The song Last Christmas by Wham! was released in 1984 as single from the album Music from the Edge of Heaven. It peaked at 2 in the Single Charts and only reached number 1 in Ireland. It was recently voted in the top 10 most annoying Christmas songs of all time. The artists that covered Last Christmas are; Whigfield - 1995 Billie Piper - 1999 Ashley Tisdale - 2006 Crazy Frog - 2006 Cascada - 2007 Alcazar - 2009
Rise Against's Behind Closed Doors was not released as a single so it was part of The Sufferer & the Witness on July 4, 2006.
The song 'How to Save a Life' was released as a single on August 28, 2006. It is from The Fray's studio album of the same name, which was released on September 13, 2005.
The song featured in the Lloyds Bank advert is "All About You" by the band McFly. The track emphasizes themes of support and companionship, aligning with the bank's messaging about being there for customers. McFly, a popular British pop band, released this song as part of their album "Motion in the Ocean" in 2006.
The Christmas SongFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaJump to: navigation, search"Christmas Song" redirects here. For the Mannheim Steamroller record of the same name, see Christmas Song (album). "The Christmas Song"Christmas song by Mel TorméReleased1944WriterMel Tormé,Bob Wells"The Christmas Song", commonly subtitled "Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire" or, as it was originally subtitled, "Merry Christmas to You", is a classic Christmas song written in 1944 by vocalist Mel Tormé and Bob Wells. According to Tormé, the song was written during a blistering hot summer. In an effort to "stay cool by thinking cool," the most-performed (according to BMI) Christmas song was born."I saw a spiral pad on his piano with four lines written in pencil," Tormé recalled. "They started, 'Chestnuts roasting ... Jack Frost nipping ... Yuletide carols ... Folks dressed up like Eskimos.' Bob (Wells, co-writer) didn't think he was writing a song lyric. He said he thought if he could immerse himself in winter he could cool off. Forty minutes later that song was written. I wrote all the music and some of the lyrics."The Nat King Cole Trio first recorded the song early in 1946. At Cole's behest - and over the objections of his label, Capitol Records - a second recording was made the same year utilizing a small string section, this version becoming a massive hit on both the pop and R&B charts. Cole re-recorded the song in 1953, using the same arrangement with a full orchestra arranged and conducted by Nelson Riddle, and once more in 1961, in a stereophonic version with orchestra conducted by Ralph Carmichael. The latter recording is generally regarded as definitive and continues to receive considerable radio airplay each holiday season, while Cole's original 1946 recording was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1974.[1] Mel Tormé recorded the song himself in 1954, and again in 1965 and 1992.Contents[hide] 1 The Nat King Cole recordings2 Selective list of notable recordings3 Parodies4 Footnotes5 External linksThe Nat King Cole recordingsFirst recording: Recorded at WMCA Radio Studios, New York City, June 14, 1946. Not issued until 1989 on the various-artists compilation Billboard Greatest Christmas Hits (1935-1954)Rhino R1 70637(LP) / R2 70637(CD). The King Cole Trio: Nat King Cole, vocal-pianist; Oscar Moore, guitarist; Johnny Miller, bassist. Second recording: Recorded at WMCA Radio Studios, New York City, August 19, 1946. First record issue. Label credit: The King Cole Trio with String Choir (Nat King Cole, vocal-pianist, Oscar Moore, guitarist; Johnny Miller, bassist; Charlie Grean, conductor of 4 string players, a harpist and a drummer) Lacquer disc master #981. Issued November 1946 as Capitol 311(78rpm). This is featured on a CD called The Holiday Album which has 1940s Christmas songs recorded by Cole and Bing Crosby. In 2005 Capitol restored and re-released it for the 24 bit re-mastered Cole album "The Christmas Song" which also contains tracks from his 1960 and 1963 holiday albums.Third recording: Recorded at Capitol Studios, Hollywood, August 24, 1953. This was the song's first magnetic tape recording. Label credit: The King Cole Trio with String Choir (Actual artists: Nat King Cole, vocal; Nelson Riddle, orchestra conductor) Master #11726, take 11. Issued November 1953 as the "new" Capitol 90036(78rpm) / F90036(45rpm) (Capitol first issued 90036 in 1950 with the second recording). Correct label credit issued on October 18, 1954 as Capitol 2955(78rpm) / F2955(45rpm). Label credit: Nat "King" Cole with Orchestra Conducted by Nelson Riddle. This recording is available on the 1990 CD Cole, Christmas and Kids, as well as the various-artists compilation Casey Kasem Presents All Time Christmas Favorites. It was also included, along with both 1946 recordings, on the 1991 Mosaic Records box set The Complete Capitol Recordings of the Nat King Cole Trio.Fourth recording: Recorded at Capitol Studios, Hollywood, March 30, 1961. This rendition, the first recorded in stereo, is widely played on radio stations during the Christmas season, and is probably the most famous version of this song. Label credit: Nat King Cole (Nat King Cole, vocal; Charles Grean & Pete Rugolo, orchestration; Ralph Carmichael, orchestra conductor). The instrumental arrangement is nearly identical with the 1953 version, but the vocals are much deeper and more focused. Originally done for The Nat King Cole Story (a 1961 LP devoted to stereo re-recordings of Cole's earlier hits), this recording was