Vinyl Album A1 Carpenters O Come, O Come Immanuel P.D, Arr. Richard Carpenter 8.5 Rate A2 Carpenters Overture P.D, Hugh Martin, Ralph Blane, Arr. Peter Knight 9.5 Rate A3 Carpenters Christmas Waltz Sammy Cahn, Jule Styne 9.5 Rate A4 Carpenters Sleigh Ride Mitchell Parish, Leroy Anderson 10.0 Rate A5 Carpenters It's Christmas Time / Sleep Well, Little Children V. Young, A. Stillman, A. Bergman, L. Klatzkin 9.5 Rate A6 Carpenters Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas Hugh Martin, Ralph Blane 9.5 Rate A7 Carpenters Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town Haven Gillespie, J. Fred Coots 8.5 Rate A8 Carpenters Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire) Mel Torme, Robert Wells 10.0 Rate A9 Carpenters Silent Night P.D, Arr. Peter Knight 10.0 Rate B1 Carpenters Jingle Bells P.D, Arr. Peter Knight 10.0 Rate B2 Carpenters First Snowfall / Let It Snow P.F. Webster, F. Burke, Sammy Cahn, Jule Styne 9.0 Rate B3 Carpenters Carol Of The Bells P.D, Arr. Richard Carpenter 10.0 Rate B4 Carpenters Merry Christmas Darling Frank Pooler, Richard Carpenter 10.0 Rate B5 Carpenters I'll Be Home For Christmas Kim Gannon, Walter Kent, Buck Ram 10.0 Rate B6 Carpenters Christ Is Born R. Charles, D. Bartolucci 10.0 Rate B7 Carpenters Winter Wonderland / Silver Bells / White Christmas Dick Smith, Felix Bernard, Jay Livingston, Ray Evans, Irving Berlin 10.0 Rate B8 Carpenters Ave Maria P.D, Arr. Peter Knight 10.0 Rate
Notes A2 is a medley featuring Deck The Hall, I Saw Three Ships, Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas, God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen, Away In A Manger, What Child Is This, Carol Of The Bells, and O Come All Ye Faithful (Adeste Fideles).
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A2
OVERTURE:
DECK THE HALL, I SAW THREE SHIPS,
HAVE YOURSELF A MERRY LITTLE CHRISTMAS,
GOD REST YE MERRY GENTLEMEN,
AWAY IN A MANGER, WHAT CHILD IS THIS,
CAROL OF THE BELLS,
O COME ALL YE FAITHFUL
(Adeste Fideles)
Carpenters
CHRISTMAS PORTRAIT
CARPENTERS
Overture:
4:38
Deck The Hall
Public Domain
Traditional
Welch Carol
16th Century
I Saw Three Ships
Public Domain
Traditional
English Carol
17th Century
Have Yourself A
Merry Little Christmas
Music by
Hugh Martin,
Ralph Blane
Leo Feist, Inc.
(ASCAP)
God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
Public Domain
Traditional
English Carol
Away In A Manger
Public Domain
Music by
William J. Kirkpatrick,
James R. Murray
What Child Is This
Public Domain
Traditional English
Music Based on
"Greensleeves"
Carol Of The Bells
Public Domain
Traditional
Ukrainian Carol
Music by
Mykola Leontovych
(O Come All Ye Faithful)
(Adeste Fideles)
Public Domain
English Version
Music by
John F. Wade,
John Reading
Overture Arrangement
and Adaptation -
Peter Knight
Ars Nova Music
(BMI)
Conceived &
Produced by
Richard Carpenter
Associate Producer:
Karen Carpenter
A&M Records
SP-4726/
Stereo
℗ 1978
A&M Records, Inc.
1
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Conceived &
Produced by
Richard Carpenter
Associate Producer:
Karen Carpenter
Arrangement and
Adaptation by
Peter Knight
Arranged &
Orchestrated by
Peter Knight
Keyboards:
Pete Jolly and
Richard Carpenter
Bass:
Joe Osborn
Drums:
Ron Tutt and
Cubby O'Brien
Guitars:
Bob Bain, Tony Peluso
and Tommy Tedesco
Harp:
Gayle Levant and
Dorothy Remsen
Oboe:
Earl Dumler
and John Ellis
Tenor Sax:
Bob Messenger
Engineered by
Ray Gerhardt,
Roger Young and
Dave Iveland
Mastering Engineer:
Bernie Grundman
Personal Management:
Jerry Weintraub/
Management Three
Art Direction & Design:
Tim Bryant/
Gribbitt
Illustration:
Robert Tanenbaum
A&M Records, Inc.,
P.O. Box 118,
Hollywood, California
90028
© 1978
A&M Records, Inc.
All Rights Reserved
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Recorded at A&M Recording Studios
in Hollywood, California in 1978 jimbo2021 21st Dec 2023
A6
HAVE YOURSELF A MERRY LITTLE CHRISTMAS
Carpenters
CHRISTMAS PORTRAIT
CARPENTERS
Music by
Hugh Martin
Words by
Ralph Blane
Leo Feist, Inc.
