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BuzzJack Music Forum _ UK Charts _ Christmas No.2's. Xmas Eve 5-7pm Radio 2
Posted by: Crazy Christmas 18th December 2018, 10:08 PM
Mark Goodier plays songs that were at No.2 at Christmas from the 60's to the present including The Beatles, Cliff Richard, Abba and Rag 'N' Bone Man.
Posted by: dobbo 18th December 2018, 10:09 PM
This sounds quite intriguing as I don't know the #2s all that well. Given the day too I might actively tune in to Radio 2 for the first time ever...
Posted by: Crazy Christmas 18th December 2018, 10:10 PM
Great! Should be a good show.
Posted by: Christmasteve201 18th December 2018, 10:12 PM
I may listen on the iplayer - there's usually a countdown of these on the music channels as well although most likely from the 80s onwards, they rarely play music from before 1980 on MTV these days!!
Posted by: dancember 18th December 2018, 10:17 PM
There's a list of them all on https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_UK_Singles_Chart_Christmas_number_twos if anyone's interested.
With only two hours there's plenty for them to skip, so no doubt they'll skip most of what I want to hear in favour of some random crap old songs, though at least the year 1973 can be ruled out. 
Posted by: coi 18th December 2018, 10:23 PM
I expect their intention is to play the songs that never got to number one (so peaked at number two), they'll have a lot less to skip then.
Posted by: Christmasteve201 18th December 2018, 10:24 PM
With only two hours there's plenty for them to skip, so no doubt they'll skip most of what I want to hear in favour of some random crap old songs, though at least the year 1973 can be ruled out.
Well quite lol, some cracker songs in there including Bill haley, Greg Lake, Wham, The Housemartins and I could go on!
Posted by: Doctor Blind 18th December 2018, 10:26 PM
Mike Flowers Pops! I remember listening to that chart on a bitterly cold Christmas Eve 1995, my parents driving home from my grandparents. We got home JUST as Mike was announced as the No2 - didn't he troll the Oasis fans by pretending that his was the original and they'd ripped him off ?
Posted by: Crazy Christmas 18th December 2018, 11:06 PM
The Housemartins had been at No.1 but was knocked off Christmas week by Reet Petite.
Posted by: Christmasteve201 19th December 2018, 12:26 AM
Yes it should be on totp on BBC 4 in the next two weeks, love the housemartins track - would have been a much better no1 at Xmas than Reel Petite - 1986 was a random crap Xmas chart year for the 80s
Posted by: Hadji 19th December 2018, 12:27 AM
Shame there ain’t an article on Christmas #2 albums
Posted by: Christmasteve201 19th December 2018, 12:30 AM
I'd like that too!
Posted by: ThePoguesmith 19th December 2018, 03:19 PM
Aaah, and with Mark Goodier hosting too, how delightful 
I'll definitely tune into this!
Posted by: Christmasteve201 19th December 2018, 08:28 PM
Indeed, he's the voice of the chart for me.
Posted by: ThePoguesmith 19th December 2018, 08:53 PM
He so is, isn't he? Just the right mix of avuncular and authority that's been so lacking in his successors from the last 15 years!
Posted by: Christmasteve201 19th December 2018, 09:08 PM
Yeh no nonsense viewers thoughts and jokes!
Posted by: AcerBen 19th December 2018, 11:05 PM
Though I think it's fair to say that Scott is doing a pretty good job. Seems to be taking it more seriously now he's got the permanent gig.
Posted by: Christmasteve201 19th December 2018, 11:27 PM
Yes that true as well Acerben I like Scott too, he takes to it like the older radio 1 djs and not like the more modern ones who don't have a clue about the chart and are quite patronising because they think they are hipsters!
Posted by: Crazy Christmas 24th December 2018, 10:34 AM
Bump as this is today.
Posted by: Danny89 24th December 2018, 01:20 PM
I wonder how they will be deal with Jive Bunny's "Let's Party" from 1989. It was Xmas No.2 after being No.1 for a week.
