Over the next few weeks, the 20th Century Retro mods will be running Christmas song polls for each decade so I'm getting the ball rolling with the 1970s which is packed with many Christmas classics (the other three polls will be the 80s, the 90s and the pre-70s). The top 10 songs from each poll will qualify for a final to decide our favourite Christmas song from the 20th Century.

 

All you have to do is pick your favourite five Christmas songs (singles or album tracks) that were released for the first time from 1970 to 1979 and put them in order with your favourite at the top of your list. It will be 5 points for 1st down to 1 point for fifth.

 

So your list will be either:

1st

2nd

3rd

4th

5th

 

Or

 

5pts

4pts

3pts

2pts

1pt

 

The voting deadline is Sunday 10th December

1st - Greg Lake - I Believe In Father Christmas

2nd - Wizzard - I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday

3rd - The Wombles - Wombling Merry Christmas

4th - Chris de Burgh - A Spaceman Came Travelling

5th - Boney M - Mary's Boy Child / Oh My Lord

 

1st Wizzard - I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday

2nd Greg Lake - I Believe In Father Christmas

3rd Boney M - Mary's Boy Child / Oh My Lord

4th Chris De Burgh - A Spaceman Came Travelling

5th Johnny Mathis - When A Child Is Born

The 70s might be my favourite decade for Christmas hits tbh!

 

+05 John And Yoko And The Plastic Ono Band With The Harlem Community Choir - Happy Xmas (War Is Over)

+04 Greg Lake - I Believe In Father Christmas

+03 Boney M - Mary's Boy Child / Oh My Lord

+02 Wizzard - I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday

+01 Chris de Burgh - A Spaceman Came Travelling

5 I believe in father Xmas

4 happy Xmas war is over

3 wonderful christmastime

2 merry Xmas everybody

1 ring out, solstice bells

Edited December 4, 20231 yr by fiesta

1st Greg Lake - I Believe in Father Christmas

2nd The Carpenters - Merry Christmas Darling

3rd Paul McCartney - Wonderful Christmastime

4th Wizzard - I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday

5th Chris De Burgh - A Spaceman Came Travelling

Loving the votes for Greg Lake :wub:

+5 The Residents - Fire (Santa Dog)

+4 John & Yoko Plastic Ono Band + Harlem Community Choir - Happy Xmas (War Is Over)

+3 Elton John - Step Into Christmas

+2 The Kinks - Father Christmas

+1 Steeleye Span - Gaudete

 

5 - Mary Hopkin - Mary Had A Baby (1972)

4 - Lynsey De Paul and Barry Blue - Happy Christmas To You From Me (1975)

3 - Linda Bennett - An Old Fashioned Christmas (Daddy's Home) (1975)

2 - Dana - It's Gonna Be A Cold Cold Christmas (1975)

1 - Elvis - The Wonderful World Of Christmas (1971)

Edited December 5, 20231 yr by Last Dreamer

Edited:

 

+5 José Feliciano - Feliz Navidad

+4 Wizzard - I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday

+3 Joni Mitchell - River

+2 John & Yoko and The Plastic Ono Band with The Harlem Community Choir - Happy Xmas (War Is Over)

+1 Mike Oldfield - In Dulce Jubilo

+0 Greg Lake - I Believe In Father Christmas

The Wombles - Wombling Merry Christmas

Edited December 5, 20231 yr by jimwatts

05 Greg Lake - I believe in Father Christmas

04 Joni Mitchell - River

03 John & Yoko - Happy Xmas war is over

02 Wizzard - I wish it could be Christmas everyday

01 Boney M - Mary’s boy child

00 Chris de Burgh - A Spaceman Came Travelling

 

More mainstream than I wanted but I can’t really think of many others

5pts Greg Lake - I Believe in Father Christmas

4 Pts Slade - Merry Xmas Everybody

3 Pts Steeleye Span - Gaudette

2 apts John Lennon & Yoko One - Happy Xmas (War Is Over)

1 pts Kurtis Blow - Christmas Rappin’

 

 

So many others I couldn’t go for like Mike Oldfield, Wizzard and The Capenters and special shout out to the Goodies with the evergreen ‘Father Christmas Do Not Touch Me’ from December 74!

Mike Oldfield - In Dulce Jubilo is one I hadn't thought of - would have only been 1 or 2 points though!

If River isn’t classed as Christmas please move everything up 1:

 

5 Joni Mitchell - River

4 José Feliciano - Feliz Navidad

3 Jethro Tull - Ring Out Solstice Bells

2 Mud - Lonely This Christmas

1 Greg Lake - I Believe In Father Christmas

0 Chris de Burgh - A Spaceman Came Travelling

River! :o

 

I didn’t even think of that, have to edit it in mine

Ack Mud deserves a vote too for the legendary TOTP performance with the puppet alone 😍

loads of faves, not surprisingly, so here we go:

points:

05 Greg Lake - I believe in Father Christmas

04 John & Yoko - Happy Xmas war is over

03 Boney M - Mary’s boy child/Oh My Lord

02 Mud - Lonely This Christmas

01 Mike Oldfield - On Horseback

 

Others I rate. Wizzard and Slade would be up there if I hadn't OD'd on them.

 

Wizzard - I wish it could be Christmas everyday

Chris de Burgh - A Spaceman Came Travelling

Slade - Merry Xmas Everybody

Wombles - Wombling Merry Christmas

Showaddywaddy - Hey Mr Christmas

Mike Oldfield - In Dulce Jubilo

Gable hall School Choir - Reggae Christmas

Johnny Mathis - When A Child Is Born

Eagles - Please Come Home For Christmas

Carpenters - Merry Christmas darling

Pipes & Drums of the Royal Scots Dragoons Guards - Little Drummer Boy

David Bowie/Bing Crosby - Little Drummer Boy/Peace On earth (oh yes it was 70's, just released in the 80's)

Donna Summer - Winter melody

 

 

 

Yes, I'll count River as a Christmas song.

+5 Greg Lake - I believe in Father Christmas

+4 Joni Mitchell - River

+3 Chris de Burgh - A Spaceman Came Travelling

+2 Wizzard - I wish it could be Christmas everyday

+1 Boney M - Mary’s boy child/Oh My Lord

If you haven't voted yet, you have the rest of the weekend.