Christmas music ASCAP members in 2015 were written by Jewish composers. Johnny Marks has three top Christmas songs, the most for any writer—"Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer", "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree", and "A Holly Jolly Christmas". By far the most recorded Christmas song is "White Christmas" by Irving Berlin (born Israel Isidore Beilin in Russia)—who also wrote "Happy Holiday"—with well over 500 versions in dozens of languages. Others include: Lyricist Jerome "Jerry" Leiber and composer Mike Stoller wrote "Santa Claus Is Back in Town", which Elvis Presley debuted on his first Christmas album in 1957. "Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)" was written
The 20 Greatest Christmas Songs The 20 Greatest Christmas Songs The 20 Greatest Christmas Songs is a compilation/remix album by Boney M.. In 1986 producer Frank Farian took the master tapes from 1981's "Christmas Album", added six recordings by Liz Mitchell, Reggie Tsiboe and two session singers from 1984, remixed them and created "Die 20 schönsten Weihnachtslieder der Welt", internationally released as "The 20 Greatest Christmas Songs". The 1986 version of the Boney M. Christmas album has since been re-issued as "The Most Beautiful Christmas Songs of the World" (1992), "A Wonderful Christmas Time" (1998) and "Christmas Party" (1998 and 2003). Side A Side B