List of Billboard Best Bets for Christmas 1963–1973
American music chart publisher
Billboard number one Best Bets For Christmas
These are Billboard's Best Bets for Christmas number-one albums and singles:
Issue date | Albums | Artist | Singles | Artist | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
November 30, 1963 | The Andy Williams Christmas Album | Andy Williams | "White Christmas" | Andy Williams | [3] |
December 7, 1963 | [4] | ||||
December 14, 1963 | [5] | ||||
December 21, 1963 | [6] | ||||
December 28, 1963 | [7] | ||||
December 5, 1964 | The Little Drummer Boy | Harry Simeone Chorale
|
"Blue Christmas" [8] | Elvis Presley | [9] |
December 12, 1964 | The Andy Williams Christmas Album | Andy Williams | "The Little Drummer Boy" [10] | Harry Simeone Chorale
|
[11] |
December 19, 1964 | [12] | ||||
December 26, 1964 | [13] | ||||
December 11, 1965 | [14] | ||||
December 18, 1965 | The Little Drummer Boy | Harry Simeone Chorale
|
[15] | ||
December 25, 1965 | [16] | ||||
December 3, 1966 | The Dean Martin Christmas Album | Dean Martin | [17] | ||
December 10, 1966 | Merry Christmas | Andy Williams | [18] | ||
December 17, 1966 | The Little Drummer Boy | Harry Simeone Chorale
|
[19] | ||
December 24, 1966 | Merry Christmas | Andy Williams | "Sleep in Heavenly Sleep (Silent Night)" | Barbra Streisand | [20] |
December 2, 1967 | A Christmas Album | Barbra Streisand | "Snoopy's Christmas" | The Royal Guardsmen | [21] |
December 9, 1967 | [22] | ||||
December 16, 1967 | [23] | ||||
December 23, 1967 | [24] | ||||
December 30, 1967 | [25] | ||||
December 7, 1968 | Christmas Album | Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass | "The Christmas Song" [26] | Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass | [27] |
December 14, 1968 | [28] | ||||
December 21, 1968 | That Christmas Feeling | Glen Campbell | [29] | ||
December 28, 1968 | "The Little Drummer Boy" | Harry Simeone Chorale
|
[30] | ||
December 6, 1969 | Give Me Your Love for Christmas | Johnny Mathis | "White Christmas" [31] | Bing Crosby | [32] |
December 13, 1969 | The Christmas Song | Nat King Cole | "The Christmas Song" [33] | Nat King Cole | [34] |
December 20, 1969 | Merry Christmas | Andy Williams | "Jingle Bell Rock" [35] | Bobby Helms | [36] |
December 27, 1969 | Jim Nabors' Christmas Album [37] | Jim Nabors | [38] | ||
December 19, 1970 | Jackson 5 Christmas Album[39] | Jackson 5
|
"Santa Claus Is Coming to Town" | Jackson 5
|
[40] |
December 26, 1970 | " Merry Christmas, Darling "
|
Carpenters | [41] | ||
December 18, 1971 | A Partridge Family Christmas Card | The Partridge Family | "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town" / "Christmas Won't Be the Same This Year" | Jackson 5 | [42] |
December 25, 1971 | "Merry Christmas, Darling" | Carpenters | [43] | ||
December 9, 1972 | Elvis Sings The Wonderful World of Christmas | Elvis Presley | "Jingle Bells" | The Singing Dogs | [44] |
December 16, 1972 | The Christmas Song | Nat King Cole | "Please Come Home for Christmas" [45] | Charles Brown | [46] |
December 23, 1972 | Jackson 5 Christmas Album | Jackson 5 | "The Christmas Song" | Nat King Cole | [47] |
December 8, 1973 | Elvis Sings The Wonderful World of Christmas | Elvis Presley | "Merry Christmas, Darling" | Carpenters | [48] |
