Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!
{{Short description|Song written and composed by Jule Styne and Sammy Cahn}}
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| published = 1945
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| composer = Jule Styne
| lyricist = Sammy Cahn
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"Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!", also known as simply "Let It Snow",{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-recorder-popular-records/161373977/ |title=Popular Records |newspaper=The Recorder |location=Greenfield, Massachusetts |page=7 |date=February 21, 1946 |accessdate=December 22, 2024 |via=newspapers.com}} is a song written by lyricist Sammy Cahn and composer Jule Styne in July 1945 in Hollywood, California, during a heatwave as Cahn and Styne imagined cooler conditions.{{Pop Chronicles 40s|3|A |url=https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1633238/m1/#track/5}}{{Cite book |last=Theroux |first=Alexander |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1CJmDAAAQBAJ&q=Why+don%27t+we+go+down+to+the+beach+and+cool+off%3F%27+He+said%2C+%27Why+don%27t+we+stay+here+and+write+a+winter+song.%27+I+went+to+the+typewriter.+%27Oh+the+weather+outside+is+frightful%2C+but+the+fire+is+so+delightful%2C+and+since+we%27ve+got+no+place+to+go%2C+let+it+snow%2C+let+it+snow%2C+let+it+snow.%27+Now+why+three+%27let+it+snow%27s%27%3F+Why+not+two+or+four%3F+Because+three+is+lyric&pg=PA271 |title=The Grammar of Rock: Art and Artlessness in 20th Century Pop Lyrics |date=February 16, 2013 |publisher=Fantagraphics Books |isbn=9781606996164 |language=en |access-date=November 14, 2020 |archive-date=May 10, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210510144341/https://books.google.com/books?id=1CJmDAAAQBAJ&q=Why+don%27t+we+go+down+to+the+beach+and+cool+off%3F%27+He+said%2C+%27Why+don%27t+we+stay+here+and+write+a+winter+song.%27+I+went+to+the+typewriter.+%27Oh+the+weather+outside+is+frightful%2C+but+the+fire+is+so+delightful%2C+and+since+we%27ve+got+no+place+to+go%2C+let+it+snow%2C+let+it+snow%2C+let+it+snow.%27+Now+why+three+%27let+it+snow%27s%27%3F+Why+not+two+or+four%3F+Because+three+is+lyric&pg=PA271 |url-status=live }} The song was first recorded that fall by Vaughn Monroe, was released just after Thanksgiving, and became a hit by Christmas.
Other U.S. recordings during the 1945-46 winter season included those by Danny O'Neil (Majestic), Connee Boswell (Decca), Woody Herman (Columbia), and Bob Crosby (ARA).
The song makes no mention of any holiday. The lyrics include spending time with a loved one during a snowstorm, enjoying a fireplace and popcorn. When the singer has to leave, feelings of love will keep him warm once he's outside in the cold. The song has come to be regarded as a Christmas song worldwide due to its winter theme, and is often played on radio stations during the Christmas and holiday season. It has been covered by multiple artists on Christmas-themed albums.{{Cite web|date=December 19, 2019|title=8 Surprising Facts About 'Let It Snow'|url=https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/610499/let-it-snow-song-facts|url-status=live|access-date=December 31, 2021|website=mentalfloss.com|language=en|archive-date=December 31, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211231173926/https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/610499/let-it-snow-song-facts}}
Vaughn Monroe version
In the U.S., the Monroe record charted higher—by several of Billboard magazine's measures—than has any successor. For 15 weeks, through 30 March 1946, it appeared in its "Honor Roll of Hits: The Nation’s Top 15 Tunes.""Honor Roll of Hits: The Nation’s Top 15 Tunes." Billboard, 30 March 1946, 28. In the "Songs with Greatest Radio Audiences" category, it was listed for 16 weeks (again through 30 March 1946)."Songs with Greatest Radio Audiences." Billboard, 30 March 1946, 29. Of Billboard{{'}}s "Top 15 Most Played on the Air," the Monroe recording charted for 13 weeks—five of them at #1 in January–February 1946."Records Most Played On-Air." Billboard, 16 February 1946, 33. In Billboard{{'}}s "Best Selling Popular Retail Records" tabulation, it spent 13 weeks in the top ten (three weeks as #1)."Best Selling Popular Retail Records." Billboard, 16 February 1946, 34. Sheet music sales were similarly high during this period, spending 10 weeks in Billboard{{'}}s top ten through 23 March 1946."Best Selling Sheet Music." Billboard, 23 February 1946, 30.
