Dickie Valentine for the Christmas market would hit number one. In April 1955, Valentine again topped the bill at the London Palladium for two weeks, a month after winning the male vocalist category in the "NME" poll. He went on to win this title consecutively from 1953 to 1957. In 1961, he had a television series "Calling Dickie Valentine". In 1966 Valentine partnered with Peter Sellers on the ATV sketch show "The Dickie Valentine Show". Although his fame began to wane during the 1960s, he remained a popular live performer until his death. Travelling to his next gig at the Double Diamond
Dickie Valentine and Billy Daniels. He recorded two number one hits, "Christmas Alphabet" and "Finger of Suspicion". His first chart-topper came only two months after his marriage to Elizabeth Flynn at Caxton Hall, which caused scenes of hysteria and was widely expected to sound the death knell to his career. In fact, 1955 was by far his best chart year, with two number ones and three other Top Ten hits. While his second number one saw Valentine playing 'King Canute' to Bill Haley's incoming tide of rock and roll, "Christmas Alphabet" marked the first time in the UK that a song created