here were the Christmas songs in the official top 100 last Christmas anyway, if people want to use it to help predict this year's positions.

 

11. Mariah Carey - All I Want

13. Pogues - Fairytale

18. Wham - Last Christmas

26. Shakin Stevens - Merry Christmas

27. Wizzard - I Wish

29. Chris Rea - Driving Home

38. Band Aid - Do They Know

41. Michael Buble - It's Beginning To Look

55. Slade - Merry Xmas

58. Elton John - Step Into Christmas

60. Brenda Lee - Rockin Around

61. Andy Williams - It's The Most Wonderful Time

68. Paul McCartney - Wonderful Christmas

69. John & Yoko - Happy Xmas

74. Boney M - Mary's Boy Child

75. Coldplay - Christmas Lights

81. East 17 - Stay Another Day

82. Jona Lewie - Stop the Cavalry

83. Leona Lewis - One More Sleep

93. Mud - Lonely This Christmas

94. Pretenders - 2000 Miles

95. Kylie - Santa Baby

PREDIX

06 / 11. Mariah Carey - All I Want

09 / 13. Pogues - Fairytale

14 / 18. Wham - Last Christmas

21 / 26. Shakin Stevens - Merry Christmas

23 / 27. Wizzard - I Wish

30 / 29. Chris Rea - Driving Home

35 / 38. Band Aid - Do They Know

37 / 41. Michael Buble - It's Beginning To Look

40 / 55. Slade - Merry Xmas

53 / 58. Elton John - Step Into Christmas

52 / 60. Brenda Lee - Rockin Around

59 / 61. Andy Williams - It's The Most Wonderful Time

60 / 68. Paul McCartney - Wonderful Christmas

68 / 69. John & Yoko - Happy Xmas

86 / 74. Boney M - Mary's Boy Child

93 / 75. Coldplay - Christmas Lights

94 / 81. East 17 - Stay Another Day

99 / 82. Jona Lewie - Stop the Cavalry

66 / 83. Leona Lewis - One More Sleep

93 / 93. Mud - Lonely This Christmas

xx / 94. Pretenders - 2000 Miles

xx / 95. Kylie - Santa Baby

split this into a new topic.

 

remember the Christmas chart will be announced Friday 23rd December this year.

split this into a new topic.

 

remember the Christmas chart will be announced Friday 23rd December this year.

 

I don't think they'll do as well as last year, as the biggest days for Xmas song streaming will fall into the following week.

All I Want For Christmas is to see a Xmas song in the top 10 (I don't care which one), we've come excruciatingly close the past 2 years now...

15/ 11. Mariah Carey - All I Want

18/ 13. Pogues - Fairytale

21/ 18. Wham - Last Christmas

30/ 26. Shakin Stevens - Merry Christmas

29/ 27. Wizzard - I Wish

33/ 29. Chris Rea - Driving Home

40/ 38. Band Aid - Do They Know

39/ 41. Michael Buble - It's Beginning To Look

43/ 55. Slade - Merry Xmas

69/ 58. Elton John - Step Into Christmas

70/ 60. Brenda Lee - Rockin Around

72/ 61. Andy Williams - It's The Most Wonderful Time

68/ 68. Paul McCartney - Wonderful Christmas

70/ 69. John & Yoko - Happy Xmas

79/ 74. Boney M - Mary's Boy Child

XX/ 75. Coldplay - Christmas Lights

99/ 81. East 17 - Stay Another Day

XX/ 82. Jona Lewie - Stop the Cavalry

77/ 83. Leona Lewis - One More Sleep

XX/ 93. Mud - Lonely This Christmas

XX/ 94. Pretenders - 2000 Miles

XX/ 95. Kylie - Santa Baby

All I Want For Christmas is to see a Xmas song in the top 10 (I don't care which one), we've come excruciatingly close the past 2 years now...

Can't see it happening purely because of the day that Christmas falls on this year. :( I think cqmerqn has the right idea with his predictions, songs will be slightly lower..

PREDIX

10 / 11. Mariah Carey - All I Want

16/ 13. Pogues - Fairytale

21 / 18. Wham - Last Christmas

31 / 26. Shakin Stevens - Merry Christmas

28/ 27. Wizzard - I Wish

36 / 29. Chris Rea - Driving Home

38/ 38. Band Aid - Do They Know

39 / 41. Michael Buble - It's Beginning To Look

61 / 55. Slade - Merry Xmas

66 / 58. Elton John - Step Into Christmas

73 / 60. Brenda Lee - Rockin Around

78 / 61. Andy Williams - It's The Most Wonderful Time

92 / 68. Paul McCartney - Wonderful Christmas

84 / 69. John & Yoko - Happy Xmas

94 / 74. Boney M - Mary's Boy Child

97 / 75. Coldplay - Christmas Lights

98 / 81. East 17 - Stay Another Day

103 / 82. Jona Lewie - Stop the Cavalry

102 / 83. Leona Lewis - One More Sleep

111 / 93. Mud - Lonely This Christmas

125/ 94. Pretenders - 2000 Miles

118 / 95. Kylie - Santa Baby

Edited November 7, 20168 yr by Rob S~

I'd love Michael Buble to sneak into the top 40 for the first time!

