Christmas top tens 1960 to 1965

As regular readers may know, I kept a record of my top ten favourite records from early 1960 to the end of 1965. So here are my top tens closest to Christmas in each of those years. Hope they are of interest - and Happy Christmas to my readers.

1960: 1. Hushabye Little Guitar - Paul Evans; 2. Last Date - Floyd Cramer; 3. My Girl Josephine - Fats Domino; 4. Stay - Maurice Williams and the Zodiacs; 5. Counting Teardrops - Emile Ford; 6. Like Strangers - Everly Brothers; 7. Corrine Corrina - Ray Peterson; 8. Why Why Bye Bye - Bob Luman; 9. Perfidia - The Ventures; 10. Poetry In Motion - Johnny Tillotson.

1961: Happy Birthday Sweet Sixteen - Neil Sedaka: 2. So Long Baby - Del Shannon; 3= Run To Him - Bobby Vee; 3= The Avenger - Duane Eddy; 5. Multiplication - Bobby Darin; 6. Let There Be Drums - Sandy Nelson; 7. Language Of Love- John D Loudermilk; 8. Peppermint Twist - Joey Dee and the Starliters; 9. Walk On By - Leroy Van Dyke; 10. Happy Times - Tony Orlando.

1962: 1. Love Came To Me - Dion; 2. Stop The Music - The Shirelles; 3. I Can't Help it - Johnny Tillotson; 4. If You Were A Rock And Roll Record - Freddy Cannon; 5. Under Your Spell Again - Lloyd Price; 6. Spanish Lace - Gene McDaniels; 7. Don't Hang Up - The Orlons; 8. Your Cheating Heart - Ray Charles; 9. Nothing Can Change This Love - Sam Cooke; 10= Chains - The Cookies; 10= I'm Gonna Be Warm This Winter - Connie Francis.

1963: 1. Run Rudolph Run - Chuck Berry; 2. Swinging On A Star - Big Dee Irwin; 3. We Wish You A Merry Christmas - Big Dee Irwin and Little Eva; 4. Fine Fine Boy - Darlene Love; 5. Gotta Dance To Keep From Crying - The Miracles; 6. 24 Hours From Tulsa - Gene Pitney; 7. Little Red Rooster - Sam Cooke; 8. Hey Little Girl - Major Lance; 9. Drip Drop - Dion; 10. Don't You Know - The Lockets.

1964: 1. Needle In A Haystack - The Velvelettes; 2. The Jerk - The Larks; 3. Oh No Not My Baby - Maxine Brown; 4. How Sweet It Is - Marvin Gaye; 5. Dance Dance Dance - The Beach Boys; 6. Getting Mighty Crowded - Betty Everett; 7. Night Train - James Brown; 8= Sidewalk Surfin' - Jan and Dean; 8= Going Out Of My Head - Little Anthony and the Imperials; 8= That's What Love Is Made Of - The Miracles.

1965: 1. My Girl - Otis Redding; 2. Rescue Me - Fontella Bass; 3. You're Gonna Make Me Cry - O V Wright; 4. Don't Fight It - Wilson Pickett; 5. Everything's Gonna Be Alright - Willie Mitchell; 6. All Or Nothing - Patti Labelle and the Bluebelles; 7. 1-2-3 - Len Barry; 8. Ain't That Peculiar - Marvin Gaye; 9. Don't Have To Shop Around - The Mad Lads; 10= These Hands- Bobby Bland; 10= My Girl Has Gone - The Miracles.