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I know it's a little bit early but Mariah Carey is already top 100 on Spotify so let's have some predictions. Remember, these are predictions for the post-Christmas chart (i.e. the chart that gets announced on 28th December), as this will include Christmas Day streams (which falls on a Tuesday this year) and so the effect for Christmas songs will be the biggest on this week. For the purposes of counting, any song that gets a seasonal boost from Christmas will count as a Christmas song (including songs like 'Stay Another Day' which aren't explicitly Christmas related).

Also, this year the vast majority Christmas songs are subject to ACR for the entirety of their run, due to new rules excluding songs older than 3 years from getting a reset, but streaming is also bigger than ever before so the Christmas chart regulars should have no problem charting despite their ACR status.

My personal prediction is despite the new rules we should get just over 15 in the top 40 (16-20 bracket), as 5 days of Christmas and build-up will be counted and streaming figures should be very high, we won't get quite as many as last year but most of the songs that made it in should be able to do so again (especially as a lot of them get good download sales too). About the same as last year for top 100 too, maybe a few more but still in the 41-50 bracket.

Also I expect Ariana Grande to reach a new peak with 'Santa Tell Me' as she's had a very good year in the chart.

Last year's predictions:

How many in the top 40 (post-Christmas chart)
>20 [ 10 ] ** [37.04%] {23}
15-20 [ 8 ] ** [29.63%]
10-15 [ 4 ] ** [14.81%]
<10 [ 5 ] ** [18.52%]

How many in the top 100 (post-Christmas chart)
>60 [ 5 ] ** [18.52%]
50-60 [ 8 ] ** [29.63%]
40-50 [ 5 ] ** [18.52%] {43}
30-40 [ 5 ] ** [18.52%]
<30 [ 4 ] ** [14.81%]

And here's the songs that made last year's Post-Christmas chart.

02 03 78 Wham! ~ Last Christmas *XMAS*
04 04 86 Mariah Carey ~ All I Want For Christmas Is You *XMAS*
05 07 89 The Pogues ~ Fairytale Of New York (feat. Kirsty MacColl) *XMAS*
07 12 70 Band Aid ~ Do They Know It's Christmas? *XMAS*
09 14 40 Brenda Lee ~ Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree *XMAS*
10 15 62 Shakin' Stevens ~ Merry Christmas Everyone *XMAS*
11 18 27 Elton John ~ Step Into Christmas *XMAS*
13 22 23 Michael Bublé ~ It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas *XMAS*
14 20 48 Chris Rea ~ Driving Home For Christmas *XMAS*
15 23 69 Wizzard ~ I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday *XMAS*
16 29 94 Slade ~ Merry Xmas Everybody *XMAS*
17 37 27 Andy Williams ~ It's the Most Wonderful Time Of The Year *XMAS*
19 36 15 Leona Lewis ~ One More Sleep *XMAS*
21 35 60 John & Yoko and the Plastic Ono Band with the Harlem Community Choir ~ Happy Xmas (War Is Over) *XMAS*
22 41 32 Bing Crosby ~ White Christmas *XMAS*
26 38 24 Paul McCartney ~ Wonderful Christmastime *XMAS*
28 32 09 Ariana Grande ~ Santa Tell Me *XMAS*
29 46 24 Boney M. ~ Mary's Boy Child/Oh My Lord *XMAS*
31 42 21 Coldplay ~ Christmas Lights *XMAS*
32 47 11 Kelly Clarkson ~ Underneath the Tree *XMAS*
34 48 06 Michael Bublé ~ Holly Jolly Christmas *XMAS*
38 49 14 Kylie Minogue ~ Santa Baby *XMAS*
39 65 04 Sia ~ Santa's Coming For Us *XMAS*

41 51 15 Justin Bieber ~ Mistletoe *XMAS*
61 91 21 Jona Lewie ~ Stop The Cavalry *XMAS*
63 RE 02 Bobby Helms ~ Jingle Bell Rock *XMAS*
64 85 17 Pretenders ~ 2000 Miles *XMAS*
66 RE 06 Nat "King" Cole ~ The Christmas Song *XMAS*
67 97 16 Mud ~ Lonely This Christmas *XMAS*
68 RE 08 Eartha Kitt ~ Santa Baby *XMAS*
69 RE 24 The Darkness ~ Christmas Time (Don't Let The Bells End) *XMAS*
75 RE 09 Elvis Presley ~ Blue Christmas *XMAS*
76 RE 42 East 17 ~ Stay Another Day *XMAS*
77 RE 02 Darlene Love ~ Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) *XMAS*
80 RE 04 The Ronettes ~ Sleigh Ride *XMAS*
86 RE 02 José Feliciano ~ Feliz Navidad *XMAS*
87 RE 06 The Waitresses ~ Christmas Wrapping *XMAS*
90 RE 06 Matt Terry ~ When Christmas Comes Around *XMAS*
91 RE 12 Dean Martin ~ Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! *XMAS*
93 RE 04 Sam Smith ~ Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas *XMAS*
97 NE 01 John Williams ~ Carol Of The Bells *XMAS*
98 100 02 Gwen Stefani ~ You Make It Feel Like Christmas (feat. Blake Shelton) *XMAS*
99 RE 04 The Jackson 5 ~ Santa Claus Is Coming To Town *XMAS*

**songs subject to ACR