Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!

"Let It Snow" redirects here. For other uses, see Let It Snow (disambiguation).

"Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!", also known as simply "Let It Snow",^[1] is a song written by lyricist Sammy Cahn and composer Jule Styne in July 1945 in Hollywood, California, during a heatwave as Cahn and Styne imagined cooler conditions.^[2][3] The song was first recorded that fall by Vaughn Monroe, was released just after Thanksgiving, and became a hit by Christmas.^[4]

"Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!"
Song
Published	1945
Composer(s)	Jule Styne
Lyricist(s)	Sammy Cahn

Other U.S. recordings during the 1945-46 winter season included those by Danny O'Neil (Majestic), Connee Boswell (Decca), Woody Herman (Columbia), and Bob Crosby (ARA).

The song makes no mention of any holiday. The lyrics include spending time with a loved one during a snowstorm, enjoying a fireplace and popcorn. When the singer has to leave, feelings of love will keep him warm once he's outside in the cold. The song has come to be regarded as a Christmas song worldwide due to its winter theme, and is often played on radio stations during the Christmas and holiday season. It has been covered by multiple artists on Christmas-themed albums.^[5]

Vaughn Monroe Version

In the U.S., the Monroe record charted higher-—by several of Billboard magazine's measures—-than has any successor. For 15 weeks, through 30 March 1946, it appeared in its "Honor Roll of Hits: The Nation’s Top 15 Tunes."^[6] In the "Songs with Greatest Radio Audiences" category, it was listed for 16 weeks (again through 30 March 1946).^[7] Of Billboard's "Top 15 Most Played on the Air," the Monroe recording charted for 13 weeks—five of them at #1 in January–February 1946.^[8] In Billboard's "Best Selling Popular Retail Records" tabulation, it spent 13 weeks in the top ten (three weeks as #1).^[9] Sheet music sales were similarly high during this period, spending 10 weeks in Billboard's top ten through 23 March 1946.^[10]

Frank Sinatra version

"Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!"
Single by Frank Sinatra
B-side	"Remember Me in Your Dreams"
Released	1950 (1950)
Genre	Christmas traditional pop
Length	2:36
Label	Columbia
Composer(s)	Jule Styne
Lyricist(s)	Sammy Cahn

American singer Frank Sinatra released a version as a single in 1950 that featured The B. Swanson Quartet.^[11][12]

Weekly chart performance for "Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!" by Frank Sinatra

Chart (1950–2024)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)[13]	17
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[14]	52
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[15]	36
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[16]	34
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[17]	28
Czech Republic (Singles Digitál Top 100)[18]	13
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[19]	13
France (SNEP)[20]	43
Germany (GfK)[21]	65
Global 200 (Billboard)[22]	41
Greece International Digital Singles (IFPI)[23]	22
Hungary (Single Top 40)[24]	22
Hungary (Stream Top 40)[25]	6
Ireland (IRMA)[26]	34
Italy (FIMI)[27]	33
Latvia (LaIPA)[28]	9
Lithuania (AGATA)[29]	19
Luxembourg (Billboard)[30]	25
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[31]	16
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[32]	15
Poland (Polish Streaming Top 100)[33]	38
Portugal (AFP)[34]	19
Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100)[35]	19
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[36]	69
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[37]	12
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[38]	16
UK Singles (OCC)[39]	33
US Holiday 100 (Billboard)[40]	45
US Rolling Stone Top 100[41]	81

Certifications

Certifications for "Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!" by Frank Sinatra

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[42]	Platinum	70,000‡
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[43]	Platinum	90,000‡
Italy (FIMI)[44]	Platinum	100,000‡
New Zealand (RMNZ)[45]	Platinum	30,000‡
Portugal (AFP)[46]	Gold	5,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[47]	Platinum	600,000‡
Streaming
Greece (IFPI Greece)[48]	Gold	1,000,000†
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. † Streaming-only figures based on certification alone.

Dean Martin version

"Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!"
Single by Dean Martin
from the album A Winter Romance
Released	1959
Genre	Christmas traditional pop
Length	1:55
Label	Capitol
Composer(s)	Jule Styne
Lyricist(s)	Sammy Cahn
Dean Martin singles chronology
"I Ain't Gonna Lead This Life No More" (1959) "Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!" (1959) "Love Me, My Love" (1960)

American singer Dean Martin released a version of the song in 1959, as part of his album A Winter Romance, and a re-recorded version in 1966, as part of The Dean Martin Christmas Album. The song entered the Billboard Hot 100 for the first time in 2018 and every year since, peaking at number 8 through 2023, with a total of 29 weeks in the Top 100.^[49]

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for "Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!" by Dean Martin

