Twas the month before Christmas and all through
the house, not a creature was stirring... Except the mouse
on the computer as radio listeners hopped online to tell us
how much they liked Christmas music on the radio. Once again,
Pinnacle Media Worldwide has tested the top 30 most-played
holiday songs from 2005 according to Nielsen
BDS in 5 American formats. Radio listeners were invited
to rate the songs through Pinnacle Media's popular OnlineTRACKER,
online music research system. Listeners were recruited through
Radio Music Survey.com
and completed the survey from 6 - 19 November 2006.
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ADULT
CONTEMPORARY
367 In-Tab |
|
Title |
Artist |
2006 Raw Avg |
2005 Raw Avg |
|
2005 Spin Rank |
1 |
Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree |
Brenda Lee |
84.0 |
81.3 |
|
3 |
2 |
Sleigh Ride |
Ronettes |
83.6 |
76.3 |
|
30 |
3 |
The Christmas Song |
Nat King Cole |
83.6 |
79.1 |
|
2 |
4 |
Jingle Bell Rock |
Bobby Helms |
82.9 |
80.0 |
|
4 |
5 |
White Christmas |
Bing Crosby |
81.6 |
77.4 |
|
7 |
6 |
Happy X-mas (War Is Over) |
John Lennon |
80.7 |
76.6 |
|
5 |
7 |
It's The Most Wonderful Time Of
The Year |
Andy Williams |
80.2 |
76.6 |
|
6 |
8 |
All I Want For Christmas Is You |
Mariah Carey |
79.1 |
72.0 |
|
14 |
9 |
Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer |
Gene Autry |
79.0 |
77.5 |
|
12 |
10 |
Jingle Bell Rock |
Hall & Oates |
77.3 |
73.3 |
|
11 |
11 |
A Holly Jolly Christmas |
Burl Ives |
77.0 |
76.3 |
|
1 |
12 |
It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like
Christmas |
Johnny Mathis |
76.3 |
71.5 |
|
17 |
13 |
Here Comes Santa Claus |
Gene Autry |
75.1 |
-- |
|
29 |
14 |
Feliz Navidad |
Jose Feliciano |
74.6 |
73.5 |
|
10 |
15 |
It's The Most Wonderful Time Of
The Year |
Johnny Mathis |
74.6 |
-- |
|
28 |
16 |
O Holy Night |
Josh Groban |
74.6 |
69.7 |
|
18 |
17 |
Wonderful Christmas Time |
Paul McCartney |
74.2 |
72.3 |
|
16 |
18 |
Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas |
James Taylor |
74.1 |
-- |
|
23 |
19 |
Blue Christmas |
Elvis Presley |
74.1 |
69.4 |
|
25 |
20 |
Last Christmas |
Wham! |
73.9 |
68.7 |
|
15 |
21 |
Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town |
Bruce Springsteen |
72.6 |
70 |
|
21 |
22 |
Winter Wonderland |
Eurythmics |
72.3 |
66 |
|
20 |
23 |
Do They Know It's Christmas? |
Band Aid |
68.4 |
63.3 |
|
13 |
24 |
Please Come Home For Christmas |
Eagles |
68.3 |
64.2 |
|
9 |
25 |
Little Saint Nick |
Beach Boys |
68.1 |
66.1 |
|
26 |
26 |
Home |
Michael Buble |
68.0 |
-- |
|
19 |
27 |
Happy Holiday/The Holiday Season |
Andy Williams |
66.9 |
62.7 |
|
27 |
28 |
Merry Christmas Darling |
Carpenters |
65.2 |
58.4 |
|
8 |
29 |
Step Into Christmas |
Elton John |
62.6 |
54.9 |
|
24 |
30 |
The Christmas Shoes |
New Song |
58.7 |
49.1 |
|
22 |
| Adult
Top 40
325 In-Tab
|
|
Title |
Artist |
2006 Raw Score |
2005 Raw Score |
|
2005 Spin Rank |
1 |
Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree |
