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| published = 1934 by [[Bregman, Vocco and Conn]]
| published = 1934 by [[Bregman, Vocco and Conn]]
| genre = Christmas
| genre = Christmas
| lyricist = [[Richard Bernhard Smith|Richard B. Smith]]
| lyricist = [[Richard Bernhard Smith]]
| composer = [[Felix Bernard]]
| composer = [[Felix Bernard]]
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"'''Winter Wonderland'''" is a song written in 1934 by [[Felix Bernard]] and lyricist [[Richard Bernhard Smith]]. Due to its seasonal theme, it is often regarded as a Christmas song in the [[Northern Hemisphere]]. Since its original recording by [[Richard Himber]], it has been covered by over 200 different artists.
"'''Winter Wonderland'''" is a song written in 1934 by [[Felix Bernard]] and lyricist [[Richard Bernhard Smith]]. Due to its seasonal theme, it is often regarded as a Christmas song in the [[Northern Hemisphere]]. Since its original recording by [[Richard Himber]], it has been covered by over 200 different artists. Its lyrics are about a couple's romance during the winter season.<ref name="Lankford">{{Cite book |title=Sleigh Rides Jingle Bells & Silent Nights: A Cultural History of American Christmas Songs |last=Lankford |first=Ronald D. |date=2013 |publisher=University Press of Florida |isbn=978-0813044927 |location=Gainesville, Florida |page=[https://archive.org/details/sleighridesjingl0000lank/page/109 109] |url=https://archive.org/details/sleighridesjingl0000lank/page/109 }}</ref>


The song's lyrics were about a couple's romance during the winter season.<ref name="Lankford">{{Cite book |title=Sleigh Rides Jingle Bells & Silent Nights: A Cultural History of American Christmas Songs |last=Lankford |first=Ronald D. |date=2013 |publisher=University Press of Florida |isbn=978-0813044927 |location=Gainesville, Florida |page=[https://archive.org/details/sleighridesjingl0000lank/page/109 109] |url=https://archive.org/details/sleighridesjingl0000lank/page/109 }}</ref> A later version of "Winter Wonderland" (which was printed in 1947) included a "new children's lyric" that transformed it "from a romantic winter interlude to a seasonal song about playing in the snow." The snowman mentioned in the song's bridge was changed from a minister to a circus clown, and the promises the couple made in the final verse were replaced with lyrics about frolicking. Singers like [[Johnny Mathis]] connected both versions of the song, giving "Winter Wonderland" an additional verse and an additional chorus.<ref name=Lankford2>Lankford, pp. 110-111</ref>
A later version of "Winter Wonderland" (which was printed in 1947) included a "new children's lyric" that transformed it "from a romantic winter interlude to a seasonal song about playing in the snow". The snowman mentioned in the song's bridge was changed from Parson Brown to a circus clown, and the promises the couple made in the final verse were replaced with lyrics about frolicking. Singers like [[Johnny Mathis]] connected both versions, adding a verse and chorus.<ref name=Lankford2>Lankford, pp. 110-111</ref>


==History==
==History==
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The song was originally recorded in 1934 for [[RCA Victor]]. At the end of a different recording session by Himber and his Hotel Ritz-Carlton Orchestra, with extra time to spare, RCA Victor suggested arranging and recording "Winter Wonderland" using some additional members of its own orchestra, which included [[Artie Shaw]] and other established [[New York City]] [[session musician|studio musicians]].
The song was originally recorded in 1934 for [[RCA Victor]]. At the end of a different recording session by Himber and his Hotel Ritz-Carlton Orchestra, with extra time to spare, RCA Victor suggested arranging and recording "Winter Wonderland" using some additional members of its own orchestra, which included [[Artie Shaw]] and other established [[New York City]] [[session musician|studio musicians]].


[[Guy Lombardo]]’s version that same year would go on to be one of the biggest hits of 1934.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://playback.fm/charts/top-100-songs/1934 | title=Top 60 Pop Song Chart for 1934 }}</ref>
[[Guy Lombardo]]’s version that same year would go on to be one of the biggest hits of 1934.{{cn|date=May 2024}}


In Mathis' version, heard on his 1958 LP ''[[Merry Christmas (Johnny Mathis album)|Merry Christmas]]'', the introduction is sung between the first and the second refrain.
In Mathis' version, heard on his 1958 LP ''[[Merry Christmas (Johnny Mathis album)|Merry Christmas]]'', the introduction is sung between the first and the second refrain.
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In 1999, [[Ringo Starr]] recorded a version of Winter Wonderland on [[Mercury Records]] release, ''[[I Wanna Be Santa Claus]]''.
In 1999, [[Ringo Starr]] recorded a version of Winter Wonderland on [[Mercury Records]] release, ''[[I Wanna Be Santa Claus]]''.


