Christmas Songs in The Public Domain
Christmas Songs in The Public Domain
Christmas Songs in The Public Domain
Recording a few holiday tunes is one of the best ways to connect with new listeners who might not
have otherwise heard your music. But before you choose which Christmas, Chanukah, Solstice,
Kwanzaa, Festivus, and New Years songs you’re going to tackle, you should know ahead of time
whether or not you need to pay a publisher/songwriter for the right to record their composition.
To make things a little simpler for you, CD Baby has created these two handy lists of popular
holiday tunes:
“All I Want For Christmas Is My Two Front Teeth” “Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!”
by Donald Yetter Gardner by Sammy Cahn and Jule Styne
Please note: This information is correct to the best of our knowledge, but you are ultimately respon-
sible for securing the rights for any copyrighted material you cover. In other words — this isn’t legal
advice, so make sure you do your homework before selling songs you didn’t write.
Sources:
http://www.pdinfo.com/
http://www.copyrightsolver.com/
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