{"id":110,"date":"2018-12-24T00:00:06","date_gmt":"2018-12-24T05:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.scottowensshow.com\/?p=110"},"modified":"2018-12-24T00:00:06","modified_gmt":"2018-12-24T05:00:06","slug":"the-greatest-christmas-hits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/keener13.org\/?p=110","title":{"rendered":"The Greatest Christmas Hits"},"content":{"rendered":"

What are your favorite Christmas tunes? When my wife was putting together her list on Amazon Prime Unlimited, we got to talking about our \u00a0all time Christmas faves. Casey Kasem recorded an All Time Christmas Countdown for his American Top 40 program in 1971. It’s vastly different than the latest Billboard iteration. Let’s look at them both.<\/p>\n

BTW.. The top selling single of all time is still Bing Crosby’s “White Christmas”.<\/p>\n

Here’s Billboard Magazine’s Take:
\nLook and Listen to the entire list<\/a><\/p>\n

1 ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS IS YOU-Mariah Carey
\n2 IT’S THE MOST WONDERFUL TIME OF THE YEAR-Andy Williams
\n3 JINGLE BELL ROCK-Bobby Helms
\n4 ROCKIN’ AROUND THE CHRISTMAS TREE-Brenda Lee
\n5 A HOLLY JOLLY CHRISTMAS-Burl Ives
\n6 Nat King Cole – THE CHRISTMAS SONG-Nat King Cole
\n7 RUDOLPH THE RED-NOSED REINDEER-Gene Autry
\n8 LAST CHRISTMAS-Wham!
\n9 LET IT SNOW-Dean Martin
\n10 HERE COMES SANTA CLAUS-Gene Autry
\n11 SLEIGH RIDE-The Ronettes
\n12 FELIZ NAVIDAD-Jose Feliciano
\n13 (THERE’S NO PLACE LIKE) HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS-Perry Como
\n14 WHITE CHRISTMAS-Bing Crosby
\n15 IT’S BEGINNING TO LOOK LIKE CHRISTMAS-Perry Como
\n16 BLUE CHRISTMAS-Elvis Presley
\n17 IT’S COLD OUTSIDE-Dean Martin Baby
\n18 IT’S BEGINNING TO LOOK A LOT LIKE CHRISTMAS-Michael Buble
\n19 WONDERFUL CHRISTMASTIME-Paul McCartney
\n20 UNDERNEATH THE CHRISTMAS TREE-Kelly Clarkson<\/p>\n

American Top 40 All Time Christmas Countdown December 25, 1971
\n01. WHITE CHRISTMAS-Bing Crosby
\n02. RUDOLPH THE RED NOSED REINDEER-Gene Autry
\n03. LITTLE DRUMMER BOY-Harry Simeone Chorale
\n04. THE CHRISTMAS SONG-Nat King Cole
\n05. JINGLE BELL ROCK-Bobby Helms
\n06. SILVER BELLS-Margaret Whiting & Jimmy Wakely
\n07. WINTER WONDERLAND-Ray Conniff Orchestra & Chorus
\n08. SANTA CLAUS IS COMING TO TOWN-Bing Crosby & The Andrews Sisters
\n09. BLUE CHRISTMAS-Elvis Presley
\n10. THE CHIPMUNK SONG-Chipmunks
\n11. JINGLE BELLS-Bing Crosby & The Andrews Sisters
\n12. FROSTY THE SNOWMAN-Gene Autry
\n13. SLEIGH RIDE-Leroy Anderson
\n14. HERE COMES SANTA CLAUS-Gene Autry
\n15. I SAW MOMMY KISSING SANTA CLAUS-Jimmy Boyd
\n16. PLEASE COME HOME FOR CHRISTMAS-Charles Brown
\n17. ROCKIN’ AROUND THE CHRISTMAS TREE-Brenda Lee
\n18. NUTTIN’ FOR CHRISTMAS-Ricky Zahnd
\n19. YOU’RE ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS-Frankie Laine* (Not played on countdown)
\n20. I’LL BE HOME FOR CHRISTMAS-Bing Crosby
\n21. ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS IS MY TWO FRONT TEETH-Spike Jones
\n22. MERRY CHRISTMAS BABY-Charles Brown
\n23. CHRISTMAS IN KILARNEY-Bing Crosby
\n24. HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS-Perry Como
\n25. IT’S BEGINNING TO LOOK A LOT LIKE CHRISTMAS-Chipmunks
\n26. I YUST GO NUTS AT CHRISTMAS-Yogi Yorgesson
\n27. SANTA BABY-Eartha Kitt
\n28. MARY’S BOY CHILD-Harry Belafonte
\n29. CHRISTMAS DRAGNET-Stan Freberg
\n30. PRETTY PAPER-Roy Orbison
\n31. SNOOPY’S CHRISTMAS-Royal Guardsmen* (Not played on countdown)
\n32. LITTLE SAINT NICK-Beach Boys
\n33. BABY’S FIRST CHRISTMAS-Connie Francis
\n34. SANTO NATALE-David Whitfield
\n35. SANTA & THE SATELLITE-Dickie Goodman
\n36. LITTLE ALTAR BOY-Andy Williams
\n37. THE HAPPY REINDEER-Dancer, Prancer & Nervous
\n38. SANTA CLAUS IS WATCHING YOU-Ray Stevens
\n39. MERRY CHRISTMAS POLKA-Andrews Sisters* (Not played on countdown)
\n40. IF EVERY DAY WAS LIKE CHRISTMAS-Elvis Presley<\/p>\n

Here’s Bing singing “White Christmas” in the 1954 film of the same name.<\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=lCYGDi0OlpU<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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