Billboard Top Holiday Songs - #1

To continue with the Christmas celebrations, here is Burl Ives taking the #1 spot on the chart with A Holly, Jolly Christmas. He recorded the song in 1964. It was written by Johnny Marks, who also wrote Rudolph, The Red-Nosed Reindeer and the #2 song, Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree. It was part of the soundtrack for the 1964 CBS/Rankin-Bass television special, Rudolph, The Red-Nosed Reindeer.

Christmas Music - Burl Ives

There are certain voices that just remind me of the season, and Burl Ives is one of them. Could be I spent years watching the stop-motion television special every December. The show debuted in 1964, and the show charmed me from the beginning. I was enthralled, and when it comes on now, I still can't help but get sucked in.

Silver and Gold


Holly Jolly Christmas


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