Former Beatles member Paul McCartney claims to be not only the author and performer of Wonderful Christmastime, but also the only musician to play all the instruments featured in this Christmas song. Recorded in 1979, it had little success in the United States, but in McCartney's home country, it still managed to…
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…
A classic Christmas carol, The Christmas Song was written by a duo consisting of American singer and actor Mel Tormé and songwriter Robert Wells. According to Tormé, the song was composed during the summer of 1944, during a sweltering heatwave. Tormé recounted that the duo embarked on the…
Edmund Sears, pastor of the Unitarium Church, claims to be the author of this old Christmas carol, It Came Upon a Midnight Clear. The lyrics, composed in 1849, in both poem and song form, are said to have originated from one or two melodies, although the true authorship is unknown. However, we do know...
