The Christmas Song
~ Recording by Christina Aguilera
Annotation
The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on An Open Fire)
Annotation last modified on 2008-11-03 22:26 UTC.
Appears on releases
| # | Title | Length | Track artist | Release title | Release artist | Release group type | Country/Date | Label | Catalog# |
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| 1.9 | The Christmas Song | 4:25 | Christina Aguilera | My Kind of Christmas | Christina Aguilera | Album |
| RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle), BMG (the former Bertelsmann Music Group, defunct since 2004-08-05; for releases dated 2008 and later, see annotation) | RCA 07863 69343-2 |
| 1.9 | The Christmas Song | 4:25 | Christina Aguilera | My Kind of Christmas | Christina Aguilera | Album |
| RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle) | G010002024976A |
| 1.9 | The Christmas Song | 4:25 | Christina Aguilera | My Kind of Christmas | Christina Aguilera | Album | RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle), BMG (the former Bertelsmann Music Group, defunct since 2004-08-05; for releases dated 2008 and later, see annotation) | RCA 07863 69343-2 | |
| 1.12 | The Christmas Song | 4:26 | Christina Aguilera | Holiday Sounds of the Season 2002 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| BMG Special Products | |
| 1.9 | The Christmas Song | 4:25 | Christina Aguilera | My Kind of Christmas | Christina Aguilera | Album |
| BMG Special Products | 75517484782 |
| 1.9 | The Christmas Song | 4:25 | Christina Aguilera | My Kind of Christmas | Christina Aguilera | Album |
| RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle) | RCA 07863 69365-2 |
| 1.9 | The Christmas Song | 4:24 | Christina Aguilera | My Kind of Christmas | Christina Aguilera | Album |
| BMG China (Chinese regional company of BMG.), Finer Arts Records | FA-06573 |
| 1.8 | The Christmas Song | 4:26 | Christina Aguilera | Christmas Pop, Vol. 2 | Various Artists | Compilation |
| TCM (Tchibo Certified Merchandise), Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment) | 259687, 88697 56474 2 |
| 1.12 | The Christmas Song | 4:27 | Christina Aguilera | Kuschelrock: Christmas | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment) | 88697 76389 2 |
| 3.9 | The Christmas Song | 4:24 | Christina Aguilera | The Collection: Christina Aguilera | Christina Aguilera | Album + Compilation |
| RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle) | |
| 1.11 | The Christmas Song | 4:27 | Christina Aguilera | Kuschelrock: Christmas 2012 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment) | 88765 40259 2 |
| 1.13 | The Christmas Song | 4:25 | Christina Aguilera | Relaxing Christmas Music | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment) | |
| 2.6 | The Christmas Song | 4:25 | Christina Aguilera | Bravo Hits X‐Mas Party | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment), Universal Music Group (has logo with just “Universal Music Group”), Warner Music Central Europe (valid for release label use, but is also a distributor) | 5054197-1145-6-4 |
Relationships
| recording engineer: | Ron Fair (veteran A&R executive, record producer arranger, recording engineer and songwriter) Michael C. Ross (US engineer, active 1980s–present) |
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| programming: | Robbie Buchanan (Canadian producer) Aaron Zigman (American score composer) |
| additional producer: | Robbie Buchanan (Canadian producer) |
| producer: | Ron Fair (veteran A&R executive, record producer arranger, recording engineer and songwriter) |
| mixer: | Michael C. Ross (US engineer, active 1980s–present) |
| celesta: | Ron Fair (veteran A&R executive, record producer arranger, recording engineer and songwriter) |
| percussion: | Steve Forman (US percussionist) |
| piano: | Robbie Buchanan (Canadian producer) Ron Fair (veteran A&R executive, record producer arranger, recording engineer and songwriter) |
| strings: | Aaron Zigman (American score composer) |
| background vocals and lead vocals: | Christina Aguilera |
| arranger: | Ron Fair (veteran A&R executive, record producer arranger, recording engineer and songwriter) |
| vocals arranger: | Christina Aguilera Ron Fair (veteran A&R executive, record producer arranger, recording engineer and songwriter) |
| part of: | The Downloader’s Music Source Book (number: 261) (order: 261) |
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| 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 Tunes LLC (ASCAP) Warner Chappell 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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