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Anonymous broadside, Angus, Newcastle, 1774–1825. "The Twelve Days of Christmas" is a cumulative song, meaning that each verse is built on top of the previous verses. There are twelve verses, each describing a gift given by "my true love" on one of the twelve days of Christmas. There are many variations in the lyrics.
Songwriter (s) Josef Mohr, Franz Gruber. Producer (s) Bob Johnston. " 7 O'Clock News/Silent Night " is a song by American music duo Simon & Garfunkel from their third studio album, Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme (1966). The track is a sound collage juxtaposing a rendition of the Christmas carol "Silent Night" with a simulated "7 O'Clock News ...
Christmas. Songwriter (s) Robert Wells. Mel Tormé. " The Christmas Song " (commonly subtitled " Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire " or, as it was originally subtitled, " Merry Christmas to You ") is a classic Christmas song written in 1945 [note 1] by Robert Wells and Mel Tormé. The Nat King Cole Trio first recorded the song in June 1946.
11. The Pogues, "Fairytale of New York". If you're a little too happy on Christmas, tune in to this depressing but beautiful staple and take it down a notch. 12. Bruce Springsteen, "Santa Claus Is ...
Big City Greens ("Big City Greens Main Title Theme") – The Mowgli's; ("Do it All Again") – The Houghton Brothers. Big Love (" God Only Knows ") – Brian Wilson and Tony Asher (performed by The Beach Boys) The Big Valley – George Duning. The Bill Cosby Show (" Hikky Burr ") – Quincy Jones and Bill Cosby.
It was performed on the 1955 Academy Awards telecast by vocalist Peggy King. [5] The best-known recordings were made by Rosemary Clooney and Bing Crosby —who both appeared in the film—as well as some separate recordings by Eddie Fisher, Sonny Rollins, Andy Williams, Tammy Wynette, Jimmy Durante, and the Ray Conniff Singers.
The newest song in the top 30 most performed Christmas songs – "All I Want for Christmas is You", co-written and performed by Mariah Carey in 1994 – entered the list for the first time in 2015; the song hit the Billboard Hot 100 top 10 for the first time in 2017, [47] and was named "the UK's favourite Christmas song" the same year by The ...
It was recorded in a single day at Sarm West Studios in Notting Hill, London, in November 1984. "Do They Know It's Christmas" was released in the United Kingdom on 7 December 1984. [ 3 ] It entered the UK Singles Chart at number one where it remained for five weeks, becoming the Christmas number one of 1984. [ 4 ]