Like Greensleeves, which was appropriated by yuletide as What Child is This?, Pachelbel's Canon in D was appropriated into the Christmas season as the “Christmas Canon” by the Trans-Siberian Orchestra in the late 90's. Prior to that, it was consid... read more
, Pachelbel’s Canon in D was appropriated into the Christmas season as the “ Christmas Canon ” by the Trans-Siberian Orchestra in the late 90’s. read more
The group's rock version is entitled"Christmas Canon Rock", which debuted on their 2004 album The Lost Christmas Eve. As of November 25, 2016, total sales of the digital track stand at 918,000 downloads according to Nielsen SoundScan, placing it sixth on the list of all-time best-selling Christmas/holiday digital singles in SoundScan history. read more