The Christmas Song

~ Recording by Nat King Cole

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleRelease artistRelease group typeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
2.14The Christmas Song3:16Nat King ColeThe Extraordinary (deluxe edition)Nat King ColeAlbum + Compilation
  • XE2014-05-23
Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.), Universal Music Group (has logo with just “Universal Music Group”)0602537788071
1.36The Christmas Song (alternate take)3:16Nat King ColeThe Extraordinary (deluxe edition)Nat King ColeAlbum + Compilation
  • XW2014-06-03
Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.)

Relationships

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

The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)

lyricist:Mel Tormé (“The Velvet Fog”)
Robert Wells (songwriter) (from 1944 until 1945)
composer:Mel Tormé (“The Velvet Fog”) (from 1944 until 1945)
publisher:Chappell/Morris Ltd.
MPL Music Publishing Inc.
Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd.
Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP)
Warner Chappell
Warner Chappell Ltd.
Warner Chappell Music (publisher as Warner/Chappell Music)
Warner/Chappell Music Australia Pty. Ltd.
Edwin 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)
Joyeux Noël
Julesangen
Min barndoms jul
クリスマスの歌
later versions:Captain’s Roastin’
Het kerstlied
is the basis for:The Christmas Song
arrangements:Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire (lo‐fi arrangement)
Rimfrostjul (The Christmas Song, "Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire") (translated)
The Christmas Song (arr. John Rutter)
The Christmas Song (Carla Bley arrangement)
The Christmas Song
The Christmas Song (arr. Chris Walden)
The Christmas Song (arr. Peter Knight)
The Christmas Song (arr. for Béla Fleck & the Flecktones)