In 2023, Chloe Bailey covered the song for Amazon Original Music, The song peaked at #96 on Hot 100 making her version of the song the first ever to enter Hot 100, #57 on Holiday 100 and more!{{Citation needed|date=December 2023}}
In 2023, [[Chloe Bailey|Chlöe]] covered the song for [[Amazon Music]] as part of their Amazon Original Music series. The cover peaked at number 87 on [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]],<ref name="Chloe Hot 100">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/2024-01-06/|title=Billboard Hot 100: Week of January 6, 2024|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=January 3, 2024}}</ref> making her version of the song the first to enter the chart.<ref name="chloe">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/lists/meghan-trainor-cher-chloe-hot-100-new-holiday-hits/|title=Meghan Trainor, Cher & Chloe Bring New Holiday Cheer to the Hot 100|magazine=Billboard|last=Trust|first=Gary|date=December 26, 2023|access-date=December 27, 2023}}</ref>

In 2023, [[Laufey (singer)|Laufey]] covered the song for [[Spotify]] as part of their Spotify Singles Holiday series. The cover became the highest-charting version of the song in Canada, Ireland and the United Kingdom.<ref>{{cite web |title=Get Merry With New Spotify Holiday Singles From Laufey, Kirk Franklin, Ezra Collective, and Panter Bélico |url=https://newsroom.spotify.com/2023-11-14/holiday-singles-laufey-kirk-franklin-ezra-collective-panter-belico/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240523084927/https://newsroom.spotify.com/2023-11-14/holiday-singles-laufey-kirk-franklin-ezra-collective-panter-belico/ |archive-date=23 May 2024 |access-date=24 May 2024 |publisher=[[Spotify]] |url-status=live}}</ref>


== Awards and achievements ==
== Awards and achievements ==
[[Guy Lombardo]]'s version was the highest on the charts at the time of introduction. [[Johnny Mercer]]'s version of the song placed #4 on the ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' airplay chart in 1946. The same season, a version by [[Perry Como]] hit the retail top ten; Como would re-record the song for his 1959 Christmas album.
[[Guy Lombardo]]'s version was the highest on the charts at the time of introduction. [[Johnny Mercer]]'s version of the song placed #4 on the ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' airplay chart in 1946. The same season, a version by [[Perry Como]] hit the retail top ten; Como would re-record the song for his 1959 Christmas album.


In November 2007, the [[American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers]] (ASCAP) listed "Winter Wonderland" as the most-played ASCAP-member-written holiday song of the previous five years, citing the [[Eurythmics]]' 1987 version of the song as the one most commonly played.<ref>[http://www.ascap.com/press/2007/111207_holiday.aspx ASCAP Announced Top 25 Holiday Songs]. November 12, 2007</ref>
In November 2007, the [[American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers]] (ASCAP) listed "Winter Wonderland" as the most-played ASCAP-member-written holiday song of the previous five years, and the [[Eurythmics]]' 1987 version as the one most commonly played.<ref>[http://www.ascap.com/press/2007/111207_holiday.aspx ASCAP Announced Top 25 Holiday Songs]. November 12, 2007</ref>

In December 2023, [[Chloe Bailey|Chlöe]]'s version was the first version to enter the Hot 100 ever and [[Laufey (singer)|Laufey]]'s version became the highest-charting version of the song in Canada, Ireland and the United Kingdom.


