Harry Connick Jr. played an uptempo fast-paced version on the piano in When Harry Met Sally, and the incomparable Billie Holiday gave the song her own unique treatment, carefully enunciating each word in her own special way.

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Today, the Christmas song is a holiday standard with over 1, 500 renditions since it was first recorded, but none of them quite reach the master's version.

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However and wherever you celebrate this year, I hope you too have a peaceful holiday -- as the song says -- both calm and bright.

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But Mary says she tries to keep the true meaning of the holiday in mind, and her favorite holiday song, "O, Holy Night, " helps remind her.

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The holiday ends with a three-night stay at luxury resort Song Saa (which will open in February), where you can unwind with meditation and yoga classes on this island retreat.

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