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" O Tannenbaum" (German: [oː ˈtanənbaʊm]; "O fir tree"), known in English as "O Christmas Tree", is a German Christmas song. Based on a traditional folk song that was unrelated to the holiday, it became associated with the traditional Christmas tree .
Irishman Jim Connell wrote the song's lyrics in 1889 in Nicholas Donovan's house. [7] There are six stanzas, each followed by the chorus. It is normally sung to the tune of "Lauriger Horatius", better known as the German carol "O Tannenbaum" ("O Christmas Tree"), though Connell had wanted it sung to the tune of a pro-Jacobite Robert Burns anthem, "The White Cockade". [8]
"Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" is a Christmas song written by Johnny Marks and recorded by Brenda Lee in 1958; it has since been recorded by numerous other music artists. By the song's 50th anniversary in 2008, Lee's original version had sold over 15 million copies around the world with the 4th most digital downloads sold of any Christmas ...
Brenda Lee’s “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree” is officially the most popular song in the U.S. more than half of a century after it was first released. The 79-year-old artist dethroned ...
Perhaps the most iconic version of the song, other than the original Perry Como version, is the Carpenters’ recording on their 1984 LP release, An Old Fashioned Christmas. In 1987, the Muppets sang it in the ABC special, A Muppet Family Christmas. In 1992, Joe Pass recorded a jazz guitar instrumental cover for his holiday album, Six-String Santa.
When “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree” unexpectedly made a leap to No. 1 with the release of the latest chart news Monday, we quickly got her back on the phone for an update on just how ...
"Election Day" is the first single released by Duran Duran offshoot band, Arcadia. [ 2 ] It was released by Parlophone in October 1985 and subsequently hit the Top 10 on both sides of the Atlantic, peaking at No. 6 in the US and No. 7 in the UK.
It led to speculation that the song could make a resurgence in the runup to the general election on 4 July. The song was originally the sound of Tony Blair’s 1997 general election campaign.