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In its place is a song entitled "Christmas Vacation" with music by Barry Mann, lyrics by Cynthia Weil and performed by Mavis Staples of The Staple Singers fame. [11] The song was covered in 2007 by High School Musical star Monique Coleman for the 2007 Christmas album Disney Channel Holiday. [12]
The indie rock band the Walkmen performed a version of the song in November 2010 for The A.V. Club 's Holiday Undercover series. [19] In 2015, the country group Zac Brown Band covered the song for the soundtrack of the film Vacation. [20] In 2024, indie music supergroup Fantastic Cat and American pop singer Kesha both released covers of the song.
" Mele Kalikimaka" (pronounced [ˈmɛlɛ kəˌlitiˈmɐkə]) is a Hawaiian-themed Christmas song written in 1949 by R. Alex Anderson. The song takes its title from the Hawaiian transliteration of "Merry Christmas", Mele Kalikimaka. [1] One of the earliest recordings of this song was by Bing Crosby and the Andrews Sisters in 1950 on Decca. [2]
1. ‘It’s The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year’ By Andy Williams (1963) Genre: Holiday Run Time: 2:31 While it was written specifically for his debut Christmas album, Williams made sure to ...
And speaking of this seasonal music, we've put together a list of 25 of the best religious Christmas songs! Whether you're turning on the radio, curating a Spotify playlist, or walking through a ...
Grande has a couple of Christmas EPs under her belt—2013’s Christmas Kisses and 2015’s Christmas & Chill. “Snow in California” and “Winter Things” have a permanent place on my playlist.
Her music has been included in soundtracks for various other films and television shows such as The Help, My Blueberry Nights, Dumplin', Charlie Wilson's War, and CSI: Miami. Staples performed the title theme song for 1989's National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation. [22]
In 1988, "Here Comes Santa Claus" was featured in Very Merry Christmas Songs which is part of the Disney Sing Along Songs collection. The song was also featured prominently in the popular 1989 Christmas movie National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation during the climax towards the end of the film.