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"Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!", also known as "Let It Snow", was written by lyricist Sammy Cahn and composer Jule Styne in July 1945. It was written during a heat wave in Hollywood, California during a heat wave as Cahn and Styne imagined cooler conditions.
Other well known songs by Sammy Cahn include “Three Coins in the Fountain”, “The Second Time Around”, “Day by Day”, “Time After Time”, and “You Can Fly!” from “Peter Pan”.
“Let it Snow! Let it Snow! Let it Snow!” was first recorded in 1945 by Vaughn Monroe, it became a popular hit, reaching #1 on the Billboard music chart the following year. Woody Herman's competing recording, featuring himself on vocals and an iconic trumpet solo by Sonny Berman, peaked at #7 on the Billboard chart.
Other notable recordings:
• 1959 — Dean Martin, on his album A Winter Romance. This version has easily become the most well-known and popular adaptation of “Let it Snow” as well as the holiday song most associated with Martin.
• 1962 — Bing Crosby, on his album I Wish You a Merry Christmas. Crosby's version is also played on the Disney's Sing Along Songs video called “Very Merry Christmas Songs" released in 1988.
• 2005 — Carly Simon, on a CD single. Her version is unusual in being sung from the point of view of the host instead of the guest. It peaked at #6 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart.
• 2010 — Kylie Minogue recorded a version of the song, which was later included on her 2015 holiday album Kylie Christmas.
• 2012 – Rod Stewart, on his album Merry Christmas, Baby. Stewart's version reached No. 1 on Billboard's Adult Contemporary chart in December 2012. The song remained in the No. 1 spot for a total of five weeks, tying it for the longest leading rendition of a holiday title in the history of the chart.[6]
• 2013 British female vocalist Kim Wilde recorded a version of the song on her holiday album Wilde Winter Songbook.
• The original 1945 recording by Vaughn Monroe recording plays at the end of the 1988 film Die Hard and that film's 1990 sequel.
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