Christmas music a version by American "a capella" group Pentatonix which had already been released on their Christmas album shortly before Cohen's death, were added into Christmas music playlists on radio stations in the United States and Canada. Christmas songs introduced in theater, television, and film include "White Christmas" from "Holiday Inn" (1942), "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" from "Meet Me in St. Louis" (1944), and "Silver Bells" in "The Lemon Drop Kid" (1950). Some musical films have been set around Christmas time, and because of that some of the songs are popular during the holiday season, including: A popular form
The Christmas Song The Christmas Song "The Christmas Song" (commonly subtitled "Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire" or, as it was originally subtitled, "Merry Christmas to You") is a classic Christmas song written in 1945 by Bob Wells and Mel Tormé. According to Tormé, the song was written during a blistering hot summer. In an effort to "stay cool by thinking cool", the most-performed (according to BMI) Christmas song was born. "I saw a spiral pad on his (Wells') piano with four lines written in pencil", Tormé recalled. "They started, 'Chestnuts roasting..., Jack Frost nipping..., Yuletide carols..., Folks dressed up like Eskimos.' Bob