{"id":1785,"date":"2016-12-07T02:51:32","date_gmt":"2016-12-07T02:51:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/performerstuff.com\/mgs\/?p=1785"},"modified":"2019-12-17T21:36:21","modified_gmt":"2019-12-17T21:36:21","slug":"classic-christmas-songs-from-the-40s-50s-and-60s","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/performerstuff.com\/mgs\/classic-christmas-songs-from-the-40s-50s-and-60s\/","title":{"rendered":"Classic Christmas Songs from the 40s, 50s, and 60s"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-one-full fusion-layout-column fusion-column-last fusion-spacing-yes section-header-post\" style=\"margin-top:;margin-bottom:;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper\"><h3>Classic Christmas Songs from the 40s, 50s, and 60s<\/h3>\n<font size=\"2\" color=\"grey\"><span style=\"border:1px solid ;-webkit-border-radius:50%;-moz-border-radius:50%;border-radius:50%;-moz-box-shadow: 0 0 3px rgba(0,0,0,.3);-webkit-box-shadow: 0 0 3px rgba(0,0,0,.3);box-shadow: 0 0 3px rgba(0,0,0,.3);margin-right:25px;float:left;\" class=\"fusion-imageframe imageframe-glow imageframe-1 hover-type-none author-image\"><a class=\"fusion-no-lightbox\" href=\"http:\/\/performerstuff.com\" target=\"_self\"> <img src=\"https:\/\/performerstuff.com\/mgs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/authorimage.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"img-responsive\" style=\"-webkit-border-radius:50%;-moz-border-radius:50%;border-radius:50%;\"\/><\/a><\/span><p>Written by Ashleigh Gardner<\/p>\n<p>December 5, 2016<\/p>\n<\/font><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-one-full fusion-layout-column fusion-column-last fusion-spacing-yes section-body-post\" style=\"margin-top:;margin-bottom:;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper\"><p style=\"text-align: left;\">Just in time for the holidays, Performer Stuff\u00a0delivers the sheet music for your favorite holiday songs. We\u2019ve got 23 Christmas tunes from the 40s, 50s, and 60s\u00a0like\u00a0&#8220;White Christmas&#8221;, &#8220;Silver Bells&#8221;, and &#8220;Baby It&#8217;s Cold Outside&#8221;.\u00a0Take them with you to that\u00a0fancy\u00a0holiday party with a piano player, your thespian Christmas shindig, or\u00a0Aunt Mabel\u2019s house for Christmas carols. Like a song? Find the\u00a0<span style=\"color: #ba9bc9;\"><a style=\"color: #ba9bc9;\" href=\"https:\/\/performerstuff.com\/search?text=&amp;search_type=home&amp;product_type=8\">sheet music<\/a><\/span>\u00a0on\u00a0<span style=\"color: #ba9bc9;\"><a style=\"color: #ba9bc9;\" href=\"https:\/\/performerstuff.com\/\">PerformerStuff.com<\/a><\/span>\u00a0in the link provided!<\/p>\n<h4>&#8220;The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)&#8221; by Bob Wells and Mel Torm\u00e9<\/h4>\n<br><div class=\"fusion-video fusion-youtube\" style=\"max-width:600px;max-height:350px;\"><div class=\"video-shortcode\"><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8fxmh9srt1w?wmode=transparent&autoplay=0\" width=\"600\" height=\"350\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><br><p>For a cozy feeling with friends and family, sing this song made famous by Nat King Cole.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"ps-content\" href=\"https:\/\/performerstuff.com\/product\/10961\/The-Christmas-Song-Chestnuts-Roasting-On-An-Open-Fire\" target=\"_blank\">Get the Sheet Music Here<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-one-full fusion-layout-column fusion-column-last fusion-spacing-yes section-body-post\" style=\"margin-top:;margin-bottom:;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper\"><h4>&#8220;Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas&#8221;\u00a0by Hugh Martin and Ralph Blane<\/h4>\n<br><div class=\"fusion-video fusion-youtube\" style=\"max-width:600px;max-height:350px;\"><div class=\"video-shortcode\"><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/MKG5X0QMSWA?wmode=transparent&autoplay=0\" width=\"600\" height=\"350\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><br><p style=\"text-align: left;\">A song written for the holiday classic\u00a0<em>Meet Me In St. Louis<\/em>, this tune originally had a <span style=\"color: #ba9bc9;\"><a style=\"color: #ba9bc9;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.npr.org\/2010\/11\/19\/131412133\/the-story-behind-have-yourself-a-merry-little-christmas\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">much different set of lyrics<\/span><\/a><\/span> that definitely weren&#8217;t nearly as hopeful as the ones we know today.