Christmas Song Figgerits (2024)

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Which Christmas song was the biggest Christmas song hit? ›

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 since the advent of recorded music, with estimated sales in excess of 50 million copies worldwide.

(WHTM) – Whether you believe Christmas music is meant to be played before Thanksgiving or after Thanksgiving, one thing is true. “Jingle Bells” was originally written as a Thanksgiving song. “Jingle Bells” was written by James Lord Pierpont and published in 1857.

Mariah Carey's “All I Want for Christmas Is You” first topped the chart in 2019. It was her record-extending 19th No. 1 song, the most for any solo artists.

Reportedly, one of the first known Christmas hymns is "Jesus Refulsit Omnium" ("Jesus, Light of All the Nations"), written by St. Hilary of Poitier in the fourth century.

Cole's 1961 version is generally regarded as definitive and, in 2004, was the most-loved seasonal song with women aged 30–49; while the original 1946 recording was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1974.

The holiday classic "Jingle Bells" may have you dashing through the snow and longing for a ride on a horse-drawn sleigh, but the 19th-century song was never intended to celebrate the Christmas season. In fact, the lyrics make no reference to the December holiday at all.

A Christmas carol is a carol (a song or hymn) on the theme of Christmas, traditionally sung at Christmas itself or during the surrounding Christmas holiday season. The term noel has sometimes been used, especially for carols of French origin.

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“Bohemian Rhapsody” by Queen, which reached the number-one spot at Christmas 1975 and 1991, is the only record to have reached the top twice.

What 65 year old Christmas song is number one? ›

Lee recorded "Rocking Around the Christmas Tree" as a teenager. The song was written by Johnny Marks, the songwriter behind other holiday jams like "A Holly Jolly Christmas." Lee told The Tennessean in 2015 that she had no idea why Marks was so adamant about her singing the song.

The 1942 'White Christmas' recording by Bing Crosby, has sold over 100 million records around the world, with at least 50 million sales as singles.

Many reliable sources suggest that inventor and radio-pioneer Reginald Fessenden played a violin solo of the popular Christmas Carol 'O Holy Night' as the world's first radio broadcast on Christmas Eve of 1906.

Last years Christmas number one single is “Food Aid” by LadBaby, who have topped the charts during the week of Christmas a record five times consecutively from 2018-2022.

According to the most recent record album certifications, the holiday album title that has shipped the most copies in the United States is Elvis Presley's 1957 LP Elvis' Christmas Album, which is certified by the RIAA for shipment of 17 million copies in the U.S. (3 million copies of the original 1957 release on RCA ...

Of course, "Silent Night" isn't the only holiday song that's been recorded to death. Here are the Top 15 most-recorded holiday songs, according to Music Reports: "Silent Night" – 137,315 times. "White Christmas" – 128,276 versions.