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Episode 85: Do You Hear What I Hear? The Christmas Song


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Hark; the herald angels sing, “Do you hear what I hear”? I think it’s the most wonderful time of year again. Do you have a favorite that you consider to be the Christmas song? I looked out the

window this morning, and it looked like a winter wonderland. I can’t deny that
it’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas.  This week we take a sleigh ride through the
AT10 from December 24th, 2005, the top 29 Christmas songs based on
airplay. We promise to have you rockin’ around the Tannenbaum.

Link to a listing of the songs in this

week’s episode: http://www.american-top-40.bplaced.net/AT_10,_All-time_Top_60_Christmas_Songs,_2005.pdf

Data Sources: Billboard Magazine, where the charts came

from and on what the countdown was based.

Websites: allmusic.com, songfacts.com,  wikipedia.com (because Mark’s lazy)

Books: “Ranking the 70’s” by Dann Isbell, and Bill Carroll

“American Top 40 With Casey Kasem (The 1970’s)" by

Pete Battistini.

Rejected Episode Titles:

Have a Holly Jolly Sleigh Ride

Rockin’ Around the Tannenbaum

Rudolph the Little Drummer Boy


Things we talked about in the episode:

Christmastime For The Jews – SNL: https://youtu.be/BGzO1ghRKp4?si=BqDdssQKDo4yP106

The Narrator That Ruined Christmas – SNL: https://youtu.be/UihZm6T2T5g?si=p17LjvzlI2aRJ6by

SNL TV Funhouse Charlie Brown Christmas: https://youtu.be/R_Ejc3N9JKU?si=LIUtLWfUqe1KM8Hg

Daryl Hall & John Oates - Jingle Bell Rock: https://youtu.be/5vyMuxxLsD0?si=uIex0hhwwLwOXDo1

Beavis and Butt-Head - Do 'Hall & Oates - Jingle Bell

Rock': https://youtu.be/vPjLNOUH7uw?si=V5jEd6dJj3WU12Me

Sonny & Cher Christmas Show 1972 Excerpts (William

Conrad, and Oh Holy Night): https://youtu.be/GZCkI-hGzPg?si=p3AoMf3-zGVmGROu

Paul Shaffer’s Impression of Cher Singing "O Holy

Night" Promo | Letterman: https://youtu.be/BGNjJ8WwJCY?si=uwf9buQzPY4XvFL3

 

 

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