(ASCAP)
3:55
Conceived &
Produced by
Richard Carpenter
Associate Producer:
Karen Carpenter
A&M Records
SP-4726/
Stereo
(SP-5189)
℗ 1978
A&M Records, Inc.
1
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Conceived &
Produced by
Richard Carpenter
Associate Producer:
Karen Carpenter
Arranged &
Orchestrated by
Billy May
Keyboards:
Pete Jolly and
Richard Carpenter
Bass:
Joe Osborn
Drums:
Ron Tutt and
Cubby O'Brien
Guitars:
Bob Bain, Tony Peluso
and Tommy Tedesco
Harp:
Gayle Levant and
Dorothy Remsen
Oboe:
Earl Dumler
and John Ellis
Tenor Sax:
Bob Messenger
Vocals:
The Tom Bahler Chorale and
Karen & Richard Carpenter
Engineered by
Ray Gerhardt,
Roger Young and
Dave Iveland
Mastering Engineer:
Bernie Grundman
Personal Management:
Jerry Weintraub/
Management Three
Art Direction & Design:
Tim Bryant/
Gribbitt
Illustration:
Robert Tanenbaum
A&M Records, Inc.,
P.O. Box 118,
Hollywood, California
90028
© 1978
A&M Records, Inc.
All Rights Reserved
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Recorded at A&M Recording Studios
in Hollywood, California in 1978 jimbo2021 15th Dec 2023
A1
O COME, O COME IMMANUEL
Carpenters
CHRISTMAS PORTRAIT
CARPENTERS
Public Domain
English Translation by
John Mason Neale
Arranged &
Adapted by
Richard Carpenter
Almo Music Corp. &
Hammer & Nails Music
(ASCAP)
:28
Conceived &
Produced by
Richard Carpenter
Associate Producer:
Karen Carpenter
A&M Records
SP-4726/
Stereo
(SP-5189)
℗ 1978
A&M Records, Inc.
1
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Conceived &
Produced by
Richard Carpenter
Associate Producer:
Karen Carpenter
Arranged &
Orchestrated by
Richard Carpenter
Keyboards:
Pete Jolly and
Richard Carpenter
Bass:
Joe Osborn
Drums:
Ron Tutt and
Cubby O'Brien
Guitars:
Bob Bain, Tony Peluso
and Tommy Tedesco
Harp:
Gayle Levant and
Dorothy Remsen
Oboe:
Earl Dumler
and John Ellis
Tenor Sax:
Bob Messenger
Vocals:
The Tom Bahler Chorale and
Karen & Richard Carpenter
Engineered by
Ray Gerhardt,
Roger Young and
Dave Iveland
Mastering Engineer:
Bernie Grundman
Personal Management:
Jerry Weintraub/
Management Three
Art Direction & Design:
Tim Bryant/
Gribbitt
Illustration:
Robert Tanenbaum
A&M Records, Inc.,
P.O. Box 118,
Hollywood, California
90028
© 1978
A&M Records, Inc.
All Rights Reserved
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Recorded at A&M Recording Studios
in Hollywood, California in 1978 jimbo2021 13th Dec 2023
A3
CHRISTMAS WALTZ
Carpenters
CHRISTMAS PORTRAIT
CARPENTERS
Words by
Sammy Cahn
Music by
Jule Styne
Sands Music Corp.
(ASCAP)
2:15
Conceived &
Produced by
Richard Carpenter
Associate Producer:
Karen Carpenter
A&M Records
SP-4726/
Stereo
(SP-5189)
℗ 1978
A&M Records, Inc.
1
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Conceived &
Produced by
Richard Carpenter
Associate Producer:
Karen Carpenter
Arranged &
Orchestrated by
Peter Knight
Keyboards:
Pete Jolly and
Richard Carpenter
Bass:
Joe Osborn
Drums:
Ron Tutt and
Cubby O'Brien
Guitars:
Bob Bain, Tony Peluso
and Tommy Tedesco
Harp:
Gayle Levant and
Dorothy Remsen
Oboe:
Earl Dumler
and John Ellis
Tenor Sax:
Bob Messenger
Vocals:
The Tom Bahler Chorale and
Karen & Richard Carpenter
Engineered by
Ray Gerhardt,
Roger Young and
Dave Iveland
Mastering Engineer:
Bernie Grundman
Personal Management:
Jerry Weintraub/
Management Three
Art Direction & Design:
Tim Bryant/
Gribbitt
Illustration:
Robert Tanenbaum
A&M Records, Inc.,
P.O. Box 118,
Hollywood, California
90028
© 1978
A&M Records, Inc.
All Rights Reserved
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Recorded at A&M Recording Studios
in Hollywood, California in 1978 jimbo2021 5th Jun 2023
A7
SANTA CLAUS IS COMIN' TO TOWN
Carpenters
CHRISTMAS PORTRAIT
CARPENTERS
Words by
Haven Gillespie
Music by
J. Fred Coots
Leo Feist, Inc.
