CHR/Pop - Top 50 Holiday Songs - 12/17/04

[Cerebro]

Wonder what holiday it was last week? Can't quite put my finger on it... ;)


RADIO & RECORDS CHR/POP CHART - TOP 50 HOLIDAY SONGS - DECEMBER 17, 2004

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TW  LW    ARTIST - TITLE
01  01  Frickin' A - Merry Merry Merry Frickin' Xmas 
02  02  Mariah Carey - All I Want For Christmas Is You 
03  08  Adam Sandler - The Chanukah Song (Part 3) 
04  04  Adam Sandler - The Chanukah Song   
05  18  Adam Sandler - The Chanukah Song (Part 2) 
06  05  'N Sync - Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays 
07  03  Trans-Siberian Orchestra - Christmas Eve/Sarajevo 12/24 
08  14  Bob Rivers - 12 Pains Of Christmas   
09  12  Bruce Springsteen - Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town 
10  15  Christina Aguilera - The Christmas Song 
11  07  Band-Aid - Do They Know It's Christmas? 
12  06  Madonna - Santa Baby         
13  10  Wham! - Last Christmas       
14  49  Bob Rivers - Walkin' Round In Women's Underwear 
15  29  Britney Spears - My Only Wish (This Year)[/color] 
16  31  Jessica Simpson and Nick Lachey - Baby, It's Cold Outside 
17  13  Little Stinkers - I Farted On Santa's Lap (Now Christmas Is Gonna Stink For Me)
18  22  Simple Plan - My Christmas List     
19  23  Paul McCartney - Wonderful Christmastime[/b] 
20  09  John Lennon - Happy Xmas/War Is Over   
21  34  Jessica Simpson - Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree 
22  11  Brenda Lee - Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree 
23  20  U2 - Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) 
24  19  Elmo and Patsy - Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer 
25  21  Jose Feliciano - Feliz Navidad       
26  37  Bryan Adams - Christmas Time     
27  24  The Eurythmics - Winter Wonderland 
28  17  John Cougar Mellencamp - I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus 
29  44  Burl Ives - Have A Holly Jolly Christmas 
30  38  Barenaked Ladies featuring Sarah McLachlan - God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen 
31  33  Bobby Helms - Jingle Bell Rock     
32  28  Eagles - Please Come Home For Christmas 
33  **  Nat "King" Cole - The Christmas Song 
34  47  'N Sync - I Don't Want To Spend One More Christmas Without You 
35  16  Elton John - Step Into Christmas     
36  **  The Waitresses - Christmas Wrapping 
37  30  The Pretenders - Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas 
38  **  The Chipmunks featuring David Seville - The Chipmunk Song 
39  **  Bruce Springsteen - Merry Christmas Baby 
40  **  Bob Seger - Little Drummer Boy   
41  42  Run-D.M.C. - Christmas In Hollis     
42  39  The Ronettes - Sleigh Ride       
43  36  Newsong - The Christmas Shoes   
44  **  Rob Thomas - A New York Christmas   
45  **  Lou Monte - Dominick The Donkey (The Italian Christmas Donkey) 
46  **  Sugar Ray featuring Carnie and Wendy Wilson - Little Saint Nick 
47  41  TLC - Sleigh Ride           
48  **  Billy Squier - Christmas Is The Time To Say I Love You[/color] 
49  **  Jessica and Ashlee Simpson - Little Drummer Boy 
50  **  Bing Crosby - White Christmas[/b]

[JCMF3]

Why isn't my local pop station playing any of these? >:(

[Michael1973]

Because pop station music programmers are not happy unless they're playing the same 50 songs over and over.  God forbid they acknowledge the Christmas season or anything.   

In all seriousness, I'd guess that it's because the target audience of pop stations is people under 25, and that many of the above songs were recorded before those people were even born!

Also, I read somewhere that people in that age range are just not as interested in hearing Christmas music as people who listen to AC or HotAC stations are, and radio is really fussy when it comes to playing music that appeals only to the target auidence.

[chebingeo]

JCMF3 said:

Why isn't my local pop station playing any of these?  >:(

Because none of these mention booty calls, bling bling, or shooting people?

[mst3k]

chebingeo said:

Because none of these mention booty calls, bling bling, or shooting people?

LOL

[Michael1973]

I've actually been hearing some of the older holiday songs on my pop station this week. Amazing, but true.