Christmas songs Christmas songs All I Want For Christmas Is My Two Front Teeth is a Christmas song that was written by Donald Yetter Gardner. Gardner wrote the song in 1944 while teaching music at public schools in Smithtown, New York. He asked the class what they wanted for Christmas, and noticed that almost all of them had at least one front tooth missing as they answered in a lisp. Gardner wrote the song in 30 minutes. In a 1995 interview, Gardner said, "I was amazed at the way that silly little song was picked up by the whole country." ...more on Wikipedia about "All I Want for Christmas Is My Two Front Teeth"
"All I Want for Christmas Is You" is a song written and produced by American singer-songwriter Mariah Carey for her fifth album, Merry Christmas. It was co-written and co-produced by Walter Afanasieff, and as the title suggests, its lyrics declare that Carey doesn't care about Christmas presents or lights; all she wants for Christmas is to be with her lover. The song was the first single released from Merry Christmas, in December 1994 (see 1994 in music), and reached the top ten in several non-U.S. countries. It has been covered by singers such as Shania Twain and Samantha Mumba, bands such as My Chemical Romance, and was performed by a character played by Olivia Olson in the film Love Actually (2003). ...more on Wikipedia about "All I Want for Christmas Is You"
A charity record (also known as a charity single) is a release of a song for a specific charitable cause. Band Aid's Do They Know It's Christmas? began the revolution of the charity record, which would be popularised throughout the 1980s. In the United States, charity records reached their peak with We are the World in 1985, but then essentially died out afterwards. In the United Kingdom, however, charity singles (especially Comic Relief), have become yearly #1 hits. ...more on Wikipedia about "Charity record"
A Christmas song is a song which is normally sung during the time period leading up to, and sometimes shortly past, Christmas day, and usually has lyrical content addressing the holiday, the winter season, or both. These songs recognizably fall into several different groupings, depending on both the content and age of the songs. ...more on Wikipedia about "Christmas music"
"Christmas Wrapping" is a Christmas song performed in 1981 by The Waitresses and later covered by the Spice Girls. Save Ferris also did a version with different lyrics. ...more on Wikipedia about "Christmas Wrapping"
"Fairytale of New York" is a popular Christmas song by Anglo-Irish folk-rock group The Pogues, and featuring the British singer Kirsty MacColl. The song is an Irish folk style ballad, written by Jem Finer and Shane MacGowan, and featured on The Pogues' album If I Should Fall From Grace with God. ...more on Wikipedia about "Fairytale of New York (song)"
Feliz Navidad means "Merry Christmas" in Spanish (literally "Happy Nativity"). It can also be spoken in the plural for emphasis, Felices Navidades. ...more on Wikipedia about "Feliz Navidad"
"Frosty the Snowman" is a popular Christmas song written by Steve "Jack" Rollins and Steve Nelson in 1950. It was written after Gene Autry recorded " Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" and the single sold 2 million copies. Rollins and Nelson shipped the new song to Autry, who recorded "Frosty" in search of another seasonal hit. Like "Rudolph", "Frosty" was subsequently adapted to other media including a popular television special. ...more on Wikipedia about "Frosty the Snowman"
"Give Love on Christmas Day" was a Christmas classic soul original by Motown family quintet The Jackson 5. Released to R&B radio in 1970, the song, written by the famed label's songwriting-producing team, The Corporation, was an ode to everybody to "give love on Christmas" because "no greater gift is better than love." The song became an oft-covered song in decades to come re-recorded by the kid band that follow the J5's footsteps, New Edition, for their 1985 Christmas album and was given another overhaul by one of its other members, R&B singer Johnny Gill, in 1990 for an all-star Motown Christmas album. R&B singer Faith Evans has also covered the song live during a Christmas telecast in 2001. It's the J5's and Gill's versions that are most memorable. ...more on Wikipedia about "Give Love on Christmas Day"
is a top hit for comedy Christmas songs. Written by Randy Brooks, it was originally performed by the husband and wife duo of Elmo and Patsy Shropshire in 1979. ...more on Wikipedia about "Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer"
Happy Xmas (War Is Over) is a song that was written by John Lennon with partial help from Yoko Ono. It was recorded at the Record Plant in New York City in late October of 1971, with the help of producer Phil Spector. It features soaring, heavily echoed vocals, and a sing-along chorus. The children singing in the background were from the Harlem Community Choir and are credited on the song's single. ...more on Wikipedia about "Happy Xmas (War Is Over)"
Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas is a Christmas song written by Hugh Martin and Ralph Blane and made famous by Judy Garland in the 1944 film " Meet Me in St. Louis". The movie chronicles the change in seasons and times of St. Louis including the Christmas season. In the famous scene, Garland sings the tearful tune to child star Margaret O'Brien. The melancholy tune and lyrics were originally even more somber but were adapted by the song writers to the current version at Garland's request. ...more on Wikipedia about "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas"
"I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus" is a Christmas song. ...more on Wikipedia about "I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus"
"It Must Have Been Love," written by Per Gessle, is Roxette's most commercially successful single and its best-charting and -selling release in the United States. It rivals " The Look" as the song most closely associated with the Swedish duo. ...more on Wikipedia about "It Must Have Been Love"
Jingle Bell Rock is the name of a popular Christmas song. It was first released by Bobby Helms in 1957 and has received frequent airplay during every Christmastime since then. ...more on Wikipedia about "Jingle Bell Rock"
"Jingle Bells", originally "One Horse Open Sleigh", is one of the best known and commonly sung secular Christmas songs in the world, though the song does not mention Christmas. It was written in 1857 by James Pierpont (1822–1893) to be sung at a Thanksgiving program at his church in Boston, and was repeated at Christmas due to its instant popularity. The song has been translated into many languages. ...more on Wikipedia about "Jingle Bells"
Last Christmas was a song by British pop duo Wham!, released on Epic Records in 1984, on a double A-side with Everything She Wants. It was written by George Michael, one half of the duo. ...more on Wikipedia about "Last Christmas"
"Let It Snow" (sometimes also known as "Let it Snow, Let it Snow, Let it Snow"), a pop standard written by lyricist Sammy Cahn and composer Jule Styne in 1945 and first recorded by Vaughn Monroe, became a huge popular hit, reaching #1 on the Billboard music chart the following year. ...more on Wikipedia about "Let It Snow"
"Light of the Stable" is a Christmas song, which was first released in 1975. It was written by Steve Rhymer and Elizabeth Rhymer. ...more on Wikipedia about "Light of the Stable"
Mary, Did You Know? is a modern Christmas carol, by Mark Lowry and Buddy Greene. ...more on Wikipedia about "Mary, Did You Know?"
In the Hawaiian language, mele Kalikimaka is the translation of "merry Christmas", and is used as such around Christmastime in Hawaii. The song "Mele Kalikimaka" (derived from the greeting) has been sung by several artists: ...more on Wikipedia about "Mele Kalikimaka"
Nu tändas tusen juleljus is a Christian traditional Swedish Christmas song from 1898. The song is about lights at Christmas, from candles and stars. It was one of the most popular Christmas songs in Sweden during the 20th century. ...more on Wikipedia about "Nu tändas tusen juleljus"
"Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" is a popular Christmas story that has been told in numerous forms including a popular song, a television special, and even a feature film. ...more on Wikipedia about "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer"
(sometimes referred to as Run Run Rudolph) is a Christmas song sung by Chuck Berry, written by Johnny Marks and Marvin Brodie. This song was recorded in 1958 by Chess Records and hit number 69 in the Billboard Hot 100. This song was one of the first songs to have freeways mentioned in it. ...more on Wikipedia about "Run Rudolph Run"
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