Dicky Valentine “Christmas Alphabet”
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“Christmas Alphabet” was Christmas #1 in 1955. He had been named Top UK Male Vocalist in 1952 and 1954. He could impersonate many famous singers and had sung with the top big bands of the era. Dicky appeared on “CALLING DICKIE VALENTINE” (ATV) in 1961. This series for the popular fifties and early sixties singer was produced by Colin Clews. Dickie was supported by the Jack Parnell Dance Band and the Malcolm Goddard dancers. He was a popular live performer right up until 1971 when he was killed in a car crash in Wales at the age of 41. He had been travelling between two gigs. Dicky Valentine’s real name was Richard Bryce.
Lyrics for Dicky Valentine’s “Christmas Alphabet”
Dicky Valentine
C is for the candy trimmed around the Christmas tree,
H is for the happiness with all the family,
R is for the reindeer prancing by the window pane,
I is for the icing on the cake as sweet as sugar cane,
S is for the stocking hanging on the chimney wall,
T is for the toys beneath the tree so tall,
M is for the mistletoe where everyone is kissed,
A is for the angels who make up the Christmas list,
S is for the Santa who makes every kid his pet,
Be good and he’ll bring you everything in your Christmas alphabet!
Capital c is for the candy trimmed around the Christmas tree,
H is for the happiness with all the family,
R is for the reindeer prancing by the window pane,
I is for the icing on the cake as sweet as sugar cane,
S is for the stocking hanging on the chimney wall,
T is for the toys beneath the tree so tall,
M is for the mistletoe where everyone is kissed,
A is for the angels who make up the Christmas list,
S is for the Santa who makes every kid his pet,
Be good and he’ll bring you everything in your Christmas alphabet!
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Dickie had two very talented kids, Kym and Richard. Richard works as a producer on BBC variety shows. Kym was a delight and looked just like her Dad. I worked with her in a Music Hall show at Leeds City Varieties back in 1975. Lovely, funny girl. I remember wandering round Leeds Market with her one day and the joy when she found an old 78 of her Dad’s Christmas Alphabet.