A Holly Jolly Christmas
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"A Holly Jolly Christmas" is a popular mid-20th-century Christmas song, widely associated with Burl Ives’s recordings and now considered a holiday standard.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
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song ⓘ |
| associatedPeriod | post-war American popular music ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Burl Ives
NERFINISHED
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Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (1964 TV special) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Johnny Marks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| decade | 1960s ⓘ |
| era | mid-20th century ⓘ |
| firstReleaseYear | 1964 ⓘ |
| firstUsedIn | Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (1964 TV special) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
Christmas music
ⓘ
pop ⓘ |
| hasChartSuccess | appeared on Billboard holiday charts ⓘ |
| hasCulturalImpact | widely recognized as a classic Christmas song ⓘ |
| hasKeyPhrase |
Have a holly jolly Christmas
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It’s the best time of the year ⓘ Say hello to friends you know ⓘ |
| hasNotableCover |
Alan Jackson recording of A Holly Jolly Christmas
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Faith Hill recording of A Holly Jolly Christmas ⓘ Lady Antebellum recording of A Holly Jolly Christmas ⓘ Michael Bublé recording of A Holly Jolly Christmas ⓘ Pentatonix recording of A Holly Jolly Christmas ⓘ |
| hasRecording |
A Holly Jolly Christmas (1964 single version)
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A Holly Jolly Christmas (1965 album version) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includedInAlbum | Have a Holly Jolly Christmas ⓘ |
| isChristmasStandard | true ⓘ |
| isFrequentlyBroadcastOn | Christmas radio formats ⓘ |
| isFrequentlyUsedIn |
Christmas films
ⓘ
Christmas television specials ⓘ holiday playlists ⓘ |
| isHolidayStandard | true ⓘ |
| isTitleTrackOf | Have a Holly Jolly Christmas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricist | Johnny Marks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mood | upbeat ⓘ |
| originallyWrittenFor | Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (1964 TV special) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | American Christmas music canon ⓘ |
| performer | Burl Ives NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| popularizedBy | Burl Ives NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordedBy | Burl Ives NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Decca Records ⓘ |
| tempo | medium ⓘ |
| theme |
Christmas
NERFINISHED
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holiday cheer ⓘ |
| vocalist | Burl Ives NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writer | Johnny Marks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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