query: who wrote rockin around the christmas tree lyrics

pos: Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" is a Christmas song written by Johnny Marks and recorded by Brenda Lee in 1958; it has since been recorded by numerous other music artists. By the song's 50th anniversary in 2008, Lee's original version had sold over 25 million copies with the 4th most digital downloads sold of any Christmas single. Because of her mature-sounding voice, Lee recorded this song when she was only thirteen years old. The song's declaration of a rock and roll sound notwithstanding, its instrumentation also fits the country music genre, which Lee more fully

pos: 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

pos: Johnny Marks Songwriters Hall of Fame. <nowiki>**</nowiki> Burl Ives released "A Holly Jolly Christmas" and "Silver and Gold," two songs he sang as his character Sam the Snowman, as singles for the 1965 holiday season, the year after the TV production. Johnny Marks John David Marks (November 10, 1909 – September 3, 1985) was an American songwriter. Although he was Jewish, he specialized in Christmas songs and wrote many holiday standards, including "Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer" (a hit for Gene Autry and others), "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" (a hit for Brenda Lee), "A Holly Jolly Christmas" (recorded by the Quinto Sisters

pos: Johnny Marks Johnny Marks John David Marks (November 10, 1909 – September 3, 1985) was an American songwriter. Although he was Jewish, he specialized in Christmas songs and wrote many holiday standards, including "Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer" (a hit for Gene Autry and others), "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" (a hit for Brenda Lee), "A Holly Jolly Christmas" (recorded by the Quinto Sisters and later by Burl Ives), "Silver and Gold" (for Burl Ives), and "Run Rudolph Run" (recorded by Chuck Berry). Marks was born to a Jewish family in Mount Vernon, New York. A graduate of McBurney School in New York,

pos: Brenda Lee in 1960 through "All Alone Am I" in 1962 set a record for a female solo artist that was not equaled until 1986 by Madonna. The biggest-selling track of Lee's career was a Christmas song. In 1958, when she was 13, producer Owen Bradley asked her to record a new song by Johnny Marks, who had had success writing Christmas tunes for country singers, most notably "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" (Gene Autry) and "A Holly Jolly Christmas" (Burl Ives). Lee recorded the song, "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree", in July with a prominent twanging guitar part by Grady Martin and

pos: Christmas in the post-war United States Joe Beal and Jim Boothe, was recorded by Bobby Helms in 1957. The song is regarded as the first rock and roll Christmas song, and has hit the "Billboard" charts a record six times since its original release. It is second in popularity only to "White Christmas," with 120 million copies sold. "Jingle Bell Rock" hit #6 in its first year, despite having been released only two days before Christmas. "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree", written by Johnny Marks and recorded by Brenda Lee in 1958 for Decca Records, was another rockabilly/rock and roll flavored Christmas tune. While it was

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Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree her album ""Ich geb 'ne Party""
 2011 Chicago, for their album ""
 2012 Victoria Justice, for the compilation album "Merry Nickmas"
 2013 The fictional New Directions glee club, for the "Glee" episode "Previously Unaired Christmas" and album ""
 2015 The Brian Setzer Orchestra, for their album "Rockin' Rudolph"
 2015 Jann Arden on her album "A Jann Arden Christmas"
 2018 Ingrid Michaelson on her album "Songs for the Season", featuring Grace VanderWaal
 2018 Pentatonix for their album "Christmas Is Here!"
 Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" is a Christmas

neg: The Christmas Sessions ten on the Holiday Albums chart. "The Christmas Sessions" ranked as the twenty-third best-selling Christian album of 2006. The album spawned a number of charting songs. Three songs ("Joseph's Lullaby", "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen", and "Little Drummer Boy") charted inside the top ten of the "Billboard" Christian Songs chart, peaking at number one, nine, and ten, respectively."It Came Upon a Midnight Clear", "Gloria", "O Holy Night", "Silent Night", and "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" also appeared on the chart. "Silent Night" peaked at number six on the Adult Contemporary chart, with "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree", "Joseph's Lullaby", and

neg: Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree later appear in Rankin/Bass's 1979 sequel "Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July". The song was also used in the 1990 film "Home Alone" during a scene when Kevin McCallister pretends that there is a holiday party taking place in his house, and discourages the burglars from robbing it. Although Decca released the single in both 1958 and again in 1959, it did not sell well until Lee became a popular star in 1960. That Christmas holiday season, Lee's "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" peaked at No. 14 on the "Billboard" Hot 100 pop singles chart. It continued to sell well

neg: Pluto's Christmas Tree including "A Disney Christmas Gift". Scenes from this cartoon along with scenes from "Mickey's Christmas Carol" were also set to D-TV's video of Brenda Lee's "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree". A book published in 1954 from Little Golden Books called "Donald Duck's Christmas Tree" has the same plot as this cartoon but with Donald Duck instead of Mickey Mouse. "The Encyclopedia of Walt Disney's Characters" mistakenly credits Horace Horsecollar and Clarabelle Cow as appearing in this cartoon. Pluto's Christmas Tree Pluto's Christmas Tree is a 1952 Mickey Mouse cartoon in which Pluto and Mickey cut down a Christmas tree that

neg: What a Wonderful World (LeAnn Rimes album) Target stores. It was also released as an exclusive bonus track on the Australian, Japanese and UK versions of the album and was the fifth promotional single. What a Wonderful World (LeAnn Rimes album) What a Wonderful World is a 2004 album by American country pop recording artist LeAnn Rimes. It is her sixth studio album and first Christmas album, consisting of jazz inspired holiday music. Rimes released four promotional singles from this album: "O Holy Night", "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree", "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas", and "A Different Kind of Christmas". Rimes also co-wrote three tracks on

neg: What a Wonderful World (LeAnn Rimes album) What a Wonderful World (LeAnn Rimes album) What a Wonderful World is a 2004 album by American country pop recording artist LeAnn Rimes. It is her sixth studio album and first Christmas album, consisting of jazz inspired holiday music. Rimes released four promotional singles from this album: "O Holy Night", "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree", "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas", and "A Different Kind of Christmas". Rimes also co-wrote three tracks on this holiday album, one of which with her then husband Dean Sheremet. "Santa Baby" was released as a limited exclusive bonus track on the album at US

neg: Kaitlyn Baker and distributed exclusively through Walmart. The album debuted at #4 on the "Billboard" Country Albums chart. In November 2015, Baker released a cover of the classic Christmas song "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" in association with The Mansion Entertainment, a Nashville-based record label. In June 2016, Baker released "Heart of Appalachia," a song about her native Southwest Virginia. In a review, music critic Tom Netherland wrote, "Southwest Virginia glows in Baker's song." "Heart of Appalachia" was designated the official theme song of the Heart of Appalachia Tourism Authority, a nonprofit organization that promotes tourism in the region. An accompanying music

