Christmas – 365 Days of Aretha Franklin

Day 70: The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire)

Everybody knows…

Aretha grooves by the fire in this 1964 take on the Christmas classic.

Aretha embodies “Joy” with this 1994 take on the classic hymn.

Aretha makes magic with this holiday classic.

One of Aretha’s early holiday cuts overflows with emotion.

Aretha made not one, not two, but three appearances on the Four Tops’ 1995 Christmas album, Christmas Here With You. She delivered 2 sung lines

Aretha gave us two versions of Ave Maria over the years: one for church, and one for the holiday party.

No studio version exists, but there are two live performances.

Aretha brings opera to Christmas.

Aretha adds some pure gospel into her 2008 Christmas LP.

Aretha’s take on this Christmas staple is a slow-paced, melismatic vocal show out.

Aretha gets into the Christmas spirit with this classic, and surprises an audience with an impromptu version in 2015