THE BIG EIGHT! CKLW BIG 30 RECORDS: DECEMBER 10, 1968

CKLW BIG 30 RECORDS December 10, 1968

CKLW BIG 30 RECORDS December 10, 1968

CKLW BIG 30 RECORDS December 10, 1968

CKLW 1968 BIG 30 RECORDS

DECEMBER 10

 

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“The listing of records herein is the opinion of CKLW based on its survey of record sales, listener requests and CKLW’s judgement of the record’s appeal.”

 

PREVIEWED FOR THE WEEK OF DECEMBER 10-16, 1968

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In Memory of George Griggs

A SPECIAL THANK YOU

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A sincere, thank you, Mrs. Patti Griggs. This featured presentation would have not been possible without your generosity, dedication, and your continuous support.

Above CKLW music chart courtesy of Mrs. Patti Griggs and the George L. Griggs estate.

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THE SOUNDS OF CHRISTMAS! A 1962 HOLIDAY ALBUM MEMORY

‘WE WISH YOU A MERRY CHRISTMAS’

— ABOUT THIS LP —

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We Wish You a Merry Christmas is a 1962 album by Ray Conniff. The album was one of two platinum albums over the course of Conniff’s career and earned him the title of CBS Records Best Selling Artist for 1962.

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Christmas Memories From the Soundtrack of Your Life

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RAY CONNIFF * WE WISH YOU A MERRY CHRISTMAS (COMPLETE LP)

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A HOLIDAY RECORDS COUNTDOWN! 10 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS

MY FAVORITE THINGS

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My Favorite Things” is a show tune from the 1959 Rodgers and Hammerstein musical The Sound of Music. Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass released a version in 1969 as a single from their 1968 album, Christmas Album. It reached No. 45 on the Billboard 100.

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Christmas Memories From the Soundtrack of Your Life

 

DECEMBER 16 * 10 * HERB ALPERT

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WCHB SUPER SOUL RADIO 1440! R&B TOP 15: DECEMBER 15, 1969

WCHB SUPER SOUL SURVEY December 15, 1969

WCHB SUPER SOUL SURVEY December 15, 1969

WCHB SUPER SOUL SURVEY December 15, 1969

SUPER SOUL RADIO 1440

DECEMBER 15, 1969

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

A special THANK YOU to Greg Innis for contributing this WCHB December 15, 1969 ‘Detroit Super Soul’ chart with Motor City Radio Flashbacks

 

 

THE Greg Innis COLLECTION

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DETROIT TOP DEEJAYS PICK THE WEEK’S TOP 10 HITS: 1965!

DETROIT FREE PRESS December 10, 1965

Friday, December 10, 1965

THE WEEK’S TOP SINGLES

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Above article is courtesy freep.com newspaper archive. Copyright 2020. Newspapers.com.

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“These are the week’s top 45 rpm singles, as selected by Detroit’s top disc jockeys and the consensus of sales in Detroit and the U.S. as reported by Billboard, international recording news weekly.”

 

 

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A HOLIDAY RECORDS COUNTDOWN! 11 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS

LITTLE ALTAR BOY

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Little Altar Boy” was written in 1961 and first recorded that year by vocalist Vic Dana for his album This Is Vic Dana. Released as a single, it reached number 45 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. In an introspective moment, Dana performs this quiet song in the 1962 musical-comedy film Don’t Knock the Twist.

The song was also recorded by Andy Williams on his 1965 album Merry Christmas, by Glen Campbell on his 1968 album That Christmas Feeling, and by Jack Jones on his 1969 album A Jack Jones Christmas.

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Christmas Memories From the Soundtrack of Your Life

 

VIC DANA * 11 * DECEMBER 15

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A STEVIE WONDER CHRISTMAS ALBUM RECALLED: 1967!

‘SOMEDAY AT CHRISTMAS’

ABOUT THIS LP

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Someday at Christmas is a Christmas album by Stevie Wonder, released on November 27, 1967 by Motown Records under its Tamla imprint. It was his eighth studio album release. The title song was previously released as a single in 1966 and reached #24 on the Billboard Christmas singles chart that year.

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Christmas Memories From the Soundtrack of Your Life

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STEVIE WONDER * SOMEDAY AT CHRISTMAS (COMPLETE LP) * 1967

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A HOLIDAY RECORDS COUNTDOWN! 12 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS

SLEIGH RIDE

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Sleigh Ride” was covered by the American girl group The Ronettes. The Phil Spector-produced recording has become the most popular version outside the traditional pop standard genre, charting yearly in Billboard’s Top Ten U.S. Holiday 100 and was #26 in 2018 in the Hot 100. It features the well-known “Ring-a-ling-a-ling, ding-dong-ding” background vocals, and the clip-clop and the whining of a horse at its beginning and end.

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Christmas Memories From the Soundtrack of Your Life

 

DECEMBER 14 * 12  * THE RONETTES

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