Past Xmas #1's

[Joe]

1952: Al Martino - Here In My Heart
1953: Frankie Laine - Answer Me
1954: Winifred Atwell - Let's Have Another Party
1955: Dickie Valentine - Christmas Alphabet
1956: Johnnie Ray - Just Walkin' In The Rain
1957: Harry Belafonte - Mary's Boy Child
1958: Conway Twitty - It's Only Make Believe
1959: Emile Ford & The Checkmates - What Do You Want To Make Those Eyes At Me For
1960: Cliff Richard & The Shadows - I Love You
1961: Danny Williams - Moon River
1962: Elvis Presley - Return To Sender
1963: The Beatles - I Want To Hold Your Hand
1964: The Beatles - I Feel Fine
1965: The Beatles - Day Tripper / We Can Work It Out
1966: Tom Jones - The Green Grass Of Home
1967: The Beatles - Hello Goodbye
1968: Scaffold - Lily The Pink
1969: Rolf Harris - Two Little Boys
1970: Dave Edmunds - I Hear You Knockin'
1971: Benny Hill - Ernie (The Fastest Milkman In The West)
1972: Little Jimmy Osmond - Long Haired Lover From Liverpool
1973: Slade - Merry Xmas Everybody
1974: Mud - Lonely This Christmas
1975: Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody
1976: Johnny Mathis - When A Child Is Born (Soleado)
1977: Wings - Mull of Kintyre / Girls' School
1978: Boney M - Mary's Boy Child-Oh My Lord
1979: Pink Floyd - Another Brick In The Wall (Part 2)
1980: St Winifred's School Choir - There's No One Quite Like Grandma
1981: The Human League - Don't You Want Me
1982: Renee & Renato - Save Your Love
1983: The Flying Pickets - Only You
1984: Band Aid - Do They Know It's Christmas?
1985: Shakin' Stevens - Merry Christmas Everyone
1986: Jackie Wilson - Reet Petite
1987: Pet Shop Boys - Always On My Mind
1988: Cliff Richard - Mistletoe & Wine
1989: Band Aid II - Do They Know It's Christmas?
1990: Cliff Richard - Saviours' Day
1991: Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody / These Are The Days Of Our Lives
1992: Whitney Houston - I Will Always Love You
1993: Mr Blobby - Mr Blobby
1994: East 17 - Stay Another Day
1995: Michael Jackson - Earth Song
1996: Spice Girls - 2 Become 1
1997: Spice Girls - Too Much
1998: Spice Girls - Goodbye
1999: Westlife - I Have A Dream / Seasons In The Sun
2000: Bob The Builder - Can We Fix It?
2001: Robbie Williams & Nicole Kidman - Somethin' Stupid
2002: Girls Aloud - Sound Of The Underground
2003: Michael Andrews featuring Gary Jules - Mad World
2004: Band Aid 20 - Do They Know It's Christmas?
2005: ??

[Richard]

Thanks for the list Joe!

I'm quite surprised to see that Sir Cliff has only ever had three Christmas No.1s, in 1960, 1988 and 1990!

Best Wishes from London,

Richard

[nicola]

2005 - X Factor Winner

[nicola]

Hmm, VH1 is playing the last 20 years numbers ones - I'm just following this list lol.

[roger]

Thanks for the fascinating list, Joe.

The realisation that I am familiar with the first half of that list more than the second half is somewhat disturbing! Haha, 1968 and 1969 - they don't make 'em like that any more!

Te he, there are members all over the world now scrolling up to see what they were!

I can honestly say, I never bought any of them. Did any of you? And would you admit it if you did?

Roger

[nicola]

The only one I bought of them was Spice Girls 'Goodbye'

I was 14. You can't fault me.

[Richard]

Hello again everybody!

If it's confession time, I never bought any of the Christmas No.1s as singles, but I do have all the Beatles' seasonal winners on various CDs. I'm going to keep quiet about having Benny Hill's "Ernie" on a vinyl album, so shhhh!!!

Anonymous

[portia]

nicola said:

The only one I bought of them was Spice Girls 'Goodbye'

I was 14. You can't fault me.

Fault the Spice Girls and their management for putting out such fantastically bad noise.

[nicola]

Actually, if you notice - with the exception of 95' and 03' - the 90s and beyond are... awful... what is wrong with the buyign public! I mean, Mr Blobby and Bob the Builder?!

[portia]

I was pretty sure music began going downhill from the sixties onwards. Suddenly EVERYONE wanted to be the next Beatles and Elvis and Rolling Stones. And they're not even that good.

[Joe]

Hello all,

Hi Richard, I've just listened to Sir Cliff's 'Saviour's Day' and 'Mistletoe and Wine'; both songs are on the St. Phillip's Boy's Choir's (aka Libera) album Angel Voices 3. I have Benny Hill's 'Ernie, the Fastest Milkman' on cassette! :je

Hey Nic, I wish the VH1 in the states aired the last 20 number ones Perhaps Madonna or Craig David take '05! I've never heard of Mr Blobby or East 17! Yeah, I liked 'Mad World' in '03...Gary Jules was good (Tears For Fears were better).

[Richard]

Hello Joe!

If you haven't heard of Mr Blobby you haven't missed much!
He was a sort of spotty Michelin Man created by Noel Edmonds.

Best Wishes,

Richard