neg: Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree the Christmas season 1987. The track was recorded to raise funds for Comic Relief. Its accompanying video featured the two hosting a Christmas party with guests including The Mekon and an appearance from Smith's comedy partner Griff Rhys Jones, carol singers played by the band Curiosity Killed the Cat and Spitting Image puppets of Bette Midler and Tina Turner. Kim Wilde recorded a new version of the song on her 2013 holiday album "Wilde Winter Songbook" together with Nik Kershaw. Bob Rivers did a parody of the song entitled "Shoppin' Around for a Christmas Tree," released on his "White Trash

neg: Previously Unaired Christmas upset the local parents and children. In Lima, Sam and Tina run into Becky Jackson (Lauren Potter), who tries to use mistletoe to force them to kiss her. Cheerleading coach Sue Sylvester hears Tina criticizing how much she lets Becky get away with, and agrees that she's right. After reprimanding Becky for her actions, Sue announces that she'll be judging the tree decorating contest and is planning on ranking the glee club last. Nevertheless, New Directions decorates their trees while singing "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree", and Sue is forced to admit that they did a good job. The glee

neg: Schuyler Fisk the Folk chart in MP3 albums. The album was well received by various media outlets, including the "New York Times". She then toured with Ben Taylor. On March 1, 2011, Fisk released her second album "Blue Ribbon Winner" (through her label Cassidy Barks), then toured alongside the band Harper Blynn (who collaborated with her on the title track of the album). In November 2011, Fisk released a Christmas EP titled "Sounds of the Holiday" on iTunes and Amazon. Tracks included old classics such as "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas," "Rockin Around the Christmas Tree," and "Silver Bells," as well

neg: Pentatonix 19, 2016. They made a guest appearance on "The Voice" on November 24, 2016 where they sang their rendition of "Jolene" alongside Miley Cyrus and the song's writer and original performer, Dolly Parton. On December 14, 2016, the group hosted their first Christmas special, titled around their current album, "A Pentatonix Christmas Special". The hour-long special aired on NBC and featured guest appearances by Reba McEntire, Dolly Parton and Kelly Clarkson. In December 2018, the group will make a guest appearance on "Darci Lynne: My Hometown Christmas". On December 11, 2018, they performed "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" on "The

neg: NewSong the Benson label. NewSong stayed with Zomba Music, now on the Reunion label, and released an album entitled "The Christmas Shoes", which was nominated in 2003 for a Grammy Award for Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album. Along with the title track, the album featured a variety of original Christmas tunes and Christmas classics, such as "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" and "You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch". In 2003, Donna VanLiere released "The Christmas Blessing", the second book in the series spawned by "The Christmas Shoes" song. It was a "New York Times" best-selling book, and was later made into a

neg: Christmas music in ensuing decades include: In their "admittedly subjective" list of the top Christmas songs of all time, ThoughtCo. ranked their top five favorites as: In 2007 surveys of United States radio listeners by two different research groups, the most liked songs were standards such as Bing Crosby's "White Christmas" (1942), Nat King Cole's "The Christmas Song" (1946), and Burl Ives' "A Holly Jolly Christmas" (1965). Other favorites like "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" (Brenda Lee, 1958), "Jingle Bell Rock" (Bobby Helms, 1957) and John Lennon and Yoko Ono's "Happy Xmas" (1971), scored well in one study. Also "loved" were Johnny

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Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree Christmas" album in 2002. The following artists have each recorded the song:
 1968 Bill Haley & His Comets, for the U.S. label United Artists Records (not released commercially at the time)
 1970 Lynn Anderson, for her album "The Christmas Album"
 1971 The Partridge Family, for their album "A Partridge Family Christmas Card"
 1983 Lou Ann Barton, for the compilation album "An Austin Rhythm and Blues Christmas"
 1986 Mickey Gilley, for the compilation album "The Nashville Christmas Album"
 1992 Amy Grant, for her album "Home for Christmas"
 1993 Dion DiMucci, for his album "Rock n'

neg: Snowed In Snowed In Snowed In is a Christmas album and second overall by American pop rock group Hanson. It was quickly released following the success of their previous album, "Middle of Nowhere", and was recorded in London. "Snowed In" was also the best-selling holiday album for 1997 in the United States, selling 863,000 copies that year according to Nielsen SoundScan. It has since sold a total of 1,081,000 copies in the US. The album features a mix of traditional Christmas carols (such as "Silent Night Medley"), covers of Christmas themed songs (such as "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" and "Merry Christmas,

neg: Raska fötter springa tripp, tripp, tripp Raska fötter springa tripp, tripp, tripp Raska fötter springa tripp, tripp, tripp or just Raska fötter, is a Christmas song, originally published in "Julklappen" in 1901. The song, originally entitled Liten julvisa, describes a time when on several places in Sweden, the Christmas goat was still the Christmas giftbringer, and not Santa Claus. Sigrid Sköldberg-Pettersson (1870–1941) wrote lyrics while Emmy Köhler (1858–1925) wrote music. The song lyrics describe Christmas celebrations in a family from the first Christmas presents are wrapped until the Christmas tree is taken out. The song remained in popularity throughout the 20th century, and is often sung

neg: The MacDonald Brothers The MacDonald Bros recorded a Christmas album in the summer of 2010 which featured nineteen songs which included Christmas songs such as Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree Last Christmas and Merry Christmas Everyone. Originally it was recorded to go on sale exclusively during their "X-MAS" tour Through November and December 2010, however the album was eventually released through digital download format only. In recent years, the band has been performing under the new stage name as "The Macs" as opposed to their former name of The MacDonald Brothers. Their first album as The Macs, but fifth studio album overall, "Strumming

neg: Lohan Holiday Texas, Los Angeles, and New York. The only single, a double A-side "Christmas Magic" / "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" was released on September 22, 2006. The album was released on October 31. The album was subsequently re-released in 2012 under the name "Christmas with Ali Lohan" and included two additional songs (alongside the album's original bonus tracks from different retailers): "Groove of Christmas(Remix)" and "Lohan Holiday (With Intro)." Lohan Holiday Lohan Holiday is the debut Christmas album released by American pop singer Ali Lohan, the younger sister of Lindsay Lohan. The album was released on October 31, 2006 in

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Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree Roll Christmas"
 1994 Alvin and the Chipmunks and Patty Loveless for the album "A Very Merry Chipmunk"
 1995 Gary Hoey, for his album "Ho! Ho! Hoey II"
 1997 Hanson, for their album "Snowed In"
 1998 Cyndi Lauper, for her album "Merry Christmas... Have a Nice Life"
 1999 Alabama, for their album "Christmas Vol. II" (this cover version peaked at No. 64 on the "Billboard" Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart)
 1999 Element, for the compilation album "Happy Christmas Vol. 2"
 2000 Green Day, posted for their fans on their website greenday.com"
 2004

neg: Disney Channel Holiday released one year after release in United States. Although the majority of the songs were recorded specifically for the album, some songs were recorded prior to the album's production. Ashley Tisdale released "Last Christmas" as a single in 2006, the same year that Miley Cyrus performed "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" at the Magic Kingdom Christmas Day Parade. Also in 2006, Aly & AJ released "Greatest Time of Year" as a single from their album "Acoustic Hearts of Winter" as well as to promote the then-recent film "". Monique Coleman performed a cover of "Christmas Vacation" the titular theme song

