Christmas Classics
Released: 11/15/2023
Blue Christmas
Writers: Billy Hayes and Jay W. Johnson; Famous Version: Elvis Presley popularized it in 1957.
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
Lyrics: Charles Wesley (1739); Music (modern version): Felix Mendelssohn (adapted by William H. Cummings)
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
Lyrics: Hugh Martin; Music: Ralph Blane; Famous Version: Judy Garland in Meet Me in St. Louis (1944), later popularized by Frank Sinatra.
Silver Bells
Lyrics: Ray Evans; Music: Jay Livingston; First Performed: In the 1951 film The Lemon Drop Kid by Bob Hope and Marilyn Maxwell.
O Come All Ye Faithful
Original Latin ("Adeste Fideles") Lyrics and Music: Attributed to John Francis Wade (mid-1700s); English Translation: Frederick Oakeley (mid-1800s)
The Christmas Song (commonly subtitled "Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire")
Lyrics: Mel Tormé; Music: Robert Wells; Famous Version: Nat King Cole (1946)
Silent Night
Lyrics: Joseph Mohr (1816); Music: Franz Xaver Gruber (1818)
Lonely This Christmas
Writers: Nicky Chinn and Mike Chapman; Famous Version: By the band Mud (1974)
The First Noel
Traditional English Carol; Origin: 18th century or earlier; unknown original author(s)
White Christmas
Writers (both lyrics and music): Irving Berlin; Famous Version: Bing Crosby (1942), from the film Holiday Inn