==Charts==
==Charts==
===[[Tony Bennett]] version===
===Tony Bennett version===
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{{singlechart|Ireland3|69|artist=Tony Bennett|rowheader=true|access-date=January 1, 2022}}
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! scope="row"| Italy ([[Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana|FIMI]])<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fimi.it/top-of-the-music/classifiche.kl#/charts/3/2021/52|title=Top Singoli – Classifica settimanale WK 52|publisher=[[Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana]]|language=it|access-date=January 1, 2022}}</ref>
! scope="row"| Italy ([[Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana|FIMI]])<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fimi.it/top-of-the-music/classifiche.kl#/charts/3/2023/52|title=Top Singoli – Classifica settimanale WK 52|publisher=[[Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana]]|language=it|access-date=December 30, 2023}}</ref>
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| 44
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! scope="row"| Lithuania ([[AGATA (organization)|AGATA]])<ref name="Lithuania Week 52, 2023">{{cite web|url=https://www.agata.lt/lt/naujienos/s52-2/|title=2023 52-os savaitės klausomiausi (Top 100)|publisher=[[AGATA (organization)|AGATA]]|language=lt|date=December 29, 2023|access-date=January 4, 2024}}</ref>
| 98
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|-
{{singlechart|Dutch100|55|artist=Tony Bennett|song=Winter Wonderland|rowheader=true|access-date=December 31, 2021}}
{{singlechart|Dutch100|55|artist=Tony Bennett|song=Winter Wonderland|rowheader=true|access-date=December 31, 2021}}
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{{singlechart|Sweden|42|artist=Tony Bennett|song=Winter Wonderland|rowheader=true|access-date=June 10, 2019}}
{{singlechart|Sweden|42|artist=Tony Bennett|song=Winter Wonderland|rowheader=true|access-date=June 10, 2019}}
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|-
{{singlechart|Switzerland|66|artist=Tony Bennett|song=Winter Wonderland|rowheader=true|access-date=December 30, 2019}}
{{singlechart|Switzerland|64|artist=Tony Bennett|song=Winter Wonderland|rowheader=true|access-date=December 31, 2023}}
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{{singlechart|UK|94|date=20190103|artist=Tony Bennett|song=Winter Wonderland|rowheader=true|access-date=June 10, 2019}}
{{singlechart|UK|94|date=20190103|artist=Tony Bennett|song=Winter Wonderland|rowheader=true|access-date=June 10, 2019}}
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|-
! scope="row"| US [[Billboard charts|Holiday 100]] (''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/tony-bennett/chart-history/hsx/|title=Tony Bennett Chart History (Holiday 100)|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=June 10, 2019}}</ref>
! scope="row"| US [[Holiday 100]] (''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/tony-bennett/chart-history/hsx/|title=Tony Bennett Chart History (Holiday 100)|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=June 10, 2019}}</ref>
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| 87
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===Tony Bennett & [[Lady Gaga]] version===
===Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga version===
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===[[Darlene Love]] version===
===Bing Crosby version===
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{{single chart|Billboardglobal200|140|artist=Bing Crosby|rowheader=true|access-date=April 12, 2023}}
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{{singlechart|Hungarystream|21|year=2017|week=52|rowheader=true|access-date=November 12, 2023}}
|-
! scope="row"| US [[Holiday 100]] (''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/bing-crosby/chart-history/hsx/|title=Bing Crosby Chart History (Holiday 100)|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=April 12, 2023}}</ref>
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===Michael Bublé version===
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! scope="col"| Peak<br />position
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! scope="row"| Sweden Heatseeker ([[Sverigetopplistan]])<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sverigetopplistan.se/chart/215?dspy=2023&dspp=52|title=Veckolista Heatseeker, vecka 52, 2023|publisher=[[Sverigetopplistan]]|access-date=December 30, 2023}}</ref>
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! scope="row"| US [[Holiday 100]] (''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/michael-buble/chart-history/hsx/|title=Michael Bublé Chart History (Holiday 100)|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=December 30, 2023}}</ref>
| 93
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===Darlene Love version===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! scope="col"| Chart (2018–2023)
! scope="col"| Peak<br />position
! scope="col"| Peak<br />position
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|-
{{singlechart|Billboardglobal200|102|artist=Darlene Love|rowheader=true|access-date=April 13, 2023}}
{{singlechart|Billboardglobal200|102|artist=Darlene Love|rowheader=true|access-date=April 13, 2023}}
|-
|-
! scope="row"| US [[Billboard charts|Holiday 100]] (''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/darlene-love/chart-history/hsx/|title=Darlene Love Chart History (Holiday 100)|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=December 15, 2021}}</ref>
! scope="row"| US [[Holiday 100]] (''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/darlene-love/chart-history/hsx/|title=Darlene Love Chart History (Holiday 100)|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=December 30, 2023}}</ref>
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|-
! scope="row"| US [[Rolling Stone Top 100|''Rolling Stone'' Top 100]]<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/charts/songs/2019-12-24/|title=Top 100 Songs|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|date=December 24, 2019|access-date=December 31, 2019|archive-date=December 31, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191231173333/https://www.rollingstone.com/charts/songs/2019-12-24/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
! scope="row"| US [[Rolling Stone Top 100|''Rolling Stone'' Top 100]]<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/charts/songs/2019-12-24/|title=Top 100 Songs|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|date=December 24, 2019|access-date=December 31, 2019|archive-date=December 31, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191231173333/https://www.rollingstone.com/charts/songs/2019-12-24/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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===[[Bing Crosby]] version===
===Chlöe version===
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{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="text-align:center"
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|-
