Hit Parade: Chestnut Roasters, Part 1
b"Bing. Nat. Dean. John and Paul. Darlene. Mariah. Ariana. Musicians so famous, with so many classic hits, you don\\u2019t even need their last names. Now here are a few more, with fewer hits: Vince Guaraldi. Jos\\xe9 Feliciano. Donny Hathaway. The Waitresses. What do all of these acts have in common? Years from now, each of them may be known primarily for a single holiday chestnut. In fact, in the streaming era, some of them already are consumed largely in December.\\n\\nIn this holiday episode of Hit Parade, Chris Molanphy dives deep into radio, streaming and Billboard chart data to compare these acts\\u2019 long hitmaking histories to the majority-merry ways they are consumed today. And none has been more condensed by Christmas than another artist who was once famous enough to go by her first name: Brenda. A \\u201960s chart dominator and double\\u2013Hall of Famer, Brenda Lee is now mostly known for that tune about Christmas tree rockin\\u2019. How did the legendary \\u201cLittle Miss Dynamite\\u201d become Santa\\u2019s little helper? And will she ever pass Mariah and go back to No.\\xa01?\\n\\xa0\\nPodcast production by Asha Saluja.\\n\\nSign up for Slate Plus now to get episodes in one installment as soon as they're out. You'll also get The Bridge, our trivia show and bonus deep dive. Click here for more info.\\xa0\\xa0\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices"