Hutchinson, Lydia (December 5, 2016). "The Christmas Song". Performingsongwriter.com. Archived from the original on October 2, 2020 . Retrieved November 3, 2020. As Tormé relates in his autobiography, 'Improbable though it may sound, 'The Christmas Song' was completed about 45 minutes later. Excitedly, we called Carlos Gastel [manager of Nat Cole and Peggy Lee], sped into Hollywood, played it for him, then for [lyricist] Johnny Burke, and then for Nat Cole, who fell in love with the tune. It took a full year for him to get into a studio to record it [in 1946], but his record finally came out in late fall of 1946; and the rest could be called our financial pleasure.' Boulevard of Broken Dreams" by Green Day ( Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt& Frank Edwin Wright III) (2005) Kent Music Report No 341 – 5 January 1981 > Platinum and Gold Albums 1980". Kent Music Report . Retrieved 26 December 2022– via Imgur.com.

Rosanna" by Toto ( David Hungate, Bobby Kimball, Steve Lukather, David Paich, Jeff Porcaro& Steve Porcaro) (1982) Mel Tormé himself made several recordings of the song, including versions released in 1955 (on his live Coral Records album At the Crescendo), 1961 (on his Verve Records album My Kind of Music), 1970 (on a Columbia Records promo single), 1990 (in a medley with " Autumn Leaves", on his live Concord Records album Mel Tormé Live at the Fujitsu–Concord Festival 1990), and 1992 (on his Telarc Records album Christmas Songs).The Christmas Song" (commonly subtitled " Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire" or, as it was originally subtitled, " Merry Christmas to You") is a classic Christmas song written in 1945 [note 1] by Robert Wells and Mel Tormé. Ultratop.be – Nat %22King%22 Cole – The Christmas Song" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved January 1, 2023. Top Singles (téléchargement + streaming)". Syndicat National de l'édition Phonographique . Retrieved December 30, 2019.

Holiday 100 (Week of December 31, 2022)". Billboard. December 31, 2022 . Retrieved December 28, 2022. Use Somebody" by Kings of Leon ( Caleb Followill, Jared Followill, Matthew Followill& Nathan Followill) (2009) Holiday 100 (Week of December 3, 2022)". Billboard. December 3, 2022 . Retrieved November 30, 2022. Smooth" by Santana (Rodney Holmes, Tony Lindsay, Karl Perazzo, Raul Rekow, Benny Rietveld, Carlos Santana& Chester Thompson) featuring Rob Thomas (1999)a b c d e f g h "Who Sang It Best? "The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)"?" . Retrieved October 20, 2021. Some reviewers thought this album missed the mark. They said that the highlights were few and far between and thought the original songs were cheesy. Others weren't fans of the overall sound and instrumentation.

Study: Ad Agencies Exhibit 'Pervasive Racial Discrimination' | News". AdAge.com. January 8, 2009 . Retrieved January 31, 2016. American album certifications – Nat King Cole – The Christmas Song". Recording Industry Association of America . Retrieved July 24, 2022. The Year in Music: 2000". Billboard. Vol.112, no.53. December 20, 2000. p.YE–50 . Retrieved September 20, 2023. Some reviewers were disappointed that this collection didn't contain more songs with Karen singing. Others felt that the album was unnecessarily long and could have included fewer songs. a b "Shawn Mendes – Chart history (Billboard Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard . Retrieved December 29, 2020.The Nat King Cole Trio first recorded the song in June 1946. At Cole's behest–and over the objections of his label, Capitol Records–a second recording was made in August utilizing a small string section. This version became a massive hit on both the pop and R&B charts. Cole again recorded the song in 1953, using the same arrangement with a full orchestra arranged and conducted by Nelson Riddle, and once more in 1961, in a stereophonic version with another full orchestra arranged and conducted by Ralph Carmichael. Cole's 1961 version is generally regarded as definitive and, in 2004, was the most-loved seasonal song with women aged 30–49; [7] while the original 1946 recording was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1974. [8] In 2022, the 1961 Nat King Cole recording was selected by the Library of Congress for preservation in the United States National Recording Registry as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant." [9] History [ edit ] Man roasting chestnuts on an open fire. He was the father of singer Natalie Cole (1950–2015), who covered her father's songs in the 1991 album Unforgettable... with Love.