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"The Christmas Song" (commonly subtitled "Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire" or, as it was originally subtitled, "Merry Christmas to You") is a classic Christmas song written in 1945 [note 1] by Robert Wells and Mel Tormé. The Nat King Cole Trio first recorded the song in June 1946.
Dec 25, 2017 · In 1946, Nat King Cole became the first recording artist to wrap his lush vocals around what would become a standard of the holiday season, " The Christmas Song." But that song was written...
- Phil Harrell
Dec 5, 2016 · It wasn’t mentioned at the time, but Cole’s version of “The Christmas Song” was the first holiday standard ever introduced by a black American. It opened the door for Lou Rawls, Ray Charles and many others to record their own takes on yuletide classics.
Nat King Cole recorded this for the first time in 1946 with his group The Nat King Cole Trio. They were the big act on Columbia Records, who had them re-record the song with a string section - the first time the trio used strings on a record.
Dec 25, 2017 · In 1946, Nat King Cole became the first recording artist to wrap his lush vocals around what would become a standard of the holiday season, "The Christmas Song." But that song was written by a different crooner: Mel Tormé.
When the band broke up in 1943, Torme again shifted gears into movie acting and song-writing, composing with his co-writer and friend, Bob Wells, what was to become one of the truly immortal songs of that or any age, “The Christmas Song,” recorded into enduring fame in 1946 by Nat King Cole.
So, on March 30, 1961, Cole released a stereo recording, conducted by Ralph Carmichael, featuring a bigger orchestra and richer vocals. This song outperformed his original version and has come to be known as the preeminent version of the song that has been played every Christmas since.
