Billboard Hot 100 and number one on the Christian Songs chart. In 2021, Jacob Collier's cover of the song was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Arrangement, Instrumental and Vocals at the 64th Annual ceremony. The song has also been covered by Ariana Grande, Camila Cabello, The Carpenters, Celine Dion, Ella Fitzgerald, Elizabeth Gillies, Frank Sinatra, The Jackson 5, John Legend, JoJo, Justin Bieber, Kenny Burrell, Luther Vandross, Mary J. Blige, Ne-Yo, NSYNC, Pentatonix, Peter Hollens, Shawn Mendes, and Toni Braxton among others. Mel Tormé recordings Mel Tormé himself made several recordings of the song, including versions released in 1955 (on his live Coral Records album At the Crescendo), 1961 (on his Verve Records album My Kind of Music), 1970 (on a Columbia Records promo single), 1990 (in a medley with "Autumn Leaves", on his live Concord Records album Mel Tormé Live at the Fujitsu–Concord Festival 1990), and 1992 (on his Telarc Records album Christmas Songs). The 1970 Columbia version of the song adds an opening verse, written in 1963 while Tormé was working as musical arranger for The Judy Garland Show. He first performed and introduced the opening verse while duetting with Garland on the song for the show's Christmas Special, which aired on December 22, 1963: Additionally, Tormé's recordings typically include a coda adapted from "Here We Come A-wassailing": See also List of Christmas carols Notes References External links Update page with link to "Mark Evanier on Tormé and 'The Christmas Song'" PerformingSongwriter.com - The Story Behind "The Christmas Song" 1945 songs 1999 singles 2009 singles 2012 singles American Christmas songs Bing Crosby songs Al Jarreau songs The Jackson 5 songs Capitol Records singles Christina Aguilera songs Frank Sinatra songs Glen Campbell songs Grammy Hall of Fame Award recipients Lotta Engberg songs Mel Tormé songs Nat King Cole songs Perry Como songs Songs written by Mel Tormé Songs written by Robert Wells (songwriter) Songs about Santa Claus United States National Recording Registry recordings