Hello, everyone. Welcome back to the countdown.

A sweet vintage Christmas card image found online.  (Original source unknown.)

We have another his & her take for today’s classic song. They were recorded 30 years apart with the first one from Arkansas native Glen Campbell who had a nearly 50 year career as a singer, musician and actor. He made about a dozen movies, had his own TV show and placed 37 songs on the Billboard charts including five Top 10 hits and two #1 records (“Rhinestone Cowboy” was in the top spot in the U.S. 50 years ago for two weeks in September 1975 & “Southern Nights” which was the #1 song for one week in April 1977). His first album of holiday music-That Christmas Feeling– was released in October 1968, just one month before the debut of his single, “Wichita Lineman”.

Three decades later, Celine Dion released These Are Special Times in October 1998. After the one-two punch of winning the Grammy for Album Of The Year for Falling Into You in February 1997 and the ginormous success of “My Heart Will Go On” later that year from the movie “Titanic”-which became the #1 song in the U.S. in February 1998 for two consecutive weeks-helped her close out that year with her first English language Christmas.

Glen Campbell’s 1968 Christmas album. (Image found online. Original source unknown.)

Celine Dion’s 1998 Christmas album. (Image found online. Original source unknown.)

Glen Campbell: “Blue Christmas” (1968, written by Billy Hayes and Jay Johnson).

Céline Dion: “Blue Christmas” (1998, written by Billy Hayes and Jay Johnson).

What are some of your favorite Christmas songs?

Until next time, happy listening!!!