Jingle Bells

One of the most commonly sung Christmas songs in the world

Written by American composer, James Lord Pierpont, in 1857

James Lord Pierpont was voted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in recognition of the global impact of "Jingle Bells."

Originally titled "The One Horse Open Sleigh"

Not originally connected to the holiday

Became associated with Christmas in the 1860s & 1870s

Noted by Benny Goodman and His Orchestra (1935)

Noted by Glenn Miller and His Orchestra (1941)

Noted by Bing Crosby and the Andrews Sisters (1943)

Frank Sinatra version - Charts (2013 - 2024)

No. 16 on Billboard Hot 100

No. 60 on UK Singles

No. 25 in Switzerland 

No. 52 in Sweden 

No. 43 in Portugal

No. 84 in the Netherlands

No. 16 in Italy

No. 46 in Ireland

No. 32 in Germany

No. 28 in France

No. 34 in Canada

No. 39 in Belgium

No. 25 in Austria

No. 37 in Australia

Frank Sinatra version - Certifications

Gold in Germany, Italy, & New Zealand

Silver in the UK

Michael Buble and the Puppini Sisters version -

Certified Gold in Denmark, New Zealand, & the UK

Certified Platinum in Italy

(Wikipedia)

Nat King Cole - Deck The Halls (Lyric Video)

Lyrics written by Scottish musician Thomas Oliphant, dating to 1862

Nat King Cole Version -

All-Time Chart Performance - No. 63 on Billboard Holiday 100

Certified Gold in the UK

(Full background on Wikipedia)

Michael Bublé - It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas [Official HD...

Written in 1951 by Meredith Wilson

Original title - It's Beginning to Look Like Christmas

Original version - Perry Como (1951)

- (and the Fontane Sisters with Mitchell Ayres & His Orchestra)

- Over 382 million streams on Spotify as of May 2024

- Featured in The Polar Express (2004)

- Certified Gold in Denmark & Greece

- Certified Platinum in Australia & the UK

Michael Buble version 

- Original release in October 2011 as first track to Buble's album, Christmas

- Re-release in November 2012 as second single with greater success

- Certified Platinum in Germany, Spain, & Greece

- Certified 2x Platinum in Italy & Portugal 

- Certified 3x Platinum in Denmark & New Zealand

- Certified 4x Platinum in the UK

(Wikipedia)

Pennies From Heaven (Remastered)

1936 American song by Arthur Johnston & Johnny Burke 

Original performance in the film, Pennies from Heaven, by Bing Crosby with Georgie Stoll and his Orchestra 

Other performances by Doris Day, Tony Bennett, Dinah Washington, Lester Young, Dean Martin, Guy Mitchell, Mandy Patinkin, and more

Bing Crosby's version was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2004.

Bing Crosby further recorded the song for his 1954 album, Bing: A Musical Autobiography.

Notable versions also include Louis Armstrong, Dave Brubeck Quartet, Frank Sinatra, and more.

A lot can be said of such a known popular song (popular music being listed as the genre), so read more on Wikipedia.

Michael Bublé - Winter Wonderland [Official HD]

Written in 1934 by Felix Bernard & Richard Bernhard Smith 

Theme - couple's romance during the winter season

1947 revision - inclusion of a children's lyric reflecting playing in the snow

Recordings -

1946 - Perry Como (Perry Como Sings Merry Christmas Music)

1960 - Ella Fitzgerald (Ella Wishes You a Swinging Christmas)

1968 - Tony Bennett (Snowfall: The Tony Bennett Christmas Album)

2008 - Tony Bennett & the Count Basie Orchestra (A Swingin' Christmas)

1971 - Elvis Presley (Elvis Sings the Wonderful World of Christmas)

1999 - Ringo Starr (I Wanna Be Santa Claus)

(and others)

Tony Bennett Version - Charts

No. 87 on Billboard Holiday 100

No. 94 on UK Singles

No. 40 in Australia

No. 35 in Denmark

No. 34 in Hungary

No. 69 in Ireland

No. 44 in Italy

No. 55 in the Netherlands

No. 39 in New Zealand

No. 35 in Norway

No. 68 in Portugal

No. 42 in Sweden

No. 64 in Switzerland

Bing Crosby Version - Charts

No. 66 on Billboard Holiday 100

No. 21 in Hungary

No. 89 in Australia

Michael Buble Version - Charts

No. 93 on Billboard Holiday 100

No. 84 in Australia

No. 60 in Germany

No. 83 in Sweden

Tony Bennett - Certifications 

Gold in the UK

Platinum in Denmark

Michael Buble - Certification

Silver in the UK

Bing Crosby - Certification

Silver in the UK

(Wikipedia)

Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!

- Vocal -

Written by lyrist Sammy Cahn & composer Jule Styne in July 1945

Penned during a heatwave, Cahn and Styne imagined cooler weather.

Recorded in the Fall of 1945 by Vaughn Monroe, released shortly after Thanksgiving, and a hit by Christmas

Vaughn Monroe's version is the highest charting than any other following, according to Billboard.

Honor Roll of Hits: The Nation's Top 15 Tunes 

Songs with Greatest Radio Audiences 

Top 15 Most Played on the Air 

Best Selling Popular Retail Records

Other versions include Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Jessica Simpson, and others.

(Wikipedia)

December

- Instrumental -

5th album 

Released in October 2002

Genres considered - Jazz, Christmas

Track List -

1.  The Christmas Song

2.  The First Noel

3.  Let It Snow!  Let It Snow!  Let It Snow!

4.  Hallelujah

5.  Perfect Day

6.  Santa Claus Is Coming to Town

7.  O Little Town of Bethleham

8.  Winter Wonderland

9.  The Little Drummer Boy

10.  Hark! The Herald Angels Sing

11.  Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas

12.  Silent Night

13.  I'll Be Home for Christmas

No. 7 on Billboard Top Contemporary Jazz Albums

(Wikipedia)

Bing Crosby - White Christmas (1947 Version) [HQ]

History

- Old-fashioned Christmas setting

- Written by Irving Berlin for the 1942 musical film, Holiday Inn (Academy Award for Best Original Song)

Bing Crosby Version

- No. 1 on Billboard Hot 100 in 1942, December 1943, December 1944

- World's best-selling single

- Over 50 million copies sold worldwide

- One of the best-selling singles in the U.S. - 10 to 12 million copies sold as of 1963

- Introduced on Bing Crosby's radio program, The Kraft Music Hall, on Christmas Day 1941

- Inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame, 1974

- No. 2 on Songs of the Century (RIAA)

- National Recording Registry, 2002

Charts - Bing Crosby

- No. 16 on Rolling Stone Top 100

- No. 5 on Billboard Holiday 100

- No. 3 on Billboard Adult Contemporary

- No. 12 on Billboard Hot 100

- No. 5 on UK Singles 

- No. 8 in Sweden

- No. 24 in New Zealand

- No. 4 in the Netherlands

- No. 27 in Italy

- No. 24 in Ireland

- No. 39 in Germany

- No. 27 in Denmark 

- No. 29 in Australia

Certifications - Bing Crosby

Gold in Germany, Italy, & Sweden

Silver in the UK

Platinum in Australia, Denmark, & the UK*

*Digital sales since 2019

(Wikipedia)