The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)

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Relationships

lyricist:Mel Tormé (“The Velvet Fog”)
Robert Wells (songwriter) (from 1944 until 1945)
composer:Mel Tormé (“The Velvet Fog”) (from 1944 until 1945)
publisher:Chappell/Morris Ltd.
MPL Music Publishing Inc.
Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd.
Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP)
Warner Chappell Ltd.
Warner/Chappell Music Australia Pty. Ltd.
Edwin H. Morris & Co., Inc. (a division of MPL Communications Inc.) (from 1946 to present)
lyrics page:https://genius.com/Barry-manilow-the-christmas-song-chestnuts-roasting-on-an-open-fire-lyrics [info]
https://genius.com/Barry-manilow-the-christmas-song-lyrics [info]
SecondHandSongs:https://secondhandsongs.com/work/3013 [info]
Wikidata:Q686433 [info]
referred to in medleys:Mix 3 (The Best Xmas Party Ever!) (order: 1)
Megamix 3 (It Must Be Christmas) (order: 2)
Mix Three (Greatest Ever Christmas Party Megamix) (order: 2)
later translated versions:Joululaulu (Hiljaa leijaa maahan hiutaleet)
Joyeux Noël
Julesangen
Min barndoms jul
クリスマスの歌
later versions:Captain’s Roastin’
Het kerstlied
is the basis for:The Christmas Song
arrangements:Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire (lo‐fi arrangement)
Rimfrostjul (The Christmas Song, "Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire") (translated)
The Christmas Song (arr. John Rutter)
The Christmas Song (Carla Bley arrangement)
The Christmas Song
The Christmas Song (arr. Chris Walden)
The Christmas Song (arr. Peter Knight)
The Christmas Song (arr. for Béla Fleck & the Flecktones)

Recordings

DateTitleAttributesArtistLength
recordings
1945-12-25The Christmas SongDinah Shore2:07
1946-06-14The Christmas Song (First Recording, 1946-06-14; the King Cole Trio)coverKing Cole Trio3:15
1946-06-14The Christmas Song (First Recording, 1946-06-14; the King Cole Trio; Membran Music remaster)coverKing Cole Trio3:15
1946-08-19The Christmas Song (Second Recording, 1946-08-19; the King Cole Trio with String Choir; remaster)coverNat King Cole3:13
1946-08-19The Christmas Song (Second Recording, 1946-08-19; the King Cole Trio with String Choir; Membran Music remaster)coverKing Cole Trio3:13
1946-08-19The Christmas Song (Merry Christmas to You) (Second Recording, 1946-08-19; the King Cole Trio with String Choir)coverKing Cole Trio3:13
1946-12-25The Christmas Song (mx. JB 337)Bing Crosby2:56
1947-03-19The Christmas SongcoverBing Crosby with The Ken Darby Singers and John Scott Trotter and His Orchestra2:55
1947-12-23The Christmas Songcover and liveFred Waring & His Pennsylvanians3:06
1950-09-06That Christmas FeelingBing Crosby3:03
1953-08-24The Christmas Song (Merry Christmas to You) (Third Recording, 1953-08-24; Nat King Cole with orchestra conducted by Nelson Riddle)coverNat King Cole3:15
1954-12-15The Christmas Song (live, 1954-12-15: The Crecendo Club, Hollywood)liveMel Tormé3:05
1957-07-17The Christmas SongcoverFrank Sinatra3:29
1957-12-12The Christmas Song (recorded 1957-12-12 for The Ford Road Show)Rosemary Clooney with Buddy Cole & His Trio2:18
1960-06-15The Christmas Song (Merry Christmas to You)coverPeggy Lee2:31
1960-07-15The Christmas Song (alternate take)coverElla Fitzgerald3:41
1960-08-05The Christmas SongcoverElla Fitzgerald3:03
1961-03-30The Christmas Song (Merry Christmas to You) (fourth recording, 1961-03-30; Nat King Cole with orchestra conducted by Ralph Carmichael, stereo)coverNat King Cole3:12
1961-06-29The Christmas SongcoverCarmen McRae3:57
1961-10The Christmas SonginstrumentalThe Ramsey Lewis Trio3:19
