The #1 song in the UK on December 16, 1955

Christmas Alphabet By Dickie Valentine

Other #1 songs on December 16, 1955

#1 Hit Song

Sixteen Tons
Tennessee Ernie Ford

#1 R&B Song

Hands Off
Priscilla Bowman with Jay McShann and his Orchestra

#1 Country Song

Love, Love, Love
Webb Pierce

Notable December 16 birthdays in the 1950s

Bart Oates
Football Player
Born December 16, 1958
Rick Sofield
Baseball Player
Born December 16, 1956
Allen Kurzweil 
Novelist
Born December 16, 1960
Deborah Pratt
TV Actress
Born December 16, 1951
Colleen Jones
Curler
Born December 16, 1959