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12/3/2023 21 Kris Kross — Jump +1 21 Deee-Lite — Groove Is In The Heart +1 21 The Verve — Bitter Sweet Symphony +1 21 Fatboy Slim — Right Here, Right Now +1 20 Pulp — Mis-Shapes / Sorted For E’s And Wizz 20 Ace Of Base — The Sign 20 James — Sit Down 20 Alannah Myles — Black Velvet 20 Madonna — Beautiful Stranger 20 Ce Ce Peniston — Finally (Re-Issue) 20 DNA Ft. Suzanne Vega — Tom's Diner 20 The Cardigans — Lovefool 20 Natalie Imbruglia — Big Mistake 20 Blur — Song 2 20 Freddie Mercury & Montserrat Caballé — Barcelona 20 Natalie Imbruglia — Torn 20 Pulp — Common People 20 Supergrass — Alright / Time 20 Stardust — Music Sounds Better With You 20 The Corrs — Runaway 20 Haddaway — What Is Love 20 KLF ft. Tammy Wynette — Justified And Ancient 18 Chumbawamba — Tubthumping 18 Kylie Minogue — Confide In Me 14 Madonna — Ray Of Light -6

12/3/2023 32 Andy Williams — It’s The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year 28 Kate Bush — December Will Be Magic Again 26 Bing Crosby — White Christmas  26 Darlene Love — Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) 26 The Wombles — Wombling Merry Christmas 26 The Pogues ft. Kirsty MacColl — Fairytale Of New York +1 25 Eartha Kitt — Santa Baby 24 The Beach Boys — Little Saint Nick 24 Ray Conniff — Carol Of The Bells 24 Bing Crosby & David Bowie — Peace On Earth / Little Drummer Boy 24 Queen — Thank God It’s Christmas 24 Bobby Helms — Jingle Bell Rock 24 Burl Ives — Holly Jolly Christmas +1 24 John & Yoko etc. — Happy Xmas War is Over +1 23 Greg Lake — I Believe In Father Christmas 23 Gabriella Cilmi — Warm This Winter 23 Wizzard — I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday 23 Donny Hathaway — This Christmas 23 Jona Lewie — Stop The Cavalry 23 The Pretenders — 2000 Miles 22 Wham! — Last Christmas 22 Run-DMC — Christmas In Hollis 22 The Ronettes — Sleigh Ride 22 Nat King Cole — The Christmas Song (Merry Christmas To You) 22 Mike Oldfield — In Dulci Jubilo 22 Perry Como — It’s Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas 22 The Waitresses — Christmas Wrapping 22 Dean Martin — Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! 21 Destiny’s Child — 8 Days Of Christmas 21 Perry Como — God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen 21 Frank Sinatra — Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas 21 Chuck Berry — Run Rudolph Run 21 Bing Crosby & The Andrews Sisters — Mele Kalikimaka 21 Brenda Lee — Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree 21 Boney M — Mary’s Boy Child (Oh My Lord) 21 The Darkness — Don’t Let The Bells End 21 George Michael — December Song 21 Coldplay — Christmas Lights 21 Kay Starr — (Everybody’s Waitin’ For) The Man With The Bag 21 The Crystals — Santa Claus Is Coming To Town 21 Band Aid — Do They Know It’s Christmas? 21 Perry Como — Winter Wonderland 20 Elvis Presley — Blue Christmas +1 20 Gene Autry — Here Comes Santa Claus 20 The Carpenters — Merry Christmas Darling 20 Shakin’ Stevens — Merry Christmas Everyone 20 The Eagles — Please Come Home For Christmas 20 Jim Reeves — Silver Bells 19 Tom Jones & Cerys Matthews — Baby It’s Cold Outside 19 The Jackson 5 — I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus 17 Elton John — Step Into Christmas 16 The Ronettes — Frosty The Snowman 16 Mud — Lonely This Christmas 15 Chris Rea — Driving Home For Christmas -2 15 José Feliciano — Feliz Navidad 14 Stevie Wonder — What Christmas Means To Me 12 Kelly Clarkson — Underneath The Tree 11 Leona Lewis — One More Sleep -2 8 Bob Dylan — Must Be Santa -2 7 Slade — Merry Xmas Everybody