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"ps-content\" href=\"https:\/\/performerstuff.com\/product\/9533\/Have-Yourself-A-Merry-Little-Christmas\" target=\"_blank\">Get the Sheet Music Here<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-one-full fusion-layout-column fusion-column-last fusion-spacing-yes section-body-post\" style=\"margin-top:;margin-bottom:;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper\"><h4>&#8220;I\u2019ll Be Home for Christmas&#8221; by Kim Gannon, Walter Kent, and Buck Ram<\/h4>\n<br><div class=\"fusion-video fusion-youtube\" style=\"max-width:600px;max-height:350px;\"><div class=\"video-shortcode\"><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/EYOvd2PZoPU?wmode=transparent&autoplay=0\" width=\"600\" height=\"350\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><br><p>This song was originally written to honor soldiers who were overseas during Christmastime during World War II.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"ps-content\" href=\"https:\/\/performerstuff.com\/product\/10440\/Ill-Be-Home-For-Christmas\" target=\"_blank\">Get the Sheet Music Here<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-one-full fusion-layout-column fusion-column-last fusion-spacing-yes section-body-post\" style=\"margin-top:;margin-bottom:;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper\"><h4>&#8220;The Little Drummer Boy&#8221; by Katharine Kennicott Davis<\/h4>\n<br><div class=\"fusion-video fusion-youtube\" style=\"max-width:600px;max-height:350px;\"><div class=\"video-shortcode\"><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/DT1fA59oH7Q?wmode=transparent&autoplay=0\" width=\"600\" height=\"350\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><br><p style=\"text-align: left;\">A reverent\u00a0and beautiful Christmas song\u00a0about a poor shepherd boy bringing his gift of music to the Christ child.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"ps-content\" href=\"https:\/\/performerstuff.com\/product\/9753\/The-Little-Drummer-Boy\" target=\"_blank\">Get the Sheet Music Here<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-one-full fusion-layout-column fusion-column-last fusion-spacing-yes section-body-post\" style=\"margin-top:;margin-bottom:;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper\"><h4>&#8220;Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer&#8221; by Johnny Marks<\/h4>\n<br><div class=\"fusion-video fusion-youtube\" style=\"max-width:600px;max-height:350px;\"><div class=\"video-shortcode\"><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/WWPyhVFUFAI?wmode=transparent&autoplay=0\" width=\"600\" height=\"350\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><br><p style=\"text-align: left;\">The Rudolph character was originally published in a 1939 Montgomery Ward booklet written by Robert May. Johnny Marks, Marks&#8217;\u00a0brother-in-law, wrote the song as a pet project, and the number was later sung on New York City\u00a0radio by Harry Brannon in 1949.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"ps-content\" href=\"https:\/\/performerstuff.com\/product\/10441\/Rudolph-The-Red-Nosed-Reindeer\" target=\"_blank\">Get the Sheet Music Here<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-one-full fusion-layout-column fusion-column-last fusion-spacing-yes section-body-post\" style=\"margin-top:;margin-bottom:;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper\"><h4>\u201cYou\u2019re a Mean One, Mr. Grinch\u201d by Dr. Seuss and Albert Hague<\/h4>\n<br><div class=\"fusion-video fusion-youtube\" style=\"max-width:600px;max-height:350px;\"><div class=\"video-shortcode\"><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/35WgpMq6e3o?wmode=transparent&autoplay=0\" width=\"600\" height=\"350\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><br><p style=\"text-align: left;\">This famous tune was written and composed for the 1966 Dr. Seuss Christmas cartoon special. The most famous version (and the original version) is sung by Thurl Ravenscroft.