The Christmas Song

~ Recording by Perry Como

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleRelease artistRelease group typeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.8The Christmas Song (Merry Christmas to You)3:35Perry ComoPerry Como Sings Merry Christmas MusicPerry ComoAlbum
RCA CamdenCAL-660 RE, CAS-660(e)
1.4The Christmas Song3:35Perry ComoI Wish It Could Be Christmas ForeverPerry ComoAlbum
RCA Victor
1.10The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)3:36Perry ComoChristmas Through the YearsVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Reader’s DigestRDD-143/CDI
1.8The Christmas Song3:35Perry ComoPerry Como Sings Merry Christmas MusicPerry ComoAlbum
RCA Camden, RCA Special Products, Special Music CompanyCAK-660
1.8The Christmas Song3:35Perry ComoPerry Como Sings Merry Christmas MusicPerry ComoAlbum
  • US2000-08-01
RCA CamdenCAD 10660
1.16The Christmas Song3:35Perry ComoChristmas AlbumPerry ComoAlbum + Compilation
  • -2001-05-29
1.4The Christmas Song3:35Perry ComoI Wish It Could Be Christmas ForeverPerry ComoAlbum
RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle)
(unknown)
5.22The Christmas Song3:31Perry ComoChristmas Legends - 20 Classic Original Christmas AlbumsVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
The Intense Media60030

Relationships

recording of:The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire) (cover)

Related works

The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)

lyricist:Mel Tormé (“The Velvet Fog”)
Robert Wells (songwriter) (from 1944 until 1945)
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)
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)
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)