"Our rankings for the All-time Christmas Countdown are based on the AT40 staff's interpretation of thirty-three years' worth of surveys published by Billboard Magazine, including record sales, air-play, jukebox-play, sheet music sales, and continued popularity over the years. In our opinion, a fair ranking of the hit songs of Christmas."


This Christmas broadcast originally aired on December 22nd, 1973. It is a recording of a rebroadcast from internet radio.

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40:    The Happy Reindeer - Dancer, Prancer, And Nervous (1959)
39:    Marshmallow World - Bing Crosby (1950) (Montage Played With Darlene Love's Version)
38:    Santa Claus Is Watching You - Ray Stevens (1962)
37:    Santa And The Satellite (Parts 1 And 2) - Buchanan And Goodman (1957)
36:    Little Altar Boys - Vic Dana (1961)
35:    Merry Christmas Polka - Andrews Sisters (1950)
34:    Baby's First Christmas - Connie Francis (1961)
33:    Little Saint Nick - Beach Boys (1963)
32:    Merry Christmas Darling - Carpenters (1970)
31:    Snoopy's Christmas - Royal Guardsmen (1967)
30:    Pretty Paper - Roy Orbison
29:    Santa Baby - Eartha Kitt (1953)
28:    Mary's Boy Child - Harry Belafonte (1956)
27:    I Yust Go Nuts At Christmas - Yogi Yorgesson With The Johnny Duffy Trio (1949)
26:    It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas - Perry Como And The Fontaine Sisters (1951)
25:    Home For The Holidays - Perry Como
24:    Christmas In Kilarney - Dennis Day (1950)
23:    Lonesone Christmas (Part 1) - Lowell Fulsom (1950)
22:    All I Want For Christmas Is My Two Front Teeth - Spike Jones And His City Slickers (1948)
21:    Merry Christmas Baby - Charles Brown (1948)
20:    I'll Be Home For Christmas - Bing Crosby (1943) (Aired Beach Boys And Elvis Presley Versions)
19:    You're All I Want For Christmas - Frankie Lane (1948) Not Played Due To Quality Of Record
18:    Nuttin' For Christmas - Barry Gordon with The Art Mooney Orchestra (1955) Also A Montage With The Fontaine Sisters And Ricky Zahnd And The Blue Jeaners
17:    I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus - Jimmy Boyd (1952)
16:    Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree - Brenda Lee (1958)
15:    Here Comes Santa Claus (Down Santa Claus Lane) - Gene Autry (1947) Also a 1963 Version by Bob B. Soxx and The Blue Jeans
14:    Sleigh Ride - Leroy Anderson (1948)
13:    Please Come Home For Christmas - Charles Brown (1960) 12:    Frosty The Snow Man - Gene Autry (1950) Played Versions By The Beach Boys And The Ronettes
11:    The Chipmunk Song - David Seville and The Chipmunks (1958)
10:    Santa Claus Is Coming To Town - Bing Crosby And The Andrews Sisters (1942) Played A Montage With Versions By Burl Ives, Bing Crosby And The Andrews Sisters, The Four Seasons, The Jackson Five And The Crystals
9:    Jingle Bells - Bing Crosby and The Andews Sisters (1943) Played A Montage Of Versions By Glenn Miller, Roger Williams, The Don Charles Singing Dogs, And Ray Conniff's Orchestra And Chorus
8:    Blue Christmas - Elvis Presley
7:    Winter Wonderland - Ray Conniff's Orchestra And Chorus - Played A Montage Of Versions By The Andrews Sisters, Perry Como, Ray Conniff, And Darlene Love
6:    Silver Bells - Jimmy Wakely and Margaret Whiting (1950) Played Versions By Diana Ross And The Supremes And By Ray Coniff's Orchestra And Chorus
5:    Jingle Bell Rock - Bobby Helms (1957)
4:    The Christmas Song - Nat King Cole (1946) Also Played Excerpts Of Versions By Tony Bennett, Johnny Mathis, Jose Feliciano, And The Jackson Five
3:    The Little Drummer Boy - Harry Simeone Chorale (1958)
2:    Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer - Gene Autry (1949) Also Played A Version By The Jackson Five
1:    White Christmas - Bing Crosby (1942)
Extra:   Silent Night - Bing Crosby (1935)