![]() | December 1961
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| Now Showing Tuesday, Dec 12 1961 | |||
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| UK | |||
| Casino, London | |||
| This is Cinerama | |||
| Aired on Tuesday, Dec 12 1961 | |||
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| UK | |||
| BBC | |||
| 2030 | Escape of R.D.7 | The Trap | |
| Aired on Tuesday, Dec 12 1961 | |||
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| USA | |||
| ABC | |||
| 2000 | Bachelor Father | Birth of a Song | |
| CBS | |||
| 2000 | Dick Van Dyke Show | Empress Carlotta's Necklace | |
| 2100 | Red Skelton Show | San Fernando and the Kaaka Maami Island | |
| NBC | |||
| 1930 | Laramie | The Killer Legend | |
| 2030 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Services Rendered | |
| UK Chart Thursday, Dec 7 1961 | ||
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| Tower Of Strength | Frankie Vaughan | 1 |
| (Marie's The Name) His Latest Flame | Elvis Presley | 2 |
| Little Sister | Elvis Presley | 2 |
| Big Bad John | Jimmy Dean | 3 |
| Take Good Care Of My Baby | Bobby Vee | 4 |
| Moon River | Danny Williams | 5 |
| The Time Has Come | Adam Faith | 6 |
| Walkin' Back To Happiness | Helen Shapiro | 7 |
| Take Five | The Dave Brubeck Quartet | 8 |
| Midnight In Moscow | Kenny Ball & His Jazzmen | 9 |
| I'll Get By (As Long As I Have You) | Shirley Bassey | 10 |
| The Savage | The Shadows | 11 |
| When The Girl In Your Arms Is The Girl In Your Heart | Cliff Richard | 12 |
| Runaround Sue | Dion | 13 |
| Mexicali Rose | Karl Denver | 14 |
| My Friend The Sea | Petula Clark | 15 |
| Stranger On The Shore | Mr. Acker Bilk | 16 |
| Hit The Road Jack | Ray Charles | 17 |
| I Love How You Love Me | Jimmy Crawford | 18 |
| You're The Only Good Thing (That Happened To Me) | Jim Reeves | 19 |
| Bambino | The Springfields | 20 |
| US Chart Monday, Dec 11 1961 | ||
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| Please Mr. Postman | The Marvelettes | 1 |
| Big Bad John | Jimmy Dean | 2 |
| Goodbye Cruel World | James Darren | 3 |
| The Twist | Chubby Checker | 4 |
| Walk On By | Leroy Van Dyke | 5 |
| The Lion Sleeps Tonight | The Tokens | 6 |
| Run To Him | Bobby Vee | 7 |
| Tonight | Ferrante and Teicher | 8 |
| Let There Be Drums | Sandy Nelson | 9 |
| Happy Birthday, Sweet Sixteen | Neil Sedaka | 10 |
| Moon River | Jerry Butler | 11 |
| Runaround Sue | Dion | 12 |
| Fool #1 | Brenda Lee | 13 |
| Crazy | Patsy Cline | 14 |
| Peppermint Twist (Part 1) | Joey Dee and the Starliters | 15 |
| I Understand (Just How You Feel) | The G-Clefs | 16 |
| Moon River | Henry Mancini and His Orchestra | 17 |
| Tower Of Strength | Gene McDaniels | 18 |
| I Don't Know Why | Linda Scott | 19 |
| Gypsy Woman | The Impressions | 20 |