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The Christmas Song
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Browse piano sheets by Nat King Cole on Zen Virtual Piano. Nat King Cole developed as a pianist before becoming widely known as a singer. At four, he picked out Yes, We Have No Bananas on the family piano; he later filled in for his mother at the church organ. In high school, he led a fourteen-piece band and played piano. His early recognition rested on a strong jazz style at the keyboard. Cole and his Nat King Cole Trio signed with the young Capitol Records label in 1942. He stayed with Capitol for the rest of his life. That lasting recording partnership included The Christmas Song, written by Bob Wells and Mel Tormé, which Cole first recorded with his trio in 1946. Cole returned to the song with a small string section later in 1946, with Nelson Riddle’s full orchestral arrangement in 1953, and in stereo in 1961. His 1946 recording entered the GRAMMY Hall of Fame in 1974; he received a posthumous Lifetime Achievement Award in 1990.
Browse piano sheets by Nat King Cole on Zen Virtual Piano.
Nat King Cole developed as a pianist before becoming widely known as a singer. At four, he picked out Yes, We Have No Bananas on the family piano; he later filled in for his mother at the church organ. In high school, he led a fourteen-piece band and played piano. His early recognition rested on a strong jazz style at the keyboard.
Cole and his Nat King Cole Trio signed with the young Capitol Records label in 1942. He stayed with Capitol for the rest of his life. That lasting recording partnership included The Christmas Song, written by Bob Wells and Mel Tormé, which Cole first recorded with his trio in 1946.
Cole returned to the song with a small string section later in 1946, with Nelson Riddle’s full orchestral arrangement in 1953, and in stereo in 1961. His 1946 recording entered the GRAMMY Hall of Fame in 1974; he received a posthumous Lifetime Achievement Award in 1990.
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Early in his career, he dropped the final “s” from his surname and added the middle nickname “King.”
His Christmas recordings moved from a trio in 1946 to a small string section that same year, then to Nelson Riddle’s full orchestral arrangement in 1953. He made a further stereo recording in 1961.
Midnight Flyer earned him the award for Best Performance by a “Top 40” Artist at the second GRAMMY Awards.