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BuzzJack Music Forum _ Personal Charts _ The Buzzjack Christmas Top 40.
Posted by: James Frost ☃️ 19th December 2020, 08:27 PM
Good evening Buzzjackians, one and all and welcome to The Buzzjack Christmas chart! The Top 40 will be revealed over the next four nights from tomorrow (Sunday 20th December) at 9pm. Your first ten Christmas favourites will be presented by yours Truly. Make sure you tune in! Until then, happy Listening to all your Christmas faves!
Happy Holidays!
The Personal Charts Team.
#11-40
11 • Jona Lewie - Stop The Cavalry | 158 points
12 • Boney M - Mary's Boy Child / Oh My Lord | 125 points
13 • Chris Rea - Driving Home For Christmas | 117 points
14 • Saint Etienne - I Was Born On Christmas Day | 117 points
15 • Darlene Love - All Alone At Christmas | 114 points
16 • John Lennon & Yoko Ono - Happy Xmas (War Is Over) | 113 points
17 • Slade - Merry Xmas Everybody | 102 points
18 • Chris De Burgh - A Spaceman Came Travelling | 101 points
19 • Elton John - Step Into Christmas | 96 points
20 • The Darkness - Christmas Time (Don't Let The Bells End) | 95 points
21 • The Pretenders - 2000 Miles | 86 points
22 • Britney Spears - My Only Wish (This Year) | 84 points
23 • Paul McCartney - Wonderful Christmastime | 81 points
24 • Ariana Grande - Santa Tell Me | 80 points
25 • Coldplay - Christmas Lights | 73 points
26 • The Ronettes - Sleigh Ride | 61 points
27 • Gabriella Cilmi - Warm This Winter | 58 points
28 • Brenda Lee - Rockin Around The Christmas Tree | 56 points
29 • Abba - Happy New Year | 47 points
30 • Hurts - All I Want For Christmas Is New Years Day | 45 points
31 • Andy Williams - It's The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year | 43 points
32 • Sia - Santa's Coming For Us | 43 points
33 • Darlene Love - Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) | 41 points
34 • Taylor Swift - Christmas Tree Farm | 39 points
35 • Faith Hill - Where Are You Christmas? | 38 points
36 • Queen - Thank God It's Christmas | 37 points
37 • Sufjan Stevens - Christmas Unicorn | 35 points
38 • Frankie Goes To Hollywood - The Power Of Love | 34 points
39 • Steeleye Span - Gaudete | 31 points
40 • Sia - Snowman | 31 points
Posted by: Thom Xmas Kite 20th December 2020, 10:27 AM
Hurts for top 10 please, it’s definitely an “All I Want For Christmas Is New Year’s Day” kinda year 
Posted by: AdamG 20th December 2020, 06:54 PM
Leona to slay pls
Posted by: Road Salt Mixer 20th December 2020, 06:55 PM
Pretenders to do well please and this Christmas top 40 to surprise us by Mariah not being the winner.
Posted by: Christmasteve201 20th December 2020, 07:33 PM
Yes looking forward to this!
Posted by: James Frost ☃️ 20th December 2020, 09:03 PM
So without further Adieu...
Posted by: James Frost ☃️ 20th December 2020, 09:04 PM
40 • Sia - Snowman | 31 points
Honestly I'd never even heard of this song before. And now that I'm watching the video, I'm seeing that, that's because it was just released
Honestly, it's really depressing. Eep. I mean I like the video if that's any consolation.Posted by: James Frost ☃️ 20th December 2020, 09:12 PM
39 • Steeleye Span - Gaudete | 31 points
I've honestly never heard of this one either oh dear. We're not off to a good start here are we. At least it's a bit nicer to listen to than 'Snowman'. Not gonna complain about that. This is a very unique song isn't it. Well, I just checked where it charted and it landed at #14 in 1972 🤷🏻♂️. That doesn't help me
Posted by: James Frost ☃️ 20th December 2020, 09:19 PM
38 • Frankie Goes To Hollywood - The Power Of Love | 34 points
So honestly, I've heard this song multiple times from multiple different artists, but I've never heard this version in full before. It feels like it's been structured non-conventionally though. It really is a beautiful song though. I can see why so many people still love this song so many years later although my favourite version is the Aurora version of course!
Posted by: James Frost ☃️ 20th December 2020, 09:23 PM
37 • Sufjan Stevens - Christmas Unicorn | 35 points
I've never heard of this song either and honestly what even is this song! Did you know that the national animal of Scotland is a Unicorn?
