Having trouble finding which artist orwho sang the original or most famous versions ofthese christmas classics

I realize that some of these are songs people justgo off caroling to and they have been around for hundreds of years but surely there must be a great recording of them somewhere I know in some old christmas cartoons there are some where they record a version of it


can anyone help me find out where i can find artists to these songs and maybe what cd they are on I looked everywhere..


-Cantique De Noel (O holy night)


-The night before christmas


-Jingle Bells (one horse open sleigh)


-Little Drummer Boy


-santa clause is coming to town


-the first noel


-jolly old saint nicholas


-we wish you a merry christmas


-mary had a baby


-the nutcracker suite


-suzy snowflake(the wgn chicago cartoon classic)


-here we come a-wassaling


-I heard the bells on christmas day


-o tannenbaum (oh christmas tree)


-carol of the bells


-my christmas tree


-auld lang syne (new years traditional song)


-baby its cold outside


-silent night


I hate remakes so could someone give me the most famous ver.ty

Having trouble finding which artist orwho sang the original or most famous versions ofthese christmas classics
hi. i found a couple of websites that have a majority of these songs on them. good luck!





http://www.christmasclassics.com/america...





http://www.digitaldreamdoor.com/pages/mu...
Reply:Since a good many of the songs and carols on your list do date back more than a few centuries, and most all of the songs you've listed have been recorded literally hundreds of times, a "most famous" version is really a matter of opinion. However,





-The original version and best version of "Little Drummer Boy" was recorded and performed by the Harry Simeone Chorale.





-The original and best version of "White Christmas" was recorded by Bing Crosby, originally for the movie "Holiday Inn".





As for the rest, even though you "hate remakes", some of the best versions of Christmas songs have been remakes--it's really up to you to listen and decide what YOU like--did you know that the very first performance of "Silent Night" was played in church hundreds of years ago on a guitar, because the church's organ was broken?





For many years, every Christmas season, I try and find new recordings of my favorite carols and Christmas songs, just to enjoy the variety of the performance---I've discovered lots of new favorites and many new songs as well. Your best bet is to listen and enjoy---when you find a song that works for you, write down the artist and title then add it to your collection!
Reply:My advice is to look each song up on secondhandsongs.com.





See the link below for covers of Oh Holy Night.