https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/ Copyright (c) 2006-2013 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Wed, 29 Apr 2026 15:24:41 +0000 Sun, 28 Dec 2025 14:41:44 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 12.07 360 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=10151 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum//images/Top-40-Music-on-CD-Forum-Logo.png https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/ https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=10151&PID=67634&title=o-t-definitive-christmas-music-library#67634 Author: ChicagoBill
Subject: 10151
Posted: 28 December 2025 at 2:41pm

Thanks Paul. I thought if there was anybody that would've remembered it, it would've been you since you were living in the state next door. Somewhere I remember seeing the actual video clip from the Tonight Show where she was sitting next to Johnny Carson and everybody busted up. This also made it to a Dr.Demento CD, but of course, that is no hit endorsement. Somebody must've sent the good Doctor the 45 rpm single and he put it on his 'Holidays In Dementia' CD. -Bill.]]> Sun, 28 Dec 2025 14:41:44 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=10151&PID=67634&title=o-t-definitive-christmas-music-library#67634 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=10151&PID=67633&title=o-t-definitive-christmas-music-library#67633 Author: Paul Haney
Subject: 10151
Posted: 28 December 2025 at 12:13pm

ChicagoBill wrote: In the post titled, 'OT-Wham-Last Christmas', I posted the Top 5 selling Christmas singles from my record store from 1960-1994. There was one that I didn't include because I thought it was a 'local' hit only. It would've come in at #4 knocking McCartney & Lennon down a spot. I also thought that it was being heavily played on Chicago powerhouse (in those years), WGN-AM, which I never considered Top 40 radio. On top of that, they would promote my record store as being the place to purchase it, skewing sales? It was, "Pretty Little Dolly" by Mona Abboud. I know, "WHO"?? It took her a dozen years to obtain the rights from NBC & the Tonight Show with Johnny Carson before she could start pressing up 45's in 1980. It would be interesting to hear if anyone on the board has heard of this outside of Chicago. -Bill.

Never heard of that one, Bill! But I did find it on YouTube:

Pretty Little Dolly

Edited by Paul Haney - 28 December 2025 at 2:14pm]]> Sun, 28 Dec 2025 12:13:48 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=10151&PID=67633&title=o-t-definitive-christmas-music-library#67633 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=10151&PID=67632&title=o-t-definitive-christmas-music-library#67632 Author: ChicagoBill
Subject: 10151
Posted: 28 December 2025 at 11:55am

In the post titled, 'OT-Wham-Last Christmas', I posted the Top 5 selling Christmas singles from my record store from 1960-1994. There was one that I didn't include because I thought it was a 'local' hit only. It would've come in at #4 knocking McCartney & Lennon down a spot. I also thought that it was being heavily played on Chicago powerhouse (in those years), WGN-AM, which I never considered Top 40 radio. On top of that, they would promote my record store as being the place to purchase it, skewing sales? It was, "Pretty Little Dolly" by Mona Abboud. I know, "WHO"?? It took her a dozen years to obtain the rights from NBC & the Tonight Show with Johnny Carson before she could start pressing up 45's in 1980. It would be interesting to hear if anyone on the board has heard of this outside of Chicago. -Bill. ]]> Sun, 28 Dec 2025 11:55:24 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=10151&PID=67632&title=o-t-definitive-christmas-music-library#67632 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=10151&PID=67630&title=o-t-definitive-christmas-music-library#67630 Author: eriejwg
Subject: 10151
Posted: 26 December 2025 at 2:54am

I didn't see Santa Claus is Coming To Town by The Carpenters on the list. I seem to recall that received airplay back in 1974.]]> Fri, 26 Dec 2025 02:54:17 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=10151&PID=67630&title=o-t-definitive-christmas-music-library#67630 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=10151&PID=67629&title=o-t-definitive-christmas-music-library#67629 Author: NightAire
Subject: 10151
Posted: 25 December 2025 at 11:57pm

I only found a few that tested well for me this year that you didn't already have listed:

1) The A-Strings - Sleigh Ride
2) Chris Rea - Driving Home For Christmas
3) Alison Moyet - The Coventry Carol
4) The Ramones - Merry Christmas (I Don't Want To Fight Tonight)
5) Sting - Gabriel's Message [yes, basically this entire album charted well for us]

I understand you may not want to add these due to where they originally showed up on the charts; I just wanted to let you know they did well on an all-80s internet station.

Thanks for your herculean efforts to put this list together!! Merry Christmas.
]]> Thu, 25 Dec 2025 23:57:01 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=10151&PID=67629&title=o-t-definitive-christmas-music-library#67629 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=10151&PID=67628&title=o-t-definitive-christmas-music-library#67628 Author: LunarLaugh
Subject: 10151
Posted: 25 December 2025 at 2:38pm

Friends, I love Christmas music but hardly anything added to this list by current pop artists jingles my bells.

