Carpenters - Christmas Portrait

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A1	O Come, O Come Immanuel Adapted By – Richard Carpenter	0:28
Overture	(4:38)
A2a	Deck The Hall
A2b	I Saw Three Ships
A2c	Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas Written-By – Hugh Martin, Ralph Blane
A2d	God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
A2e	Away In A Manger Written-By – Carl Mueller, Jonathan Spilman*, Martin Luther
A2f	What Child Is This
A2g	Carol Of The Bells
A2h	O Come All Ye Faithful (Adeste Fideles)
A3	Christmas Waltz Written-By – Jule Styne, Sammy Cahn	2:15
A4	Sleigh Ride Written-By – Leroy Anderson, Mitchell Parish	2:39
A5a	It's Christmas Time Written-By – A. Stillman*, V. Young*	2:53
A5b	Sleep Well, Little Children Written-By – A. Bergman*, L. Klatzkin*
A6	Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas Written-By – Hugh Martin, Ralph Blane	3:55
A7	Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town Written-By – Haven Gillespie, J. Fred Coots	1:05
A8	Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire) Written-By – Mel Torme*, Robert Wells	3:39
A9	Silent Night	3:19
B1	Jingle Bells	1:10
B2a	First Snowfall Written-By – J. F. Burke*, P. F. Webster*	3:35
B2b	Let It Snow Written-By – Jule Styne, Sammy Cahn
B3	Carol Of The Bells Arranged By – Nick Perito	1:39
B4	Merry Christmas Darling Producer – Jack DaughertyWritten-By – Frank Pooler, Richard Carpenter	3:05
B5	I'll Be Home For Christmas Written-By – Buck Ram, Kim Gannon, Walter Kent	3:48
B6	Christ Is Born Written-By – D. Bartolucci*, R. Charles*	3:13
B7a	Winter Wonderland Written-By – Dick Smith , Felix Bernard	5:31
B7b	Silver Bells Written-By – Jay Livingston-Ray Evans*
B7c	White Christmas Written-By – Irving Berlin
B8	Ave Maria Adapted By – Charles Gounod	2:36

Companies, etc.

• Phonographic Copyright (p) – A&M Records, Inc.
• Copyright (c) – A&M Records, Inc.
• Record Company – A&M Records, Inc.
• Manufactured By – Columbia House
• Pressed By – Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Terre Haute

Credits

• Arranged By – Nick Perito (tracks: A2)
• Arranged By, Conductor – Billy May (tracks: A4, A6, A8, B5, B7), Peter Knight (tracks: A2, A3, A5, A7, A9 to B3, B6, B8), Richard Carpenter (tracks: A1, B4)
• Art Direction, Design – Tim Bryant
• Bass – Joe Osborn
• Drums – Cubby O'Brien, Ron Tutt
• Engineer – Dave Iveland*, Ray Gerhardt, Roger Young
• Guitar – Bob Bain, Tommy Tedesco, Tony Peluso
• Harp – Dorothy Remsen, Gayle Levant
• Illustration – Robert Tannenbaum
• Keyboards – Pete Jolly, Richard Carpenter
• Management [Personal] – Jerry Weintraub
• Mastered By – Bernie Grundman
• Oboe – Earl Dumler, John Ellis
• Producer [Associate] – Karen Carpenter
• Producer, Concept By [Conceived] – Richard Carpenter
• Tenor Saxophone – Bob Messenger
• Vocals – Karen Carpenter, Richard Carpenter, Tom Bahler Chorale

Notes

Columbia House club edition denoted by "CRC" printed on spine.
Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Terre Haute pressing denoted by "T1" etch in runouts.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Matrix / Runout (Side 1): AM SP 5189-TI
• Matrix / Runout (Side 2): AM SP 5190-TI
• Other (On Spine): CRC

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
SP-3210, R 134732	Carpenters	Christmas Portrait ‎(LP, Album, Club, RCA)	A&M Records, A&M Records	SP-3210, R 134732	US	1978
CS-4726	Carpenters	Christmas Portrait ‎(Cass, Album, Club)	A&M Records	CS-4726	US	1978
SP-4726	Carpenters	Christmas Portrait ‎(LP, Album, Promo)	A&M Records	SP-4726	US	1978
31C 064 61916	Carpenters	Christmas Portrait ‎(LP, Album, RE)	A&M Records	31C 064 61916	Brazil	1978
394 726-2	Carpenters	Christmas Portrait ‎(CD, Album, RE)	A&M Records, Universal Music	394 726-2	Brazil	Unknown