The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)

~ Recording by Mel Tormé

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack ArtistRelease TitleRelease ArtistRelease Group TypeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
2.6The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)3:12Mel TorméThe All Time Greatest Christmas SongsVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)496788-2
2.8The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)3:12Mel TorméBest of Christmas Songs, Volume 3Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • -2000
Sony Music Media
2.5The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)3:12Mel TorméThe All Time Greatest Christmas SongsVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Sony Music TV, Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)SONYTV99CD
1.5The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)3:13Mel TorméTraditional Christmas, Volume 3Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Compass Productions (budget compilations)A52830
2.7The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)3:12Mel TorméDie Hit-Giganten: WeihnachtenVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • DE2004-11-22
Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment)519237 2
2.7The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)3:12Mel TorméDie Hit-Giganten: WeihnachtenVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • DE2004-11-22
Sony Music MediaSMM 519167 2
2.7The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)3:12Mel TorméDie Hit-Giganten: WeihnachtenVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 - Oct 1, 2008)82876 75602 2
2.7The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)3:12Mel TorméDie Hit-Giganten: WeihnachtenVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • DE2006-11-10
Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 - Oct 1, 2008)88697 03003 2
2.7The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)3:12Mel TorméDie Hit-Giganten: WeihnachtenVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • DE2007-11-16
Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 - Oct 1, 2008)88697 17223 2
2.7The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)3:12Mel TorméDie Hit-Giganten: WeihnachtenVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment)88697172282
1.11The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)3:14Mel TorméUltimate Holiday Collection, Volume 2Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment)886975816521

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recording of:The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)

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)