Q. Singers as disparate as Nat King Cole, Bing Crosby, Justin Bieber and John Legend have recorded "The Christmas Song" (with the opening line “Chestnuts roasting on an open fire.") Were roasted ...

“Chestnuts roasting on an open fire.” The opening line of one of the most enduring Christmas songs of all time paints a scene that’s warm, nostalgic, and unmistakably festive — crackling fire, winter ...

FARGO - Christmas in America just might not be Christmas in America if we didn't hear Nat King Cole crooning "Chestnuts roasting on an open fire..." from our radio speakers nearly every day. According ...

MANISTEE, MI - “Chestnuts roasting on an open fire,” is a lyric we’ve all heard. You likely have holiday memories of Nat King Cole’s liquid voice crooning about them in “The Christmas Song.” But have ...

In the panoply of smells that mark the transition of fall into winter, few are more evocative than chestnuts roasting on an open fire. The aroma that inspired the first line of Mel Torme’s “The ...

Q. Singers as disparate as Nat King Cole, Bing Crosby, Justin Bieber and John Legend have recorded “Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire.” Were roasted chestnuts really a thing? I thought chestnut trees ...