13 December 2022
(Until 13 December)Christmas Radio Part 1 – Phantom Dancer 13 December 2022
Greg Poppleton's Phantom Dancer swing jazz radio show
Christmas radio carols from 1930s – 50s radio plus pop music programming from the season is the focus for the first part of this week’s Phantom Dancer. The first part of the Phantom Dancer is nationally networked and will be on radio across Australia from 19 November.
The Phantom Dancer is your weekly non-stop mix of swing and jazz from live 1920s-60s radio and TV every week.
LISTEN to this week’s Phantom Dancer mix (online after 2pm AEST, Tuesday 13 December) and two years of Phantom Dancer mixes online at, at https://2ser.com/phantom-dancer/
MERRY
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 |
13 DECEMBER PLAY LIST
Play List – The Phantom Dancer | ||
107.3 2SER Tuesday 13 December 2022 | ||
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 |
