The Christmas Song
~ Recording by Ella Fitzgerald
Appears on releases
| # | Title | Length | Track Artist | Release Title | Release Artist | Release Group Type | Country/Date | Label | Catalog# |
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| 1.6 | The Christmas Song | 3:03 | Ella Fitzgerald | Ella Wishes You a Swinging Christmas | Ella Fitzgerald | Album |
| Verve (jazz label, aka “Verve Records”, use this for release labels) | MGV 4042 |
| 1.6 | The Christmas Song | 3:03 | Ella Fitzgerald | Ella Wishes You a Swinging Christmas | Ella Fitzgerald | Album |
| Verve (jazz label, aka “Verve Records”, use this for release labels) | 827 150-2 |
| 1.9 | The Christmas Song | 3:02 | Ella Fitzgerald | Your Hit Parade: Christmas Memories | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Time–Life Music | R105-17 |
| 1.6 | The Christmas Song | 3:03 | Ella Fitzgerald | Ella Wishes You a Swinging Christmas | Ella Fitzgerald | Album |
| Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | UDCD 586 |
| 2.3 | The Christmas Song | 3:03 | Ella Fitzgerald | The Best Christmas... Ever! | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries) | VTDCD 23 |
| 2.3 | The Christmas Song | 3:03 | Ella Fitzgerald | The Best Christmas... Ever! | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Virgin TV | VTDCD 23 |
| 1.8 | The Christmas Song | 3:01 | Ella Fitzgerald | Best Christmas Ever | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
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| 1.6 | The Christmas Song | 3:02 | Ella Fitzgerald | Christmas Fantasy/New Year's Celebration - Disc 2 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| PolyTel | 740 111-2 |
| 1.11 | The Christmas Song | 3:02 | Ella Fitzgerald | Pottery Barn: Hip Holiday Trilogy | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| BMG (the former Bertelsmann Music Group, defunct since 2004-08-05; for releases dated 2008 and later, see annotation) | DRC12276 |
| 1.6 | The Christmas Song | 3:03 | Ella Fitzgerald | Ella Wishes You a Swinging Christmas | Ella Fitzgerald | Album |
| Verve (jazz label, aka “Verve Records”, use this for release labels) | 440 065 086-2 |
| 1.6 | The Christmas Song | 3:03 | Ella Fitzgerald | Ella Wishes You a Swinging Christmas | Ella Fitzgerald | Album |
| Verve (jazz label, aka “Verve Records”, use this for release labels) | 065 086-2 |
| 1.12 | The Christmas Song | 3:01 | Ella Fitzgerald | Christmas Jazz | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| EFA 01609-2 | |
| 2.22 | The Christmas Song | 3:01 | Ella Fitzgerald | So Fresh: Songs for Christmas 2006 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008) | 88697019682 |
| 1.3 | The Christmas Song | 3:02 | Ella Fitzgerald | Christmas Together With Ella & Louis | Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong | Album + Compilation |
| Somerset Entertainment (manufacturer/distributor of specialty music, with regional distributors in US, CA, & UK/EU) | 43310 |
| 1.10 | The Christmas Song | 3:02 | Ella Fitzgerald | Christmas Collection | Ella Fitzgerald | Album + Compilation |
| Compass Productions (budget compilations), Universal Music Special Markets | |
| 2.6 | The Christmas Song | 3:01 | Ella Fitzgerald | Seven Classic Albums | Ella Fitzgerald | Album + Compilation |
| Real Gone Jazz | RGJCD315 |
| 1.8 | The Christmas Song | 3:01 | Ella Fitzgerald | Home for Christmas | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
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| 1.12 | The Christmas Song | 3:01 | Ella Fitzgerald | Merry Christmas and Happy New Year | Nat King Cole & Ella Fitzgerald | Album + Compilation |
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| 1.6 | The Christmas Song | 3:04 | Ella Fitzgerald | Ella Wishes You a Swinging Christmas | Ella Fitzgerald | Album |
| Verve (jazz label, aka “Verve Records”, use this for release labels) | MG VS-64042 |
| 1.6 | The Christmas Song | 3:03 | Ella Fitzgerald | ICON Christmas | Ella Fitzgerald | Album + Compilation |
| Hip‐O Records | B0021378-02 |
| 2.28 | The Christmas Song | 3:04 | Ella Fitzgerald | Now That’s What I Call Christmas | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| NOW (bogus label; use the MusicBrainz Series instead) | CDNNNOW35 |
