Have a Holly Jolly Christmas

~ Release by Burl Ives (see all versions of this release, 18 available)

Annotation

Recorded: 2/1964-5/1965

Annotation last modified on 2023-01-20 10:19 UTC.

Tracklist

1▼12" Vinyl
#TitleRatingLength
A1A Holly Jolly Christmas
lead vocals:
Burl Ives
chorus master:
Owen Bradley
instruments arranger:
Owen Bradley
part of:
Billboard Hot 100: 2026-01-03 (number: 12), Billboard Hot 100: 2025-12-20 (number: 15), Billboard Hot 100: 2025-12-13 (number: 16), Billboard Hot 100: 2025-12-27 (number: 16), Billboard Hot 100: 2025-12-06 (number: 24), Billboard Hot 100: 2025-11-29 (number: 40), Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2023 (number: 71), Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2022 (number: 89) and Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2024 (number: 94)
recording of:
A Holly Jolly Christmas
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Marks (American songwriter)
publisher:
Audiam Publishing, Warner Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.) and St. Nicholas Music Inc. (in 1964)
42:08
A2Christmas Is a Birthday
lead vocals:
Burl Ives
chorus master:
Owen Bradley
instruments arranger:
Owen Bradley
recording of:
Christmas Is a Birthday
composer:
Gregory Paul Deutsch and Dick Manning (American songwriter)
publisher:
Emery Music Co (ASCAP)
2:43
A3Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town
lead vocals:
Burl Ives
chorus master:
Owen Bradley
orchestrator:
Owen Bradley
cover recording of:
Santa Claus Is Coming to Town
lyricist:
Haven Gillespie (in 1932)
composer:
J. Fred Coots (in 1932)
publisher:
EMI Allans Music Australia Pty Ltd, EMI Feist Catalog Inc., EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd (not for release label use!), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), EMI United Partnership Ltd., Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd., Haven Gillespie Music Publishing, Jobete Music Co., Inc., Leo Feist Ltd, Leo Feist, Inc., SBK United Partnership and The Songwriters Guild
sub-publisher:
フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music SBK Department) and ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label)
2:10
A4Christmas Child (Loo, Loo, Loo)
lead vocals:
Burl Ives
chorus master:
Owen Bradley
instruments arranger:
Owen Bradley
recording of:
Christmas Child (Loo, Loo, Loo)
composer:
Roy C. Bennett (US songwriter) and Sid Tepper
publisher:
September Music Corp.
2:53
A5White Christmas
lead vocals:
Burl Ives
chorus master:
Owen Bradley
orchestrator:
Owen Bradley
cover recording of:
White Christmas
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin (from 1938 until 1940)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), EMI Allans Music Australia Pty Ltd, Irving Berlin Music Corp., Universal Music Publishing Pty Ltd. (Australian subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group), Williamson Music Company and Irving Berlin Music Company (from 1940 to present)
sub-publisher:
Irving Berlin Music Ltd., Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019), Warner/Chappell Music, Hong Kong Limited (華納音樂版權香港有限公司, 1995–2019), シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
part of:
The 15th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1942 winner)
2:09
A6Christmas Can’t Be Far Away
lead vocals:
Burl Ives
chorus master:
Owen Bradley
orchestrator:
Owen Bradley
cover recording of:
Christmas Can't Be Far Away
lyricist and composer:
Boudleaux Bryant
publisher:
Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music (tradename of Sony/ATV Songs LLC)
2:32
B1The Little Drummer Boy
lead vocals:
Burl Ives
instruments arranger:
Owen Bradley
cover recording of:
Carol of the Drum (aka “The Little Drummer Boy”)
lyricist and composer:
Katherine K. Davis (Katherine Kennicott Davis) (in 1941)
additional composer:
Henry Onorati (in 1958) and Harry Simeone (in 1958)
publisher:
EMI Mills Music (ASCAP-affiliated), International Korwin Corp., Warner Chappell, Warner Chappell Music (publisher as Warner/Chappell Music), Belwin-Mills Publishing Corp. (in 1955) and Mills Music, Inc. (in 1964)
is based on:
Trad. (traditional Czech carol, became “Carol of the Drums”)
3:17
B2Snow for Johnny
lead vocals:
Burl Ives
chorus master:
Owen Bradley
instruments arranger:
Owen Bradley
recording of:
Snow for Johnny
writer:
Fred Carter and Conway Twitty
publisher:
Conway Twitty Music
2:35
B3Rudolph the Red‐Nosed Reindeer
lead vocals:
Burl Ives
chorus master:
Owen Bradley
orchestrator:
Owen Bradley
cover recording of:
Rudolph, the Red‐Nosed Reindeer
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Marks (American songwriter)
publisher:
Chappell & Co Ltd., Chappell Music Ltd., Warner Chappell, Warner Chappell Music (publisher as Warner/Chappell Music), Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019), St. Nicholas Music Publishing Co. (on 1949-05-09) and St. Nicholas Music Inc. (from 1950 to present)
arrangement of:
Rudolph, the Red‐Nosed Reindeer (for voice, choir and orchestra, Elms)
32:09
B4Winter Wonderland
lead vocals:
Burl Ives
chorus master:
Owen Bradley
orchestrator:
Owen Bradley
cover recording of:
Winter Wonderland
lyricist:
Richard B. Smith (wrote lyrics to “Winter Wonderland”)
composer:
Felix Bernard
publisher:
Bregman, Vocco & Conn, Inc., EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), Francis, Day & Hunter, Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin), Warner Chappell Music Inc., Warner/Chappell Music Australia Pty. Ltd., WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
2:14
B5Silver Bells
lead vocals:
Burl Ives
chorus master:
Owen Bradley
orchestrator:
Owen Bradley
cover recording of:
Silver Bells (Christmas song)
lyricist and composer:
Ray Evans (American songwriter) and Jay Livingston
publisher:
Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody), Famous Music Publishing Limited (renamed into BMG FM Music Ltd. on 2013-05-13), Jay Livingston Music Inc., Paramount Music Corporation, Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd. and Sony/ATV Harmony (in 1950)
sub-publisher:
Sony/ATV Harmony Canada and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division)
2:12
B6I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day
lead vocals:
Burl Ives
chorus master:
Owen Bradley
orchestrator:
Owen Bradley
cover recording of:
I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day
lyricist:
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (American poet)
composer:
Johnny Marks (American songwriter)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd. and St. Nicholas Music Inc.
is based on:
Christmas Bells
2:12