It’s nearly time for Xmas break here in 2022, and near the end of the year in our journey through musical time too. Let’s hear what it sounds like…
Songs of the month
“‘Til I Kissed You” – Everly Brothers
“A Worried Man” – Kingston Trio
“Always” – Sammy Turner*
“Be My Guest” – Fats Domino*
“Believe Me” – Royal Teens*
“Come Into My Heart” – Lloyd Price*
“Dance With Me” – Drifters*
“Danny Boy” – Conway Twitty
“Deck Of Cards” – Wink Martindale
“Don’t You Know” – Della Reese
“El Paso” – Marty Robbins*
“Heartaches By The Number” – Guy Mitchell
“Hey Little Girl” – Dee Clark
“High School U.S.A.” – Tommy Facenda*
“I’m Gonna Get Married” – Lloyd Price
“In The Mood” – Ernie Fields*
“Just Ask Your Heart” – Frankie Avalon
“Living Doll” – Cliff Richard And The Drifters*
“Lonely Street” – Andy Williams
“Love Potion No. 9” – Clovers*
“Mack The Knife” – Bobby Darin
“Misty” – Johnny Mathis
“Mr. Blue” – Fleetwoods
“Oh Carol” – Neil Sedaka
“Poison Ivy” – Coasters
“Primrose Lane” – Jerry Wallace With The Jewels
“Put Your Head On My Shoulder” – Paul Anka
“Red River Rock” – Johnny And The Hurricanes
“Reveille Rock” – Johnny and the Hurricanes*
“Say Man” – Bo Diddley
“Scarlet Ribbons” – Browns*
“Sitting In The Back Seat” – Paul Evans & Curls
“Sleep Walk” – Santo And Johnny
“So Many Ways” – Brook Benton
“Teen Beat” – Sandy Nelson
“The Angels Listened In” – Crests
“The Battle Hymn Of The Republic” – Mormon Tabernacle Choir
“The Big Hurt” – Miss Toni Fisher*
“The Enchanted Sea” – Islanders*
“The Enchanted Sea” – Martin Denny*
“Uh Oh” – Nutty Squirrels*
“Unforgettable” – Dinah Washington*
“We Got Love” – Bobby Rydell*
“Woo-Hoo” – Rock-A-Teens*
“You Were Mine” – Fireflies*
* = New to the chart this week.
You can listen to the full playlist on Youtube via this link.
This month in history
On November 9th the first Ski-doo, a snowmobile with a new, light-weight (30 pound) engine, was manufactured in Valcourt, Quebec. The lighter engine made snowmobiling more practical, and within a decade, more than 200,000 Ski-doos were being sold annually in North America.
On the 16th “The Sound of Music”, premiered on Broadway at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre. Mary Martin starred as Maria von Trapp.
Then on the 18th, another pop-cultural classic, “Ben-Hur”, which would go on to win a record 12 Academy Awards, debuted at New York’s Loews Theater in 70 mm Ultra Panavision, before nationwide and then worldwide release.
Finally on the 20th The Declaration of the Rights of the Child, a set of ten principles introduced by the resolution, “Whereas, mankind owes to the child the best it has to give”, was passed unanimously by the United Nations, as Resolution 1386 of the 14th Session.
What’d Sadie think?
Two more weeks at number 1 for “Mack The Knife” before “Mr. Blue” by Fleetwoods gets the spot, only to have Mack regain it for the last week.
Loved ’em
- “Be My Guest” – Fats Domino
- “Dance With Me” – Drifters
- “El Paso” – Marty Robbins
- “Living Doll” – Cliff Richard And The Drifters
- “Love Potion No. 9” – Clovers
- “The Enchanted Sea” – Islanders
- “Unforgettable” – Dinah Washington
- “We Got Love” – Bobby Rydell
Liked ’em
- “Always” – Sammy Turner
- “Believe Me” – Royal Teens
- “Come Into My Heart” – Lloyd Price
- “High School U.S.A.” – Tommy Facenda
- “In The Mood” – Ernie Fields
- “Reveille Rock” – Johnny and the Hurricanes
- “Scarlet Ribbons” – Browns
- “Woo-Hoo” – Rock-A-Teens
- “You Were Mine” – Fireflies
- “The Big Hurt” – Miss Toni Fisher
Leave ’em
- “Uh Oh” – Nutty Squirrels
Now go listen to the full playlist on Youtube via this link.