#FACTS. I feel a bit scroogy with this commentary but if you guys had submitted some lovely nice traditional Christmas songs, I'd be giving much better commentary here! 😘Posted by: James Frost ☃️ 20th December 2020, 09:25 PM
36 • Queen - Thank God It's Christmas | 37 points
I could not find the official video for this
Now this is more like it! This hits me right in the feels omg. I always forget about this song until I hear it at Christmas. I guess in a way, that always makes it sound fresh every year. This really is one of their classics!This was one of my dad's favourite Queen songs whilst I was a child staying with him, so there's even more feels right there!
Posted by: Thom Xmas Kite 20th December 2020, 09:26 PM
The Power Of Love 
Essentially the 80s Stay Another Day though.
Erasures version of Gaudete >>> Steeleye Span’s. Also anyone else pronounce it Gord-et as a kid
TGIC is weird, it’s OK but bombed in the U.K. originally, and even now it’s more popular in Europe, charts in Germany every year.
Posted by: James Frost ☃️ 20th December 2020, 09:27 PM
Wottsa gordet?
Posted by: SevenSeize 20th December 2020, 09:29 PM
CHRISTMAS UNICORN 
the impact of niche votes, it's a wonderful track and one of my festive favourites
Gaudete too <3
Posted by: James Frost ☃️ 20th December 2020, 09:31 PM
35 • Faith Hill - Where Are You Christmas? | 38 points
Honestly I love this. I didn't realise it was an original song written for The Grinch though. It was undoubtedly the highlight song of the whole movie! I do prefer the verion in the movie sung by Cindy Lou Who though to be honest. It's very sweet. Aside from that, this is a fantastic (and modern at the time) take on the Christmas genre. Love. I'd take more like this now please.
Posted by: James Frost ☃️ 20th December 2020, 09:36 PM
34 • Taylor Swift - Christmas Tree Farm | 39 points
Honestly, I hadn't listened to this because in general I have been disappointed in any new Christmas offerings but listening to it now for this commentary, I'm glad. It's ruined Taylor Swift for me
jokes aside, it's quite bland imo. Sort of similar to Leona's One More Sleep. Not for me. All you peasants can keep listening to it. xoPosted by: Klumpus 20th December 2020, 09:38 PM
I had never heard of the Queen song until this year! Came on the radio and it was undoubtedly Queen but I never knew they did an Xmas song! It's alright! Favourite so far is Frankie Goes To Hollywood Also shoutout to Gaudete, it's going to be lost to time in the next 10 years or so I'm sure.
Posted by: James Frost ☃️ 20th December 2020, 09:40 PM
33 • Darlene Love - Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) | 41 points
OMG what a bop. A classic. Fantastic. I've never heard the full song before
but I feel like everyone knows this song in one way or another. I always see it used on Advertisements around the Christmas period. CHRISTMAS!!!! CHRISTMAS!!!! CHRISTMAS!!! That is all I have to say really. Soz.Posted by: Thom Xmas Kite 20th December 2020, 09:41 PM
YAAAAASSSSS Darlene 
Wonder if All Alone On Christmas is still to come? Prefer this though.
Christmas Tree Farm 
Only just discovered it but it’s up there in my Swifty favourites already, if not my Christmas ones yet.
Posted by: James Frost ☃️ 20th December 2020, 09:47 PM
32 • Sia - Santa's Coming For Us | 43 points
This is live commentary as the video is playing for me. OMG ITS HER. It's what's her face from all those things I've watched her in, on TV! Unfortunately so far, the video is far more interesting than the song. Holy crap that's a great cast for a music video. In fact that's a fantastic cast for such a mediocre song. Probably hoped that it would boost the appeal of the song. I'm guessing not 👀👀 I hope they all got paid a lot to feature in the video for this song. Holy crap, I want to burst my own ear drums. No thanks.
Posted by: James Frost ☃️ 20th December 2020, 09:51 PM
31 • Andy Williams - It's The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year | 43 points
Awwwww, who doesn't love this song. It's without a doubt my favourite song from this section. It's a staple of the Christmas advertising on TV. Also the first time I've seen the video for this btw. It's fantastic. Very holiday-ish. Probably one of my favourite Christmas music videos, straight away actually. This is the last song in this section and it'll be over to Jordan, tomorrow, to reveal the next top 10. Happy Holidays everyone
xoxoxPosted by: Thom Xmas Kite 20th December 2020, 10:24 PM
I low-key don’t love this, it reminds me of a Staples advert from the early noughties where it was used (ironically) about Back To School being the most wonderful time of the year.
Santa’s Coming For Us though, YAAAASSSS. Even if it’s a tad sinister, but all the best Christmas songs are.
Same time tomorrow?
Posted by: Christmasteve201 20th December 2020, 11:05 PM
Loving the end part of this countdown maybe because there’s some lesser known gems for me!
Absolutely love both Sia tracks and the rest of her Christmas album. Also surprised Frankie Goes to Hollywood is as low as this because for me it’s one of the greatest seasonal tracks. As Tom said very much the ‘Stay Another Day’ of the 80s in terms of recurrent success. The vocals by Holly Johnson make it easily the best version of it, some much emotion.
