So pull up a beanbag chair, turn on your lava lamp and take a trip back to a groovier time!
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December 2015 December 31: Today's "Way Back Play Back" continues a series featuring randomly chosen festive hits from yesteryear; here is American popular music and country music singer, the late Margaret Whiting (1924 - 2011) with "What Are You Doing New Year's Eve?" (1947)
December 30: Today's "Way Back Play Back" continues a series featuring randomly chosen festive hits from yesteryear; here is American popular music singer, the late Andy Williams (1927 - 2012), with "It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year" (1963)
December 29: Today's "Way Back Play Back" continues with a series called "Totally Tubular Tuesdays" with the grooviest hits of that decade known as the 1980s; peaking at #19 on U.S. Billboard's Hot 100 chart (#15 U.K. Singles chart) here is English-American rock band The Pretenders with "2000 Miles" (1983)
December 28: Today's "Way Back Play Back" continues a series featuring randomly chosen festive hits from yesteryear; here is British music duo Eurythmics with "Winter Wonderland" (1987)
December 27: Today's "Way Back Play Back" continues a series featuring randomly chosen festive hits from yesteryear; here is Canadian singer-songwriter and painter Joni Mitchell with "River" (1971)
December 26: Today's "Way Back Play Back" continues a series featuring randomly chosen festive hits from yesteryear; from his his 1966 album The Dean Martin Christmas Album here is the late Dean Martin (1917 - 1995) with "Marshmallow World" (1966)
December 25: Today's "Way Back Play Back" continues a series featuring randomly chosen festive hits from yesteryear; from the 1944 MGM musical Meet Me in St. Louis here is American singer, actress and vaudevillian, the late Judy Garland (1922 - 1969), with "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" (1944)
December 24: Today's "Way Back Play Back" continues a series featuring randomly chosen festive hits from yesteryear; here is the then husband-and-wife duo of Elmo and Patsy Trigg Shropshire, credited as Elmo & Patsy, with "Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer" (1979)
December 23: Today's "Way Back Play Back" continues a series featuring randomly chosen festive hits from yesteryear; reaching #1 on U.S. Billboard's Christmas Singles chart here is American vocal and instrumental duo The Carpenters with "Merry Christmas Darling" (1970)
December 22: Today's "Way Back Play Back" continues with a series called "Totally Tubular Tuesdays" with the grooviest hits of that decade known as the 1980s; peaking at #13 on U.S. Billboard's Hot 100 chart (#1 U.K. Singles chart) here is British/Irish supergroup Band Aid with "Do They Know It's Christmas?" (1984)
December 21: Today's "Way Back Play Back" continues a series featuring randomly chosen festive hits from yesteryear; peaking at #24 on U.K. Singles chart here is English singer-songwriter, composer and pianist Elton John with "Step into Christmas" (1973)
December 20: Today's "Way Back Play Back" begins a series featuring randomly chosen festive hits from yesteryear; here is American singer and actor, the late Elvis Presley (1935 - 1977) with "Blue Christmas" (1964)
December 19: Today's "Way Back Play Back" begins a series featuring randomly chosen festive hits from yesteryear; peaking at #8 on U.S. Billboard's Hot Country Singles chart and from the musical The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas here is American singer-songwriter, actress, author, businesswoman and humanitarian Dolly Parton with "Hard Candy Christmas" (1982)
December 18: Today's "Way Back Play Back" continues with a series called "Fast-Forward Fridays" with the grooviest festive hits of that decade known as the 1990s; peaking at #21 on U.S. Billboard's Hot 100 chart American singer, songwriter, record producer and actress Mariah Carey with "All I Want for Christmas Is You" (1994)
December 17: Today's "Way Back Play Back" continues a series featuring randomly chosen festive hits from yesteryear; with their version of the old Spanish villancico depicting the nativity of Christ and the Immaculate Conception here is American rock band The Monkees with "Ríu Chíu" (1967)
