Xmas Songs in UK Singles Chart - Updated for 2023

[Colin B]

The RPO should earmark it for next years Christmas album.

Maybe they have !

NB: There was an interesting version done with Wynonna Judd & Elvis on that Xmas Duets album we had a few years back...

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[Colin B]

Another Year - Another "Xmas Singles in the UK Chart - 2017"


Week-ending 24th November, 2017:

Just two this week:

No.88 - All I Want For Christmas is You - Mariah Carey

No.29 - Golden Slumbers - Elbow

OK - Golden Slumbers isn't strictly speaking an Xmas song as such, but it's from the John Lewis Xmas ad !

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[Colin B]

"Xmas Singles in the UK Chart - 2017"


Week-ending 1st December, 2017:

Just three this week:

No.88 - Last Christmas - Wham

No.37 - Golden Slumbers - Elbow

No.34 - All I Want For Christmas is You - Mariah Carey

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OK - Golden Slumbers isn't strictly speaking an Xmas song as such, but it's from the John Lewis Xmas ad !

[elvislady]

"Xmas Singles in the UK Chart - 2017"


Week-ending 1st December, 2017:

Just three this week:

No.88 - Last Christmas - Wham

No.37 - Golden Slumbers - Elbow

No.34 - All I Want For Christmas is You - Mariah Carey

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OK - Golden Slumbers isn't strictly speaking an Xmas song as such, but it's from the John Lewis Xmas ad !

2 of my favorites Wham and Mariah, Always do well. I guess golden slumbers will end up somewhere in top 10 even tho its gone back up.

[Colin B]

Xmas Songs in UK Top 100 Singles - Week-Ending 7th December:


No.98 - I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday - Wizzard

No.87 - Merry Christmas Everyone - Shakin' Stevens

No.85 - Do They Know It's Christmas - Band Aid

No.55 - Fairytale of New York - Pogues Ft. Kirsty MacColl

No.42 - Golden Slumbers - Elbow

No.29 - Last Christmas - Wham

No.22 - All I Want For Christmas is You - Mariah Carey

Some old favourites return to the chart this week !

Just waiting for Slade to arrive !

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[Colin B]

Xmas songs in the UK Singles Chart -
Week-Ending 15th December, 2017:


No.98 - Santa Baby - Kylie Minogue

No.97 - Mary's Boy Child/Oh My Lord - Boney M

No.96 - Holly Jolly Christmas - Michael Buble

No.91- Underneath the Tree - Kelly Clarkson

No.84 - White Christmas - Bing Crosby

No.83 - Christmas Lights - Coldplay

No.80 - It's The Most Wonderful Time of the Year - Andy Williams

No.79 - Wonderful Christmastime - Paul McCartney

No.78 - Santa's Coming For Us - SIA

No.76 - Happy Xmas [War is Over] - John & Yoko/Plastic Ono Band

No.74 - Mistletoe - Justin Bieber

No.68 - Driving Home for Christmas - Chris Rea

No.63 - Step Into Christmas - Elton John

No.62 - Merry Xmas Everybody - Slade

No.60 - Santa Tell Me - Ariana Grande

No.51 - Golden Slumbers - Elbow

No.45 - It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas - Michael Buble

No.42 - Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree - Brenda Lee

No.24 - I Wish It Could Be Christmas Every Day - Wizzard

No.21 - Merry Christmas Everyone - Shakin' Stevens

No.16 - Do They Know It's Christmas - Band Aid

No.10 - Fairytale of New York - The Pogues Ft. Kirsty MacColl

No.6 - Last Christmas - Wham

No.5 - All I Want For Christmas Is You - Mariah Carey

It's really getting into swing now !

Still waiting for Mud, Dean Martin & The Pretenders...

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[Colin B]

Xmas Songs in the UK Top 100 Singles Chart -
Week-Ending 22nd December, 2017:


No.96 - Christmas Time [Don't Let the Bells End] - Darkness

No.94 - When Christmas Comes Around - Matt Terry

No.92 - Lonely This Christmas - Mud

No.91 - Stop the Cavalry - Jona Lewie

No.89 - 2000 Miles - Pretenders

No.74 - Golden Slumbers - Elbow

No.65 - Santa's Coming For Us - SIA

No.55 - Holly Jolly Christmas - Michael Buble

No.49 - Underneath the Tree - Kelly Clarkson

No.48 - Mary's Boy Child/Oh My Lord - Boney M

No.47 - Santa Baby - Kylie Minogue

No.43 - Mistletoe - Justin Bieber

No.41 - Christmas Lights - Coldplay

No.39 - Wonderful Christmastime - Paul McCartney

No.38 - White Christmas - Bing Crosby

No.37 - It's The Most Wonderful Time of the Year - Andy Williams

No.35 - Happy Xmas [War is Over] - John & Yoko/Plastic Ono Band

No.30 - Merry Xmas Everybody - Slade

No.29 - Santa Tell Me - Ariana Grande

No.23 - Driving Home For Christmas - Chris Rea

No.22 - I Wish It Could Be Christmas Every Day - Wizzard

No.19 - Step Into Christmas - Elton John

No.18 - It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas - Michael Buble