Hoping Leona can make it for a couple weeks this year. She did the best she's ever done on streaming last year (inclduing when originally released), but she got less support from heart last year than years previous. Really hoping it'll be 59p this year - could give it a nice boost.

 

I expect something like #71(xmas chart)-#93(3 days), with Xmas eve her biggest streaming/sales day.

Might be a good chance for these to do well as I'd guess more people are streaming now than ever before? I bet shops are also starting to use Spotify apps on shuffle rather than CDs. Not sure any will get to the top 10 but should be around about the same.

 

Hoping Slade pick up a bit, seems wrong that they've been overtaken by Wizzard and Chris Rea.

09/ 11. Mariah Carey - All I Want

18/ 13. Pogues - Fairytale

31/ 18. Wham - Last Christmas

32/ 26. Shakin Stevens - Merry Christmas

35/ 27. Wizzard - I Wish

42/ 29. Chris Rea - Driving Home

55/ 38. Band Aid - Do They Know

39/ 41. Michael Buble - It's Beginning To Look

37/ 55. Slade - Merry Xmas

57/ 58. Elton John - Step Into Christmas

62/ 60. Brenda Lee - Rockin Around

90/ 61. Andy Williams - It's The Most Wonderful Time

61/ 68. Paul McCartney - Wonderful Christmas

62/ 69. John & Yoko - Happy Xmas

89/ 74. Boney M - Mary's Boy Child

92/ 75. Coldplay - Christmas Lights

xx/ 81. East 17 - Stay Another Day

XX/ 82. Jona Lewie - Stop the Cavalry

90/ 83. Leona Lewis - One More Sleep

XX/ 93. Mud - Lonely This Christmas

85/ 94. Pretenders - 2000 Miles

XX/ 95. Kylie - Santa Baby

14 / 11. Mariah Carey - All I Want

17 / 13. Pogues - Fairytale

21 / 18. Wham - Last Christmas

30 / 26. Shakin Stevens - Merry Christmas

31 / 27. Wizzard - I Wish

33 / 29. Chris Rea - Driving Home

46 / 38. Band Aid - Do They Know

39 / 41. Michael Buble - It's Beginning To Look

55 / 55. Slade - Merry Xmas

62 / 58. Elton John - Step Into Christmas

69 / 60. Brenda Lee - Rockin Around

74 / 61. Andy Williams - It's The Most Wonderful Time

77 / 68. Paul McCartney - Wonderful Christmas

82 / 69. John & Yoko - Happy Xmas

84 / 74. Boney M - Mary's Boy Child

XX / 75. Coldplay - Christmas Lights

81 / 81. East 17 - Stay Another Day

98 / 82. Jona Lewie - Stop the Cavalry

79 / 83. Leona Lewis - One More Sleep

100 / 93. Mud - Lonely This Christmas

XX / 94. Pretenders - 2000 Miles

XX / 95. Kylie - Santa Baby

Edited November 8, 20168 yr by PeteFromLeeds

Might be a good chance for these to do well as I'd guess more people are streaming now than ever before? I bet shops are also starting to use Spotify apps on shuffle rather than CDs. Not sure any will get to the top 10 but should be around about the same.

 

Hoping Slade pick up a bit, seems wrong that they've been overtaken by Wizzard and Chris Rea.

 

I guess it has less appeal to this generation than Wizzard etc

I'd like Justin's Mistletoe to make an appearance this year :wub:

I'd also like a Buble track in the top 40 this year if possible. Christmas (Baby Please) would be my choice but happy either way! Also, hope the David Bowie & Bing Crosby - Little Drummer Boy will be in the top 40/20 this year as tribute to him!

that David Bowie song isn't available on Spotify so the chances of it charting this year are very small unless there's a proper campaign to get it back in the chart.

 

It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas should definitely make the top 40 this year for the first time, which would be great to see.

I guess it has less appeal to this generation than Wizzard etc

 

True, but I suspect it's people of a certain vintage buying / streaming them. We need Noddy and co on a big advert somewhere - even an X Factor cover!

Would love to see Stop The Calvary finally make it's top 40 return this year. Yet to do so since downloads and streaming have been eligible.

Edited November 9, 20168 yr by zenon

Me too - but, again, it'd probably need a big feature somewhere on TV. Just as long as nobody does a stripped-back, acoustic cover for the John Lewis advert!