According to a list from Entertainment Weekly, It's A Wonderful Life was named the "best Christmas movie of all time." This 1946 film directed by Frank Capra and starring Jimmy Stewart was described ...

Sing along with the full lyrics of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer and learn about Johnny Marks' timeless Christmas classic loved by all ages.

If Marks’s “Rudolph” is having a cultural moment at 75, then the songwriter is even more so: He also wrote the Burl Ives holiday standard “Holly Jolly Christmas” and “Rockin’ Around ...

The others (“Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree” by Brenda Lee, “Last Christmas” by Wham!, and “A Holly Jolly Christmas” by Burl Ives) are from 1958, 1984, and 1964, respectively.

Decades later, the simplicity of Brenda Lee's “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree" stands out.

The Christmas carol is so popular that the phrase "holly jolly Christmas" is now one of many recognizable holiday phrases used for everything from greeting cards to holiday ads.

Wham!’s “Last Christmas” is at No. 3 on the Hot 100; Bobby Helms’ “Jingle Bell Rock” is at No. 5 and Burl Ives’ “A Holly Jolly Christmas” rounds out the top at No. 10.

5. “A Holly Jolly Christmas—Single Version” by Burl Ives (1964) For many, Burl Ives is the voice of the season. So, it’s not surprise to see his name among the highest-earning Christmas songs.

Rudolph, hosted by folk singer Burl Ives as Sam the Snowman, aired every year on NBC through 1971. CBS obtained the rights in 1972, and showed it annually through last December.

Brenda Lee leads the Billboard Hot 100 songs chart with her holiday anthem "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" for the first time ever.

Brenda Lee reached No. 1 on the Hot 100 thanks to 'Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree' 65 years after first releasing the song.

No Pressure, but Burl Ives Wants Us To Be Both Holly and Jolly December 25, 2023 by Al Batt Leave a Comment “I am not emotionally prepared for Christmas to be in December this year.” I heard a friend ...