Scatman John died on this day 24 years ago, aged 57. - Scatman John's real name was John Larkin, and he had a stutter from birth. He would play piano during his childhood, and learned scat singing by listening to Louis Armstrong and Ella Fitzgerald records. - His professional career only began when he was 39 years old, and he made his first album (named after himself), consisting of instrumental compositions, in 1986. - Moving to Germany in 1990, Scatman John would begin to sing on his songs- his agent decided to put his scatting over EDM instrumentals. This led to the release of his album Scatman's World in 1995, known for its titular track- and more so due to "Scatman (Ski-Ba-Bop-Ba-Dop-Bop)": "Scatman" would peak at #3 on the UK Singles Chart. Both it and "Scatman's World" eventually became Internet memes, primarily thanks to early YTPs (YouTube Poops). - Scatman John was most popular in Japan- his 1996 album Everybody Jam! sold more copies there than anywhere else in the world, and he would be commissioned to make songs for makeup and pudding commercials: - Scatman John was diagnosed with lung cancer in 1998 and died after a year-long battle with the disease. He was posthumously inducted into the National Stuttering Association's Hall of Fame for his establishment of the Scatland Foundation, an organization dedicated to those with stutters.

Ozzy Osbourne, the last DeathList 1987 survivor, is 75.

12/2/2023 28 John & Yoko etc. — Happy Xmas (War Is Over) 28 Andy Williams — It’s The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year 28 Bing Crosby — White Christmas 27 The Wombles — Wombling Merry Christmas 26 Kate Bush — December Will Be Magic Again 26 The Pretenders — 2000 Miles 26 Darlene Love — Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) 24 Bing Crosby & David Bowie — Peace On Earth / Little Drummer Boy 24 Queen — Thank God It’s Christmas 24 Eartha Kitt — Santa Baby 23 Donny Hathaway — This Christmas 23 Jona Lewie — Stop The Cavalry 23 The Waitresses — Christmas Wrapping 23 Burl Ives — Holly Jolly Christmas +1 22 Wham! — Last Christmas 22 Wizzard — I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday 22 Run-DMC — Christmas In Hollis 22 The Ronettes — Sleigh Ride 22 Nat King Cole — The Christmas Song (Merry Christmas To You) +1 21 Destiny’s Child — 8 Days Of Christmas 21 Perry Como — God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen 21 Frank Sinatra — Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas 21 Chuck Berry — Run Rudolph Run 21 José Feliciano — Feliz Navidad 21 The Pogues ft. Kirsty MacColl — Fairytale Of New York +1 21 Bing Crosby & The Andrews Sisters — Mele Kalikimaka +1 20 Tom Jones & Cerys Matthews — Baby It’s Cold Outside 20 Elvis Presley — Blue Christmas 20 Ray Conniff — Carol Of The Bells 20 Coldplay — Christmas Lights 20 George Michael — December Song 20 Band Aid — Do They Know It’s Christmas? 20 The Darkness — Don’t Let The Bells End 20 Kay Starr — (Everybody’s Waitin’ For) The Man With The Bag 20 Gene Autry — Here Comes Santa Claus 20 Greg Lake — I Believe In Father Christmas 20 The Jackson 5 — I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus 20 Mike Oldfield — In Dulci Jubilo 20 Perry Como — It’s Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas 20 Bobby Helms — Jingle Bell Rock 20 Dean Martin — Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! 20 The Beach Boys — Little Saint Nick 20 Mud — Lonely This Christmas 20 Boney M — Mary’s Boy Child (Oh My Lord) 20 The Carpenters — Merry Christmas Darling 20 Shakin’ Stevens — Merry Christmas Everyone 20 Leona Lewis — One More Sleep 20 The Eagles — Please Come Home For Christmas 20 Ray Conniff — Ring Christmas Bells 20 Brenda Lee — Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree 20 The Crystals — Santa Claus Is Coming To Town 20 Jim Reeves — Silver Bells 20 Gabriella Cilmi — Warm This Winter 20 Johnny Mathis — When A Child Is Born 20 Perry Como — Winter Wonderland 18 Bob Dylan — Must Be Santa 18 The Ronettes — Frosty The Snowman 18 Kelly Clarkson — Underneath The Tree 17 Chris Rea — Driving Home For Christmas -3 17 Elton John — Step Into Christmas 16 Stevie Wonder — What Christmas Means To Me 10 Mariah Carey — All I Want For Christmas Is You -3 10 Slade — Merry Xmas Everybody

12/2/2023 68 Fatboy Slim — Right Here, Right Now +1 66 Stardust — Music Sounds Better With You 65 The Corrs — Runaway 41 Natalie Imbruglia — Big Mistake 40 Madonna — Beautiful Stranger 33 Madonna — Ray Of Light -6 22 DJ Jurgen Presents Alice DeeJay — Better Off Alone +3 20 Phats & Small — Turn Around 17 Terrorvision — Tequila