December 15, 1973 | A Motown Christmas | Various artists
|
"Step into Christmas" | Elton John | [49] |
December 22, 1973 | A Christmas Album | Barbra Streisand | "Blue Christmas" | Elvis Presley | [50] |
Top 10 Christmas Albums
These are the LPs that reached the top 10 on Billboard's Christmas Record charts from 1958 until 1973. Record collectors[51] and holiday music fans[52][53] believe that every contemporary holiday album owes a debt to one or more of the albums below.[54][55][56][57][58]
Rank | Album | Artist | Year Rlsd. |
Peak Date |
Peak Pos. |
Weeks | ||
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Peak | Top 10 | Chart | ||||||
1 | The Andy Williams Christmas Album | Andy Williams | 1963 | 11/30/1963 | #1 | 9 | 23 | 30 |
2 | A Christmas Album | Barbra Streisand | 1967 | 12/2/1967 | 6 | 16 | 20 | |
3 | The Little Drummer Boy | Harry Simeone Chorale
|
1959 | 12/5/1964 | 4 | 25 | 35 | |
4 | Merry Christmas | Andy Williams | 1966 | 12/10/1966 | 3 | 12 | 20 | |
5 | Jackson 5 Christmas Album | Jackson 5
|
1970 | 12/26/1970 | 10 | 10 | ||
6 | The Christmas Song
|
Nat King Cole | 1963 | 12/13/1969 | 2 | 29 | 35 | |
7 | Elvis Sings The Wonderful World of Christmas | Elvis Presley | 1971 | 12/9/1972 | 8 | 8 | ||
8 | Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass Christmas Album | Herb Alpert | 1968 | 12/7/1968 | 6 | 10 | ||
9 | That Christmas Feeling | Glen Campbell | 1968 | 12/21/1968 | 10 | |||
10 | A Partridge Family Christmas Card | The Partridge Family | 1971 | 12/18/1971 | 3 | 5 | ||
11 | The Dean Martin Christmas Album | Dean Martin | 1966 | 12/3/1966 | 1 | 14 | 19 | |
12 | Jim Nabors' Christmas Album [59] | Jim Nabors | 1967 | 12/27/1969 | 13 | 21 | ||
13 | Give Me Your Love For Christmas
|
Johnny Mathis | 1969 | 12/6/1969 | 10 | 12 | ||
14 | A Motown Christmas | Various Artists | 1973 | 2/15/1973 | 3 | 3 | ||
15 | Music of Christmas[60] | Percy Faith And His Orchestra | 1957 | 11/24/1958 | 1 | 2 | ||
16 | Elvis' Christmas Album | Elvis Presley | 1957 | 12/11/1965 | #2 | 7 | 23 | 31 |
17 | Merry Christmas | Johnny Mathis | 1958 | 11/30/1963 | 6 | 27 | 29 | |
18 | Merry Christmas | Bing Crosby | 1955 | 12/26/1964 | 3 | 34 | 40 | |
19 | Sounds of Christmas | Johnny Mathis | 1963 | 12/21/1963 | 2 | 7 | 20 | |
20 | Merry Christmas Ho! Ho! Ho! [61] | Lou Rawls | 1967 | 12/9/1967 | 1 | 5 | 10 | |
21 | Christmas with Mahalia [62] | Mahalia Jackson | 1968 | 12/13/1969 | 2 | 5 | ||
22 | Christmas Album [63] | Bobby Sherman | 1970 | 12/19/1970 | 2 | 3 | ||
23 | A Jolly Christmas From Frank Sinatra
|
Frank Sinatra | 1957 | 11/24/1958 | 1 | 11 | ||
24 | John Gary Christmas Album [64] | John Gary | 1964 | 12/5/1964 | #3 | 1 | 4 | 17 |
25 | Handel: Messiah | The Mormon Tabernacle Choir / Eugene Ormandy
|
1959 | 12/13/1969 | 2 | 6 | ||
26 | The Sinatra Family Wish You a Merry Christmas | Frank Sinatra featuring Frank Sinatra Jr., Nancy Sinatra and Tina Sinatra | 1969 | 12/13/1969 | 4 | |||
27 | This Christmas I Spend With You [65] | Robert Goulet | 1963 | 12/21/1963 | #4 | 2 | 6 | 13 |
28 | Sound of Christmas | Ramsey Lewis Trio
|
1961 | 12/18/1965 | 1 | 8 | 24 | |
29 | The Temptations Christmas Card | The Temptations | 1970 | 12/23/1972 | 5 | 5 | ||
30 | Merle Haggard's Christmas Present | Merle Haggard | 1973 | 12/8/1973 | 2 | 3 | ||