Give me "Rusty Chevrolet" by Da Yoopers over anything coveted by Pentatonix any day. ]]> Thu, 25 Dec 2025 14:38:31 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=10151&PID=67628&title=o-t-definitive-christmas-music-library#67628 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=10151&PID=67627&title=o-t-definitive-christmas-music-library#67627 Author: Todd Ireland
Subject: 10151
Posted: 25 December 2025 at 3:39am

Hey, all:

I have updated my original post in this thread to include approximately 100 more Christmas/holiday songs, which now brings the list total to more than 1,000. Among the newly added titles are this year's entries for 2025:

"Shake the Snow Globe" - Gwen Stefani
"I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm" - Frank Sinatra & Pentatonix
"Coming Home This Christmas" - Jonas Brothers featuring Kennny G
"All I Want for Christmas Is You" (2025 single version) - LeAnn Rimes
"Christmas Time Is Here" - Trisha Yearwood

Once again, if anyone can think of any other songs to add to the list, or even make a case as to why any certain one(s) should be considered for deletion, feel free to make your case, and I will consider revising accordingly. Otherwise, I believe the current list is pretty much as definitive and comprehensive as we're ever going to get for this particular genre!

Here's wishing everyone in the music-collecting community a very Merry Christmas!

Edited by Todd Ireland - 25 December 2025 at 4:01am]]> Thu, 25 Dec 2025 03:39:10 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=10151&PID=67627&title=o-t-definitive-christmas-music-library#67627 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=10151&PID=65587&title=o-t-definitive-christmas-music-library#65587 Author: Todd Ireland
Subject: 10151
Posted: 03 January 2025 at 3:10pm

Ok, I have gained access to the Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary charts from 2022 to the present and now incorporated Christmas/holiday songs reaching the Top 10 portion from that period onto the master definitive song list in this thread's opening post. These newly added songs include:

Kelly Clarkson - "You for Christmas" (2024)
Jimmy Fallon & Meghan Trainor - "Wrap Me Up" (2023)
for KING & COUNTRY - "Do You Hear What I Hear?" (2022)
David Foster & Katharine McPhee - "Carol of the Bells" (2023)
David Foster & Katharine McPhee - "Jingle Bell Rock" (2022)
Pentatonix - "Please Santa Please" (2023)
Lindsey Sterling featuring Sabrina Carpenter - "You’re a Mean One, Mr. Grinch" (2017/2024)

I have also added a couple more songs to the list that have debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 since starting this message board thread:

Mark Ambor - "Run Rudolph Run"
Laufey - "Santa Baby"

Meanwhile, for the week ending January 4, 2025, Kesha debuted on the Hot 100 with "Holiday Road", a remake of the Lindsey Buckingham classic from 1983, which was written and recorded for National Lampoon's Vacation film franchise. Over the years, this song has arguably become most closely associated the Christmas Vacation installment and therefore seems to have gained traction in some circles as a holiday song. The question is, does it belong on a definitive list of such music? I personally vote no, especially considering how Buckingham's version was released during the summer of 1983 and not even originally part of a holiday-themed movie. I put this in the same category as "Put a Little Love in Your Heart", but I am curious to know what others think. ]]> Fri, 03 Jan 2025 15:10:02 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=10151&PID=65587&title=o-t-definitive-christmas-music-library#65587 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=10151&PID=65582&title=o-t-definitive-christmas-music-library#65582 Author: LunarLaugh
Subject: 10151
Posted: 31 December 2024 at 6:56pm

Brian W. wrote: Yogi Yorgesson – "Yingle Bells" (1949) I wish I could find this on CD without all the added reverb that is on all Capitol/EMI issues, but it doesn't appear to exist. The reverb seems to have been added in 1961 for the Capitol album "The Great Comedy Hits of Yogi Yorgesson," and that's the only master that's ever been used on CD. The puzzling thing is, on that original album they also added reverb to its B-side, "I Yust Go Nuts at Christmas," but most or all CD appearances of that are bone dry. "Yingle Bells" is available dry on a few gray-area CDs and downloads, but the sound quality isn't very good.

Strangely enough, I had a CEMA special products cassette-only release called "Christmas Is
For Kids" that had a dry vocal (no reverb) but was electronically re-channeled to simulate stereo (in a process that is similar sounding to the re-
channeling process utilized by Capitol on the cheap-o Frank Sinatra GOLD! CD compilation [CDL-57252]).]]> Tue, 31 Dec 2024 18:56:25 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=10151&PID=65582&title=o-t-definitive-christmas-music-library#65582 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=10151&PID=65573&title=o-t-definitive-christmas-music-library#65573 Author: Brian W.
Subject: 10151
Posted: 25 December 2024 at 10:51am

Yogi Yorgesson – "Yingle Bells" (1949)

I wish I could find this on CD without all the added
reverb that is on all Capitol/EMI issues, but it doesn't
appear to exist. The reverb seems to have been added in
1961 for the Capitol album "The Great Comedy Hits of Yogi
Yorgesson," and that's the only master that's ever been
used on CD.

The puzzling thing is, on that original album they also
added reverb to its B-side, "I Yust Go Nuts at
Christmas," but most or all CD appearances of that are
bone dry.

"Yingle Bells" is available dry on a few gray-area CDs
and downloads, but the sound quality isn't very good.

Edited by Brian W.]]> Wed, 25 Dec 2024 10:51:18 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=10151&PID=65573&title=o-t-definitive-christmas-music-library#65573