The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)

~ Recording by John Legend

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleRelease artistRelease group typeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.10The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)4:16John LegendA Legendary ChristmasJohn LegendAlbum
  • XW2018-10-26
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)
1.10The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)4:16John LegendA Legendary Christmas (Target exclusive)John LegendAlbum
  • US2018-10-26
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)19075903742
1.10The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)4:16John LegendA Legendary ChristmasJohn LegendAlbum
  • US2018-10-26
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)19075883592
1.15The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire)4:16John LegendA Legendary Christmas (Super Deluxe)John LegendAlbum
  • XW2018-10-26
Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment)
1.10The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)4:16John LegendA Legendary ChristmasJohn LegendAlbum
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)19075883592
1.14The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)4:16John LegendA Legendary Christmas (deluxe edition)John LegendAlbum
  • XW2019-11-08
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)
1.15The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)4:16John LegendA Legendary ChristmasJohn LegendAlbum
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)
1.15The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)4:15John LegendA Legendary Christmas (super deluxe edition)John LegendAlbum
  • XW2019-11-21
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)
1.15The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)4:16John LegendA Legendary ChristmasJohn LegendAlbum
  • -2019
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), John Legend Music, Inc.
1.14The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)4:16John LegendA Legendary Christmas (Deluxe Edition)John LegendAlbum
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)19439700492
2.4The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)4:17John LegendSo Fresh: Best Ever ChristmasVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment), Universal Music (plain logo: “Universal Music”)19439706372

Relationships

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

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.)