Saturday, December 24, 2022

Music History Today: December 25, 2022

December 25, 1982: David Bowie had a Number 3 UK hit with a duet with Bing Crosby, "Peace On Earth - Little Drummer Boy." 

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December 25, 1965: The Dave Clark Five took over the top of the US music chart with a cover of Bobby Day's "Over and Over."
"Over and Over" was the B-side of Bobby Day's hit "Rockin' Robin." Day's version reached 41 in the US. The Dave Clark Five's cover was their only US Number 1 hit. 
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December 25, 1973: The Sting, starring Paul Newman and Robert Redford, debuts in theaters. The theme song is Marvin Hamlisch's version of Scott Joplin's "The Entertainer." When the soundtrack goes to Number 1, it revives ragtime.

The Sting, starring Paul Newman and Robert Redford, movie poster


December 25, 1982: The Stray Cats had the highest entry on Billboard's Hot 100, at Number 43, with "Stray Cat Strut."

Stray Cats 1982
Stray Cats 1982
The third single by the American rockabilly band Stray Cats, "Stray Cat Strut"  peaked at Number 11. The October 1998 issue of Guitar World magazine ranked Brian Setzer's solo from the track at Number 92 of the "Top 100 Guitar Solos of All Time." 
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December 25, 2008: American actress, singer, and cabaret star Eartha Kitt died from colon cancer at her Weston, Connecticut, home. She is best known for her 1953 Christmas song "Santa Baby."

Eartha Kitt
Eartha Kitt


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