The Christmas Song

~ Recording by Kenny Rogers

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleRelease artistRelease group typeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.4The Christmas Song3:20Kenny RogersOnce Upon a ChristmasKenny & DollyAlbum
RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle)ASL1-5307
1.4The Christmas Song3:23Kenny RogersOnce Upon a ChristmasKenny Rogers & Dolly PartonAlbum
RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle)ND90615
1.4The Christmas Song3:20Kenny RogersOnce Upon a ChristmasKenny Rogers & Dolly PartonAlbum
RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle)SPCD 1118
1.3The Christmas Song3:23Kenny RogersChristmas in AmericaVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Reader’s Digest
1.7The Christmas Song3:27Kenny RogersBelieve: A Christmas CollectionVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • US2000-10-17
Giant (imprint for “Giant Records”, Warner Bros. subsidiary)9 24750-2
1.4The Christmas Song3:24Kenny RogersOnce Upon a ChristmasDolly Parton with Kenny RogersAlbum
BMG UK & Ireland82876 554112
1.4The Christmas Song3:23Kenny RogersOnce Upon a ChristmasKenny Rogers & Dolly PartonAlbumRCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle)PCD1-5307
Promotion
1.2The Christmas Song3:19Kenny RogersThe Christmas SongKenny RogersSingle
RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle)JK-13944
1.1The Christmas Song3:19Kenny RogersThe Christmas SongKenny RogersSingle
RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle)JK-13944

Relationships

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

The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)

lyricist:Robert Wells (songwriter) (in 1945-07)
Mel Tormé (“The Velvet Fog”) (in 1945-07)
composer:Mel Tormé (“The Velvet Fog”) (in 1945-07)
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 (holding behind all publishing activities of Warner Music Group, 2019–)
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
Viele bunte Päckchen
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)
The Christmas Song (John Zorn arr.)