Christmas Music

[JP68]

lets see if this jogs some memories

December 25, 1961
1. The Lion Sleeps Tonight The Tokens
2. The Twist Chubby Checker
3. Jingle Bell Rock Bobby Helms
4. Let's Twist Again Chubby Checker
5. Can't Help Falling In Love Elvis Presley
5. Rock-A-Hula Baby Elvis Presley
6. Peppermint The Twist (Part 1) Joey Dee & TheStarliters
7. Happy Birthday Sweet Sixteen NeilSedaka
8. Run To Him Bobby Vee
9. When I Fall In Love The Lettermen
10. Gypsy Rover The Highwaymen

List 2
December 25, 1962
1. From A Jack To A King Ned Miller
2. Bobby's Girl Marcie Blane
3. Telstar The Tornadoes
4. I Don't Care Helen Shapiro
5. My Dad Paul Peterson
6. Chains The Cookies
7. Return To Sender Elvis Presley
8. Big Girls Don't Cry The Four Seasons
9. Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah Bob B. Soxx& The Blue Jeans
10. Pepino The Italian Mouse Lou Monte
December 25, 1962
tomorrow 1963 and 1964

[JP68]

do these songs start to jog your memories

Decemember 25,1963
1 Roll Over Beethoven The Beatles
2 Have You Heard The Duprees
3 Everybody Tommy Roe
4 She Loves You The Beatles
5 Be True To Your School The Beach Boys
6 I'm Leaving It Up To You Dale & Grace
7 Louie Louie The Kingsmen
8 There! I've Said It Again Bobby Vinton
9 Sugar Shack Jimmy Gilmer & The Fireballs
10 She's A Fool Lesley Gore

December 25, 1964
1. She's A Woman The Beatles
2 I Feel Fine The Beatles
3 Mr. Lonely Bobby Vinton
4 I'm Into Something Good Herman's Hermits
5 Love Potion Number Nine The Searchers
6 Come A Little Bit Closer Jay & The Americans
7 Have I The Right? The Honeycombs
8 Downtown Petula Clark
9 She's Not There The Zombies
10 Goin' Out Of My Head Little Anthony & The Imperials

[Robin]

I do remember the songs but because I heard them later. I was 9 in 1964. I do remember shopping downtown, with my parents in 64/65/66 and the song Silver Bells playing on the streets. People were bustling around to get their shopping done. Thursday was the traditional late night but the weeks before Christmas they stayed open late every night. Then Willowbrook opened and killed the downtown shopping.

How about songs from 1970/71/72/73??

Robin

[SOS]

Do you remember Willowbrook before the Mall was built? Ice Skating and horse stables! (And a P.S. 5 7th grade teacher- Very tall Mr. Laufenburg (sp?) was a "guard" at the rink. (A very mean stinker-yelled at me and made me cry.)

Time for another quiz- inspired by you two music mavens-(I can't help myself, I'm a teacher.)

1. When you're alone and life is making you lonely you can always go___________. Pet Clark, 196_.
2. I'll have a_____ Christmas without you.
3. Oh, ho the_________________, hung where you can see,
4. I saw Mommy tickle Santa Claus, underneath his_______________________________,
5. Giddy-up, jingle horse, pick up your_____,
6. Bobby wants a pair of skates, Suzy wants a sled. Nellie wants________________________________
7. When we finally say goodnight, how I'll hate going out in the storm. But if you really hold me tight,_________________________________.
8. I 'm gettin nuttin' for Christmas. Mommy & Daddy are mad. I'm gettin nuttin' for Christmas, cuz ___________________________________!
9. Ho,ho,ho, who wouldn't go _____________________________________________________________________________________________!
10. Sleigh bells ring, are you__________________.


Now match the verse with the titles:
A. Nuttin' for Christmas
B. Jolly Old Saint Nicholas
C. Let It Snow
D. Downtown
E. I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus
F. Winter Wonderland
G. Jingle Bell Rock
E. Blue Christmas
F. Up on the Housetop
G. Holly Jolly Christmas

Bonus: We won't go until we get some ___________
(name that dessert!- extra points if you ever really got some- 10 more if you post a recipe!)I wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

[JP68]

were getting closer to your time Robin
DECEMBER 25,1965
1. Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is A Season) The Byrds
2. Get Off My Cloud The Rolling Stones
3. Rescue Me Fontella Bass
4. 1-2-3 Len Barry
5 A Lover's Concerto The Toys
6. Everyone's Gone To The Moon Jonathan King
7 Over And Over Dave Clark Five
8 Positively 4th Street Bob Dylan
9. You've Got To Hide Your Love Away The Silkie
10 Fever The McCoys

DECEMBER 25,1966
1. (I'm Not Your) Steppin' Stone The Monkees
2. Mustang Sally Wilson Pickett
3. Mellow Yellow Donovan
4. Words Of Love The Mamas & The Papas
5. Good Vibrations The Beach Boys
6. Devil With The Blue Dress On & Good Golly Miss Molly Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels
7 Good Thing Paul Revere & The Raiders
8 Talk Talk Music Machine
9 Tell It To The Rain The Four Seasons
10 Stop Stop Stop The Hollies

[Lillian]

JP,
Do you remember the record "Cool Jerk" I think it was the flip side to something. If you do, do you know the year it was out? I always remember things by what record was out at the time. I was remembering hearing it on Piccolo's jukebox,but I forgot what year.
from Lillian

[Robin]

Thanks, JP now you are getting closer.I do remember some of the songs you mentioned.


