Nat King Cole - The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire) (Live) (1953) Nat King Cole’s rendition of “The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)” is one of the most cherished holiday classics, capturing the essence of the season with its warm imagery and heartfelt delivery. Written in 1945 by Mel Tormé and Robert Wells during a sweltering summer, the song’s vivid winter imagery was a deliberate attempt to conjure a cooler atmosphere. The result was a lyrical masterpiec