Marty Feldman died on this day 41 years ago, aged 48. - Feldman's bulging eyes were the result of Graves' ophthalmopathy, complicated by vehicle accidents, thyroid disease, and botched reconstructive surgery. - Feldman initially wanted to be a jazz musician, but decided to become a comedian by the time he was 20. Among his first gigs was as part of a comedy troupe called "Morris, Marty and Mitch". - Feldman would then write for TV comedy shows (often working with Barry Took), which included Bootsie and Snudge and Round the Horne. - Feldman reached new heights of fame by starring in the 1967 show At Last the 1948 Show (which he starred alongside Pythons John Cleese and Graham Chapman, and Goodie Tim Brooke-Taylor), notably creating the Four Yorkshiremen sketch that Cleese and Chapman would co-opt into Monty Python's Flying Circus. - In the 1970s, Feldman would venture into acting in feature films, most notably in Mel Brooks' Young Frankenstein as Igor: Feldman would improvise most of his lines for the movie. - Feldman also went back to music in the late 1960s with a short recording career, and he would implement musical sketches in his 1974 series of TV specials Marty Back Together Again- which were covers of Tom Lehrer songs: - Feldman's final TV appearance was in a 1981 episode of The Muppet Show, notably comparing his eyes with Cookie Monster's: - Feldman smoked five packs of cigarettes a day, which were detrimental to his health. He died from a heart attack while filming Yellowbeard, and the film was dedicated to his memory.

Britney Spears is 42. (the 3rd-best UK #1 song of the 2000s decade, according to the KoS)

My take: 1. Jimmy Carter (100, Ex US President, 6) 2. Glynis Johns (101, Actress, NEW) 3. Alan Greenspan (98, Economist, 4) 4. Nigel Starmer-Smith (80, Rugby Commentator, 5) 5. David Graham (99, Actor, NEW) 6. William Russell (100, Actor, NEW) 7. Jacques Delors (99, French Politician, 11) 8. Mel Brooks (98, Comedian/Director, 10) 9. Stanley Baxter (98, Comedian, 20) 10. Dick Van Dyke (99, Actor, 1) 11. Shannen Doherty (53, 90210 Actor, -) 12. Joanne Woodward (94, Actress, 17) 13. Norman Lear (102, TV Producer, 28) 14. Jean-Marie Le Pen (96, French Neo-Nazi, 22) 15. James Whale (73, Broadcaster, -) 16. Eva Marie Saint (100, Actress, NEW) 17. Pete Murray (99, British radio presenter, 36) 18. Esther Rantzen (84, TV presenter, NEW) 19. David Attenborough (98, Broadcaster and Natural Historian, -) 20. Roberta Flack (87, Singer, NEW) 21. Cleo Laine (97, Jazz Singer, 24) 22. Sandy Gall (97, TV news reporter, 16) 23. Ethel Kennedy (96, Kennedy Family, 18) 24. Noam Chomsky (96, Intellectual, -) 25. Bob Newhart (95, Comedian, 37) 26. Douglas Hurd (94, Politician, -) 27. Tom Lehrer (96, Musical comedian, NEW) 28. Vanessa Redgrave (87, Actress, -) 29. Desmond Morris (96, Zoologist, 19) 30. Yoko Ono (91, Mrs Lennon, 27) 31. Linda Nolan (65, Nolan Sister, 47) 32. Dennis Skinner (92, Politician, 41) 33. Dick Cheney (83, Politician, 8) 34. Bruce Willis (69, Actor, NEW) 35. Norman Tebbit (93, Politician, 14) 36. Denis Law (84, Footballer, -) 37. Imelda Marcos (95, Former First Lady of the Philippines, 33) 38. Franz Beckenbauer (79, Footballer, NEW) 39. Patricia Routledge (95, Actress, NEW) 40. Prunella Scales (92, Sybil Fawlty, 26) 41. Sonny Rollins (94, Jazz Musician, 44) 42. James Earl Jones (93, Vader's Voice, NEW) 43. Len Deighton (95, Spy novelist, NEW) 44. Pope Francis (88, The Pope, NEW) 45. Buzz Aldrin (94, Moonwalker, NEW) 46. Rex Williams (91, Snooker player, -) 47. Sophia Loren (90, Actress, NEW) 48. Willie Nelson (91, Country Singer, 40) 49. Tom Baker (90, Fourth Doctor, NEW) 50. Clint Eastwood (94, Dirty Harry, NEW) If Jimmy Carter (or anyone else on the 2023 list) dies, Hal Linden would take their place somewhere on the 2024 list (presumably in the bottom 5).

