98. Approximately half of the 30 best-selling Christmas songs by ASCAP members in 2015 were written by Jewish composers. There's never been such a day [85] Perceiving a competitive advantage in being the first in a market to begin playing Christmas music, it is not uncommon for some stations to adopt the format prior to Thanksgiving, or even as early as late-October. "Bohemian Rhapsody" is the only recording to have ever been Christmas number one twice, in both 1975 and 1991. Each year since 2008 has seen protest campaigns to outsell the X Factor single (which benefits from precisely-timed release and corresponding media buzz) and prevent it from reaching number one. 1955: "The First Snowfall" written by Paul Francis Webster, Sonny Burke and recorded by, 1961: "The Merriest" and "Seven Shades of Snow", written by Connie Pearce and Arnold Miller; released by, 1961: "We Wish You the Merriest", written and recorded by. ), According to Crosby's nephew, Howard Crosby, "I once asked Uncle Bing about the most difficult thing he ever had to do during his entertainment career… He said in December, 1944, he was in a USO show with Bob Hope and the Andrews Sisters. It is included on A Christmas Gift for You from Philles Records, sung by Darlene Love; on Barbra Streisand's A Christmas Album; on the Carpenters' Christmas Portrait, sung by Karen Carpenter; on Neil Diamond's The Christmas Album; on Bette Midler's Cool Yule; on Libera's Christmas Album; and on Crash Test Dummies' Jingle All the Way. Other favorites like "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" (Brenda Lee, 1958), "Jingle Bell Rock" (Bobby Helms, 1957) and John Lennon and Yoko Ono's "Happy Xmas" (1971), scored well in one study. [5] He subsequently recorded the song with the John Scott Trotter Orchestra and the Ken Darby Singers and for Decca Records in 18 minutes on May 29, 1942, and it was released on July 30 as part of an album of six 78-rpm discs from the musical film Holiday Inn. What is known as Christmas music today, coming to be associated with the holiday season in some way, has often been adopted from works initially composed for other purposes. [20] Antonio Vivaldi composed the Violin Concerto RV270 "Il Riposo per il Santissimo Natale" ("For the Most Holy Christmas"). [90], In 1952, Mantovani and his orchestra reached No. This holiday pop song by Burl Ives is the leading track on his Christmas album. [7] Music in itself soon became one of the greatest tributes to Christmas, and Christmas music includes some of the noblest compositions of the great musicians. Jenkins. "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town" as sung by Bruce Springsteen and Bon Jovi in 2003. "Light-hearted Australian Christmas songs" have become "an essential part of the Australian Christmas experience." Directed by R.C. 16). [citation needed]. [95][96] On September 30, 2015, WEBC in Duluth similarly switched from sports to all-Christmas as a stunt, which led into an early-October flip to classic rock as Sasquatch 106.5.[97][98][99]. Many novelty songs employ unusual lyrics, subjects, sounds, or instrumentation, and may not even be particularly musical. "Fairytale of New York", released by The Pogues in 1987, is regularly voted the British public's favourite-ever Christmas song. "The Chipmunk Song" is the last Christmas/holiday song to reach No. [4] Christmas carols in the English language first appear in a 1426 work of John Awdlay, an English chaplain, who lists twenty five "caroles of Cristemas", probably sung by groups of 'wassailers' who would travel from house to house. (No. "[58], Other popular Australian Christmas songs include: 'White Wine in the Sun" by Tim Minchin, "Aussie Jingle Bells" by Bucko & Champs, "Christmas Photo" by John Williamson, "Go Santa, Go" by The Wiggles, and "Six White Boomers" by Russel Coight. Sitting by the pool Due to its seasonal theme, it is often regarded as a Christmas song in the Northern Hemisphere.Since its original recording by Richard Himber, it has been covered by over 200 different artists.. Crosby's version of the song also holds the distinction of being ranked No. The publication of Christmas music books in the 19th century, such as Christmas Carols, New and Old (Bramley and Stainer, 1871), played an important role in widening the popular appeal of carols. The Beatles, Spice Girls, and LadBaby are the only artists to have achieved consecutive Christmas number-one hits on the UK Singles Chart. New mythical characters are created, defined, and popularized by these songs; "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer", adapted from a major retailer's promotional poem, was introduced to radio audiences by Gene Autry in 1949. In the United Kingdom, songs not explicitly tied to Christmas are popularly played during the year-end holidays. Though overtly religious, and authored (at least partly) by a writer of many church hymns, no drumming child appears in any biblical account of the Christian nativity scene. "A Marshmallow World" (sometimes called "It's a Marshmallow World") was written in 1949 by Carl Sigman (lyrics) and Peter DeRose (music). In the United States, it is common for local radio stations to gradually begin adding Christmas music to their regular playlists in late-November, typically after Thanksgiving (which is generally considered the official start of the holiday season), and sometimes culminating with all-Christmas music by Christmas itself. [81] In 2017, Chicago's WLIT-FM roughly quadrupled its audience share between November (2.8) and December (12.4) after making the