Version of The Christimas Song? Who sings this?!
Question: I heard this version of The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire). It was pretty fast and upbeat, kind of jazz-like. It is a guy and a girl singing, they sound African American, but I'm not sure. The song is amazing and I was wondering if anyone know who the artists are. The song version has been around for a while because I remember hearing it last year on the radio.
Answers: I heard this version of The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire). It was pretty fast and upbeat, kind of jazz-like. It is a guy and a girl singing, they sound African American, but I'm not sure. The song is amazing and I was wondering if anyone know who the artists are. The song version has been around for a while because I remember hearing it last year on the radio.
We can narrow it down to just a few artists, thanks to Wikipedia.
In addition to the original Nat King Cole and Mel Tormé recordings, "The Christmas Song" has been covered by numerous artists, including the following:
98 Degrees
Aaliyah
Christina Aguilera
Air Supply
Ashanti
Babyface
Tony Bennett
Michael Bolton
Toni Braxton
Michael Buble
Glen Campbell
The Carpenters
Chicago
Natalie Cole (as a solo and a virtual duet with her father, Nat King Cole)
Ray Conniff
Sarah Connor
Charlotte Church
Bing Crosby (including a duet with Frank Sinatra)
Charlie Daniels
Doris Day
John Denver
Tony DeSare on Erich Kunzel's 2006 Christmas album Christmastime is Here
Celine Dion
The Duprees
Gloria Estefan
Percy Faith
Ella Fitzgerald
Kenny G
Amy Grant
Vince Guaraldi
Daryl Hall & John Oates
Hampton String Quartet
Hootie & the Blowfish
Paul Horgan
Whitney Houston
Engelbert Humperdinck
The Jackson 5
Al Jarreau
Toby Keith
The Lettermen
Kimberley Locke
Los Strait Jackets
Henry Mancini
The Manhattan Transfer
Aimee Mann
Mannheim Steamroller
Johnny Mathis
Martina McBride
Nicole C. Mullen (as a duet with her father, Napoleon Coleman Jr.)
'N Sync
Aaron Neville
Lou Rawls
John Rutter and the Cambridge Singers
The Swingle Singers
Tiffany Evans
New Kids on the Block
Alexander O'Neal (album: My Gift To You)
Kenny Rogers
Doc Severinsen (flugelhorn instrumental, recorded for the 1990 Erich Kunzel Christmas album, Christmas With The Pops)
Jessica Simpson
Frank Sinatra (including a virtual duet with Nat King Cole and an actual duet with Bing Crosby)
Anne Sofie von Otter
George Strait
Barbra Streisand
Donna Summer
The Supremes
Tamia
James Taylor
The Temptations
Twisted Sister (A Twisted Christmas, 2006)
Frankie Valli & the Four Seasons
Luther Vandross
Jaci Velasquez
Stevie Wonder (including a duet with India.Arie)
BoA
Kane
Natalie Cole did a version where she sang along with Nat King Cole. His version is my all-time favorite.
I don't know about an upbeat version though... I'd be interested to hear it!
Do you remember which radion station it was that you heard it on last year? You might be able to call and request it... they might know what you mean.