12/1/2023 (WHAMAGEDDON BEGINS) 32 The Wombles — Wombling Merry Christmas 24 John & Yoko etc. — Happy Xmas (War Is Over) 24 Andy Williams — It’s The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year 24 Bing Crosby — White Christmas 24 Kate Bush — December Will Be Magic Again 23 Darlene Love — Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) 22 The Waitresses — Christmas Wrapping 22 Wham! — Last Christmas 22 Burl Ives — Holly Jolly Christmas +1 21 Bing Crosby & David Bowie — Peace On Earth / Little Drummer Boy 21 Jona Lewie — Stop The Cavalry 21 Donny Hathaway — This Christmas 21 Run-DMC — Christmas In Hollis 21 Perry Como — God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen 21 José Feliciano — Feliz Navidad 21 Frank Sinatra — Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas 21 The Ronettes — Sleigh Ride 21 Nat King Cole — The Christmas Song (Merry Christmas To You) +1 21 Chuck Berry — Run Rudolph Run +1 20 The Pretenders — 2000 Miles 20 Tom Jones & Cerys Matthews — Baby It’s Cold Outside 20 Elvis Presley — Blue Christmas 20 Ray Conniff — Carol Of The Bells 20 Coldplay — Christmas Lights 20 George Michael — December Song 20 Band Aid — Do They Know It’s Christmas? 20 The Darkness — Don’t Let The Bells End 20 Chris Rea — Driving Home For Christmas 20 Kay Starr — (Everybody’s Waitin’ For) The Man With The Bag 20 Gene Autry — Here Comes Santa Claus 20 Greg Lake — I Believe In Father Christmas 20 The Jackson 5 — I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus 20 Wizzard — I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday 20 Mike Oldfield — In Dulci Jubilo 20 Perry Como — It’s Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas 20 Bobby Helms — Jingle Bell Rock 20 Dean Martin — Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! 20 The Beach Boys — Little Saint Nick 20 Mud — Lonely This Christmas 20 Boney M — Mary’s Boy Child (Oh My Lord) 20 Bing Crosby & The Andrews Sisters — Mele Kalikimaka 20 The Carpenters — Merry Christmas Darling 20 Shakin’ Stevens — Merry Christmas Everyone 20 Bob Dylan — Must Be Santa 20 Leona Lewis — One More Sleep 20 The Eagles — Please Come Home For Christmas 20 Ray Conniff — Ring Christmas Bells 20 Brenda Lee — Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree 20 Eartha Kitt — Santa Baby 20 The Crystals — Santa Claus Is Coming To Town 20 Jim Reeves — Silver Bells 20 Elton John — Step Into Christmas 20 Queen — Thank God It’s Christmas 20 Kelly Clarkson — Underneath The Tree 20 Gabriella Cilmi — Warm This Winter 20 Johnny Mathis — When A Child Is Born 20 Perry Como — Winter Wonderland 20 Destiny’s Child — 8 Days Of Christmas 18 The Ronettes — Frosty The Snowman 18 Stevie Wonder — What Christmas Means To Me 16 The Pogues ft. Kirsty MacColl — Fairytale Of New York +1 16 Ed Sheeran & Elton John — Merry Christmas 16 Slade — Merry Xmas Everybody 15 Mariah Carey — All IWant For Christmas Is You 14 Ariana Grande — Santa Tell Me 12 Michael Buble — Jingle Bells 12 Justin Bieber — Mistletoe -6 4 Paul McCartney — Wonderful Christmastime

12/1/2023 67 Fatboy Slim — Right Here, Right Now +2 64 The Corrs — Runaway 62 Stardust — Music Sounds Better With You 46 Madonna — Beautiful Stranger 43 Madonna — Ray Of Light -3 35 Natalie Imbruglia — Big Mistake 27 Terrorvision — Tequila 27 Phats & Small — Turn Around 25 DJ Jurgen Presents Alice DeeJay — Better Off Alone +2 8 Brandy ft. Mase — Top Of The World -3

Henry I of England died on this day 888 years ago, aged 67. - Henry was the youngest son of William the Conquerer, and his only one born after the Battle of Hastings. After his father's death, he joined his older brother Robert in Normandy as a part of his royal court- Robert made him a count in 1088 and gave him a large swath of land. - His brother William invaded Normandy in 1091, and the three brothers fought each other until the First Crusade began in 1095, when Robert joined. - Henry inherited England from William upon his mysterious death in 1100, and began his reign by filling church positions with his supporters. - Robert would try to seize England in 1101, but failed. Henry himself would then invade Normandy in 1105, merely trying to leech power away from his brother. - Henry's son William died when a ship he was on sunk, creating a succession crisis. He never solved this problem in the 15 years until his death, causing England to be contested between his daughter Matilda and nephew Stephen (Stephen ended up becoming king). - Henry allegedly died due to eating too many lampreys at a royal feast- this may have been due to failing to washing them before eating, leading to a possible listeria infection.