switch. He just said "I don't think we have any problems with that one, Irving. The earliest examples are hymnographic works (chants and litanies) intended for liturgical use in observance of both the Feast of the Nativity and Theophany, many of which are still in use by the Eastern Orthodox Church. The newest came together in the mid- to late-19th century. [29], Irving Berlin's opening verse is often dropped in recordings. The song managed to chart on the Hot Digital Songs for the first time in 2005, peaking at No. In addition to Bing Crosby, major acts that have popularized and successfully covered a number of the titles in the top 30 most performed Christmas songs in 2015 include Frank Sinatra, Elvis Presley, Andy Williams, and the Jackson 5. [10] Many older Christmas hymns were also translated or had lyrics added to them during this period, particularly in 1871 when John Stainer published a widely influential collection entitled "Christmas Carols New & Old". "Peace on Earth" was written by Ian Fraser, Larry Grossman, and Alan Kohan as a counterpoint to "The Little Drummer Boy" (1941) to make David Bowie comfortable recording "Peace on Earth/Little Drummer Boy" with Bing Crosby on September 11, 1977 – for Crosby's then-upcoming television special, Bing Crosby's Merrie Olde Christmas.[76]. 7 on Billboard's pop singles chart (two more times: December 1945, No. Famously, Cromwell's interregnum prohibited all celebrations of the Christmas holiday. [7] The re-recording is recognizable by the addition of flutes and celesta in the beginning. [91] The Drifters rendition of this song can be heard in the films Home Alone and The Santa Clause. Re-released by Decca, the single returned to the No. The Armed Forces Network was flooded with requests for the song. Both score well ahead of all others on the list of top twenty Christmas songs in the UK. The Kinks did "Father Christmas" in 1977, and Elmo & Patsy came out with "Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer" in 1979. The Beatles annually between 1963 and 1965 (with a fourth in 1967), the Spice Girls between 1996 and 1998, and LadBaby in both 2018 and 2019 (with the novelty songs "We Built This City" and "I Love Sausage Rolls"). 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[59], The Australian carols that do exist are mostly novelty re-workings of existing songs with the holly and the ivy replaced by gum trees and wattle. 's "Last Christmas" (No. As the secular mythos of the holiday (such as Santa Claus in his modern form) emerged in the 19th century, so too did secular Christmas songs. This attempt to ban the public celebration of Christmas can also be seen in the early history of Father Christmas. Celebratory or sentimental, and nostalgic in tone, they hearken back to simpler times with memorable holiday practices—expressing the desire either to be with someone or at home for Christmas. [102], In 2020, a version by Meghan Trainor, featuring Seth MacFarlane, went to No. [9] The song would feature in another Crosby film, the 1954 musical White Christmas, which became the highest-grossing film of 1954. It received a Song of the Year nomination at the 1998 Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) Music Awards. The popular books have proved to be a popular resource for choirs and church congregations in the English-speaking world, and remain in print today. 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They did an outdoor show in northern France… he had to stand there and sing 'White Christmas' with 100,000 G.I.s in tears without breaking down himself. The song premiered with the Boston Pops Orchestra in May 1948 with no association with Christmas. (2013), from the movie Frozen, features lyrics that are more of an illustration of the relationship between the two main characters than a general description of winter or the holidays, but its title rhetoric and the winter imagery used throughout the film have led it to be considered a holiday song. Kristen Bell and a cappella group Straight No Chaser "teamed up to poke fun at the modern seasons greeting" with "Text Me Merry Christmas": Straight No Chaser singer Randy Stine said of the song: "We wanted a Christmas song that spoke to how informal communication has become."[70]. Hello, Reindeer! [93][94], Playing Christmas music outside of the holiday season, or otherwise implying that the format is permanent, is a more obvious stunt. 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Services such as Muzak also distribute Christmas music to retail stores for use as in-store background music during the holidays. [13] Christmas festivities, including music, are also celebrated in a more secular fashion by such institutions as the Santa Claus Village, in Rovaniemi, Finland.[14]. 