
Community Advent Calendar Day 1 - What was Christmas no.1 the year you were born?

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Everyday from now until the 23 December, we will be having a community festive countdown and bringing you lots of Christmas joy!
To kick us off, we are looking back to when we were wee babies to uncover the hit songs that topped the Yuletide charts the year we were born.To get involved, take a look at this Heart 'every Christmas no.1 ever' webpage, find your year, song and then sing us a few sentences. Think of this as our very own Christmas Top of the Pops

Now, the charts only go back as far as 1952 so apologies for you youngsters who won't be able to find your special hits. You can still have a bash though by singing us a line from your favourite festive topper!

I'll get us going. The number one the year I was born was the epic Human League with Don't you want me baby which in my opinion is an absolute banger.
"I was working as a waitress in a cocktail bar
That much is trueee
But even then I knew I'd find a much better place
Either with or without you"
Give your vocal chords a warm up and join in by commenting below!

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When A Child Is Born - Jonny Mathis, sorry I don't know it.
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@MrAllen1976 Ahh that's a sweet one! I think you'd know it if you heard it. Some of the lyrics are:
"A ray of hope flickers in the sky
A tiny star lights up way up high
All across the land, dawns a brand new morn
This comes to pass when a child is born"
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The Beatles- hello goodbye
Never heard of it0 -
@woodbine Ahhhh my mum always sings that
What do you wanna make those eyes at me for, if they don't mean what they sayyyy.
@janer1967 No, that's not ringing any bells for me! Does anyone know it?
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Here are the lyrics: https://www.thebeatles.com/song/hello-goodbyeMine is 'Answer Me' - Frankie Laine.......I don't know that either, & it doesn't sound too good!The earliest I remember is 'Mary's Boy Child' - Harry Belafonte, which I still like very much.
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Mine is called Mr. Blobby by Mr. Blobby2
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@chiarieds Mary's boy child' is blimmin' lovely
@66Mustang I think you have officially won with that epicBlob-a-lob-alob!
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@Cher_Scope I'm surprised at yours, thought we were a similar age! (That is a compliment, I think!)
Mine is Whitney Houston with - IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII will always love youuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuoooooooooooooooooouuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu
Oddly there are barely any festive Christmas number ones in the list!
@66Mustang do you remember Mr Blobby? I remember him as a kid...but it seems terrifying now!3 -
@OverlyAnxious
Have I unveiled myself as an older person?! I'll take it as a compliment for sure. You are a proper young sprog if yours is Whitters! What a classic
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Not sure how the no1 for my year is Christmas related but anyway...
*grabs trees*
AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
OOOOOOOoooooooOOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHH
Michael Jackson - Earth Song0 -
@Ami2301 eeeeh you young ones have some belters. I remember that like it was yesterday
<holds onto tree with wind machine blowing in face> Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
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Hmmm.....well I think you're all young compared to me! Just think of me as the very sensible, never prone to mischief, matriarch of the community.2
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Benny Hill: Ernie (The fastest milkman in the west) never heard of it1
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@poppy123456 I cant believe you haven't heard that one lol0
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@janer1967 maybe if i listened to it i would know lol but the name doesn't ring a bell. Although i remember Benny Hill.
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@chiarieds thanks. No, i've never heard of it before. Although i can understand why.... what the heck is that?0
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Ernie (the fastest milkman in the west) Benny Hill.Not very Christmassy was it.0
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kazbinpain said:Ernie (the fastest milkman in the west) Benny Hill.Not very Christmassy was it.
Not at all. I was never a Benny Hill fan either.
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Too Much by Spice Girls. I've never heard this song0
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