The Christmas Song
~ Recording by Andy Williams
Appears on releases
| # | Title | Length | Track artist | Release title | Release artist | Release group type | Country/Date | Label | Catalog# |
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| 1.3 | The Christmas Song | 2:35 | Andy Williams | The Andy Williams Christmas Album | Andy Williams | Album |
| CK 8887 | |
| 1.3 | The Christmas Song | 2:35 | Andy Williams | The Andy Williams Christmas Album | Andy Williams | Album |
| Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | CL 2087 |
| 1.3 | The Christmas Song | 2:35 | Andy Williams | The Andy Williams Christmas Album | Andy Williams | Album |
| Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | CS 8887 |
| 1.4 | The Christmas Song | 2:33 | Andy Williams | Merry Christmas | Andy Williams | Album + Compilation |
| Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | CK 40169 |
| 1.3 | The Christmas Song | 2:35 | Andy Williams | The Andy Williams Christmas Album | Andy Williams | Album |
| Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | CK 8887 |
| 1.5 | The Christmas Song | 2:33 | Andy Williams | The Glory of Christmas: A Romantic Gala of Love | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Magnum (Dutch joint venture from 1990–1997) | 9031-731982 |
| 1.1 | The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire) | 2:33 | Andy Williams | All-Time Christmas Favorites | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony Music Special Products | A 16187 |
| 1.3 | The Christmas Song | 2:35 | Andy Williams | Personal Christmas Collection | Andy Williams | Album + Compilation |
| Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | CK 64155 |
| 2.6 | Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire) | 2:34 | Andy Williams | The Emotion Collection: Christmas | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Time‐Life Books B.V. | TL 571/36 |
| 1.8 | The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire) | 2:34 | Andy Williams | Christmas Album | Andy Williams | Album + Compilation |
| Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | 496379 2 |
| 2.6 | Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire) | 2:34 | Andy Williams | The Power of Love: Christmas Classics | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Time–Life Music | TL571/36 |
| 2.17 | The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire) | 2:33 | Andy Williams | So Fresh Songs for Christmas 2004 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| 82876660762 | |
| 1.3 | The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire) | 2:35 | Andy Williams | The Andy Williams Christmas Album | Andy Williams | Album |
| Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | CK 92712 |
| 3.13 | The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire) | 2:34 | Andy Williams | The Real... Andy Williams | Andy Williams | Album + 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 |
| 1.3 | The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire) | 2:33 | Andy Williams | The Andy Williams Christmas Album | Andy Williams | Album |
| 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 |
| 1.6 | The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire) | 2:30 | Andy Williams | The Real... Christmas | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment) | |
| 1.3 | The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire) | 2:33 | Andy Williams | The Classic Christmas Album | Andy Williams | Album + Compilation |
| Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment) | |
| 1.3 | The Christmas Song (Chestniuts Roasting On An Open Fire) | 2:35 | Andy Williams | The Classic Christmas Album | Andy Williams | Album + Compilation |
| Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment) | 88883725852 |
| 1.3 | The Christmas Song | 2:35 | Andy Williams | The Andy Williams Christmas Album | Andy Williams | Album |
| Star Records (digital budget label) | |
| 1.1 | The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire) | 2:32 | Andy Williams | 40 Christmas Classics | Andy Williams | Album + Compilation |
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| 1.10 | The Christmas Song | ?:?? | Andy Williams | A Crooner Christmas | Various Artists | Album + Compilation | Definitive Records ("A Year in Your Life" series, et al.) | A 27458 | |
| 1.3 | The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire) | 2:35 | Andy Williams | The Andy Williams Christmas Album | Andy Williams | Album |
| Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | PCT 08887 |
| 1.3 | The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire) | 2:32 | Andy Williams | The Andy Williams Christmas Album | Andy Williams | Album | Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | ||
| 1.3 | The Christmas Song | 2:35 | Andy Williams | The Andy Williams Christmas Album (Sony/Legacy "Christmas Classics") | Andy Williams | Album | 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 | |
| 1.3 | The Christmas Song | 2:35 | Andy Williams | The Andy Williams Christmas Album | Andy Williams | Album | Hallmark Records (Pickwick UK imprint, unrelated to the US Hallmark greeting card label) | SHM 888 | |
| Promotion | |||||||||
| 1.1 | The Christmas Song | 2:35 | Andy Williams | Christmas Favourites | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Daily Express (British newspaper) | |
| 1.1 | The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire) | 2:35 | Andy Williams | Christmas Favourites (Celebrate with the Stars) | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Daily Express (British newspaper), peoplesound.com | 596 |
Relationships
| vocals: | Andy Williams (US pop/jazz vocalist) (in 1963) |
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| arranger: | Robert Mersey |
| phonographic copyright (℗) by: | Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Sony BMG Music Entertainment, Inc., Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008) (in 1963) |
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| recording of: | The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire) (in 1963: 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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