What is the current Christmas No. 1?

1s. Wham! have made history with their classic festive single Last Christmas. As well as being the official Christmas No. 1 for 2024, Last Christmas is also the only song in UK chart history to achieve such a feat for two consecutive years.

What is the current Christmas number one?

The Christmas number one is announced by BBC Radio 1 on the Friday before Christmas. The most recent Christmas number-one single is "Last Christmas" by Wham!, which was released in 1984 but did not reach number one until 2024.

What time is the UK Christmas number 1 announced?

The 2024 Official Christmas Number 1 will be announced on Friday 20 December. The full Christmas Top 40 will be counted down on BBC Radio 1's The Official Chart with Jack Saunders from 4pm GMT.

Is freezing this Christmas number 1?

'Freezing this Christmas' Now Second Favourite For Number One.

What is the top 1 Christmas song?

UK Top 25 Single Charts | 23.12.2022 | Christmas No. 1 | ChartExpress

What's the most popular Christmas song right now?

Today on iTunes the current number one Christmas song right now is Be My Baby by The Ronettes.

What is the anti Keir Starmer Christmas song?

The song, which is a parody of Mud's 1974 hit Lonely This Christmas, criticises the Government's decision to strip 10 million pensioners of their winter fuel allowance.

Which song beat Last Christmas to number 1?

Single by Wham! Upon its initial release, "Last Christmas" spent five consecutive weeks at number two on the UK singles chart. It was beaten to Christmas number one by the charity single "Do They Know It's Christmas?", on which Michael also performed.

What number is the Keir Starmer song in the charts?

A PARODY song lampooning Keir Starmer's Labour Government for its cuts to the Winter Fuel Payment has hit number one in the UK charts.

What is the longest running Christmas number 1?

Whitney Houston's I Will Always Love You and Queen's Bohemian Rhapsody hold the record for the longest consecutive runs at the top of the charts as Christmas number ones, with 10 and nine weeks at number one respectively.

What is Cliff Richard's best selling song?

In 1979, Richard's single "We Don't Talk Anymore" became the highest selling record of his career achieving worldwide sales over 4 million.

Do they know it's Christmas number 1?

The song, released in December 1984, became an instant Number 1 in the UK and retained the chart top spot over that Christmas and beyond. The song won a Grammy Award for Best Music Video and was the fastest selling single of all time for over a decade.

What is the number one Christmas present?

According to the latest data from Statista's Consumer Insights, when asked which gifts U.S. adults would personally most like to receive, 45 percent of women and 34 percent of men said cash or bank transfers. For both groups, clothing, textiles or shoes came in second position, followed by vouchers in third.

What date is Christmas number 1 announced?

The 2024 Official Christmas Number 1 will be announced on Friday, December 20.

How much does Andrew Ridgeley make from Last Christmas?

Andrew Ridgeley - one half of the duet, alongside his dear late friend George Michael - however never makes any money from it, as the pair decided to donate all the money to Ethiopian famine relief. But according to National World, the song earns £300,000 a year in royalties.

What is Christmas No. 1 this year?

Wham!'s Last Christmas is Christmas No 1 for second year running. Forty years after it was held off the No 1 spot by Band Aid, Wham!'s Last Christmas is the UK Christmas No 1 for the second year running. Andrew Ridgeley, who was one half of Wham!

What is the only Christmas song to reach number 1 twice?

The 1970s: Festive fanfares combat a gloomy economy

The 70s also saw Queen reach the top spot too in 1975 with their less-than-festive Bohemian Rhapsody. The tune's popularity has not lessened over time and it hit Christmas Number One again in 1991, making it the only song in history to claim the accolade twice.

What Christmas song did the BBC refuse to play?

'Freezing This Christmas' by the parody band Sir Starmer and the Granny Harmers uses the melody of Mud's 1974 hit 'Lonely This Christmas' to comment on Labour's decision to cut Winter Fuel Allowance, a move that the video for the song states will lead to “up to 4,000 pensioners will die because of the cold in the UK ...

What did JK Rowling say about Keir Starmer?

Rowling was critical of Jeremy Corbyn's leadership of the Labour Party. In June 2024, Rowling wrote that she would struggle to support the Labour Party under the leadership of Keir Starmer due to its stance on gender-related issues.

What is the funny name for Keir Starmer?

Free Gear Keir, a nickname given to Starmer in reference to the controversy involving gifts to the prime minister and his wife from wealthy businessman Waheed Alli.

What is the most beautiful Christmas song of all time?

What is the rarest Christmas song?