Love the Queen Christmas song mainly because you don’t hear it as much as other perennials - only charted top 30 in 1984 mainly because of the abundance of Christmas releases that year. Probably similar to Elton John in 1973 albeit its had a lot more success since.
Big fan of the new Taylor Christmas song, think it’ll be a classic in the next 30 years especially with how big an artist she is.
My favourite version of CBPCH is probably the Buble or U2 one!
Posted by: Christmasteve201 20th December 2020, 11:06 PM
31 • Andy Williams - It's The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year | 43 points
Awwwww, who doesn't love this song. It's without a doubt my favourite song from this section. It's a staple of the Christmas advertising on TV. Also the first time I've seen the video for this btw. It's fantastic. Very holiday-ish. Probably one of my favourite Christmas music videos, straight away actually. This is the last song in this section and it'll be over to Jordan, tomorrow, to reveal the next top 10. Happy Holidays everyone
xoxoxThink this video is from the Andy Williams Christmas show in 1963
Posted by: Thom Xmas Kite 20th December 2020, 11:25 PM
Oh god he didn’t
Posted by: Rizzard 21st December 2020, 12:13 AM
I didn't realize 'Snowman' was a brand new song, impressed that it made the top 40, and not that far behind 'Santa's Coming For Us' either 
So glad that someone else voted for 'Where Are You Christmas' and that it made the countdown
Posted by: James Frost ☃️ 21st December 2020, 09:22 AM
It very well might be, but I think this was the best quality video on YouTube.
Posted by: James Frost ☃️ 21st December 2020, 09:22 AM
So glad that someone else voted for 'Where Are You Christmas' and that it made the countdown
I will try for the same time tomorrow, but I'll still be at work so it might be a bit later!
I absolutely love Where Are You Christmas. Guess what I'll be charting myself next year
Posted by: Simon. 21st December 2020, 12:04 PM
I feel like there are so many fantastic Christmas songs and having only 30 songs left is worrying me I mean my Christmas playlist has 66 songs, never even heard of Sufjan Stevens.
Posted by: Sausage Rollo 21st December 2020, 12:10 PM
The Power Of Love - This would have got the full 20 points from me but I wasn't sure if it counted as a Christmas song and when I voted, I hadn't seen it on anyone else's lists. It's only the Nativity video and the fact that it came out in December that have turned it into a Christmas song.
Christmas Unicorn - I'm pleased that someone apart from me gave this enough points for it to make the top 40. I only discovered it last year from the BJSC Christmas spin-off. Did you listen to all 12 minutes of it? It starts slowly but builds up as it goes along. I like the way it turns into Love Will Tear Us Apart towards the end.
Thank God It's Christmas - You couldn't find the official video as they never made one for it. I think it only charted at number 21 as everyone just bought the Band Aid and Wham Christmas songs that year.
Posted by: Christmasteve201 21st December 2020, 03:05 PM
So glad that someone else voted for 'Where Are You Christmas' and that it made the countdown
I will try for the same time tomorrow, but I'll still be at work so it might be a bit later!
‘Snowman’ was on the 2017 Sia Christmas album so is relatively new!
Posted by: Rizzard 21st December 2020, 09:01 PM
30 • Hurts - All I Want For Christmas Is New Year’s Day | 45 points
10 more songs are being revealed today, and half of them are celebrating a big anniversary this year! We start with Hurts and their original song ‘All I Want For Christmas Is New Year’s Day’, first released 10 years ago in 2010. I’m listening to it now for probably the first time since that year, oops. It’s a perennial favorite for some of you though as I see it mentioned on Buzzjack every December. There’s a music video for the song but I can’t find it on Youtube for some reason…geoblocked maybe? I think the sentiment of the song title is more relevant than ever in 2020…we certainly need a new year!
Posted by: dancemberlexa 21st December 2020, 09:07 PM
fantastic to see Hurts make an appearance in the top 30!!
Posted by: Rizzard 21st December 2020, 09:10 PM
29 • Abba - Happy New Year | 47 points
Here we have back-to-back songs about New Year’s! I’m not familiar with this one, so I’m listening now, and while it’s no ‘Dancing Queen’ (honestly, I’d much rather listen to that on New Year’s), it’s still very distinctively Abba—who were just named Buzzjack’s 4th-favorite group, in case you missed it!—and the chorus is catchy enough to do the trick. It’s 40 years old this year as well
Posted by: Rizzard 21st December 2020, 09:20 PM
28 • Brenda Lee - Rockin Around The Christmas Tree | 56 points
The one and only Brenda Lee with the original ‘Rockin Around The Christmas Tree’, seemingly more popular than ever this year as it just hit #1 on US Spotify – yes, ahead of even Mariah! It’s not very high in this countdown though, but #28’s not bad for a song that’s over 6 decades old. It first charted in America 60 years ago this year, in 1960, although it didn’t enter the UK chart until 1962. Mel & Kim’s version also received one vote for this countdown.
