"Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!", also known as simply "Let It Snow",[1] 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.[2][3] The song was first recorded that fall by Vaughn Monroe, was released just after Thanksgiving, and became a hit by Christmas.[4]
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).
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"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",[1] 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.[2][3] The song was first recorded that fall by Vaughn Monroe, was released just after Thanksgiving, and became a hit by Christmas.[4]
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).
Leer másThe 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.[5]
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."[6] In the "Songs with Greatest Radio Audiences" category, it was listed for 16 weeks (again through 30 March 1946).[7] 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.[8] In Billboard`s "Best Selling Popular Retail Records" tabulation, it spent 13 weeks in the top ten (three weeks as #1).[9] Sheet music sales were similarly high during this period, spending 10 weeks in Billboard`s top ten through 23 March 1946.[10]
"Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!" | |
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Single by Frank Sinatra | |
B-side | "Remember Me in Your Dreams" |
Released | 1950 (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.[11][12]
Chart (1950–2024) | Peak position |
---|---|
Australia (ARIA)[13] | 17 |
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[14] | 52 |
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[15] | 36 |
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[16] | 34 |
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[17] | 28 |
Czech Republic (Singles Digitál Top 100)[18] | 13 |
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[19] | 13 |
France (SNEP)[20] | 43 |
Germany (GfK)[21] | 65 |
Global 200 (Billboard)[22] | 41 |
Greece International Digital Singles (IFPI)[23] | 22 |
Hungary (Single Top 40)[24] | 22 |
Hungary (Stream Top 40)[25] | 6 |
Ireland (IRMA)[26] | 34 |
Italy (FIMI)[27] | 33 |
Latvia (LaIPA)[28] | 9 |
Lithuania (AGATA)[29] | 19 |
Luxembourg (Billboard)[30] | 25 |
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[31] | 16 |
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[32] | 15 |
Poland (Polish Streaming Top 100)[33] | 38 |
Portugal (AFP)[34] | 19 |
Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100)[35] | 19 |
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[36] | 69 |
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[37] | 12 |
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[38] | 16 |
UK Singles (OCC)[39] | 33 |
US Holiday 100 (Billboard)[40] | 45 |
US Rolling Stone Top 100[41] | 81 |
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
---|---|---|
Australia (ARIA)[42] | Platinum | 70,000‡ |
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[43] | Platinum | 90,000‡ |
Italy (FIMI)[44] | Platinum | 100,000‡ |
New Zealand (RMNZ)[45] | Platinum | 30,000‡ |
Portugal (AFP)[46] | Gold | 5,000‡ |
United Kingdom (BPI)[47] | Platinum | 600,000‡ |
Streaming | ||
Greece (IFPI Greece)[48] | 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 |
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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.[49]
Chart (1966–2024) | Peak position |
---|---|
Australia (ARIA)[50] | 12 |
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[51] | 7 |
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[52] | 18 |
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[53] | 12 |
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[54] | 9 |
Croatia (Billboard)[55] | 15 |
Czech Republic (Singles Digitál Top 100)[56] | 10 |
Denmark (Tracklisten)[57] | 15 |
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[58] | 11 |
France (SNEP)[59] | 11 |
Germany (GfK)[60] | 5 |
Global 200 (Billboard)[61] | 6 |
Greece International (IFPI)[62] | 4 |
Hungary (Single Top 40)[63] | 9 |
Hungary (Stream Top 40)[64] | 9 |
Iceland (Tónlistinn)[65] | 13 |
Ireland (IRMA)[66] | 10 |
Italy (FIMI)[67] | 5 |
Latvia (LaIPA)[68] | 4 |
Lithuania (AGATA)[69] | 4 |
Croatia (Billboard)[70] | 4 |