neg: Capital Lights on the 2011 Christmas compilation album "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree". On the August 19, 2009 Capital Lights announced on their MySpace page that they had broken up stating that "We all felt God had different plans for our lives, and it would have been impossible to pursue those plans while continuing with the band." On Christmas Eve of 2010, lead singer Bryson Phillips appeared on RadioU's morning show The R!OT for an interview during their Christmas Eve show. He announced on the behalf of the band that they had agreed with Tooth & Nail CEO Brandon Ebel to record

neg: Acoustic Hearts of Winter is intercut with scenes from the film, and a second, which solely features the sisters. The duo performed the "Greatest Time of Year" live on "CD USA". Additionally they performed it at the 2006 Walt Disney World Christmas Day Parade, and in 2007 on tour as an opening act for Miley Cyrus on The Best of Both Worlds Tour. Also in 2007, the album was re-released as a deluxe edition by Target, and included covers of the traditional Christmas song "We Wish You a Merry Christmas" as well as "Winter Wonderland" and "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree." Variations of "Greatest

neg: Brenda Lee the ensuing years, Lee continued to record and perform around the world, having previously cut records in four different languages. In 1992, she recorded a duet ("You’ll Never Know") with Willy DeVille on his album "Loup Garou". Today, she continues to perform and tour. On October 4, 2000, Lee inducted fellow country music legends Faron Young and Charley Pride into the Country Music Hall of Fame. On December 13, 2017 her famous Christmas classic Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree surprisingly showed up at #37 on the Billboard Hot 100. That song has not seen any chart action in the United

neg: Mistletoe a mistletoe festival and crowns a 'Mistletoe Queen'. One of the earliest references to mistletoe traditions in popular music is the 1952 hit 'I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus', which was originally sung by Jimmy Boyd and has been covered by many singers. The song was written by British songwriter Tommie Connor and recorded in the US. The 1958 US hit 'Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree' refers to couples wanting to stop beneath the mistletoe. In 1988, the British singer Cliff Richard released a popular Christmas song called 'Mistletoe and Wine'. More recent Christmas songs referring to mistletoe traditions include

neg: Previously Unaired Christmas recording with six songs from the episode was released digitally on December 3, 2013, two days before the episode airs, and CDs will be sold at Walmart stores only starting December 10, 2013. Titled "", the songs included are "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree", performed by the glee club; Diana Ross & the Supremes' "Love Child", and "Mary's Little Boy Child", both performed by Alex Newell, Jenna Ushkowitz and Melissa Benoist; "The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don't Be Late)" performed by Lea Michele, Chris Colfer, Naya Rivera plus a new character named Cody; "Here Comes Santa Claus (Right Down Santa Claus

neg: Rusty Moe music video for their first single, "Wham Bam Thank You Ma'am". The band hopes to have ten to twelve tracks ready for the album which will be a mix of funk and classic rock. The band was the first in India to release a Christmas single. They recorded their version of the "Rockin Around The Christmas Tree" in December 2008, which received a huge response from fans and others. With Jacob, the band released their second Christmas single in December 2011. It was a version of "Silver Bells" which was once again well received by fans. Rusty Moe Rusty Moe

neg: Lynsey Bartilson X's". Other TV credits have included "NCIS", "Mrs. Santa Claus", "NYPD Blue", "7th Heaven", "That '70s Show", "Malcolm in the Middle", "Strong Medicine", "Judging Amy", and "Party of Five". In 2002, Bartilson recorded "This Christmas I Will Give My Love to You" and "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" for "School's Out! Christmas" (2002). Bartilson has been a member of the Church of Scientology since childhood, and is active in a number of Scientology-related organizations, such as Youth for Human Rights International. In October 2004, she was the Mistress of Ceremonies for the first annual "Youth for Human Rights Day International"

neg: KBEB Murphy (voicetracked from a Clear Channel station in Grand Rapids, Michigan), and Dana Hess. Evening programming varied, including a local love songs show in early 2003 and a brief stint using John Tesh's syndicated show later that same year. On November 14, 2003, Y92.5 surprised listeners by switching to an all-Christmas format. For the next six weeks, KGBY featured to a catalog of over 300 Christmas songs ranging from staples such as Brenda Lee's "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" and John Lennon's "Happy Xmas (War Is Over)" (both songs were played once every four hours, on the hour) to unusual

neg: Raska fötter springa tripp, tripp, tripp when dancing around the Christmas tree. Despite Santa Claus replacing the Christmas Goat, the lyrics describe Swedish Christmas celebrations as most Swedes know it throughout the 20th century, with the family gathered around the Christmas tree, and Christmas presents. An early recording was done by Alice Skoglund in February 1928, and the record was released in October that year. The song was also recorded by the Glenmark Family on the 1983 album "Från advent till jul". Works cited Raska fötter springa tripp, tripp, tripp Raska fötter springa tripp, tripp, tripp or just Raska fötter, is a Christmas song, originally published

neg: Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (TV special) reindeer games. Marks' holiday standard "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" appears as instrumental background music when Rudolph first arrives at the Reindeer Games. Also included in the soundtrack is an instrumental version of Marks' setting of the Christmas hymn "I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day." In 1964, an LP record of the soundtrack was released on Decca Records. It contained all the original songs performed as they are in the special, with the exception of Burl Ives' material, which has been re-recorded. MCA Special Products released the soundtrack on CD in June 1995. It is an exact duplication of

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Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree LeAnn Rimes, for her album "What a Wonderful World" (this cover version peaked at No. 3 on "Billboard" Adult Contemporary chart, No. 48 on "Billboard" Country Singles chart, and No. 30 on "Billboard"<nowiki>'</nowiki>s Holiday Songs chart)
 2006 Rhonda Vincent, for her album "Beautiful Star: A Christmas Collection"
 2007 Hannah Montana for the "Disney Channel Holiday" soundtrack
 1910 Fruitgum Company, for their album "Bubblegum Christmas"
 2008 Davie Allan & the Arrows, for their album "Fuzz for the Holidays"
 2009 Lotta Engberg (titled "Julen Är Här"), for the album "Jul hos mig"
 2011 Vanessa Neigert, for

neg: Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree during subsequent holiday seasons, peaking as high as No. 3 on "Billboard"'s Christmas Singles chart in December 1965. It peaked at No. 6 in the UK Charts, when it was released there in 1963. In 2013, due to downloads, it became one of a number of songs to re-enter the UK Singles Chart near Christmas time - it peaked at No. 63 on Sunday December 15, 2013. In 2017, it reached number 9, its highest position since 1963. Radio stations ranging from Top 40 to Adult Contemporary to Country Music to Oldies to even Adult Standards played this version. Lee's

neg: Rockin' Around the World Rockin' Around the World Rockin' Around the World was the sixth album of rock and roll music by Bill Haley and His Comets. Released in March 1958 on the Decca Records label, Decca 8692, the album was produced by Milt Gabler, who produced all of Haley's recordings for Decca. It was the second of three "themed" albums that Haley produced for the label. This album featured versions of well-known folk songs from around the world, rearranged in rock and roll style, including new lyrics, by Haley and his songwriting partners, Milt Gabler, Rusty Keefer, and Catherine Cafra. It is not