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! scope="row"| US [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]]<ref name="Chloe Hot 100"/>
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{{single chart|Billboardglobal200|140|artist=Bing Crosby|rowheader=true|access-date=April 12, 2023}}
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|-
! scope="row"| US [[Holiday 100]] (''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'')<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Holiday 100: Week of December 30, 2023 |url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-holiday-songs/2023-12-30/ |magazine=Billboard |access-date=December 27, 2023}}</ref>
⚫
{{singlechart|Hungarystream|21|year=2017|week=52|rowheader=true|access-date=November 12, 2023}}
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|-
! scope="row"| US [[Billboard charts|Holiday 100]] (''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/bing-crosby/chart-history/hsx/|title=Bing Crosby Chart History (Holiday 100)|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=April 12, 2023}}</ref>
! scope="row"| US [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs]] (''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/r-b-hip-hop-songs/2024-01-06/|title=Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs: Week of January 6, 2024|magazine=Billboard|access-date=January 3, 2024}}</ref>
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| 19
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===Laufey version===
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! scope="row"| Australia ([[ARIA Charts|ARIA]])<ref>{{cite magazine |title=ARIA Top 100 Singles – Week Commencing 1th January 2024 |magazine=The ARIA Report |issue=1765 |page=4 |publisher=[[Australian Recording Industry Association]] |date=1 January 2024}}</ref>
| 69
|-
! scope="row"| Canada ([[Canadian Hot 100]])<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Canadian Hot 100: Week of January 6, 2024 |url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/canadian-hot-100/2024-01-06/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240103104831/https://www.billboard.com/charts/canadian-hot-100/2024-01-06/ |archive-date=3 January 2024 |access-date=24 May 2024 |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]}}</ref>
| 55
|-
! scope="row"| [[Billboard Global 200|Global 200]] (''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'')<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Billboard Global 200: Week of January 6, 2024 |url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/billboard-global-200/2024-01-06/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240103112135/https://www.billboard.com/charts/billboard-global-200/2024-01-06/ |archive-date=3 January 2024 |access-date=24 May 2024 |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]}}</ref>
| 147
|-
! scope="row"| Ireland ([[Irish Recorded Music Association|IRMA]])<ref>{{cite web |title=Irish-charts.com – Discography Laufey |url=http://www.irish-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Laufey |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240515075857/http://www.irish-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Laufey |archive-date=15 May 2024 |access-date=24 May 2024 |publisher=Hung Medien}}</ref>
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! scope="row"| Lithuania ([[AGATA (organization)|AGATA]])<ref>{{cite web |title=2023 52-os SAVAITĖS: SINGLŲ TOP100 |url=https://www.agata.lt/lt/naujienos/s52-2/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231229132534/https://www.agata.lt/lt/naujienos/s52-2/ |archive-date=29 December 2023 |access-date=24 May 2024 |publisher=[[AGATA (organization)|Lithuanian Neighbouring Rights Association]] |language=lt}}</ref>
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! scope="row"| New Zealand Hot Singles ([[Recorded Music NZ|RMNZ]])<ref>{{cite web |title=NZ Hot 40 Singles: Week of 11 December 2023 |url=https://nztop40.co.nz/chart/hotsingles?chart=5724 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231208154646/https://nztop40.co.nz/chart/hotsingles?chart=5724 |archive-date=8 December 2023 |access-date=24 May 2024 |publisher=[[Recorded Music NZ]]}}</ref>
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! scope="row"| [[UK Singles Chart|UK Singles]] ([[Official Charts Company|OCC]])<ref>{{cite web |title=Winter Wonderland by Laufey – Singles Chart |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/songs/laufey-winter-wonderland/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240117003913/https://www.officialcharts.com/songs/laufey-winter-wonderland/ |archive-date=17 January 2024 |access-date=24 May 2024 |publisher=[[Official Charts Company]]}}</ref>
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! scope="row"| [[UK Independent Singles and Albums Chart|UK Independent Singles]] ([[Official Charts Company|OCC]])<ref>{{cite web |title=Winter Wonderland by Laufey – Independent Singles Chart |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/songs/laufey-winter-wonderland/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240117003913/https://www.officialcharts.com/songs/laufey-winter-wonderland/ |archive-date=17 January 2024 |access-date=24 May 2024 |publisher=[[Official Charts Company]] |url-status=live}}</ref>
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! scope="row"| US [[Bubbling Under Hot 100]] (''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'')<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Bubbling Under Hot 100: Week of January 6, 2024 |url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/bubbling-under-hot-100-singles/2024-01-06/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240523082311/https://www.billboard.com/charts/bubbling-under-hot-100-singles/2024-01-06/ |archive-date=23 May 2024 |access-date=24 May 2024 |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]}}</ref>
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==Certifications==
==Certifications==
===Tony Bennett version===
===Tony Bennett===
{{Certification Table Top}}
{{Certification Table Top}}
{{Certification Table Entry|type=single|region=Denmark|artist=Tony Bennett|title=Winter Wonderland|award=Gold|certyear=2019|relyear=2014|access-date=December 16, 2019}}
{{Certification Table Entry|type=single|region=Denmark|artist=Tony Bennett|title=Winter Wonderland|award=Platinum|certyear=2023|id=13300|access-date=December 31, 2023}}
{{Certification Table Entry|type=single|region=United Kingdom|artist=Tony Bennett|title=Winter Wonderland|award=Silver|certyear=2020|relyear=2004|id=9417-693-1|access-date=December 16, 2019}}
{{Certification Table Entry|type=single|region=United Kingdom|artist=Tony Bennett|title=Winter Wonderland|award=Silver|certyear=2020|relyear=2004|id=9417-693-1|access-date=December 16, 2019}}
{{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=true|noshipments=true|streaming=true}}
{{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=true|noshipments=true|streaming=true}}


