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Geoff Hurst is 82.

12/7/2023 36 Kate Bush — December Will Be Magic Again 35 Greg Lake — I Believe In Father Christmas 35 Wizzard — I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday 34 Wham! — Last Christmas 33 Bing Crosby — White Christmas 33 Beach Boys — Little Saint Nick 33 Andy Williams — It’s The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year 33 The Wombles — Wombling Merry Christmas 32 Gabriella Cilmi — Warm This Winter 31 The Pretenders — 2000 Miles 31 Eartha Kitt — Santa Baby 30 Queen — Thank God It’s Christmas 28 Burl Ives — Holly Jolly Christmas +1 27 Bobby Helms — Jingle Bell Rock 26 The Darkness — Don’t Let The Bells End 26 Jona Lewie — Stop The Cavalry 25 The Ronettes — Sleigh Ride 24 Brenda Lee — Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree +1 24 Ray Conniff — Carol Of The Bells 24 Elvis Presley — Blue Christmas 24 Bing Crosby & David Bowie — Peace On Earth / Little Drummer Boy 23 Mike Oldfield — In Dulci Jubilo 23 Kay Starr — (Everybody’s Waitin’ For) The Man With The Bag 23 Nat King Cole — The Christmas Song (Merry Christmas To You)  22 Bing Crosby & The Andrews Sisters — Mele Kalikimaka +1 22 Dean Martin — Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! 22 Elton John — Step Into Christmas 21 Destiny’s Child — 8 Days Of Christmas 21 Chuck Berry — Run Rudolph Run 21 The Crystals — Santa Claus Is Coming To Town 21 Perry Como — Winter Wonderland 21 Gene Autry — Here Comes Santa Claus 20 The Waitresses — Christmas Wrapping 20 The Pogues ft. Kirsty MacColl — Fairytale Of New York +1 20 Saint Etienne — I Was Born On Christmas Day 20 Perry Como — It’s Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas 20 Darlene Love — Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) 19 The Eagles — Please Come Home For Christmas 19 Donny Hathaway — This Christmas 18 José Feliciano — Feliz Navidad 17 Run-DMC — Christmas In Hollis 14 Chris de Burgh — A Spaceman Came Travelling 13 George Michael — December Song 6 Coldplay — Christmas Lights -6 6 The Ronettes — Frosty The Snowman

12/7/2023 31 Pulp — Common People 30 Supergrass — Alright / Time 29 Kylie Minogue — Confide In Me 27 DNA ft. Suzanne Vega — Tom's Diner 26 The Verve — Bitter Sweet Symphony 26 James — Sit Down  23 Natalie Imbruglia — Torn 23 The Cardigans — Lovefool 23 Madonna — Beautiful Stranger 23 Blur — Song 2 18 Deee-Lite — Groove is in the Heart +2 16 Fatboy Slim — Right Here, Right Now +2 16 Ace Of Base — The Sign 10 KLF ft. Tammy Wynette — Justified And Ancient 07 Haddaway — What Is Love 0 Ce Ce Peniston — Finally Out -6

Elizabeth Edwards died on this day 13 years ago, aged 61. - Edwards' actual first name was Mary, and her maiden name was Anania. She married John Edwards in 1977. - Edwards worked at a law firm, retiring after her son Wade was killed in a car accident. - Edwards gained national spotlight during her husband's presidential run in the 2004 election due to how open she was about her struggles (especially Wade Edwards' death), and would have become the Second Lady of the United States had John Kerry beat George W. Bush. - The day after the 2004 election, Edwards was diagnosed with breast cancer, becoming an activist against the disease. She beat it once, but it recurred in 2007, metastasizing to her bones and lungs. - While undergoing cancer treatment, John Edwards had an affair and fathered an illegitimate daughter (which was highly publicized between 2008 and 2010). Elizabeth would legally separate from John in January of 2010 following his admission, and excluded him from her will. - Edwards died the day after she stopped treatment due to the cancer spreading to her liver. She had made one appearance on the DeathList, at #30 on the 2008 list.

Noam Chomsky is 95.