Posted by: Rizzard 21st December 2020, 09:30 PM
27 • Gabriella Cilmi - Warm This Winter | 58 points
I voted for this one and am glad to see others did too! The original is by Connie Francis, but Gabriella Cilmi’s remake has stood the test of time over the past 12 years…on Buzzjack at least, not sure about the general public. Of course, the irony is that Gabriella is Australian, so Christmas is during their summertime and winter is in June and July! That might explain why we don’t have many Christmas classics from down under
Posted by: Rizzard 21st December 2020, 09:40 PM
26 • The Ronettes - Sleigh Ride | 61 points
Ringalingalingalinga-ding-dong-ding! The Ronettes’ version of ‘Sleigh Ride’ might be 57 years old, but it’s so cheerful and catchy that people come back to it every year, and rightfully so. I actually grew up with https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5yjZa4XI06Y while I’m guessing many of you grew up with S Club Juniors’ cover? It’s weird to me that the Ronettes’ version has some lyrics missing, such as “giddy-up, giddy-up, giddy-up let’s go”, and the pumpkin pie / Currier & Ives references…but it’s still catchy enough that I didn’t even notice that until now!
I'll be back in an hour or so with #25 to #21. There's one song in that batch that I'd call a shock elimination...any guesses?
Posted by: James Frost ☃️ 21st December 2020, 10:44 PM
Ahhh this section is full of goodies.
I especially love Warm This Winter but got some reason I didn't even think of it when doing my chart. That actually happened with a lot of tracks for the Christmas chart this year.
I know what the shock elimination is
Posted by: Rizzard 21st December 2020, 10:45 PM
25 • Coldplay - Christmas Lights | 73 points
Another song celebrating its 10th anniversary this year…does it feel 10 years old yet!? ‘Christmas Lights’ starts with a somber Chris Martin on piano before building up to a bigger and happier final chorus…pretty much what you’d expect a Coldplay Christmas song to sound like, really. No shade though, it’s quite nice even though it didn’t make my votes.
Posted by: Rizzard 21st December 2020, 10:55 PM
24 • Ariana Grande - Santa Tell Me | 80 points
I’m sure some of us are surprised to see this as low as #24
To be fair, it’s done well as one of the most recent tracks in the countdown, not sure if anything more recent is ahead of it (I haven’t seen what’s in the top 20!), and probably just needs more time to compete with the classics we all grew up with. ‘Santa Tell Me’ hardly reinvents the wheel, but it suits Ariana well enough to be her signature Christmas song, and has rightfully grown in popularity every year, to a new peak of #11 so far in 2020. We can only hope it makes the top 10 eventually! Posted by: Rizzard 21st December 2020, 11:05 PM
23 • Paul McCartney - Wonderful Christmastime | 81 points
A divisive one from what I’ve seen on Buzzjack! I’m one of those who like ‘Wonderful Christmastime’, its production is unique and not overly Christmassy, but it’s also VERY of its time, sounding rather outdated to some. Eleven members included it in their top 20 lists, bringing the song to #23…but where do you stand?
Posted by: Thom Xmas Kite 21st December 2020, 11:11 PM
God I love all of these, but especially Hurts
I didn’t vote for ABBA because somehow I consider New Year’s songs slightly different from Christmas songs. They’re probably my favourite group too, though I forgot to vote in the poll, oops
Posted by: Rizzard 21st December 2020, 11:15 PM
22 • Britney Spears - My Only Wish (This Year) | 84 points
This year we celebrate the 20th anniversary of Britney’s signature Christmas song! The single has even had a re-release to mark the occasion. It’s one of my most listened-to Christmas songs growing up, even more so than Mariah’s. It sure would be a welcome addition to the flood of Christmas songs we see in the chart every year, but for now you’d have to go to Denmark, where it’s currently #17 on Spotify. It’s also a shame that Britney never filmed a video for it!
Posted by: Rizzard 21st December 2020, 11:25 PM
21 • The Pretenders - 2000 Miles | 86 points
I’m actually not familiar with ‘2000 Miles’, which is quite bad of me, considering I was born in the same city as Pretenders lead singer Chrissie Hynde, so the band remains very popular in my local area. For whatever reason, the song’s success in the UK never led to much of an impact anywhere else, but it remains fondly loved by many Buzzjackers. I’m not one of those sadly, listening now and it’s not doing much for me, sorry! Nice to have another slow-tempo song in the countdown though.
SevenSeize will be up next to present #20 to #11!
