…Another song where both versions are good, but Bing’s iconic voice gives his version the ultimate edge. It’s just one of those Christmas songs that makes you feel what the Christmas season must have felt like 70 or so years ago!
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…The original is wonderful of course, but the slight edge goes to U2’s cover of the song, recorded at a sound check before a show in Glasgow in 1987. It’s another one from the star-studded “A Very Special Christmas” compilation. #25greatestchristmasrecords #songoftheday youtu.be/mmZBC92pgrE?...

…Parties, roasting marshmallows, caroling, sharing stories, etc. - it’s a tribute to all the best parts of the Christmas season and has been one of the most enduring holiday tunes for more than 60 years! #25greatestchristmasrecords #songoftheday

…Many others have done fine versions of it (The Pretenders, Ella Fitzgerald, Frank Sinatra three times - 1948 and 1963 versions especially), but it’s Garland’s original, with its aching, melancholy vocals that are timeless! #25greatestchristmasrecords #songoftheday

…The gospel-rooted song was perfect for her powerhouse vocals, turning the song into a Christmas classic for a whole new generation! #songoftheday #25greatestchristmasrecords

…It was originally recorded by the Harry Simeone Chorale, but it was Bing Crosby’s version in 1963 that popularized the song. Whitney Houston recorded her version for the first “A Very Special Christmas” compilation to benefit the AIDS epidemic in 1987…

…While it didn’t make a big splash upon its initial release, it’s since grown into a true Christmas classic—a radio staple and featured in countless films and television specials. #25greatestchristmasrecords #songoftheday

The day after the show aired, the Tipitina Foundation (who facilitated the song for the show) was bombarded with calls and emails, causing NBC to make it available as a free download. A truly incredible version of a holiday staple! #25greatestchristmasrecords #songoftheday

In 2006, at the young age of 20, he appeared on the show “Studio 60 On The Sunset Strip” with a handful of other brass musicians as a fictional band, performing the song as a tribute to his hometown, recently ravaged by Hurricane Katrina. The fictional band created some very real magic…

…raise more for the famine in Ethiopia. The stars stepped up! Sting, George Michael, Simon Le Bon, Bono, Phil Collins, Paul Young, Boy George, etc created a somber but iconic Christmas song; one that went to #1 in 14 countries! #25greatestchristmasrecords #songoftheday youtu.be/RH-xd5bPKTA?...

…Atco Records included the song on a revised edition of their 1968 compilation album “Soul Christmas”! It’s now a classic that gets steady airplay every season, but Hathaway never got to see the song’s success - he committed suicide in 1979 at the age of 33. #25greatestchristmasrecords #songoftheday

…A funky jazzed up tale about a skeptical young kid’s encounter with Santa, it helped propel the album to over 3 million copies sold over the past 30 years! #25greatestchristmasrecords #songoftheday youtu.be/F2TcCrf1Imo?...