean Parks
  Dean Parks
  Dean Parks is an American session guitarist and record producer from Ft. Worth, TX.-Albums:Dean was member of The North Texas State One O'clock Lab Band before moving to Los Angeles to work with Sonny and Cher in 1970. Dean is best-known through his many contributions to albums by Steely Dan...
  
   – Guitar
• Danny Perito – Copyist
• Victor Pesavento – Copyist
• Joel Peskin – Woodwind
• Bill Reichenbach Jr. – Trombone
• John A. Reynolds – French Horn
• Eric Rigler – Uillean Pipes, Irish Whistle
• Dennis Rivadeneira – Mixing Assistant
• William Ross – Arranger, Conductor, Orchestration, Orchestral Arrangements, Track Arrangement
• Aaron J. Sala – Background Vocals, Vocal Arrangement
• Chris Soper – Assistant Engineer
• Ken Stacey – Background Vocals
• Tereza Stanislav – Violin
• Beverley Staunton – Background Vocals
• Bette Sussman – Background Vocals, Associate Producer, Vocal Arrangement, Track Arrangement
• Phil Teele – Trombone
• Fonzi Thornton
  Fonzi Thornton
  Fonzi Thornton, is an American singer, song writer/producer, stage performer and radio personality.Thornton has provided background vocals on albums by artists which include Aretha Franklin, Luther Vandross, Diana Ross, Ray Charles, Chic, Sheena Easton, Mariah Carey, David Bowie, Michael Jackson,...
  
   – Background Vocals
• Cecilia Tsan – Cello
• Jonathan Tunick – Arranger, Conductor, Orchestration
• Karen Van Sant – Viola
• Josephina Vergara – Violin
• Shalini Vijayan – Violin
• Windy Wagner – Background Vocals
• Randy Waldman – Piano, Keyboards
• Helen Barbara Werling – Copyist
• Patrick Williams – Arranger, Conductor, Orchestration, Vocal Arrangement, Orchestral Arrangements, Track Arrangement
• Frank Wolf – Track Engineer
• Terry Woodson – Librarian, Copyist
• Phil Yao – French Horn
• Gina Zimmitti – Contractor

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