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⚫ It is also the first Christmas chart topper that is actually about Christmas, a trend that would continue off and on over the next several decades.
It was written by ] and ], and produced by ]. It first entered the UK charts on 25 November 1955, where it spent seven weeks. Three of those were at #1.

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⚫ It is also the first Christmas #1 that is actually about Christmas, a trend that would continue off and on over the next several decades.
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Revision as of 13:24, 3 April 2014

"Christmas Alphabet" is a 1955 Christmas song, which became a No. 1 hit in the UK Singles Chart for the singer Dickie Valentine. It was written by Buddy Kaye and Jules Loman, and produced by Dick Rowe. It first entered the UK chart on 25 November 1955, where it spent seven weeks. Three of those were at No. 1.

It is also the first Christmas chart topper that is actually about Christmas, a trend that would continue off and on over the next several decades.

References

  1. ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 53. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  2. ^ Rice, Jo (1982). The Guinness Book of 500 Number One Hits (1st ed.). Enfield, Middlesex: Guinness Superlatives Ltd. p. 23. ISBN 0-85112-250-7.
Preceded by"Rock Around the Clock" by Bill Haley & His Comets UK Singles Chart Number 1 single
Dickie Valentine
8 December 1955 for 3 weeks 		Succeeded by"Rock Around the Clock" by Bill Haley & His Comets
UK Christmas number-one singles in the 1950s
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