Christmas in Killarney

"Christmas in Killarney" is an Irish-American Christmas song written by John Redmond, James Cavanaugh and Frank Weldon, copyright 1950.[1]

This song has been performed by many artists. Two recordings made the Billboard retail chart in 1950: Dennis Day's version peaked at #10, while Percy Faith's reached #28. Most notably Bing Crosby, recorded it on 1 October 1 1951,[2] and later included it on the 12-inch LP Merry Christmas. Other recording artists include Ruby Murray (1962), Bobby Vinton (1964), Joan Morrissey (1974), Anne Murray (1981), the Irish Rovers (2002), and Neil Diamond on his Acoustic Christmas album (2016). It has also been performed by the Barra MacNeils, Marc Gunn and The Four Ramblers.

The song featured prominently in the Rankin/Bass 1981 Christmas TV special, The Leprechaun's Christmas Gold.

References
  1. "Musicnotes.com". Results for Christmas in Killarney. Alfred Publishing Co., Inc. Retrieved 2 Jan 2009.
  2. "A Bing Crosby Discography". BING magazine. International Club Crosby. Retrieved September 14, 2017.



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