The Andy Williams Christmas Album print in 1833. "O Holy Night", with music by Adolphe Adam, originated in French as "Cantique de Noël" in 1847. The song that came to be known as "Jingle Bells" was published under the name "The One Horse Open Sleigh" in 1857. The earliest printing of the lyrics to "Away In A Manger" dates back to 1885. Of the songs on the album composed in the 20th century, "Sweet Little Jesus Boy" is the oldest, written on Christmas Eve, 1932. In the 1942 film "Holiday Inn", Bing Crosby performed "White Christmas" and "Happy Holiday", with the former spending 11 weeks
This Is The Time: The Christmas Album This Is The Time: The Christmas Album This Is the Time: The Christmas Album is an album by Michael Bolton, released on October 1, 1996. Bolton's first Christmas release, it contains two new songs: "This Is the Time" (performed with Wynonna Judd), and "Love Is the Power", while the others were covers of traditional Christmas songs. "Ave Maria" was performed with Spanish tenor Plácido Domingo. "White Christmas" was a single off the album "", but was also included on this album. The CD was an "enhanced" CD containing additional material viewable on a computer, including a video of "White Christmas",