"Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!" | |
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Song | |
Published | 1945 |
Composer(s) | Jule Styne |
Lyricist(s) | Sammy Cahn |
"Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!", also known as simply "Let It Snow", 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. [1] [2] The song was first recorded that fall by Vaughn Monroe, was released just after Thanksgiving, and became a hit by Christmas. [3]
Despite the lyrics making no mention of any holiday, the song has come to be regarded as a Christmas song worldwide due to its winter theme, being played on radio stations during the Christmas and holiday season, and having often been covered by various artists on Christmas-themed albums. [4] In the Southern Hemisphere, it can be played during the winter months of June, July, and August; and in New Zealand, some play it at Matariki.
"Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!" | |
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Single by Frank Sinatra | |
from the album Christmas Songs by Sinatra | |
B-side | "Remember Me in Your Dreams" |
Released | 1950 |
Genre | |
Length | 2:36 |
Label | Columbia |
Composer(s) | Jule Styne |
Lyricist(s) | Sammy Cahn |
American singer Frank Sinatra released a version as a single in 1950 that featured The B. Swanson Quartet. [5] [6]
Chart (1950–2024) | Peak position |
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Australia (ARIA) [7] | 17 |
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40) [8] | 52 |
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders) [9] | 36 |
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia) [10] | 34 |
Canada (Canadian Hot 100) [11] | 28 |
Czech Republic (Singles Digitál Top 100) [12] | 13 |
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista) [13] | 13 |
France (SNEP) [14] | 43 |
Germany (Official German Charts) [15] | 65 |
Global 200 ( Billboard ) [16] | 41 |
Greece International Digital Singles (IFPI) [17] | 22 |
Hungary (Single Top 40) [18] | 22 |
Hungary (Stream Top 40) [19] | 6 |
Ireland (IRMA) [20] | 34 |
Italy (FIMI) [21] | 33 |
Latvia (LAIPA) [22] | 9 |
Lithuania (AGATA) [23] | 19 |
Luxembourg ( Billboard ) [24] | 25 |
Netherlands (Single Top 100) [25] | 16 |
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) [26] | 15 |
Poland (Polish Streaming Top 100) [27] | 38 |
Portugal (AFP) [28] | 19 |
Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100) [29] | 19 |
Spain (PROMUSICAE) [30] | 69 |
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan) [31] | 12 |
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) [32] | 16 |
UK Singles (OCC) [33] | 33 |
US Holiday 100 ( Billboard ) [34] | 45 |
US Rolling Stone Top 100 [35] | 81 |
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Australia (ARIA) [36] | Platinum | 70,000‡ |
Denmark (IFPI Danmark) [37] | Platinum | 90,000‡ |
Italy (FIMI) [38] | Platinum | 100,000‡ |
New Zealand (RMNZ) [39] | Platinum | 30,000‡ |
Portugal (AFP) [40] | Gold | 5,000‡ |
United Kingdom (BPI) [41] | Platinum | 600,000‡ |
Streaming | ||
Greece (IFPI Greece) [42] | Gold | 1,000,000† |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |
"Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!" | ||||
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Single by Dean Martin | ||||
from the album A Winter Romance | ||||
Released | 1959 | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 1:55 | |||
Label | Capitol | |||
Composer(s) | Jule Styne | |||
Lyricist(s) | Sammy Cahn | |||
Dean Martin singles chronology | ||||
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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. [43]
Chart (1966–2024) | Peak position |
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Australia (ARIA) [44] | 13 |
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40) [45] | 7 |
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders) [46] | 18 |
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia) [47] | 12 |
Canada (Canadian Hot 100) [48] | 9 |
Croatia ( Billboard ) [49] | 15 |
Czech Republic (Singles Digitál Top 100) [50] | 10 |
Denmark (Tracklisten) [51] | 15 |
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista) [52] | 11 |
France (SNEP) [53] | 11 |
Germany (Official German Charts) [54] | 5 |
Global 200 ( Billboard ) [55] | 6 |
Greece International (IFPI) [56] | 4 |
Hungary (Single Top 40) [57] | 9 |
Hungary (Stream Top 40) [58] | 9 |
Iceland (Plötutíðindi) [59] | 13 |
Ireland (IRMA) [60] | 10 |
Italy (FIMI) [61] | 5 |
Latvia (LAIPA) [62] | 4 |
Lithuania (AGATA) [63] | 4 |
Croatia ( Billboard ) [64] | 4 |
Netherlands (Single Top 100) [65] | 15 |
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) [66] | 16 |
Norway (VG-lista) [67] | 22 |
Poland (Polish Streaming Top 100) [27] | 8 |
Portugal (AFP) [68] | 8 |
Singapore (RIAS) [69] | 21 |
Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100) [70] | 7 |
Slovenia (SloTop50) [71] | 26 |
Spain (PROMUSICAE) [72] | 70 |
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan) [73] | 28 |
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) [74] | 5 |
United Arab Emirates (IFPI) [75] | 20 |
UK Singles (OCC) [76] | 13 |
US Billboard Hot 100 [77] | 7 |
US Holiday 100 ( Billboard ) [78] | 6 |
US Rolling Stone Top 100 [79] | 7 |
Chart (2023) | Position |
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Hungary (Single Top 40) [80] | 58 |
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Australia (ARIA) [81] | Platinum | 70,000‡ |
Denmark (IFPI Danmark) [82] | Gold | 45,000‡ |
Italy (FIMI) [83] | Platinum | 100,000‡ |
New Zealand (RMNZ) [84] | Gold | 15,000‡ |
Portugal (AFP) [85] | Gold | 20,000‡ |
United Kingdom (BPI) [86] | 2× Platinum | 1,200,000‡ |
Streaming | ||
Greece (IFPI Greece) [87] | Gold | 1,000,000† |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |
"Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!" | |
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Single by Jessica Simpson | |
from the album Rejoyce: The Christmas Album | |
Released | November 22, 2004 [88] |
Recorded | 2004 |
Genre | |
Length | 2:01 |
Label | Columbia |
Composer(s) | Sammy Cahn, Jule Styne |
Lyricist(s) | Sammy Cahn |
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. The song has a music video. Simpson's version reached No. 20 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart.
Chart (2004) | Peak position |
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US Billboard AC [89] | 20 |
Chart (2011–2012) | Peak position |
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US Holiday Digital Song Sales ( Billboard ) [90] | 22 |
Chart (2021–2022) | Peak position |
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Ireland (IRMA) [91] | 61 |
UK Singles (OCC) [92] | 44 |
US Billboard Adult Contemporary (chart) [93] | 1 |
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