Frank Sinatra version
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| artist = Frank Sinatra
| B-side = "Remember Me in Your Dreams"
| released = {{Start date|1950}}
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| genre = {{hlist|Christmas|traditional pop}}
| length = 2:36
| label = Columbia
| composer = Jule Styne
| lyricist = Sammy Cahn
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American singer Frank Sinatra released a version as a single in 1950 that featured The B. Swanson Quartet.{{Cite web |title=Frank Sinatra – Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! |date=December 1950 |url=https://www.discogs.com/Frank-Sinatra-Let-It-Snow-Let-It-Snow-Let-It-Snow/release/10374415 |access-date=January 9, 2021 |publisher=Discogs |archive-date=February 26, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210226120513/https://www.discogs.com/Frank-Sinatra-Let-It-Snow-Let-It-Snow-Let-It-Snow/release/10374415 |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |title=Frank Sinatra Discography The Columbia Years — 1950 – 1952 |url=https://jazzdiscography.com/Artists/Sinatra/columbia3.php |access-date=January 9, 2021 |publisher=JazzDiscography.com}}
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Dean Martin version
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| type = single
| artist = Dean Martin
| album = A Winter Romance
| released = 1959
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| genre = {{hlist|Christmas|traditional pop}}
| length = 1:55
| label = Capitol
| composer = Jule Styne
| lyricist = Sammy Cahn
| prev_title = I Ain't Gonna Lead This Life No More
| prev_year = 1959
| next_title = Love Me, My Love
| next_year = 1960
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American singer Dean Martin released a version of the song in 1959, as part of his album A Winter Romance, and a re-recorded version in 1966, as part of The Dean Martin Christmas Album. The song entered the Billboard Hot 100 for the first time in 2018 and every year since, peaking at number 8 through 2023, with a total of 29 weeks in the Top 100.{{Cite magazine |last=Zellner |first=Xander |title=Dean Martin Scores First Billboard Hot 100 Entry in Nearly 50 Years With 'Let It Snow' |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8489768/dean-martin-let-it-snow-first-hot-100-entry-50-years |access-date=January 1, 2019 |magazine=Billboard |archive-date=December 14, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181214222011/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8489768/dean-martin-let-it-snow-first-hot-100-entry-50-years |url-status=live }}
=Weekly charts=
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=Certifications=
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Jessica Simpson version
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| name = Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!
| cover =
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| type = single
| artist = Jessica Simpson
| album = Rejoyce: The Christmas Album
| released = November 22, 2004{{Cite magazine |url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-RandR/2000s/2004/RR-2004-11-19.pdf |magazine=R&R |title=R&R Going for Adds |date=November 19, 2004 |page=21 |access-date=June 14, 2021 |archive-date=March 9, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210309122319/https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-RandR/2000s/2004/RR-2004-11-19.pdf |url-status=live }}
| recorded = 2004
| studio =
- Turtle Sound Studios (New York, NY){{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/rejoyce-the-christmas-album-mw0000139889|title=ReJoyce: The Christmas Album - Jessica Simpson|last=Erlewine|first=Stephen Thomas|website=AllMusic|access-date=July 27, 2012}}
- Headman Recording (New York, NY){{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/rejoyce-the-christmas-album-mw0000139889|title=ReJoyce: The Christmas Album - Jessica Simpson|last=Erlewine|first=Stephen Thomas|website=AllMusic|access-date=July 27, 2012}}
- Pyramid Studios (New York, NY){{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/rejoyce-the-christmas-album-mw0000139889|title=ReJoyce: The Christmas Album - Jessica Simpson|last=Erlewine|first=Stephen Thomas|website=AllMusic|access-date=July 27, 2012}}
- House of Blues Studios (Los Angeles, CA){{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/rejoyce-the-christmas-album-mw0000139889|title=ReJoyce: The Christmas Album - Jessica Simpson|last=Erlewine|first=Stephen Thomas|website=AllMusic|access-date=July 27, 2012}}
| genre = {{hlist|Christmas|traditional pop}}
| length = 2:01
| label = Columbia
| composer = Sammy Cahn, Jule Styne
| lyricist = Sammy Cahn
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American singer Jessica Simpson released a version of the song in 2004, as part of her album Rejoyce: The Christmas Album. Her version was produced by Billy Mann and reached Number 20 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart.
