Christmas film scores
Hop on board the Polar Express! Matthew Sweet's unwrapping the greatest Christmas film soundtracks. We'll be walking in the air with Howard Blake's Snowman and Home Alone with John Williams.
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John Williams
Home Alone "Main Title (Somewhere In My Memory)"
Orchestra: Boston Pops Orchestra. Conductor: John Williams.- Home Alone (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack).
- CBS Records.
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Danny Elfman
The Nightmare Before Christmas "Overture"
Orchestra: Studio Orchestra.- Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack).
- Walt Disney Records.
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Alan Silvestri
The Polar Express "Suite from The Polar Express"
Orchestra: Studio Orchestra. Conductor: Alan Silvestri.- The Polar Express (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack).
- Reprise Records.
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Craig Armstrong
Love Actually "Glasgow Love Theme"
Orchestra: Studio Orchestra.- Love Actually - The Original Soundtrack.
- Island Records.
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Danny Elfman
The Nightmare Before Christmas "Overture" + "Opening"
Orchestra: Studio Orchestra.- Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack).
- Walt Disney Records.
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Danny Elfman
The Nightmare Before Christmas "Christmas Eve Montage" + "Closing"
Orchestra: Studio Orchestra.- Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack).
- Walt Disney Records.
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James Horner
How the Grinch Stole Christmas "The Big Heist"
Orchestra: Studio Orchestra.- Dr. Seuss' How The Grinch Stole Christmas (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack).
- Interscope Records.
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Dimitri Tiomkin
It's A Wonderful Life "Death Telegram / Gower's Deliverance"
Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: David Newman.- It's A Wonderful Life (Music From The Motion Picture).
- Kritzerland.
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Howard Blake
The Snowman "The Story Of The Snowman"
Orchestra: Sinfonia of London. Conductor: Howard Blake.- The Snowman.
- CBS Records.
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Vince Guaraldi
A Charlie Brown Christmas "Christmas Time Is Here"
Composer: Lee Mendelson. Ensemble: Vince Guaraldi Trio. Choir: Choristers from St. Paul's Episcopal Church.- A Charlie Brown Christmas.
- Fantasy.
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Cyril Mockridge
Miracle on 34th Street "Suite"
Orchestrator: Alfred Newman. Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: David Newman.- Sundance Film Music Series, Vol.1.
- Telarc.
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Irving Berlin
Holiday Inn "White Christmas (Finale)"
Performer: Bing Crosby. Orchestra: Studio Orchestra.- Original Soundtrack Recording Of The Classic 1942 Film "Holiday Inn".
- Sountrak.
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