The beloved Christmas song “A Holly Jolly Christmas” was written by Johnny Marks in 1962 and became most notable when Burl Ives sang it as the narrating snowman in the 1964 stop-motion film ...

Burl Ives and his classic song "A Holly Jolly Christmas" has displaced Jack Harlow's "Lovin' On Me" as the fifth most popular song on the Billboard charts. Once again the popular Christmas ...

Folk singer Burl Ives used Christmas to cross over to the mainstream with his rendition of 'A Holly Jolly Christmas,' which became a pop hit in 1965 and a country holiday staple in the decades since.

Playing guitar and banjo, he gives a sweet exuberance to Ives' classic yuletide numbers - "Have a Holly Jolly Christmas," "Silver and Gold" and, of course, "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" - all ...

Kenny G. has the best-selling single holiday album, and the combined total of Mannheim Steamroller's trifecta of LPs tops everyone. But for Pop Music Critic Chuck Yarborough, Burl Ives' "Holly ...

The beloved Christmas song “A Holly Jolly Christmas” was written by Johnny Marks in 1962 and became most notable when Burl Ives sang it as the narrating snowman in the 1964 stop-motion film ...

Here are some interesting facts about Burl Ives’ “A Holly Jolly Christmas.” A daily briefing on what matters in the music industry Send us a tip using our anonymous form. A daily briefing on ...