There are almost 10,000 Christmas Songs. As far as music statistics go, there are over 900,000 Christmas tracks representing over 180,000 songs by over 60,000 artists.
Who is the number 1 artist for highest count of songs? Bing Crosby, next is Frank Sinatra, then Elvis Presley, and Nat King Cole. Finally, in position 5 comes Johann Sebastian Bach. Then the list returns to artists of the 20th century and all American. Maybe not Mario Lanza.
Bing Crosby's White Christmas has nearly a million Christmas tracks with just over 2,000 being the actual Bing Crosby classic. That's 2,000 different albums that contain Bing's version of White Christmas.
What is the next highest released Christmas track? Earth Kitt's Santa Baby at around 1200.
What about those Christmas carols? Silent Night has almost 20,000 recordings. And what would be next? White Christmas is next at almost 16,000 recordings.
And if we all love to sing Christmas carols, then Karaoke Christmas songs contribute to the list. Over 23,000 tracks of them.
Perhaps my generation is allowed to be a little weary of Christmas and its music. Or maybe we are the generation that keeps it going so strong. All those nostalgic hits from the early to mid 20th century.
Here's a different version of White Christmas. It seems a bit eerie.
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