later appended to a reissue of Cole's 1960 holiday album The Magic of Christmas. Retitled The Christmas Song, the album was issued in 1963 as Capitol W-1967(mono) / SW-1967(stereo) and today is in print on compact disc. This recording of "The Christmas Song" is also available on half a dozen compilation albums. Some are Capitol pop standards Christmas compilations while others are broader-based. It's available on WCBS-FM's Ultimate Christmas Album Volume 3, for example.There were several covers of Nat Cole's record in the 1940s. The first of these was said to be by Dick Haymes on Decca, but his was released first--not recorded first. The first cover of "The Christmas Song" was performed by pop tenor and bandleader Eddy Howard on Majestic. Eddy was a big King Cole fan, and also covered Nat's versions of "I Want To Thank Your Folks" and "I Love You For Sentimental Reasons" among others.Selective list of notable recordings"The Christmas Song" has been covered by numerous artists from a wide variety of genres, including: Christina Aguilera (from her 2000 album My Kind of Christmas; Aguilera's rendition became the highest charting version, peaking at number #18 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #22 on the Canadian Hot 100)Clay AikenIndia.Arie and Stevie Wonder (winner of the Grammy Award for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals in 2003)BabyfaceBig Bird and the Swedish Chef (voiced by Carroll Spinney and Jim Henson in A Muppet Family Christmas)Toni BraxtonMichael BubléKenny BurrellCeltic WomanChariceChicagoChristmas Who? (a SpongeBob Christmas special. SpongeBob and Patrick in a Christmas song sing as a lyric "...Chest Nuts roasting and burns in the third degree" before the ending of their song.)Charlotte ChurchDoris Day (from her 1964 album The Doris Day Christmas Album)Celine DionVanessa Doofenshmirtz (voiced by Olivia Olson on the album Phineas and Ferb Holiday Favorites)Bob DylanGloria EstefanGavin DegrawConnie FrancisAretha FranklinJosh GrobanHampton String QuartetHootie & the BlowfishWhitney HoustonThe Jackson 5Alan Jackson (from his 2007 album Let It Be Christmas)Al JarreauJoeWynonna JuddPeggy LeeDamien Leith (from a special limited Christmas edition of his 2007 album Where We Land)The LettermenLovedrugAimee Mann (from her 2006 album One More Drifter in the Snow)Brian McKnightRicky Nelson (on the episode of TV's The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet titled "A Busy Christmas")Aaron NevilleNew Kids on the BlockDes O'Connor (from a Tesco Christmas advert)Alexander O'NealLes PaulCeCe Peniston (from the 1996 Christmas album Merry Arizona II: Desert Stars Shine at Christmas)Raven-SymonéSmokey Robinson & The Miracles (from their 1963 album Christmas with The Miracles)Linda Ronstadt (from her 2000 album A Merry Little Christmas)SWVDiane Schuur (nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Female in 1990)Frank Sinatra (including two recordings: a virtual duet with Nat King Cole, and an actual duet with Bing Crosby)George StraitDonna SummerThe Supremes (remained unreleased until their 1965 Christmas album, Merry Christmas, was re-released in 1999 with additional tracks)Team Rocket (voiced by Rachael Lillis, Eric Stewart and Maddie Blaustein on the album Pokémon Christmas Bash)Twisted SisterFrankie Valli & the Four SeasonsAndy WilliamsStevie Wonder (from his 1967 album Someday at Christmas)Dwight YoakamAscap entry for song showing numerous other coversParodiesThe title of The Simpsons episode "Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire" is a parody of the song.Bob Rivers parodied the song with his 2000 album, and the title track from said album, "Chipmunks Roasting On an Open Fire".Stan Freberg's "Green Chri$tma$" includes several snippets of holiday songs. One segment begins with a sincere-sounding "Chestnuts roasting..." and quickly segués into a mock 1950s radio or TV ad, for a brand of chestnuts, being described as if they were toothpaste or cigarettes.Twisted Sister parodied the song in his 2006 album A Twisted Christmas.Flyleaf released a song entitled "Christmas Song" on their EP, "Music as a Weapon". The song has nothing to do with the original, and features the story of Jesus' birth.
The song Last Christmas by Wham! was released in 1984 as single from the album Music from the Edge of Heaven. It peaked at 2 in the Single Charts and only reached number 1 in Ireland. It was recently voted in the top 10 most annoying Christmas songs of all time. The artists that covered Last Christmas are; Whigfield - 1995 Billie Piper - 1999 Ashley Tisdale - 2006 Crazy Frog - 2006 Cascada - 2007 Alcazar - 2009
A Moment Like This by Leona Lewis
Struggle from the Subway to the Charts was created on 2006-10-03.
Crazy Christmas - 2006 Crazy Christmas Lights was released on: USA: 9 December 2006
Crazy Christmas - 2006 was released on: USA: 9 December 2006
Christmas Day 2006 - December 25 - fell on a Monday.
In 2006, Taylor swift released her debut single 'Tim McGraw" Which peaked number six on the billboard country charts! Thanks for asking
A Merry Little Christmas - 2006 was released on: USA: November 2006
The Japanese singer-songwriter Misono Koda released her first single as a solo artist in March 2006. The song titled "VS" was used as a main song in the game "Tales of a Tempest" sending it to number four in the Oricon Single Charts.
Christmas at the Tennessee - 2006 - TV was released on: USA: 16 December 2006
Home by Christmas - 2006 TV was released on: USA: 25 December 2006
Christmas at the Tennessee - 2006 TV was released on: USA: 16 December 2006