The beloved Christmas song “A Holly Jolly Christmas” was written by Johnny Marks in 1962 and became most notable when Burl Ives sang it as the narrating snowman in the 1964 stop-motion film Rudolph ...
Dec. 20—Billboard's Hot 100 songs chart saw a slight change this week, with Mariah Carey regaining the #1 spot, with her modern-day holiday classic "All I Want For Christmas Is You." Carey hit the top ...
Another good December for Burl Ives. Media Monitors’ 2006 Christmas Radio Report says Ives’ “Holly Jolly Christmas” regained its top spot on the Christmas Ten ‘06 chart of the most-played Christmas ...
The Victory Belles (from left, Emily Rose Gyan, Andrea Pizza and Mandi Ridgdell) perform swinging holiday hits, as well as classic Christmas carols in 'A Vintage Christmas,' playing throughout ...
In his recent book “The Philosophy of Modern Song,” Bob Dylan described Perry Como as a “downright incredible” performer who “lived in every moment of every song he sang… When he stood and sang, he ...
“Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” has been a fixture on national TV every year since 1964. But not many people know that the animated narrator of the show has a direct connection to the Northwest. Burl ...
“Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” first aired two months before I was born, so I have watched it every year for half a century. For most of us, it’s a sentimental favorite and a family tradition. I ...
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Burl Icle Ivanhoe Ives (June 14, 1909 – April 14, 1995) was an American singer and actor of stage, screen, radio and television. Ives began as an itinerant singer ...