We are no doubt in the thick of the holiday season and hope you are enjoying the great selection of Christmas songs we are playing here on 97.3 The Dawg.

Granted, most of them you have heard before done many times over by many different artists. (Of course, we only play the best versions! ;) )

Ever wonder which of these songs have been recorded the most? Well, wonder no more.

Time magazine searched copyright records to find which Christmas songs have been recorded the most. Here are the top 10 and the number of copyrights for each song in parenthesis.

  1. "Silent Night" (733 different copyrighted recordings)
  2. "Joy to the World" (391)
  3. "O Holy Night" (374)
  4. "What Child Is This?" (329)
  5. "Away in a Manger" (300)
  6. "O Come All Ye Faithful" (296)
  7. "White Christmas" (283)
  8. "Ave Maria" (270)
  9. "Jingle Bells" (254)
  10. "The Christmas Song" (254)

 

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