Favorite Rock'n'Roll Christmas Songs
I thought I'd put this in a thread of it's own since I didn't see one specifically for Christmas songs. One of our local rock'n'roll radio station dj's had a write-up in one of our local magazines this week about the "Rock'n'Roll 12 Songs of Christmas on the Radio". He said he comprised this list based on "sales and an unofficial survey of requests I have remembered over the years at Christmas". So here it is ...
12. Santa Claus and His Old Lady - Cheech and Chong
11. Snoppy's Christmas - The Royal Guardsmen
10. Run Rudolph Run - Chuck Berry
9. White Christmas - Drifters
8. Jingle Bell Rock - Bobby Helmes
7. Phil Spector's Christmas Album - Darlene Love/Ronettes
6. Happy Xmas (War Is Over) - John Lennon
5. Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer - Gene Autry
4. Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree - Brenda Lee
3. Frosty the Snowman - Ronettes
2. Please Come Home for Christmas - Eagles*
1. Blue Christmas - Elvis Presley
* Here is what he wrote - "Oh my! Talk about fighting off those Christmas blues! In 1960, Charles Brown, along with a great guitar solo, put this song into the Christmas catalog forever. Unfortunately, after the Eagles covered it, most people never remember Charles Brown's version. Bon Jovi has a great cover version too, but it's the Eagles version that people know and love best."
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