neg: Tina Chen Urban Stages, and the Mirror Repertory Co., she talks about her great-grandfather, who served under three emperors and one empress in the Ching dynasty, her grandfather, who was one of the founders of the Republic of China, and her mother. Chen is also a composer. She wrote the music for the Christmas song This Tree (lyrics by Ruth Wolff), which premiered with the Hong Kong Children's Choir at its Silver Jubilee, and flute music for Pan Asian Repertory's production of Fairy Bones. Her other songs include Mother Life (lyrics by Chen), Words Never Said (lyrics by Diane Winslow), and a

neg: Brian Fortuna Finnessey, a former Miss Universe contestant. The couple was the second to be voted off the competition on March 19, 2007. Fortuna was a cast member of the "Dancing with the Stars" winter 2007-2008 tour. Fortuna joined "Strictly Come Dancing" for the 6th series, the UK show upon which "Dancing with the Stars" is based. His celebrity partner was M People's Heather Small. The couple left the series on Sunday, 9 November. At Christmas 2008, Brian was partnered with Kelly Brook. They danced the Jive to Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree and scored 39 out of 40. They were one

neg: Matt Jardine Matt Jardine Matthew Alan Jardine (born 1966 in Big Sur, California) is an American musician, best known for his work as a vocalist and percussionist for the Beach Boys, as well as Brian Wilson. He is the son of original Beach Boy Al Jardine. Jardine is the son of longtime Beach Boys guitarist Al Jardine. His first major recording was at the age of 11 and was the narration of the Beach Boys' recording of "(I Saw Santa) Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree" from the album "Christmas with the Beach Boys". Jardine, alongside the other Beach Boys' children (the "Adam"

neg: Mel Smith best-known film in America is "Brain Donors", the 1992 update of the Marx Brothers film "A Night at the Opera", starring Smith as a cheeky, opportunistic cab driver turned ballet promoter. Paramount Pictures considered this film the outstanding comedy of the year, but when the producers left Paramount for another studio, Paramount withdrew its support for the film. In 1987, Smith recorded a single with Kim Wilde for Comic Relief: a cover of the Christmas song Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree with some additional comedy lines written by Smith and Jones. The pairing of Smith and Wilde was a comic

neg: Wilde Winter Songbook Snow", "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" and "Winter Wonderland", whereas the cover versions are "Winter Song", originally by Sara Bareilles and Ingrid Michaelson (2008) and "White Winter Hymnal" by Fleet Foxes (2008). Kim Wilde's daughter, Rose Fowler, sings backing vocals on the song "Hope". Wilde intended to include the song "Deck The Halls (Angels Sing)" on the album as well, but did not want to have 13 tracks on a Christmas album. The song was eventually released on the deluxe edition of "Wilde Winter Songbook" in 2015. All of the additional bonus tracks for the deluxe edition were also made

neg: WOSL at 11:49 PM, WMOJ began stunting with Christmas music as a prelude to a flip to CBS Sports Radio on January 2, 2013, branded as "Holiday 100.3". The final song on "Mojo" was "Caribbean Queen" by Billy Ocean, while the first song on "Holiday" was "Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree" by Brenda Lee. The station's call letters were changed to WCFN on November 14, 2012, to reflect the forthcoming format. The station, as "FM 100 The Fan", launched at 12:01 am on January 2. The final song played on "Holiday" was "I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus" by The Jackson

neg: WZTI the HD2 channel of sister FM station WLDB (93.3) rebroadcasting WZTI to translate the signal to analog FM. On November 1, 2014, WZTI dropped the Adult Standards format and began stunting with Christmas music, billing themselves as "100.3 The Elf." On December 25, 2014, at 5 PM, after playing "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" by LeAnn Rimes, the station flipped to rhythmic oldies, branded as "The Party 100.3 FM & 1290 AM." The first song on "The Party" was "1999" by Prince. On August 25, 2015, at Noon, after playing "Miss You Much" by Janet Jackson, "It's a Shame" by

neg: Allen McKenzie original vocalist for the band Warrant, approached McKenzie to join him on a solo tour to promote Lane's CD, "Back Down to One". McKenzie worked with Lane from October 2002 to March 2003. On 23 October 2003, McKenzie joined FireHouse at the recommendation of Billy Morris, the guitarist for Lane, and Tony Avitar, FireHouse's current sound engineer. FireHouse toured the USA, Canada, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Japan, India, Brazil, Spain, Italy, Greece and the UK. Allen, along with the rest of the band, contributed to the CDs "Monster Ballads Christmas (Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree, released in 2007)", "Hell Bent Forever-A

neg: Acoustic Hearts of Winter were bonus tracks, as well as "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree", originally performed by Brenda Lee. Matt Collar of Allmusic complimented the classic Christmas songs composed in a "light, contemporary pop fashion," noting Aly & AJ's original songs as standouts on the album. Logan Leasure of Jesus Freak Hideout commended Aly & AJ's "powerhouse" vocals on the tracks, but said carols such as "The First Noel" and "Deck the Halls" were a bit boring, due to the acoustic feel of the set. Overall, Leasure said "This album has its good share of standout tracks that are sure to satisfy any

neg: Tricia Penrose UK No. 44). In 2002, she reached the final of "A Song for Europe" (the competition to select the UK's Eurovision Song Contest entry) but did not win. In 2004, however, she won a Christmas edition of the ITV show "Stars in Their Eyes", performing as Brenda Lee and singing "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree". She previously appeared in the show as Lisa Stansfield. She has also sung a number of times on "" Her character Gina even won a talent contest in an episode in series 2 with her version of the Lulu hit, Shout. Penrose's first TV role

neg: Young Star Search including the Belfast City Council Christmas Light Switch On. (senior winner performs solo on tour) In 2007, Rachael Stewart was joined by five other finalists, however in 2008, separate auditions were staged to find fellow band members form Rachel Pearson. 2007 Group members: (Song Performed - Happy Xmas War Is Over) 2008 Group members: (Song Performed - Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree) Stuart Robinson has been the host of "Young Star Search" since 2002. Other judges Runners-up Young Star Search The Young Star Search is a kids' talent radio competition based in Northern Ireland and is the current holder of

neg: O Tannenbaum O Tannenbaum "" (; "O fir tree", English: "O Christmas Tree") is a German Christmas song. Based on a traditional folk song, it became associated with the traditional Christmas tree by the early 20th century and sung as a Christmas carol. The modern lyrics were written in 1824, by the Leipzig organist, teacher and composer Ernst Anschütz. A "Tannenbaum" is a fir tree. The lyrics do not actually refer to Christmas, or describe a decorated Christmas tree. Instead, they refer to the fir's evergreen quality as a symbol of constancy and faithfulness. Anschütz based his text on a 16th-century Silesian