31 | Merry Christmas[66] | Jackie Gleason | 1956 | 11/24/1958 | 1 | 7 | ||
32 | We Wish You A Merry Christmas | Ray Conniff | 1962 | 12/9/1972 | #5 | 1 | 3 | 20 |
33 | Season's Greetings from Perry Como | Perry Como | 1959 | 12/7/1963 | 1 | 2 | 20 | |
34 | O' Bambino — The Little Drummer Boy [67] | Harry Simeone Chorale
|
1965 | 2/3/1966 | 5 | |||
35 | Merry Christmas! | New Christy Minstrels
|
1963 | 12/28/1963 | 1 | 8 | ||
36 | Christmas Carols | Mantovani | 1954 | 11/24/1958 | 1 | |||
37 | Noël | Joan Baez | 1966 | 12/3/1966 | #6 | 4 | 5 | 13 |
38 | Merry Christmas | The Supremes | 1965 | 12/11/1965 | 2 | 3 | 12 | |
39 | Snoopy And His Friends
|
The Royal Guardsmen | 1967 | 12/23/1967 | 2 | 7 | ||
40 | The Beach Boys' Christmas Album | The Beach Boys | 1965 | 12/18/1965 | 1 | 3 | 13 | |
41 | A Christmas Gift for You from Phil Spector | Various Artists | 1963 | 12/23/1972 | 6 | |||
42 | Songs of Christmas[68] | Norman Luboff Choir
|
1956 | 11/24/1958 | 1 | 1 | ||
43 | Merry Christmas from the Brady Bunch | The Brady Bunch | 1970 | 12/25/1971 | ||||
44 | Christmas Greetings From Mantovani And His Orchestra [69] | Mantovani | 1963 | 12/21/1963 | #7 | 1 | 3 | 14 |
45 | Merry Christmas from Brenda Lee | Brenda Lee | 1964 | 12/16/1972 | 1 | 15 | ||
46 | Christmas with Conniff | Ray Conniff | 1959 | 12/27/1969 | 11 | |||
47 | The Christmas Spirit | Johnny Cash | 1963 | 12/13/1969 | 5 | |||
48 | Now Is The Caroling Season[70] | Fred Waring and his Pennsylvanians
|
1957 | 11/24/1958 | 1 | |||
49 | Handel's Messiah
|
Robert Shaw Chorale and Orchestra | 1966 | 12/7/1968 | #8 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
50 | Christmas in My Home Town | Charley Pride | 1970 | 12/23/1972 | 1 | 3 | 6 | |
51 | More Sounds of Christmas | Ramsey Lewis Trio
|
1964 | 12/26/1964 | 2 | 15 | ||
52 | Merry Christmas [71] | Al Martino | 1964 | 12/19/1964 | 11 | |||
53 | Christmas with The King Family [72] | The King Family | 1965 | 12/18/1965 | 2 | |||
54 | The Joy of Christmas | The New York Philharmonic / Leonard Bernstein
|
1963 | 12/11/1965 | 11 | |||
55 | Soul Christmas (Atco Records 33-269) [73] | Various artists
|
1968 | 12/6/1969 | 6 | |||
56 | Beloved Choruses [74] | The Mormon Tabernacle Choir / Eugene Ormandy
|
1958 | 12/18/1965 | 4 | |||
57 | Christmas '64 | Jimmy Smith | 1964 | 12/5/1964 | ||||
58 | The Voices of Christmas[75] | The Voices of Walter Schumann | 1955 | 11/24/1958 | 1 | |||
59 | Ventures' Christmas Album [76] | The Ventures | 1965 | 12/18/1965 | #9 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
60 | Christmas Hymns & Carols [77] | Robert Shaw | 1957 | 11/24/1958 | 8 | |||
61 | 12 Songs Of Christmas | Frank Sinatra, Bing Crosby and Fred Waring | 1964 | 12/19/1964 | 3 | |||
62 | Merry Xmas From José Feliciano | José Feliciano | 1970 | 12/8/1973 | ||||
63 | Navidad Means Christmas [78] | Eydie Gorme & Trio Los Panchos
|
1966 | 12/17/1966 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
64 | Holiday Sing Along with Mitch | Mitch Miller and The Gang | 1961 | 12/28/1963 | 1 | 17 | ||
65 | Christmas with The Chipmunks Volume 2 | The Chipmunks
|
1963 | 12/21/1963 | 13 | |||
66 | A Christmas Treasure [79] | Andre Previn
|
1967 | 12/2/1967 | 6 | |||
67 | A Christmas Festival [80] | Boston Pops Orchestra
|
1970 | 12/19/1970 | 2 | |||
68 | Joy to The World[81] | Roger Wagner Chorale | 1956 | 11/24/1958 | 1 | |||
