Who has the best Christmas album ever?
Who has the best Christmas album ever?
The 20 Best Christmas Albums of All Time
- Nat King Cole: The Magic of Christmas/The Christmas Song.
- Vince Guaraldi Trio: A Charlie Brown Christmas.
- The Beach Boys: A Beach Boys’ Christmas Album.
- James Brown: A Soulful Christmas.
- Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings: It’s a Holiday Soul Party.
- Sufjan Stevens: Songs for Christmas.
What classical music is associated with Christmas?
The 20 best pieces of classical Christmas music
- Prokofiev – Troika.
- Mendelssohn – Hark The Herald Angels Sing.
- Whitacre – Little Tree.
- Britten – A Ceremony of Carols.
- Bach – Christmas Oratorio.
- André Rieu.
- Tchaikovsky – Nutcracker.
- The Holly and the Ivy.
What artists have made Christmas albums?
Best-selling Christmas albums by RIAA certification
Year of Release | Artist(s) | Title |
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1970 | Elvis Presley | Elvis’ Christmas Album (budget reissue of 1957 LP with altered track listing) |
1994 | Mariah Carey | Merry Christmas |
1994 | Kenny G | Miracles: The Holiday Album |
2011 | Michael Bublé | Christmas |
What is the name of the famous instrumental Christmas song?
Top 10 instrumental Christmas works
- A Christmas Carol Symphony.
- Noël.
- Christmas symphony.
- Rhapsodie sur des noëls.
- A Christmas Fantasy.
- Christmas Festival Overture.
- The Christmas Tree.
- A Carol Symphony.
What is the most popular Christmas song ever recorded?
“Silent Night,” which Mohr wrote the lyrics for (in German) in 1816 and Gruber put to music two years later, is the most recorded Christmas song in the modern era of the holiday’s substantial oeuvre.
Which Christmas song is the best-selling recording of all time?
White Christmas
According to the Guinness Book of World Records, “White Christmas” by Bing Crosby is not only the best-selling Christmas/holiday single in the United States, but also the best-selling single of all time, with estimated sales in excess of 50 million copies worldwide.
Who wrote the classic Christmas songs?
Most-performed Christmas songs
Rank | Song | Composer(s) |
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1 | “Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town” | J. Fred Coots, Haven Gillespie |
2 | “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas” | Ralph Blane, Hugh Martin |
3 | “Winter Wonderland” | Felix Bernard, Richard B. Smith |
4 | “Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!” | Sammy Cahn, Jule Styne |
What is the oldest popular Christmas song?
Jesus Refulsit Omnium is often cited as the oldest known Christmas song in the world. Like many of the first Christmas songs, “Jesus Refulsit Omnium” is a Christian hymn.