Although I disagree with Bob's list, I had to share this with you. I tried to guess what song he was talking about first. I love the way he put it together. You will too! Let me know what you think in the comment area. Have FUN!
The following 40 songs were picked by Robert Fontenot, (an oldies expert), as being the best and most popular holiday tunes from the
'50s, '60s, and '70s. Enduring annual airplay was considered in making
the list, but also numbers of cover versions and overall Christmas
"feel." Can you guess which Christmas song is which, based on the
descriptions alone? On with the countdown!
The Number 40 song was never released as a single, but was assembled from bits and pieces years after the band broke up!
39. Top 40 Christmas Oldies Songs: Number 39
At Number 39 is a song that swings harder and naughtier than most, partly because it's not really about Christmas at all!
38. Top 40 Christmas Oldies Songs: Number 38
The oldie but goodie at Number 38 isn't about Christmas, either, but it takes place then!
37. Top 40 Christmas Oldies Songs: Number 37
Number 37's holiday hit was sung by a man better known for "island music," which may be why it hit much bigger in the UK!
36. Top 40 Christmas Oldies Songs: Number 36
The oldie but goodie at Number 36 wasn't sung by a child, though it sounds like it... but it was inspired by one!
35. Top 40 Christmas Oldies Songs: Number 35
Coming in at Number 35 is a song sung by a 13-year-old... yet the Catholic Church banned it anyway!
34. Top 40 Christmas Oldies Songs: Number 34
The Number 34 spot is taken by a song that sat around for three decades before it was recorded... then took years to become a hit!
33. Top 40 Christmas Oldies Songs: Number 33
Number 33 in our countdown is reserved for a song that uses the same keyboard as "Bette Davis Eyes"!
32. Top 40 Christmas Oldies Songs: Number 32
The 32nd greatest Christmas song was made famous by a man who hosted TV Christmas specials for 40 years... and it's not Bing!
31. Top 40 Christmas Oldies Songs: Number 31
Our Number 31 Christmas classic features two extra reindeer... and a camel!
30. Top 40 Christmas Oldies Songs: Number 30
The song at Number 30 was made famous by a man who offended Americans at the World Series!
29. Top 40 Christmas Oldies Songs: Number 29
Making the list at Number 29 is the first antiwar Christmas song to hit the Billboard charts... and it was sung by a 16-year-old!
28. Top 40 Christmas Oldies Songs: Number 28
The song at Number 28 began the "Christmas #1" tradition in the UK... but it was actually recorded in the summer, and in New York!
27. Top 40 Christmas Oldies Songs: Number 27
Number 27 in our countdown is a Christmas song by a group that made it big singing about summer!
26. Top 40 Christmas Oldies Songs: Number 26
The song at Number 26 is the b-side of one of the most famous Christmas songs of all time... but it's not by the same artist!
25. Top 40 Christmas Oldies Songs: Number 25
The song coming in at Number 25 makes George Michael very sad.
24. Top 40 Christmas Oldies Songs: Number 24
The Number 24 song on our countdown reminds us all that the reason for the season is often overlooked.
23. Top 40 Christmas Oldies Songs: Number 23
The song at Number 23 is modern R&B's greatest Christmas anthem... yet its creator never lived long enough to see it happen.
22. Top 40 Christmas Oldies Songs: Number 22
The holiday oldie coming in at Number 22 is an epic created by Philly Soulsters, led by a jazzman who jammed with Bird!
21. Top 40 Christmas Oldies Songs: Number 21
At the Number 21 position we have an old Czech folksong, recorded in a church!
20. Top 40 Christmas Oldies Songs: Number 20
The Number 20 selection in our countdown has become a standard in this version -- just don't buy anything expensive!
19. Top 40 Christmas Oldies Songs: Number 19
At Number 19 we have a blues song written by a "Christmas artist" but covered by a soul legend!
18. Top 40 Christmas Oldies Songs: Number 18
Number 18 was designed by a Beatle fan as a similar "thank you" to his own fans... but it made the radio anyway!
17. Top 40 Christmas Oldies Songs: Number 17
The Christmas classic at Number 17 is a political message that began life as a folk ballad about a horse race!
16. Top 40 Christmas Oldies Songs: Number 16
At Number 16 is a hit instrumental somehow morphed into a holiday standard!
15. Top 40 Christmas Oldies Songs: Number 15
Number 15 on our countdown was a wartime hit that had to be cleaned up in order to endure!
14. Top 40 Christmas Oldies Songs: Number 14
The Number 14 holiday oldie was a rock radio hit a full decade before it was ever released!
13. Top 40 Christmas Oldies Songs: Number 13
Number 13 on our countdown was written by a songwriter responsible for no less than four of the songs on our top 40 list!
12. Top 40 Christmas Oldies Songs: Number 12
Sitting at Number 12 in the countdown is another number inspired by a child... and a group named after three record executives!
11. Top 40 Christmas Oldies Songs: Number 11
The timeless classic in the Number 11 spot began as a coloring book, but wound up as the second most popular Christmas song ever!
10. Top 40 Christmas Oldies Songs: Number 10
The Number 10 song on our countdown may be the most famous Christmas song of all time... so famous, in fact, it destroyed itself!
9. Top 40 Christmas Oldies Songs: Number 9
At Number 9 is a song written to cool down the songwriter on a sweltering summer day!
8. Top 40 Christmas Oldies Songs: Number 8
Our Number 8 Christmas song is probably the sexiest in existence... but it was written by a Senator's niece!
7. Top 40 Christmas Oldies Songs: Number 7
The Christmas classic coming in at Number 7 is the first song to mention a "freeway"... and a tenth reindeer!
6. Top 40 Christmas Oldies Songs: Number 6
The song at Number 6 is a radical version of s standard that pleased its composer, even though he hated rock and roll!
5. Top 40 Christmas Oldies Songs: Number 5
The timeless classic coming in at Number 5 wasn't released as a single, and the album it was on flopped, but it's now a standard!
4. Top 40 Christmas Oldies Songs: Number 4
Our Number 4 song comes from an artist who gave the world not one but two oft-covered Christmas classics!
3. Top 40 Christmas Oldies Songs: Number 3
Coming in at Number 3 is a song that was released before its star became famous -- and didn't become a hit until she did!
2. Top 40 Christmas Oldies Songs: Number 2
The Number 2 selection in our countdown was made in only three takes, yet took seven years to even be released as a single!
1. Top 40 Christmas Oldies Songs: Number 1
At Number 1 is the greatest Christmas oldie, a song which made it to the Top 10 even though it was rushed out on December 23rd!
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