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"Here We Come A-wassailing" (or "Here We Come A-Caroling"), also known as "Here We Come A-Christmasing", "Wassail Song" and by many other names, is a traditional English Christmas carol and New Year song, [1] typically sung whilst wassailing, or singing carols, wishing good health and exchanging gifts door to door. [2]
A 19th Century printing of the standard words and music of this song, appearing in Franklin Square Song Collection, No. 1, which was published in 1881 by John Piersol McCaskey. " Jolly Old Saint Nicholas " is a Christmas song that originated with a poem by Emily Huntington Miller (1833–1913), published as "Lilly's Secret" in The Little ...
The song was written by Frank Sinatra, Dok Stanford and Hank Sanicola, and published by the Barton Music Corporation in New York. [1] " Mistletoe and Holly" with Orchestra Conducted by Gordon Jenkins was released as a Capitol 7" 45 single in 1957 as F3900 and as a 10" 78 backed with "The Christmas Waltz" with The Ralph Brewster Singers.
"A Holly Jolly Christmas", also known as "Have a Holly Jolly Christmas", is a Christmas song written by Johnny Marks and most famously performed by Burl Ives. The song has since become one of the top 25 most-performed "holiday" songs written by ASCAP members, for the first five years of the 21st century.
Brenda Lee's "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" wins over Bruce Springsteen's "Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town" The Peanuts' "Linus and Lucy" wins over Alvin and the Chipmunks' "Chipmunk Song."
"I Pray on Christmas" is a Christmas carol with music and lyrics by Harry Connick Jr. First released in 1993 on his multi platinum album When My Heart Finds Christmas . Connick has also released the song on his Christmas Special VHS in 1994, and again on his DVD Harry for the Holidays (2003) as a bonus track featuring Connick and Kim Burrell .
The TV show Ally McBeal borrowed the song's title for a December 11, 2000 episode that featured Vonda Shepard singing the song. [17] Her version was included in the holiday album Ally McBeal: A Very Ally Christmas. [18] The album received positive reviews and several critics cited Shephard's version of the song as the album's highlight.
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