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Appendix F

ASCAP Announced Top 25 Holiday Songs of the Century

IRVING BERLIN'S "WHITE CHRISTMAS" TOPS LIST

As a prelude to the upcoming 85th anniversary of the founding of the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, ASCAP President and Chairman Marilyn Bergman announced the Society's 25 most-performed holiday songs. 

"These classic songs brighten the season year after year, and are a cornerstone of the ASCAP repertory," she said. "Most of them have been recorded in renditions by artists in every genre, yet each song retains the original stamp of its creators." 

Irving Berlin's "White Christmas" heads the list of ASCAP holiday hits of the Twentieth Century. At about the same time, there was the following announcement:

 

More than any other single element, music sets the mood for the holidays, evoking the magic of the season and memories of festive times past. Recorded over and over, and revived by each decade's most popular artists, holiday favorites remain timeless classics appealing to young and old alike.

ASCAP has created this collection based on 25 of our most performed holiday songs. The CD contains the best-known classic renditions of many of those songs from Bing Crosby's version of "White Christmas" to Brenda Lee's recording of "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree."

All net proceeds (over and above royalties) will be donated to benefit the music education programs of
The ASCAP Foundation.

$14.95 plus $2.95 shipping and handling [As of the original date of this advertisement by ASCAP]
$8.45 from each CD sold will be donated to The ASCAP Foundation
 

Fun Facts about
"ASCAP presents... Holiday!"

• Blue Christmas - Johnny Cash

• Carol Of The Bells - Roger Wagner Chorale

• The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire) - Mel Tormé

• The Christmas Waltz - Rosemary Clooney

• Feliz Navidad - José Feliciano

• Frosty The Snowman - Patti Page

• Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas - Judy Garland

• Here Comes Santa Claus (Right Down Santa Claus Lane) - Gene Autry

• A Holly Jolly Christmas - Burl Ives

• I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus - Andy Williams

• I'll Be Home For Christmas - Bing Crosby

• It's Beginning To Look Like Christmas - Dionne Warwick

• (There's No Place Like) Home For The Holidays - Debbie Reynolds

• Jingle Bell Rock - Bobby Helms

• Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! - Steve Lawrence & Eydie Gorme

• The Little Drummer Boy - John Denver

• Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree - Brenda Lee

• Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer - Gene Autry

• Santa Claus Is Coming To Town - Paul Anka

• Silver Bells - The Stylistics

• Sleigh Ride - Air Supply

• We Need A Little Christmas - The Broadway Kids with Kathie Lee Gifford

• What Are You Doing New Year's Eve? - Vic Damone

• White Christmas - Bing Crosby

• Winter Wonderland - Lou Rawls

All songs ASCAP

The official announcement was made on December 15, 1998.
As of December 13, 2003, the CD was apparently no longer available.

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