Question: In which year did the song The Christmas Song get recorded?
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  1950: The song was recorded by Bing Crosby.
His version reached No.
6 on "Billboard" magazine's Best Selling Children's Records chart and No.
14 on "Billboard"'s pop singles chart that year.
1950: Spike Jones and his City Slickers released a version of the song that peaked at No.
7 on "Billboard" magazine's pop singles chart and No.
8 on "Billboard"'s Best Selling Children's Records chart.
1951: Red Foley and The Little Foleys released a version of the song that peaked at No.
8 on "Billboard" magazine's Best Selling Children's Records chart.
1953: Billy May recorded a mambo version of the song titled "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer Mambo" with vocals by Alvin Stoller.
1957: The Cadillacs released a doo-wop version of the song that peaked at No.
11 on "Billboard" magazine's Rhythm & Blues Records chart.
1959: Dean Martin recorded the song for his album, "A Winter Romance".
1959: Ray Conniff recorded the song for his album, "Christmas with Conniff", which was designed as a presentation for dancing.
1960: Alvin and the Chipmunks recorded a popular cover for their album "Around the World with The Chipmunks".
They would record the song again for their 1961 album "Christmas with The Chipmunks" and their 1994 album "A Very Merry Chipmunk" as a duet with Gene Autry.
1960: The Melodeers released a doo-wop version of the song that peaked at No.
72 on "Billboard" magazine's Hot 100 singles chart.
1960: Paul Anka released a version of the song that peaked at No.
104 on "Billboard" magazine's Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.
1963: The Crystals recorded the song for the rock 'n' roll holiday album "A Christmas Gift for You from Philles Records", which was produced by Phil Spector.
1964: Ernest Tubb recorded a country version on his LP "Blue Christmas".
1964: Burl Ives recorded the song for the soundtrack of the holiday TV special, "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer".
1965: The Supremes recorded the song for their holiday album, "Merry Christmas".
1968: The Temptations released a version of the song that peaked at No.
12 on "Billboard" magazine's special, year-end, weekly Christmas Singles chart (this same version later got as high as No.
3 on the same chart in December 1971).
Their version of the song was also included on the group's 1970 Christmas album, "The Temptations Christmas Card".
1970: The Jackson 5 recorded the song for their holiday album, "The Jackson 5 Christmas Album".
1977: Filipino singer Rico J. Puno covered the song for his holiday album, "Christmas".
1982: Merle Haggard recorded the song for his holiday album, "Goin' Home for Christmas".
1985: Ray Charles recorded the song for his holiday album "The Spirit of Christmas".
1987: The California Raisins did a Motown pop-influenced rendition of the song for Will Vinton's "A Claymation Christmas Celebration".
1989: The Simpsons performed the song during the end credits of the pilot episode "Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire".
1990: Dolly Parton recorded the song for her holiday album, "Home for Christmas".
1995: Mannheim Steamroller produced a techno-like synth-driven arrangement on their album Christmas in the Aire.
1996: Alan Jackson released a version of the song that peaked at No.
56 on "Billboard" magazine's Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.
1996: The Wiggles recorded this song for their album, "Wiggly, Wiggly Christmas".
A year later, they sang it on their video, "Wiggly Wiggly Christmas.
1996: Peach Hips, a group consisting of Kotono Mitsuishi, Aya Hisakawa, Rica Fukami, Emi Shinohara and Michie Tomizawa covered this song for a Christmas album coinciding with the fifth season of "Sailor Moon".
1998: Babyface recorded the song for his holiday album, "Christmas with Babyface".
1999: Jewel recorded the song for her holiday album, "".
1999: Ringo Starr recorded the song for his holiday album, "I Wanna Be Santa Claus".
2000: Lynyrd Skynyrd recorded the song for their holiday album, "Christmas Time Again".
2002: Jack Johnson recorded the song for a various artists holiday album released by Nettwerk Records and titled "Maybe This Christmas" (this same version was also released on the 2008 various artists holiday album, "This Warm December: Brushfire Holiday Volume 1", which was released on Johnson's record label Brushfire Records).
