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It’s back to work in January 2022, so let’s escape back to 1955 to hear what the November charts have to offer…. The songs of November, 1955 “Ain’t That A Shame” – Pat Boone“At My Front Door” – Eldorados“At My Front Door” – Pat Boone“Autumn Leaves” – Roger Williams“Black Denim Trousers” – Cheers“Croce Di Oro” […]

We’re in the middle of summer holidays down under in the first week of 2022, as we begin to catch-up to the end of the year (as we do at 4x speed) in 1955. The songs of October, 1955 “Ain’t That A Shame” – Pat Boone“At My Front Door” – Eldorados*“At My Front Door” – […]

Merry Xmas from down under. I hope you and yours are having a wonderful end to the weird year that was 2021. But enough about today, let’s go back to hear from September, 1955: The songs of September, 1955 “A Blossom Fell” – Nat King Cole“Ain’t It A Shame” – Fats Domino“Ain’t That A Shame” […]

Workplaces are shutting up shop for the year in 2021, meanwhile back in 1955 its only August and the charts are looking something like this: The songs of August, 1955 “A Blossom Fell” – Nat King Cole & The Four Knights“A Story Untold” – Crew-Cuts“Ain’t That A Shame” – Fats Domino“Ain’t That A Shame” – […]

In July in New Zealand there’s a curious phenomenon called “mid-winter Xmas” – where some people have a faux Xmas celebration to recognise the fact that its Winter, given that the real one falls during mid-summer down under. Of course it’s still not snowing or anything so it’s additionally odd. But there you go! All […]

We’re mid-way through 1955 as we hit the end of the year back here in 2021. Let’s see what the middle of the middle of the 50’s sounds like: The songs of June, 1955 “A Blossom Fell” – Nat King Cole & The Four Knights“A Story Untold” – Crew-Cuts*“Alabama Jubilee” – Ferko String Band*“Ballad Of […]