neg: KISO (FM) their HD2 channel. On September 12, 2012, KQBW changed call letters to KISO to match the "KISS FM" moniker. On November 11, 2014, the HD2 subchannel was re-launched as "Christmas 94.9". On December 26, 2014, at Midnight, after playing "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" by Brenda Lee, the HD2 signal, simulcast on translators 94.9 K235CD Omaha and 102.3 K272FE Council Bluffs (as well as the latter frequency being simulcasted on 93.3-HD2) flipped to mainstream rock as "Rock 94.9/102.3". The first song on "Rock" was "Cum On Feel the Noize" by Quiet Riot. KISO (FM) KISO (96.1 KISS-FM) is a Top

neg: Brenda Lee Brenda Lee Brenda Lee (born Brenda Mae Tarpley; December 11, 1944) is an American performer and the top-charting solo female vocalist of the 1960s. She sang rockabilly, pop and country music, and had 47 US chart hits during the 1960s, and is ranked fourth in that decade surpassed by Elvis Presley, the Beatles and Ray Charles. She is known for her 1960 hit "I'm Sorry", and 1958's "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree", which has become a Christmas standard. At 4 ft 9 inches tall (approximately 145 cm), she received the nickname Little Miss Dynamite in 1957 after recording the song

neg: Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree recording still receives a great deal of airplay, and has since turned into a perennial holiday favorite, and beginning in 2014 has returned annually to the "Billboard" Hot 100 chart: As of November 25, 2016, Nielsen SoundScan estimated total sales of the digital track at 1,000,000 downloads, placing it fifth on the list of all-time best-selling Christmas/holiday digital singles in SoundScan history. A version of the song by Kim Wilde and Mel Smith (credited as "Mel & Kim" as a parody of then-popular sister act Mel and Kim), featuring Pete Thomas, reached No. 3 on the UK Singles Chart during

neg: Christmas Tree (Lady Gaga song) Christmas Tree (Lady Gaga song) "Christmas Tree" is a song by American singer Lady Gaga. It was released on December 16, 2008 for digital download. It was written and produced by Gaga, Martin Kierszenbaum, and Space Cowboy, who also provides guest vocals. Musically, "Christmas Tree" is a Christmas song with dance-pop and synthpop influences. It samples the classic Christmas song "Deck the Halls", as well as briefly using the lyrics "Rum pum pum pum" from the Christmas song "The Little Drummer Boy" in its intro. Lyrically, the song uses sexual innuendos. The song received mixed reviews from music critics, with

neg: Christmas tree in New England generally "Christmas is not much celebrated", whereas in Pennsylvania and New York it is. When Edward H. Johnson was vice president of the Edison Electric Light Company, a predecessor of Con Edison, he created the first known electrically illuminated Christmas tree at his home in New York City in 1882. Johnson became the "Father of Electric Christmas Tree Lights". The lyrics sung in the United States to the German tune begin "O Christmas tree...", giving rise to the mistaken idea that the German word (fir tree) means "Christmas tree", the German word for which is instead .

neg: Whiskey (Jana Kramer song) bit darker, which is nice and a little more rockin' once it gets into the chorus." Mizell continued on of how the lyrics got to Kramer “We wrote it several years ago, and she was working with Jana at the time… Catt played it for her, and Jana really liked it. They ended up recording it, and they put it on that ‘One Tree Hill’ TV show, I think in 2011.” “Whiskey” was produced by Scott Hendricks. Jonathan Pappalardo, of My Kind of Country said of the tune, “The production is the track’s real achievement, though. Besides Zac Brown Band,

neg: Grace VanderWaal from June to August 2018. During the tour, she also performed on "The Late Late Show with James Corden" and at the 2018 LoveLoud Festival. In December 2018, she returned to "Live with Kelly and Ryan" together with Ingrid Michaelson to perform their duet from "Songs for the Season" of "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree". VanderWaal is set to star in her first film as the title character in Disney's upcoming "Stargirl", based on the 2000 novel of the same name. The film will be shown on Disney's new streaming platform that is expected to be introduced in 2019. VanderWaal's

neg: Wilde Winter Songbook available via iTunes on a separate "Deluxe EP". Two videos, of the songs "White Winter Hymnal" and "New Life", were created and uploaded to YouTube, showing Wilde and her brother and musicians in a recording studio. She also appeared on the Chris Evans Breakfast Show on BBC Radio 2 on November 8, 2013, where she performed "White Winter Hymnal" among other songs. Two more videos, for the original composition "Hope" and "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree", were released in the following weeks, the latter poking fun at her infamous drunken train ride home the year before. In December 2012 Wilde

neg: Brenda Lee sound — a string orchestra and legato harmonized background vocals. "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" got noticed in its third release a few months later, and sales snowballed; the song remains a perennial favorite each December and is the record with which she is most identified by contemporary audiences. Her last top ten single on the pop charts in the United States was 1963's "Losing You" (No. 6), though she continued to have other chart hits such as 1964's "As Usual" (which peaked at No. 12 in the US and made No. 5 in the UK), her 1966 song "Coming

neg: Dreamcatcher (group) profile: Headlining concerts Dreamcatcher (group) Dreamcatcher (; formerly known as MINX) is a South Korean girl group formed by Happy Face Entertainment. The group consists of seven members: JiU, SuA, Siyeon, Handong, Yoohyeon, Dami and Gahyeon. They officially debuted on January 13, 2017, with the single album "Nightmare". Dreamcatcher was originally formed under the name MINX, consisting of five members: JiU, SuA, Siyeon, Yoohyeon, and Dami. They released their debut single "Why Did You Come to My Home?" on September 18, 2014. In December of the same year, they released the holiday single, "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree", with girl

neg: Dreamcatcher (group) Dreamcatcher (group) Dreamcatcher (; formerly known as MINX) is a South Korean girl group formed by Happy Face Entertainment. The group consists of seven members: JiU, SuA, Siyeon, Handong, Yoohyeon, Dami and Gahyeon. They officially debuted on January 13, 2017, with the single album "Nightmare". Dreamcatcher was originally formed under the name MINX, consisting of five members: JiU, SuA, Siyeon, Yoohyeon, and Dami. They released their debut single "Why Did You Come to My Home?" on September 18, 2014. In December of the same year, they released the holiday single, "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree", with girl group Dal Shabet.

