Ives re-recorded the song in 1965 for his holiday album Have a Holly Jolly Christmas. The song finally made it to the Billboard Hot 100 chart for the first time in 2017, reaching a peak position ...

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.

Dec. 20—Billboard's Hot 100 songs chart saw a slight change this week, with Mariah Carey regaining the #1 spot, with her modern-day holiday classic "All I Want For Christmas Is You." Carey hit ...

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For me, one fond childhood Christmas memory was Burl Ives' throaty rendition of "Have a Holly, Jolly Christmas." I must admit that in my early life, I had little appreciation for the holly that is ...

100 merry Christmas sayings for a holly jolly season. Story by ... it a hundred times in the holiday song “A Holly Jolly Christmas,” a time-honored classic by American folk singer Burl Ives. ...

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 ...