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Saturday, December 8, 2007
Radio’s most popular Christmas songs
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Here are the most played Christmas songs on radio this past week nationwide, courtesy of MediaBase 24/7.
1- “Have a Holly Jolly Christmas” Burl Ives 1963
2- “Jingle Bell Rock” Bobby Helms 1957
3- “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree” Brenda Lee 1958
4- “The Christmas Song” Nat King Cole 1946
5- “White Chrismtas” Bing Crosby 1942
6- “Happy Xmas/War Is Over” John Lennon 1971
7- “Most Wonderful Time of the Year” Andy Williams 1963
8- “Please Come Home For Christmas” The Eagles 1978
9- “Feliz Navidad” Jose Feliciano 1970
10- “All I Want For Christmas Is You” Mariah Carey 1994
The only song recorded from this decade in the top 20 is “The Christmas Shoes” by Newsong. Ranked No. 206: “Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer.” (The Bull has spun it six times in the past week.)
On B98.5 last week, the top 10 songs were:
1- John Lennon’s “Happy Xmas/War is Over,” 2- Paul McCartney’s “Wonderful Christmastime,” 3- Wham’s “Last Christmas” 4- Jose Felicianos’ “Felix Navidad,” 5- Eagles’ “Please Come Home For Christmas” 6- Michael Buble’s “Let it Snow, Let it Show” 7- Brenda Lee’s “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree” 8- Dan Fogelberg’s “Same Old Lang Syne” 9- Beach Boys’ “Little Saint Nick” 10- Bruce Springsteen’s “Santa Claus is Comin’ to Town”
Here’s 94.9 the Bull’s top 10 from last week:
1- Vince Vance’s “All I Want for Christmas is You” 2- Perry Como’s “(There’s No Place Like) Home For the Holidays” 3- Newsong’s “The Christmas Shoes” 4- Bobby Helms’ “Jingle Bell Rock” 5- Beach Boys’ “Little Saint Nick” 6- Brenda Lee’s “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree” 7- Little Big Town’s “Go Tell It On the Mountains” 8- Elvis Presley’s “Blue Christmas” 9- Rascal Flatt’s “God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen” 10- Martina McBride’s “Silent Night”
105.3/The Fish’s top 10 from last week:
1- Third Day’s “Born in Bethlehem” 2- MercyMe’s “Joseph’s Lullaby” 3- Casting Crowns “Away In a Manger” 4- Mark Schultz’s “The First Noel” 5- Erin O’Donnell’s ” O Come, O Come, Emmanuel” 6- “MercyMe’s “It Came Upon the Midnight” 7- Newsong’s “The Christmas Shoes” 8- Josh Groban’s “O Holy Night” 9- Trans-Siberian Orchestra’s “Christmas Eve/Sarajevo 12/24” 10-Michael W. Smith’s “Christmastime”
Any surprises here?
