For the Christmas holiday edition of “The Grooveyard”, Alan Seltzer played the Top 30 Holiday Hits of the Grooveyard era. Before we get to the videos of the Top Ten, here’s numbers 30 through 11…
| 30 | Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) | Darlene Love |
| 29 | Pretty Paper | Roy Orbison |
| 28 | Christmas Dragnet | Stan Freberg & Daws Butler |
| 27 | Gee Whiz, It’s Christmas | Carla Thomas |
| 26 | It’s Christmas Everywhere | Paul Anka |
| 25 | White Christmas | The Drifters |
| 24 | Dominick, The Italian Christmas Donkey | Lou Monte |
| 23 | Monsters’ Holiday | Bobby ‘Boris’ Pickett |
| 22 | The Christmas Waltz | Frank Sinatra |
| 21 | Nuttin’ for Christmas | Barry Gordon |
| 20 | Run Rudolph Run | Chuck Berry |
| 19 | Blue Christmas | Elvis Presley |
| 18 | Do You Hear What I Hear | Bing Crosby |
| 17 | Santa Baby | Eartha Kitt |
| 16 | Please Come Home For Christmas | Charles Brown |
| 15 | Little St. Nick | The Beach Boys |
| 14 | Jingle Bells | Singing Dogs |
| 13 | Jingle Bell Rock | Chubby Checker & Bobby Rydell |
| 12 | May You Always | Harry Harrison |
| 11 | Santa Claus Is Coming To Town | Four Seasons |
Now here’s the Top Ten holiday hits, as heard on “The Grooveyard” with Alan Seltzer…
#10 “Home for the Holidays” by Perry Como
#9 “Baby’s First Christmas” by Connie Francis
#8 “You’re All I Want for Christmas” by Caro Emerald and Brook Benton
#7 “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree” by Brenda Lee
#6 “Donde Esta Santa Claus” by Augie Rios
#5 “Little Drummer Boy” by The Harry Simeone Chorale
#4 “The Christmas Song” by Nat King Cole
#3 “Jingle Bell Rock” by Bobby Helms
#2 “I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus” by Jimmy Boyd
#1 “The Chipmunk Song” by David Seville and the Chipmunks
Next week’s “Grooveyard Greats” countdown will be presented in that section of our site rather than a traditional post. Look for the Top 50 to be posted as follows:
- Number 50 to 41 – Tuesday at 9 PM
- Number 41 to 30 – Wednesday at 9 PM
- Numbers 30 to 1 – Added 10 at a time as that section of the survey is completed on”The Grooveyard”
We hope you get to join us, both on the air and online. We’re on 88.1 FM on Long Island, and online on the 88.1 FM button on wcwp,org. Don’t forget to send your holiday wishes, song requests, questions, comments and suggestions on the form below. And Happy Holidays from everyone at. . .
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