Dear Michael: The Motown Collection

~ Release by Michael Jackson / Jackson 5 (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

1▶SHM-CD: Hello World: The Motown Solo Collection (disc 1) - Got to Be There / Ben
2▶SHM-CD: Hello World: The Motown Solo Collection (disc 2) - Music & Me / Forever, Michael
3▶SHM-CD: Hello World: The Motown Solo Collection (disc 3) - Looking Back to Yesterday / Farewell My Summer Love
4▶SHM-CD: Diana Ross Presents the Jackson 5 / ABC
5▶SHM-CD: Third Album / Maybe Tomorrow
6▶SHM-CD: Goin’ Back to Indiana / Lookin’ Through the Windows
7▶SHM-CD: Skywriter / Get It Together
8▶SHM-CD: Dancing Machine / Moving Violation
9▶SHM-CD: In Japan!
10▶SHM-CD: Joyful Jukebox Music / Boogie
11▼SHM-CD: Jackson 5 Christmas Album
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Motown Records (not for label use; use “Motown” instead) (in 2013)
recording of:
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
lyricist:
Ralph Blane (in 1943)
composer:
Hugh Martin (in 1943)
publisher:
EMI April Music Inc., EMI Feist Catalog Inc., EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), EMI Publishing, EMI United Partnership Ltd., J. Albert & Son, J. Albert & Son Pty. Ltd., Loew’s Incorporated (in 1943, in 1944) and Leo Feist, Inc. (in 1971, in 1972)
sub-publisher:
ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label), フジパシフィック音楽出版 SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music Inc. SBK Division) (until 2014-12-31) and フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music SBK Department) (from 2015-01-01 to present)
part of:
Meet Me in St. Louis (1944 musical film soundtrack)
The Jackson 55:19
2Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town
producer:
Hal Davis
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Motown Record Corporation (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1970) and Motown Records (not for label use; use “Motown” instead) (in 2013)
part of:
Billboard Hot 100: 2025-12-27 (number: 47)
cover recording of:
Santa Claus Is Coming to Town (in 1970)
lyricist:
Haven Gillespie (in 1932)
composer:
J. Fred Coots (in 1932)
publisher:
EMI Allans Music Australia Pty Ltd, EMI Feist Catalog Inc., EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd (not for release label use!), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), EMI United Partnership Ltd., Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd., Haven Gillespie Music Publishing, Jobete Music Co., Inc., Leo Feist Ltd, Leo Feist, Inc., SBK United Partnership and The Songwriters Guild
sub-publisher:
フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music SBK Department) and ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label)
The Jackson 53.52:24
3The Christmas Song
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
UMG Recordings, Inc. (operational headquarters of Universal Music Group, based in Santa Monica, USA; read annotations) (in 1970) and Motown Records (not for label use; use “Motown” instead) (in 2013)
recording of:
The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)
lyricist:
Mel Tormé (“The Velvet Fog”) and Robert Wells (songwriter) (from 1944 until 1945)
composer:
Mel Tormé (“The Velvet Fog”) (from 1944 until 1945)
publisher:
Chappell/Morris Ltd., MPL Music Publishing Inc., Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd., Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP), Warner Chappell, Warner Chappell Ltd., Warner Chappell Music (publisher as Warner/Chappell Music), Warner/Chappell Music Australia Pty. Ltd. and Edwin H. Morris & Co., Inc. (a division of MPL Communications Inc.) (from 1946 to present)
The Jackson 52:52
4Up on the House Top
arranger:
The Corporation (Motown songwriters)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Motown Records (not for label use; use “Motown” instead) (in 2013)
The Jackson 53:12
5Frosty the Snowman
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
UMG Recordings, Inc. (operational headquarters of Universal Music Group, based in Santa Monica, USA; read annotations) (in 1970) and Motown Records (not for label use; use “Motown” instead) (in 2013)
recording of:
Frosty the Snow Man
writer:
Steve Nelson (US songwriter who co-wrote “Frosty the Snowman”) and Walter E. Rollins (songwriter)
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, J. Albert & Son Pty. Ltd., Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09), Chappell & Co. (in 1950) and Hill and Range Songs, Inc. (publisher) (on 1950-06-02)
The Jackson 52:39
6The Little Drummer Boy
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Motown Records (not for label use; use “Motown” instead) (in 2013)
recording of:
Carol of the Drum (aka “The Little Drummer Boy”)
lyricist and composer:
Katherine K. Davis (Katherine Kennicott Davis) (in 1941)
additional composer:
Henry Onorati (in 1958) and Harry Simeone (in 1958)
publisher:
EMI Mills Music (ASCAP-affiliated), International Korwin Corp., Warner Chappell, Warner Chappell Music (publisher as Warner/Chappell Music), Belwin-Mills Publishing Corp. (in 1955) and Mills Music, Inc. (in 1964)
is based on:
Trad. (traditional Czech carol, became “Carol of the Drums”)
The Jackson 553:16
7Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Motown Records (not for label use; use “Motown” instead) (in 2013)
recording of:
Rudolph, the Red‐Nosed Reindeer
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Marks (American songwriter)
publisher:
Chappell & Co Ltd., Chappell Music Ltd., Warner Chappell, Warner Chappell Music (publisher as Warner/Chappell Music), Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019), St. Nicholas Music Publishing Co. (on 1949-05-09) and St. Nicholas Music Inc. (from 1950 to present)
arrangement of:
Rudolph, the Red‐Nosed Reindeer (for voice, choir and orchestra, Elms)
The Jackson 532:32
8Christmas Won't Be the Same This Year
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Motown Records (not for label use; use “Motown” instead) (in 2013)
The Jackson 52:31
9Give Love on Christmas Day
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Motown Records (not for label use; use “Motown” instead) (in 2013)
recording of:
Give Love on Christmas Day
writer:
Berry Gordy, Fonce Mizell, Freddie Perren, Deke Richards (American songwriter and record producer) and Christine Yarian
publisher:
Jobete Music Co., Inc.
The Jackson 53:04
10Someday at Christmas
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Motown Records (not for label use; use “Motown” instead) (in 2013)
recording of:
Someday at Christmas
writer:
Ron Miller (Motown songwriter Ronald Norman Miller) and Bryan Wells
publisher:
EMI Songs Australia Pty. Ltd., Jobete Music Co., Inc. and Ron Miller Legacy Songtrust Publishing LLC (BMI)
The Jackson 52:44
11I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Motown Records (not for label use; use “Motown” instead) (in 2013)
part of:
Billboard Hot 100: 2026-01-03 (number: 44)
cover recording of:
I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus
lyricist and composer:
Tommie Connor (English songwriter)
publisher:
Blue Ribbon Music Ltd., Campbell Connelly, E. H. Morris & Co. Ltd., Herman Music, Inc., Jewel Music Publishing Co., Inc. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Regent Music (BMI)
The Jackson 533:01
12Little Christmas Tree
recording of:
Little Christmas Tree
writer:
George S. Clinton (US songwriter, composer & session musician) and Artie Wayne (Wayne Kent)
Michael Jackson23:37
12▶SHM-CD: Pure Michael: Motown A Cappella (bonus disc)

