25 Most Performed Holiday Songs! (Fact)

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The Chicago Tribune printed up some interesting info in this Sunday's paper in regards to holiday music.

One of the facts was the most performed holiday songs, according to the ASCAP (American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers).

Here it is:

1. The Christmas Song
2. White Christmas
3. Santa Claus is Comin' to Town
4. Winterwonderland
5. Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
6. Sleigh Ride
7. Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
8. Little Drummer Boy
9. I'll Be Home For Christmas
10. Silver Bells
11. Jingle Bell Rock
12. Blue Christmas
13. Let it Snow! Let it Snow! Let it Snow!
14. Feliz Navidad
15. Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree
16. Frosty the Snowman
17. I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus
18. It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year
19. A Holly Jolly Christmas
20. Here Comes Santa Claus
21. Carol of the Bells
22. It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas
23. Chipmunk Song
24. Santa Baby
25. We Need a Little Christmas

Interesting list. Sorta surprised Christmas Song outranked White Christmas. Good to see the three rock era songs on the list. In a separate section, they listed those three songs as the only rock era ones that could be called "standards". I can understand that.

Just looking at Martina's CD here, and half the songs on her CD are on here. But look at the six that are NOT:

Do You Hear What I Hear
O Come All Ye Faithful
O Holy Night
Away in a Manger
What Child is This
Silent Night

That really surprises me, ESPECIALLY O Come All Ye Faithful and Silent Night. Those are HUGE songs, I woulda figured more would have covered them. Especially more than songs like Feliz, Chipmunk and Santa Baby.


What do you think?




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[Ken]

That's very suprising that The Christmas song outranks White Christmas. I thought for some reason that Feliz Navidad would be higher.


Away in The Manger - I would think that by now EVERYONE had done a version.


Great list:) :gifts:

[55dodger]

Good list. I was really surprised O Holy Night wasn't on list. I realized it's only the top 25, but that song's been done by every one.

[Dawn]

Interesting list! I thought 'Winter Wonderland' would have been tops over 'The Christmas Song', although I have heard quite a few versions of that one also. Like you and Woody, I'm surprised that songs like 'O Holy Night' and 'O Come All Ye Faithful' aren't on the list - I've definitely heard them more often than 'I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus' or 'Santa Baby'.

[KittyKat - RIP Luciano]

I for one am not surprised at all that the Christmas Song has been recorded the most. I can probably name at least 50 artists that have recorded it and I know that Mel Torme has said that the royalties for that song have paid for all of his houses, cars, and boats!

I am surprised that "I Saw Mommy.." is in the top 20 and "O Holy Night" isn't. What?!
And I'm sorry, excuse my ignorance, what the hell is "The Chipmunk Song"?

[Ken]

KittyKat said:

I for one am not surprised at all that the Christmas Song has been recorded the most. I can probably name at least 50 artists that have recorded it and I know that Mel Torme has said that the royalties for that song have paid for all of his houses, cars, and boats!

I am surprised that "I Saw Mommy.." is in the top 20 and "O Holy Night" isn't. What?!
And I'm sorry, excuse my ignorance, what the hell is "The Chipmunk Song"?

The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don't Be Late)- David Seville and The Chipmunks - Kitty I know that you would know it if you heard it

Here's a link to an audio sample

www.cduniverse.com/sresult.asp?style=music&HT_Search_info=Dr+Demento+Greatest+Xmas+Novelty+CD&HT_Search=XARTIST&cart=169968544

[Camille Noire]

[glow=red,2,300]I love the Chipmunk Song! Cool list...I kinda thought Frosty would have been higher because I hear that a lot though.[/glow]

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Ken said:

That's very suprising that The Christmas song outranks White Christmas. I thought for some reason that Feliz Navidad would be higher.


Away in The Manger - I would think that by now EVERYONE had done a version.


Great list:)

I wasn't as surprised about Manger, just because I haven't heard many contemporary versions beyond Martina's.

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55dodger said:

Good list. I was really surprised O Holy Night wasn't on list. I realized it's only the top 25, but that song's been done by every one.

A few years ago, I would have disagreed, but I do hear more versions these days than a few years back.

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Dawn said:

Interesting list! I thought 'Winter Wonderland' would have been tops over 'The Christmas Song', although I have heard quite a few versions of that one also. Like you and Woody, I'm surprised that songs like 'O Holy Night' and 'O Come All Ye Faithful' aren't on the list - I've definitely heard them more often than 'I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus' or 'Santa Baby'.

Yeah, Santa Baby REALLY surprised me. I know the original by Eartha Kitt, Madonna and Mindy McCready's versions. That's it.

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KittyKat said:

I for one am not surprised at all that the Christmas Song has been recorded the most. I can probably name at least 50 artists that have recorded it and I know that Mel Torme has said that the royalties for that song have paid for all of his houses, cars, and boats!

I am surprised that "I Saw Mommy.." is in the top 20 and "O Holy Night" isn't. What?!
And I'm sorry, excuse my ignorance, what the hell is "The Chipmunk Song"?

50? WOW!!

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Camille said:

[glow=red,2,300]I love the Chipmunk Song! Cool list...I kinda thought Frosty would have been higher because I hear that a lot though.[/glow]

Yeah, there is a decent number of Frosty covers.