According to the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) in 2016, "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town", written by Fred Coots and Haven Gillespie in 1934, is the most played Christmas song of the last 50 years. It was first performed live by Eddie Cantor on his Christmas radio show in November 1934. Tommy Dorsey and his orchestra recorded their version in 1935, followed later by a range of artists including Frank Sinatra in 1948. Long-time Christmas classics still dominate the Christmas charts – such as "Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!", "Winter Wonderland", "Sleigh Ride" and "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas". The most popular set of these titles—heard over airwaves, on the internet, in shopping malls, in elevators and lobbies, and on the street during the Christmas season—have been composed and performed from the 1930s onward. CHRISTMAS TOP 5 The most performed Christmas songs in 2015 according to ASCAP...

Rank	Song	Composers	Year
1	Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town	J. Fred Coots, Haven Gillespie	1934
2	Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas	Ralph Blane, Hugh Martin	1944
3	Winter Wonderland	Felix Bernard, Richard B. Smith	1934
4	Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!	Sammy Cahn, Jule Styne	1945
5	The Christmas Song	Mel Tormé, Robert Wells	1944

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13 DECEMBER PLAY LIST

Play List - The Phantom Dancer 107.3 2SER-FM Sydney LISTEN ONLINECommunity Radio Network Show CRN #575
107.3 2SER Tuesday 13 December 2022 12:04 - 2:00pm (+11 hours GMT) and Saturdays 5 - 5:55pm National Program 5UV Adelaide Monday 2:30 - 3:30am 5GTR Mt Gambier Monday 2:30 - 3:30am 3MBR Murrayville Monday 3 - 4am 4NAG Keppel FM Monday 3 - 4am 2MIA Griffith Monday 3 - 4am 2BAR Edge FM Bega Monday 3 - 4am 2BRW Braidwood Monday 3 - 4am 2YYY Young Monday 3 - 4am 3VKV Alpine Radio Monday 6 - 7pm 7MID Oatlands Monday 3am - 4 and 6 -7pm 2MCE Bathurst Wednesday 9 - 10am 1ART ArtsoundFM Canberra Friday 10 - 11am and Sunday 11pm Reading Radio (QLD) Friday 1am - 2 2RRR Ryde Friday 11am - 12 2ARM Armidale Friday 12 - 1pm 5LCM Lofty FM Adelaide Friday 1 - 2pm 6GME Radio Goolarri Broome Saturday 4am - 5am Denmark FM (West Australia) Saturday 10 – 11am Repeat: Wednesdays 10 – 11pm 7LTN Launceston Sunday 5 - 6am 3MGB Mallacoota Sunday 5 - 6am 3BBR West Gippsland Sunday 5 - 6pm 2SEA Sapphire Coast Eden Sunday 9 - 10pm
Set 1	Kid Ory
Theme + Maple Leaf Rag	Kid Ory and his San Francisco Jazz Band	Club Hangover KCBS San Francisco 25 Dec 1954
Basin Street Blues	Kid Ory and his San Francisco Jazz Band	Club Hangover KCBS San Francisco 25 Dec 1954
That's a'Plenty	Kid Ory and his San Francisco Jazz Band	Club Hangover KCBS San Francisco 25 Dec 1954
Set 2	Jubilee 1944
Jingle Bells (intro) + One O'Clock Jump + Jumping at Ten	Delta Rhythm Boys (voc) Count Basie Orchestra	'Jubilee' AFRS Hollywood 25 Dec 1944
Just a-Sittin' and a Rockin'	Delta Rhythm Boys (voc) Count Basie Orchestra	'Jubilee' AFRS Hollywood 25 Dec 1944
My Silent Love	Lena Horne	'Jubilee' AFRS Hollywood 25 Dec 1944
Set 3	Henry Hall Christmas
Theme + It Had to Be You	Henry Hall and the BBC Dance Orchestra (MC: Oliver Wakefield)	'Henry Hall Program' BBC London 21 Nov 1936
The Fairy on the Christmas Tree	Henry Hall and the BBC Dance Orchestra (voc) Molly, Marie and Mary	'Henry Hall Program' BBC London 21 Nov 1936
Serenade in the Night	Henry Hall and the BBC Dance Orchestra (voc) Don Donovan	'Henry Hall Program' BBC London 21 Nov 1936
Set 4	Jubilee 1947
Jack Armstrong Blues	Louis Armstrong and Jack Teagarden	'Jubilee' AFRS Hollywood 25 Dec 1947
Rock-a-Bye River + Ring Dem Bells	Duke Ellington Orchestra	'Jubilee' AFRS Hollywood 25 Dec 1947
The Christmas Song	King Cole Trio	'Jubilee' AFRS Hollywood 25 Dec 1947
Jingle Bells + Close	Paul Baron Orchestra + Duke Ellington Orchestra	'Jubilee' AFRS Hollywood 25 Dec 1947
Set 5	Bunny Berrigan
Theme + Mr Ghost Goes To Town	Tommy Dorsey Orchestra	WEAF NBC Red NYC 31 Jan 1937
Moonshine Over Kentucky + Heigh Ho	Bunny Berrigan Orchestra (voc) Ruth Gaylor	Paradise Restaurant WEAF NBC Red NYC 3 May 1938
Swinging & Jumping	Bunny Berrigan Orchestra	Manhattan Centre WNEW NYC 24 Sep 1939
Little Gate Special + I Can't Get Started (theme)	Bunny Berrigan Orchestra	Manhattan Centre WNEW NYC 24 Sep 1939
Set 6	1930s-40s English Dance Bands
On The Air	Carroll Gibbons and The Savoy Hotel Orpheans (voc) Dorothy Stedeford	Comm Rec London 7 Nov 1932
The Man Who Comes Around	Nat Gonella and his New Georgians (voc) Nat Gonella, Stella Moya, Jack Wallace	Comm Rec London 1940
Tony's Wife	Carroll Gibbons and The Savoy Hotel Orpheans	Comm Rec London 28 Jun 1933
Oh Buddy, I'm in Love	Nat Gonella and his New Georgians (voc) Stella Moya	Comm Rec London 1941
Set 7	Paper Records
Pardon Me Pretty Baby	Sam Lanin Orchestra (voc) Paul Small	'Hit of the Week Records' NYC Aug 1931
I Found a Million Dollar Baby	Don Voorhees Orchestra	'Hit of the Week Records' NYC 10 Sep 1931
Home	Rudy Vallee and his Connecticut Yankees (voc) Rudy Vallee	'Hit of the Week Records' NYC Jan 1932
I'm Keeping Company	Hit of the Week Orchestra (voc) Scrappy Lambert	'Hit of the Week Records' NYC Aug 1931
Set 8	Jazz Moderne
I'll Remember April	Erroll Garner Trio	Peacock Lane KNX CBS LA Mar 1957
Dreamin'	Erroll Garner Trio	Peacock Lane KNX CBS LA Mar 1957
Flat Foot Floogie	Slim Gaillard	'Symphony Sid Show' Birdland WJZ ABC NYC 28 May 1951