 As of November 25, 2016, total sales of the digital track stand at 808,000 downloads according to Nielsen SoundScan, placing it eighth on the list of all-time best-selling Christmas/holiday digital singles in SoundScan history.It was also recognized by ASCAP as one of the top 25 most played and recorded Christmas songs around the world.The original José Feliciano version of the song first charted on the US "Billboard" Hot 100 more than two decades after it was first recorded reaching number 70 on the week ending January 10, 1998.