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Man roasting chestnuts on an open fire. According to Tormé, the song was written in July 1945 [1] during an exceptionally hot summer. It was in an effort to "stay cool by thinking cool" that the most-performed (according to BMI) Christmas song of all time was born.
He composed the music for "The Christmas Song" ("Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire") and co-wrote the lyrics with Bob Wells. Tormé won two Grammy Awards and was nominated a total of 14 times. Tormé won two Grammy Awards and was nominated a total of 14 times.
The song that came to be known as "Jingle Bells" was published under the name "The One Horse Open Sleigh" in 1857. [19] The earliest printing of the lyrics to "Away in a Manger" dates back to 1885. [20] Of the songs on the album composed in the 20th century, "Sweet Little Jesus Boy" is the oldest, written on Christmas Eve, 1932. [21]
The quintessential Christmas crush song, Mariah Carey's "All I Want for Christmas Is You" finally hit No. 1 in 2019—25 years after its initial release! 2. Nat King Cole, "The Christmas Song"
RuPaul released a Christmas record in 2018 that has a multitude of great songs, but "Hey Sis, It's Christmas" is one of the funniest—and let's just say it's definitely not safe for work. 4.
Robert Wells has written or co-written over 400 published songs. [3] Among the more notable ones: "The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)" with Mel Tormé (1945) "Re-Enlistment Blues" and "From Here to Eternity", both with Fred Karger, from the film From Here to Eternity (1953) "What Every Girl Should Know" with David Holt (1954)
Run-DMC, "Christmas in Hollis" The 1987 Special Olympics charity album, A Very Special Christmas, had some incredible contributions from A-list artists like Madonna, Whitney Houston, Bruce ...
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