Take the Wham! did you ever get a christmas number one before 2023?
Last Christmas by Wham! is without a doubt one of the most legendary festive jingles of all time.
So you’ll be surprised to hear that he’s never been crowned Christmas number one until this year.
He came close several times, but never secured the much-coveted crown until now.
How do you make a Christmas list?
The chart is compiled from streams and sales for the week up to midnight on Thursday night.
The Wham! and Pogues songs have been reissued on vinyl, while Ryder’s single is available on CD – with physical sales counting more than streams in the chart formula.
Streams of newer songs are also weighted more – meaning Ryder and Sheeran/Sir Elton have a better chance of competing with classic holiday tunes.
Famous Christmas battles number one
In 2016, a feud developed between Little Mix fans and Rangers FC supporters over their Christmas #1 fights.
This was followed by a social media campaign by football fans to bring the 1960s hit Glad All Over to the top of the charts in honor of their player Joe Garner.
Little Mix fans were left unimpressed as it “threatened” to scupper the girl band’s chance of taking the festive top spot.
On Xu, ex-Twitter, Rangers fans joked: “Is there any truth to the rumors that Rangers casuals and Little Mix casuals are organizing a rumble??”
Another shared a photo of football fans clashing with police and wrote: “Rangers in Little Mix away.”
One furious Little Mix fan tweeted: “I’m sorry but if that cheesy football song ruins Touch’s chance of being #1 I’m deleting my account.”
No song won – instead the bookies’ favorite Clean Bandit with Rockabye was the winner.
Rage Against the Machine ended the X Factor’s dominance
Rebel rockers Rage Against the Machine scored the 2009 Christmas number one in the UK.
Fans launched 1992’s Killing In The Name into the charts in a bid to end the X Factor’s dominance.
Simon Cowell branded the campaign “stupid” and “cynical”, but it only seemed to fuel fans.
Rage Against The Machine band member Tom Morello said winning the ceremonial race would be “a wonderful dose of anarchy”.
Ten movies to watch this Christmas
Here is a list of some great movies to watch this holiday season.
- It’s a wonderful life
- Dwarf
- Home alone
- Christmas carol
- die Hard
- Batman returns
- Actually love
- The Polar Express
- The Harry Potter franchise
- Santa Claus
George Michael tragically passed away on Christmas Day
George Michael died on Christmas Day 2016.
The singer was found dead in bed at his home in Oxfordshire by his boyfriend Fadi Fawaz.
Speaking about the horrifying moment, celebrity hairdresser Fawaz said: “We were supposed to go for Christmas lunch.
“I went over there to wake him up and he just went away, lying still in bed.”
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