Credits

Release group

includes:ABC by The Jackson 5 (The Jacksons, formerly “The Jackson 5”)
Ben by Michael Jackson (“King of Pop”)
Christmas Album by Jackson 5 (The Jacksons, formerly “The Jackson 5”)
Dancing Machine by The Jackson 5 (The Jacksons, formerly “The Jackson 5”)
Diana Ross Presents the Jackson 5 by The Jackson 5 (The Jacksons, formerly “The Jackson 5”)
Farewell My Summer Love by Michael Jackson (“King of Pop”)
Forever, Michael by Michael Jackson (“King of Pop”)
Get It Together by The Jackson 5 (The Jacksons, formerly “The Jackson 5”)
Goin’ Back to Indiana by The Jackson 5 (The Jacksons, formerly “The Jackson 5”)
Got to Be There by Michael Jackson (“King of Pop”)
In Japan! by The Jackson 5 (The Jacksons, formerly “The Jackson 5”)
Joyful Jukebox Music by The Jackson 5 (The Jacksons, formerly “The Jackson 5”) featuring Michael Jackson (“King of Pop”)
Lookin’ Through the Windows by The Jackson 5 (The Jacksons, formerly “The Jackson 5”)
Looking Back to Yesterday by Michael Jackson (“King of Pop”)
Maybe Tomorrow by The Jackson 5 (The Jacksons, formerly “The Jackson 5”)
Moving Violation by The Jackson 5 (The Jacksons, formerly “The Jackson 5”)
Music & Me by Michael Jackson (“King of Pop”)
Skywriter by The Jackson 5 (The Jacksons, formerly “The Jackson 5”)
Third Album by The Jackson 5 (The Jacksons, formerly “The Jackson 5”)