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.

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 ...

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 ...

So maybe that’s a contributing factor to why a song that Como popularized, “It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas,” tops ASCAP ’s annual list of the most-played Christmas songs in the U.S.

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 Laser Holidays show will dazzle audiences as they watch lights timed to classics such as “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” by Burl Ives, “White Christmas” by Bing Crosby, and “Jingle ...

Sitting pretty at No. 3 is “A Holly Jolly Christmas,” first sung by Burl Ives for the perennial “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” TV special. The “Rudolph” song itself is at No. 5, preceded by the ...

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 ...