A Holly Jolly Christmas
Burl Ives
1964
Annual listening list: initial release cycle, with recent carryovers; not an original-release-date field. Release/version source checked.
Release: 1964
Release: 1964Source checked
Burl Ives recording from 1964, not later annual holiday chart appearances.
The large badge identifies this listening list, not a newly issued recording. Later reissues and renewed chart popularity do not replace an original release date. How years are assigned.
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
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.
An annual chart year and an original release date are different. Similar titles may be covers or different masters; no audio fingerprint has been performed.
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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