Tom Grennan breaks silence on 'crazy' bid for Christmas Number 1 as he praises 'incredible' Wham!
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Tom Grennan admits it was "amazing" to go against the likes of Wham! and Mariah Carey for the Christmas top spot. The musician, 29, turned his hand to producing a Christmas hit this year with his single It Can't Be Christmas, which was available via Amazon Music. Each year, dozens of singers go head to head as they battle to be crowned the Christmas Number One, with the likes of Perrie, Tom and Ariana Grande being the top contenders this year.
However, they faced stiff competition from the likes of Wham!, Mariah Carey, The Pogues featuring Kirsty MacColl and Band Aid which are often found in the top spots year on year. Despite not landing the top spot, Bedford-born Grennan has revealed he's still incredibly proud to have taken Number 4.
Speaking on The One Show, he told hosts Roman Kemp and Lauren Laverne: "This week has been crazy," when Alex explained he'd been "up and down the country," Tom responded: "Glasgow, Manchester, Birmingham – meeting so many people, obviously promoting It Can't Be Christmas.".
"Yeah, brilliant reaction to it though!" exclaimed Alex. Tom went on to add: "Honestly, it's been crazy, all I wanted was to try and create a modern classic Christmas song." When Alex added that it was "tricky", Tom confirmed it "definitely" was. The Royal Highness hitmaker went on to say: "We were in the run for the Number One spot, obviously, Wham! got that.
"Wham! are the fabric of Christmas. But to be in the mix is amazing, I just hope that It Can't Be Christmas sticks around for a long time... Cash money," he laughed. Taking to his Instagram, the Coventry City supporter said: "Oh we didn't get the Number One but that's alright. Congrats to Wham! like Andrew said in his interview, Last Christmas is definitely the fabric of what Christmas is. To be up there with the likes of Wham! is an incredible achievement, I'm very, very proud, thank you everybody who's bought the record, streamed the record, now we still could get a Number One at Christmas, next week, unofficially a Number One at Christmas, if you keep streaming, keep buying, around the Christmas dinner table, tell Alexa play 'It Can't Be Christmas'.".
