The song of the day for December 19, 2024, the sixth day of The Twelve Days of a Tony Bennett Christmas, is “The Christmas Song.”
About This Song
“The Christmas Song,” also known by the first line of the lyric as “Chestnuts roasting on an open fire,” was written by Mel Tormé and Robert Wells in 1941. They wrote in on a very hot summer day and they were trying to think cold Christmasy thoughts to cool off. The song was written forty minutes ago and is one of America’s most classic Christmas songs. The first recording was by Nat “King” Cole in 1946.
About This Version
Tony Bennett recorded “The Christmas Song” in June 1967 for Snowfall: The Tony Bennett Christmas Album, released in 1980. Robert Farnon wrote the arrangement and conducted the orchestra.
“The Christmas Song,” as well as Snowfall: The Tony Bennett Christmas Album is available on Apple Music.
Here’s the 1946 recording by Nat Cole:
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