by KingoftheHits | Dec 24, 2015 | #Posts, 70's, Beatles, Holiday Hits, Oldies, Pop, Top 40, UK Artists
Sponsored Ding Dong; Ding Dong was a 1974 holiday season offering from George Harrison from his new 1974 album Dark Horse. Many music critics panned the single, calling it “repetitive and dull” or “a raspy stab at ‘Auld Lang...
by KingoftheHits | Dec 23, 2015 | #Posts, 60's, Beatles, Holiday Hits, Pop, UK Artists
Sponsored I Wanna Be Santa Claus was a 1999 holiday season single from Ringo Starr, and also the title of the Christmas album – and his twelfth studio release. The song was co-written by Starr, the record’s producer Mark Hudson and Dean Grakal and,...
by KingoftheHits | Dec 22, 2015 | #OriginalPresentations, 70's, Beatles, Classic Hits, Holiday Hits, Oldies, Pop, Top 40, UK Artists
Sponsored Happy Xmas (War Is Over) was the culmination of two years of peace activism and bed-ins on behalf of the cause by John Lennon and wife Yoko Ono. The lyrics, written by Ono and Lennon, are set to a traditional English ballad called Skewball. Recorded...
by KingoftheHits | Dec 22, 2015 | #OriginalPresentations, 60's, Beatles, British Invasion Era, Holiday Hits, Novelty, Oldies, Pop, Top 40, UK Artists
Sponsored For seven straight holiday seasons, from 1963, during the beginning of their rise to fame, to 1969, just prior to the group’s breakup, The Beatles released a specially recorded Christmas greeting available exclusively for the members of their...
by KingoftheHits | Dec 22, 2015 | #Posts, 70's, Beatles, Classic Hits, Holiday Hits, Oldies, Pop, Top 40, UK Artists
Sponsored Paul McCartney recorded Wonderful Christmastime by himself in 1979 during the sessions for his second solo album called McCartney II. Following its release that year, Wonderful Christmastime peaked at #6 on the UK singles chart for the week ending...
by KingoftheHits | Dec 21, 2015 | #OriginalPresentations, 60's, Beatles, British Invasion Era, Holiday Hits, Novelty, Oldies, Pop, Top 40, UK Artists
Advertisement For seven straight holiday seasons, from 1963, during the beginning of their rise to fame, to 1969, just prior to the group’s breakup, The Beatles released a specially recorded, limited-edition Christmas greeting available exclusively for the...
