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

Companies, etc.

• Phonographic Copyright (p) – A&M Records, Inc.
• Copyright (c) – A&M Records, Inc.
• Manufactured By – Alfa Records, Inc

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/Gribbit*
• 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

℗&© 1984 A&M Records, Inc.
℗ 1978 A&M Records, Inc. (tracks 4-12, 16, 17, 20, 21)

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Rights Society: JASRAC
• Other: ¥ 3.200

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

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