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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 ...
26. Darren Criss Feat. Lainey Wilson, "Drunk on Christmas". Lainey Wilson joins the Glee alum for an intoxicating, silly country holiday tune. 27. Willie Nelson, "Pretty Paper". There have been a ...
Count Your Blessings (Instead of Sheep) " Count Your Blessings (Instead of Sheep) " is a popular song written by Irving Berlin and used in the 1954 film White Christmas. It is commonly performed as a Christmas song, although the lyrics make no reference to the December holiday. [1]
5. "I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas" by Gayla Peevey. Ten-year-old Gayla Peevey performed "I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas" in 1953 and her version remains one of the silliest (and the ...
"Jolly Old Saint Nicholas" is a Christmas song that originated with a poem by Emily Huntington Miller (1833–1913), published as "Lilly's Secret" in The Little Corporal Magazine in December 1865. The song's lyrics have also been attributed to Benjamin Hanby, who wrote a similar song in the 1860s, Up on the Housetop. However, the lyrics now in ...
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.
Behold, the history and fun facts behind everyone's favorite festive poem, along with all of the words to read aloud to your family this Christmas. Related: 50 Best 'Nightmare Before Christmas' Quotes
December 6, 1947. Genre. Novelty, Christmas. Label. RCA Victor. Songwriter (s) Donald Yetter Gardner. " All I Want for Christmas Is My Two Front Teeth " is a novelty Christmas song written in 1944 by Donald Yetter Gardner [1][2][3] while teaching music at public schools in Smithtown, New York. He asked his second grade class what they wanted ...