1961The Christmas SongMel Tormé2:46
1961The Christmas Song (1961 version)coverNat ‘King’ Cole3:13
1963The Christmas SongcoverAndy Williams2:34
1964-09-29The Christmas SonginstrumentalJimmy Smith4:32
1964-10-22The Christmas SongThe Drifters2:29
1964-11-24The Christmas SonginstrumentalBobby Timmons5:17
1965-02 – 1965-10-28The Christmas Song (take 11 / October 28, 1965)coverVince Guaraldi Trio3:19
1965-10-28The Christmas SongcoverVince Guaraldi3:17
1965-10-28The Christmas Song (take 1 / October 28, 1965)coverVince Guaraldi Trio3:28
1965-10-28The Christmas Song (take 8 / October 28, 1965)coverVince Guaraldi Trio1:51
1965-10-28The Christmas Song (take 9 / October 28, 1965)coverVince Guaraldi Trio3:20
1965-10-28The Christmas Song (take 10 / October 28, 1965)coverVince Guaraldi Trio3:11
1965-10-28The Christmas Song (takes 2-3 / October 28, 1965)coverVince Guaraldi Trio4:11
1965-10-28The Christmas Song (takes 4-7 / October 28, 1965)coverVince Guaraldi Trio1:40
1966-08-17 – 1966-08-18The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)coverPercy Faith His Orchestra and Chorus2:44
1966-10-28The Christmas SongcoverBooker T. & the MG’s3:21
1968The Christmas SongSérgio Mendes & Brasil ’664:18
1970-07-07The Christmas SonginstrumentalDexter Gordon5:23
1970The Christmas Song (1970 recording)Mel Tormé3:14
1972-08-14 – 1972-08-16Christmas SonginstrumentalGary Mann2:16
1972The Christmas SonginstrumentalHank Crawford3:38
1976-10-06Christmas Medleycover and medleyThe Salsoul Orchestra12:08
1977-12The Christmas Songinstrumental and liveThe Red Garland Trio7:20
1987-09The Christmas SongcoverPharoah Sanders7:25
1990-02 – 1990-05The Christmas SongcoverMaureen McGovern4:03
1990-11-11Let It Be Me (The Christmas Song) (live, 1990-11-11: Mountain Stage, Charleston, WV, USA)cover, live and medleyLaura Nyro2:43
1990Let It Be Me / The Christmas SongmedleyLaura Nyro2:52
1991-12-08Medley: The Christmas Song and Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas (live, 1991-12-08: Carnegie Hall, New York City, USA)live and medleyKathleen Battle, Frederica von Stade, André Previn4:45
1991-12-08The Christmas Song (live, 1991-12-08: Carnegie Hall, New York City, USA)medleyKathleen Battle, Tony Falanga, André Previn, James Saporito4:48
1991-12-08The Christmas Song (live, 1991-12-08: Carnegie Hall, New York City, USA)Kathleen Battle, Tony Falanga, André Previn, James Saporito4:48
1991-12-12The Christmas SonginstrumentalWalter Bishop, Jr.5:16
1992-09Christmas SonginstrumentalAndré Gagnon3:45
1992-09 – 1992-11The Christmas Songcover and instrumentalBruce Cameron2:22
1992The Christmas Song (1992 recording)Mel Tormé3:15
1992The Christmas Song (Fourth Recording, 1992)Mel Tormé3:19
1993-04The Christmas SonginstrumentalMichał Urbaniak5:10
1993-12-15The Christmas Song (live, 1993-12-15: Andy Williams Moon River Theatre, Branson, MO, USA)liveAndy Williams3:57
1995-12-23The Christmas Songcover and liveNatalie Cole, Wiener Symphoniker3:36
1998-06-17The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)coverJimmy Ponder2:44
1998-12The Christmas SongAnne Sofie von Otter3:27
2000-12-21The Christmas Songcover and liveTony Bennett3:26
2001The Christmas SongcoverTor Endresen & Anne-Sophie3:18
2002The Christmas SonginstrumentalThe Ventures3:10
2003-05The Christmas SongThe Gents2:28
2003-12-21The Christmas SongliveChildren's Chorus of Washington, Joan Gregoryk2:20
2003Christmas Medley: A. Deck the Halls / B. Jingle Bell Rock / C. The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire) (live, 2003: A&E’s A Barry Manilow Christmas)cover, live and medleyBarry Manilow?:??
