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! 

[Deleted User]

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"

janer1967

The Beatles- hello goodbye 

Never heard of it 

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@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?

chiarieds

Here are the lyrics: https://www.thebeatles.com/song/hello-goodbye

Mine 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.

66Mustang

Mine is called Mr. Blobby by Mr. Blobby

Cher_Alumni

@chiarieds Mary's boy child' is blimmin' lovely

@66Mustang I think you have officially won with that epic    Blob-a-lob-alob!

OverlyAnxious

@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! 

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@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 

Ami2301

Not sure how the no1 for my year is Christmas related but anyway...

*grabs trees*
AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
OOOOOOOoooooooOOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHH

Michael Jackson - Earth Song

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@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 

chiarieds

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.

poppy123456

Benny Hill: Ernie (The fastest milkman in the west) never heard of it

janer1967

@poppy123456 I cant believe you haven't heard that one lol 

poppy123456

@janer1967 maybe if i listened to it i would know lol but the name doesn't ring a bell. Although i remember Benny Hill.

chiarieds

Here you are @poppy123456 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8e1xvyTdBZI

poppy123456

@chiarieds thanks. No, i've never heard of it before. Although i can understand why.... what the heck is that?

kazbinpain

Ernie (the fastest milkman in the west) Benny Hill. 

Not very Christmassy was it.  

poppy123456

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.

Ross_Alumni

Too Much by Spice Girls. I've never heard this song