“Santa Claus Is Coming to Town”,” “The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)” e “White Christmas” são as três músicas festivas mais executadas de todos os tempos de acordo com a Sociedade Americana de Compositores, Autores e Editores (ASCAP). A lista vem como parte da celebração dos 100 anos da ASCAP, que contabiliza as 30 faixas mais executadas nos últimos 100 anos.
O clássico moderno de Natal escrito, produzido e cantado por Mariah Carey, “All I Want for Christmas Is You”, está desfrutando de seu 20° aniversário este ano com muito reconhecimento, incluindo uma apresentação na cerimônia de iluminação da árvore de Natal em Rockefeller Center.
Veja a lista completa abaixo das 30 músicas natalinas mais executadas nos últimos 100 anos:
1. Santa Claus Is Coming to Town (1934 ‘ Written by Fred Coots and Haven Gillespie)
2. The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire) (1944 ‘ Written by Mel Tormé and Robert Wells)
3. White Christmas (1941 ‘ Written by Irving Berlin)
4. Winter Wonderland (1934 ‘ Written by Felix Bernard and Richard B. Smith)
5. Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas (1944 ‘ Written by Ralph Blane and Hugh Martin)
6. Sleigh Ride (1948 ‘ Written by Leroy Anderson and Mitchell Parish)
7. Jingle Bell Rock (1958 ‘ Written by Joseph Carleton Beal and James Ross Boothe)
8. Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (1949 ‘ Written by Johnny Marks)
9. Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! (1945 ‘ Written by Sammy Cahn and Jule Styne)
10. I’ll Be Home for Christmas (1943 ‘ Written by Kim Gannon and Walter Kent)
11. Little Drummer Boy (1941 ‘ Written by Katherine Davis, Henry Onorati and Harry Simeone)
12. Silver Bells (1950 ‘ Written by Ray Evans and Jay Livingston)
13. Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree (1958 ‘ Written by Johnny Marks)
14. Frosty the Snowman (1950 ‘ Written by Steve Nelson and Walter E. Rollins)
15. Blue Christmas (1964 ‘ Written by Billy Hayes and Jay Johnson)
16. It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year (1963 ‘ Written by Edward Pola and George Wyle)
17. It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas (1951 ‘ Written by Meredith Willson)
18. Here Comes Santa Claus (Right Down Santa Claus Lane) (1947 ‘ Written by Gene Autry and Oakley Haldeman)
19. Do You Hear What I Hear? (1962 ‘ Written by Gloria Shayne Baker (SACEM) and Noël Regney (SACEM))
20. Carol of the Bells (1904 ‘ Written by Mykola Leontovych and Peter Wilhousky)
21. Feliz Navidad (1970 ‘ Written by Jose Feliciano)
22. Have a Holly Jolly Christmas (1965 ‘ Written by Johnny Marks)
23. I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus (1952 ‘ Written by Tommy Connor (PRS))
24. Last Christmas (1984 ‘ Written by George Michael)
25. Home for the Holidays (1954 ‘ Written by Robert Allen and Al Stillman)
26. Wonderful Christmastime (1979 ‘ Written by Paul McCartney (PRS))
27. Happy Holidays (from Holiday Inn) (1942 ‘ Written by Irving Berlin)
28. All I Want for Christmas Is You (1994 ‘ Written by Walter Afanasieff and Mariah Carey (BMI))
29. Santa Baby (1953 ‘ Joan Javits, Philip Springer and Tony Springer (SOCAN))
30. This Christmas (1970 ‘ Written by Donny Hathaway and Nadine McKinnor)