December 16: Today's "Way Back Play Back" continues a series featuring randomly chosen festive hits from yesteryear; peaking at #6 on U.K. Singles chart here is English singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and composer Paul McCartney with "Wonderful Christmastime" (1979)
December 15: Today's "Way Back Play Back" continues with a series called "Totally Tubular Tuesdays" with the grooviest hits of that decade known as the 1980s; peaking at #2 U.K. Singles chart here is English musical duo Wham! with "Last Christmas" (1984)
December 14: Today's "Way Back Play Back" continues a series featuring randomly chosen festive hits from yesteryear; peaking at #3 on U.K. Singles chart here American singer and actor, the late Bing Crosby (1903 - 1977), and English singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer, arranger, painter and actor, David Bowie, with "Peace on Earth/Little Drummer Boy" (1977)
December 13: Today's "Way Back Play Back" begins a series featuring randomly chosen festive hits from yesteryear; peaking at #85 on U.S. Billboard's Hot 100 chart (#1 on U.K. and German Singles chart) here is Germany-based pop and euro disco group Boney M. with "Mary's Boy Child / Oh My Lord" (1978)
December 12: Today's "Way Back Play Back" continues with a series featuring randomly chosen hits from yesteryear; peaking at #8 on U.K. Singles chart here is British 2 Tone ska revival group The Selecter with "On My Radio" (1979)
December 11: Today's "Way Back Play Back" continues with a series called "Fast-Forward Fridays" with the grooviest hits of that decade known as the 1990s; reaching #1 on U.S. Billboard's Hot 100 chart American R&B singer-songwriter, pianist, record producer, actress, television personality and philanthropist Toni Braxton with "Un-Break My Heart" (1996)
December 10: Today's "Way Back Play Back" continues with a series featuring randomly chosen hits from yesteryear; reaching #1 on U.S. Billboard's Hot 100 chart here is American rock and pop band The Four Seasons with "December, 1963 (Oh, What a Night)" (1975)
December 9: Today's "Way Back Play Back" continues with a series featuring randomly chosen hits from yesteryear; peaking at #13 on U.S. Billboard's Hot 100 chart here is American singer-songwriter, musician and children's author Carly Simon with "Anticipation" (1971)
December 8: Today's "Way Back Play Back" continues with a series called "Totally Tubular Tuesdays" with the grooviest hits of that decade known as the 1980s; reaching #1 on U.S. Billboard's Hot 100 chart (#1 on U.K. Singles chart) here is English singer and songwriter, the late John Lennon (1940 - 1980), with "(Just Like) Starting Over" (1980)
December 7: Today's "Way Back Play Back" continues with a series featuring randomly chosen hits from yesteryear; peaking at #2 on U.S. Billboard's Hot 100 chart here is American family soul singing group Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose with "Too Late to Turn Back Now" (1972)
December 6: Today's "Way Back Play Back" continues with a series featuring randomly chosen hits from yesteryear; peaking at #11 on U.S. Billboard's Hot 100 chart here is American singer-songwriter and musician Jackson Browne with "Running on Empty" (1978)
December 5: Today's "Way Back Play Back" continues with a series featuring randomly chosen hits from yesteryear; peaking at #11 on U.K. Singles chart here is English punk rock band The Clash with "London Calling" (1979)
December 4: Today's "Way Back Play Back" continues with a series called "Fast-Forward Fridays" with the grooviest hits of that decade known as the 1990s; reaching #1 on U.S. Billboard's Hot 100 chart American contemporary R&B group Color Me Badd with "All 4 Love" (1991)
December 3: Today's "Way Back Play Back" continues with a series featuring randomly chosen hits from yesteryear; peaking at #11 on U.S. Billboard's Hot 100 chart here is American rock band Heart with "Barracuda" (1977)
December 2: Today's "Way Back Play Back" continues with a series featuring randomly chosen hits from yesteryear; peaking at #3 on U.S. Billboard's Hot 100 chart here is American folk rock duo Simon & Garfunkel with "I Am a Rock" (1965)
December 1: Today's "Way Back Play Back" continues with a series called "Totally Tubular Tuesdays" with the grooviest hits of that decade known as the 1980s; peaking at #2 on U.S. Billboard's Hot 100 chart here is American singer, songwriter, actress and LGBT activist Cyndi Lauper with "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" (1983)
