The Christmas Song
~ Recording by King Curtis
Appears on releases
| # | Title | Length | Track artist | Release title | Release artist | Release group type | Country/Date | Label | Catalog# |
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| 1.1 | The Christmas Song | 3:10 | King Curtis | The Christmas Song / What Are You Doing New Year's Eve | King Curtis | Single |
| ATCO Records | 45-6630 |
| 1.13 | The Christmas Song | 3:10 | King Curtis | The Rock ’n’ Roll Era: Jingle Bell Rock | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Time–Life Music, CBS Special Products | 2RNR-XM, A 20150 |
| 1.2 | The Christmas Song | 3:11 | King Curtis | Soul Christmas | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Rhino (reissue label) | R2 71788 |
| 1.2 | The Christmas Song | 3:10 | King Curtis | The Original Soul Christmas | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Rhino (reissue label) | R2 71788 |
| 1.5 | The Christmas Song | 3:11 | King Curtis | Dick Clark’s Rock ’n’ Roll Christmas | Various Artists | Album + Compilation | EMI‐Capitol Music Special Markets, Time-Life Records (Time-Life Music subsidiary), BMG Special Products | 72438-19539-2-1, R129-02, TCD-805 | |
| 1.5 | The Christmas Song | 3:10 | King Curtis | Merry Soulful Christmas | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Time–Life Music | R114-14 OPCD-1862 |
| 1.15 | Christmas Song | 3:12 | King Curtis | Sounds of the Sixties: Merry Christmas | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Time–Life Music | TL XXS/04 |
| 1.2 | The Christmas Song | 3:11 | King Curtis | A Classic Soul Christmas | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| HOLIDAY LABEL | |
| 1.5 | The Christmas Song | 3:10 | King Curtis | Jolly Old Soul | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Rhino Custom Products (retail, mail order and premium use compilations for WMG catalog) | OPCD-8042A |
| 2.21 | The Christmas Song | 3:10 | King Curtis | The Complete Atco Singles | King Curtis | Album + Compilation |
| Real Gone Music (US reissue label estd. 2011 by Gordon Anderson and Gabby Castellana. DO NOT CONFUSE WITH THE UK/EUROPE OUT-OF-COPYRIGHT LABEL.) | OPCD-8912, RGM-0413 |
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| 1.2 | The Christmas Song | 3:11 | King Curtis | Soul Christmas (Digital Download/Streaming Release) | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Rhino Atlantic (digital releases only!) | |
| 1.29 | The Christmas Song | 3:09 | King Curtis | Essential Hits: Christmas 3 | Various Artists | Compilation | |||
Relationships
| 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 Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd. Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP) Warner Chappell Warner Chappell Ltd. Warner Chappell Music (publisher as Warner/Chappell Music) Warner/Chappell Music Australia Pty. 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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