neg: Kim Wilde that hit, she became the fifth UK female solo artist ever to top the US Hot 100, following Petula Clark, Lulu, Sheena Easton, and Bonnie Tyler. Her popularity, especially in her native UK, was revitalised and she scored further Top 10 hits in 1987 with "Another Step (Closer to You)" (recorded with Junior) and "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" (a Comic Relief charity single, recorded with comedian Mel Smith). In 1988, Wilde released her biggest selling album to date, "Close", which returned her to the UK top 10 and spent almost eight months on the UK album chart. It produced

neg: Brenda Lee in Nashville. In 1997, she was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame and is a member of the Rockabilly Hall of Fame and the Hit Parade Hall of Fame. In 2008, her recording of "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" marked 50 years as a holiday standard, and in February 2009, the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences gave Lee a Lifetime Achievement Grammy Award. Although Lee's songs often centered on lost loves, her 1963 marriage to Ronnie Shacklett has lasted more than 50 years. Lee met Shacklett at a November 1962 Bo Diddley and Jackie Wilson concert

neg: Hank Garland with Bobby Helms, and Brenda Lee's "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree". He also backed major crossover artists as well. Don Gibson's "Sweet Sweet Girl" and "Don't Tell Me Your Troubles"; Patsy Cline's "Let the Teardrops Fall"; Ronnie Hawkins' "Jambalaya"; and Faron Young's "Alone with You" spotlighted Garland's adept guitar work. Relatively obscure artists such as Jimmy Donley have reached cult status due in no small part to Garland's guitar artistry. Donley's 1960 record "My Baby's Gone" showcases another of Hank's superb riffs. In 1959-60, Garland's guitar drove other rockabilly and crossover songs such as The Collins Kids' "Lonesome Road"; Joe

neg: Boots Randolph in pop, rock, jazz, and country music. He played on many recording sessions with Elvis Presley and also performed on soundtracks for a number of Presley's motion pictures, one popular song being "Return to Sender". Randolph recorded for Monument Records in Nashville and played on Roy Orbison's 1963 hit, "Mean Woman Blues." He was also featured on "Little Queenie" by REO Speedwagon, "Java" by Al Hirt, "Turn On Your Love Light" by Jerry Lee Lewis, and "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" by Brenda Lee. He was present on many recordings by guitarist Chet Atkins with whom he often performed. Early

neg: Christmas Wrapping a Christmas song for a Christmas compilation album, "A Christmas Record". Songwriter Chris Butler wrote the song in August that year, assembling it from assorted unused riffs. He finished the lyrics in a taxi cab on the way to the recording studio. The lyrics came from Butler's hatred of Christmas: "Everybody I knew in New York was running around like a bunch of fiends. It wasn't about joy. It was something to cope with." Written while hip hop music was beginning to gain prominence, the song is "almost rapped" by Patty Donahue. The title is a pun on "rapping". The

neg: Christmas Kisses (EP) Chart, becoming her third album to peak on that chart, following "Yours Truly" (2013) and "My Everything" (2014). Preceding the release of her Christmas EP, she gave a series of performances, including at the 87th annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, NBC New York's Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree lighting broadcast, the KIIS-FM Jingle Ball in Los Angeles' Staples Center and Z100's Jingle Ball event at Madison Square Garden in New York City. She also sang at "Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve", with Big Sean and Mac Miller. Christmas Kisses (EP) Christmas Kisses is the first extended play (EP) and first

neg: Rockin' Back Inside My Heart Rockin' Back Inside My Heart "Rockin' Back Inside My Heart" is a song by Julee Cruise, released as the second single from her 1989 debut album "Floating into the Night". It was released on Warner Bros. Records. The song is in the dream pop genre, with jazzy flourishes. Angelo Badalamenti composed the music and David Lynch wrote the lyrics. Cruise performs the song in "Episode 14" of "Twin Peaks", the long-anticipated episode of the show in which the killer of Laura Palmer was finally revealed after a year of anxious, media-driven anticipation. Cruise also sings "Rockin' Back Inside My Heart"

neg: Christmas in Romania to give children for their caroling. By that time, the Christmas tree must usually be already decorated. Music is an important part of Christmas celebration all over Romania. There is a special genre of music, related to Christmas carols but with more traditional / Christian lyrics. These are named colindă. Although the text of all colinde is concerned with the events of the Nativity, certain elements of the folk rituals performed around Christmas are probably pre-Christian in origin, having their roots in the Roman Saturnalia and pagan rituals related to the winter solstice and soil fertility. Colinde are performed in

neg: In the New Old-Fashioned Way In the New Old-Fashioned Way In the New Old-Fashioned Way was the highly anticipated second album from Spongebath Records' artists Fluid Ounces. The album was recorded in a marathon two week session with producer Richard Dortch in Jackson, Mississippi. All tracks were recorded live, with minimal overdubs. The album has a distinctive sound from other releases in the Ounces canon, and features mixing credits by Matt Mahaffey. The title of the album is the same as the last line of the chorus in the 1958 Brenda Lee song "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree". Due to Spongebath's long delay in releasing

neg: The Marvelous Wonderettes in since high school. The girls have created a winter wonderland within the store for the 1968 holiday party. The evening includes some favorite holiday songs, including "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree", "Jingle Bell Rock", "Santa Claus is Comin' to Town", and "Winter Wonderland". The Marvelous Wonderettes The Marvelous Wonderettes is a musical comedy with a book by Roger Bean. It has been played off-Broadway at the Westside Theatre in New York. The show, which uses pop songs from the 1950s and 1960s as a vehicle to tell its story, pays homage to the high school Songleader squads of the

neg: Wind Chill (film) blood. The newspaper from the ruined building is dated 23 December 1953, telling of an accident in which a young couple and a police officer were killed when their cars crashed into a ravine on this road. Retired priests from a nearby home gave them the last rites. They realize that the officer is a ghost and the black-clad figures are the dead priests. The officer keeps reappearing, always heralded by Brenda Lee's "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" on the car's radio. The girl drifts in and out of consciousness, becoming in her dreams the many other people the cop

neg: Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree embraced as her career evolved. The recording features Hank Garland and Harold Bradley on guitar, Floyd Cramer on piano, Boots Randolph on sax, Bob Moore on bass, and veteran session player Buddy Harman on drums. The song is written in the key of A-flat major. An instrumental version of the song appears as background music in the 1964 television special "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer", which exclusively featured music written by Marks. It can be heard in the scene where Rudolph first arrives at the Reindeer Games and meets another reindeer named Fireball. A fully sung version of the song would

neg: All Alone Am I (album) late-February 1963, becoming only her second single since 1960 (the first was "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree", a U.K. No.6 in December 1962) to be released both in the U.S. and overseas to succeed in peaking in the Top 10 of a country other than the United States (although Lee had had two Top 5 singles in the U.K. in 1962 with "Speak to Me Pretty" and "Here Comes That Feeling", neither of which had been single A-sides in the U.S.). The "All Alone Am I" album itself was officially released on February 18, 1963 on Decca Records. The album

neg: Connie Talbot's Holiday Magic but added that Talbot's "stunning rendition of 'Ave Maria' ... will blow your mind". Jonathan Takiff, writing for "The Philadelphia Daily News", said that "[l]istening to her trill through 'Silent Night,' the calypso-flavored 'Mary's Boy Child' and 'Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree' might inspire your kids." He gave the album a B-. David Burger, writing for "The Salt Lake Tribune", gave the album a B, and praised Talbot's range, saying that there were "sweet, playful and jazzy arrangements". Reviewers also praised the link with the Toys for Tots Foundation, which Tse considered "one more reason why you should grab a

