Posted December 19, 20231 yr We have now reached the final of our poll to decide what the forum's favourite Christmas song from the 20th Century is. The top ten songs from each decade have made it through. There is an extra qualifier from the 1970s as two songs tied for 10th place. We have also granted a wild card to Peace on Earth/Little Drummer Boy by David Bowie and Bing Crosby as it would have had enough points to go through from the 1980s poll before it was disqualified for being recorded in the 1970s. The two people who gave it points did not have the opportunity to then vote for it in the 1970s poll as it had already finished so we thought it was only fair to include it in the final. This time you are voting for your top 20 songs with 20 points for 1st place down to 1 point for 20th place. Please put your favourite song at the top of your list like this: +20 +19 +18 +17 +16 +15 +14 +13 +12 +11 +10 +9 +8 +7 +6 +5 +4 +3 +2 +1 The finalists: Vince Guaraldi Trio - Christmas Time Is Here Joan Regan - Must Be Santa Bobby Helms - Jingle Bell Rock Vince Guaraldi Trio - Linus And Lucy Andy Williams - It’s The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year Nat ‘King’ Cole - The Christmas Song Darlene Love - Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) The Beach Boys - Little Saint Nick Brenda Lee - Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree The Ronettes - Sleigh Ride The Residents - Fire (from the Santa Dog EP) Mary Hopkin - Mary Had A Baby Paul McCartney - Wonderful Christmastime Slade - Merry Xmas Everybody Chris de Burgh - A Spaceman Came Travelling Boney M - Mary's Boy Child / Oh My Lord José Feliciano - Feliz Navidad Joni Mitchell - River John And Yoko And The Plastic Ono Band With The Harlem Community Choir - Happy Xmas (War Is Over) Wizzard - I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday Greg Lake - I Believe In Father Christmas David Bowie and Bing Crosby - Peace on Earth/Little Drummer Boy Queen - Thank God It's Christmas David Essex - A Winter's Tale Frankie Goes to Hollywood - The Power of Love Jona Lewie - Stop the Cavalry Pretenders - 2000 Miles Wham! - Last Christmas Shakin' Stevens - Merry Christmas Everyone Chris Rea - Driving Home for Christmas The Waitresses - Christmas Wrapping The Pogues featuring Kirsty MacColl - Fairytale of New York Low - Just Like Christmas Type O Negative - Red Water (Christmas Mourning) Cliff Richard - Saviour's Day Tori Amos - Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas Trans-Siberian Orchestra - Christmas Eve / Sarajevo 12/24 The Spice Girls - 2 Become 1 East 17 - Stay Another Day Darlene Love - All Alone On Christmas Mariah Carey - All I Want For Christmas Is You Saint Etienne - I Was Born On Christmas Day Closing date - Saturday 23rd December
December 19, 20231 yr +20 The Pogues featuring Kirsty MacColl - Fairytale of New York +19 José Feliciano - Feliz Navidad +18 Wizzard - I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday +17 Chris Rea - Driving Home for Christmas +16 Joni Mitchell - River +15 Mariah Carey - All I Want For Christmas Is You +14 Darlene Love - All Alone On Christmas +13 John And Yoko And The Plastic Ono Band With The Harlem Community Choir - Happy Xmas (War Is Over) +12 Frankie Goes to Hollywood - The Power of Love +11 The Beach Boys - Little Saint Nick +10 Bobby Helms - Jingle Bell Rock +9 Jona Lewie - Stop the Cavalry +8 Brenda Lee - Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree +7 Darlene Love - Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) +6 East 17 - Stay Another Day +5 Greg Lake - I Believe In Father Christmas +4 Pretenders - 2000 Miles +3 The Ronettes - Sleigh Ride +2 The Waitresses - Christmas Wrapping +1 Saint Etienne - I Was Born On Christmas Day
December 19, 20231 yr +20 John And Yoko And The Plastic Ono Band With The Harlem Community Choir - Happy Xmas (War Is Over) +19 Greg Lake - I Believe In Father Christmas +18 Boney M - Mary's Boy Child / Oh My Lord +17 Wizzard - I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday +16 East 17 - Stay Another Day +15 Type O Negative - Red Water (Christmas Mourning) +14 The Pogues featuring Kirsty MacColl - Fairytale of New York +13 The Waitresses - Christmas Wrapping +12 The Ronettes - Sleigh Ride +11 Saint Etienne - I Was Born On Christmas Day +10 Pretenders - 2000 Miles +09 Chris de Burgh - A Spaceman Came Travelling +08 Jona Lewie - Stop the Cavalry +07 Mariah Carey - All I Want For Christmas Is You +06 Darlene Love - Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) +05 Shakin' Stevens - Merry Christmas Everyone +04 Brenda Lee - Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree +03 José Feliciano - Feliz Navidad +02 Low - Just Like Christmas +01 Wham! - Last Christmas
