Christmas No.1

[disney_princess_85]

Great post Sue! It was Shakin' Stevens the year I was born.

 

[natalielongstaff]

Great post Sue! It was Shakin' Stevens the year I was born.

1972: Long Haired Lover From Liverpool - Little Jimmy Osmond (Dec23rd) (5)

 

[Head_in_the_clouds]

Great post Sue! It was Shakin' Stevens the year I was born.

Me too .

 

[Kevin Stringer]

Crikey Sue, you'll have to go back a few more years before I can tell what mine was!

Kev

 

[florida sun]

Crikey Sue, you'll have to go back a few more years before I can tell what mine was!

Kev

Me too Kev, so here we go, as far back as it goes: Return To Sender- Elvis for the year I was born

1945: Issy Bonn... I'm In Love With Two Sweethearts
1946: Frank Sinatra... Five Minutes More
1947: Lou Preager.. Jimmy Leach... An Apple Blossom Wedding
1948: Dinah Shore..Evelyn Knight... Buttons And Bows
1949: Anton Karas... The Harry Lime Theme
1950: Gene Autry.. Bing Crosby... Rudoph The Red-Nosed Reindeer
1951: Teddy Johnson ..Teresa Brewer ...Longing For You

LILAC ( ) = week ending date it topped the charts / date announced
GREEN ( ) = weeks at number one

1950's
1952: Hear In My Heart - Al Martino (Nov 16th) (9) First ever track in the UK charts + million seller + USA No1 .
1953: Answer Me - Frankie Laine 9 (Nov 13th) (8)
1954: Lets Have Another Party - Winifred Atwell (Dec 3rd) (5)
1955: Christmas Alphabet - Dicky Valentine (Nov 16th) (3)
1956: Just Walking In The Rain - Johnnie Ray (Nov 16th) (7)
1957: Marys Boy Child - Harry Belafonte (Nov 22nd ) (7) + million seller
1958: Its Only Make Believe - Conway Twitty (Dec 19th) (5) + No.1 in USA
1959: What Do You Want To Make Those Eyes At Me For - Emile Ford and The Checkmates (Dec 18th) (6)

1960's
1960: I Love You - Cliff Richard & The Shadows (Dec 29th) (2)
1961: Moon River - Danny Williams ( Dec 28th) (2)
1962: Return To Sender - Elvis Presley (Dec 13th) (3)
1963: I Want To Hold Your Hand - Beatles ( Dec12th) (5) +US No.1 + Million Seller
1964: I Feel Fine - Beatles (Dec 10th) (5) +US No.1 + Million Seller
1965: Day Tripper / We Can Work It Out - Beatles (Dec16) (5) +EP was a Million Seller + Day Tripper No.1 in USA
1966: Green Green Grass Oh Home - Tom Jones (Dec 1st) (7) +Million Seller
1967: Hello Goodbye - Beatles (Dec 6th) (7) + US No1
1968: Lily The Pink - Scaffold (Dec 11th) (3)
1969: Two Little Boys - Rolf Harris (Dec20th) (6

 

[Tinks1984]

I was hoping The Muppets would get it myself............

 

[scottishgirl87]

I'm in the minority here. As a rock chick at heart, I love Rage Against The Machine, joined the Facebook and bought the song (despite already owning it!) I think it's pretty appropriate in that it's an anti-establishment song and was that not the whole point of the "Rage Against The Cowell Machine" campaign? I for one thought it was quite funny

Did not like Joe's version of The Climb, at all. Totally did not understand the choosing of it! Probably in the minority again but when Leona released A Moment Like This I personally thought (and still do) that Kelly Clarkson's version is a million times better! Poor show. First X Factor winner in 5 years not to be Christmas number one.....

 

[paulh]

still think the best crimbo record that never got to number one was Wams Last Christmas
Simon Cowell made on both records this year as both acts were on his label
Some protest then
Paulh

 

[Pinky166]

1975: Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen (Nov 29th) (9) + million seller

Mine was a good one!

 

[Lizzybear]

I think it's funny... I used to love RATM when I was younger, hard to believe Killing in the name was released in 1992!

Simon Cowell made on both records this year as both acts were on his label

Was just about to reply saying the same thing. Also the irony of buying an anti-establishment song from iTunes..!

 

[wideeyes]

still think the best crimbo record that never got to number one was Wams Last Christmas
Simon Cowell made on both records this year as both acts were on his label
Some protest then
Paulh

No they are not, RATM are on EPIC and Joe is on SYCO which are both affiliated with Sony and come under the Sony umbrella. Simon has nothing to do with RATM and will not benefit from their sales. Sony will however benefit from both acts.

 

[paulh]

No they are not, RATM are on EPIC and Joe is on SYCO which are both affiliated with Sony and come under the Sony umbrella. Simon has nothing to do with RATM and will not benefit from their sales. Sony will however benefit from both acts.

he will probably not make money directly but as a major shareholder of sony/bmg
he stands to make some dividends
he is music producer and executive of the BMG UK and so directly involved in the partnership with sony
Paul

 

[wideeyes]

he will probably not make money directly but as a major shareholder of sony/bmg
he stands to make some dividends
he is music producer and executive of the BMG UK and so directly involved in the partnership with sony
Paul

It will be peanuts though for a company of that scale. It wouldn't make a massive difference to the dividends. Itunes download is 79p and that money is split between a few people from the band, publishers etc.

Singles don't make that much money. Simon will make more money from the TV show than he does from Joe single.

 

[paulh]

I. Simon will make more money from the TV show than he does from Joe single.

Freemantle own the rights to the x factor,pop idol and BGT
Reason why Simon cowel has teamed up with Philip Green is so he can buy the rights
Paul