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"ps-content\" href=\"https:\/\/performerstuff.com\/product\/9647\/Youre-A-Mean-One-Mr-Grinch\" target=\"_blank\">Get the Sheet Music Here<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-one-full fusion-layout-column fusion-column-last fusion-spacing-yes section-body-post\" style=\"margin-top:;margin-bottom:;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper\"><h4>\u201cHappy Holiday\u201d by\u00a0Irving Berlin<\/h4>\n<br><div class=\"fusion-video fusion-youtube\" style=\"max-width:600px;max-height:350px;\"><div class=\"video-shortcode\"><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_mPu0iwbbLo?wmode=transparent&autoplay=0\" width=\"600\" height=\"350\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><br><p style=\"text-align: left;\">Made popular by Bing Crosby in the film <em>Holiday Inn<\/em>, this song is a Christmas classic for men and women.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"ps-content\" href=\"https:\/\/performerstuff.com\/product\/35438\/Happy-Holiday\" target=\"_blank\">Get the Sheet Music Here<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-one-full fusion-layout-column fusion-column-last fusion-spacing-yes section-body-post\" style=\"margin-top:;margin-bottom:;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper\"><h4>\u201cWhite Christmas\u201d by\u00a0Irving Berlin<\/h4>\n<br><div class=\"fusion-video fusion-youtube\" style=\"max-width:600px;max-height:350px;\"><div class=\"video-shortcode\"><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kM_tlbk3_Aw?wmode=transparent&autoplay=0\" width=\"600\" height=\"350\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><br><p style=\"text-align: left;\">Suspected to have been written in La Quinta, California, this song by Irving Berlin wishes for an old country Christmas with snow, mistletoe, friends, and family.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"ps-content\" href=\"https:\/\/performerstuff.com\/product\/190037\/White-Christmas\" target=\"_blank\">Get the Sheet Music Here<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-one-full fusion-layout-column fusion-column-last fusion-spacing-yes section-body-post\" style=\"margin-top:;margin-bottom:;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper\"><h4>\u201cFrosty the Snowman\u201d by\u00a0Walter Rollins and Steve Nelson<\/h4>\n<br><div class=\"fusion-video fusion-youtube\" style=\"max-width:600px;max-height:350px;\"><div class=\"video-shortcode\"><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/SDNcJL90Y9A?wmode=transparent&autoplay=0\" width=\"600\" height=\"350\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><br><p style=\"text-align: left;\">After Gene Autry recorded a version of &#8220;Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer&#8221; and found it to be a complete success, Walter Rollins and Steve Nelson wrote &#8220;Frosty the Snowman&#8221; to try and capitalize on Autry&#8217;s talent. This song was later adapted for the <em>Frosty the Snowman<\/em> 1969 animated classic.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"ps-content\" href=\"https:\/\/performerstuff.com\/product\/6664\/Frosty-The-Snow-Man\" target=\"_blank\">Get the Sheet Music Here<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-one-full fusion-layout-column fusion-column-last fusion-spacing-yes section-body-post\" style=\"margin-top:;margin-bottom:;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper\"><h4>\u201cSilver Bells\u201d by\u00a0Jay Livingston and Ray Evans<\/h4>\n<br><div class=\"fusion-video fusion-youtube\" style=\"max-width:600px;max-height:350px;\"><div class=\"video-shortcode\"><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/UNwGVgfkcgI?wmode=transparent&autoplay=0\" width=\"600\" height=\"350\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><br><p style=\"text-align: left;\">First performed in the film <em>The Lemon Drop Kid<\/em>, this song is a reminder of the bustling atmosphere of the holiday season.