"From Lear to Eternity". RIP- here's a clip of him guest starring as Benjamin Franklin on an episode of South Park: (Fun fact: Cartman was based off of Archie Bunker and Lear was a friend of Trey Parker)

12/6/2023 35 Wizzard — I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday 34 Kate Bush — December Will Be Magic Again 34 Wham! — Last Christmas +1 33 The Wombles — Wombling Merry Christmas 33 Andy Williams — It’s The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year 32 The Pretenders — 2000 Miles 32 Greg Lake — I Believe In Father Christmas 32 Gabriella Cilmi — Warm This Winter   31 Eartha Kitt — Santa Baby 30 Queen — Thank God It’s Christmas 29 Bing Crosby — White Christmas 29 The Beach Boys — Little Saint Nick 27 Bobby Helms — Jingle Bell Rock 27 Burl Ives — Holly Jolly Christmas +1 26 The Darkness — Don’t Let The Bells End 26 Darlene Love — Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) 25 Jona Lewie — Stop The Cavalry 24 Ray Conniff — Carol Of The Bells 24 Elvis Presley — Blue Christmas 24 José Feliciano — Feliz Navidad 24 Bing Crosby & David Bowie — Peace On Earth / Little Drummer Boy 23 Kay Starr — (Everybody’s Waitin’ For) The Man With The Bag 23 Run-DMC — Christmas In Hollis 23 The Ronettes — Sleigh Ride 23 Nat King Cole — The Christmas Song (Merry Christmas To You) 22 Brenda Lee — Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree +1 22 Mike Oldfield — In Dulci Jubilo 22 Dean Martin — Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! 22 The Waitresses — Christmas Wrapping 22 Elton John — Step Into Christmas 21 The Pogues ft. Kirsty MacColl — Fairytale Of New York +1 21 Destiny’s Child — 8 Days Of Christmas 21 Chuck Berry — Run Rudolph Run 21 Bing Crosby & The Andrews Sisters — Mele Kalikimaka 21 George Michael — December Song 21 The Crystals — Santa Claus Is Coming To Town 21 Perry Como — Winter Wonderland 21 Gene Autry — Here Comes Santa Claus 20 Perry Como — It’s Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas 19 The Eagles — Please Come Home For Christmas 19 Donny Hathaway — This Christmas 16 Saint Etienne — I Was Born On Christmas Day 14 Coldplay — Christmas Lights 13 Chris de Burgh — A Spaceman Came Travelling 12 The Ronettes — Frosty The Snowman 8 Shakin’ Stevens — Merry Christmas Everyone 6 Boney M — Mary’s Boy Child (Oh My Lord) 6 Frank Sinatra — Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas   0 Perry Como — God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen -6

12/6/2023 33 Pulp — Common People 30 Kylie Minogue — Confide In Me 27 Supergrass — Alright / Time 26 DNA ft. Suzanne Vega — Tom's Diner 26 Deee-Lite — Groove Is In The Heart 25 Madonna — Beautiful Stranger 25 Natalie Imbruglia — Torn 24 The Verve — Bitter Sweet Symphony 23 The Cardigans — Lovefool 23 Blur — Song 2 23 James — Sit Down -3 21 Ace Of Base — The Sign 20 KLF ft. Tammy Wynette — Justified And Ancient 16 Fatboy Slim — Right Here, Right Now +4 13 Ce Ce Peniston — Finally (Re-Issue) -3 07 Haddaway — What Is Love

Pope Clement VI died on this day 671 years ago, aged 61. - Clement was born as Pierre Roger- or Pierre Rosiers- to a family in the French nobility. - Clement entered the Benedictine order when he was just 10 years old, eventually becoming a doctor of theology at the age of 32. - In 1328, Clement became the Bishop of Arras, and was promoted as the Archbishop of Sens a year later. Pope Benedict XII made him a cardinal in 1338. - Clement would succeed Benedict as pope after the latter's death in 1342. His papacy is best known for coinciding with the Black Death from 1347 to 1351. During the pandemic, Clement cleared the sins of those who died from it, and said those who blamed Jewish people for it had been "seduced by that liar, the Devil". He attributed the bubonic plague as a "hidden judgment" from God. - Clement was also known for declaring a crusade in 1343 (that nobody went on), excommunicating German king Louis IV in 1346, and donating the vast fortune Benedict XII had accumulated- also using the money to build new chapels and commission Vatican artists. - Clement was known to suffer from kidney stones, and died from some kind of tumor after a 10-year reign. His successor was Pope Innocent VI.

Tom Hulce is 70.

