James Brown Presents A Soulful Christmas · 2007

Don’t Forget The Poor At Christmas

2 recordings2 documented3 to look at

James Brown on this song:Performer

Recording · ISRCnot foundwhat streaming services report

not linked ✕

Composition · ISWCnot foundwhat societies pay writers on

Without this link a society can't tell which song a reported stream belongs to, so the writers' money waits. How to fix it →

Publishing · the song

Songwriting rights

James Brown’s rolewriters not in the open databases — if the artist wrote it, this side concerns themunknown

Composition in public datanot in the open music databases we read — your society may still have itnot found here ↗

Unclaimed-works listsnot on the 12 lists we checkednone found

Recording · the master

As performer

James Brown’s roleperformer on the recording — neighbouring rights applyperformer

ISRC (recording code)no ISRC in the open databases — your distributor has it; check it's registerednot found here ↗

Released inno release country in public datato check

Unidentified-plays listsnot on the lists we checkednone found

Where these statuses come from

Public music databases and societies' published lists. Societies' own registers can only be checked by you — the links below open them.

On the radio

“Don’t Forget The Poor At Christmas” was not found on the public stations we track

What we searched: 16 public stations

Playlists published by public broadcasters, loaded every night (back to 5 Oct 2025): BBC Radio 3 (United Kingdom), Double J (Australia), BBC Radio 1Xtra (United Kingdom), KEXP 90.3 FM Seattle (United States), triple j Unearthed (Australia), ABC Jazz (Australia), ABC Classic (Australia), Sveriges Radio P1 (Sweden), BBC Radio 2 (United Kingdom), triple j (Australia), Sveriges Radio P2 (Sweden), Sveriges Radio P3 (Sweden), Sveriges Radio P4 Stockholm (Sweden), Sveriges Radio P3 Din gata (Sweden), BBC Radio 1 (United Kingdom), BBC Radio 6 Music (United Kingdom).

Commercial radio, TV and most countries don't publish playlists, so a song missing here can still be played elsewhere. These plays are what authors' and performers' societies pay on — compare them with your statements.

Where to check

Start with your home society

Songwriting

ASCAP · United States ↗BMI · United States ↗The MLC · United States ↗AMRA · United States · website ↗GMR · United States · search ↗HFA · United States ↗SESAC · United States ↗

Recording

SoundExchange · United States ↗AFM & SAG-AFTRA Fund · United States · search ↗

Then every country where this song was released (none in public data): 7 songwriting and 2 recording societies.

Songwriting — all

ASCAP · United States ↗BMI · United States ↗The MLC · United States ↗AMRA · United States · website ↗GMR · United States · search ↗HFA · United States ↗SESAC · United States ↗

Recording — all

SoundExchange · United States ↗AFM & SAG-AFTRA Fund · United States · search ↗

How to fix it

Register the composition

Check with your own society whether the song is registered as a work, with every writer and their split.
If it is not, register it (title, writers, splits, IPI numbers) or ask your publisher or administrator to do it.
Ask for the ISWC once it is assigned and add it to your distributor's metadata.
In countries where you have no sub-publisher, check the work reached the local society; if not, ask your society to send it or claim it there.
Ask each society for back-payment of the periods they still allow you to claim.

Register the recording for neighbouring rights

Get the ISRC of the recording from your distributor or label.
Join the neighbouring-rights society of each country where the track is played (performers and producers can join).
Declare the recording with its ISRC and your role (featured, session, producer).
Claim the periods still open; in the US, also search SoundExchange's unclaimed list.

This song in money

What this song should earn per semester

Songwriting

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no writer credit for you in public data

Recording

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How this is calculated

Public estimate from 0 ListenBrainz listens, your share of the writer credits and your role on the recording — often low outside the UK and US, and streaming only.

The full method

Recordings of this song

Don’t Forget The Poor At ChristmasJames Brown Presents A Soulful Christmas · 2007

ISRC not in public data · you: performer

Don’t Forget the Poor at ChristmasThe Merry Christmas Album · 1999

ISRC not in public data · you: performer

Sources

Don’t Forget The Poor At Christmas (James Brown Presents A Soulful Christmas) on MusicBrainz ↗

Don’t Forget the Poor at Christmas (The Merry Christmas Album) on MusicBrainz ↗