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1) Darlene Love, “Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)”
2) Elvis Presley, “Santa Claus Is Back in Town”
3) The Drifters, “White Christmas”
4) Otis Redding, “Merry Christmas, Baby”
5) James Brown, “Santa Claus Go Straight to the Ghetto”
6) Huey Piano Smith and the Clowns, “Silent Night”
7) The Moods, “Rockin’ Santa Claus”
8) Chuck Berry, “Run Rudolph Run”
9) Amos Milburn, “Christmas Comes But Once a Year”
10) The Youngsters, “Christmas in Jail”
11) Frank Sinatra, “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas”
12) Carla Thomas, “Gee Whiz, It’s Christmas”
13) Charles Brown, “Please Come Home for Christmas”
14) Solomon Burke, “Presents for Christmas”
15) The Sonics, “Santa Claus”
16) The Ronettes, “Sleigh Ride”
17) The Crystals, “Santa Claus Is Coming to Town”
18) Lowell Fulson, “Lonely Christmas”
19) The Ventures, “Sleigh Ride”
20) Booker T. and the MG’s, “Silver Bells”
21) Louis Armstrong, “Cool Yule”
22) Donny Hathaway, “This Christmas”
23) Hank Ballard, “Santa Claus Is Coming”
24) Jimmy Butler, “Trim Your Tree”
25) The Rockin’ Stocking, “Yulesville U.S.A.”
26) The Jackson Trio, “Jingle Bell Hop”
27) The Hepsters, “Rockin’ N’ Rollin’ with Santa Claus”
28) Ella Fitzgerald, “Santa Claus Got Stuck in My Chimney”
29) Clarence Carter, “Back Door Santa”
30) Nat “King” Cole Trio, “The Christmas Song”
31) Ernest Tubb, “Blue Christmas”
32) Bob B. Soxx and the Blue Jeans, “The Bells of St. Mary”
33) Detroit Junior, “Christmas Day”
34) Louis Prima, “What Will Santa Say?”
35) The Voices, “Santa Claus Baby”
36) Nathaniel Meyer and the Fabulous Twilights, “Mr. Santa Claus”
37) William Bell, “Every Day Will Be Like A Holiday”
38) Ray Charles, “Christmas Time”
39) Bing Crosby, “Do You Hear What I Hear?”
40) The Orioles, “What Are You Doing New Year’s Eve
