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Friday, November 11, 2022

Vintage Christmas Music YouTube Jukebox Day One

Here's a small collection of vintage Christmas tunes form YouTube, many of which I've shared on Christmas50s60s on Twitter. I'll be making this a new series here on the blog. I hope you'll enjoy these songs and albums, some familiar and many obscure.

Full Playlist Here

Ella Fitzgerald – “Jingle Bells” (Verve) 1960

(Before You Know It) Christmas Will Be Here ~ Elton Britt and The Beaver Valley Sweethearts (1952)

John Barry 7 – “Get Lost Jack Frost” (UK Columbia) 1960

Music City Singers - Favorite Songs of Christmas

Cam Cobern Trio It's Christmas Once More

Cam Cobern Trio If Santa Claus Were President

Mark Anthony Mama's Twistin' With Santa

Nat King Cole The Happiest Christmas Tree

Bud Logan Old Mr Winter Here You Come Again

Dee Irwin & Little Eva The Christmas Song

Monday, November 23, 2020

Festive Tidbits: Christmas Newspaper Ads 1952

Saturday, June 27, 2020

March of Comics - Vintage Christmas Covers

March of Comics - Vintage Christmas Covers

(March of Comics Wikipedia)

Wednesday, March 18, 2020

Christmas Pop Hits of 1958

Christmas Pop Hits of 1958 (Week of Dec, 29)

From the Billboard Charts

Coming in at #71, up 6 spots from a week ago, it's Chuck Berry with Merry Christmas Baby.

Next up at #69 it's Berry again with Run Run Rudolph moving up 4 spots to its peak position for the year.

Jumping up 20 spots to #66 is that old Bing Crosby chestnut White Christmas

Just a few spots out of the top 40 at #47 is little Augie Rios with ¿Dònde Està Santa Claus?

even closer to the top 40 is Green Chri$tma$ by Stan Freberg debuting at #44

Bobby Helms iconic rendition of Jingle Bell Rock jumps 22 spots to #35

The Harry Simeone Chorale's Little Drummer Boy leapt 59 spots to #29

...and all the way up at Number 1, for the second week in a row, The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don't Be Late) by Alvin and the Chipmunks with Dave Seville