The Christmas Song
Posted: Sunday, December 16, 2007
'The Christmas Song' still most popular
The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers which represents more than 260,000 music creators and copyright owners in its catalog, lists "The Christmas Song" ("Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire") as the most frequently played Christmas song in the first five years of the 21st Century.
Written by Robert Wells and singing great, Mel Torme on a hot summer day in 1945, the song became a seasonal classic with the release of Nat "King" Cole's 1946 recording and has more recently been covered by numerous artists, including Celine Dion, Luther Vandross, Amy Grant and James Taylor. But Cole's version remains the most played on radio, according to ASCAP reports.
Other tunes rounding out the top five on the 2006 ASCAP list are "Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas," "Winter Wonderland," "Santa Claus Is Coming To Town," and "White Christmas." Though many Christmas selections have been re-recorded by contemporary artists, Bing Crosby's version of "White Christmas" is still the most popular, according to ASCAP.
The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers which represents more than 260,000 music creators and copyright owners in its catalog, lists "The Christmas Song" ("Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire") as the most frequently played Christmas song in the first five years of the 21st Century.
Written by Robert Wells and singing great, Mel Torme on a hot summer day in 1945, the song became a seasonal classic with the release of Nat "King" Cole's 1946 recording and has more recently been covered by numerous artists, including Celine Dion, Luther Vandross, Amy Grant and James Taylor. But Cole's version remains the most played on radio, according to ASCAP reports.
Other tunes rounding out the top five on the 2006 ASCAP list are "Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas," "Winter Wonderland," "Santa Claus Is Coming To Town," and "White Christmas." Though many Christmas selections have been re-recorded by contemporary artists, Bing Crosby's version of "White Christmas" is still the most popular, according to ASCAP.
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