Thursday Thirteen: The Most Performed Christmas Songs

According to the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, these are the Top 25 most-performed “Holiday” songs for the first five years of the 21st Century (find the complete list here):

1.The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire) – Mel Tormé, Robert Wells
2.Santa Claus Is Coming To Town – Fred Coots, Haven Gillespie
3.Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas – Ralph Blane, Hugh Martin
4.Winter Wonderland – Felix Bernard, Richard B. Smith
5.White Christmas – Irving Berlin
6.Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! – Sammy Cahn, Jule Styne
7.Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer – Johnny Marks
8.Jingle Bell Rock – Joseph Carleton Beal, James Ross Boothe
9.I’ll Be Home For Christmas – Walter Kent, Kim Gannon, Buck Ram
10.Little Drummer Boy – Katherine K. Davis, Henry V. Onorati, Harry Simeone
11.Sleigh Ride – Leroy Anderson, Mitchell Parish
12.It’s The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year – Edward Pola, George Wyle
13.Silver Bells – Jay Livingston, Ray Evans

I'm a little sad that only one of these songs even refers to the birth of Christ, which is the reason for the season. So I'm offering you Michael English's "Mary Did You Know?" Listen and be blessed.

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