The rest of the album is a contemporary take on holiday classics, drawing on gospel and R&B influences and supported by Carey's soaring vocals. Between the Motown groove of "Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town" and the exuberant gospel of "Joy to the World," this is an album you'll want to hear all the way through. Garrett, Thad (December 19, 2017). "The American Christmas Songbook: "Merry Christmas, Darling" (1970)". Lib.cua.edu. Washington, DC: The Catholic University of America. Archived from the original on December 16, 2019 . Retrieved December 16, 2019. In 1978, at Karen's request, the vocals were re-recorded for the release of Christmas Portrait, their first Christmas album.

Betts, Graham (2004). Complete UK Hit Singles 1952-2004 (1sted.). London: Collins. pp.161–162. ISBN 0-00-717931-6. Ultratop.be – Nat %22King%22 Cole – The Christmas Song" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved January 1, 2023. Radio Almanac". RadioGOLDINdex. Archived from the original on September 15, 2018 . Retrieved February 13, 2014. a b c "Holiday 100: The week of January 4, 2020". Billboard. Archived from the original on January 3, 2021 . Retrieved 1 January 2021. I grew up exposed to multiple religions. My dad’s side of the family were foot-washing Italian Catholics, while my mom’s side were Jews from New York. In college, my mom was reborn as a Christian, and for me as a kid, Easter with Nonno Giuseppe was as big of a deal as going to seder at temple with my Popi Mel. Now on every Christmas morning, my mom and I listen to A Christmas Album by Barbra Streisand, a collection of spectacular renditions of yule-time classics by not just a Jewish woman, but one of the most notable and beloved Jews in show business. Moments like Babs’ broadway pizzaz on “Jingle Bells?” to her church choir-worthy range on “Sleep In Heavenly Peace (Silent Night)” to her impeccable singing in Latin on “Gounod’s Ave Maria,” have made A Christmas Album one of the top 10 Christmas albums of all time, selling over 5.3 million copies. And for my mom and I, the juxtaposition of faiths across each of the album’s splendid 33 minutes is a constant reminder of accepting and respecting every person’s God-given right to believe and worship whatever and however they’d like. Nothing is more fitting over the holidays than that. —Adrian Spinelli

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Dutchcharts.nl – Nat %22King%22 Cole – The Christmas Song" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved December 31, 2022. In 1956, Cole was contracted to perform in Cuba. He wanted to stay at the Hotel Nacional de Cuba in Havana but was refused because it operated a color bar. Cole honored his contract, and the concert at the Tropicana Club was a huge success. The following year, he returned to Cuba for another concert, singing many songs in Spanish.

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Add a little soul to your Christmas celebrations with John Legend's A Legendary Christmas. One of the more recent albums on our list, it contains a delightful combination of holiday standards, like the joyful take on "Silver Bells," and original songs, featuring artists like Stevie Wonder and Kelly Clarkson. In 2003 for his EP Let It Snow, Michael Bublé recorded a cover of the song. [49] It charted at number 6 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart. [50] In 2018, Lauren Daigle's cover of the song reached number 55 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number one on the Christian Songs chart. [51] [52] [53] In 2021, Jacob Collier's cover of the song was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Arrangement, Instrumental and Vocals at the 64th Annual ceremony. [54] a b "Holiday 100 (Week of January 8, 2022)". Billboard. January 8, 2022 . Retrieved 12 January 2022.