neg: Wilde Winter Songbook was videotaped with mobile phones singing her hits "Kids in America" and "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" on the tube carriage while wearing "reindeer antlers after leaving a boozy festive party". The video went viral on YouTube receiving more than two million views. The promotion video re-enacts this scene showing Wilde on a train singing exactly the same song. Before the end of December there was published a video for all 12 tracks on the album. In December she gave interviews for BBC Breakfast, where she performed "Let It Snow" on "This Morning" and performed "Winter Wonderland" on German television

neg: Steve Gunderson (actor) Alliance Theatre (Atlanta), the Criterion Theatre (New York), the Canon Theatre (Los Angeles) and the Pasadena Playhouse. Gunderson is an award-winning composer who has written scores for theater, ballet, television and radio. He has been a creative force behind such shows as "Suds: The Rockin’ 60s Musical Soap Opera", "Back to Bacharach and David", "Two Rockin’ Gents", "Dixie Highway", "A Christmas Carol", "More Magic", and "The Melinda and Steve Show" with Melinda Gilb. Gunderson has been best friends with actress Kathy Najimy for thirty years. The two co-wrote "Back To Bacharach and David" and appeared together in the film ""

neg: Cozy Little Christmas was then released exclusively on Amazon Music the next day. Idolator's Mike Wass called it "cute, catchy and utterly adorable", and observed that "the perky bop is every bit as irreverent and fun as you would expect". Marina Pedrosa from "Billboard" said that "Perry's vocals are velvety as ever as she sings the festive lyrics, 'Just you and me/ Under the tree/ A cozy little Christmas here with you.'" Zac Gelfand of "Consequence of Sound" wrote that "Cozy Little Christmas" is an "appropriate step back and a deep breath" for Perry and "a simple, bubbly, holiday love song, serving as

neg: Rockin' Rudolph AllMusic rated the album three out of five stars and states: "Rockin' Rudolph deserves to sit proudly alongside the Brian Setzer Orchestra's other five Christmas albums because it serves up snazzy seasonal swingers, tunes that revel in their retro-kitsch." Source: iTunes Credits adapted from AllMusic: Rockin' Rudolph Rockin’ Rudolph is the third Christmas album by The Brian Setzer Orchestra, released on October 16, 2015, through Surfdog Records. Produced by Peter Collins, it is the band's first Christmas album in ten years. In support of the album, The Brian Setzer Orchestra embarked on the 12th Annual Christmas Rocks! Tour. In the

neg: Rockin' Back Inside My Heart in "Industrial Symphony No. 1", another David Lynch project. Rockin' Back Inside My Heart "Rockin' Back Inside My Heart" is a song by Julee Cruise, released as the second single from her 1989 debut album "Floating into the Night". It was released on Warner Bros. Records. The song is in the dream pop genre, with jazzy flourishes. Angelo Badalamenti composed the music and David Lynch wrote the lyrics. Cruise performs the song in "Episode 14" of "Twin Peaks", the long-anticipated episode of the show in which the killer of Laura Palmer was finally revealed after a year of anxious, media-driven

neg: Rockin' Rudolph Rockin' Rudolph Rockin’ Rudolph is the third Christmas album by The Brian Setzer Orchestra, released on October 16, 2015, through Surfdog Records. Produced by Peter Collins, it is the band's first Christmas album in ten years. In support of the album, The Brian Setzer Orchestra embarked on the 12th Annual Christmas Rocks! Tour. In the midst of the tour they performed at an invitation-only event for SiriusXM at The Hard Rock Café in Times Square. The concert was broadcast across SiriusXM channels in the days that followed. "Rockin' Rudolph" received mostly positive reviews from music critics. Stephen Thomas Erlewine of

neg: Michigan, My Michigan Michigan, My Michigan "Michigan, My Michigan" is a popular anthem in the State of Michigan, and erroneously believed by many to be Michigan's official state song. The actual state song, "My Michigan", was formally adopted in 1937 but remains relatively obscure, due in part to the misconception that the official song is "Michigan, My Michigan". Winifred Lee Brent Lyster of Detroit wrote the original 1862 lyrics of "Michigan, My Michigan" to the tune of "O Tannenbaum" (known in English as "O Christmas Tree"), and which was also the melody of "Maryland, My Maryland". Her husband, Henry, was a physician who

neg: Christmas tree production in Denmark the EU suspended agriculture subsidies for Danish Christmas tree farmers the Danish Christmas Tree Growers Association (DCTGA) stated that around 600 farmers had quit between 2005 and 2007. In 2005 Denmark was Europe's leading producer of Nordmann firs for Christmas trees. That year Denmark produced 8-9 million Nordmanns. Between 1999 and 2007 the estimated value of the total Danish Christmas tree crop increased from 600-700 million kroner to 1.4 billion kroner. By 2008 Danish Christmas tree crops were expected to be around 9 million, about 500,000 trees below 2007 numbers. In 2007 there was a sharp decline in Danish tree

neg: Christmas Tree (Lady Gaga song) lovin'". The Christmas song contains dance-pop and synthpop music with synthesizers and a "pounding, grind-worthy beat". Space Cowboy described the song as "futuristic". Referenced in the song lyrics is producer Kierszenbaum's nickname of "Cherry Cherry Boom Boom". Describing the song in episode 25 of her YouTube broadcast series "Gaga-vision", Gaga said: ""Christmas Tree" is about the spirit of celebrating the most joyous holiday and I'll tell you why: because Christmas is the holiday that most makes boys and girls feel randy." "Christmas Tree" was released as a digital download-only single on December 16, 2008 on Interscope Records while Gaga's first

neg: Lee Loughnane on the Terry Kath composition "Song of The Evergreens" on "Chicago VII". He provides background vocals on several Chicago songs, and the occasional lead vocal such as on "Together Again" from "Chicago X", "This Time" on "Chicago XI", "Let it Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!" from "" and "It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year" and "Rockin' and Rollin' on Christmas Day" from "Chicago XXXIII: O Christmas Tree". In concert, Lee sings "Colour My World." Aside from his musical contributions to Chicago, Loughnane is reported to be a peacemaker and problem-solver within the band. He handles most

neg: Christmas tree stand Christmas tree stand A Christmas tree stand is an object designed to support a cut, natural or an artificial Christmas tree. Christmas tree stands appeared as early as 1876 and have had various designs over the years. Those stands designed for natural trees have a water-well, which, in many cases may not hold enough water to adequately supply the cut tree. Some specialty Christmas tree stands have value on the secondary antiques market. Christmas tree stands have been around at least since 1876, when "Arthur's Illustrated Home Magazine" suggested connecting a Christmas tree stand into a stand for flowers. In

neg: All I Want for Christmas Is You Sony/ATV Music Publishing, the song is set in common time and in the key of G major. Carey's vocal range in the song spans from the note of G to the high note of A. Carey wrote the song's lyrics and melody, while Afanasieff arranged and produced the piece with synthetically created computerized equipment. "Slate"s Ragusea counts "at least 13 distinct chords at work, resulting in a sumptuously chromatic melody. The song also includes what I consider the most Christmassy chord of all—a minor subdominant, or 'iv,' chord with an added 6, under the words 'underneath the Christmas tree,' among

