Which Christmas song holds the world record?

Crosby's "White Christmas" single has been credited with selling 50 million copies, the most by any release and therefore it is the biggest-selling single worldwide of all time. By 1968, it had already sold thirty million.

What Christmas song is the most recorded in history?

“Silent Night” holds the Guinness World Record for being the most recorded Christmas song in history. The numbers speak volumes – with over 733 different versions recorded and counting. The song's enduring appeal has inspired countless artists, spanning various genres and generations, to put their unique spin on it.

What is the world record Christmas song?

According to the Guinness Book of World Records, "White Christmas" by Bing Crosby is not only the best-selling Christmas single in the United States, but also the best-selling single of all time since the advent of recorded music, with estimated sales in excess of 50 million copies worldwide.

What is the number one Christmas song of all time?

The Guinness Book of Records has named "White Christmas" as not only the best-selling Christmas song of all time, but also the best-selling single generally of all time, with an estimated 50 million copies sold.

What Christmas song holds the record for being the best-selling single of all time?

The Guinness World Records named the holiday single `` White Christmas '' (1942) by Bing Crosby as the best-selling single worldwide. According to Guinness, ``White Christmas'' sold over 50 million copies. The single is known as the ``best-selling single of all time'', not just Christmas songs, any song, period.

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Who holds the record for the most Christmas number one songs?

Records. LadBaby is the act with the most Christmas number ones with five, surpassing the Beatles' previous record in 2022. On two occasions, in 1963 and 1967, the Beatles had both the Christmas number one and the number two, the first act to have achieved this.

What is the name of the world's most recorded Christmas song?

"Silent Night" (German: "Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht") is a popular Christmas carol, composed in 1818 by Franz Xaver Gruber to lyrics by Joseph Mohr in Oberndorf bei Salzburg, Austria. It was declared an intangible cultural heritage by UNESCO in 2011.

What is the most listened Xmas song?

What was the first Christmas number one song ever recorded?

The history of the Christmas number one - now one of the great festive traditions - begins with Al Martino and his ballad Here In My Heart. This topped the charts in 1952 and was not only the first Christmas number one, but also the first ever UK number one.

Which Christmas song holds a Guinness world record for being the first song to be played in space?

Fun Christmas Fact: “Jingle Bells” holds a Guinness World Record for being the first song ever played in outer space. On Dec. 16, 1965, Gemini 6 astronauts Tom Stafford and Walter Schirra performed "Jingle Bells" just before re-entering the earth's atmosphere.

Which song beat Last Christmas to number 1?

Single by Wham! Upon its initial release, "Last Christmas" spent five consecutive weeks at number two on the UK singles chart. It was beaten to Christmas number one by the charity single "Do They Know It's Christmas?", on which Michael also performed.

What Christmas song holds the Guinness World Record?

Crosby's "White Christmas" single has been credited with selling 50 million copies, the most by any release and therefore it is the biggest-selling single worldwide of all time. By 1968, it had already sold thirty million.

Who was the first to record the Christmas song?

In 1946, Nat King Cole became the first recording artist to wrap his lush vocals around what would become a standard of the holiday season, "The Christmas Song." But that song was written by a different crooner: Mel Tormé.

Which Christmas song is the most recorded with over 500 recorded versions of it?

'White Christmas' is one of the highest-selling songs in history and is one of the most-recorded Christmas songs; there have been more than 500 recorded versions of the song, in several different languages.

What is the only Christmas song to reach number 1 twice?

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The 70s also saw Queen reach the top spot too in 1975 with their less-than-festive Bohemian Rhapsody. The tune's popularity has not lessened over time and it hit Christmas Number One again in 1991, making it the only song in history to claim the accolade twice.

What is the No. 1 Christmas song?

Forty years after it was held off the No 1 spot by Band Aid, Wham!'s Last Christmas is the UK Christmas No 1 for the second year running.

What is Cliff Richard's best selling song?

In 1979, Richard's single "We Don't Talk Anymore" became the highest selling record of his career achieving worldwide sales over 4 million.

What is the highest grossing Christmas song of all time?

"The Guinness Book of Records has named "White Christmas" as not only the best-selling Christmas song of all time, but also the best-selling single generally of all time, with an estimated 50 million copies sold."

What is the UK's favourite Christmas song?

What is the most streamed Christmas song worldwide?

What Christmas song has the title the world in it?

As of December 2009, "Joy to the World" was the most-published Christmas hymn in North America.

Who wrote Jingle Bells?

'Jingle Bells' was written by James Lord Pierpont. His nephew is J.P. Morgan. Yes, that J.P. Morgan. According to findings by author and historian Christopher Klein, Pierpont's older sister, Juliet Pierpont, married millionaire Junius Spencer Morgan.