Deep Roy is 66. Most famous for portraying every Oompa Loompa in the 2005 Charlie and the Chocolate Factory:

11/30/2023 21 Run-DMC — Christmas In Hollis 21 Perry Como — God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen 21 José Feliciano — Feliz Navidad 21 The Pretenders — 2000 Miles 21 Burl Ives — Holly Jolly Christmas +1 21 The Pogues ft. Kirsty MacColl — Fairytale Of New York +1 21 John & Yoko etc. — Happy Xmas (War Is Over) +1 21 Wham! — Last Christmas +1 20 Tom Jones & Cerys Matthews — Baby It’s Cold Outside 20 Elvis Presley — Blue Christmas 20 Ray Conniff — Carol Of The Bells 20 Darlene Love — Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) 20 Coldplay — Christmas Lights 20 The Waitresses — Christmas Wrapping 20 George Michael — December Song 20 Kate Bush — December Will Be Magic Again 20 Band Aid — Do They Know It’s Christmas? 20 The Darkness — Don’t Let The Bells End 20 Chris Rea — Driving Home For Christmas 20 Kay Starr — (Everybody’s Waitin’ For) The Man With The Bag 20 The Ronettes — Frosty The Snowman 20 Frank Sinatra — Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas 20 Gene Autry — Here Comes Santa Claus 20 Greg Lake — I Believe In Father Christmas 20 The Jackson 5 — I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus 20 Wizzard — I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday 20 Mike Oldfield — In Dulci Jubilo 20 Perry Como — It’s Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas 20 Andy Williams — It’s The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year 20 Bobby Helms — Jingle Bell Rock 20 Michael Buble — Jingle Bells 20 Dean Martin — Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! 20 The Beach Boys — Little Saint Nick 20 Mud — Lonely This Christmas 20 Boney M — Mary’s Boy Child (Oh My Lord) 20 Bing Crosby & The Andrews Sisters — Mele Kalikimaka 20 The Carpenters — Merry Christmas Darling 20 Shakin’ Stevens — Merry Christmas Everyone 20 Slade — Merry Xmas Everybody 20 Justin Bieber — Mistletoe 20 Bob Dylan — Must Be Santa 20 Leona Lewis — One More Sleep 20 Bing Crosby & David Bowie — Peace On Earth / Little Drummer Boy 20 The Eagles — Please Come Home For Christmas 20 Ray Conniff — Ring Christmas Bells 20 Brenda Lee — Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree 20 Chuck Berry — Run Rudolph Run 20 Eartha Kitt — Santa Baby 20 The Crystals — Santa Claus Is Coming To Town 20 Ariana Grande — Santa Tell Me 20 Jim Reeves — Silver Bells 20 The Ronettes — Sleigh Ride 20 Elton John — Step Into Christmas 20 Jona Lewie — Stop The Cavalry 20 Queen — Thank God It’s Christmas 20 Nat King Cole — The Christmas Song (Merry Christmas To You) 20 Donny Hathaway — This Christmas 20 Kelly Clarkson — Underneath The Tree 20 Gabriella Cilmi — Warm This Winter 20 Stevie Wonder — What Christmas Means To Me 20 Johnny Mathis — When A Child Is Born 20 Bing Crosby — White Christmas 20 Perry Como — Winter Wonderland 20 The Wombles — Wombling Merry Christmas 20 Destiny’s Child — 8 Days Of Christmas 18 Cliff Richard — Mistletoe & Wine 18 Paul McCartney — Wonderful Christmastime -2 16 Ed Sheeran & Elton John — Merry Christmas -2 16 Mariah Carey — All I Want For Christmas Is You -2

11/30/2023 65 Fatboy Slim — Right Here, Right Now +2 60 The Corrs — Runaway 60 Stardust — Music Sounds Better With You 48 Madonna — Ray Of Light -2 46 Madonna — Beautiful Stranger 33 Natalie Imbruglia — Big Mistake 30 Phats & Small — Turn Around 29 Terrorvision — Tequila 28 DJ Jurgen Presents Alice DeeJay — Better Off Alone +2 15 Brandy ft. Mase — Top Of The World 10 Pras Michel ft. Ol' Dirty Bastard & Mya — Ghetto Superstar 10 Ann Lee — 2 Times 6 Artful Dodger ft. Craig David — Re-Rewind -4