Brenda Lee |
79.5 |
79.0 |
|
6 |
2 |
Jingle Bell Rock |
Bobby Helms |
78.8 |
76.4 |
|
16 |
3 |
Christmas Song |
Nat King Cole |
76.9 |
73.0 |
|
21 |
4 |
All I Want For Christmas Is You |
Mariah Carey |
75.4 |
68.9 |
|
2 |
5 |
White Christmas |
Bing Crosby |
75.1 |
73.0 |
|
20 |
6 |
It's The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year |
Andy Williams |
75.0 |
72.0 |
|
23 |
7 |
Happy X-Mas (War Is Over) |
John Lennon |
74.8 |
72.0 |
|
10 |
8 |
Holly Jolly Christmas |
Burl Ives |
72.3 |
76.0 |
|
13 |
9 |
Feliz Navidad |
Jose Feliciano |
71.1 |
68.7 |
|
7 |
10 |
Jingle Bell Rock |
Hall & Oates |
70.8 |
70.6 |
|
15 |
11 |
It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas |
Johnny Mathis |
70.5 |
-- |
|
29 |
12 |
Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas |
Pretenders |
69.5 |
64.4 |
|
28 |
13 |
Blue Christmas |
Elvis Presley |
69.1 |
66.3 |
|
22 |
14 |
Wonderful Christmas Time |
Paul McCartney |
67.9 |
68.8 |
|
9 |
15 |
Christmas Eve/Sarajevo 12/24 |
Trans-Siberian Orchestra |
67.6 |
66.2 |
|
5 |
16 |
Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town |
Bruce Springsteen |
66.4 |
64.2 |
|
4 |
17 |
Last Christmas |
Wham! |
66.4 |
63.5 |
|
3 |
18 |
Winter Wonderland |
Eurythmics |
64.1 |
60.5 |
|
8 |
19 |
Please Come Home For Christmas |
Eagles |
62.9 |
56.8 |
|
12 |
20 |
Little Saint Nick |
The Beach Boys |
62.9 |
-- |
|
24 |
21 |
Peace On Earth/Little Drummer Boy |
David Bowie & Bing Crosby |
61.4 |
59.7 |
|
27 |
22 |
Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) |
U2 |
60.9 |
54.6 |
|
18 |
23 |
Santa Baby |
Madonna |
60.4 |
58.4 |
|
17 |
24 |
I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus |
John Mellencamp |
59.9 |
57.2 |
|
14 |
25 |
Do They Know It's Christmas |
Band Aid |
58.3 |
55.1 |
|
1 |
26 |
God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen |
Barenaked Ladies |
55.9 |
49.8 |
|
19 |
27 |
Merry Christmas Darling |
The Carpenters |
54.4 |
48.7 |
|
26 |
28 |
Step Into Christmas |
Elton John |
54.0 |
47.7 |
|
11 |
29 |
Merry Christmas Baby |
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band |
52.7 |
-- |
|
30 |
30 |
Christmas Wrapping |
Waitresses |
41.7 |
39.4 |
|
25 |
Top
40/Mainstream
368 In-Tab |
|
Title |
Artist |
2006 Raw Score |
2005 Raw Score |
|
2005 Spin Rank |
| 1 |
Jingle Bell Rock |
Bobby Helms |
81.5 |
78.3 |
|
11 |
| 2 |
Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree |
Brenda Lee |
80.2 |
76.5 |
|
9 |
| 3 |
All I Want For Christmas Is You |
Mariah Carey |
75.1 |
71.5 |
|
1 |
| 4 |
Holly Jolly Christmas |
Burl Ives |
72.9 |
-- |
|
22 |
| 5 |
Happy X-Mas (War Is Over) |
John Lennon |
72.5 |
69.4 |
|
19 |
| 6 |
The Chanukah Song |
Adam Sandler |
69.4 |
71.1 |
|
2 |
| 7 |
Feliz Navidad |
Jose Feliciano |
69.0 |
70.3 |
|
10 |
| 8 |
Wonderful Christmas Time |
Paul McCartney |
66.9 |
66.1 |
|
18 |
| 9 |
Christmas Eve/Sarajevo 12/24 |
Trans-Siberian Orchestra |
66.3 |
64.2 |
|
3 |
| 10 |