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[71] | 15 |
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[72] | 12 |
Norway (VG-lista)[73] | 20 |
Poland (Polish Streaming Top 100)[33] | 8 |
Portugal (AFP)[74] | 8 |
Singapore (RIAS)[75] | 21 |
Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100)[76] | 7 |
Slovenia (SloTop50)[77] | 26 |
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[78] | 70 |
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[79] | 19 |
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[80] | 5 |
United Arab Emirates (IFPI)[81] | 20 |
UK Singles (OCC)[82] | 13 |
US Billboard Hot 100[83] | 7 |
US Holiday 100 (Billboard)[84] | 6 |
US Rolling Stone Top 100[85] | 7 |
Chart (2023) | Position |
---|---|
Hungary (Single Top 40)[86] | 58 |
Chart (2024) | Position |
---|---|
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[87] | 64 |
Germany (GfK)[88] | 94 |
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
---|---|---|
Australia (ARIA)[89] | Platinum | 70,000‡ |
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[90] | 2× Platinum | 180,000‡ |
Germany (BVMI)[91] | Platinum | 600,000‡ |
Italy (FIMI)[92] | Platinum | 100,000‡ |
New Zealand (RMNZ)[93] | Platinum | 30,000‡ |
Portugal (AFP)[94] | Platinum | 10,000‡ |
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[95] | Gold | 30,000‡ |
United Kingdom (BPI)[96] | 2× Platinum | 1,200,000‡ |
United States (RIAA)[97] | 2× Platinum | 2,000,000‡ |
Streaming | ||
Greece (IFPI Greece)[98] | Platinum | 2,000,000?? |
‡ 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[99] |
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 and reached Number 20 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart.
Chart (2004) | Peak position |
---|---|
US Billboard AC[100] | 20 |
Chart (2011–2012) | Peak position |
---|---|
US Holiday Digital Song Sales (Billboard)[101] | 22 |
Chart (2021–2022) | Peak position |
---|---|
Ireland (IRMA)[102] | 61 |
UK Singles (OCC)[103] | 44 |
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[104] | 1 |
Chart (2017–2018) | Peak position |
---|---|
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[105] | 17 |
US Holiday Digital Song Sales (Billboard)[106] | 5 |
Widely heard recordings of the song include:
"Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!", also known as simply "Let It Snow",[1] 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.[2][3] The song was first recorded that fall by Vaughn Monroe, was released just after Thanksgiving, and became a hit by Christmas.[4]
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.[5]
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."[6] In the "Songs with Greatest Radio Audiences" category, it was listed for 16 weeks (again through 30 March 1946).[7] 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.[8] In Billboard`s "Best Selling Popular Retail Records" tabulation, it spent 13 weeks in the top ten (three weeks as #1).[9] Sheet music sales were similarly high during this period, spending 10 weeks in Billboard`s top ten through 23 March 1946.[10]
"Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!" | |
---|---|
Single by Frank Sinatra | |
B-side | "Remember Me in Your Dreams" |
Released | 1950 (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.[11][12]
Chart (1950–2024) | Peak position |
---|---|
Australia (ARIA)[13] | 17 |
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[14] | 52 |
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[15] | 36 |
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[16] | 34 |
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[17] | 28 |
Czech Republic (Singles Digitál Top 100)[18] | 13 |
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[19] | 13 |
France (SNEP)[20] | 43 |
Germany (GfK)[21] | 65 |
Global 200 (Billboard)[22] | 41 |
Greece International Digital Singles (IFPI)[23] | 22 |
Hungary (Single Top 40)[24] | 22 |
Hungary (Stream Top 40)[25] | 6 |
Ireland (IRMA)[26] | 34 |
Italy (FIMI)[27] | 33 |
Latvia (LaIPA)[28] | 9 |
Lithuania (AGATA)[29] | 19 |
Luxembourg (Billboard)[30] | 25 |
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[31] | 16 |
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[32] | 15 |
Poland (Polish Streaming Top 100)[33] | 38 |
Portugal (AFP)[34] | 19 |
Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100)[35] | 19 |
