The melody is taken from Skidamarink, the final song of the Broadway production The Echo.
In 1955, a cover version recorded by Dickie Valentine and produced by Dick Rowe became a Christmas number one hit in the UK Singles Chart.
[1] It first entered the UK chart on 25 November 1955, where it spent seven weeks, three of which were at No.
[2] In the song, various things the singer associates with Christmas are listed alphabetically.
A Christmas special of America's Funniest Home Videos released in 1999, "Unwrapped for the Holidays" hosted by actor Richard Kind, features a video of preschoolers performing the song at a concert.