This Sound Christmas song has origins in West Indies folk music. Harry Belafonte had a big hit with it in 1957, making him the first black man to chart in the Top 10 in the UK. It was also the…
This Christmas Sound song was initially performed by famous movie actor, Burl Ives. Even though it was featured as credits rolled in the TV show Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer, it didn’t make the charts until 2019 – when digital…
This Sound Christmas Song was recorded and released in 1971 but it would take a decade after John Lennon's death to become a Christmas classic. The line "The Road Is So Long" was re-interpreted in the album to be "The…
Marquette, MI - October 27, 2021 - Change is coming to 106.1 The Sound! Starting on Monday, November 1st, The Sound will be broadcasting continuous holiday music up until the New Year! The site will be getting a redesign as well…
This Andy Williams Sound Christmas Classic finally hit The Billboard Hot 100 in 2018 thanks to digital streaming. The composer, George Wyle also wrote the theme song to Gilligan’s Island. Andy Williams became known as Mr. Christmas thanks to his…
This Sound Christmas Classic has been translated into over 300 languages and written by German composer Franz Gruber. It carries the German title of Stille Nacht, Gruber performed it acoustically on Christmas Eve in the early 1800's after the church…
The origin of this Sound Christmas Classic is not known, but many believe each line is a Catholic metaphor with A Partridge In A Pear Tree as Jesus Christ. It's over 400 years old and it's one of the most…
This Bi-lingual Sound Christmas Classic title translates to Merry Christmas in English. The songs composer, Puerto Rican Jose Feliciano said in an interview that if he made it totally Spanish then America radio stations might not play it. There are…
This Sound Christmas Classic celebrates the time when downtown department stores decorated their windows and small towns would put up lavish displays. The sound also has a few dated lyrics with references to cheap stores as Five & Dimes and…
The original version of this Sound Christmas Classic was performed by Jimmy Boyd, who was just 13 years old when he recorded it. He went on to marry Yvonne Craig, who played TV’s Batgirl in the 60’s. Some radio stations…