Hot 100 Top Tens as he returned to this minimum ranking after 56 years, seven months and two weeks since his previous Top 10 hit and, at 109 years after birth, surpassing Louis Armstrong's "What a Wonderful World" (which reached the Top 40 when Armstrong would have been 86 years old) as the oldest artist, living or deceased, to have a Top 40 hit. As of December 2019, Burl Ives' recording has sold 664,000 copies in the United States since becoming available for download in the digital era. Chart performance Burl Ives version Weekly charts Year-end charts Alan Jackson version Michael Bublé version Lady Antebellum version Jerrod Niemann version Certifications Burl Ives version Michael Bublé version Notes References External links All Music Guide A Holly Jolly Christmas - Burl Ives Lyrics link 1964 songs American Christmas songs Burl Ives songs Decca Records singles Lady A songs Olivia Newton-John songs Songs written by Johnny Marks Johnny Mathis songs Michael Bublé songs