2003: Chicago released a jazz-funk arrangement of the song for their album, "What's It Gonna Be, Santa"  2004: Destiny's Child included the song on a reissue of their 2001 holiday album, "8 Days of Christmas".
2004: Rugrats characters Susie Carmichael, and Kimi Finster performed a Rock version of the song for their 2004 album Rugrats Holiday Classics  2007: 1910 Fruitgum Company recorded the song for their Christmas album, "Bubblegum Christmas".
2008: Jack Johnson Recorded for his Record Labels Holiday Compilation album, "This Warm December"  2009: Barry Manilow included the song in the re-release of his third Christmas album, "In the Swing of Christmas".
2012: Rapper DMX performed an a cappella version of the song with his own ad-libs.
2012: Metalcore band August Burns Red recorded and released the song on their holiday album, "".  
 Yellowcard recorded the song for the Fearless Records "Punk Goes Christmas" compilation in 2013.  
 1962:  The Ray Conniff Singers recorded a version of the song as part of a medley with "Jolly Old St. Nicholas," which was released on their album "We Wish You a Merry Christmas".
In 1967, the "Little Drummer Boy" portion of the medley was released as a single, paired with Conniff's 1959 recording of "White Christmas."
Bing Crosby released a solo version of the song on his Warner Bros. Christmas album, "I Wish You a Merry Christmas" (which has since been repackaged for CD by both Capitol Records and RCA Records).
1963:  Johnny Cash released a version of the song on his Christmas album, "The Christmas Spirit".
This version was previously a US chart single during the Christmas season of 1959.
Johnny Mathis released a version of the song on his second Christmas album, "Sounds of Christmas".
Mathis would re-record the tune in 1969 for his next Christmas album, "Give Me Your Love for Christmas".
Andy Williams released a version of the song on his first Christmas album, "The Andy Williams Christmas Album".
1964:  Marlene Dietrich recorded a German version of the song (titled "Der Trommelmann").
Jo Stafford released a version of the song on her Christmas album, "The Joyful Season".
1965:  The Supremes recorded the song for their Christmas album, "Merry Christmas".
The Vince Guaraldi Trio released a jazz piano arrangement of the song, titled "My Little Drum," on their soundtrack album, "A Charlie Brown Christmas".
Anita Kerr and the Living Voices released a version of the song on their Christmas album, "The Little Drummer Boy".
Nana Mouskouri recorded a French version of the song (titled "L'enfant au tambour").
1966:  Joan Baez recorded a version of the song for her Christmas album, "Noël".
Henry Mancini recorded a version of the song for his Christmas album, "A Merry Mancini Christmas".
The Crusaders released their version of the song as a single.
It was also included on their November 1966 debut album, which is regarded as one of the first Christian rock albums.
1967:  Stevie Wonder released a version of the song on his Christmas album, "Someday at Christmas".
A version of the song by Lou Rawls was both released as a Capitol single and included on his Christmas album, "Merry Christmas!
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1968:  Living Strings & LIving Voices recorded the song for their album "White Christmas".
The song was adapted into an animated television special by Rankin/Bass.
The Vienna Boys Choir sang the title song in this version, which was narrated by Greer Garson, with Jose Ferrer providing the voice of Ben Haramed, the evil caravan driver.
The special was followed by a sequel in 1976.
1969:  Jimi Hendrix recorded a cover of the song, which was later included on his 1999 holiday EP, "Merry Christmas & Happy New Year".  
 Issues recorded the song for the Fearless Records "Punk Goes Christmas" compilation in 2013.
Cover versions.
Chicago recorded the song for their third Christmas album,  
Christmas Turkey is a Christmas-themed album released in 1997 by the Canadian comedy music group The Arrogant Worms.
It includes a re-recorded version of "The Christmas Song" (which appeared on their debut album).