The Joy of Christmas Rankdown (Finished)

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7. "The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire)"

Total: 107
Average: 11.89
Std Dev: 7.44


dub - 1
Cody Wants Out... - 5
someguy - 5
castleoblivion26 - 7
.indulgecountry - 14
kansasmeetsmo - 17
LBTrocks - 17
bboat11 - 20
tim - 21

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{Songs Remaining}
Do You Hear What I Hear
Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
O Holy Night
Silent Night
Silver Bells
White Christmas

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6. "Silent Night"

Total: 95
Average: 10.56
Std Dev: 8.56


castleoblivion26 - 2
LBTrocks - 3
kansasmeetsmo - 4
dub - 5
bboat11 - 7
.indulgecountry - 11
someguy - 17
Cody Wants Out... - 20
tim - 26

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{Songs Remaining}
Do You Hear What I Hear
Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
O Holy Night
Silver Bells
White Christmas

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Here is the top 5 for Martina's Christmas songs! There is no question that these songs are well-loved, because these are all songs that I hear in public every year when the holidays start to draw near. (Actually, I would say that for just about every song in the top 11. It's amazing how many of her Christmas songs have made their way into regular rotation year after year )


Do You Hear What I Hear
Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
O Holy Night
Silver Bells
White Christmas

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5. "Do You Hear What I Hear"

Total: 82
Average: 9.11
Std Dev: 5.86


Cody Wants Out... - 3
bboat11 - 4
someguy - 4
LBTrocks - 7
.indulgecountry - 8
tim - 9
kansasmeetsmo - 11
castleoblivion26 - 15
dub - 21

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{Songs Remaining}
Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
O Holy Night
Silver Bells
White Christmas

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4. "White Christmas"

Total: 73
Average: 8.11
Std Dev: 3.66 (3rd smallest!!)



Cody Wants Out... - 2
castleoblivion26 - 5
someguy - 6
kansasmeetsmo - 7
dub - 8
LBTrocks - 9
.indulgecountry - 10
bboat11 - 12
tim - 14

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{Songs Remaining}
Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
O Holy Night
Silver Bells

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This top 3 was ALL in the running for #1 at various points in time!

"Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas" vs. "O Holy Night" vs. "Silver Bells"

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3. "Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas"

Total: 62
Average: 6.89
Std Dev: 6.29


someguy - 2
dub - 2
bboat11 - 2
kansasmeetsmo - 3
tim - 3
LBTrocks - 6
castleoblivion26 - 11
Cody Wants Out... - 14
.indulgecountry - 19

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{Songs Remaining}
O Holy Night
Silver Bells

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2. "O Holy Night"

Total: 40
Average: 4.44
Std Dev: 5.00


bboat11 - 1
tim - 1
castleoblivion26 - 1
Cody Wants Out... - 1
kansasmeetsmo - 2
dub - 3
.indulgecountry - 6
LBTrocks - 10
someguy - 15

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1. "Silver Bells"



Total: 38
Average: 4.22
Std Dev: 3.11 (Smallest!!!)


kansasmeetsmo - 1
someguy - 1
LBTrocks - 2
bboat11 - 3
castleoblivion26 - 3
tim - 4
Cody Wants Out... - 7
.indulgecountry - 7
dub - 10

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Soooooo, as you can see, this ended up being a very close race! This top 2 ran away with it, and other than "Have Yourself..." being #1 briefly towards the beginning, "O Holy Night" was actually kinda supposed to be the runaway winner of this thing... It had far and away the most #1 ranks of any song (4), and it was in #1 for basically the entire submission process while "Silver Bells" was #2. Even someguy 's floppy ranking wasn't enough to tank it out of the top spot, although he sure tried it... (  >  )

However, along came LBTrocks ... His rank was finally enough to knock OHN from the top, raising "Silver Bells" to the summit. However, as you can see it was just baaaarely enough, because even with that huge gap between his rankings of the two songs, SB was only able to take over by TWO points!


Thank you to everyone who participated and followed along! This was definitely not my best rankdown as a host, so I just want to thank you all for your patience. I know most people don't care about Christmas music in February, but by golly, that is what you all got. I hope to see a strong turnout for the next Martina album rankdown, Everlasting, which is due this Sunday!!

[LBTrocks]

Yay me! Both are good but "Silver Bells" is another fav Christmas song of mine.

Thanks for hosting bboat11 and (finally) finishing this lol

[bboat11]

Final Results:

30. "Jingle Bells" (229)
29. "My Favorite Things" (ITHS Version) (211)
28. "Baby, It's Cold Outside" - Dean Martin ft. Martina (190)
27. "Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer (189)
26. "Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas (Live) - Chris Mann ft. Martina (189)
25. "Winter Wonderland" (WC Version) (184)
24. "Santa Claus Is Coming To Town" (183)
23. "My Favorite Things" - Keith Lockhart ft. Martina (179)
22. "It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas (171)
21. "Frosty The Snowman" (170)

20. "Home For The Holidays" (164)
19. "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing" (162)
18. "What Child Is This" - Michael W. Smith ft. Martina (162)
17. "Winter Wonderland" (WC Version) (157)
16. "Blue Christmas" - Elvis Presley ft. Martina (151)
15. "Happy Holiday / It's The Holiday Season" (142)
14. "O Come All Ye Faithful" (137)
13. "I'll Be Home For Christmas" (126)
12. "Most Wonderful Time Of The Year" (122)
11. "What Child Is This" (122)

10. "Away In A Manger" (121)
09. "Please Come Home For Christmas" (117)
08. "Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow" (110)
07. "The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire)" (107)
06. "Silent Night" (95)
05. "Do You Hear What I Hear" (82)
04. "White Christmas" (73)
03. "Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas" (62)
02. "O Holy Night" (40)
01. "Silver Bells" (38)

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Results, based on album:

White Christmas:
16. "Jingle Bells" (229)
15. "Baby, It's Cold Outside (190)
14. "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing (162)
13. "Winter Wonderland" (157)
12. "O Come All Ye Faithful" (137)
11. "I'll Be Home For Christmas" (126)
10. "What Child Is This" (122)
09. "Away In A Manger" (121)
08. "Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow" (110)
07. "The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire)" (107)
06. "Silent Night" (95)
05. "Do You Hear What I Hear" (82)
04. "White Christmas" (73)
03. "Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas" (62)
02. "O Holy Night" (40)
01. "Silver Bells" (38)


It's The Holiday Season:
09. "My Favorite Things" (211)
08. "Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer (189)
07. "Winter Wonderland" (184)
06. "Santa Claus Is Coming To Town" (183)
05. "It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas" (171)
04. "Frosty The Snowman" (170)
03. "Home For The Holidays" (164)
02. "Happy Holiday / It's The Holiday Season" (142)
01. "Most Wonderful Time Of The Year" (122)


Outside Songs:
05. "Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas (Live)" - Chris Mann ft. Martina (189)
04. "My Favorite Things" - Keith Lockhart ft. Martina (179)
03. "What Child Is This" - Michael W. Smith ft. Martina (162)
02. "Blue Christmas" - Elvis Presley ft. Martina (151)
01. "Please Come Home For Christmas (117)

[tim]

Kind of surprised not a single song from It’s the Holiday Season made it into the top 10. I went into this with a fresh mind on both holiday albums and don’t have the same kind of attachment to her first Christmas record so I think that might be one reason...another being that her most recent one is more in the big band style which not everyone is a fan of (I am though!).

Thanks again for hosting this bboat11 and I’m looking forward to George’s this year!