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"ps-content\" href=\"https:\/\/performerstuff.com\/product\/6690\/Silver-Bells\" target=\"_blank\">Get the Sheet Music Here<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-one-full fusion-layout-column fusion-column-last fusion-spacing-yes section-body-post\" style=\"margin-top:;margin-bottom:;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper\"><h4>\u201cCount Your Blessings\u201d by\u00a0Irving Berlin<\/h4>\n<br><div class=\"fusion-video fusion-youtube\" style=\"max-width:600px;max-height:350px;\"><div class=\"video-shortcode\"><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/DXKxazgio2s?wmode=transparent&autoplay=0\" width=\"600\" height=\"350\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><br><p style=\"text-align: left;\">This song rose from an experience Berlin had when his doctor suggested &#8220;counting your blessings&#8221; as a way to deal with Berlin&#8217;s insomnia due to stress.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"ps-content\" href=\"https:\/\/performerstuff.com\/product\/6930\/Count-Your-Blessings-Instead-Of-Sheep\" target=\"_blank\">Get the Sheet Music Here<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-one-full fusion-layout-column fusion-column-last fusion-spacing-yes section-body-post\" style=\"margin-top:;margin-bottom:;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper\"><h4>\u201cIt\u2019s Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas\u201d by\u00a0Meredith Wilson<\/h4>\n<br><div class=\"fusion-video fusion-youtube\" style=\"max-width:600px;max-height:350px;\"><div class=\"video-shortcode\"><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/d82Xzey-4B4?wmode=transparent&autoplay=0\" width=\"600\" height=\"350\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><br><p style=\"text-align: left;\">After being written independently, this song was later incorporated into the 1963 Broadway musical\u00a0<em>Here&#8217;s Love.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"ps-content\" href=\"https:\/\/performerstuff.com\/product\/16975\/Its-Beginning-To-Look-Like-Christmas\" target=\"_blank\">Get the Sheet Music Here<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-one-full fusion-layout-column fusion-column-last fusion-spacing-yes section-body-post\" style=\"margin-top:;margin-bottom:;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper\"><h4>\u201cBaby, It&#8217;s Cold Outside\u201d by Frank Loesser<\/h4>\n<br><div class=\"fusion-video fusion-youtube\" style=\"max-width:600px;max-height:350px;\"><div class=\"video-shortcode\"><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gE89rVfz41s?wmode=transparent&autoplay=0\" width=\"600\" height=\"350\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><br><p style=\"text-align: left;\">Originally recorded for the film <em>Neptune&#8217;s Daughter<\/em>, this song is usually sung as a duet. Bring out the sheet music for a duet with your best friend or sweetheart!<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"ps-content\" href=\"https:\/\/performerstuff.com\/product\/17007\/Baby-Its-Cold-Outside\" target=\"_blank\">Get the Sheet Music Here<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-one-full fusion-layout-column fusion-column-last fusion-spacing-yes section-body-post\" style=\"margin-top:;margin-bottom:;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper\"><h4>\u201cSanta Claus is Comin\u2019 to Town\u201d by\u00a0John Frederick Coots and Haven Gillespie<\/h4>\n<br><div class=\"fusion-video fusion-youtube\" style=\"max-width:600px;max-height:350px;\"><div class=\"video-shortcode\"><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/US5bSTfMia8?wmode=transparent&autoplay=0\" width=\"600\" height=\"350\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><br><p style=\"text-align: left;\">So popular upon its radio release, within hours, this song prompted orders of 100,000 copies of sheet music and more than 30,000 records.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"ps-content\" href=\"https:\/\/performerstuff.com\/product\/9327\/Santa-Claus-Is-Comin-To-Town\" target=\"_blank\">Get the Sheet Music Here<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-one-full fusion-layout-column fusion-column-last fusion-spacing-yes section-body-post\" style=\"margin-top:;margin-bottom:;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper\"><h4>\u201cHolly Jolly Christmas&#8221; by\u00a0Johnny Marks<\/h4>\n<br><div class=\"fusion-video fusion-youtube\" style=\"max-width:600px;max-height:350px;\"><div class=\"video-shortcode\"><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/e5X-kyz_P8M?wmode=transparent&autoplay=0\" width=\"600\" height=\"350\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><br><p style=\"text-align: left;\">This fun and upbeat song is perfect for family and kids to sing together.