This is one of my favorite Christmas songs – you may not know it. “Christmas in Killarney” is an Irish-American Christmas song written by John Redmond, James Cavanaugh, and Frank Weldon, copyright 1950. This song has been performed by many artists, most notably Bing Crosby, who recorded it on October 1, 1951 and subsequently included it in the 12-inch LP version of his album Merry Christmas. Two recordings of the song were made by Dennis Day’s and Percy Faith. Other artists to record the song include Ruby Murray (1962), Bobby Vinton (1964), Joan Morrissey (1974), Anne Murray (1981), and the Irish Rovers (2002). It was featured prominently in the Rankin/Bass 1981 Christmas TV special, The Leprechaun’s
Songs with Banjo from Harold Hagler
