Day: December 11, 2018

SOUNDS OF CHRISTMAS! A 1965 HOLIDAY LP MEMORY

 

GREAT SONGS OF CHRISTMAS (Various Artists) * 1965 * COLUMBIA [COMPLETE LP]

 

 

 

ABOUT THIS ALBUM

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In the 1960s and 1970s, Goodyear Rubber & Tire Co., in partnership with Columbia Records Special Products, released a series of Christmas LPs, made available exclusively at all their Goodyear shops around the country.

This album, ‘Great Songs of Christmas‘, was issued as #5 and was released in 1965.

Comprised of various artists of the day, in this album you will hear traditional holiday yuletide songs, as sung by national and international stars from the decade.

19 songs, 13 artists. Andy Williams, Maurice Chevalier, Doris Day, Diahann Carroll, Danny Kaye, Diana Shorr, Steve & Eydie, and more.  

Purchase price for this LP as was sold at the time, only $1.00. The complete tracks for this album can be found HERE

Created exclusively for Goodyear

 

— Christmas Memories From the Soundtrack of Your Life —

 

 

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THIS WEEK 50 YEARS AGO: THE HOTTEST HIT IN THE USA!

 

NUMBER 1 IN AMERICA ’68 * Marvin Gaye * 12/14/68 – 01/25/1969

 

 

 

BILLBOARD HOT 100 TOP FIVE: WEEK-ENDING December 14, 1968

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NUMBER ONE FOR 1968!

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FIFTEEN WEEKS on the singles chart, “I Heard It Through The Grapevine” by Marvin Gaye peaked this week at No. 01 (7 weeks) on the Billboard Hot 100. December 8 through January 25, 1969. (Source: Billboard)

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MCRFB Link: For the previous No. 1 record in the U.S.A. 1968 GO HERE.

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