(ASCAP)
1:05
Conceived &
Produced by
Richard Carpenter
Associate Producer:
Karen Carpenter
A&M Records
SP-4726/
Stereo
(SP-5189)
℗ 1978
A&M Records, Inc.
1
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Conceived &
Produced by
Richard Carpenter
Associate Producer:
Karen Carpenter
Arranged &
Orchestrated by
Peter Knight
Keyboards:
Pete Jolly and
Richard Carpenter
Bass:
Joe Osborn
Drums:
Ron Tutt and
Cubby O'Brien
Guitars:
Bob Bain, Tony Peluso
and Tommy Tedesco
Harp:
Gayle Levant and
Dorothy Remsen
Oboe:
Earl Dumler
and John Ellis
Tenor Sax:
Bob Messenger
Vocals:
The Tom Bahler Chorale and
Karen & Richard Carpenter
Engineered by
Ray Gerhardt,
Roger Young and
Dave Iveland
Mastering Engineer:
Bernie Grundman
Personal Management:
Jerry Weintraub/
Management Three
Art Direction & Design:
Tim Bryant/
Gribbitt
Illustration:
Robert Tanenbaum
A&M Records, Inc.,
P.O. Box 118,
Hollywood, California
90028
© 1978
A&M Records, Inc.
All Rights Reserved
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Recorded at A&M Recording Studios
in Hollywood, California in 1978 jimbo2021 30th May 2023
A5
IT'S CHRISTMAS TIME/
SLEEP WELL, LITTLE CHILDREN
Carpenters
CHRISTMAS PORTRAIT
CARPENTERS
Music by Victor Young
Words by Al Stillman
(It's Christmas Time)
Chappell Music
(ASCAP)/
Words & music by
Alan Bergman, Leon Klatzkin
(Sleep Well, Little Children)
Bourne Co.
(ASCAP)
2:53
Conceived &
Produced by
Richard Carpenter
Associate Producer:
Karen Carpenter
A&M Records
SP-4726/
Stereo
(SP-5189)
℗ 1978
A&M Records, Inc.
1
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Conceived &
Produced by
Richard Carpenter
Associate Producer:
Karen Carpenter
Arranged &
Orchestrated by
Peter Knight
Keyboards:
Pete Jolly and
Richard Carpenter
Bass:
Joe Osborn
Drums:
Ron Tutt and
Cubby O'Brien
Guitars:
Bob Bain, Tony Peluso
and Tommy Tedesco
Harp:
Gayle Levant and
Dorothy Remsen
Oboe:
Earl Dumler
and John Ellis
Tenor Sax:
Bob Messenger
Vocals:
The Tom Bahler Chorale and
Karen & Richard Carpenter
Engineered by
Ray Gerhardt,
Roger Young and
Dave Iveland
Mastering Engineer:
Bernie Grundman
Personal Management:
Jerry Weintraub/
Management Three
Art Direction & Design:
Tim Bryant/
Gribbitt
Illustration:
Robert Tanenbaum
A&M Records, Inc.,
P.O. Box 118,
Hollywood, California
90028
© 1978
A&M Records, Inc.
All Rights Reserved
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Recorded at A&M Recording Studios
in Hollywood, California in 1978 jimbo2021 28th May 2023
B2
FIRST SNOWFALL/
LET IT SNOW
Carpenters
CHRISTMAS PORTRAIT
CARPENTERS
Words by Paul Francis Webster
Music by Jay Frances Burke
(First Snowfall)
Warner Bros. Music Inc.
(ASCAP)/
Words by Sammy Cahn
Music by Jule Styne
(Let It Snow)
E.H. Morris & Co.
(ASCAP)
3:35
Conceived &
Produced by
Richard Carpenter
Associate Producer:
Karen Carpenter
A&M Records
SP-4726/
Stereo
(SP-5190)
℗ 1978
A&M Records, Inc.
2
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Conceived &
Produced by
Richard Carpenter
Associate Producer:
Karen Carpenter
Arranged &
Orchestrated by
Peter Knight
Keyboards:
Pete Jolly and
Richard Carpenter
Bass:
Joe Osborn
Drums:
Ron Tutt and
Cubby O'Brien
Guitars:
Bob Bain, Tony Peluso
and Tommy Tedesco
Harp:
Gayle Levant and
Dorothy Remsen
Oboe:
Earl Dumler
and John Ellis
Tenor Sax:
Bob Messenger
Vocals:
The Tom Bahler Chorale and
Karen & Richard Carpenter
Engineered by
Ray Gerhardt,
Roger Young and
Dave Iveland
Mastering Engineer:
Bernie Grundman
Personal Management:
Jerry Weintraub/
Management Three
Art Direction & Design:
Tim Bryant/
Gribbitt
Illustration:
Robert Tanenbaum
A&M Records, Inc.,
P.O. Box 118,
Hollywood, California
90028
© 1978
A&M Records, Inc.
All Rights Reserved
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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