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The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) mirrors many of the findings on the Yahoo playlist. ASCAP, which represents over 260,000 music creators and copyright owners, named their Top 25 Most Performed Holiday Songs for the past five years. These are based on radio airplay performance data tracked by Mediaguide. Many of songs are cover versions of traditional songs, by modern artists.
The remaining songs on the best selling singles list are:
However, selling over 50 million copies is the 1942 recording of Irving Berlin’s White Christmas, sung by Bing Crosby. It has become one of the most recognizable songs in the world. Whether young or old [link widoczny dla zalogowanych], the lyrics of the song captures everything that is good about Christmas.
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Do They Know Its Christmas (1984) — Band Aid (12 million)Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (1949) — Gene Autry (8 million)The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don’t be Late) (1958) — The Chipmunks (6 million)The Little Drummer Boy (composed originally as a Czech carol in 1941) — Harry Simeone Chorale (6 million)
According to ASCAP the song that tops the list is The Christmas Song, written by Mel Tormé and performed by Nat King Cole in 1946. In second place is Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas, written by Ralph Blane and Hugh Martin and sung by The Pretenders. The Eurythmics' Winter Wonderland, written by Felix Bernard and Richard B, lies in
The Chipmunk Song deserves a special mention as it is the last Christmas song to make number 1 on any US single record chart. It also managed to chart on the Hot Digital Songs for the first time in 2005, peaking at number 35 in that chart. In 2007 it reentered the billboard chart at number 70, due to the release of the movie Alvin and The Chipmunks.
Whether they are blaring out in a hotel lobby or shopping mall, on the radio, or playing in a restaurant or bar, there are some firm favorites that are rekindled every year to celebrate this special holiday season.
The Most Performed Christmas Songs
With its catchy lyrics and international appeal, a good guess would be Jingle Bells [link widoczny dla zalogowanych], given the fact that this song rears its head every festive season from shops to Santa’s Grottos worldwide.
Three of the 7 top singles are Bing Crosby songs:
Jingle Bells (1857), despite its familiarity from Tokyo to Thailand to New York and London, only sold 6 million, by comparison. According to the song was originally written by James Lord Pierpoint for the children of Boston Sunday School, to celebrate thanksgiving, not Christmas. Since then Jingle Bells has been translated into many languages and over time its lyrics have been modified slightly, to become the song so popular today. Bing Crosby also performed a version of Jingle Bells, released in 1943.
What is The Best Selling Christmas Single?
World’s Top Selling Christmas Singles
White Christmas (1942) — Bing Crosby (50 million),Silent Night (1935) — Bing Crosby (30 million)Jingle Bells (1943) — Bing Crosby (6 million).
Yahoo's Y! Music Playlist blog features a list of the world’s top selling singles [link widoczny dla zalogowanych], with few surprises. From the 7 songs listed only one, Band Aid’s 12 million selling Do They Know Its Christmas? (Feed the World) falls with the last 40 years. It is the newest song on the list, released in 1984. This does not, however, impact negatively on the Christmas songwriting of today; just that people don't buy Christmas “singles” anymore.
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