69 | Songs For A Merry Christmas [82] | Wayne Newton | 1966 | 12/3/1966 | #10 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
70 | Christmas Wonderland | Bert Kaempfert | 1963 | 12/7/1963 | 2 | 2 | 13 | |
71 | Christmas Present...And Past [83] | Paul Revere & the Raiders | 1967 | 12/9/1967 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |
72 | Snowfall: The Tony Bennett Christmas Album | Tony Bennett | 1968 | 12/14/1968 | 3 | |||
73 | A Soulful Christmas | James Brown | 1968 | 12/13/1969 | ||||
74 | The Perry Como Christmas Album | Perry Como | 1968 | 12/26/1970 | ||||
75 | The Christmas Album: 20 Great Christmas Favorites By 20 Great Artist (Columbia Records 30763) [84] | Various artists
|
1972 | 12/8/1973 |
See also
- Billboard Christmas Hits 1983-1989
- Billboard Christmas Holiday Charts
Notes
- ^ Known has Christmas Records from 1963 to 1964 and Top Christmas Sellers in 1965.
References
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- ^ "Appendix E: All Time Christmas Countdown".
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- ^ “Christmas Records.” Billboard, vol. 75, no. 49, December 7, 1963, p. 8.
- ^ “Christmas Records.” Billboard, vol. 75, no. 50, December 14, 1963, p. 8.
- ^ “Christmas Records.” Billboard, vol. 75, no. 51, December 21, 1963, p. 8.
- ^ “Christmas Records.” Billboard, vol. 75, no. 52, December 28, 1963, p. 7.
- ^ First released on the 1957 45 EP entitled Elvis Sings Christmas Songs (EPA-4108). It was first released as a commercially available single in 1964.
- ^ “Christmas Records.” Billboard, vol. 76, no. 49, December 5, 1964, p. 25.
- ^ First charted on the Hot 100 in 1958 peaking at #13
- ^ “Christmas Records.” Billboard, vol. 76, no. 50, December 12, 1964, p. 22.
- ^ “Christmas Records.” Billboard, vol. 76, no. 51, December 19, 1964, p. 34.
- ^ “Christmas Records.” Billboard, vol. 76, no. 52, December 26, 1964, p. 36.
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- ^ “Billboard Best Bets For Christmas.” Billboard, vol. 78, no. 50, December 10, 1966, p. 40.
- ^ “Billboard Best Bets For Christmas.” Billboard, vol. 78, no. 51, December 17, 1966, p. 36.
- ^ “Billboard Best Bets For Christmas.” Billboard, vol. 78, no. 52, December 24, 1966, p. 33.
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- ^ “Billboard Best Bets For Christmas.” Billboard, vol. 79, no. 49, December 9, 1967, p. 92.
- ^ “Billboard Best Bets For Christmas.” Billboard, vol. 79, no. 50, December 16, 1967, p. 61.
- ^ “Billboard Best Bets For Christmas.” Billboard, vol. 79, no. 51, December 23, 1967, p. 50.
- ^ “Billboard Best Bets For Christmas.” Billboard, vol. 79, no. 52, December 30, 1967, p. 40.
- ^ The flip side "My Favorite Things" peaked at #45 on the Hot 100 the same year.
- ^ “Billboard Best Bets For Christmas.” Billboard, vol. 80, no. 49, December 7, 1968, p. 82.
- ^ “Billboard Best Bets For Christmas.” Billboard, vol. 80, no. 50, December 14, 1968, p. 84.
- ^ “Billboard Best Bets For Christmas.” Billboard, vol. 80, no. 51, December 21, 1968, p. 69.
- ^ “Billboard Best Bets For Christmas.” Billboard, vol. 80, no. 52, December 28, 1968, p. 57.
- ^ First released in 1942 peaking at #1 for 11 weeks
- ^ “Billboard Best Bets For Christmas.” Billboard, vol. 81, no. 49, December 6, 1969, p. 11.
