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As stations start to flip back to there regular formats – or use the holiday music format – to change to a completely new format, Nielsen has released a list of the most played Christmas songs by radio stations across America this year. According to Nielsen’s December survey period, Brenda Lee’s Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree from 1962 was the top song airing 10,497 times, followed by Burl Ives’ A Holly Jolly Christmas (1965) which aired 10,394 times. Who else made the top ten?
3) Andy Williams – It’s The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year – 1963 – 10,288
4) Bobby Helms – Jingle Bell Rock – 1962 – 10,167
5) Jose Feliciano – Feliz Navidad – 1970 – 9,741
6) Nat King Cole – The Christmas Song – 1949 – 9,605
7) Mariah Carey – All I Want For Christmas Is You – 1994 – 9,572
8) Trans-Siberian Orchestra – Christmas Eve/Sarajevo 12/24 – 1995 – 8,411
9) Johnny Mathis – It’s Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas – 1986 – 8,400
10) Bing Crosby – White Christmas – 1944 – 8,114
Picture of Brenda Lee courtesy R&R Hall of Fame
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