Posted by: Christmasteve201 21st December 2020, 11:29 PM
Sad to see ‘Christmas Lights’ out already, def one of my favourites of all time already! At the time it was released I was so happy to have another new Xmas song to add to my list as there were t many about at the start of the decade!
Posted by: Christmasteve201 21st December 2020, 11:35 PM
Just seeing the next batch in page 3 now.
Like but don’t love the Britney song but always nice to hear it ahead of Mariah as it’s not as rinsed, it’s basically a copy cat of it!
Absolutely LOVE the Pretenders track, the bells and production sounds so Christmassy for me now!
Posted by: dancemberlexa 21st December 2020, 11:41 PM
Santa Tell Me falling outside the top 20 isn't too surprising to me, it's never been a big fan favourite for Ariana on here, and even did a lot worse in the Christmas Songs Rate I did last year - she was #http://www.buzzjack.com/forums/index.php?s=&showtopic=229171&view=findpost&p=6404140 (which I did find surprisingly low)!
Posted by: James Frost ☃️ 21st December 2020, 11:42 PM
Wonderful Christmastime is amazing. It heavy gives me Nostalgia from when I was a wee child.
Posted by: Christmasteve201 22nd December 2020, 02:11 AM
Be interesting to see how ‘Santa Tell Me’ does when Ariana isn’t in her peak era of her career. It’s positioned well on Spotify world wide biased Xmas lists at the moment to attract people to the big names.
Posted by: Simon. 22nd December 2020, 10:05 AM
I liked the Hurts song at the time of release but I find it quite miserable now so don't play it.
Pretenders is the best there for me
Posted by: house.martin 22nd December 2020, 02:10 PM
The song's nice, but I prefer Pipes of Peace and Winter Bird/When Winter Comes off of his latest Album.
As for Snowman, by Sia. I put it high up on my list at #2, so was happy to see it reach this top 40. I prefer it to Santa's Coming For Us. I hadn't seen the video for it before. The one I'm familiar with, I think is an extended TV ad.
Posted by: Christmasteve201 22nd December 2020, 03:37 PM
As for Snowman, by Sia. I put it high up on my list at #2, so was happy to see it reach this top 40. I prefer it to Santa's Coming For Us. I hadn't seen the video for it before. The one I'm familiar with, I think is an extended TV ad.
I always loved ‘Mull Of Kintyre’ even if it’s not a Xmas song, it was Xmas number one in 1977 though.
Do you like it better than ‘Candy Cane Lane’?
Posted by: SevenSeize 22nd December 2020, 10:49 PM
20 • The Darkness - Christmas Time (Don't Let The Bells End) | 95 points
Fresh off the commercial success with debut album Permission to Land, The Darkness carried that brand of humorous, over-the-top hard rock over to this huge festive tune, which became the runner-up in 2003's Christmas chart race!
Posted by: SevenSeize 22nd December 2020, 10:54 PM
19 • Elton John - Step Into Christmas | 96 points
Starting out a Top 30 hit upon release, Elton's jaunty Christmas anthem has seen a newfound popularity in recent years, peaking at #8 thus far. It's one I've personally come to appreciate as of late too!
Posted by: James Frost ☃️ 22nd December 2020, 10:55 PM
Do you like it better than ‘Candy Cane Lane’?
Mull Of Kintyre is an amazing song. It's also a song that gives me some fond memories of my dad.
Posted by: James Frost ☃️ 22nd December 2020, 10:56 PM
I still don't think I've ever listened to Step Into Christmas. Guess this is my chance!
Posted by: SevenSeize 22nd December 2020, 11:16 PM
18 • Chris De Burgh - A Spaceman Came Travelling | 101 points
Chris De Burgh's slow-building science fiction twist on the Nativity tale is the first to cross the 100 point mark! Re-issued in 1986 it became a top 40 hit, a decade after the original release
Posted by: SevenSeize 22nd December 2020, 11:19 PM
17 • Slade - Merry Xmas Everybody | 102 points
Glam rockers Slade claimed 1973's Christmas #1 spot with Merry Xmas Everybody, becoming a huge holiday favourite in the UK, and reportedly still racks up a collective £1million in royalties for them each year~
Posted by: SevenSeize 23rd December 2020, 12:16 AM
16 • John Lennon & Yoko Ono - Happy Xmas (War Is Over) | 113 points
John & Yoko delivered a beloved British festive hit with Happy Xmas (War Is Over), an uplifting anti-war tune with additional vocals from the Harlem Community Choir. the track peaked #2 on the charts following Lennon's death in 1980
Posted by: SevenSeize 23rd December 2020, 12:21 AM
15 • Darlene Love - All Alone On Christmas | 114 points
Three decades after Christmas (Baby Please Come Home), Darlene came back with a banger! Such a joyous and infectious track, with its stomping energy and sax solos (it also namedrops her aforementioned classic at one point, which is a nice touch)
Posted by: SevenSeize 23rd December 2020, 12:59 AM
14 • Saint Etienne - I Was Born On Christmas Day | 117 points
roll the tape! one of the more left-field picks in this countdown from alternative dance act Saint Etienne, with singer Sarah Cracknell and Tim Burgess (of The Charlatans) crooning softly over a driving house beat. Check this one out if you're unfamiliar with it!