| 1.6 | The Christmas Song | 3:03 | Ella Fitzgerald | Christmas | Ella Fitzgerald | Album + Compilation |
| UMe Digital (all-digital download imprint of Universal Music Enterprises) | |
| 1.3 | The Christmas Song | 3:02 | Ella Fitzgerald | Ella & Louis Christmas | Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong | Album + Compilation |
| Verve Reissues | |
| 2.15 | The Christmas Song | ?:?? | Ella Fitzgerald | The Best Of 1956-1962 | Ella Fitzgerald | Album + Compilation |
| Real Gone | |
| 5.6 | The Christmas Song | 3:03 | Ella Fitzgerald | A Christmas Tale: Timeless Classic Albums | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| DOL | DOLCD0265 |
| 1.6 | The Christmas Song | 3:00 | Ella Fitzgerald | Ella Wishes You a Swinging Christmas (expanded edition) | Ella Fitzgerald | Album |
| Verve (jazz label, aka “Verve Records”, use this for release labels), Verve Reissues | MG VS-64042 |
| 3.10 | The Christmas Song | 3:01 | Ella Fitzgerald | The Most Wonderful Christmas… | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony CMG (subsidiary of SME UK, add only UK releases) | 19075993012 |
| 1.7 | The Christmas Song | 3:01 | Ella Fitzgerald | A Swinging Christmas with Ella Fitzgerald | Ella Fitzgerald | Album |
| Fabulous (sub-label of Acrobat Music, focuses on rare or unavailable original cast recordings, film soundtracks and showbiz-oriented artist re-issues) | FACCD8514 |
| 3.14 | The Christmas Song | 3:02 | Ella Fitzgerald | The Cosiest Christmas Album In The World... Ever! | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| UMC (related to United Musix Corporation do Brasil Ltda.; NOT related to Universal Music) | |
| Promotion | |||||||||
| 1.6 | The Christmas Song | 3:03 | Ella Fitzgerald | Ella Fitzgerald at Christmas | Ella Fitzgerald | Album |
| Daily Mail, Upfront (UK promotions company) | UPELFTZ001 |
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| 2.18 | The Christmas Song | 3:02 | Ella Fitzgerald | Christmas Legends - 20 Classic Original Christmas Albums | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| The Intense Media | 60030 |
| 1.3 | The Christmas Song | 3:03 | Ella Fitzgerald | Home for Christmas With Ella | Ella Fitzgerald | EP + Compilation | |||
Relationships
| recorded in: | New York, New York, United States (on 1960-08-05) |
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| orchestra: | Frank De Vol Orchestra (on 1960-08-05) |
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| conductor: | Frank De Vol (on 1960-08-05) |
| arranger: | Frank De Vol |
| recorded at: | Radio Recorders Studios (Santa Monica Blvd. location since 1949) in West Hollywood, California, United States (on 1960-08-05) |
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| recording of: | The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire) (on 1960-08-05: cover) |
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Related works
The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)
| writer: | Mel Tormé ("The Velvet Fog") (from 1944 until 1945) Robert Wells (songwriter) (from 1944 until 1945) |
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| publisher: | Chappell/Morris Ltd. Sony/ATV Tunes LLC Warner Chappell Ltd. E. H. Morris & Co., Inc. (a division of MPL Communications Inc.) (from 1946 to present) |
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| referred to in medleys: | Mix 3 (The Best Xmas Party Ever!) (order: 1) Megamix 3 (It Must Be Christmas) (order: 2) Mix Three (Greatest Ever Christmas Party Megamix) (order: 2) |
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| later translated versions: | Joululaulu (Hiljaa leijaa maahan hiutaleet) Joyeux Noël Julesangen クリスマスの歌 |
| later versions: | Captain’s Roastin’ Het kerstlied |
| is the basis for: | The Christmas Song |
| arrangements: | Rimfrostjul (The Christmas Song, "Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire") (translated) The Christmas Song (arr. John Rutter) The Christmas Song (Carla Bley arrangement) |
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