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Released on RCA Victor, also Starman (David Bowie), The Passenger (Iggy Pop) and Ziggy Stardust (David Bowie)
Written by Steve Nelson, also Frosty the Snowman (The Jacksons), Bouquet of Roses (Marty Robbins) and Will Santy Come to Shanty Town (Eddy Arnold)
Part of Christmas With Hank Snow, also The Reindeer Boogie, Christmas Roses and Christmas Wants
Written by Jack Rollins, also Frosty the Snowman (The Jacksons), Man Piaba (Harry Belafonte) and I Don’t Hurt Anymore (Johnny Cash)
Worth knowing
Counted from cited credits on fono.
Jack Rollins’s most frequent co-writer is Steve Nelson (3 songs together)
Jack Rollins first appears on fono in 1950, 17 years before this song
Steve Nelson first appears on fono in 1950, 17 years before this song
Credits
All 4 credits
- Written by
- Jack Rollins and Steve Nelson
- Part of
- Christmas With Hank Snow
- Released on
- RCA Victor
- Written by
- Jack Rollins and Steve Nelson
- Part of
- Christmas With Hank Snow
- Released on
- RCA Victor
Connected by credits
Other songs that share a producer, writer, studio or label with this one.
Same writer: Steve Nelson
Same label: RCA Victor
Same release: Christmas With Hank Snow
Same writer: Steve Nelson
Same writer: Jack Rollins
Same label: RCA Victor
Same release: Christmas With Hank Snow
Same writer: Steve Nelson
Elsewhere
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1MusicBrainz The Christmas Cannonball was written by Jack Rollins
The Christmas Cannonball was written by Jack Rollins
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
2MusicBrainz The Christmas Cannonball was written by Steve Nelson
The Christmas Cannonball was written by Steve Nelson
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
3MusicBrainz The Christmas Cannonball is part of the release Christmas With Hank Snow
The Christmas Cannonball is part of the release Christmas With Hank Snow
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
4MusicBrainz RCA Victor is the label of the song The Christmas Cannonball
RCA Victor is the label of the song The Christmas Cannonball
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
5MusicBrainz The Christmas Cannonball was released on 1967
The Christmas Cannonball was released on 1967
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026