DEF: Randy Travis “Old Time Christmas”
For the 1989 holiday season, Randy Travis released the Christmas album An Old Time Christmas. The album’s first song was essentially its title track, “Old Time Christmas.”
Tagged: Christmas Songs
Whamageddon
It’s Christmas! And the question is “Did you make it through Whamageddon?” If you haven’t heard of the game by now, the object of Whamageddon is to make it from December 1 until 12:00...
DEF: Michael W. Smith “All Is Well”
In 1989, Michael W. Smith released a Christmas album titled simply Christmas. Among its tracks is the song “All Is Well,” which has been covered by other artists and was even remade by Smith himself...
DEF: New Kids on the Block “This One’s for the Children”
At the height of their popularity, during the Christmas season thirty years ago, New Kids on the Block released a Christmas album, Merry, Merry Christmas. The album’s first track, “This One’s for the Children,” was...
DEF: Mannheim Steamroller “Deck the Halls”
Over the past 35 years, Mannheim Steamroller has become synonymous with Christmas music. That connection started with the group’s first Christmas album, Mannheim Steamroller Christmas, which was released in 1984. The first track on the...
DEF: Bob Rivers and His Comedy Corp “The Twelve Pains of Christmas”
Thirty years ago, for the 1988 Christmas season, Connecticut-born radio personality Bob Rivers and his Comedy Corp released the Christmas album Twisted Christmas. The album contained parodies of a number of classic Christmas songs, including...
DEF: Chet Atkins “East Tennessee Christmas”
Thirty-five years ago, for the 1983 Christmas season, Chet Atkins released his second Christmas album, East Tennessee Christmas. The album’s title track is today’s Daily Eighties Flashback.
DEF: Erasure “She Won’t Be Home”
Thirty years ago, for the 1988 Christmas season, Erasure released the EPÂ Crackers International. The album’s last song, the Christmas-themed “She Won’t Be Home,” is today’s Daily Eighties Flashback.
DEF: Amy Grant “Tennessee Christmas”
For the 1983 Christmas season, Amy Grant released A Christmas Album, the first of several Christmas albums she has turned out over the last three-and-half decades. The album’s first song, “Tennessee Christmas,” would eventually be...
DEF: Al Green “White Christmas”
Thirty-five years ago, for the 1983 Christmas season, Al Green released The Christmas Album. The first song on the album was a version of “White Christmas” that is today’s Daily Eighties Flashback.