Posted by: SevenSeize 23rd December 2020, 01:03 AM
13 • Chris Rea - Driving Home For Christmas | 117 points
Driving Home For Christmas is another to gradually become a staple of holiday playlists in recent times, a very likeable song with its warm, laid-back piano instrumental and Chris' unique gravelly vocal
Posted by: SevenSeize 23rd December 2020, 01:24 AM
12 • Boney M - Mary's Boy Child / Oh My Lord | 125 points
Boney M's disco-tinged christmas record took them to the top of the charts for 4 weeks in 1978. It's never really been on my radar as a classic but it's clearly popular here - also finishing Top 10 in last year's Christmas Rate
Posted by: SevenSeize 23rd December 2020, 01:26 AM
11 • Jona Lewie - Stop The Cavalry | 158 points
The second war-related track in this batch, Stop The Cavalry wasn't intended as a Christmas hit but nonetheless became one in the winter of 1980. It's a wonderful synthpop track, with an infinitely memorable brass refrain <3
Posted by: Christmasteve201 23rd December 2020, 01:33 AM
15 • Darlene Love - All Alone On Christmas | 114 points
Three decades after Christmas (Baby Please Come Home), Darlene came back with a banger! Such a joyous and infectious track, with its stomping energy and sax solos (it also namedrops her aforementioned classic at one point, which is a nice touch)
Has this still only peaked at number 32 on the year of release in 1992?
Surprised at the low positions for John Lennon and Slade. But love the other tracks from Chris De Burgh and St Ettiene. Most surprising hit for me is Boney M, it’s one of those Xmas singles very ‘of its time’. One of the biggest selling hits of the decade but sounds very disco like. Very 1978!
Posted by: James Frost ☃️ 23rd December 2020, 08:44 AM
I love basically everything in that section to be honest. I do love how the rise of Streaming has enabled all the older classics to chart evrryear. It makes me so happy <3
Posted by: James Frost ☃️ 23rd December 2020, 10:06 AM
I'll be presenting the top 10 tonight, since Calum also has other commitments ala the Buzzjack Awards. Be here around 6pm for starting.
Also, I'm sure I speak for the rest of the personal charts mods and indeed, all of the Moderators on Buzzjack when I say this. Thank you so much for all the hard work you've been putting into the site Calum x
Posted by: house.martin 23rd December 2020, 10:22 AM
Do you like it better than ‘Candy Cane Lane’?
Candy Cane is a grower. I watched it this morning. Yep, wasn't sure at first, but I'm starting to like it.
I still prefer Snowman.
Posted by: RabbitFurCoat 23rd December 2020, 10:40 AM
If I'd seen this earlier I'd probably have pushed another couple of indie faves into the top 40 
Pleased to see Chris de Burgh and Saint Etienne in the top 20, both of those are great and higher than I expected them to be!
Posted by: Sausage Rollo 23rd December 2020, 11:19 AM
I don't think I've heard 'All Alone On Christmas' before. Otherwise, it's good to see so many classics in the top 20.
Posted by: James Frost ☃️ 23rd December 2020, 11:21 AM
You better hold onto your hat. Your Xmas faves are all here x
Posted by: Christmasteve201 23rd December 2020, 12:20 PM
I still prefer Snowman.
Sort of seems like THE hit from the album in terms of longevity every Xmas. I’ve already heard it following the album release used on Xmas promo ads!
Posted by: James Frost ☃️ 23rd December 2020, 06:19 PM
10 • Band Aid - Do They Know It's Christmas | 159 points
I'm so happy to see this make the top 10 here. It's not exactly a conventional Christmas song either, so that itself makes it even more impressive that it regularly features on a lot of people's list of Top Christmas songs and obviously it has a great reaction on Buzzjack every year. I have three ultimate favourite Christmas songs and this is one of them. Maybe the Nostalgia from my childhood just hits hard and that's why. I have so many memories of this when I was a child. Regardless of how it makes me feel, it's remained a classic after all these years and hopefully will continue to do so for years to come!
