Music News
Happy Christmas Eve!
I'll be away much of the time until after the New Year. Please feel free to share some music headlines in the comments.
Music History
[Courtesy of Marqueemag.com, on-this-day.com, calendar.songfacts.com ]
December 20
1980: "(Just Like) Starting Over" gives John Lennon his first #1 single as a solo artist in the UK, 12 days after his murder.
December 21
2019: Mariah Carey's "All I Want For Christmas Is You" goes to #1 in America for the first time, 25 years after it was first released in 1994.
December 22
2002: Joe Strummer of The Clash dies of a heart attack at age 50. The Clash are inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame a few months later.
December 23
1964: Eddie Vedder (Pearl Jam frontman) is born Edward Louis Severson III in Evanston, Illinois. The surname Vedder comes from his mom's maiden name.
December 24
1818: A church choir in Austria introduces a new Christmas song for their Midnight Mass: "Stille Nacht!" better known as "Silent Night."
December 25
1982: David Bowie and Bing Crosby's "The Little Drummer Boy/Peace On Earth," an unlikely duet broadcast five years earlier on Crosby's Merrie Olde Christmas TV special, becomes an even more unlikely hit, reaching #1 in the UK.
December 26
1970: George Harrison becomes the first Beatle to top the Hot 100 as a solo artist as "My Sweet Lord" hits #1.
A few Christmas "classics" and their Billboard rankings...
All I Want for Christmas by Mariah Carey hit no.1 for the first time in 2019; 25 years after its release.
Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree by Brenda Lee peaked at no. 14 in 1960.
Last thing...
What have you been listening to this week?
Merry Christmas! To those who don't celebrate, I wish you a peaceful and happy day.
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