"Christmas Alphabet" is a Christmas song written by Buddy Kaye and Jules Loman, first released in 1954 by

The McGuire Sisters The McGuire Sisters were a singing trio in American popular music. The group was composed of three sisters: * Ruby Christine McGuire (July 30, 1926 – December 28, 2018) * Dorothy "Dottie" McGuire (February 13, 1928 – September 7, 2012) * Ph ...

. The melody is taken from Skidamarink, the final song of the Broadway production ''The Echo''. In 1955 a cover version recorded by

Dickie Valentine Richard Bryce ( Maxwell; 4 November 1929 – 6 May 1971), known professionally as Dickie Valentine, was a British pop singer who enjoyed great popularity in Britain during the 1950s. In addition to several other Top Ten hit singles, Valentine ha ...

and produced by

Dick Rowe Richard Paul Brutton Rowe (9 June 1921 – 6 June 1986) was a British music executive and record producer. He was head of A&R ( Singles) at Decca Records from the 1950s to the 1970s, and produced many top-selling records during that period. ...

became a Christmas number one hit in the

UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart (currently titled Official Singles Chart, with the upper section more commonly known as the Official UK Top 40) is compiled by the Official Charts Company (OCC), on behalf of the British record industry, listing the top-s ...

. It first entered the UK chart on 25 November 1955, where it spent seven weeks, three of which were at No. 1. In the song various things the singer associates with Christmas are listed alphabetically. It is notable for being the first UK Christmas chart topper that is actually about Christmas, a trend that would continue on and off over the next several decades.

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1955 singles 1955 songs American Christmas songs Songs about language The McGuire Sisters songs Songs with lyrics by Buddy Kaye UK Singles Chart number-one singles Christmas number-one singles in the United Kingdom {{1950s-single-stub