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"ps-content\" href=\"https:\/\/performerstuff.com\/product\/10524\/A-Holly-Jolly-Christmas\" target=\"_blank\">Get the Sheet Music Here<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-one-full fusion-layout-column fusion-column-last fusion-spacing-yes section-body-post\" style=\"margin-top:;margin-bottom:;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper\"><h4>\u201cHere Comes Santa Claus\u201d by\u00a0Gene Autry and Oakley Haldeman<\/h4>\n<br><div class=\"fusion-video fusion-youtube\" style=\"max-width:600px;max-height:350px;\"><div class=\"video-shortcode\"><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/IWxlo-9bqtU?wmode=transparent&autoplay=0\" width=\"600\" height=\"350\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><br><p style=\"text-align: left;\">This song was one of the first to combine religious and secular themes &#8212; the story of Santa and the Christian story of Jesus.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"ps-content\" href=\"https:\/\/performerstuff.com\/product\/10051\/Here-Comes-Santa-Claus-Right-Down-Santa-Claus-Lane\" target=\"_blank\">Get the Sheet Music Here<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-one-full fusion-layout-column fusion-column-last fusion-spacing-yes section-body-post\" style=\"margin-top:;margin-bottom:;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper\"><h4>\u201cSanta Baby\u201d by Joan Davits and Philip Springer<\/h4>\n<br><div class=\"fusion-video fusion-youtube\" style=\"max-width:600px;max-height:350px;\"><div class=\"video-shortcode\"><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Mk_GmhD053E?wmode=transparent&autoplay=0\" width=\"600\" height=\"350\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><br><p style=\"text-align: left;\">Originally recorded by Eartha Kitt in 1953, this song has become a tongue-in-cheek Christmas classic.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"ps-content\" href=\"https:\/\/performerstuff.com\/product\/24311\/Santa-Baby\" target=\"_blank\">Get the Sheet Music Here<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-one-full fusion-layout-column fusion-column-last fusion-spacing-yes section-body-post\" style=\"margin-top:;margin-bottom:;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper\"><h4>\u201cI Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus\u201d by\u00a0Tommie Connor<\/h4>\n<br><div class=\"fusion-video fusion-youtube\" style=\"max-width:600px;max-height:350px;\"><div class=\"video-shortcode\"><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/oF6W0bL4w78?wmode=transparent&autoplay=0\" width=\"600\" height=\"350\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><br><p style=\"text-align: left;\">This song was commissioned in 1953 by Saks Fifth Avenue for their Christmas card that year. It was later condemned by the Roman Catholic Church in Boston for mixing &#8220;kissing&#8221;\u00a0and\u00a0&#8220;Christmas&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"ps-content\" href=\"https:\/\/performerstuff.com\/product\/10126\/I-Saw-Mommy-Kissing-Santa-Claus\" target=\"_blank\">Get the Sheet Music Here<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-one-full fusion-layout-column fusion-column-last fusion-spacing-yes section-body-post\" style=\"margin-top:;margin-bottom:;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper\"><h4>\u201cThe Christmas Waltz\u201d by\u00a0Sammy Cahn and Jule Styne<\/h4>\n<br><div class=\"fusion-video fusion-youtube\" style=\"max-width:600px;max-height:350px;\"><div class=\"video-shortcode\"><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/OfmcEok4mkE?wmode=transparent&autoplay=0\" width=\"600\" height=\"350\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><br><p style=\"text-align: left;\">Written for Frank Sinatra in 1957, this song appeared on a B-side for Sinatra&#8217;s album\u00a0<em>A Jolly Christmas from Frank Sinatra.