73 on Billboard's Hot 100 Airplay chart in January 1993. [11] Singing carols in church was instituted on Christmas Eve 1880 (Nine Lessons and Carols) in Truro Cathedral, Cornwall, England, which is now seen in churches all over the world. Lyricist Jerome "Jerry" Leiber and composer Mike Stoller wrote "Santa Claus Is Back in Town", which Elvis Presley debuted on his first Christmas album in 1957. In a UK poll in December 2012, "White Christmas" was voted fourth (behind "Fairytale of New York", "I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday" and "Merry Xmas Everybody") on the ITV television special The Nation's Favourite Christmas Song. [101], The Glee cast's version of the song entered the UK charts for the first time in 2018, four years after its release, at No. 9 on Billboard's pop singles chart in 1946, with backing vocals by the Lyn Murray Singers and backing orchestration by Paul Weston for Capitol. The "rival" groups produced by the series—the girl group Girls Aloud and the boy band One True Voice—finished first and second respectively on the charts. [12] Ronald D. Lankford, Jr., wrote, "During the 1940s, 'White Christmas' would set the stage for a number of classic American holiday songs steeped in a misty longing for yesteryear." have been number one in Christmas week. 1, 2012) are often heard around Christmas. Rolf Harris' "Six White Boomers", Colin Buchanan's "Aussie Jingle Bells", and the "Australian Twelve Days of Christmas",[56] proudly proclaim the differing traditions Down Under. "[80] American a capella group Pentatonix released their version of "Hallelujah", the 1984 song written by Leonard Cohen and covered famously by a number of acts, on their Christmas album shortly before the songwriter's death in 2016. 1, 1984, the second-biggest selling single in UK Chart history; two re-recordings also hit No. Two of the songs, "Carol of the Bells" and "Christmas Eve/Sarajevo 12/24", rely on the same melody. Paul Williams, President and chairman, American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP), The top thirty most-played holiday songs for the 2015 holiday season are ranked here, all titles written or co-written by ASCAP songwriters and composers.[31]. "Happy Xmas (War Is Over)" written and sung by John Lennon in 1971, the classic Christmas song that is also a plea for world peace. Hello, Snowman! 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The "most-hated Christmastime recording" is a rendition of "Jingle Bells" by Carl Weissmann's Singing Dogs, a revolutionary novelty song originally released in 1955, and re-released as an edited version in 1970. The Christmas number one, and to a lesser extent, the runner-up at number two, benefit from broad publicity. Its celebration was declared an offense by Parliament in 1647. Australian singer-songwriter Paul Kelly first released "How to Make Gravy" as part of a four-track EP November 4, 1996 through White Label Records. [92][93], In 1953, Bing Crosby sang "White Christmas" in a film made in Paris as part of the The Ford 50th Anniversary Show, a two-hour television special broadcast on NBC and CBS. 1 on any US singles record chart totaling performance of all available records. "[7], The first public performance of the song was by Bing Crosby, on his NBC radio show The Kraft Music Hall on Christmas Day, 1941, a few weeks after the attack on Pearl Harbor. Although Crosby dismissed his role in the song's success, saying later that "a jackdaw with a cleft palate could have sung it successfully",[19] he was associated with it for the rest of his career. Each of these has a rich history, some dating back many centuries. The 13th century saw the rise of the carol written in the vernacular, under the influence of Francis of Assisi. (1962), and "Mary, Did You Know?" Other titles and recordings added to the popular Christmas song canon include: "I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm", written by Irving Berlin, was introduced in the musical film On the Avenue by Dick Powell and Alice Faye in 1937. [110] Numerous Internet radio services also offer Christmas music channels, some of them available year-round. By far the most recorded Christmas song is "White Christmas" by Irving Berlin (born Israel Isidore Beilin in Russia)—who also wrote "Happy Holiday"—with well over 500 versions in dozens of languages. These treasured songs are very special to so many people and are a beloved part of ASCAP's repertoire. Tune of traditional English Christmas carol transcribed by CambridgeBayWeather. Various composers from the Baroque era to the 21st century have written Christmas cantatas and motets. Like other customs associated with popular Catholic Christianity, it earned the disapproval of Protestant Puritans. "Stop the Cavalry", written and performed by English musician Jona Lewie in 1980, was intended as a war protest. Arcangelo Corelli composed the Christmas Concerto in 1690. ", "The Christmas song is a genre in its own right . [87], In some markets, there may be one dominant broadcaster of Christmas music, but this is not always the case. Since its release, "White Christmas" has been covered by multiple artists, with the version sung by Bing Crosby being the world's best-selling single (in terms of sales of physical media) with estimated sales in excess of 50 million copies worldwide. [99] The version released on Andrea Bocelli 2009 album, My Christmas, reached No. [89] In 1980, Darts's version peaked at No. Many began in non-English speaking countries, often with non-Christmas themes, and were later converted into English carols with English lyrics added—not always translated from the original, but newly created—sometimes as late as the early 20th century. 2 on the "Songs of the Century" list, behind only Judy Garland's "Over the Rainbow," as voted by members of the RIAA. In the UK, the Festive Fifty list of songs as voted for by listeners is broadcast starting on Christmas Day, originally by DJ John Peel, and nowadays by Internet radio station Dandelion Radio. In the script as originally conceived, Reynolds, not Crosby, would sing the song. [7], The sun is shining, the grass is green, Christmas novelty songs include many sung by young teens, or performed largely for the enjoyment of a young audience. It remained in that position until well into the new year.
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