Last Christmas |
Wham! |
66.0 |
63.4 |
|
7 |
| 11 |
Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer |
Elmo & Patsy |
65.3 |
65.2 |
|
28 |
| 12 |
Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town |
Bruce Springsteen |
64.8 |
62.5 |
|
13 |
| 13 |
Santa Baby |
Madonna |
64.8 |
60.1 |
|
6 |
| 14 |
The Thanksgiving Song |
Adam Sandler |
64.1 |
-- |
|
8 |
| 15 |
The Chanukah Song Part 3 |
Adam Sandler Feat. The Drei-Dels & Rob Schneider |
63.9 |
67.1 |
|
16 |
| 16 |
Winter Wonderland |
Eurythmics |
62.3 |
59.3 |
|
29 |
| 17 |
The Christmas Song |
Christina Aguilera |
62.2 |
57.8 |
|
15 |
| 18 |
Please Come Home For Christmas |
Eagles |
61.2 |
55.8 |
|
26 |
| 19 |
I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus |
John Mellencamp |
60.6 |
56.8 |
|
20 |
| 20 |
Merry Christmas Happy Holidays |
'N Sync |
59.5 |
55.6 |
|
4 |
| 21 |
Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) |
U2 |
59.4 |
54.5 |
|
14 |
| 22 |
Do They Know It's Christmas |
Band Aid |
57.3 |
53.3 |
|
5 |
| 23 |
My Only Wish (This Year) |
Britney Spears |
54.6 |
52.9 |
|
25 |
| 24 |
Twelve Pains Of Christmas |
Bob Rivers |
54.4 |
52 |
|
12 |
| 25 |
Christmas Time |
Bryan Adams |
54.2 |
-- |
|
30 |
| 26 |
Step Into Christmas |
Elton John |
52.0 |
46.9 |
|
21 |
| 27 |
Merry Merry Merry Frickin' Christmas |
Frickin' A |
49.1 |
48.1 |
|
27 |
| 28 |
Christmas In Hollis |
Run D.M.C |
47.8 |
45.5 |
|
17 |
| 29 |
Sleigh Ride |
TLC |
46.5 |
43.1 |
|
24 |
| 30 |
Christmas Wrapping |
Waitresses |
39.8 |
39.9 |
|
23 |
Country
298 In-Tab |
|
Title |
Artist |
2006 Raw Score |
2005 Raw Score |
|
2005 Spin Rank |
1 |
Jingle Bell Rock |
Bobby Helms |
84.9 |
84.2 |
|
9 |
2 |
Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree |
Brenda Lee |
84.9 |
84.8 |
|
3 |
3 |
Holly Jolly Christmas |
Burl Ives |
81.6 |
82.3 |
|
22 |
4 |
Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer |
Gene Autry |
80.6 |
-- |
|
27 |
5 |
Blue Christmas |
Elvis Presley |
78.8 |
79.8 |
|
18 |
6 |
Where Are You Christmas? |
Faith Hill |
77.6 |
75.2 |
|
10 |
7 |
Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer |
Elmo & Patsy |
76.8 |
76.5 |
|
28 |
8 |
Feliz Navidad |
Jose Feliciano |
76.2 |
76.9 |
|
25 |
9 |
It's The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year |
Garth Brooks |
75.7 |
74.5 |
|
29 |
10 |
Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer |
Alan Jackson |
74.9 |
-- |
|
26 |
11 |
A Hollly Jolly Christmas |
Alan Jackson |
74.8 |
76.3 |
|
6 |
12 |
Let It Snow Let It Snow Let It Snow |
Ricochet |
73.6 |
73.8 |
|
12 |
13 |
Redneck 12 Days Of Christmas |
Jeff Foxworthy |
70.7 |
71.8 |
|
2 |
14 |
All I Want For Christmas Is You |
Vince Vance & The Valiants |
70.2 |
65.1 |
|
1 |
15 |
The Christmas Shoes |
NewSong |
70.0 |
65.3 |
|
14 |
16 |
Santa Looked A Lot Like Daddy |
Garth Brooks |
69.9 |
67.5 |
|
24 |
17 |
Deck The Halls |
SheDaisy |
67.7 |
65.2 |
|
21 |
18 |
Let It Be Christmas |
Alan Jackson |
67.2 |
60.2 |
|
19 |
19 |
