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The Christmas Song

Christmas song written and composed by Mel Tormé (music) and Bob Wells (words)
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Summary

The Christmas Song is a musical work/composition[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of musical work composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,839 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Composer: Mel Tormé[3]
  • Genre: Christmas music[4]
  • Performer: The King Cole Trio[5], Nat King Cole[6], Frank Sinatra[7], The Miracles[8], Andy Williams[9], Stevie Wonder[10], Barbra Streisand[11], Al Green[12], Kenny Rogers[13], John Berry[14], Anne Sofie von Otter[15], Christer Sjögren[16], Whitney Houston[17], Jessica Simpson[18]
  • Language of work or name: English[19]
  • Publication date: 1945[20]
  • Lyricist: Robert Wells[21]
  • Title: The Christmas Song[22]
  • Has characteristic: Christmas-themed song[23]
  • Subtitle: Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire[24]
  • Different from: Christmas Song[25]
  • Form of creative work: song[26]
  • Set during recurring event: Christmas and holiday season[27]

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Song[28]

  • Genre(s): christmas music, pop[29]

  • Community tags: christmas, christmas music, holiday, pop[30]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 00324746-fc24-337b-a9fb-edb8a317be5b[31]

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Cultural Impact

Things named for The Christmas Song include Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire[32], an animated series episode[33], directed by David Silverman[34].

Why It Matters

The Christmas Song has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] It is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

Entities named for it include Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire[32], an animated series episode[33], directed by David Silverman[34].

Related Entities

Al Green Andy Williams Barbra Streisand CeeLo Green Christina Aguilera Frank Sinatra Jessica Simpson Jill Johnson Justin Bieber Kenny Rogers Lotta Engberg Nat King Cole Sanna Nielsen Seal Stevie Wonder Susan Boyle Whitney Houston

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [36] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 24w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-05-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Language of work or name → English
    Performer → The King Cole Trio, Nat King Cole, Frank Sinatra +24
    Form of creative work → song
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