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(I Want a) Rockin' Christmas

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"(I Want a) Rockin' Christmas"
Single by Ol' 55
B-side"Little Saint Nick"
ReleasedNovember 1976
Recorded1976
StudioTrafalgar Studios, Sydney
GenreChristmas, Rock
Length4:40
LabelMushroom Records
Songwriter(s)Jimmy Manzie, Glenn A. Baker
Producer(s)Charles Fisher
Ol' 55 singles chronology
"Looking for an Echo"
(1976)
"(I Want a) Rockin' Christmas"
(1976)
"C'mon Let's Do It"
(1977)

"(I Want a) Rockin' Christmas" is a Christmas song written by Jimmy Manzie and Glenn A. Baker and recorded by Australian band Ol' 55. The song was released in November 1976 and peaked at number 7 on the Australian Kent Music Report, becoming the band's second top ten single.

Track listing

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7" (K-6587)

Charts

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Weekly Charts

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Chart (1976/77) Peak
position
Australian (Kent Music Report)[1] 7

Year-end charts

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Chart (1976) Position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[2] 96

References

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  1. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. p. 222. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. NOTE: Used for Australian Singles and Albums charting from 1970 until ARIA created their own charts in mid-1988.
  2. ^ "National Top 100 Singles for 1976". Kent Music Report. 27 December 1976. Retrieved 15 January 2022 – via Imgur.