Tracklist

1	It Came Upon A Midnight Clear	0:40
Overture	(8:14)
2a	Happy Holiday
2b	The First Noel
2c	March Of The Toys
2d	Little Jesus
2e	I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus
2f	O Little Town Of Bethlehem
2g	In Dulce Jubilo
2h	Gesu Bambino
2i	Angels We Have Heard On High
3	An Old-Fashioned Christmas	2:12
4	Christmas Waltz	2:12
5	Sleigh Ride	2:39
6	It's Christmas Time	2:52
7	Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas	3:53
8	Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town	1:05
9	Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire)	3:38
10	Carol Of The Bells	1:38
11	Merry Christmas Darling	3:04
12	Christ Is Born	3:12
13	O Holy Night	3:09
14	Home For The Holidays	2:35
Medley	(3:41)
15a	Here Comes Santa Claus
15b	Frosty The Snowman
15c	Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer
15d	Good King Wenceslas
16	Winter Wonderland / White Christmas	5:17
17	Ave Maria	2:33
Selections From "Nutcracker"	(5:25)
18a	Overture Miniature
18b	Dance Of The Sugar Plum Fairies
18c	Valse Des Fleurs
19	Little Altar Boy	2:44
20	I'll Be Home For Christmas	3:48
21	Silent Night	3:19

Credits

• Arranged By – Billy May (tracks: 5, 7, 9, 20), Peter Knight (tracks: 2 to 4, 8, 10, 13 to 15, 18, 19), Richard Carpenter (tracks: 1, 11)
• Art Direction, Design – Chuck Beeson, Tim Bryant
• Bass [Electric] – Joe Osborn
• Double Bass – Peter Morgan*
• Drums – Barry Morgan, Cubby O'Brien, Ron Tutt
• Engineer – Eric Tomlinson, John Richards, Ray Gerhardt, Roger Young
• Engineer [Assistant] – Allan Rouse, Clyde Kaplan, Dave Ireland, Jim Cassell, Robert de la Garza
• Harp – Dorothy Remsen, Gayle Levant, Skiala Kanga*
• Illustration – Robert Tannenbaum
• Keyboards – Pete Jolly
• Mastered By – Arnie Acosta
• Producer – Jack Daugherty (tracks: 11)
• Producer [Associate] – Karen Carpenter (tracks: 4 to 12, 16, 17, 20, 21)
• Saxophone [Tenor] – Bob Messenger
• Vocals – Karen Carpenter, The English Chorale, The O.K. Chorale
• Vocals, Producer, Keyboards, Other [Conceived By] – Richard Carpenter

Notes

Entire CD plays continuously, and this Special Edition combines selected tracks from their 2 previous Christmas albums, Christmas Portrait and An Old Fashioned Christmas .

Tracks 1 -21 are 1984 A&M Records, Inc.
Printed in England
Inside CD notes:
"This album lovingly dedicated to the memory of my late sister and friend Karen, who was extremely fond of both Christmas and Christmas music."

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode: 082839517324
• Matrix / Runout: Mastered by Nimbus CAR CD 9 1
• Rights Society: MCPS/BIEM

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
CDMID 147, 393 173-2	Carpenters	Christmas Portrait ‎(CD, Album, RE, S/Edition)	A&M Records, A&M Records	CDMID 147, 393 173-2	UK	1984
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

Tracklist

1	O Come, O Come Immanuel
Overture
2a	Deck The Hall
2b	I Saw Three Ships
2c	Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
2d	God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
2e	Away In A Manger
2f	What Child Is This
2g	Carol Of The Bells
2h	O Come All Ye Faithful (Adeste Fideles)
3	Christmas Waltz
4	Sleigh Ride
5a	It's Christmas Time
5b	Sleep Well, Little Children
6	Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
7	Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town
8	Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire)
9	Silent Night
10	Jingle Bells
11a	First Snowfall
11b	Let It Snow
12	Carol Of The Bells
13	Merry Christmas Darling
14	I'll Be Home For Christmas
15	Christ Is Born
16a	Winter Wonderland
16b	Silver Bells
16c	White Christmas
17	Ave Maria

Companies, etc.

• Manufactured By – Polydor

Notes

Does not use Richard Carpenter's remixed tape.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode (Text): 0 82839 47262 3
• Barcode (Scanned): 082839472623
• Matrix / Runout: 394 726-2 01 #
• Rights Society: GEMA

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
CDMID 147, 393 173-2	Carpenters	Christmas Portrait ‎(CD, Album, RE, S/Edition)	A&M Records, A&M Records	CDMID 147, 393 173-2	UK	1984
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