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Tuesday, December 16, 2025

Casey Kasem's Christmas Countdown from 1971

In December 1971, Casey Kasem hosted a special AT 40 Christmas Countdown.  This thread will cover the countdown.

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  1. Number 40: Elvis Presley, "If Every Day Was Like Christmas"

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  2. Final: Tennessee 83 - 62 Louisville. UT (8-3) jumps up to 15 on Ken Pom. U of L (9-2) falls to 14. UK still at 20.

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  3. Number 39: The Andrews Sisters, "Merry Christmas Polka"

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  4. Number 38: Ray Stevens, "Santa Claus Is Watching You"

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  5. Number 37: Dancer, Prancer, and Nervous, "The Happy Reindeer"

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  6. Number 36: Andy Williams, "Little Alter Boy"

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  7. Actually, it looks like the original version of "Little Altar Boy" was done by Vic Dana, but Casey's people couldn't find that version, so they played the Andy Williams version instead.

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  8. Number 35: Dickie Goodman, "Santa and the Satellite"

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  9. Number 34: David Whitfield, "Santo Natale"

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  10. Number 33: Connie Francis, "Baby's First Christmas"

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  11. Number 32: The Beach Boys, "Little Saint Nick" First song on the countdown that is listenable.

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  12. Number 31: The Royal Guardsmen, "Snoopy's First Christmas"

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  13. Number 30: Roy Orbison, "Pretty Paper"

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  14. Final: Memphis 70 - 77 Vanderbilt (OT). Huge win for the Commodores, who run their record to 11-0. They remain at Number 10 on Ken Pom, who now projects them to go 25-6. On Sunday, the Commodores will be on Tobacco Road, visiting Wake Forest.

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  15. This game was Vandy's first win in Memphis since December 7, 1996.

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  16. Number 29: Stan Freiberg, "Christmas Dragnet"

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  17. Number 28: Harry Belafonte, "Mary's Boy Child"

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  18. Number 26: Yogi Yorgesson, "I Yust Go Nuts at Christmas"

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  19. Number 25: The Chipmunks, "It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas"

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  20. Number 24: Perry Como, "Home for the Holidays"

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  21. Number 23: Dennis Day, "Christmas in Killarney"

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  22. Number 22: Charles Brown, "Merry Christmas, Baby"

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  23. Number 21: Spike Jones, "All I Want for Christmas Is My Two Front Teeth" It seems like this song was still a big deal -- or at least well known -- in the 1970's, but it has disappeared from the culture since then.

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  24. Number 20: Bing Crosby, "I'll Be Home for Christmas" Now this is a great song. From 1943.

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