Band Aid 2 dethroned it. Gary Glitter's "Another rock and roll Christmas" features in the song I think.
Posted by: Bjork 24th December 2018, 01:32 PM
guess they'll play the big 3 - Last Xmas, All I Want for Xmas is You and Fairytale of New York, which all peaked at #2
my fav Xmas peaking #2 is Jeff Buckley's Hallelujah
Posted by: Danny89 24th December 2018, 02:14 PM
The Xmas chart was kind of flat that year, but there are still classics from Europe, Madonna, The housemartins, Erasure. Here's the top 10 in sales:
WK Ending: 27 December 1986
PO: LW:
1. (2) Jackie Wilson... Reet Petite... 122,000
2. (1) The Housemartins... Caravan of love... 108,000
3. (3) Europe... The final countdown... 54,000
4. (4) Madonna... Open your heart... 44,000
5. (5) Erasure... Sometimes... 42,000
6. (6) Oran 'Juice' Jones... The rain... 38,000
7. (10) A-ha... Cry Wolf... 38,000
8. (12) Alison Moyet... Is this love?... 37,000
9. (7) Gregory Abbott... Shake you down... 37,000
10. (9) Bon Jovi... Livin' on a prayer... 34,000
Posted by: Crazy Christmas 24th December 2018, 03:46 PM
Band Aid 2 dethroned it. Gary Glitter's "Another rock and roll Christmas" features in the song I think.
Yes it does but they just won't play it. They haven't said they'll play them all and I think they'll go for ones that never made No.1. Pick Of The Pops just avoids charts where Let's Party is near the top.
Posted by: Christmasteve201 24th December 2018, 03:52 PM
WK Ending: 27 December 1986
PO: LW:
1. (2) Jackie Wilson... Reet Petite... 122,000
2. (1) The Housemartins... Caravan of love... 108,000
3. (3) Europe... The final countdown... 54,000
4. (4) Madonna... Open your heart... 44,000
5. (5) Erasure... Sometimes... 42,000
6. (6) Oran 'Juice' Jones... The rain... 38,000
7. (10) A-ha... Cry Wolf... 38,000
8. (12) Alison Moyet... Is this love?... 37,000
9. (7) Gregory Abbott... Shake you down... 37,000
10. (9) Bon Jovi... Livin' on a prayer... 34,000
Thanks for the sales figures to this chart interesting reading - as we were saying over on the totps 1986 thread in the retro forum 1986 as a whole was a bit meh! Role on 1987!!
Might have to listen to this later in the week!!
Posted by: lewistgreen 24th December 2018, 04:39 PM
Can’t wait for him to play Teletubbies, Chef and One True Voice :’) I’d be amazed if he did!
There’s no way he’ll ignore Gordon Haskell though surely? That song was THE song of Radio 2 at the time.
Posted by: Christmasteve201 24th December 2018, 04:40 PM
Yeh people thought it could challenge Robbie Williams to the number one spot that Xmas in an insight to 2003!
Posted by: Crazy Christmas 24th December 2018, 04:42 PM
There’s no way he’ll ignore Gordon Haskell though surely? That song was THE song of Radio 2 at the time.
Can't see him playing Teletubbies in a million years! lol. Yep Radio Two virtually made that Haskell song a hit. Think Wogan played it first.
Posted by: lewistgreen 24th December 2018, 05:28 PM
Crikey I had forgotten this Westlife song existed.
Posted by: dobbo 24th December 2018, 05:30 PM
First time I've ever heard it.
Posted by: Crazy Christmas 24th December 2018, 05:30 PM
Me too and can't think what was No.1 at Xmas 2000 without looking it up.
Posted by: lewistgreen 24th December 2018, 05:30 PM
2000? How can you forget Bob the Builder!
Posted by: dancember 24th December 2018, 05:31 PM
Bob The Builder! For who we are forever grateful to for blocking Westlife.
Posted by: Crazy Christmas 24th December 2018, 05:32 PM
Yes, thanks Bob for that!
