List of UK singles chart Christmas number ones

In the United Kingdom, Christmas number ones are singles that top the UK singles chart in the week in which Christmas Day falls. The singles have often been novelty songs, charity songs or songs with a Christmas theme. Historically, the volume of record sales in the UK has peaked at Christmas.[1]

Christmas number-one singles have often been the best-selling song of the year, though in recent years they have been released by reality television contestants and charity efforts. The Christmas number one is announced by BBC Radio 1 on the Friday before Christmas.[2] 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.[3]

  1. ^ Douglas, Jayne (23 December 2001). "Have a chart-topping Christmas". BBC News. Archived from the original on 22 October 2009. Retrieved 7 March 2011.
  2. ^ "From Wham! to Mariah Carey: How to win Christmas number one race". BBC News. 15 December 2024. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
  3. ^ Beaumont-Thomas, Ben (22 December 2023). "Wham!'s Last Christmas finally reaches Christmas No 1, 39 years after release". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 22 December 2023. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
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