===[[Michael Bublé]] version===
===Michael Bublé===
{{Certification Table Top}}
{{Certification Table Top}}
{{Certification Table Entry|type=single|region=United Kingdom|artist=Michael Buble|title=Winter Wonderland|award=Silver|certyear=2022|relyear=2012|id=9417-1273-1|access-date=January 6, 2023}}
{{Certification Table Entry|type=single|region=United Kingdom|artist=Michael Buble|title=Winter Wonderland|award=Silver|certyear=2022|relyear=2012|id=9417-1273-1|access-date=January 6, 2023}}
{{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=true|noshipments=true|streaming=true}}
{{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=true|noshipments=true|streaming=true}}


===Darlene Love version===
===Darlene Love===
{{Certification Table Top}}
{{Certification Table Top}}
{{Certification Table Entry|type=single|region=United States|artist=Darlene Love|title=Winter Wonderland|award=Platinum|certyear=2023|relyear=1963|access-date=April 11, 2023}}
{{Certification Table Entry|type=single|region=United States|artist=Darlene Love|title=Winter Wonderland|award=Platinum|certyear=2023|relyear=1963|access-date=April 11, 2023}}

Latest revision as of 06:16, 28 June 2024

This article is about the song. For other uses, see Winter Wonderland (disambiguation).

"Winter Wonderland"
1934 sheet music cover
Song
Published1934 by Bregman, Vocco and Conn
GenreChristmas
Composer(s)Felix Bernard
Lyricist(s)Richard Bernhard Smith

"Winter Wonderland" is a song written in 1934 by Felix Bernard and lyricist Richard Bernhard Smith. Due to its seasonal theme, it is often regarded as a Christmas song in the Northern Hemisphere. Since its original recording by Richard Himber, it has been covered by over 200 different artists. Its lyrics are about a couple's romance during the winter season.[1]