12/5/2023 28 Blur — Song 2 27 James — Sit Down 25 Pulp — Common People 25 Kylie Minogue — Confide In Me 25 The Cardigans — Lovefool 25 DNA ft. Suzanne Vega — Tom's Diner 24 Supergrass — Alright / Time 24 The Verve — Bitter Sweet Symphony 24 Deee-Lite — Groove Is In The Heart 23 Madonna — Beautiful Stranger 21 KLF ft. Tammy Wynette — Justified And Ancient 21 Ace Of Base — The Sign 20 Natalie Imbruglia — Torn 19 Fatboy Slim — Right Here, Right Now +4 18 The Corrs — Runaway 16 Haddaway — What Is Love 16 Ce Ce Peniston — Finally (Re-Issue) 7 Stardust — Music Sounds Better With You 5 Alannah Myles — Black Velvet -3 5 Pulp — Mis-Shapes / Sorted For E’s And Wizz -3

12/5/2023 32 Kate Bush — December Will Be Magic Again 32 Andy Williams — It’s The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year  31 Wizzard — I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday 31 Greg Lake — I Believe In Father Christmas 31 Bing Crosby — White Christmas 30 Darlene Love — Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) 29 Gabriella Cilmi — Warm This Winter 29 Wham! — Last Christmas 29 The Beach Boys — Little Saint Nick 28 The Wombles — Wombling Merry Christmas 27 Bobby Helms — Jingle Bell Rock 27 Eartha Kitt — Santa Baby 26 Burl Ives — Holly Jolly Christmas +1 26 Queen — Thank God It’s Christmas 26 The Pretenders — 2000 Miles 26 The Darkness — Don’t Let The Bells End 25 Jona Lewie — Stop The Cavalry 24 Ray Conniff — Carol Of The Bells  24 Bing Crosby & David Bowie — Peace On Earth / Little Drummer Boy 23 Nat King Cole — The Christmas Song (Merry Christmas To You) +1 22 Elvis Presley — Blue Christmas 22 José Feliciano — Feliz Navidad 22 The Waitresses — Christmas Wrapping 22 Run-DMC — Christmas In Hollis 22 The Ronettes — Sleigh Ride 22 Mike Oldfield — In Dulci Jubilo 22 Dean Martin — Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! 21 Destiny’s Child — 8 Days Of Christmas 21 Chuck Berry — Run Rudolph Run 21 Bing Crosby & The Andrews Sisters — Mele Kalikimaka 21 Brenda Lee — Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree 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 Perry Como — Winter Wonderland 21 Donny Hathaway — This Christmas 21 Gene Autry — Here Comes Santa Claus 20 Perry Como — It’s Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas +1 20 Elton John — Step Into Christmas 19 The Eagles — Please Come Home For Christmas 18 The Pogues ft. Kirsty MacColl — Fairytale Of New York +1 18 Perry Como — God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen 17 Shakin’ Stevens — Merry Christmas Everyone 16 Frank Sinatra — Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas 15 The Jackson 5 — I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus 15 Boney M — Mary’s Boy Child (Oh My Lord) 12 Saint Etienne — I Was Born On Christmas Day 14 The Ronettes — Frosty The Snowman 14 Jethro Tull — Ring Out Solstice Bells -3 12 Chris de Burgh — A Spaceman Came Travelling 6 Stevie Wonder — What Christmas Means To Me -1 5 Tom Jones & Cerys Matthews — Baby It’s Cold Outside -2

Nelson Mandela died on this day 10 years ago, aged 95. - Mandela's birth name was "Rolihlahla"- a Xhosa word meaning "troublemaker". His father was a tribal chief who had taken his father's given name as his own surname- and Mandela's great-grandfather was Ngubengcuka, king of the Thembu Kingdom from 1810 to 1830. - The name "Nelson" was given to him by his teacher- Mandela himself did not know why she chose this specific English name for him. - In 1943, Mandela joined the African National Congress Party, and became a prominent figure by 1952 for his role in the Defiance Campaign- the first large-scale organized anti-Apartheid movement in South Africa. - Mandela founded the uMkhonto we Sizwe militant group in 1961, which would attack South African government installations. As one of its leaders, Mandela would be arrested and sentenced to life imprisonment in 1962. - While Robben Island is often given as Mandela's place of imprisonment, he was also transferred between Pollsmoor Prison and Victor Verster Prison. He was released in 1990, and worked with president FW de Klerk to end Apartheid and draft a new constitution. - Mandela would be elected president of South Africa in 1994. He would launch investigations into human rights abuses during the colonial regime, issue acts of land reform, and meet with international celebrities such as Michael Jackson and the Spice Girls: - Mandela would not seek reelection in 1999, continuing to comment on world affairs and campaign to combat HIV. - Mandela had multiple ailments throughout his later years. He was diagnosed with and beat prostate cancer in 2001, but retired from public life in 2004. He would be hospitalized multiple times for a recurring lung infection between 2011 and 2013, and ended up dying from it. - Mandela made eight appearances on the DeathList between 1989 and 2013 (including every list from 2009 to his death), and was the tenth hit (of thirteen) of 2013.

Calvin Trillin is 88.

"Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" beat Mariah Carey to the top of the Billboard Hot 100 Chart. It took 65 years since release to make it to the top, and is Brenda Lee's first number one song on the chart since 1960's "I Want to Be Wanted". She's also the oldest living person to top the chart- she turns 79 in a week.

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12/4/2023 32 Andy Williams — It’s The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year 30 Kate Bush — December Will Be Magic Again 30 Bing Crosby — White Christmas 29 The Pretenders — 2000 Miles 29 Wham! — Last Christmas +1 28 The Beach Boys — Little Saint Nick 28 Darlene Love — Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) 28 Wizzard — I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday 27 Gabriella Cilmi — Warm This Winter 26 Bobby Helms — Jingle Bell Rock 25 Eartha Kitt — Santa Baby 25 The Darkness — Don’t Let The Bells End 25 Jona Lewie — Stop The Cavalry 25 Burl Ives — Holly Jolly Christmas +1 24 The Wombles — Wombling Merry Christmas 24 The Waitresses — Christmas Wrapping 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 23 Greg Lake — I Believe In Father 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 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 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 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 Perry Como — Winter Wonderland 21 Donny Hathaway — This Christmas 20 Gene Autry — Here Comes Santa Claus 20 The Eagles — Please Come Home For Christmas 19 Frank Sinatra — Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas 19 Tom Jones & Cerys Matthews — Baby It’s Cold Outside 18 Elvis Presley — Blue Christmas +1 17 The Pogues ft. Kirsty MacColl — Fairytale Of New York +1 17 José Feliciano — Feliz Navidad  17 Elton John — Step Into Christmas 17 Shakin’ Stevens — Merry Christmas Everyone 17 The Jackson 5 — I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus 16 The Ronettes — Frosty The Snowman 15 John & Yoko etc. — Happy Xmas War is Over 13 Jethro Tull — Ring Out Solstice Bells -1 12 Stevie Wonder — What Christmas Means To Me 11 Leona Lewis — One More Sleep 11 Chris de Burgh — A Spaceman Came Travelling 10 Saint Etienne — I Was Born On Christmas Day 10 Kelly Clarkson — Underneath The Tree 9 Chris Rea — Driving Home For Christmas -2 0 Band Aid — Do They Know Ethiopia Is Majority Christian? -3 Found a duplicate of Happy Xmas- I believe the one with 24 points was the correct score. (SEE POST BELOW) Also upvoting the forbidden fruit because why not?

12/4/2023 32 Blur — Song 2 29 James — Sit Down 27 Pulp — Common People 26 KLF ft. Tammy Wynette — Justified And Ancient 26 Kylie Minogue — Confide In Me 24 DNA ft. Suzanne Vega — Tom's Diner 24 Deee-Lite — Groove Is In The Heart +1 23 The Cardigans — Lovefool 23 Natalie Imbruglia — Torn 22 The Verve — Bitter Sweet Symphony +1 22 Fatboy Slim — Right Here, Right Now +1 21 Ace Of Base — The Sign +1 21 Supergrass — Alright / Time 20 Pulp — Mis-Shapes / Sorted For E’s And Wizz 18 Madonna — Beautiful Stranger 18 The Corrs — Runaway 18 Haddaway — What Is Love 14 Alannah Myles — Black Velvet 14 Ce Ce Peniston — Finally (Re-Issue) 10 Stardust — Music Sounds Better With You 4 Madonna — Ray Of Light -6

Robert Loggia died on this day 8 years ago, aged 85. - R as in Robert Loggia's real name was "Salvatore Loggia". - O as in On Broadway, Robert Loggia debuted in a 1955 production of The Man With the Golden Arm. - B as in Because of his Broadway success, Robert Loggia made it into Hollywood, with his first film being Somebody Up There Likes Me. - E as in Elfego Baca was considered to be Robert Loggia's breakout role- specifically the Disney show The Nine Lives of Elfego Baca. - R as in Radio was another thing Robert Loggia was known for, having anchored in the Panama Canal Zone. - T as in T.H.E. Cat was another show Robert Loggia starred in, airing as titualar character Thomas Hewitt Edward Cat. ....Space. - L as in Lopez was the character Robert Loggia played in Scarface. - O as in Oliver and Company was a movie Robert Loggia provided voice work for, specifically as the main antagonist, Sykes. - G as in Getting the Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor for Big was one of Robert Loggia's achievements. - G as in Getting the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for Jagged Edge was not- but Robert Loggia was nominated. - I as in In 2010, Robert Loggia was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease, and he died after a five-year battle. - A as in As you can see, I was referencing Robert Loggia's famous Family Guy cutaway gag throughout this post:

Jeff Bridges is 74.

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