Kylie Minogue has secured the 2025 UK Christmas Number 1 with her festive single "XMAS". The upbeat pop track, released as an Amazon Music Original, successfully challenged the 2023/2024 champion, Wham!'s "Last Christmas," to claim the top spot. This achievement marks Kylie's first Christmas number one and her 8th UK number one single overall.
Kylie Minogue has scored her first UK Christmas No 1, and eighth No 1 single overall, with the song Xmas. She beat competition from Wham!'s mega-streaming Last Christmas, which has been Christmas No 1 for the past two years: it was last week's chart-topper but drops to No 2.
After a week of asking, "will it be Kylie" or "will it be Wham!?" for Christmas number one this year, we finally have an answer.... Kylie Minogue has scored Christmas number one for the first time ever with her catchy hit, XMAS.
The winner, as confirmed by Official Charts, will be crowned live on air by Jack Saunders on BBC Radio 1's The Official Chart on Friday 19 December from 4pm, with the full Top 100 Official Christmas Singles Chart and Albums Chart published exclusively on OfficialCharts.com at 5.45pm.
Kylie Minogue's XMAS Is the UK Christmas Number 1 (BBC News at Six 2025)
Who has three Christmas number ones?
The Spice Girls were the first band since The Beatles to secure three Christmas number ones in a row, with 2 Become 1 in 1996, Too Much in 1997 and Goodbye in 1998.
What is the biggest selling Christmas song of all time?
The best-selling Christmas song of all time is "White Christmas" by Bing Crosby, recognized by Guinness World Records as the best-selling single ever, with over 50 million physical copies sold worldwide, and its total sales (including covers) exceeding 100 million. For modern digital sales, Mariah Carey's "All I Want for Christmas Is You" is the top earner, dominating streaming charts.
Boxing Day is the 26th December and a national holiday in the UK and Ireland. Originating as a custom under the ruling of Queen Victoria, Boxing Day was a day off for servants and when they received a 'Christmas Box' from the master.
What is Kylie Minogue's Christmas number one this year?
In a long and hugely successful chart career, Kylie Minogue has now landed her first ever Christmas No. 1 single with XMAS (Rhino), an Amazon exclusive. It follows the chart-topping result last week for the reissued Kylie Christmas (Fully Wrapped) album. XMAS is also the first festive No.
"XMAS" is a song by Australian singer Kylie Minogue. It was written by Duck Blackwell, Luke Fitton, Richard Stannard and Minogue for the 2025 Fully Wrapped reissue of her first holiday album, Kylie Christmas (2015), with production by Blackwell and Stannard.
The concept of the Christmas Number One was brought to life in 1952. Al Martino's hit In My Heart was not only the first ever Christmas Number One but the first in the UK charts altogether. The music charts were a brand-new concept and began to govern what was popular in the world of music.
First released in 1984, 'Last Christmas' was originally held off the top spot by Band Aid's charity single Do They Know It's Christmas? UK fans streamed the song 13.3 million times, making it the most-played song ever during Christmas week.
There's no single "number one song of all time" because it depends on the criteria (sales, streams, cultural impact, critical acclaim), but Bing Crosby's "White Christmas" is often cited as the best-selling single ever by sales, while Ed Sheeran's "Shape of You" holds records for streaming/digital certifications, and critics' lists (like Rolling Stone's list) favor songs like Aretha Franklin's "Respect" or Bob Dylan's "Like a Rolling Stone".
The best-selling Christmas song of all time is "White Christmas" by Bing Crosby, recognized by Guinness World Records as the best-selling single ever, with over 50 million physical copies sold worldwide, and its total sales (including covers) exceeding 100 million. For modern digital sales, Mariah Carey's "All I Want for Christmas Is You" is the top earner, dominating streaming charts.
What is the biggest selling Christmas song not to reach number 1?
For several decades, "Last Christmas" was the highest-selling UK single never to reach number one. It has entered the UK singles chart every year since 2007, reached number one for the first time on New Year's Day 2021, and became Christmas number one in 2023.
The most popular Christmas song in the UK is consistently cited as "Fairytale of New York" by The Pogues featuring Kirsty MacColl, often topping surveys as the nation's favourite festive tune, while Mariah Carey's "All I Want for Christmas Is You" and Wham!'s "Last Christmas" vie for the most-streamed spots, alongside other classics like Slade's "Merry Xmas Everybody" and Wizzard's "I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday".
What day is good luck to take down the Christmas tree?
The Epiphany falls on 6th January, which means the decorations should, in theory, be tidied away on the 5th. This is the most popular date! However, not everyone follows this tradition. Many countries, including Germany, Poland and the Czech Republic believe the Twelfth Night to be the 6th.
What date should you put your Christmas tree up in the UK?
It's still a matter of preference, but many people choose to put up their Christmas tree in mid- to late November, signalling the start of the festive season. The most common time is anywhere from late November to the first week of December.
In Germany, Christmas trees traditionally are unveiled fully decorated on Christmas Eve and then remains up in the home until the 12th day after Christmas (the twelve days of Christmas) this entire period is filled with celebration as they also celebrate the New Year.