December 20, 20231 yr +20 Greg Lake - I Believe In Father Christmas +19 Chris Rea - Driving Home for Christmas +18 John And Yoko And The Plastic Ono Band With The Harlem Community Choir - Happy Xmas (War Is Over) +17 The Pogues featuring Kirsty MacColl - Fairytale of New York +16 Frankie Goes to Hollywood - The Power of Love +15 Boney M - Mary's Boy Child / Oh My Lord +14 Jona Lewie - Stop the Cavalry +13 Wham! - Last Christmas +12 The Waitresses - Christmas Wrapping +11 Saint Etienne - I Was Born On Christmas Day +10 The Beach Boys - Little Saint Nick +9 David Bowie and Bing Crosby - Peace on Earth/Little Drummer Boy +8 The Spice Girls - 2 Become 1 +7 Cliff Richard - Saviour's Day +6 Wizzard - I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday +5 Darlene Love - All Alone On Christmas +4 The Ronettes - Sleigh Ride +3 Pretenders - 2000 Miles +2 Slade - Merry Xmas Everybody +1 Mariah Carey - All I Want For Christmas Is You
December 21, 20231 yr The list of songs I'd actively choose to listen to didn't quite reach 20 +20 The Pogues featuring Kirsty MacColl - Fairytale of New York 19 Greg Lake - I Believe In Father Christmas 18 The Waitresses - Christmas Wrapping 17 Saint Etienne - I Was Born On Christmas Day 16 East 17 - Stay Another Day 15 Pretenders - 2000 Miles 14 Low - Just Like Christmas 13 Wham! - Last Christmas 12 Jona Lewie - Stop the Cavalry 11 Chris de Burgh - A Spaceman Came Travelling 10 The Ronettes - Sleigh Ride 9 Shakin' Stevens - Merry Christmas Everyone 8 Wizzard - I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday 7 Frankie Goes to Hollywood - The Power of Love 6 Slade - Merry Xmas Everybody 5 Andy Williams - It’s The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year 4 The Beach Boys - Little Saint Nick
December 21, 20231 yr +20 Joan Regan - Must Be Santa +19 Mary Hopkin - Mary Had A Baby ------------------------------------------------------------ +18 Saint Etienne - I Was Born On Christmas Day +17 Pogues and Kirsty MacColl - Fairytale of New York +16 Shakin' Stevens - Merry Christmas Everyone +15 Andy Williams - It’s The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year +14 Cliff Richard - Saviour's Day +13 Bobby Helms - Jingle Bell Rock +12 Paul McCartney - Wonderful Christmastime +11 Brenda Lee - Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree HzW--ugX8Cg :heart:
December 21, 20231 yr +20 Joni Mitchell - River +19 Tori Amos - Have yourself a merry little xmas +18 Saint Etienne - I Was Born On Christmas Day +17 Pogues - Fairytale of New York +16 John Lennon - Happy Xmas +15 Jose Feliciano - Feliz navidad +14 Pretenders - 2,000 miles +13 Brenda Lee - Rocken’’round +12 Wham - Last Xmas +11 Chris Rea - Driving Home for Christmas +10 East 17 - Stay another day +9 Wizzard - I wish it could be xmas every day +8 Mariah Carey - All I Want for Xmas is You
December 22, 20231 yr +20 The Pogues featuring Kirsty MacColl - Fairytale of New York +19 Pretenders - 2000 Miles +18 East 17 - Stay Another Day +17 The Waitresses - Christmas Wrapping +16 John And Yoko And The Plastic Ono Band With The Harlem Community Choir - Happy Xmas (War Is Over) +15 Jona Lewie - Stop the Cavalry +14 Slade - Merry Xmas Everybody +13 Saint Etienne - I Was Born On Christmas Day +12 Wham! - Last Christmas +11 Wizzard - I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday +10 The Spice Girls - 2 Become 1 +9 Shakin' Stevens - Merry Christmas Everyone +8 Darlene Love - Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) +7 Greg Lake - I Believe In Father Christmas +6 Chris de Burgh - A Spaceman Came Travelling +5 Frankie Goes to Hollywood - The Power of Love +4 David Essex - A Winter's Tale
December 22, 20231 yr 20 Greg Lake - I Believe In Father Christmas 19 Joni Mitchell - River 18 Tori Amos - Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas 17 Frankie Goes to Hollywood - The Power of Love 16 The Ronettes - Sleigh Ride 15 Shakin' Stevens - Merry Christmas Everyone 14 Darlene Love - Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) 13 Vince Guaraldi Trio - Linus And Lucy 12 The Waitresses - Christmas Wrapping 11 The Pogues featuring Kirsty MacColl - Fairytale of New York 10 Brenda Lee - Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree 09 John And Yoko And The Plastic Ono Band With The Harlem Community Choir - Happy Xmas (War Is Over) 08 Vince Guaraldi Trio - Christmas Time Is Here 07 Saint Etienne - I Was Born On Christmas Day 06 David Essex - A Winter's Tale 05 Low - Just Like Christmas 04 Mariah Carey - All I Want For Christmas Is You 03 Pretenders - 2000 Miles 02 Wizzard - I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday 01 Chris Rea - Driving Home for Christmas
