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2 unusual facts about Joy to the World: Their Greatest Hits


Joy to the World: Their Greatest Hits

#"Joy to the World" (Hoyt Axton) – 3:50

#"Black and White" (David I. Arkin, Earl Robinson) - 3:47


All My Life

All My Life: Their Greatest Hits, an album by K-Ci & JoJo, or the title song (see below), 2005

Calling All Angels

The song was also briefly incorporated into Train's cover of "Joy to the World" for the 2012 holiday album A Very Special Christmas: 25 Years Bringing Joy to the World.

Coro amadeo

They performed four Christmas songs: Kampana ng Simbahan, Munting Sanggol, Feliz Navidad, and Joy to the World.

Dueling pianos

A commonly used bit can be found in the song "Joy to the World", by Three Dog Night, as one piano player will teach the crowd "sign language" that accompanies the song, then bringing up an audience member to demonstrate.

Emma Smith

For example, Hymn 15, changes Isaac Watts' Joy to the World from a song about Christmas to a song about the return of Christ (See Joy to the world! the Lord will come!) Most of these changes as well as a large number of the original songs included in the hymnal are attributed to William Wines Phelps.

The Pusher

Songwriter Hoyt Axton did not record "The Pusher" himself until he included it on his 1971 album, Joy to the World.

Wishing You Happiness and Prosperity

This song was included in the Pink Martini Christmas album Joy to the World released in 2010, under the title "Congratulations - A Happy New Year Song" with vocals by China Forbes and Timothy Yuji Nishimoto.


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