Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
The Herald Angels Sing" (Music by Felix Mendelssohn and lyrics by Charles Wesley) "Silent Night" (Music by Joseph Mohr and lyrics by Franz Gruber) "Silver Bells" (Music and Lyrics by Jay Livingston and Ray Evans) "Toyland" (Words and Music by Victor Herbert) "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" (Words and Music by Hugh Martin and Ralph Blane)
The next Christmas the song was released again, with "God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen" as the flip side. [4] The same recorded version was released in the United Kingdom by HMV, [5] with the flip side "Tina Marie". This recording has appeared on many compilation albums over the years and remains a Christmas radio regular.
Ray Charles Robinson [a] (September 23, 1930 – June 10, 2004) was an American singer, songwriter, and pianist.He is regarded as one of the most iconic and influential musicians in history, and was often referred to by contemporaries as "The Genius".
While the lyrics make no mention of a holiday, it is commonly regarded as a Christmas song owing to its winter theme. The song was released in eight recordings in 1949—including well-known versions by Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Jordan, Hot Lips Page and Pearl Bailey, and by Dean Martin and Marilyn Maxwell—and has been covered numerous times ...
Ray Charles (born Charles Raymond Offenberg; September 13, 1918 – April 6, 2015) was an American musician, singer, songwriter, vocal arranger and conductor who was best known as organizer and leader of the Ray Charles Singers, who accompanied Perry Como on his records and television shows for 35 years [1] [2] and were also known for a series of 30 choral record albums produced in the 1950s ...
The Dick Cavett Show – Ray Charles Collection (Shout! Factory Theatre) 1972 and 1973 TV appearances; Soul of the Holy Land (Xenon) 1973 Israel tour; Ray Charles Live – In Concert with the Edmonton Symphony (Eagle Rock) 1981 performance; Ray Charles – 50 Years in Music (Image Entertainment) 1991 Pasadena, CA performance
In 1977, Robert Grossman, James Picker and Craig Whitaker created a clay animation short, Jimmy the C, in which U.S. President Jimmy Carter sings in Ray Charles' version of the song. [20] [21] [22] In 1979, the song was designated the State Song of Georgia, and Charles was invited to perform it at the state capitol. [3] [13]
Professor Longhair covered the song on several of his albums, including Rock 'n' Roll Gumbo (1974). It was covered by the UK new wave band Squeeze and featured on their 1980 album Argybargy deluxe edition as a live version. Jools Holland said Ray Charles was so impressed that Squeeze were doing a version, Ray sent the band his suit.