The battle for Christmas number one is on and a festive classic is in the running to secure the top spot in celebration of its 40th anniversary. Wham! are bookies favourites to claim the coveted chart position with their iconic Last Christmas, which turned 40 this year.
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The official Christmas number one is a British institution and has previously been secured by musical talent that includes The Beatles, Spice Girls, Boney M and Slade. Thankfully, internet personality LadBaby – made up of couple Mark and Roxanne Hoyle – stepped down last year following their record-breaking streak of five chart-topping singles.
Image Credit: Metro [Mariah Carey performs "All I Want for Christmas Is You" in white outfit with dancers in red in the background and a winter wonderland house]
This left the charts wide open for Wham to finally get the number one last year after being beaten by Band Aid’s Do They Know It’s Christmas? in 1984. So who could take the prestigious Christmas number one in 2024?. To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web
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Image Credit: Metro [Undated handout photo issued by Band Aid of Sir Bob Geldof (second left), along with other artists recording the first ever Band Aid single, Do They Know It's Christmas. A new 40th anniversary mix of Band Aid's Do They Know It's Christmas? will see the young and old voices of the charity single's artists come together to create an "ultimate" version. Issue date: Wednesday November 13, 2024. PA Photo. Do They Know It's Christmas? - 2024 Ultimate Mix will premiere on UK breakfast radio and streaming on November 25, the 40th anniversary of the recording of the original song, and will be released physically on the Band Aid Compilation on November 29 on CD and vinyl. The new version of the song will feature voices from three previous editions of the song, Band Aid (1984), Band Aid 20 (2004) and Band Aid 30 (2014), including Harry Styles, George Michael and Chris Martin, and will see young and old voices of the likes of Bono singing together. See PA story SHOWBIZ BandAid . Photo credit should read: Brian Aris/Band Aid/PA Wire NOTE TO EDITORS: This handout photo may only be used in for editorial reporting purposes for the contemporaneous illustration of events, things or the people in the image or facts mentioned in the caption. Reuse of the picture may require further permission from the copyright holder.]
Up Next. Last Christmas is once again in the running to take the top spot, which could be a record-breaking win as a song has never won twice — let alone twice in a row. ‘No song has ever been Christmas number one in back-to-back years, but we now make Wham’s Last Christmas odds-on to take the top spot for the second consecutive year,’ said Coral’s John Hill.
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