The Douyou Pops 1 Christmas to Fuyu no Uta Shuu (ザ・童謡ポップス1 クリスマスと冬のうた集; The Children's Songs Pops 1 Christmas and Winter Songs Collection) is the first album in the Douyou Pops series. The album was released on November 29, 2001.
Contents
Tracklist[edit | edit source]
- Jingle Bell (ジングルベル; Jingle Bells) - Yaguchi Mari, Ayaka, Matsuura Aya, Ishii Rika
- Aka Hana no Tonakai (赤鼻のトナカイ; Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer) - Kago Ai, Ogawa Makoto, Ayaka
- Santa Claus ga Yattekuru (サンタクロースがやってくる; Here Comes Santa Claus) - Yoshizawa Hitomi, Kago Ai, Asami, Ishii Rika
- Yuki no Odori (雪のおどり; Snow Dance) - Yaguchi Mari, Ishikawa Rika, Niigaki Risa, Asami
- Kaze mo Yuki mo Tomodachi da (風も雪も友達だ; Frosty the Snowman) - Abe Natsumi, Niigaki Risa, Ishii Rika
- Santa ga Machi ni Yattekuru (サンタが街にやってくる; Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town) - Yasuda Kei, Rinne, Ayaka, Matsuura Aya
- Mama ga Santa ni Kiss Shita (ママがサンタにキッスした; I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus) - Yasuda Kei, Tsuji Nozomi, Rinne, Mika
- White Christmas (ホワイトクリスマス)- Abe Natsumi, Takahashi Ai, Mika, Ishii Rika (chorus)
- Omedetou Christmas (おめでとうクリスマス; We Wish You a Merry Christmas) - Iida Kaori, Konno Asami, Asami, Ayaka, Mika
- Morobito Kozorite (もろびとこぞりて; Joy to the World) - Iida Kaori, Asami, Ayaka, Mika, Ishii Rika
- Yuki (ゆき; Snow) - Tsuji Nozomi, Konno Asami, Rinne
- Oshougatsu (お正月; New Year) - Yoshizawa Hitomi, Rinne, Ayaka, Ishii Rika
- Ichigetsu Ichijitsu (一月一日; First Day of January) - Goto Maki, Ishikawa Rika, Takahashi Ai, Ogawa Makoto
- Tako no Uta (たこの歌; Kite Song) - Goto Maki, Matsuura Aya
- Kiyoshi Kono Yoru (きよしこの夜; Silent Night) - Morning Musume, Country Musume, Coconuts Musume, Ishii Rika
Featured Members[edit | edit source]
- Morning Musume
- 1st Generation: Iida Kaori, Abe Natsumi
- 2nd Generation: Yasuda Kei, Yaguchi Mari
- 3rd Generation: Goto Maki
- 4th Generation: Ishikawa Rika, Yoshizawa Hitomi, Tsuji Nozomi, Kago Ai
- 5th Generation: Takahashi Ai, Konno Asami, Ogawa Makoto, Niigaki Risa
- Country Musume
- Coconuts Musume
- Matsuura Aya
- Ishii Rika
TV Performances[edit | edit source]
Kiyoshi Kono Yoru
- [2000.12.24] Hello! Morning Episode #38 - by Challenge Musume (Nakazawa Yuko, Iida Kaori, Abe Natsumi, Yasuda Kei) with Charmy Ishikawa (Ishikawa Rika)
Concert Performances[edit | edit source]
Santa ga Machi ni Yattekuru
- Yuko Nakazawa Christmas Live Tour 2004 Winter ~Watashi ga Omou Konna Christmas~ Live DVD - Nakazawa Yuko
White Christmas
- Yuko Nakazawa Christmas Live Tour 2004 Winter ~Watashi ga Omou Konna Christmas~ Live DVD - Nakazawa Yuko
Kiyoshi Kono Yoru
Trivia[edit | edit source]
- Lehua is credited in the booklet as part of Coconuts Musume, but doesn't sing in any of the songs.
- Iida Kaori did the cover illustrations
- First press came with a sticker.
- All the tracks are covers of famous American Christmas songs, except track #4 (Yuki no Odori) which originally is a Czechoslovakian folk song, track #10 which is Hymn 112, track #11 and track #14 which are songs by the Japanese Ministry of Education, and track #12 and #13 which are Japanese winter songs.
- "White Christmas" was popularized by Bing Crosby, and his version has the record of being the world's best-selling single with estimated sales in excess of 50 million copies worldwide.
- PVs for "Aka Hana no Tonakai" and "Yuki" are featured on Hello! Project Douyou Eizou Shuu ~Ponkikies21~.
External Links[edit | edit source]
- Discography Hello! Project
- Lyrics: Jingle Bell, Aka Hana no Tonakai, Santa Claus ga Yattekuru, Yuki no Odori, Kaze mo Yuki mo Tomodachi da, ga Machi ni Yattekuru, Mama ga Santa ni Kiss Shita, White Christmas, Omedetou Christmas, Morobito Kozorite, Yuki, Oshougatsu, Ichigetsu Ichijitsu, Tako no Uta, Kiyoshi Kono Yoru
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