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"The Christmas Song" (commonly subtitled "Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire" or, as it was originally subtitled, "Merry Christmas to You") is a 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.
In the 2002 film Gosford Park, the guests at a country house are entertained by Novello (played by Jeremy Northam), who performs the song on the piano. In the film Johnny Got His Gun when the characters are celebrating a Christmas party; this clip was later used at the end of Metallica's music video, "One".
In the British TV sitcom Only Fools and Horses, "Old Shep" is Del Boy's favourite song about a dog. In the 1982 Christmas special "Diamonds Are for Heather," Del gets a local mariachi band to sing "Old Shep." At the end of the episode, after being dumped by Heather, he pays some Christmas carol singers to sing the song to cheer himself up.
"8 Days of Christmas" was released as the lead single from Destiny's Child's 2001 holiday album of the same name. The R&B hit was cowritten by Beyoncé, Kelly Rowland, and Errol McCalla Jr. and ...
This dog Christmas movie features a dog-loving girl who organizes a school pageant to help find homes for 101 doggies. Unfortunately, the town wants to ban dogs and issues a court order.
Innes's inspiration for the song was the title of a story in an old American pulp fiction crime magazine he came across at a street market. [1] Stanshall's primary contribution was to shape "Death Cab for Cutie" as a parody of Elvis Presley (notably Presley's 1957 hit "(Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear"), and he sang it as such, with undertones of 1950s doo-wop.
'Twas the Night Before Christmas History The poem, originally titled A Visit or A Visit From St. Nicholas , was first published anonymously on Dec. 23, 1823, in a Troy, New York newspaper called ...
The song was Milsap's 41st single to be released, and his 26th No. 1 hit on the country charts, [1] the song is highly regarded as one of Milsap's most popular songs. The song is also featured on numerous compilation albums ; including 40 #1 Hits and The Essential Ronnie Milsap .