Rick Dees Top 40 All-Time Christmas Countdown
Dec 7, 2011 16:58:20 GMT -5
Post by Top 40 Tracker on Dec 7, 2011 16:58:20 GMT -5
I posted this in the CHR thread and thought it would be appropriate to put it here as well...
Last year, Rick Dees played a Christmas mix during the holiday weekend as a Weekly Top 40 special...this year, he actually does something better...a Top 40 all-time Christmas countdown. This most likely will air over the Christmas weekend as Christmas falls on a Sunday this year.
If you want to listen to it early, and if you love Christmas music, I think you should, you can click here:
www.rick.com/show/rick-dees-christmas-countdown
I've recorded the show and carefully listed every song played. Because most Christmas songs are short in nature, you can expect alot of extras...and Rick does not disappoint. There are 59 total songs played in his countdown, 19 are extras. I've done the work of sorting it all out for you. If you love holiday hits, then I doubt this countdown will let you down.
Last year, Rick Dees played a Christmas mix during the holiday weekend as a Weekly Top 40 special...this year, he actually does something better...a Top 40 all-time Christmas countdown. This most likely will air over the Christmas weekend as Christmas falls on a Sunday this year.
If you want to listen to it early, and if you love Christmas music, I think you should, you can click here:
www.rick.com/show/rick-dees-christmas-countdown
I've recorded the show and carefully listed every song played. Because most Christmas songs are short in nature, you can expect alot of extras...and Rick does not disappoint. There are 59 total songs played in his countdown, 19 are extras. I've done the work of sorting it all out for you. If you love holiday hits, then I doubt this countdown will let you down.
| Rank | Title | Artist |
| 40 | Merry Christmas Wherever You Are | The Mystery Caroller |
| 39 | (There's No Place Like) Home For The Holidays | Perry Como/His Orchestra/Mitch Ayers |
| 38 | Linus And Lucy (Peanuts Theme) | Vince Guaraldi Trio |
| Extra | Snoopy's Christmas (Snoopy And His Friends) | The Royal Guardsman |
| 37 | Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! | Michael Buble |
| 36 | It's The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year | Andy Williams |
| Extra | Christmas Time Is Here | Ray Parker Jr. |
| Extra | What Christmas Means To Me | Stevie Wonder |
| 35 | My Grown Up Christmas List | Natalie Cole/London Symphoney Orchestra |
| 34 | Do You Hear What I Hear | Whitney Houston |
| 33 | Here Comes Santa Claus | Gene Autry |
| Extra | Little Saint Nick | The Beach Boys |
| XMAS Pick for 2011 | How Many Angels | Catherine Hessler |
| 32 | You're A Mean One Mr. Grinch | Boris Karloff |
| 31 | Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) | Darlene Love |
| Extra | I Want To Come Home For Christmas | Marvin Gaye |
| 30 | Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas | The Carpenters |
| 29 | Frosty The Snowman | The Ronnettes |
| Extra | Donde Esta Santa Claus | Augie Rios |
| 28 | The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don't Be Late) | The Chipmunks |
| Extra | Novelty Christmas Song Montage | Jimmy Boyd/Elmo and Patsy/Barking Dogs |
| 27 | Merry Christmas Darling | The Carpenters |
| Extra | Mistletoe | Justin Bieber |
| 26 | Santa Baby | Eartha Kitt & Henri Rene And His Orchestra |
| 25 | Someday At Christmas | Stevie Wonder |
| 24 | Happy Holidays/The Holiday Season | Andy Williams |
| 23 | Blue Christmas | Elvis Presley |
| Extra | 8 Days Of Christmas | Destiny's Child |
| 22 | The Little Drummer Boy (over 220 versions recorded) | Harry Simeone Chorale |
| Extra | Little Drummer Girl | Alicia Keys |
| 21 | Santa Claus Is Coming To Town | The Jackson 5 |
| 20 | It's Beginning To Look A lot Like Christmas | Johnny Mathis |
| 19 | Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer | Gene Autry |
| Extra | Happy Holidays To You | New Edition |
| 18 | O Holy Night | Josh Groban |
| 17 | Step Into Christmas | Elton John |
| 16 | Please Come Home For Christmas | Charles Brown |
| Extra | I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus | The Jackson 5 |
| 15 | Sleigh Ride | The Ronnettes |
| 14 | Wonderful Christmastime | Paul McCartney |
| 13 | Jingle Bell Rock | Daryl Hall & John Oates |
| Extra | Christmas Time Is Here (Charlie Brown) | Vince Guaraldi Trio |
| 12 | Holly Jolly Christmas | Burl Ives |
| Extra | Marshmallow World | Darlene Love |
| 11 | Last Christmas | Wham! |
| 10 | Sleigh Ride (Instrumental) | Lee Roy Anderson |
| 9 | Do They Know It's Christmas? | Band Aid |
| Extra | Winter Wonderland | Aretha Franklin |
| 8 | Feliz Navidad | Jose Feliciano |
| 7 | Happy Xmas (War Is Over) | John & Yoko & The Plastic Ono Band w/ The Harlem Community Choir |
| Extra | When Christmas Comes | Mariah Carey |
| 6 | Jingle Bell Rock | Bobby Helms |
| 5 | This Christmas | Donny Hathaway |
| Extra | Sliver Bells (Overture) | Gloria Estefan |
| 4 | The Christmas Song | Nat King Cole |
| 3 | All I Want For Christmas Is You | Mariah Carey |
| Extra | Peace On Earth/Little Drummer Boy (Medley) | Bing Crosby & David Bowie |
| 2 | Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree | Brenda Lee |
| Extra | The First Noel | NSYNC |
| 1 | White Christmas | Bing Crosby |
