![]() ![]() “It’s The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year” (Edward Pola, George Wyle) ![]() “I’ll Be Home For Christmas” (Walter Kent, Kim Gannon, Buck Ram) “Here Comes Santa Claus (Right Down Santa Claus Lane)” (Gene Autry, Oakley Haldeman) “Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas” (Ralph Blane, Hugh Martin) “Frosty The Snowman” (Steve Nelson, Walter E. “Santa Claus Is Coming To Town” (Fred Coots, Haven Gillespie) “Do You Hear What I Hear?” (Noel Regney, Gloria Shayne Baker) “All I Want For Christmas Is My Two Front Teeth” (Donald Yetter Gardner) Holiday Songs NOT in the PUBLIC DOMAIN (Writer/Composer) Holiday songs that ARE in the PUBLIC DOMAIN One important point to remember: Even though a song may be found in the public domain, a copyrighted arrangement of that song may not be, so always check first. Basically, this is a royalty payment to the copyright owner for allowing you the use of the composition.Ī good many Christmas songs are public domain, but many popular holiday tunes are modern compositions that are copyrighted and need a license. Mechanical licenses are issued by the owner or controller of the composition (typically publishers) acting on behalf of songwriters or composers. ![]() Any time you reproduce and distribute a recording of a composition you did not write, you need a mechanical license - unless the song is in the public domain. ![]()
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