Music & Lyrics by Philips Brooks and Lewis H. Redner, Katherine Davis, Henry Onorati and Harry Simeone; Released Nov. 2, 2010; song from Merry Christmas II You
Oh, little town of Bethlehem,
How still we see thee lie!
Above thy deep and dreamless sleep
The silent stars go by.
Yet in thy dark streets shineth
The everlasting Light;
The hopes and fears of all the years
Are met in thee tonight (tonight).
Then he smiled at me.
For Christ is born of Mary
And gathered all above,
While mortals sleep the angels keep
Their watch of wondering love
(wondering wondering love).
O morning stars, together
Proclaim the Holy birth!
And praises sing to God the King,
And peace to men on Earth.
Public Domain and EMI Mulls Music, Inc. (ASCAP)/International Korwin Group (ASCAP).
Produced by Mariah Carey, James "Big Jim" Wright and Randy Jackson
Recorded by and John Horesco, Sam Thomas and Kevin Guarniel
New Arrangement by Mariah Carey, Randy Jackson and James "Big Jim" Wright
Orchestrated by Marc Shaiman and Brad Dechter
Orchestral sessions produced and arranged by Marc Shaiman
Orchestra recorded and pre-mixed by John Richards
Recorded by Brian Garten
Vocals recorded by Brian Garten
Recorded at Henson Studios, Los Angeles, CA; Westlake Studios, Los Angeles, CA; 20th Century Fox Scoring Stage, Los Angeles, CA; Guardian Angel Studios, Bel Air, CA; Capitol Recording Studios, Hollywood, CA and the Dugout, Los Angeles; CA
Additional engineering by Keith Gretlein, Kevin Guarnieri, Brett "Snacky" Pierce and Scott Riesett
Assisted by Marcus Johnson, Paul La Malfa, Martin Cooke, Alex Guapera, Charlie Paakkari, Tim Lauber, Tom Steel, Greg Dennon and Denis St. Amand
Mixed by Phil Tan at The Ninja Beat Club, Atlanta, GA
Mixed addidted by Damien Lewis
Drums: Teddy Glendon Campbell
Bass: Reggie Hamilton
Guitar: Michael Thompson & Doc Powell
Keyboards: Randy Waldman & Big Jim Wright
Percussion: Luis Conte
Concertmaster: Ralph Morrison
Orchestra Conductor: Shari Sutcliffe
Background Vocals: Maryann Tatum, Melonie Daniels, Sharlotte Gibson, Sherry McGhee
(C) 2010 THE ISLAND DEF JAM MUSIC GROUP AND MARIAH CAREY