The Christmas Song
~ Recording by King Curtis
Appears on releases
| # | Title | Length | Track artist | Release title | Release artist | Release group type | Country/Date | Label | Catalog# |
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| 1.13 | The Christmas Song | 3:10 | King Curtis | The Rock ’n’ Roll Era: Jingle Bell Rock | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Time–Life Music, CBS Special Products | 2RNR-XM, A 20150 |
| 1.2 | The Christmas Song | 3:10 | King Curtis | The Original Soul Christmas | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Rhino (reissue label) | R2 71788 |
| 1.5 | The Christmas Song | 3:11 | King Curtis | Dick Clark’s Rock ’n’ Roll Christmas | Various Artists | Album + Compilation | EMI‐Capitol Music Special Markets, Time-Life Records (Time-Life Music subsidiary), BMG Special Products | 72438-19539-2-1, R129-02, TCD-805 | |
Relationships
| recording of: | The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire) (cover) |
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Related works
The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)
| lyricist: | Mel Tormé (“The Velvet Fog”) Robert Wells (songwriter) (from 1944 until 1945) |
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| 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 Warner Chappell Ltd. Warner Chappell Music (publisher as Warner/Chappell Music) Warner/Chappell Music Australia Pty. Ltd. Edwin H. Morris & Co., Inc. (a division of MPL Communications Inc.) (from 1946 to present) |
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| 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) |
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| 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) |
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