Posted by: James Frost ☃️ 23rd December 2020, 06:25 PM
09 • Greg Lake - I Believe In Father Christmas | 160 points
Now I am guilty of having never went out of my way to listen to this track and I didn't put it in my list of Christmas songs I put forward for this chart, indeed, I put a lot of the newest modern Christmas tracks forward and a lot of those, I was the only one to feature on the chart
This had a lot of votes to be featured here but I'm neither here nor there after hearing it either.Posted by: James Frost ☃️ 23rd December 2020, 06:33 PM
08 • Leona Lewis - One More Sleep | 187 points
Now, who doesn't love a bit of Leona? Quite a few people actually! She's a queen with an amazing voice and had started out fresh from X-Factor looking like she was going to have an amazing career, but music wise, I'd say she's dropped off the radar. This has become a Christmas classic, and I'd say that's solely down to Streaming being more prevalent than ever, (I honestly think this would have been forgotten about otherwise) but then again, it is here in the top 10, so I'm likely wrong. So anyway, this is a bop albeit not anywhere near my favourites for Christmas.
Posted by: James Frost ☃️ 23rd December 2020, 06:39 PM
07 • Shakin' Stevens - Merry Christmas Everyone | 203 points
OH MY GOD YESSSS. What a tune! So Christmassy and amazing. Hits me right in the feels everytime I hear it. I'm sure this is a staple on the charts now because it never fell out of people's minds around Christmas time. Possibly one of the best Christmas songs ever made? I think so! I just watched the video for this again when I was adding the video above and honestly though, it's kinda creepy? I mean it's bad enough that it looks like Michele Barratt isn't really moving his lips when he sings the entire video but near the beginning, when he's on the sleigh with an elf, she just looks terrified. Sitting there with a weird smile, she looks more maniac than happy elf. Enough bashing though, this is A Christmas chart and it will be full of cheer. This is one of my ultimate favourites after all.
Posted by: James Frost ☃️ 23rd December 2020, 06:49 PM
06 • The Waitresses - Christmas Wrapping | 206 points
Super Super Rocky Goodness. I'm actually surprised to see this so high, do so well and feature on so many Christmas charts. Especially so high. It's very unconventional compared to everything else on the list, colour me shocked. Fun fact for you all, I'd never even heard this song until The Saturdays covered it and that led me to listen to it. It's become a perennial favourite though and it's easy to see why.Posted by: Christmasteve201 23rd December 2020, 07:02 PM
One good thing the Saturdays have done, introduce you to a much superior original! Think the Spice Girls covered ‘ brief as Wrapping’ too.
Shocked you hadnt heard Greg Lake before the rundown, my ultimate Christmas song as I’m sure you seen it was number one in my list. Just listen to the track early one Xmas morning just as sunrises and there’s snow on the ground, magical. Reminds me of my childhood getting up on Xmas morning.
Posted by: Sausage Rollo 23rd December 2020, 07:08 PM
I noticed a few of us gave our full 20 points to Greg Lake, including me, so it's great to see him in the top 20.
Posted by: James Frost ☃️ 23rd December 2020, 07:08 PM
05 • Wizzard - I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday | 257 points
Another ultimate favourite of mine. So I lied, I have four ultimate favourites
Like Wizzard said, I wish it could be Christmas everyday! Could you imagine? Just imagine all the presents 5 year old me used to think! At least the economy would be in better shape with all the money we'd be spending. The chorus for this song is immensely catchy! The whole song is fantastic although it's funny to see a man with a long heard leading such a joyful song! He looks more like a rocker than someone who is all the jolly about Christmas.Posted by: James Frost ☃️ 23rd December 2020, 07:18 PM
04 • Wham! - Last Christmas | 259 points
I must admit, this has fallen out of favour with me over the years. It's a nice song and remains a perennial favourite of most of the country but it's quite a downbeat song for Christmas time. I can see why it is a favourite of so many people though. One year this will most likely hit #1 when the fans rally just like they have with Mariah Carey this year. (totally didn't deserve it imo.).
Posted by: James Frost ☃️ 23rd December 2020, 07:22 PM
03 • Kelly Clarkson - Underneath The Tree | 276 points
YAY! My other Christmas fave is here! FUN FACT!!!!! THIS WAS #1 ON THIS LIST RIGHT UP UNTIL THE LAST 10 CHARTS CAME IN. What a bloody stomper of a Christmas track. Truly the best of the recent modern Christmas songs. A real shame then that their isn't a proper music video and just the live video
I have no idea what it is about this song that makes it so good! Kelly's soaring vocals? The unrelenting upbeat nature of the song? The Christmassyness of the whole thing? It's just sublime and everything I could want in a Christmas song.Posted by: Christmasteve201 23rd December 2020, 07:37 PM
How could you not love Wham and Kelly is a new Xmas classic for me!
