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For the inaugural Great Songs of Christmas, Arnold amassed a collection of timeless songs that included the Mormon Tabernacle Choir singing "Silent Night" and the Leonard Bernstein–led New York ...
In 1961 jazz vocalist Mark Murphy recorded the song on his 1962 Riverside Records album Rah track 8 [2] [3] In 1964, Jack Jones became the first of many artists to include the song on a Christmas album. [4] In 1965, a popular version of the song performed by Diana Ross and The Supremes was included in the group's album release Merry Christmas. [5]
The Magic of Christmas is a 1960 album by Nat King Cole, arranged and conducted by Ralph Carmichael. [ 3 ] This was Cole's only complete album of Christmas songs , although he had recorded several holiday singles earlier in his career.
Not intended to be a Christmas song, though the characteristic "jingling bells" are featured in the song, as well as talk of the holiday. "Christmas Auld Lang Syne" Bobby Darin: 1960 Peaked at No. 51 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart in 1961. [111] [119] The B-side "Child of God" also charted for one week in 1960. "Christmas (Baby Please ...
The song’s titular film soon after became a hit as well, as White Christmas was the most successful movie in 1954.. This was the #1 box office hit of 1954, with rentals of $12 million, beating ...
American music chart publisher Billboard magazine began publishing annual Christmas singles and albums charts, the Billboard Best Bets for Christmas, [a] in surveys from 1963 to 1973 for a total of 46 weeks. Each survey included a top-selling Christmas LP's and a Christmas Singles chart that ran for 3–5 weeks each holiday season expanding in ...
The genre is an industry unto itself, and the greats of music have made holiday songs. But with so many seasonal tunes, there are a few clunkers as well. Here are the 10 worst, in chronological order.
Retitled The Christmas Song, the album was issued in 1963 as Capitol W-1967(mono) / SW-1967(stereo) and today is available both on compact disc and streaming on iTunes. This recording of "The Christmas Song" has also been included on numerous compilation albums of Christmas pop standards (for example, WCBS-FM's Ultimate Christmas Album Volume 3).