The Christmas Song

~ Recording by Sammy Davis Jr.

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack ArtistRelease TitleRelease ArtistRelease Group TypeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.13The Christmas Song3:25Sammy Davis Jr.Nat King Cole SongbookSammy Davis Jr.Album
Collectors’ Choice MusicCCM-445
1.13The Christmas Song3:23Sammy Davis Jr.Christmas With the Rat PackThe Rat PackAlbum + Compilation
  • US2010-05-10
Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.)509996 48843 25
1.13The Christmas Song3:22Sammy Davis Jr.Christmas With the Rat PackThe Rat PackAlbum + Compilation
  • XW2013-01-01
Capitol Catalog Mkt (C92)
1.13The Christmas Song3:22Sammy Davis Jr.Christmas With the Rat PackThe Rat PackAlbum + Compilation
  • US2013-09-17
Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.)
1.13The Christmas Song3:23Sammy Davis Jr.Christmas With the Rat PackThe Rat PackAlbum + Compilation
Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.)509999 79150 27

Relationships

vocals:Sammy Davis Jr.
arranger:Marty Paich
phonographic copyright (℗) by:Warner Brothers Records, Inc. (in 1964)
recording of:The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire) (cover)

The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)

writer:Mel Tormé ("The Velvet Fog") (from 1944 until 1945)
Robert Wells (songwriter) (from 1944 until 1945)
publisher:Chappell/Morris Ltd.
Sony/ATV Tunes LLC
Warner Chappell Ltd.
E. H. Morris & Co., Inc. (a division of MPL Communications Inc.) (from 1946 to present)
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)
later translated versions:Joululaulu (Hiljaa leijaa maahan hiutaleet)
Julesangen
クリスマスの歌
later versions:Captain’s Roastin’
Het kerstlied
is the basis for:The Christmas Song
arrangements:Rimfrostjul (The Christmas Song, "Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire") (translated)
The Christmas Song (arr. John Rutter)