Roy Wood does like a rocker as that was the attire of the early 70s as Wizzard, Slade and T-Rex when Glam Rock was huge, hence the mad clothes 😆
Posted by: James Frost ☃️ 23rd December 2020, 07:42 PM
02 • The Pogues & Kirsty MacColl - Fairytale Of New York | 302 points
AHHHHHHHHH I knew this would feature in the top 2 in the end, although for a while it looked like it would miss the top 5! This song for me is just utterly depressing and I honestly can't see why it's such a big deal every Christmas. It always gets a lot of attention now (and I'm pretty sure it's been brought up quite a lot in recent years) because of a certain word in the song, so that most likely contributes to the fact that every year it does well. It's not really all that Christmassy and it's quite downbeat for the most part. The chrous is kind of catchy I guess?
Posted by: James Frost ☃️ 23rd December 2020, 07:51 PM
01 • Mariah Carey - All I Want For Christmas Is You | 357 points
JOSEPH, JAY & CALUM will be so happy with this result as I'm sure a lot of you guys are, but those three I feel are the biggest Loons of this song
I get it. It's a favourite, it's catchy, it's Christmassy, very festive and Mariah is a goddess to top it all off, but my god is this the most overrated Christmas song of all time or what? The fact that it took 26? Years to finally hit #1 should tell you all everything you need to know Whilst I was searching for this video, I found an updated new video for the song, although I've chosen the original in the spirit of the song. So here you are, your last song here! How many of you honestly couldn't see this happening?Posted by: James Frost ☃️ 23rd December 2020, 07:51 PM
I just want to say thank you to everyone who took part and all the moderators here for helping. It's been a blast. Thank you to everyone who posted their Christmas faves xoxo
Posted by: Last Dreamer 23rd December 2020, 07:52 PM
YVA recorded the best Christmas song.
Posted by: Christmasteve201 23rd December 2020, 07:52 PM
You don’t think the Pogues sounds Christmassy??? So does for me.
Glad to see it doing well as it’s essential Xmas for me and sounds a lot different to the rest of the Xmas classics. Pity it looks like Mariah has got the number one as The Pogues normally beat it on this countdown lol.
Posted by: Christmasteve201 23rd December 2020, 07:55 PM
Thanks for hosting James
Do you have numbers for the songs that didn’t make it to the top 40?
Posted by: James Frost ☃️ 23rd December 2020, 07:58 PM
I'm so sorry! I did have but I deleted them, should.pronanlu have kept them though
Posted by: Sausage Rollo 23rd December 2020, 08:05 PM
I didn't vote for any of the top 4 but all of them have a certain appeal.
Thanks to James and the others for putting this chart together.
Posted by: Last Dreamer 23rd December 2020, 08:22 PM
My top 20 :
2. Joan Regan - Must Be Santa
3. Ivana Raymonda Van Der Veen - Happy White Christmas
4. Hotpantz - Give You One For Christmas
5. Aza - Hunky Santa
6. Fast Food Rockers - I Love Christmas
7. Bjorn Again - Santa Claus Is Coming To Town
8. Mary Hopkin - Mary Had A Baby
9. Anne Charleston and Ian Smith - Old Fashioned Christmas
10. Twiggy - Winter Wonderland
11. Ivana Raymonda Van Der Veen - Santa Baby
12. Kim Wilde and Lawnmower Deth - F U Kristmas
13. Lynsey De Paul and Barry Blue - Happy Christmas To You From Me
14. Girls Aloud - Not Tonight Santa
15. Fizz - Don't Start Without Me
16. Petula Clark - Christmas Cards
17. Cascada - Jingle Bell Rock
18. Inga From Sweden - Inga's XXXmas
19. Natalie Powers and Spencer - Merry Christmas
20. Tiffany Houghton and Tiffany Alvord - Mrs. Claus
So my vote didn't change anything in final top 40.
Posted by: James Frost ☃️ 23rd December 2020, 10:41 PM
I do not! As I said in the shpeel for that song, it's a very suppressing song
sorry
Posted by: Christmasteve201 23rd December 2020, 11:03 PM
Ha don't worry just would have been an interesting read!!
Posted by: Christmasteve201 23rd December 2020, 11:04 PM
sorry Strong words mate, but fair enough each to their own in musical opinions.
Posted by: Slade 24th December 2020, 10:29 AM
So sorry that I didn't end up voting in this - I remembered about it and in a tired state I was trying to find it in The Lounge to no avail and then forgot again. Of course, it was in the Personal Charts forum. My ultimate favourites so far are courtesy of Ariana, Boney M, Chris De Burgh, Coldplay, Greg Lake, John Lennon + Slade
Posted by: Christmasteve201 24th December 2020, 01:28 PM
We should have this in the uk chart forum next year just to get more votes imo!
Posted by: James Frost ☃️ 25th December 2020, 11:08 AM
I'm sure we could talk to the uk Chart Forum about that but i'm unsure about doing this two years in a row.
Posted by: dandy* 25th December 2020, 11:32 AM
Greg Lake in the top 10! It always seems forgotten these days but it’s such a lovely song
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