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Artist: Carpenters Title: Christmas Portrait Label:   A&M Country: USA Catalogue: SP-4726 Date: 13 Oct 1978 Format: LP Collection:   I Own It     I Want It  Community:  10 Own, 3 Want Price Guide: Valuation Page » Search eBay #AD  » Search Amazon #AD This site contains affiliate links for which we may be compensated.

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Track	Artist	Title	Composer	Rating
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

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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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jimbo2021 27th Dec 2023		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 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Recorded at A&M Recording Studios in Hollywood, California in 1978
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