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Christmas Comes But Once a Year album cover

Christmas Comes But Once a Year✓2

ISRC

USMC10111866

Song: Christmas Comes but Once a Year

B.B. King
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Released 2001-01-01

Last verified: September 26, 2026

The ISRC for “Christmas Comes But Once a Year” by B.B. King is USMC10111866. ISRCs are 12-character ISO 3901 identifiers that uniquely tag a specific sound recording — different masters, remixes, and live versions each receive a distinct ISRC. Released 2001-01-01. The underlying musical work is ISWC T9028777379.

Format

USCountry
MC1Registrant
01Year (2001)
11866Designation
Country:
ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code (US).
Registrant:
3-character code identifying the label or distributor that assigned this ISRC.
Year (2001):
Last two digits of the reference year (2001). Years < 50 are 21st century.
Designation:
Unique 5-digit code assigned by the registrant for this specific recording.

Credit Chain

ISRCChristmas Comes But Once a Year
ISWCChristmas Comes but Once a Year

Musical Work (ISWC)

T9028777379Christmas Comes but Once a Year

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What is the ISRC for “Christmas Comes But Once a Year” by B.B. King?+
The ISRC for “Christmas Comes But Once a Year” by B.B. King is USMC10111866.
What is the ISWC for “Christmas Comes but Once a Year”?+
The ISWC for “Christmas Comes but Once a Year” is T9028777379. This recording is titled “Christmas Comes But Once a Year”. The ISRC USMC10111866 identifies this specific recording; the ISWC identifies the underlying musical work shared by all versions.
What is an ISRC and what does it tell you?+
An ISRC (International Standard Recording Code) is a 12-character ISO 3901 identifier that uniquely tags a specific sound recording. The first two characters are the country code, the next three are the registrant (label or distributor), the next two are the year, and the last five are a unique recording number.
Is the ISRC the same as the ISWC?+
No. The ISRC identifies a specific recording, while the ISWC identifies the underlying musical composition. USMC10111866 is the ISRC for this recording; T9028777379 is the ISWC for the composition it is a recording of. One composition (ISWC) can have many recordings (ISRCs) — originals, remixes, live versions, and covers each get their own ISRC but share the same ISWC.

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What is ISRC USMC10111866?

USMC10111866 is an International Standard Recording Code (ISRC) that uniquely identifies the recording “Christmas Comes But Once a Year” by B.B. King. ISRCs are 12-character alphanumeric codes defined by ISO 3901, used globally by streaming platforms, record labels, and rights organizations to track plays and distribute royalties.

This recording is linked to the musical work T9028777379, which represents the underlying composition. Multiple recordings can share the same musical work — for example, an original version, a remix, and a cover would each have their own ISRC but reference the same ISWC.

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B.B. King

The ISRC for “Christmas Comes But Once a Year” by B.B. King is USMC10111866. ISRCs are 12-character ISO 3901 identifiers that uniquely tag a specific sound recording — different masters, remixes, and live versions each receive a distinct ISRC. Released 2001-01-01. The underlying musical work is ISWC T9028777379.

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MLC Song Code

C37382
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Other versions of this workView all on iswc.fm

CHRISTMAS COMES BUT ONCE A YEARQM6MZ2591000
CHRISTMAS COMES BUT ONCE A YEARQM6XS1575734
CHRISTMAS COMES BUT ONCE A YEAR (PLAYBACK)DEC830601029
CHRISTMAS COMES BUT ONCE A YEARDEC830601028
CHRISTMAS COMES BUT ONCE A YEARDEC830801555

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