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scope="row"| US Billboard AC{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/jessica-simpson/chart-history/asi/|title=Jessica Simpson|magazine=Billboard |access-date=December 5, 2021|archive-date=November 17, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211117145347/https://www.billboard.com/artist/jessica-simpson/chart-history/asi/|url-status=live}}
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Other charting recordings
=Glee Cast version=
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scope="row"| US Holiday Digital Song Sales (Billboard){{Cite magazine |title=Glee Cast Chart History (Holiday Digital Song Sales) |magazine=Billboard |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/glee-cast/chart-history/xdt/ |access-date=November 3, 2020 |archive-date=December 3, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211203083818/https://www.billboard.com/artist/glee-cast/chart-history/xdt/ |url-status=live }}
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=Michael Bublé version=
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|+ Chart performance for "Let It Snow" by Michael Bublé ! scope="col"| Chart (2021–2022) ! scope="col"| Peak |
scope="row"| Ireland (IRMA){{cite web|url=http://irma.ie/index.cfm?page=irish-charts&chart=Singles|title=IRMA – Irish Charts|publisher=Irish Recorded Music Association|access-date=December 31, 2022}}
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=Pentatonix version=
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{{single chart|Billboardadultcontemporary|17|artist=Pentatonix|rowheader=true|access-date=November 20, 2024}} |
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Other notable versions
Widely heard recordings of the song include:
- 1945 (first recording) – Vaughn Monroe for RCA Victor, which became a popular hit, reaching No. 1 on the Billboard "Best Sellers" music chart for five weeks from late December into early 1946.{{Cite book |last=Collins |first=Ace |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4a6oMgT8UsEC&pg=PT54 |title=Stories Behind the Greatest Hits of Christmas |publisher=Zondervan |year=2010 |isbn=978-0310327950 |access-date=July 9, 2013 |archive-date=May 10, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210510144720/https://books.google.com/books?id=4a6oMgT8UsEC&pg=PT54 |url-status=live }} Vaughn later re-recorded the song in stereo for his 1958 RCA Victor album There I Sing/Swing It Again,{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/there-i-sing-swing-it-again-mw0000252010|title=Vaughn Monroe & His Orchestra - There I Sing/Swing It Again|last=Adams|first=Greg|website=AllMusic|access-date=December 27, 2022}} and once again for his 1962 Dot Records album His Greatest Hits.
- 1946 – Woody Herman for Columbia Records, which reached No. 8 on the Billboard chart. Other 1946 versions were recorded by Connee Boswell for Decca Records and Bob Crosby for ARA Records.
- 1962 – Bing Crosby, on his album I Wish You a Merry Christmas.{{Cite magazine |last= Watson |first= Jimmy |date=2 November 1963 |title=Bing Crosby: I Wish You A Merry Christmas |url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Record-Mirror/60s/63/Record-Mirror-1963-11-02-S-OCR.pdf |magazine=New Record Mirror |issue=138 |page=10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220607134922/https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Record-Mirror/60s/63/Record-Mirror-1963-11-02-S-OCR.pdf|archive-date=7 June 2022|access-date=6 August 2022}}
- 2005 – Carly Simon, on a CD single.{{Cite web |title=Carly Simon Official Website – Let It Snow! lyrics |url=http://carlysimon.com/music/Lyrics/Let_It_Snow.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070810105822/http://carlysimon.com/music/Lyrics/Let_It_Snow.html |archive-date=August 10, 2007 |access-date=February 11, 2015 |publisher=carlysimon.com}} It peaked at No. 6 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart.{{Cite magazine |title=Carly Simon - Chart history |url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/298710/carly-simon/chart?f=341 |access-date=February 11, 2015 |magazine=Billboard |archive-date=June 30, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150630005037/http://www.billboard.com/artist/298710/carly-simon/chart?f=341 |url-status=live }}
- 2012 – Rod Stewart, on his album Merry Christmas, Baby. Stewart's version reached No. 1 on Billboard{{'}}s Adult Contemporary chart in December 2012 and remained there for a total of five weeks, tying it for the longest leading rendition of a holiday title in the history of the chart.{{Cite magazine |last=Trust |first=Gary |title=Rod Stewart Scores First AC No. 1 Since 1993 With 'Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow' |url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/chartbeat/474019/rod-stewart-scores-first-ac-no-1-since-1993-with-let-it-snow-let-it-snow |access-date=November 26, 2012 |magazine=Billboard |archive-date=March 1, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130301062930/http://www.billboard.com/articles/chartbeat/474019/rod-stewart-scores-first-ac-no-1-since-1993-with-let-it-snow-let-it-snow |url-status=live }}{{Cite magazine |last=Trust |first=Gary |title=Chart Moves: 2012's Twelve Hot 100 No. 1s; Taylor Swift Back in Country Airplay Top 10; Dropkick Murphys Xmas Song Charts |url=http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/industry/record-labels/chart-moves-2012-s-twelve-hot-100-no-1s-1008063472.story |access-date=February 21, 2013 |magazine=Billboard |archive-date=February 19, 2013 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130219182556/http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/industry/record-labels/chart-moves-2012-s-twelve-hot-100-no-1s-1008063472.story |url-status=dead }}
- 2019 – Doris Day recorded the song for her Christmas album on The Doris Day Christmas Album in 1964. Her version is unusual as she sings as the host in a seductive tone; all in a slow tempo, with The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra remixing the version in 2019.
See also
References
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