A joint work by lyricist Kim Gannon and composer Walter Kent, to which we could add the name of Buck Ram, the latter having written a poem with the same title and having claimed his rights, I'll Be Home for Christmas quickly became a very popular Christmas song. To write this carol, the co-authors…
Although Greensleeves was not originally a Christmas carol, it has since been revived and renamed What Child is This. According to history, it first appeared in manuscript form, written in honor of a lady with green sleeves named Anne Boleyn. Its title is said to come from…
Composed by lyricist Lou Baxter and lead singer Johnny Moore of The Drifters, Merry Christmas has been a traditional Christmas song since the late 1940s. The original version of this holiday classic was recorded by The Three Blazers, a rhythm and blues band formed by Johnny More, his…