“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 ...

A wooden bowl of chestnuts on a burlap tablecloth - Jossfoto/Getty Images "The Christmas Song," most famously sung by Nat King Cole, opens with a flurry of Christmas-related imagery: yuletide carols ...