December 22, 20231 yr 20; The Pogues featuring Kirsty MacColl - Fairytale of New York 19; Greg Lake - I Believe In Father Christmas 18; Trans-Siberian Orchestra - Christmas Eve / Sarajevo 12/24 17; The Waitresses - Christmas Wrapping 16; John And Yoko And The Plastic Ono Band With The Harlem Community Choir - Happy Xmas (War Is Over) 15; Wizzard - I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday 14; Slade - Merry Xmas Everybody 13; Jona Lewie - Stop the Cavalry 12; Chris de Burgh - A Spaceman Came Travelling 11; The Ronettes - Sleigh Ride 10; Pretenders - 2000 Miles 09; Brenda Lee - Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree 08; David Essex - A Winter's Tale 07; Chris Rea - Driving Home for Christmas 06; José Feliciano - Feliz Navidad 05; David Bowie and Bing Crosby - Peace on Earth/Little Drummer Boy 04; Joni Mitchell - River 03; East 17 - Stay Another Day 02; Darlene Love - Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) 01; Andy Williams - It’s The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year
December 22, 20231 yr Author +20 Greg Lake - I Believe In Father Christmas +19 Wizzard - I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday +18 Pretenders - 2000 Miles +17 Saint Etienne - I Was Born On Christmas Day +16 The Ronettes - Sleigh Ride +15 David Essex - A Winter's Tale +14 The Waitresses - Christmas Wrapping +13 Jona Lewie - Stop the Cavalry +12 Queen - Thank God It's Christmas +11 Chris de Burgh - A Spaceman Came Travelling +10 Boney M - Mary's Boy Child / Oh My Lord +9 Low - Just Like Christmas +8 Paul McCartney - Wonderful Christmastime +7 John And Yoko And The Plastic Ono Band With The Harlem Community Choir - Happy Xmas (War Is Over) +6 Brenda Lee - Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree +5 The Beach Boys - Little Saint Nick +4 Type O Negative - Red Water (Christmas Mourning) +3 Chris Rea - Driving Home for Christmas +2 Trans-Siberian Orchestra - Christmas Eve / Sarajevo 12/24 +1 Nat ‘King’ Cole - The Christmas Song The Power Of Love would have been in my top 3 but I don't see it as being a Christmas song so I'm not voting for it.
December 22, 20231 yr +20 Greg Lake +19 The Pretenders +18 Frankie Goes to Hollywood +17 Slade +16 Nat King Cole +15 Bing/Bowie +14 Chris De Burgh +13 The Pogues +12 Queen +11 John Lennon +10 David Essex +09 Darlene Love - All Alone on Christmas +08 Jona Lewie +07 Shakin Stevens +06 Wham +05 The Beach Boys +04 East 17 +03 Wizzard +02 Jonie Mitchell +01 Brenda Lee Edited December 22, 20231 yr by Christmasteve201
December 22, 20231 yr Author Steve, there are two Darlene Love songs in the final. Which one are you voting for?
December 22, 20231 yr +20 The Pogues featuring Kirsty MacColl - Fairytale of New York +19 Chris Rea - Driving Home for Christmas +18 José Feliciano - Feliz Navidad +17 The Ronettes - Sleigh Ride +16 Shakin' Stevens - Merry Christmas Everyone +15 Mariah Carey - All I Want For Christmas Is You +14 Darlene Love - All Alone On Christmas +13 Brenda Lee - Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree +12 Wham! - Last Christmas +11 Wizzard - I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday +10 Slade - Merry Xmas Everybody +9 John And Yoko And The Plastic Ono Band With The Harlem Community Choir - Happy Xmas (War Is Over) +8 The Waitresses - Christmas Wrapping +7 Bobby Helms - Jingle Bell Rock +6 East 17 - Stay Another Day +5 Darlene Love - Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) +4 Greg Lake - I Believe In Father Christmas +3 Jona Lewie - Stop the Cavalry +2 Frankie Goes to Hollywood - The Power of Love +1 Nat ‘King’ Cole - The Christmas Song Mud and Elton would've got a lot of points from me if they'd been on the shortlist
December 22, 20231 yr +20 The Waitresses - Christmas Wrapping +19 Vince Guaraldi Trio - Christmas Time Is Here +18 The Pogues featuring Kirsty MacColl - Fairytale of New York +17 Low - Just Like Christmas +16 Vince Guaraldi Trio - Linus And Lucy +15 Type O Negative - Red Water (Christmas Mourning) +14 The Residents - Fire (from the Santa Dog EP) +13 John And Yoko And The Plastic Ono Band With The Harlem Community Choir - Happy Xmas (War Is Over) +12 The Ronettes - Sleigh Ride +11 Brenda Lee - Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree +10 Trans-Siberian Orchestra - Christmas Eve / Sarajevo 12/24 +9 Wham! - Last Christmas +8 Wizzard - I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday +7 The Beach Boys - Little Saint Nick +6 Mariah Carey - All I Want For Christmas Is You +5 Darlene Love - All Alone On Christmas +4 Jona Lewie - Stop the Cavalry +3 Saint Etienne - I Was Born On Christmas Day +2 Darlene Love - Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) +1 Bobby Helms - Jingle Bell Rock
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