The Christmas Song

~ Recording by Andy Williams

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleRelease artistRelease group typeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.3The Christmas Song2:35Andy WilliamsThe Andy Williams Christmas AlbumAndy WilliamsAlbum
  • US1963-10-14
CK 8887
1.3The Christmas Song2:35Andy WilliamsThe Andy Williams Christmas AlbumAndy WilliamsAlbum
Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)CL 2087
1.3The Christmas Song2:35Andy WilliamsThe Andy Williams Christmas AlbumAndy WilliamsAlbum
Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)CS 8887
1.4The Christmas Song2:33Andy WilliamsMerry ChristmasAndy WilliamsAlbum + Compilation
Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)CK 40169
1.3The Christmas Song2:35Andy WilliamsThe Andy Williams Christmas AlbumAndy WilliamsAlbum
Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)CK 8887
1.5The Christmas Song2:33Andy WilliamsThe Glory of Christmas: A Romantic Gala of LoveVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Magnum (Dutch joint venture from 1990–1997)9031-731982
1.1The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)2:33Andy WilliamsAll-Time Christmas FavoritesVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • -1994
Sony Music Special ProductsA 16187
1.3The Christmas Song2:35Andy WilliamsPersonal Christmas CollectionAndy WilliamsAlbum + Compilation
Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)CK 64155
2.6Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire)2:34Andy WilliamsThe Emotion Collection: ChristmasVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Time‐Life Books B.V.TL 571/36
1.8The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)2:34Andy WilliamsChristmas AlbumAndy WilliamsAlbum + Compilation
Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)496379 2
2.6Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)2:34Andy WilliamsThe Power of Love: Christmas ClassicsVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • -1999
Time–Life MusicTL571/36
2.17The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)2:33Andy WilliamsSo Fresh Songs for Christmas 2004Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
82876660762
1.3The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)2:35Andy WilliamsThe Andy Williams Christmas AlbumAndy WilliamsAlbum
Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)CK 92712
3.13The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)2:34Andy WilliamsThe Real... Andy WilliamsAndy WilliamsAlbum + Compilation
Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment)88691900692
1.3The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)2:33Andy WilliamsThe Andy Williams Christmas AlbumAndy WilliamsAlbum
  • XW2012-05-16
Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment)G010000912913E
1.6The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)2:30Andy WilliamsThe Real... ChristmasVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2012-10-09
Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment)
1.3The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)2:33Andy WilliamsThe Classic Christmas AlbumAndy WilliamsAlbum + Compilation
  • XW2013-09-27
Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment)
1.3The Christmas Song (Chestniuts Roasting On An Open Fire)2:35Andy WilliamsThe Classic Christmas AlbumAndy WilliamsAlbum + Compilation
  • US2013-10-08
Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment)88883725852
1.3The Christmas Song2:35Andy WilliamsThe Andy Williams Christmas AlbumAndy WilliamsAlbum
  • US2013-10-24
Star Records (digital budget label)
1.1The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)2:32Andy Williams40 Christmas ClassicsAndy WilliamsAlbum + Compilation
  • -2014-10-31
1.10The Christmas Song?:??Andy WilliamsA Crooner ChristmasVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Definitive Records ("A Year in Your Life" series, et al.)A 27458
1.3The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)2:35Andy WilliamsThe Andy Williams Christmas AlbumAndy WilliamsAlbumColumbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)PCT 08887
1.3The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)2:32Andy WilliamsThe Andy Williams Christmas AlbumAndy WilliamsAlbumColumbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)
1.3The Christmas Song2:35Andy WilliamsThe Andy Williams Christmas Album (Sony/Legacy "Christmas Classics")Andy WilliamsAlbum
Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment), Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment)889547466205
1.3The Christmas Song2:35Andy WilliamsThe Andy Williams Christmas AlbumAndy WilliamsAlbum
Hallmark Records (Pickwick UK imprint, unrelated to the US Hallmark greeting card label)SHM 888
Promotion
1.1The Christmas Song2:35Andy WilliamsChristmas FavouritesVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Daily Express (British newspaper)
1.1The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)2:35Andy WilliamsChristmas Favourites (Celebrate with the Stars)Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Daily Express (British newspaper), peoplesound.com596

Relationships

vocals:Andy Williams (US pop/jazz vocalist) (in 1963)
arranger:Robert Mersey
phonographic copyright (℗) by:Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Sony BMG Music Entertainment, Inc., Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008) (in 1963)
recording of:The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire) (in 1963: cover)

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)