Here are more Billboard Christmas Charts, the songs that did very well in the limited seasonal charts. They were calculated from 1963 through 1972 and 1983 through 1985.
The majority of these songs I do not know; I’ll note the ones that I do.
Here are the songs that reached #2
Merry Christmas, Baby – Charles Brown (1968). I know the song, but it is not from that time period.
Little Drummer Boy – Lou Rawls (1967). Another song I first heard much later.
Santa Looked A Lot Like Daddy– Buck Owens (1965). Co-written by Owens.
If Every Day Was Like Christmas – Elvis Presley (1966). If every day WAS like Christmas, would it really be a wonderful world? (Asking for my id.)
Do You Hear What I See – Bing Crosby (1963). I have a whole album of Bing, plus some songs on an Andrews Sisters collection.
Little Becky’s Christmas Wish – Becky Lamb (1967). “Probably the most well-known (and most commercially successful) of the 60s child spoken-word records, the song (Warner Bros. Records # 7154) by the 6-year-old girl took the form of a letter to Santa Claus asking him to bring her big brother Tommy home for Christmas. However, he died in Vietnam.” I never even heard of this. Oh, my.
Who Took The Merry Out Of Christmas – The Staple Singers (1973). This shows in a STAX/Volt box set. Besides the vocals, it’s a bit melancholy, which is why I like it.
We’re #3
These songs reached #3 on the Xmas charts
Santa Claus and His Old Lady – Cheech & Chong (1972). Stoned talk.
The Man With All The Toys – The Beach Boys (1964). This I have.
Silver Bells – Earl Grant (1969). This needs more airplay.
Little Saint Nick – The Beach Boys (1963). I also have this
You’re All I Want For Christmas – Brook Benton (1963)
Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer – The Temptations (1971). Several Motown artists released Christmas albums: Supremes, Stevie Wonder, the Jackson Five, and Smokey Robinson and the Miracles, as well as the Tempts. They appeared on a couple of compilations, one of which I own on vinyl.
Happy Xmas (War Is Over) – John Lennon (1971). Of COURSE, I have this song.
While I know some of those songs by other artists, the only ones among these that I’m familiar with are “Little Saint Nick” and “Happy Xmas”. Says mor eabout me, probably, but still.