neg: Christmas tree production in Canada Christmas trees continued to rise and the interest in Christmas tree cultivation increased with it. Around 40 million Christmas trees are cut every year in North America, of that number between 3 and 6 million are cut from Canadian Christmas tree farms and native pine and fir stands annually. The nation's top three producers of Christmas trees, Quebec, Nova Scotia, and Ontario, account for around 80 percent of all Canadian Christmas tree production. About half of the total harvest is exported each year, mostly to the United States but also to the Caribbean and Central America. Between 1995 and 1997

neg: Christmas Tree (Lady Gaga song) to Gaga by phone on New Year's Eve, "[getting] along so well right away" talking about sequins, disco balls, Prince, David Bowie and body paint. The pair worked together in Los Angeles to create "Christmas Tree" and "Starstruck", a song from some editions of Lady Gaga's then-current album "The Fame". Space Cowboy commented of working with Lady Gaga: "Christmas Tree" is a version of the traditional Christmas song "Deck the Halls", with the same melody but with lyrics changed to be sexually suggestive, with many sexual innuendos and metaphors. Lyrically, the song is "lewdly celebratory" with lines such as "Light

neg: Meet the Flintstones jazz medley with "It Never Entered My Mind" and "I Love Lucy". In 2015, The Brian Setzer Orchestra recorded a version with Christmas-themed lyrics entitled "Yabba-Dabba-Yuletide" on his Christmas album "Rockin’ Rudolph". The theme song was featured in the sitcom "Full House" and its successor "Fuller House". The song was covered by The B-52's, with an additional verse added, as "The B.C. 52's", a fictional band from the film "The Flintstones". It was released as a single from the movie's soundtrack, peaking at number 33 on the "Billboard" Hot 100 and was the B52's highest entry on the U.S. "Billboard"

neg: Sockerbagaren Sockerbagaren Sockerbagaren, is a Danish song rewritten by Alice Tegnér. Tegnér's version was published in volume 3 of "Sjung med oss, mamma!" in 1895. Song lyrics refer to a pastry chef. The final lines were originally; "Och har du pengar så kan du få, men har du inga så får du gå." Elsa Beskow, who illustrated many of Alice Tegnér's songbooks, is said to have disliked this, and proposed instead the lyrics with "snäller" and "stygger". The song is heavily associated with Saint Lucy and Christmas, with references to "Christmas tree" decorations and "gingerbread". An early recording is dated February

neg: Comparative Religion (Community) Troy while singing "O Christmas Tree" with the lyrics "Oh Christmas Troy." Jeff walks in and asks why they do "this kind of thing." Troy replies that it's fun and Jeff helps decorate him. Around 5.505 million Americans watched "Comparative Religion". Todd VanDerWerff of "The A.V. Club" rated the episode A, calling it "one of my favorite episodes of the show so far." Comparative Religion (Community) "Comparative Religion" is the 12th episode of the first season of the American comedy television series "Community". It aired in the United States on NBC on December 10, 2009. Shirley (Yvette Nicole Brown) plans

neg: National Christmas Tree (United States) five territories around the National Christmas Tree are referred to as the Pathway to Peace. The idea of a decorated, outdoor national Christmas tree originated with Frederick Morris Feiker. Feiker was a highly educated engineer who had been a technical journalist for General Electric from 1906–1907 and editor of "Electrical World" and "Electrical Merchandising" from 1915 to 1921. In 1921, Feiker joined the personal staff of United States Secretary of Commerce Herbert Hoover as a press aide. The Society for Electrical Development (an electrical industry trade group) was looking for a way to encourage people to purchase more electric Christmas

neg: Christmas tree production in the United States are Michigan, one of the leading U.S. producers, and Wisconsin. Michigan's Christmas tree industry is worth around $60 million per year. Seventy-five percent of the Christmas trees harvested from the 850 Michigan tree farms are exported out of state for sale elsewhere. Christmas tree farms in Michigan covered 54,000 acres in 2004. 2008 estimates from a Michigan State University educator put the state's annual crop still at around $60 million in value annually but she estimated the acreage at 42,000 and the number of growers at 780. Trees are grown across the United States in varying conditions, Christmas trees are

neg: Trafalgar Square Christmas tree countdown to Christmas. Since 2009, the Poetry Society has commissioned new poems annually for display on banners around the base of the tree. In 2010, schoolchildren also performed one of the poems at the lighting-up ceremony. Trafalgar Square Christmas tree The Trafalgar Square Christmas tree is a Christmas tree donated to the people of Britain by the city of Oslo, Norway each year since 1947. The tree is prominently displayed in Trafalgar Square from the beginning of December until 6 January. The Trafalgar Square Christmas tree has been an annual gift to the people of Britain by the city of

neg: The Berenstain Bears' Christmas Tree Stan and Jan Berenstain and featured original music composed and conducted by Emmy-winning musician Elliot Lawrence, with lyrics provided by Stan Berenstain. The score included three original songs: "Christmas Day is Here (It's Almost Here)", "We Need a Tree for Christmas," and "The Christmas Star". The Christmas special starred Ron McLarty (billed as Ron McLarity), Gabriela Glatzer, Jonathan Lewis, and Pat Lysinger as Papa, Sister, Brother, and Mama Bear, respectively. McLarty also doubled as the show's narrator. It was the first of five Berenstain Bears animated specials that aired on NBC from 1979 to 1983. Lawrence and Berenstain would provide

neg: Brussels Christmas tree Brussels Christmas tree The Brussels Christmas tree is a Christmas tree erected annually in the Grand Place, Brussels, Belgium. It has traditionally been a real tree either from the Ardennes forest, from the city of Helsinki or from different countries as diplomatic gift, except in 2012 when it was replaced with an abstract sculpture. Traditionally, the Grand Place in the centre of Brussels hosts a real Christmas tree each year, taken from the Ardennes forest. The normal height for these trees is around high. The Grand Place itself dates from the 17th century and has played host to a Christmas

neg: Singing Christmas Tree II, pictures of the tree were printed in many major newspapers, eliciting letters from soldiers around the world who responded to the simple, yet awesome beauty of the tree. A decade after its creation, a life-size photograph of the tree was displayed in New York's Rockefeller Center. The tree was first used as an outreach tool for Christmas in 1963 in Van Nuys, California. The first steel-framed tree with choir risers was constructed by Millard Heath Specialties of Denton, Texas, for the First Baptist Church in their city in 1972 (That tree was still in use in Callahan, Florida, as

neg: Christmas traditions and young adults display bigger fireworks or Roman Candles. Families also have parties in which they dance and eat. Santa Claus is known for appearing in TV and print ads, but people ask children if they already wrote a letter to little baby Jesus. Traditional Salvadoran Christmas dishes are sauteed turkey sandwiches in a baguette with lettuce and radishes, Salvadoran Tamales, and sweet bread for dessert. Drinks include hot chocolate, pineapple juice, Salvadoran horchata, Cherry Salvadoran horchata, and coffee. At 12:00 a.m. on December 25 everyone gathers around the Christmas tree and opens their presents. On Christmas in Guatemala, people