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
Songs for Christmas (Sufjan Stevens album) the original song "That Was the Worst Christmas Ever!" while releasing inflatable Santas into the audience for fun. "Songs for Christmas" was generally well received by music critics. Stevens released a follow up, "Silver and Gold: Songs for Christmas, Vols. 6-10", in November 2012, which contains a further 58 original and traditional songs. Songs for Christmas (Sufjan Stevens album) Songs for Christmas is a box set of five separate EPs of Christmas-related songs and carols recorded by independent musician Sufjan Stevens between 2001 and 2006. The EPs had been given as gifts to friends and family of Stevens over the