No.16 - Merry Christmas Everyone - Shakin' Stevens

No.15 - Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree - Brenda Lee

No.12 - Do They Know It's Christmas - Band Aid

No.7 - Fairytale of New York - The Pogues Ft. Kirsty MacColl

No.3 - Last Christmas - Wham

No.2 - All I Want For Christmas Is You - Mariah Carey

Most of the usual suspects are now charting [except for Dean Martin & Elvis] !

There is a campaign to get Wham to No.1 for Xmas !

This is because George Michael died last Xmas & Wham's Last Christmas has never yet made No.1 !

Good luck, George !

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[Norman]

This is the only time in the year when artists from the past get into the singles charts. They achieve quite high positions, too. The singles chart has changed so much that it is no longer a chart that has older artists doing well, but thanks to the power of Christmas, they have their day in the sun again!

Would love to see Johnny Mathis's "When A child Is Born, also enter the chart, but it may not make it. Despite its popularity on radio at this time of year, it may be perceived as too middle of the road for the singles market.

[Colin B]

...Would love to see Johnny Mathis's "When A child Is Born, also enter the chart, but it may not make it.
Despite its popularity on radio at this time of year, it may be perceived as too middle of the road for the singles market.

It's no more 'middle of the road' than Bing Crosby or Andy Williams !

This is the third year that I've been doing this Xmas chart run down, & Johnny Mathis hasn't appeared... yet !

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[Norman]

Andy Williams, to most people’s surprise, became cool in later years and Bing Crosby at Christmas is still almost a staple as Christmas itself. Christmas has become pretty predictable when it comes to the best-selling seasonal favourites.

Come on “A Winter’s Tale” by David Essex (even though it isn’t really a Christmas song)!

[Colin B]

Andy Williams, to most people’s surprise, became cool in later years and Bing Crosby at Christmas is still almost a staple as Christmas itself. Christmas has become pretty predictable when it comes to the best-selling seasonal favourites.

Come on “A Winter’s Tale” by David Essex (even though it isn’t really a Christmas song)!

Agreed.

There are 14 or 15 songs from the lower reaches of the chart from last year which haven't appeared yet this year !

But the final chart hasn't been published yet !

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[Norman]

Yes, from the look of the latest midweek chart, the picture is unlikely to change dramatically. But, you never know.

Incidentally, I’m torn about this year’s Christmas No.1. The fair side of me wants Wham! to achieve that elusive No.1 and yet I still would like Ed Sheeran to be No.1 simply because he is brilliant again. From the early sales, it looks like Ed Sheeran is heading for No.1 again with a new take on “Perfect”.

[Colin B]

Yes, from the look of the latest midweek chart, the picture is unlikely to change dramatically. But, you never know.

Incidentally, I’m torn about this year’s Christmas No.1. The fair side of me wants Wham! to achieve that elusive No.1 and yet I still would like Ed Sheeran to be No.1 simply because he is brilliant again. From the early sales, it looks like Ed Sheeran is heading for No.1 again with a new take on “Perfect”.

My daughter, who quite likes Ed Sheeran, is nevertheless unhappy about the way he is monopolising the charts just now.

She is part of the campaign to get Wham ! to No.1 for Xmas.

That is beginning to look like a forlorn hope now...

[elvislady]

Yes, from the look of the latest midweek chart, the picture is unlikely to change dramatically. But, you never know.

Incidentally, I’m torn about this year’s Christmas No.1. The fair side of me wants Wham! to achieve that elusive No.1 and yet I still would like Ed Sheeran to be No.1 simply because he is brilliant again. From the early sales, it looks like Ed Sheeran is heading for No.1 again with a new take on “Perfect”.

My daughter, who quite likes Ed Sheeran, is nevertheless unhappy about the way he is monopolising the charts just now.

She is part of the campaign to get Wham ! to No.1 for Xmas.

That is beginning to look like a forlorn hope now...

I would love to see wham numb 1 to.

[Matt Helm]

The RPO should earmark it for next years Christmas album.

Maybe they have !

NB: There was an interesting version done with Wynonna Judd & Elvis on that Xmas Duets album we had a few years back...

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Woww... this would be a perfect ELVIS PRESLEY X-Mas LP Cover for his 57' x-mas songs, don't you think so...well i think you don't, Matt