I Only Want You For Christmas |
Alan Jackson |
66.7 |
60.5 |
|
7 |
20 |
All I Want For Christmas Is A Real Good Tan |
Kenny Chesney |
66.3 |
63.8 |
|
20 |
21 |
Hard Candy Christmas |
Dolly Parton |
63.5 |
57.6 |
|
17 |
22 |
Old Toy Trains |
Toby Keith |
63.0 |
58.6 |
|
30 |
23 |
Leroy The Redneck Reindeer |
Joe Diffie |
61.7 |
58.1 |
|
15 |
24 |
Put A Little Holiday In Your Heart |
LeAnn Rimes |
61.4 |
58.2 |
|
16 |
25 |
Christmas In Dixie |
Alabama |
60.8 |
55.7 |
|
5 |
26 |
Merry Christmas Strait To You |
George Strait |
58.1 |
50.3 |
|
23 |
27 |
Christmas Cookies |
George Strait |
57.3 |
52.3 |
|
13 |
28 |
Merry Christmas From The Family |
Montgomery Gentry |
56.4 |
48.8 |
|
8 |
29 |
Christmas Carol |
Skip Ewing |
56.3 |
48 |
|
11 |
30 |
'Til Santa's Gone (Milk & Cookies) |
Clint Black |
55.7 |
51 |
|
4 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Hip
Hop/R&B
269 In-Tab |
|
Title |
Artist |
2006 Raw Score |
2005 Raw Score |
|
2005 Spin Rank |
1 |
Christmas Song |
Nat King Cole |
77.5 |
-- |
|
12 |
2 |
I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus |
Jackson 5 |
68.0 |
-- |
|
13 |
3 |
Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town |
Jackson 5 |
67.7 |
-- |
|
11 |
4 |
Silent Night |
Temptations |
63.9 |
-- |
|
1 |
5 |
Silent Night |
Keyshia Cole |
63.4 |
-- |
|
28 |
6 |
Let It Snow |
Boyz II Men |
62.6 |
-- |
|
2 |
7 |
Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer |
Temptations |
60.5 |
-- |
|
20 |
8 |
8 Days Of Christmas |
Destiny's Child |
59.2 |
-- |
|
9 |
9 |
Someday At Christmas |
Stevie Wonder |
57.5 |
-- |
|
17 |
10 |
This Christmas |
Dru Hill |
56.3 |
-- |
|
22 |
11 |
Silver Bells |
A Few Good Men |
56.1 |
-- |
|
24 |
12 |
Christmas In Hollis |
Run D.M.C |
54.9 |
-- |
|
3 |
13 |
This Christmas |
Donny Hathaway |
53.9 |
-- |
|
4 |
14 |
Little Drummer Girl |
Alicia Keys |
53.5 |
-- |
|
26 |
15 |
This Christmas |
Whispers |
53.2 |
-- |
|
25 |
16 |
Every Year Every Christmas |
Luther Vandross |
52.9 |
-- |
|
10 |
17 |
Please Come Home For Christmas |
Charles Brown |
52.7 |
-- |
|
29 |
18 |
Sleigh Ride |
TLC |
51.5 |
-- |
|
6 |
19 |
Someday At Christmas |
Mary J. Blige |
51.2 |
-- |
|
15 |
20 |
Give Love On Christmas Day |
Jackson 5 |
51.2 |
-- |
|
27 |
21 |
Christmas In The City |
Mary J. Blige |
50.5 |
-- |
|
19 |
22 |
Santa Claus Goes Straight To The Ghetto |
Snoop Doggy Dogg |
48.6 |
-- |
|
18 |
23 |
It's Christmas (All Over The World) |
New Edition |
47.7 |
-- |
|
23 |
24 |
Christmas Rappin' |
Kurtis Blow |
46.5 |
-- |
|
5 |
25 |
Happy Holidays |
Whispers |
45.4 |
-- |
|
30 |
26 |
Give Love On Christmas Day |
Johnny Gill |
44.6 |
-- |
|
7 |
27 |
Santa Baby |
Rev Run & The Christams All Stars Feat. Various
Artists |
44.2 |
-- |
|
16 |
28 |
What You Want For Christmas |
Quad City Family |
44.0 |
-- |
|
8 |
29 |
Christmas Ain't Christmas. New Years Ain't New Years... |
O'Jays |
42.2 |
-- |
|
21 |
30 |
What Do The Lonely Do At Christmas |
Emotions |
41.6 |
-- |
|
14 |