SOS

1 D
2 H
3 J
4 E
5 G
6 B
7 C
8 A
9 I
10 F

I fixed a few of your letters.
That was fun!!!! Yes, I do remember skating at Willowbrook. I don't remember the guy you mentioned.

Robin

[SOS]

Lillian said:

JP,
Do you remember the record "Cool Jerk" I think it was the flip side to something. If you do, do you know the year it was out? I always remember things by what record was out at the time. I was remembering hearing it on Piccolo's jukebox,but I forgot what year.
from Lillian

Awwww you're cookin, Ummm you're smokin..Can you do it can you do it can you do it can you do The Cooool Jerk?! The Capitols 1966.

[JP68]

This could have been a scene from Paterson



In an old city bar
That is never too far
From the places that gather
The dreams that have been
In the safety of night
With its old neon light
It beckons to strangers
And they always come in
And the snow it was falling
The neon was calling
The music was low
And the night
Christmas Eve
And here was the danger
That even with strangers
Inside of this night
It's easier to believe
Then the door opened wide
And a child came inside
That no one in the bar
Had seen there before
And he asked did we know
That outside in the snow
That someone was lost
Standing outside our door
Then the bartender gazed
Through the smoke and the haze
Through the window and ice
To a corner streetlight
Where standing alone
By a broken pay phone
Was a girl the child said
Could no longer get home
And the snow it was falling
The neon was calling
The bartender turned
And said , not that I care
But how would you know this?
The child said I've noticed
If one could be home
They'd be all ready there
Then the bartender came out from behind the bar
And in all of his life he was never that far
And he did something else that he thought no one saw
When he took all the cash from the register draw
Then he followed the child to the girl cross the street
And we watched from the bar as they started to speak
Then he called for a cab and he said J.F.K.
Put the girl in the cab and the cab drove away
And we saw in his hand
That the cash was all gone
From the light that she had
wished upon
If you want to arrange it
This world you can change it
If we could somehow make this
Christmas thing last
By helping a neighbor
Or even a stranger
And to know who needs help
You need only just ask
Then he looked for the child
But the child wasn't there
Just the wind and the snow
Waltzing dreams through the air
So he walked back inside
Somehow different I think
For the rest of the night
No one paid for a drink
And the cynics will say
That some neighborhood kid
Wandered in on some bums
In the world where they hid
But they weren't there
So they couldn't see
By an old neon star
On that, night, Christmas Eve
When the snow it was falling
The neon was calling
And in case you should wonder
In case you should care
Why we're on our own
Never went home
On that night of all nights
We were already there
Then all at once inside that night
He saw it all so clear
The answer that he sought so long
Had always been so near
It's every gift that someone gives
Expecting nothing back
It's every kindness that we do
Each simple little act

[JP68]

Ok Robin were closing in on your years


Decemember 25,1967
1 Love Me Two Times The Doors
2 Its Wonderful The Rascals
3 Hello Good-by The Beatles
4 Green Tambourine The Lemon Pipers
5 Darlin The Beach Boys
6 Wear Your Love Like Heaven Donovan
7 I Heard It Through The Grapevine Gladys Knight and the Pips
8 By The Time I get To Phoenix Glen Campbell
9 She’s A Rainbow The Rolling Stones
10 Soul Man Sam and Dave

December 25, 1968
1.Hooked On A Feeling B.J. Thomas
2Soulful Strut Young-Holt Unlimited
3 Both Sides Now Judy Collins
5 Going Up The Country Canned Heat
4 Wichita Lineman Glen Campbell
6 Stormy The Classics IV
7 Kentucky Woman Deep Purple
8 Abraham, Martin And John Dion
9 Magic Carpet Ride SteppenWolf
10 Cloud Nine The Temptations

[JP68]

Here's are next 2 years of music boy did it really change

December 25, 1969

1. Leavin' On A Jet Plane Peter, Paul & Mary
2. Holly Holy Neil Diamond
3. Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head B.J. Thomas
4. Backfield In Motion Mel & Tim
5. Whole Lotta Love Led Zeppelin
6. Suite: Judy Blue Eyes Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
7. No Time Guess Who
8. Eli's Coming Three Dog Night
9. Fortunate Son Creedence Clearwater Revival
10. Up On Cripple Creek The Band

December 25, 1970

1. My Sweet Lord George Harrison
2. Black Magic Woman Santana
3. Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is? Chicago
4. Domino Van Morrison
5. One Less Bell To Answer The Fifth Dimension
6. The Immigrant Song Led Zeppelin
7. Only Love Can Break Your Heart Neil Young
8. Love The One You're With Stephen Stills
9. Lonely Days The Bee Gee
10. Your Song Elton John

[Robin]

Thanks Joe. I know all of the 68/69 songs first hand. It is amazing how music can bring back such strong memories.

Robin