Πολλά και ηχηρά τα ονόματα που πρωταγωνιστούν στη λίστα με τα τραγούδια που βρέθηκαν στον Νο. 1 τα περασμένα 60 Χριστούγεννα. Η λίστα που ακολουθεί αποτελεί μία σύντομη αναδρομή στην μουσική των τελευταίων 60 χρόνων, αφού συναντάμε ονόματα όπως οι Beatles, ο Elvis, ο Michael Jackson, οι Queen, οι Pink Floyd, οι Boney M, ο Tom Jones, η Whitney Huston κλπ...
Αξίζει να σημειωθεί, ότι σύμφωνα με τα Βρετανικά Official Charts, το πιο εμπορικό τραγούδι της λίστας που ακολουθεί ήταν το «Do They Know It’s Christmas?» των Band Aid (φιλανθρωπικό γκρουπ καλλιτεχνών), το οποίο βρέθηκε στο Νο 1 των Χριστουγέννων 3 φορές: το 1984, το 1989 και το 2004, σημειώνοντας πωλήσεις άνω των 3,7 εκατ. αντιτύπων και εισπράξεις που διατέθηκαν για φιλανθρωπικούς σκοπούς.
1954 LET'S HAVE ANOTHER PARTY - WINIFRED ATWELL
1955 CHRISTMAS ALPHABET - DICKIE VALENTINE
1956 JUST WALKIN' IN THE RAIN - JOHNNIE RAY
1957 MARY'S BOY CHILD - HARRY BELAFONTE
1958 IT'S ONLY MAKE BELIEVE - CONWAY TWITTY
1959 WHAT DO YOU WANT TO MAKE THOSE EYES AT ME FOR? - EMILE FORD & THE CHECKMATES
1960 I LOVE YOU - CLIFF RICHARD & THE SHADOWS
1961 MOON RIVER - DANNY WILLIAMS
1962 RETURN TO SENDER - ELVIS PRESLEY
1963 I WANT TO HOLD YOUR HAND - THE BEATLES
1964 I FEEL FINE - THE BEATLES
1965 DAY TRIPPER/WE CAN WORK IT OUT - THE BEATLES
1966 GREEN, GREEN GRASS OF HOME - TOM JONES
1967 HELLO, GOODBYE - THE BEATLES
1968 LILY THE PINK - THE SCAFFOLD
1969 TWO LITTLE BOYS - ROLF HARRIS
1970 I HEAR YOU KNOCKING - DAVE EDMUNDS
1971 ERNIE (THE FASTEST MILKMAN IN THE WEST) - BENNY HILL
1972 LONG HAIRED LOVER FROM LIVERPOOL - JIMMY OSMOND
1973 MERRY XMAS EVERYBODY – SLADE
1974 LONELY THIS CHRISTMAS - MUD
1975 BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY - QUEEN
1976 WHEN A CHILD IS BORN (SOLEADO) - JOHNNY MATHIS
1977 MULL OF KINTYRE/GIRLS' SCHOOL - WINGS
1978 MARY'S BOY CHILD , OH MY LORD - BONEY M
1979 ANOTHER BRICK IN THE WALL (PART 2) - PINK FLOYD
1980 THERE'S NO ONE QUITE LIKE GRANDMA - ST WINIFRED'S SCHOOL CHOIR
1981 DON'T YOU WANT ME - THE HUMAN LEAGUE
1982 SAVE YOUR LOVE - RENÉE AND RENATO
1983 ONLY YOU - THE FLYING PICKETS
1984 DO THEY KNOW IT'S CHRISTMAS? - BAND AID
1985 MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE - SHAKIN' STEVENS
1986 REET PETITE - JACKIE WILSON
1987 ALWAYS ON MY MIND - PET SHOP BOYS
1988 MISTLETOE AND WINE - CLIFF RICHARD
1989 DO THEY KNOW IT'S CHRISTMAS? - BAND AID II
1990 SAVIOUR'S DAY - CLIFF RICHARD
1991 BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY/THESE ARE THE DAYS OF OUR LIVES - QUEEN
1992 I WILL ALWAYS LOVE YOU - WHITNEY HOUSTON
1993 MR BLOBBY - MR BLOBBY
1994 STAY ANOTHER DAY - EAST 17
1995 EARTH SONG - MICHAEL JACKSON
1996 2 BECOME 1 - SPICE GIRLS
1997 TOO MUCH - SPICE GIRLS
1998 GOODBYE - SPICE GIRLS
1999 I HAVE A DREAM/SEASONS IN THE SUN - WESTLIFE
2000 CAN WE FIX IT? - BOB THE BUILDER
2001 SOMETHIN' STUPID - ROBBIE WILLIAMS & NICOLE KIDMAN
2002 SOUND OF THE UNDERGROUND - GIRLS ALOUD
2003 MAD WORLD - MICHAEL ANDREWS & GARY JULES
2004 DO THEY KNOW IT'S CHRISTMAS? - BAND AID 20
2005 THAT'S MY GOAL - SHAYNE WARD
2006 A MOMENT LIKE THIS - LEONA LEWIS
2007 WHEN YOU BELIEVE - LEON JACKSON
2008 HALLELUJAH - ALEXANDRA BURKE
2009 KILLING IN THE NAME - RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE
2010 WHEN WE COLLIDE - MATT CARDLE
2011 WHEREVER YOU ARE - MILITARY WIVES WITH GARETH MALONE
2012 HE AIN'T HEAVY, HE'S MY BROTHER - THE JUSTICE COLLECTIVE
2013 SKYSCRAPER - SAM BAILEY
2014 SOMETHING I NEED - BEN HAENOW
Ακούμε την πρώτη εκτέλεση του «Do They Know It’s Christmas?» των Band Aid και ευχόμαστε Καλά Χριστούγεννα, με αγάπη, ειρήνη και αλληλεγγύη για όλο τον κόσμο!
