CHRISTMAS SONG
NAT KING COLE
SONGWRITERS: TORME
MEL & TORME MELVIN H
COUNTRY: U. S. A.
ALBUM: THE NAT KING COLE STORY
LABEL: CAPITOL RECORDS
GENRE: CHRISTMAS SONG
YEAR: 1961
Nathaniel Adams Coles (March 17, 1919 –
February 15, 1965), known professionally as Nat King Cole, was an American
singer and jazz pianist. He recorded over 100 songs that became hits on the pop
charts. His trio was the model for small jazz ensembles that followed. Cole
also acted in films and on television and performed on Broadway.
He was the first African-American man to host an American television series. He was the father of
singer-songwriter Natalie Cole (1950–2015).
Nat King Cole recorded "The Christmas
Song" with his group The Nat King Cole Trio in 1946. There were two
versions made: the first without the strings, and the second with the strings.
The second version was released that year, while the first one was put on hold
and appeared much later on a compilation "Billboard Greatest Christmas
Hits 1935-1954" in 1989.
Nat King Cole recorded four versions of this
song in total: in June 1946, in August 1946, in August 1953 and in March 1961.
The first version was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1974.
Chestnuts roasting on an open fire
Jack Frost nipping at your nose
Yuletide carols being sung by a choir
And folks dressed up like Eskimos
Everybody knows a turkey and some mistletoe
Help to make the season bright
Tiny tots, with their eyes all aglow
Will find it hard to sleep tonight
They know that Santa's on his way
He's loaded lots of toys and goodies on his sleigh
And every mother's child is gonna spy
To see if reindeer really know how to fly
And so I'm offering this simple phrase
To kids from one to ninety-two
Although it's been said many times, many ways
Merry Christmas to you
And so I'm offering this simple phrase
To kids from one to ninety-two
Although it's been said many times, many ways
Merry Christmas to you.
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