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The race for this year’s Christmas number one is led by a hot favourite.
Many were pinning their hopes on Mariah Carey’s All I Want For Christmas Is You taking the number one spot this year.
Other music fans were hoping for Tom Grennan’s Amazon Original hit It Can’t Be Christmas to race ahead and take the top spot.
But now it looks like neither Mariah nor Tom will nab a Christmas number one as another classic hit races ahead.
Wham!’s Last Christmas looks set to become Christmas number one for the second time in a row - although protest song Freezing This Christmas is making a late push.
Radio gaga
The BBC is facing mounting pressure to play a Christmas number one contender that mocks Sir Keir Starmer’s winter fuel cuts.
The festive single, performed by Sir Starmer and the Granny Harmers, parodies the PM’s hated decision to scrap winter fuel payments from millions of pensioners.
Its lyrics include: “It’ll be freezing this Christmas, without fuel at home, it’ll be freezing this Christmas, while Keir Starmer is warm.”
Tory MPs last night demanded the Beeb prove its impartiality by giving the song some air time.
The artists have accused major stations of refusing to play their banger, giving it less chance of hitting number one next week.
Every Christmas number one since 2000
2023: Wham - Last Christmas
2022: Ladbaby – Food Aid
2021: Ladbaby ft Ed Sheeran and Elton John – Sausage Rolls For Everyone
2020: Ladbaby – Don’t Stop Me Eatin’
2019: Ladbaby – I Love Sausage Rolls
2018: Ladbaby – We Built This City
2017: Ed Sheeran – Perfect
2016: Clean Bandit – Rockabye
2015: The Lewisham And Greenwich NHS Choir – A Bridge Over You
2014: Ben Haenow – Something I Need
2013: Sam Bailey – Skyscraper
2012: The Justice Collective – He’s Ain’t Heavy, He’s My Brother
2011: Military Wives With Gareth Malone – Wherever You Are
2010: Matt Cardle – When We Collide
2009: Rage Against The Machine – Killing In The Name
2008: Alexandra Burke – Hallelujah
2007: Leon Jackson – When You Believe
2006: Leona Lewis – A Moment Like This
2005: Shayne Ward – That’s My Goal
2004: Band Aid 20 – Do They Know It’s Christmas?
2003: Michael Andrews and Gary Jules – Mad World
2002: Girls Aloud – Sound Of The Underground
2001: Robbie Williams And Nicole Kidman – Somethin’ Stupid
2000: Bob The Builder – Can We Fix It?