Sixteen Candles (thing)

I think it bears mentioning that before it was the title of a John Hughes movie, Sixteen Candles was the title of a doo-wop song performed by The Crests and written by Luther Dixon and Allyson Kent (staff writers for Coed Records).

The song was released in 1958 and was, in December, the #2 song in the country. The #1 song was The Chipmunk Song.