A week after five holiday hits decorated the top 10 (a weekly record), they all depart not only the top tier but the entire Hot 100: Carey's "All I Want for Christmas Is You", Brenda Lee's "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree", Bobby Helms' "Jingle Bell Rock" and Burl Ives' "A Holly Jolly Christmas", from Nos. 1 through 4, respectively, and Andy Williams' "It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year", from No. 7.
Carey's 1994 carol becomes the first song ever to drop off the Hot 100 from No. 1 (with older titles removed if below No. 50 after 20 weeks; it has tallied 37 total weeks), after first setting the record a year ago when it exited from No. 3. (Like Frosty the Snowman, all four songs will surely be back again someday, likely leading the way for Christmas jingles next holiday season.)
(Billboard)
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