The Christmas Song Facts for Kids

"The Christmas Song", also named "Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire" is a song that is played during the Christmas holiday season. It was written by Mel Tormé in 1944. It was recorded in 1946 by Nat King Cole, who also did the song in 1953 and 1961. The Carpenters, Christina Aguilera, Chicago, Hootie & the Blowfish and Jessica Simpson also covered the song.

v t e Christina Aguilera
Discography
Studio albums	Christina Aguilera Mi Reflejo My Kind of Christmas Stripped Back to Basics Bionic Lotus Liberation Aguilera
Compilation albums	Keeps Gettin' Better: A Decade of Hits
Soundtrack albums	Burlesque: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
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v t e The Miracles singles
Discography
1950s	" Bad Girl" (1959)
1960s	"Way Over There" (1960) "Shop Around" (1960) / "Who's Lovin' You" (1960) "Everybody's Gotta Pay Some Dues" (1961) "What's So Good About Goodbye" (1961) / "I've Been Good to You" (1961) "I'll Try Something New" (1962) "You've Really Got a Hold on Me" (1962) / "Happy Landing" (1962) "A Love She Can Count On" (1963) / "I Can Take a Hint" (1963) " Mickey's Monkey" (1963) "I Gotta Dance to Keep from Crying" (1963) "The Christmas Song" (1963) "(You Can't Let the Boy Overpower) The Man in You" (1964) "I Like It Like That" (1964) "That's What Love Is Made Of" (1964) "Come On Do the Jerk" (1964) "Ooo Baby Baby" (1965) "The Tracks of My Tears" (1965) / "A Fork in the Road" (1965) "My Girl Has Gone" (1965) "Going to a Go-Go" (1965) / "Choosey Beggar" (1965) "Whole Lot of Shakin' in My Heart (Since I Met You)" (1966) "(Come 'Round Here) I'm the One You Need" (1966) "The Love I Saw in You Was Just a Mirage" (1967) "More Love" (1967) "I Second That Emotion" (1967) "If You Can Want" (1968) "Yester Love" (1968) "Special Occasion" (1968) "Baby, Baby Don't Cry" (1969) "Here I Go Again" (1969) / "Doggone Right" (1969) "Abraham, Martin and John" (1969) "Point It Out" (1969) / "Darling Dear" (1969)
1970s	"The Tears of a Clown" (1970) "I Don't Blame You at All" (1970) "We've Come Too Far to End It Now" (1972) "Give Me Just Another Day" (1973) "Do It Baby" (1974) "Love Machine" (1975)

v t e Camila Cabello
Awards and nominations Discography Songs
Studio albums	Camila (2018) Romance (2019) Familia (2022)
Singles	"I Know What You Did Last Summer" "Bad Things" "Crying in the Club" "Havana" "Never Be the Same" "Sangria Wine" "Consequences" "Mi Persona Favorita" "Señorita" "Liar" "Shameless" "Cry for Me" "Easy" "Living Proof" "My Oh My" "First Man" "Don't Go Yet" "Oh Na Na" "Bam Bam" "Psychofreak" "Hasta los Dientes" "Mon amour" "Ku Lo Sa"
Featured singles	"Love Incredible" "Hey Ma" "Know No Better" "Almost Like Praying" "Beautiful" "Find U Again" "South of the Border"
Promotional singles	"I Have Questions" "OMG" "Real Friends" "Million to One"
Other songs	"She Loves Control" "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" "The Christmas Song" "I'll Be Home for Christmas"
Concert tours	Never Be the Same Tour
Related articles	Fifth Harmony
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v t e Shawn Mendes
Awards and nominations Discography Songs Live performances
Studio albums	Handwritten (2015) Illuminate (2016) Shawn Mendes (2018) Wonder (2020)
Live albums	Live at Madison Square Garden MTV Unplugged
EPs	The Shawn Mendes EP
Singles	"Life of the Party" "Something Big" "Stitches" "I Know What You Did Last Summer" "Treat You Better" "Mercy" "There's Nothing Holdin' Me Back" "In My Blood" "Youth" "Where Were You in the Morning?" "Nervous" "Lost in Japan" "If I Can't Have You" "Señorita" "Wonder" "Monster" "Summer of Love" "It'll Be Okay" "When You're Gone"
Featured singles	"Oh Cecilia (Breaking My Heart)" "Lover (Remix)"
Promotional singles	"Under Pressure"
Other songs	"The Christmas Song"
Documentaries	Shawn Mendes: In Wonder
Concert tours	Shawn's First Headlines Shawn Mendes World Tour Illuminate World Tour Shawn Mendes: The Tour Wonder: The World Tour
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The Christmas Song Media

Man roasting chestnuts on an open fire.
Photo of Nat King Cole.
Aguilera's (pictured) version became the second highest charting position of the song on the Billboard Hot 100 after the original 55 years earlier

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