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List of exclusive interviews obtained for
Angels We Have Heard: The Christmas Song Stories

Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town

• Audrey Gillespie, daughter-in-law of "Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town" songwriter Haven Gillespie
• Patricia Coots Chester, daughter of "Santa" songwriter J. Fred Coots
• Thomas H. Carlisle, Christmas historian
• William First, nephew of "Santa" songwriter Haven Gillespie
• Herbert Goldman, author of Banjo Eyes: Eddie Cantor and the Birth of Modern Stardom

White Christmas

• Ken Barnes, Bing Crosby producer
• Philip Furia, author of Irving Berlin: A Life In Song

Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas

• Hugh Martin, "Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas" songwriter
• George Blane, son of "Have Yourself" songwriter Ralph Blane
• John Fricke, author of Judy Garland: World's Greatest Entertainer, The Wizard Of Oz: The Official 50th Anniversary Pictorial History, and co-writer of the sacred version of "Have Yourself "

Here Comes Santa Claus

• Gene Autry
• Virginia Long, daughter of "Here Comes Santa Claus" songwriter Oakley Haldeman
• Alex Gordon, friend and employee of Gene Autry

Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer

• Gene Autry
• Alex Gordon, friend and employee of Gene Autry
• Virginia Hertz, daughter of Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer book author Robert L. May
• Thomas H. Carlisle, Christmas historian

Caroling, Caroling

• Anne Burt, wife of "Caroling, Caroling" songwriter Alfred Burt

Jingle Bell Rock

• Owen Bradley, producer of "Jingle Bell Rock"
• Anita Kerr, background vocalist for "Jingle"
• Robert Helms, son of "Jingle" singer Bobby Helms
• Maud Jennings, cousin of "Jingle" songwriter James Boothe

Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree

• Brenda Lee, singer of "Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree"
• Owen Bradley, producer of "Rockin'"
• Anita Kerr, background vocalist for "Rockin'"
• Michael Marks, son of "Rockin'" songwriter Johnny Marks

A Holly Jolly Christmas

• Owen Bradley, producer of "A Holly Jolly Christmas"
• Anita Kerr, background vocalist for "Holly Jolly"
• Dorothy Ives, wife of "Holly Jolly" singer Burl Ives
• Rick Goldschmidt, author of The Enchanted World of Rankin/Bass

Merry Christmas Darling

• Frank Pooler, "Merry Christmas Darling" songwriter

It Must Have Been The Mistletoe

• Justin Wilde, "It Must Have Been The Mistletoe" songwriter

O Little Town Of Bethlehem

• John Woolverton, author of The Education of Phillips Brooks