2003The Christmas Song (2003 recording)coverMichael Bublé4:16
2005The Christmas SongcoverDiana Krall4:24
2007-12The Christmas Song (BoA THE LIVE "X'mas")cover and liveBoA?:??
2010-12-12Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire (live, 2010‐12‐12: Blue Note, Milan, Italy)cover and liveSteve Hogarth2:16
2011Christmas Songcover and liveMonti Beton & Johann K.3:58
2012-12-08クリスマス・ソング (live, 2012-12-08: Katsushika Symphony Hills Mozart Hall, Katsushika, Tokyo, Japan)cover and live杉山清貴?:??
2014-01-08 – 2014-01-12The Christmas songThe Choir of Trinity College Cambridge, Stephen Layton2:20
2014-12-11The Christmas Song (live, 2014‐12‐11: The Forum, London, England, UK)cover and liveMarillion4:11
2014-12-13The Christmas Song (live, 2014‐12‐13: Le Splendid, Lille, France)cover and liveMarillion3:12
2016-12-09The Christmas Song (live, 2016-12-09: Katsushika Symphony Hills Mozart Hall, Katsushika, Tokyo, Japan; 5.1 mix)cover and live杉山清貴?:??
2016-12-09The Christmas Song (live, 2016-12-09: Katsushika Symphony Hills Mozart Hall, Katsushika, Tokyo, Japan)cover and live杉山清貴?:??
2018-08-26 – 2018-08-28The Christmas SongcoverThe Monkees3:40
2018-12THE CHRISTMAS SONGcover and liveBoA?:??
2021-12-11The Christmas Song (live, 2021-12-11: A Very QT Christmas 2021)cover and liveLudwig5:44
2022-12-02The Christmas Song (live, 2022-12-02: A Very QT Christmas 2022)cover and liveLudwig3:41
2022-12-10Feeling Good / The Christmas Song (Chestnuts) (live, 2022‐12‐10: United Palace, Washington Heights, NY, USA)cover, live and medleyAlicia Keys8:22
2022The Christmas SongcoverBackstreet Boys3:41
2023-12-16The Christmas Song (live, 2023-12-16: Fine Arts Theatre, Beverly Hills, CA, USA)cover and liveLudwig4:48
2023The Christmas SongcoverMark Tremonti3:43
A Christmas Songinstrumental[christmas music]4:02
A Christmas SongMel Tormé4:27
Chestnuts RoastingcoverArcade Fire3:09
Chestnuts Roasting on an Open FirecoverKnightsbridge Singers3:31
Chestnuts Roasting on an Open FireMel Tormé3:05
Chestnuts Roasting on an Open FirecoverDonnie Sanders5:37
Chestnuts Roasting on an Open FirecoverThe Muppets?:??
Chestnuts Roasting on an Open FireMel Tormé3:13
Chestnuts Roasting on an Open FirecoverRada2:45
Chestnuts Roasting on an Open FirecoverRob Schwimmer2:15
Chestnuts Roasting on an Open FirecoverDavis Gaines2:38
Chestnuts Roasting on an Open FireinstrumentalRoger Williams4:11
Chestnuts Roasting On An Open FirecoverJoyride and Crabbz3:20
Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire (The Christmas Song)coverHayley Westenra3:10
Christmas for Moderns: The First Noel / White Christmas / O Come All Ye Faithful / The Christmas Song / Silent Night / Jingle BellsmedleyMaynard Ferguson7:04
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