Posted by: Crazy Christmas 24th December 2018, 05:33 PM
I haven't but wasn't sure of the year.
This is a great Diana Ross song.
Posted by: dobbo 24th December 2018, 05:33 PM
So far they've played:
Bachman-Turner Overdrive You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet [1974]
Abba I Have A Dream [1979]
Johnny Otis And His Orchestra With Marie Adams Ma He's Making Eyes At Me [1957]
The Mike Flowers Pops Wonderwall [1995]
Petula Clark Downtown [1964]
The Pogues Featuring Kirsty MacColl Fairytale Of New York [1987]
Westlife What Makes A Man [2000]
Diana Ross When You Tell Me That You Love Me [1991]
Posted by: lewistgreen 24th December 2018, 05:38 PM
This just reminds me of how much I have missed listening to Mark Goodier. He’s doing the breakfast show for the whole week from January 7th!
OH GOSH NO Father & Son switch it off 
Posted by: Crazy Christmas 24th December 2018, 05:39 PM
Yeah just before Zoe Ball starts on Monday 14th.
Posted by: dobbo 24th December 2018, 05:40 PM
For the most part, Ronan Keating is probably my least favourite musician of all time. Even Westlife's back catalogue isn't as appallingly bad as his.
At least he has When You Say Nothing At All, that's a gem.
Posted by: Crazy Christmas 24th December 2018, 06:14 PM
Check out Cat Stevens original of Father To Son if you haven't already. Far better version.
Posted by: dobbo 24th December 2018, 06:14 PM
Don't remember ever hearing this Gordon Haskell song before.
Posted by: Crazy Christmas 24th December 2018, 06:17 PM
You probably won't ever hear it again lol.
Posted by: dobbo 24th December 2018, 06:20 PM
Update:
Bachman-Turner Overdrive You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet [1974]
Abba I Have A Dream [1979]
Johnny Otis And His Orchestra With Marie Adams Ma He's Making Eyes At Me [1957]
The Mike Flowers Pops Wonderwall [1995]
Petula Clark Downtown [1964]
The Pogues Featuring Kirsty MacColl Fairytale Of New York [1987]
Westlife What Makes A Man [2000]
Diana Ross When You Tell Me That You Love Me [1991]
The Foundations Build Me Up Buttercup [1968]
Ronan Keating Featuring Yusuf Father And Son [2004]
Gordon Haskell How Wonderful You Are [2001]
The Darkness Christmas Time (Don't Let The Bells End!) [2003]
Cliff Richard Daddy's Home [1981]
The Beatles Magical Mystery Tour EP [1967]
T.Rex Jeepster [1972]
Wham! Last Christmas [1984/2017]
Michael Jackson Heal The World [1992]
Greg Lake I Believe In Father Christmas [1975]
Posted by: dobbo 24th December 2018, 06:28 PM
Bit of an oversight there from the host about the original artist behind Hallelujah.
Posted by: Crazy Christmas 24th December 2018, 06:32 PM
Yes the original was by the writer, Leonard Cohen.
Posted by: chartjack 24th December 2018, 06:34 PM
They should have played the songs in chronological order
Posted by: lewistgreen 24th December 2018, 07:14 PM
Was hoping for Nizlopi but at least we got One True Voice
Posted by: Christmasteve201 24th December 2018, 07:48 PM
Will listen for Greg Lake alone
Posted by: dobbo 24th December 2018, 11:29 PM
The host mentioned they were only playing songs that never made #1 as well as not being Xmas #1 so that narrowed down the pack a fair bit I expect.
