Brewer, John M. Jr. (2007). Pittsburgh Jazz. Arcadia Publishing. pp.37–. ISBN 978-1439634646. Archived from the original on August 6, 2020 . Retrieved May 26, 2017. American album certifications – Nat King Cole – The Christmas Song". Recording Industry Association of America . Retrieved July 24, 2022. Kent Music Report No 341 – 5 January 1981 > Platinum and Gold Albums 1980". Kent Music Report . Retrieved 26 December 2022– via Imgur.com. Smooth" by Santana (Rodney Holmes, Tony Lindsay, Karl Perazzo, Raul Rekow, Benny Rietveld, Carlos Santana& Chester Thompson) featuring Rob Thomas (1999) In 1956, Cole was contracted to perform in Cuba. He wanted to stay at the Hotel Nacional de Cuba in Havana but was refused because it operated a color bar. Cole honored his contract, and the concert at the Tropicana Club was a huge success. The following year, he returned to Cuba for another concert, singing many songs in Spanish.

ARIA Top 50 Singles Chart". Australian Recording Industry Association. January 2, 2023 . Retrieved December 30, 2022. From the Archives: Nat 'King' Cole dies of cancer at 45". Los Angeles Times. February 16, 1965. ISSN 0458-3035. Archived from the original on May 22, 2017 . Retrieved May 26, 2017. Natalie Cole, Nat %22King%22 Cole & The London Symphony Orchestra – The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire)". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved January 1, 2023.Radio Almanac". RadioGOLDINdex. Archived from the original on September 15, 2018 . Retrieved February 13, 2014. Nat "King" Cole Is Born". History Channel. June 20, 2016. Archived from the original on September 3, 2017 . Retrieved May 26, 2017.

Before she treaded ever so slightly into secular pop fare, Amy Grant was a giant in Christian music—and she’s still seen as such. There’s one branch of Christian music in particular that she does better than just about any pop star—Christmas music. A Christmas Album is unapologetically spiritual and sonically quite bold, full of sweeping orchestral arrangements, weird synthy pathways and twangy, down-home touchy-feelies (It’s impossible not to yearn for home when you hear “Tennessee Christmas,” whether you hail from the South or not) alike. I can’t readily supply another Christmas album that sounds like this one. The horns on jaunty instrumental number “Praise the King” sound like an actual choir of angels, and I’m convinced the spirited “Love Has Come” will thaw even the iciest hearts. If you need an album to play for the Scrooge in your life, you can’t go wrong with Amy Grant’s hearty Christmas masterpiece. —Ellen Johnson

The Best Modern Covers of Classic Christmas Songs to Put You in the Holiday Spirit". People . Retrieved October 20, 2021. The Cole family moved to the Bronzeville neighborhood of Chicago, [14] where he attended Wendell Phillips Academy High School, [15] the school Sam Cooke attended a few years later. [16] He participated in Walter Dyett's music program at DuSable High School. [17] He would sneak out of the house to visit clubs, sitting outside to hear Louis Armstrong, Earl Hines, and Jimmie Noone. [18] Early career [ edit ] Nat King Cole, Paramount Theater, New York City, November 1946 Tracing the Highs and Tragic End of Sam Cooke". NPR. January 19, 2006. Archived from the original on May 9, 2017 . Retrieved May 26, 2017.

Some reviewers only liked a few songs on this album and weren't fans of the gospel style. However, most reviewers praised this album, saying that it was beautifully designed, performed, and recorded. Holiday 100: The week of December 16, 2017". Billboard. Archived from the original on 7 April 2018 . Retrieved 7 March 2019. Edwards, Gavin (2019-11-30). "40 Essential Christmas Albums". Rolling Stone . Retrieved 2021-12-24. Holiday 100: The week of December 10, 2016". Billboard. Archived from the original on 7 April 2018 . Retrieved 7 March 2019.

Awards and honors [ edit ] Cole's birthplace on the campus of Alabama State University in Montgomery Holiday 100: The week of December 20, 2014". Billboard. Archived from the original on 7 April 2018 . Retrieved 7 March 2019. Crosby, Bing; etal. (November 24, 2015). "1947...The Christmas Song". YouTube: MusicProf-78. [ dead YouTube link] Right after World War II, when Muddy Waters was roughing up the blues in Chicago, Charles Brown was smoothing them out in Los Angeles. In 1947, he wrote and sang the most enduring R&B Christmas song ever penned, “Merry Christmas, Baby,” (though the credit went to his bandleader Johnny Moore), later the basis for one of Elvis Presley’s greatest performances. He also sang and wrote “Please Come Home for Christmas,” another timeless standard. Never has an artist been better served by the December holiday. —Geoffrey Himes

On April 10, 1956, Cole was assaulted on stage during a concert in Birmingham, Alabama, with the Ted Heath Band while singing the song "Little Girl". Having circulated photographs of Cole with white female fans bearing incendiary boldface captions reading "Cole and His White Women" and "Cole and Your Daughter" [50] three men belonging to the North Alabama Citizens Council assaulted Cole, apparently attempting to kidnap him.Recorded at WMCA Radio Studios, New York City, June 14, 1946. Label credit: The King Cole Trio (Nat King Cole, vocals & piano; Oscar Moore, guitarist; Johnny Miller, bassist). [10] [11] Not issued until 1989, when it was (accidentally [ citation needed]) included on the various-artists compilation Billboard Greatest Christmas Hits (1935–1954) Rhino R1 70637(LP) / R2 70637(CD). Some reviewers were disappointed that this collection didn't contain more songs with Karen singing. Others felt that the album was unnecessarily long and could have included fewer songs. C. Sterbenz; R. Johnson (March 20, 2014). "17 Of The Most Influential Freemasons Ever". businessinsider.com. Archived from the original on November 22, 2015 . Retrieved September 30, 2018. Balke, Jeff (November 28, 2019). "10 Old School Christmas Albums Worth a Listen". Houston Press . Retrieved October 21, 2020.