This is the pre-1970's thread which will packed with many Christmas classics. 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 1900 to 1969 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. presumably classical and folk songs will be valid as long as they were recorded prior to 1970, in other words, ancient tunes covered up to and including 31st Dec 1969...

 

So your list will be either:

1st

2nd

3rd

4th

5th

 

Or

 

5pts

4pts

3pts

2pts

1pt

 

The voting deadline is Sunday 10th December

 

5pts The Beach Boys - Little Saint Nick

4pts The Ronettes - Sleigh Ride

3pts Brenda Lee - Harry Belafonte - Mary's Boy Child

2pts Darlene Love - Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)

1pt Roy Orbison - Pretty Paper

 

Others:

Rockin Around The Xmas Tree - current US number 1, 65 years on, Brenda is 78.

White Xmas

Winter Wonderland

Christmas Song

Santa Baby

 

Plus the usual crowd charting each year..

 

 

 

 

+05 The Ronettes - Sleigh Ride

+04 The Ronettes - Frosty The Snowman

+03 Darlene Love - Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)

+02 Brenda Lee - Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree

+01 Nat King Cole - The Christmas Song

 

A Christmas Gift for You is the 60s festive bible

+5 Andy Williams - It's The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year

+4 Nat King Cole - The Christmas Song

+3 Brenda Lee - Rockin Around The Christmas Tree

+2 Ronettes - Sleigh Ride

+1 Bobby Helms - Jingle Bell Rock

 

Beach Boys would be next.

5 pts Brenda Lee - Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree

4 pts Beach Boys - Little Saint Nick

3 pts The Ronettes - Sleigh Ride

2 pts Bobby Helms - Jingle Bell Rock

1pt Andy Williams - The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year

+5 Darlene Love - Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)

+4 Andy Williams - Happy Holiday/The Holiday Season

+3 Brenda Lee - Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree

+2 The Ronettes - Sleigh Ride

+1 Nat King Cole - The Christmas Song

This is going to take some narrowing down, I definitely prefer more songs from this era to the 70s.

5pts Vince Guaraldi Trio - Christmas Time Is Here

4pts Vince Guaraldi Trio - Linus And Lucy

3pts The Ronettes - Sleigh Ride

2pts Brenda Lee - Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree

1pt Vince Guaraldi Trio - Skating

 

I love the Vince Guaraldi Trio christmas album too! *.*

Ah damn, just realised I had no room for Dean Martin’s Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!

5 pts Nat King Cole - The Christmas Song

4 pts Darlene Love - A Marshmello World

3 pts Bing Crosby & The Andrew’s Sister - Mele Kalikimaka

2 pts Bing Crosby - Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas

1 pt Bob B Soxx & The Blue Jeans - Here Comes Santa Claus

 

5 Brenda Lee - Rocking Around The Christmas Tree

4 Perry Como, The Fontane Sisters, Mitchell Ayres and his Orchestra - It’s Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas (criminal that everyone listens to the bloomin’ Bublé version!)

3 Ronettes - Sleigh Ride

2 Beach Boys - Little Saint Nick

1 Roy Orbison - Pretty Paper

 

Really wanted to vote for:

Elvis - Blue Christmas

Adam Faith - Lonely Pup (In A Christmas Shop)

Jim Reeves - Silver Bells

Chuck Berry - Run Rudolph Run

Bobby Helms - Jingle Bell Rock

Nat King Cole - The Christmas Song

Edited December 7, 20231 yr by Jingle Jules

+5 The Beach Boys - Little Saint Nick

+4 Bobby Helms - Jingle Bell Rock

+3 Brenda Lee - Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree

+2 Darlene Love - Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)

+1 The Ronettes - Sleigh Ride

I have only two vintage favourites :

Joan Regan - Must Be Santa (1960) [my 2nd favourite Christmas song]

Rosemary Clooney and Gene Autry - The Night Before Christmas Song (1952)

5 Brenda Lee - Rocking Around The Christmas Tree

4 Perry Como, The Fontane Sisters, Mitchell Ayres and his Orchestra - It’s Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas (criminal that everyone listens to the bloomin’ Bublé version!)

3 Ronettes - Sleigh Ride

2 Beach Boys - Little Saint Nick

1 Roy Orbison - Pretty Paper

 

Really wanted to vote for:

Elvis - Blue Christmas

Adam Faith - Lonely Pup (In A Christmas Shop)

Jim Reeves - Silver Bells

Chuck Berry - Run Rudolph Run

Bobby Helms - Jingle Bell Rock

Nat King Cole - The Christmas Song

 

 

Can’t Believe I forgot about Chuck Berry, always reminds me of Home Alone!

 

I have only two vintage favourites :

Joan Regan - Must Be Santa (1960) [my 2nd favourite Christmas song]

Rosemary Clooney and Gene Autry - The Night Before Christmas Song (1952)

 

Is Must Be Santa the original of the Bob Dylan cover from 2009?

Is Must Be Santa the original of the Bob Dylan cover from 2009?

 

Yes, it the same song, but Joan Regan is not original too.

 

First release : Mitch Miller's version.

 

A cover version by Tommy Steele reached Number 40 on UK Singles Chart. Another cover, by Joan Regan made number 42 on the next week.

Edited December 8, 20231 yr by Last Dreamer

5pts - The Ronettes - Sleigh Ride

4pts - Brenda Lee - Rocking Around The Christmas Tree

3pts - The Beach Boys - Little Saint Nick

2pts - The Crystals - Santa Claus Is Coming To Town

1pt - Nat King Cole - The Christmas Song

05 The Ronettes - Sleigh Ride

04 Vince Guaraldi Trio - Linus And Lucy

03 Dean Martin - Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!

02 Brenda Lee - Rocking Around The Christmas Tree

01 Darlene Love - Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)

 

Just a reminder this closes today.