- ^ The King Cole Trio version charted at #3 in 1946. This 1953 recording with the Nelson Riddle Orchestra first charted in 1954 peaking at #29.
- ^ “Billboard Best Bets For Christmas.” Billboard, vol. 81, no. 50, December 13, 1969, p. 10.
- ^ First charted on Billboard's Top 100 in 1957 peaking at #6.
- ^ “Billboard Best Bets For Christmas.” Billboard, vol. 81, no. 51, December 20, 1969, p. 12.
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- ^ “Billboard Best Bets For Christmas.” Billboard, vol. 81, no. 52, December 27, 1969, p. 10.
- ^ "Jackson 5 gave love on Christmas Day but did not celebrate the holiday themselves".
- ^ “Best Bets For Christmas.” Billboard, vol. 82, no. 51, December 19, 1970, p. 12.
- ^ “Best Bets For Christmas.” Billboard, vol. 82, no. 52, December 26, 1970, p. 59.
- ^ “Best Bets For Christmas.” Billboard, vol. 83, no. 51, December 18, 1971, p. 49.
- ^ “Best Bets For Christmas.” Billboard, vol. 83, no. 52, December 25, 1971, p. 49.
- ^ “Best Bets For Christmas.” Billboard, vol. 84, no. 51, December 9, 1972, p. 40.
- ^ First charted on the Hot 100 in 1961 peaking at #76.
- ^ “Best Bets For Christmas.” Billboard, vol. 84, no. 52, December 16, 1972, p. 51.
- ^ “Best Bets For Christmas.” Billboard, vol. 84, no. 53, December 23, 1972, p. 4.
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- ^ "Billboard's Best Selling Christmas Albums of the 1960s". 9 January 2012.
- ^ "Billboard's Top-Selling Christmas Album – 1970s". 16 January 2012.
- ^ "Deejay's Favorite Christmas Disks." The Billboard, vol. 70, no. 47, November 24, 1958, p. 2.
- ^ "Christmas Records." Billboard, vol. 75-76, no. 48-52 & 49-52, November 30, 1963-December 26, 1964, pp. 11, 8, 8, 7, 25, 22, 22, 34 & 36.
- ^ "Billboard Top Christmas Sellers." Billboard, vol. 77, no. 50-52, December 11, 1965-December 25, 1965, pp. 7, 15 & 12.
- ^ "Billboard Best Bets For Christmas." Billboard, vol. 78-81, no. 49-52, 48-52, 49-52 & 49-52, December 3, 1966-December 27, 1969, pp. 56, 40, 36, 33, 8, 92, 61, 50, 40, 82, 84, 69, 57, 11, 10, 12, & 10.
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- ^ "Percy Faith and His Orchestra - Music of Christmas". Discogs. 1954.
- ^ "Lou Rawls - Merry Christmas Ho! Ho! Ho! Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic". AllMusic.
- ^ "Mahalia Jackson - Christmas with Mahalia [Columbia] Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic". AllMusic.
- ^ "Bobby Sherman - Christmas Album Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic". AllMusic.
- ^ "John Gary - the John Gary Christmas Album Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic". AllMusic.
- ^ "Robert Goulet - This Christmas I Spend with You Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic". AllMusic.
- ^ "Jackie Gleason - Merry Christmas". Discogs. 1956.
- ^ "Harry Simeone Chorale - O Bambino/The Little Drummer Boy Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic". AllMusic.
- ^ "The Norman Luboff Choir - Songs of Christmas". Discogs. 1956.
- ^ "Mantovani - Christmas Greetings from Mantovani and His Orchestra Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic". AllMusic.
- ^ "Fred Waring & His Pennsylvanians, Fred Waring - Now is the Caroling Season Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic". AllMusic.
- ^ "Al Martino - Merry Christmas Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic". AllMusic.
- ^ "King Family - Christmas with the King Family Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic". AllMusic.
- ^ https://www.hipchristmas.com/albums/s/soul.php
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- ^ "Robert Shaw, Robert Shaw Chorale - Christmas Hymns and Carols, Vol. 1 Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic". AllMusic.
- ^ "Eydie Gorme, Eydie Gorme y Trio los Panchos, el Trio los Panchos - Navidad Means Christmas Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic". AllMusic.
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