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Man roasting chestnuts on an open fire.. According to Tormé, the song was written in July 1945 [1] during an exceptionally hot summer. It was in an effort to "stay cool by thinking cool" that the most-performed (according to BMI) Christmas song of all time was born.
He composed the music for "The Christmas Song" ("Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire") and co-wrote the lyrics with Bob Wells. Tormé won two Grammy Awards and was nominated a total of 14 times. Tormé won two Grammy Awards and was nominated a total of 14 times.
"The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)" featuring Toots Thielemans (Mel Tormé, Robert Wells) - 3:52 "Who Comes This Night" ( Dave Grusin , Sally Stevens) - 4:11 " In the Bleak Midwinter " (Traditional) - 4:12
"The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)" (Mel Tormé and Robert Wells) by Carmen McRae – 3:54 "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" (Johnny Marks) by Pony Poindexter – 2:31 "We Three Kings of Orient Are" (traditional tune, lyrics by John Henry Hopkins Jr.) by Paul Horn – 3:50; Side Two
Like the song, they literally roast chestnuts on an open fire and share them with people passing by.
"The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)" (Bob Wells, Mel Tormé) "I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day" (Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Johnny Marks) "The Little Drummer Boy" (Katherine K. Davis) "A Child Is Born" (Thad Jones, Mel Lewis) "Mistletoe and Holly" (Hank Sanicola, Frank Sinatra, Doc Stanford)
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The nuts were once an important economic resource in North America, being sold on the streets of towns and cities, as they sometimes still are during the Christmas season (usually said to be "roasting on an open fire" because their smell is readily identifiable many blocks away). Chestnuts are edible raw or roasted, though typically preferred ...