Αξίζει να σημειωθεί, ότι σύμφωνα με τα Βρετανικά Official Charts, το πιο εμπορικό τραγούδι της λίστας που ακολουθεί ήταν το «Do They Know It’s Christmas?» των Band Aid (φιλανθρωπικό γκρουπ καλλιτεχνών), το οποίο βρέθηκε στο Νο 1 των Χριστουγέννων 3 φορές: το 1984, το 1989 και το 2004, σημειώνοντας πωλήσεις άνω των 3,7 εκατ. αντιτύπων και εισπράξεις που διατέθηκαν για φιλανθρωπικούς σκοπούς.
Ας δούμε αναλυτικά όλη τη λίστα με τα Νο 1 των Χριστουγέννων ανά έτος:
1954 LET'S HAVE ANOTHER PARTY - WINIFRED ATWELL
1955 CHRISTMAS ALPHABET - DICKIE VALENTINE
1956 JUST WALKIN' IN THE RAIN - JOHNNIE RAY
1957 MARY'S BOY CHILD - HARRY BELAFONTE
1958 IT'S ONLY MAKE BELIEVE - CONWAY TWITTY
1959 WHAT DO YOU WANT TO MAKE THOSE EYES AT ME FOR? - EMILE FORD & THE CHECKMATES
1960 I LOVE YOU - CLIFF RICHARD & THE SHADOWS
1961 MOON RIVER - DANNY WILLIAMS
1962 RETURN TO SENDER - ELVIS PRESLEY
1963 I WANT TO HOLD YOUR HAND - THE BEATLES
1964 I FEEL FINE - THE BEATLES
1965 DAY TRIPPER/WE CAN WORK IT OUT - THE BEATLES
1966 GREEN, GREEN GRASS OF HOME - TOM JONES
1967 HELLO, GOODBYE - THE BEATLES
1968 LILY THE PINK - THE SCAFFOLD
1969 TWO LITTLE BOYS - ROLF HARRIS
1970 I HEAR YOU KNOCKING - DAVE EDMUNDS
1971 ERNIE (THE FASTEST MILKMAN IN THE WEST) - BENNY HILL
1972 LONG HAIRED LOVER FROM LIVERPOOL - JIMMY OSMOND
1973 MERRY XMAS EVERYBODY – SLADE
1974 LONELY THIS CHRISTMAS - MUD
1975 BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY - QUEEN
1976 WHEN A CHILD IS BORN (SOLEADO) - JOHNNY MATHIS
1977 MULL OF KINTYRE/GIRLS' SCHOOL - WINGS
1978 MARY'S BOY CHILD , OH MY LORD - BONEY M
1979 ANOTHER BRICK IN THE WALL (PART 2) - PINK FLOYD
1980 THERE'S NO ONE QUITE LIKE GRANDMA - ST WINIFRED'S SCHOOL CHOIR
1981 DON'T YOU WANT ME - THE HUMAN LEAGUE
1982 SAVE YOUR LOVE - RENÉE AND RENATO
1983 ONLY YOU - THE FLYING PICKETS
1984 DO THEY KNOW IT'S CHRISTMAS? - BAND AID
1985 MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE - SHAKIN' STEVENS
1986 REET PETITE - JACKIE WILSON
1987 ALWAYS ON MY MIND - PET SHOP BOYS
1988 MISTLETOE AND WINE - CLIFF RICHARD
1989 DO THEY KNOW IT'S CHRISTMAS? - BAND AID II
1990 SAVIOUR'S DAY - CLIFF RICHARD
1991 BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY/THESE ARE THE DAYS OF OUR LIVES - QUEEN
1992 I WILL ALWAYS LOVE YOU - WHITNEY HOUSTON
1993 MR BLOBBY - MR BLOBBY
1994 STAY ANOTHER DAY - EAST 17
1995 EARTH SONG - MICHAEL JACKSON
1996 2 BECOME 1 - SPICE GIRLS
1997 TOO MUCH - SPICE GIRLS
1998 GOODBYE - SPICE GIRLS
1999 I HAVE A DREAM/SEASONS IN THE SUN - WESTLIFE
2000 CAN WE FIX IT? - BOB THE BUILDER
2001 SOMETHIN' STUPID - ROBBIE WILLIAMS & NICOLE KIDMAN
2002 SOUND OF THE UNDERGROUND - GIRLS ALOUD
2003 MAD WORLD - MICHAEL ANDREWS & GARY JULES
2004 DO THEY KNOW IT'S CHRISTMAS? - BAND AID 20
2005 THAT'S MY GOAL - SHAYNE WARD
2006 A MOMENT LIKE THIS - LEONA LEWIS
2007 WHEN YOU BELIEVE - LEON JACKSON
2008 HALLELUJAH - ALEXANDRA BURKE
2009 KILLING IN THE NAME - RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE
2010 WHEN WE COLLIDE - MATT CARDLE
2011 WHEREVER YOU ARE - MILITARY WIVES WITH GARETH MALONE
2012 HE AIN'T HEAVY, HE'S MY BROTHER - THE JUSTICE COLLECTIVE
2013 SKYSCRAPER - SAM BAILEY
2014 SOMETHING I NEED - BEN HAENOW
Ακούμε την πρώτη εκτέλεση του «Do They Know It’s Christmas?» των Band Aid και ευχόμαστε Καλά Χριστούγεννα, με αγάπη, ειρήνη και αλληλεγγύη για όλο τον κόσμο!