Posted by: DanChartFan 28th December 2018, 02:39 PM
Just catching up on this thread. If they were only playing those Xmas number twos that never made number one then the list of songs available to them was:
1954 David Whitfield - Santo Natale
1956 Frankie Vaughan - Green Door
1964 Petula Clark - Downtown
1965 Cliff Richard - Wind Me Up (Let Me Go)
1966 Donovan - Sunshine Superman
1967 The Beatles - Magical Mystery Tour (EP)
1968 The Foundations - Build Me Up Buttercup
1969 Kenny Rogers and New Edition - Ruby, Don't Take Your Love To Town
1970 McGuinness Flint - When I'm Dead And Gone
1971 T.Rex - Jeepster
1974 Bachman-Turner Overdrive - You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet
1975 Greg Lake - I Believe In Father Christmas
1977 The Brighouse And Rastrick Brass Band - The Floral Dance
1979 Abba - I Have A Dream
1981 Cliff Richard - Daddy's Home
1982 Shakin' Stevens - The Shakin' Stevens EP
1983 Slade - My Oh My
1984 Wham! - Last Christmas/Everything She Wants
1987 The Pogues ft Kirsty MacColl - Fairytale Of New York
1991 Diana Ross - When You Tell Me That You Love Me
1992 Michael Jackson - Heal The World
1994 Mariah Carey - All I Want Christmas
1995 Mike Flowers' Pops - Wonderwall
2000 Westlife - What Makes A Man
2001 Gordon Haskell - How Wonderful You Are
2002 One True Voice - Sacred Trust/After You're Gone (I'll Still Be Loving You)
2003 The Darkness - Christmas Time (Don't Let The Bells End)
2004 Ronan Keating ft Yusuf - Father And Son
2008 Jeff Buckley - Hallelujah
2016 Rag N Bone Man - Human
2018 Ava Max - Sweet But Psycho
Obviously one of those could remove themselves from the list in a few hours.....
[Edited, as I got my ones and twos the wrong way around lol]
Posted by: Christmasteve201 28th December 2018, 03:58 PM
Thanks for bumping this up need to give it a listen before next weekend!
Posted by: Steve201 9th January 2019, 08:43 AM
Just listening to this now - some fantastic songs especially the Slade/Jeff Buckley etc!!
Posted by: SophieMax 9th January 2019, 12:15 PM
1954 David Whitfield - Santo Natale
1956 Frankie Vaughan - Green Door
1964 Petula Clark - Downtown
1965 Cliff Richard - Wind Me Up (Let Me Go)
1966 Donovan - Sunshine Superman
1967 The Beatles - Magical Mystery Tour (EP)
1968 The Foundations - Build Me Up Buttercup
1969 Kenny Rogers and New Edition - Ruby, Don't Take Your Love To Town
1970 McGuinness Flint - When I'm Dead And Gone
1971 T.Rex - Jeepster
1974 Bachman-Turner Overdrive - You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet
1975 Greg Lake - I Believe In Father Christmas
1977 The Brighouse And Rastrick Brass Band - The Floral Dance
1979 Abba - I Have A Dream
1981 Cliff Richard - Daddy's Home
1982 Shakin' Stevens - The Shakin' Stevens EP
1983 Slade - My Oh My
1984 Wham! - Last Christmas/Everything She Wants
1987 The Pogues ft Kirsty MacColl - Fairytale Of New York
1991 Diana Ross - When You Tell Me That You Love Me
1992 Michael Jackson - Heal The World
1994 Mariah Carey - All I Want Christmas
1995 Mike Flowers' Pops - Wonderwall
2000 Westlife - What Makes A Man
2001 Gordon Haskell - How Wonderful You Are
2002 One True Voice - Sacred Trust/After You're Gone (I'll Still Be Loving You)
2003 The Darkness - Christmas Time (Don't Let The Bells End)
2004 Ronan Keating ft Yusuf - Father And Son
2008 Jeff Buckley - Hallelujah
2016 Rag N Bone Man - Human
2018 Ava Max - Sweet But Psycho
Obviously one of those could remove themselves from the list in a few hours.....
[Edited, as I got my ones and twos the wrong way around lol]
you missed 2017, which was Eeeeminem featuring Ed Sheeeeeeeran.
Posted by: danuary 9th January 2019, 12:41 PM
That did make #1, he's only listing those that never made #1.
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