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"ps-content\" href=\"https:\/\/performerstuff.com\/product\/6656\/The-Christmas-Waltz\" target=\"_blank\">Get the Sheet Music Here<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-one-full fusion-layout-column fusion-column-last fusion-spacing-yes section-body-post\" style=\"margin-top:;margin-bottom:;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper\"><h4>\u201cIt\u2019s Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas\u201d by\u00a0Meredith Wilson<\/h4>\n<br><div class=\"fusion-video fusion-youtube\" style=\"max-width:600px;max-height:350px;\"><div class=\"video-shortcode\"><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/d82Xzey-4B4?wmode=transparent&autoplay=0\" width=\"600\" height=\"350\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><br><p style=\"text-align: left;\">This song can be found the in 1965 musical <em>Here&#8217;s Love.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"ps-content\" href=\"https:\/\/performerstuff.com\/product\/16975\/Its-Beginning-To-Look-Like-Christmas\" target=\"_blank\">Get the Sheet Music Here<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-one-full fusion-layout-column fusion-column-last fusion-spacing-yes section-body-post\" style=\"margin-top:;margin-bottom:;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper\"><h4>\u201cSleigh Ride\u201d by Leroy Anderson and Mitchell Parish<\/h4>\n<br><div class=\"fusion-video fusion-youtube\" style=\"max-width:600px;max-height:350px;\"><div class=\"video-shortcode\"><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6b9BKK27HuQ?wmode=transparent&autoplay=0\" width=\"600\" height=\"350\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><br><p style=\"text-align: left;\">Originally recorded as an orchestral number without lyrics, Mitchell Parish wrote the lyrics 4 years after the song was composed by Leroy Anderson. A great number for a group of talented singers.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"ps-content\" href=\"https:\/\/performerstuff.com\/product\/9324\/Sleigh-Ride\" target=\"_blank\">Get the Sheet Music Here<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-one-full fusion-layout-column fusion-column-last fusion-spacing-yes section-body-post\" style=\"margin-top:;margin-bottom:;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper\"><h4>\u201cLet it Snow! Let it Snow! Let it Snow!\u201d by\u00a0Sammy Cahn and Jule Styne<\/h4>\n<br><div class=\"fusion-video fusion-youtube\" style=\"max-width:600px;max-height:350px;\"><div class=\"video-shortcode\"><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/o2uvtl-1V70?wmode=transparent&autoplay=0\" width=\"600\" height=\"350\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><br><p style=\"text-align: left;\">This song was written while the writer and composer were in hot and humid California during Christmas. A bouncy and fun song for a soloist or a small group of carolers.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"ps-content\" href=\"https:\/\/performerstuff.com\/product\/6741\/Let-It-Snow-Let-It-Snow-Let-It-Snow\" target=\"_blank\">Get the Sheet Music Here<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-one-full fusion-layout-column fusion-column-last fusion-spacing-yes section-body-post\" style=\"margin-top:;margin-bottom:;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper\"><h4>\u201cCaroling, Caroling\u201d by\u00a0Alfred Burt and Wihla Hutson<\/h4>\n<br><div class=\"fusion-video fusion-youtube\" style=\"max-width:600px;max-height:350px;\"><div class=\"video-shortcode\"><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kFSPGIHjak8?wmode=transparent&autoplay=0\" width=\"600\" height=\"350\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><br><p style=\"text-align: left;\">This song was written by Burt and never recorded until Nat King Cole chose it for his Christmas album <em>The Magic of Christmas.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"ps-content\" href=\"https:\/\/performerstuff.com\/product\/35435\/Caroling-Caroling\" target=\"_blank\">Get the Sheet Music Here<\/a><\/p>\n<br><p style=\"text-align: left;\">Want\u00a0more Christmas tunes?\u00a0<span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #ba9bc9;\"><a style=\"color: #ba9bc9; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/performerstuff.com\/search?text=&amp;search_type=home&amp;product_type=8\">Search<\/a><\/span>\u00a0Performer Stuff\u2019s library for holiday sheet music, and find the perfect song for the perfect occasion. 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