Chart (1966–2024)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)[50]	12
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[51]	7
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[52]	18
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[53]	12
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[54]	9
Croatia (Billboard)[55]	15
Czech Republic (Singles Digitál Top 100)[56]	10
Denmark (Tracklisten)[57]	15
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[58]	11
France (SNEP)[59]	11
Germany (GfK)[60]	5
Global 200 (Billboard)[61]	6
Greece International (IFPI)[62]	4
Hungary (Single Top 40)[63]	9
Hungary (Stream Top 40)[64]	9
Iceland (Tónlistinn)[65]	13
Ireland (IRMA)[66]	10
Italy (FIMI)[67]	5
Latvia (LaIPA)[68]	4
Lithuania (AGATA)[69]	4
Croatia (Billboard)[70]	4
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[71]	15
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[72]	12
Norway (VG-lista)[73]	20
Poland (Polish Streaming Top 100)[33]	8
Portugal (AFP)[74]	8
Singapore (RIAS)[75]	21
Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100)[76]	7
Slovenia (SloTop50)[77]	26
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[78]	70
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[79]	19
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[80]	5
United Arab Emirates (IFPI)[81]	20
UK Singles (OCC)[82]	13
US Billboard Hot 100[83]	7
US Holiday 100 (Billboard)[84]	6
US Rolling Stone Top 100[85]	7

Year-end charts

2023 year-end chart performance for "Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!" by Dean Martin

Chart (2023)	Position
Hungary (Single Top 40)[86]	58

2024 year-end chart performance for "Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!" by Dean Martin

Chart (2024)	Position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[87]	64
Germany (GfK)[88]	94

Certifications

Certifications for "Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!" by Dean Martin

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[89]	Platinum	70,000‡
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[90]	2× Platinum	180,000‡
Germany (BVMI)[91]	Platinum	600,000‡
Italy (FIMI)[92]	Platinum	100,000‡
New Zealand (RMNZ)[93]	Platinum	30,000‡
Portugal (AFP)[94]	Platinum	10,000‡
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[95]	Gold	30,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[96]	2× Platinum	1,200,000‡
United States (RIAA)[97]	2× Platinum	2,000,000‡
Streaming
Greece (IFPI Greece)[98]	Platinum	2,000,000†
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. † Streaming-only figures based on certification alone.

Jessica Simpson version

"Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!"
Single by Jessica Simpson
from the album Rejoyce: The Christmas Album
Released	November 22, 2004[99]
Recorded	2004
Studio	Turtle Sound Studios (New York, NY)[100] Headman Recording (New York, NY)[100] Pyramid Studios (New York, NY)[100] House of Blues Studios (Los Angeles, CA)[100]
Genre	Christmas traditional pop
Length	2:01
Label	Columbia
Composer(s)	Sammy Cahn, Jule Styne
Lyricist(s)	Sammy Cahn

American singer Jessica Simpson released a version of the song in 2004, as part of her album Rejoyce: The Christmas Album. Her version was produced by Billy Mann and reached Number 20 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart.

Chart performance for "Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!" by Jessica Simpson

Chart (2004)	Peak position
US Billboard AC[101]	20

Other charting recordings

Glee Cast version

Chart performance for "Let It Snow" by the Glee cast

Chart (2011–2012)	Peak position
US Holiday Digital Song Sales (Billboard)[102]	22

Michael Bublé version

Chart performance for "Let It Snow" by Michael Bublé

Chart (2021–2022)	Peak position
Ireland (IRMA)[103]	61
UK Singles (OCC)[104]	44
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[105]	1

Pentatonix version

Chart performance for "Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!" by Pentatonix

Chart (2017–2018)	Peak position
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[106]	17
US Holiday Digital Song Sales (Billboard)[107]	5

Other notable versions

Widely heard recordings of the song include:

• 1945 (first recording) – Vaughn Monroe for RCA Victor, which became a popular hit, reaching No. 1 on the Billboard "Best Sellers" music chart for five weeks from late December into early 1946.^[4] Vaughn later re-recorded the song in stereo for his 1958 RCA Victor album There I Sing/Swing It Again,^[108] and once again for his 1962 Dot Records album His Greatest Hits.
• 1946 – Woody Herman for Columbia Records, which reached No. 8 on the Billboard chart. Other 1946 versions were recorded by Connee Boswell for Decca Records and Bob Crosby for ARA Records.
• 1962 – Bing Crosby, on his album I Wish You a Merry Christmas.^[109]
• 2005 – Carly Simon, on a CD single.^[110] It peaked at No. 6 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart.^[111]
• 2012 – Rod Stewart, on his album Merry Christmas, Baby. Stewart's version reached No. 1 on Billboard's Adult Contemporary chart in December 2012 and remained there for a total of five weeks, tying it for the longest leading rendition of a holiday title in the history of the chart.^[112][113]
• 2019 – Doris Day recorded the song for her Christmas album on The Doris Day Christmas Album in 1964. Her version is unusual as she sings as the host in a seductive tone; all in a slow tempo, with The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra remixing the version in 2019.

See also

• List of Billboard Adult Contemporary number ones of 2012
• List of Billboard Adult Contemporary number ones of 2021