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[36] | 69 |
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[37] | 12 |
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[38] | 16 |
UK Singles (OCC)[39] | 33 |
US Holiday 100 (Billboard)[40] | 45 |
US Rolling Stone Top 100[41] | 81 |
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
---|---|---|
Australia (ARIA)[42] | Platinum | 70,000‡ |
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[43] | Platinum | 90,000‡ |
Italy (FIMI)[44] | Platinum | 100,000‡ |
New Zealand (RMNZ)[45] | Platinum | 30,000‡ |
Portugal (AFP)[46] | Gold | 5,000‡ |
United Kingdom (BPI)[47] | Platinum | 600,000‡ |
Streaming | ||
Greece (IFPI Greece)[48] | Gold | 1,000,000?? |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |
"Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!" | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
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 | ||||
|
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.[49]
Chart (1966–2024) | Peak position |
---|---|
Australia (ARIA)[50] | 12 |
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[51] | 7 |
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[52] | 18 |
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[53] | 12 |
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[54] | 9 |
Croatia (Billboard)[55] | 15 |
Czech Republic (Singles Digitál Top 100)[56] | 10 |
Denmark (Tracklisten)[57] | 15 |
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[58] | 11 |
France (SNEP)[59] | 11 |
Germany (GfK)[60] | 5 |
Global 200 (Billboard)[61] | 6 |
Greece International (IFPI)[62] | 4 |
Hungary (Single Top 40)[63] | 9 |
Hungary (Stream Top 40)[64] | 9 |
Iceland (Tónlistinn)[65] | 13 |
Ireland (IRMA)[66] | 10 |
Italy (FIMI)[67] | 5 |
Latvia (LaIPA)[68] | 4 |
Lithuania (AGATA)[69] | 4 |
Croatia (Billboard)[70] | 4 |
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[71] | 15 |
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[72] | 12 |
Norway (VG-lista)[73] | 20 |
Poland (Polish Streaming Top 100)[33] | 8 |
Portugal (AFP)[74] | 8 |
Singapore (RIAS)[75] | 21 |
Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100)[76] | 7 |
Slovenia (SloTop50)[77] | 26 |
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[78] | 70 |
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[79] | 19 |
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[80] | 5 |
United Arab Emirates (IFPI)[81] | 20 |
UK Singles (OCC)[82] | 13 |
US Billboard Hot 100[83] | 7 |
US Holiday 100 (Billboard)[84] | 6 |
US Rolling Stone Top 100[85] | 7 |
Chart (2023) | Position |
---|---|
Hungary (Single Top 40)[86] | 58 |
Chart (2024) | Position |
---|---|
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[87] | 64 |
Germany (GfK)[88] | 94 |
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
---|---|---|
Australia (ARIA)[89] | Platinum | 70,000‡ |
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[90] | 2× Platinum | 180,000‡ |
Germany (BVMI)[91] | Platinum | 600,000‡ |
Italy (FIMI)[92] | Platinum | 100,000‡ |
New Zealand (RMNZ)[93] | Platinum | 30,000‡ |
Portugal (AFP)[94] | Platinum | 10,000‡ |
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[95] | Gold | 30,000‡ |
United Kingdom (BPI)[96] | 2× Platinum | 1,200,000‡ |
United States (RIAA)[97] | 2× Platinum | 2,000,000‡ |
Streaming | ||
Greece (IFPI Greece)[98] | Platinum | 2,000,000?? |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |
"Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!" | |
---|---|
Single by Jessica Simpson | |
from the album Rejoyce: The Christmas Album | |
Released | November 22, 2004[99] |
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 and reached Number 20 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart.
Chart (2004) | Peak position |
---|---|
US Billboard AC[100] | 20 |
Chart (2011–2012) | Peak position |
---|---|
US Holiday Digital Song Sales (Billboard)[101] | 22 |
Chart (2021–2022) | Peak position |
---|---|
Ireland (IRMA)[102] | 61 |
UK Singles (OCC)[103] | 44 |
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[104] | 1 |
Chart (2017–2018) | Peak position |
---|---|
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[105] | 17 |
US Holiday Digital Song Sales (Billboard)[106] | 5 |
Widely heard recordings of the song include: