Other #1 songs on December 26, 1961
Across genres and charts

#1 R&B song

Please Mr. Postman

The Marvelettes

#1 song in the UK

Tower of Strength

Frankie Vaughan

#1 song

The Lion Sleeps Tonight

The Tokens

Notable December 26 Birthdays
Born in the 1960s

James Kottak

Drummer

Born December 26, 1962

Elizabeth Kostova

Writer

Born December 26, 1964

Jay Farrar

Singer-Songwriter

Born December 26, 1966

Matt Zoller Seitz

Writer and Critic

Born December 26, 1968

Tim Legler

Basketball Player

Born December 26, 1966