As holiday programming gears up around the country, Radio-Info.com and Nielsen BDSradio, in conjunction with Billboard, are pleased to provide readers with the 100 most played holiday songs on AC radio in 2009 as monitored between Nov. 1 and Dec. 31. While the number of stations monitored fluctuated through the holiday period depending on when stations changed, there were 95 stations reporting to the AC chart on Dec. 25.

Nielsen BDSradio will also be teaming with Radio-Info.com to provide Real-Time information when AC stations play their first holiday song this fall. For a full list of holiday format flips, click here, and check back frequently throughout the holiday season.

1. A Holly Jolly Christmas – Burl Ives
2. Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree – Brenda Lee
3. It's The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year – Andy Williams
4. Jingle Bell Rock – Bobby Helms
5. The Christmas Song – Nat King Cole
6. All I Want For Christmas Is You – Mariah Carey
7. Happy X-Mas (War Is Over) – John Lennon
8. White Christmas – Bing Crosby
9. Jingle Bell Rock – Daryl Hall John Oates
10. Feliz Navidad – Jose Feliciano
11. Do They Know It's Christmas? – Band Aid
12. Wonderful Christmastime – Paul McCartney
13. Please Come Home For Christmas – Eagles
14. Last Christmas – Wham!
15. Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer – Gene Autry
16. It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas – Johnny Mathis
17. Merry Christmas Darling – Carpenters
18. Sleigh Ride – Leroy Anderson
19. Christmas Canon – Trans-Siberian Orchestra
20. Winter Wonderland – Eurythmics
21. Little Saint Nick – Beach Boys
22. Blue Christmas – Elvis Presley
23. Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town – Bruce Springsteen
24. Happy Holiday/The Holiday Season – Andy Williams
25. O Holy Night – Josh Groban
26. Step Into Christmas – Elton John
27. The Little Drummer Boy – Harry Simeone Chorale
28. Carol Of The Bells – David Foster
29. Where Are You Christmas? – Faith Hill
30. Christmas Eve/Sarajevo 12 – Trans-Siberian Orchestra
31. It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas – Bing Crosby
32. It's The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year – Johnny Mathis
33. Home For The Holidays – Carpenters
34. The Christmas Shoes – NewSong
35. Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas – James Taylor
36. Here Comes Santa Claus (Down Santa Claus Lane) – Gene Autry
37. I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus – John Mellencamp
38. Do You Hear What I Hear? – Vanessa Williams
39. Celebrate Me Home – Kenny Loggins
40. Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow – Michael Bublé
41. Charlie Brown Christmas – Norman Brown
42. Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow – Aaron Neville
43. Winter Wonderland – Amy Grant
44. Frosty The Snowman – Jimmy Durante
45. Home For The Holidays – Perry Como
46. Same Old Lang Syne – Dan Fogelberg
47. Do You Hear What I Hear – Whitney Houston
48. Christmas Time Is Here – Vince Guaraldi Trio
49. Deck The Halls – Mannheim Steamroller
50. Sleigh Ride – Air Supply
51. O Tannenbaum – Vince Guaraldi Trio
52. We Need A Little Christmas – Percy Faith Orchestra & Chorus
53. Sleigh Ride – Ronettes
54. It's The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year – Amy Grant
55. The Little Drummer Boy – Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band
56. Believe – Josh Groban
57. Jingle Bells – Barry Manilow w/Expose
58. Santa Claus Is Coming To Town – Frank Sinatra w/Cyndi Lauper
59. All I Want For Christmas Is You – Vince Vance & The Valiants
60. You're A Mean One, Mr. Grinch – Thurl Ravenscroft
61. O Holy Night – Celine Dion
62. Sleigh Ride – Carpenters
63. Here Comes Santa Claus (Right Down Santa Claus Lane) – Elvis Presley
64. Peace On Earth/Little Drummer Boy – David Bowie & Bing Crosby
65. God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen – Barenaked Ladies
66. Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer – Burl Ives
67. Please Come Home For Christmas – Aaron Neville
68. Caroling, Caroling – Nat King Cole
69. I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus – Ronettes
70. Christmas Through Your Eyes – Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine
71. Santa Baby – Madonna
72. Mary, Did You Know? – Kenny Rogers w/Wynonna
73. Frosty The Snowman – Beach Boys
74. Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer – Dean Martin
75. The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don't Be Late) – Chipmunks
76. Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) – Mariah Carey
77. Silver Bells – Martina McBride
78. Frosty The Snowman – Ronettes
79. I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus – Jackson 5
80. My Grown Up Christmas List – Kelly Clarkson
81. I Want A Hippopotamus For Christmas – Gayla Peevey
82. Up On The Housetop – Gene Autry
83. The Gift – Jim Brickman
84. The First Noel – Karla Bonoff
85. Winter Wonderland – Johnny Mathis
86. Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas – Carpenters
87. Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow – Dean Martin
88. Someday At Christmas – Stevie Wonder
89. Santa Baby – Eartha Kitt
90. Do You Hear What I Hear – Martina McBride
91. The Christmas Song – Michael Bublé
92. Silver Bells – Kenny G
93. Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree – Amy Grant
94. Snoopy's Christmas – Royal Guardsmen
95. Christmas Time – Bryan Adams
96. Hey Santa – Carnie & Wendy Wilson
97. Do You Hear What I Hear – Carrie Underwood
98. Hark The Herald Angels Sing – Amy Grant
99. Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town – Jackson 5
100. Frosty The Snowman – Willie Nelson

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