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A Holly Jolly Christmas

Burl Ives

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LIST YEAR

1964

Annual listening list: initial release cycle, with recent carryovers; not an original-release-date field. Release/version source checked.

Genre

CountryTraditional pop

Theme

Holiday songs

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RELEASE DATE & LIST YEAR

Release: 1964

Release: 1964Source checked

Burl Ives recording from 1964, not later annual holiday chart appearances.

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A Holly Jolly Christmas - release / recording history
Burl Ives recording from 1964, not later annual holiday chart appearances. Source consulted 2026-10-13; not a complete discographic audit.

Former annual assignments retained as history

These appearances were removed from the main annual lists. They are not original release dates.

  • 2022: older return
  • 2023: older return
  • 2024: older return
BEHIND THE SONG

Inspiration and background

Researched recording background

Burl Ives recording from 1964, not later annual holiday chart appearances. This recording is included in the 1964 editorial listening list. A documented songwriting-inspiration account has not been established.

Evidence scope: Release / version background only; not a songwriting-inspiration account.

Sources for this information

A Holly Jolly Christmas - date and recording source
Burl Ives recording from 1964, not later annual holiday chart appearances. Selected as a contemporary editorial supplement, not assigned an invented chart rank.

Billboard year-end 2022 table (Wikipedia transcription)
Historical source retained for identity/context only. It does not establish a chart rank in this newly selected year.

Other appearances and versions

catalog version unspecified

Textual recording candidate, not an audio fingerprint or pressing-level verification.

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Sources and scope

Chronology-screened editorial addition; dated source reviewed; popularity rank not assigned.

Editorial artist-repertoire classification

A Holly Jolly Christmas - date and recording source
Burl Ives recording from 1964, not later annual holiday chart appearances. Selected as a contemporary editorial supplement, not assigned an invented chart rank.

Billboard year-end 2022 table (Wikipedia transcription)
Historical source retained for identity/context only. It does not establish a chart rank in this newly selected year.

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1960-2025. Each year contains 150 selections.

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