Lady Singers
It only took Richard Carpenter 15 minutes to write the tune for this song, which his sister, Karen, recorded in 1970.
What is "Merry Christmas, Darling"?
When you're worried and you can't sleep, there are better things to count than sheep, according to this song.
What is "Count Your Blessings (Instead of Sheep)"?
This song extols the merriment of "snowing and blowing up bushels of fun."
What is "Jingle Bell Rock"?
In the version of this song recorded by the Osmonds, a second verse with an alternate melody starts "Pine cones and holly berries."
What is "It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas"?
In 1953, Bing Crosby had a huge hit with this song, originally called "Stille Nacht, Heilige Nacht" in German.
What is "Silent Night"?
This 1953 song was the biggest hit of Eartha Kitt’s career.
What is "Santa Baby"?
This standard was originally sung by Judy Garland in 1944's Meet Me in St. Louis, but a line about "muddl[ing] through" was changed for many subsequent recordings.
What is "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas"?
This Beach Boys' song was improved upon with the Muppets' cover, although the lyrics became more difficult to understand.
What is "Little Saint Nick"?
This apocryphal figgy pudding ingredient was invoked to tease Miss Piggy when the muppets sang "We Wish You a Merry Christmas."
What is bacon?
The original Latin title of this song was "Adeste Fideles."
What is "O Come, All Ye Faithful"?
This Jewish singer included two different musical settings of the same sacred text on her Christmas albums released in 1967 and 2001.
Who is Barbra Streisand?
Bing Crosby first sang this Irving Berlin song in 1942's Holiday Inn, more than a decade before it was featured in a second holiday movie.
What is "White Christmas"?
This Three Dog Night hit is not a Christmas song, but you could be forgiven for thinking it is when you hear the title.
What is "Joy to the World"?
This song once inspired the Price family to secretly give gifts to Jordan's cello teacher for almost two weeks leading up to Christmas.
What is "The Twelve Days of Christmas"?
The author of this cradle hymn suggests that the baby Jesus didn't cry when the noisy cows woke him up.
What is "Away in a Manger"?
In this upbeat song, Mariah Carey mistakenly assumes that a human being is a possible Christmas gift.
What is "All I Want for Christmas is You"?
This insult-filled song includes the line "You're a crooked dirty jockey and you drive a crooked hoss."
What is "You're a Mean One, Mister Grinch"?
The Jordanaires, who backed up Elvis Presley in his 1957 recording of this song, "blued" the harmonies as an inside joke for trained musicians.
What is "Blue Christmas"?
When singing this round, Miss Piggy claimed to know when it was finished, but the recorded evidence suggests otherwise.
What is "Christmas is Coming"?
Julie and Jackie have a song called "Greensleeves" in their harp books, but everybody thinks they're playing this song at Christmastime.
What is "What Child is This?"
In 1946, the Andrews Sisters released a song in which they asked listeners if they would like to spend Christmas in this special location.
What is "Christmas Island"?
The Jets included this song, originally sung by anthropomorphic mice Fievel and Tanya Mousekewitz, on their 1986 Christmas album.
What is "Somewhere Out There"?
Originally titled José Feliciano and released in 1970, this album was reissued in 1989 with a new name to reflect the album's biggest hit.
What is Feliz Navidad?
This is Grandma's least favorite Christmas song.
What is "Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer"?
The often-overlooked second verse of this song begins "Led by the light of faith."
What is "O Holy Night"?