A later version of "Winter Wonderland" (which was printed in 1947) included a "new children's lyric" that transformed it "from a romantic winter interlude to a seasonal song about playing in the snow". The snowman mentioned in the song's bridge was changed from Parson Brown to a circus clown, and the promises the couple made in the final verse were replaced with lyrics about frolicking. Singers like Johnny Mathis connected both versions, adding a verse and chorus.[2]

History

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Smith, a native of Honesdale, Pennsylvania, was reportedly inspired to write the lyrics after seeing Honesdale's Central Park covered in snow. He wrote the lyrics while being treated for tuberculosis in the West Mountain Sanitarium in Scranton.[3]

The song was originally recorded in 1934 for RCA Victor. At the end of a different recording session by Himber and his Hotel Ritz-Carlton Orchestra, with extra time to spare, RCA Victor suggested arranging and recording "Winter Wonderland" using some additional members of its own orchestra, which included Artie Shaw and other established New York City studio musicians.

Guy Lombardo’s version that same year would go on to be one of the biggest hits of 1934.[citation needed]

In Mathis' version, heard on his 1958 LP Merry Christmas, the introduction is sung between the first and the second refrain.

In 1960, Ella Fitzgerald recorded a jazz arrangement of the song for her Verve release, Ella Wishes You a Swinging Christmas.

The song was included on the 1994 compilation album If Every Day Was Like Christmas by Elvis Presley.[4]

In 1999, Ringo Starr recorded a version of Winter Wonderland on Mercury Records release, I Wanna Be Santa Claus.

In 2023, Chlöe covered the song for Amazon Music as part of their Amazon Original Music series. The cover peaked at number 87 on Billboard Hot 100,[5] making her version of the song the first to enter the chart.[6]

In 2023, Laufey covered the song for Spotify as part of their Spotify Singles Holiday series. The cover became the highest-charting version of the song in Canada, Ireland and the United Kingdom.[7]

Awards and achievements

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Guy Lombardo's version was the highest on the charts at the time of introduction. Johnny Mercer's version of the song placed #4 on the Billboard airplay chart in 1946. The same season, a version by Perry Como hit the retail top ten; Como would re-record the song for his 1959 Christmas album.

In November 2007, the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) listed "Winter Wonderland" as the most-played ASCAP-member-written holiday song of the previous five years, and the Eurythmics' 1987 version as the one most commonly played.[8]

In December 2023, Chlöe's version was the first version to enter the Hot 100 ever and Laufey's version became the highest-charting version of the song in Canada, Ireland and the United Kingdom.

Charts

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Tony Bennett version

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Chart (1968–2023) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[9] 40
Denmark (Tracklisten)[10] 35
Hungary (Stream Top 40)[11] 34
Ireland (IRMA)[12] 69
Italy (FIMI)[13] 44
Lithuania (AGATA)[14] 98
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[15] 55
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[16] 39
Norway (VG-lista)[17] 35
Portugal (AFP)[18] 68
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[19] 42
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[20] 64
UK Singles (OCC)[21] 94
US Holiday 100 (Billboard)[22] 87

Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga version

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Chart (2014) Peak
position
US Holiday Digital Song Sales (Billboard)[23] 20

Bing Crosby version

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Chart (2017–2022) Peak
position
Global 200 (Billboard)[24] 140
Hungary (Stream Top 40)[25] 21
US Holiday 100 (Billboard)[26] 66

Michael Bublé version

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Chart (2017–2023) Peak
position
Sweden Heatseeker (Sverigetopplistan)[27] 13
US Holiday 100 (Billboard)[28] 93

Darlene Love version

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Chart (2018–2023) Peak
position
Global 200 (Billboard)[29] 102
US Holiday 100 (Billboard)[30] 31
US Rolling Stone Top 100[31] 41

Chlöe version

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Chart (2023–2024) Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100[5] 87
US Holiday 100 (Billboard)[32] 57
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[33] 19

Laufey version

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Chart (2023–2024) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[34] 69
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[35] 55
Global 200 (Billboard)[36] 147
Ireland (IRMA)[37] 14
Lithuania (AGATA)[38] 97
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ)[39] 7
UK Singles (OCC)[40] 26
UK Independent Singles (OCC)[41] 3
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 (Billboard)[42] 2

Certifications

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Tony Bennett

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[43] Platinum 90,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[44] Silver 200,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Michael Bublé

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[45] Silver 200,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Darlene Love

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[46] Platinum 1,000,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

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