November 28, 20213 yr You'd have to ask the OCC. As far as I can see they seem to have started with 68 xmas number ones (with the 1991 instance of Bo Rhap being skipped), with the general idea of placing the groups by using four vertical columns of 17 consecutive xmas number ones. The first column thus starts with 1952 and presumably ends with 1968 and the second in fact begins with 1970, which suggests they are also skipping 1969 as you'd expect, and presumably ends with 1986. The third begins apparently with 1988 (begging the question of what will happen with 1987) and presumably ends with 2005, and the fourth begins with 2006 and presumably ends with two vacant spaces (one of which I'd guess will in fact have 1987 in it). 26th Nov - 1952, 1970, 1988, 2006 26th Nov - 1953, 1971, 1989, 2007 27th Nov - 1954, 1972, 1990, 2008 27th Nov - 1955, 1973, 1992, 2009 28th Nov - 1956, 1974, 1993, 2010 28th Nov - 1957, 1975, 1994, 2011 29th Nov – 1958, 1976, 1995, 2012 29th Nov – 1959, 1977, 1996, 2013 30th Nov – 1960, 1978, 1997, 2014 30th Nov – 1961, 1979, 1998, 2015 1st Dec – 1962, 1980, 1999, 2016 1st Dec – 1963, 1981, 2000, 2017 2nd Dec – 1964, 1982, 2001, 2018 2nd Dec – 1965, 1983, 2002, 2019 3rd Dec – 1966, 1984, 2003, 2020 3rd Dec – 1967, 1985, 2004, ____ 4th Dec – 1968, 1986, 2005, ____ Or are they also going to have 4th Dec - 1969, 1987, ____ , ____ ? Yeh I see, gonna keep an eye on this!
November 29, 20213 yr Author The 28th November results Vote 5 - 745 votes cast 1956 - Johnnie Ray - Just Walkin' In The Rain - 6.3% (47 votes) 1974 - Mud - Lonely This Christmas - 54.2% (404 votes) 1993 - Mr Blobby - Mr Blobby - 18.9% (141 votes) 2010 - Matt Cardle - When We Collide - 20.5% (153 votes) Vote 6 - 887 votes cast 1957 - Harry Belafonte - Mary's Boy Child - 17.5% (155 votes) 1975/1991 - Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody - 50.3% (446 votes) 1994 - East 17 - Stay Another Day - 30.4% (270 votes) 2011 - Military Wives - Wherever You Are - 1.8% (16 votes) So a few firsts here. Before these two votes only the newest or second newest songs in any vote had won, so both polls mark the first time the second oldest song won. Also vote 6 is the first time the oldest song didn't come last, and the first time that the newest song did, with Military Wives polling less votes than everyone else so far other than Dickie Valentine. The 29th November voting is now open Vote 7 - 1958 - Conway Twitty - It's Only Make Believe 1976 - Johnny Mathis - When A Child Is Born 1995 - Michael Jackson - Earth Song 2012 - Justice Collective - He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother Vote 8 - 1959 - Emile Ford and The Checkmates - What Do You Want To Make Those Eyes At Me For 1977 - Wings - Mull of Kintyre/Girls' School 1996 - Spice Girls - 2 Become 1 2013 - Sam Bailey - Skyscraper Edited November 29, 20213 yr by DanChartFan
November 29, 20213 yr Author And here is the rankings so far, by both straight votes and percentage of the votes. By Straight Votes 959 – 2009 – Rage Against The Machine – Killing In The Name 606 – 2008 – Alexandra Burke - Hallelujah 463 – 1973 – Slade – Merry Xmas Everybody 446 – 1975/1991 – Queen – Bohemian Rhapsody 415 – 1992 – Whitney Houston – I Will Always Love You 404 – 1974 – Mud – Lonely This Christmas 388 – 1989 – Band Aid II – Do They Know It’s Christmas 340 – 2006 – Leona Lewis – A Moment Like This 299 – 1988 – Cliff Richard – Mistletoe And Wine 270 – 1994 – East 17 – Stay Another Day 225 – 1990 – Cliff Richard – Saviour’s Day 155 – 1957 – Harry Belafonte – Mary’s Boy Child 153 – 2010 – Matt Cardle – When We Collide 141 – 1993 – Mr Blobby – Mr Blobby 100 – 1971 – Benny Hill – Ernie The Fastest Milkman In The West 89 – 1972 – Little Jimmy Osmond – Long Haired Lover From Liverpool 74 – 1970 – Dave Edmunds Rockpile – I Hear You Knockin’ 74 – 2007 – Leon Jackson – When You Believe 50 – 1954 – Winifred Atwell – Let’s Have Another Party 47 – 1956 – Johnnie Ray – Just Walkin’ In The Rain 27 – 1953 – Frankie Laine – Answer Me 17 – 1952 – Al Martino – Here In My Heart 16 – 2011 – Military Wives/Gareth Malone – Wherever You Are 15 – 1955 – Dickie Valentine Christmas Alpahbet By Percentage of the Votes 65.6% - 1989 – Band Aid II – Do They Know It’s Christmas 62.5% - 2008 – Alexandra Burke – Hallelujah 54.2% - 1974 – Mud – Lonely This Christmas 51.8% - 2009 – Rage Against The Machine – Killing In The Name 50.3% - 1975/1991 – Queen – Bohemian Rhapsody 46% - 2006 – Leona Lewis – A Moment Like This 41% - 1988 – Cliff Richard – Mistletoe And Wine 30.4% - 1994 – East 17 – Stay Another Day 25% - 1973 – Slade – Merry Xmas Everybody 23.2% - 1990 – Cliff Richard – Saviour’s Day 22.4% - 1992 – Whitney Houston – I Will Always Love You 20.5% - 2010 – Matt Cardle – When We Collide 18.9% - 1993 – Mr Blobby – Mr Blobby 17.5% - 1957 – Harry Belafonte – Mary’s Boy Child 17% - 1971 – Benny Hill – Ernie The Fastest Milkman In The West 12.6% - 2007 – Leon Jackson – When You Believe 10.1% - 1970 – Dave Edmunds Rockpile – I Hear You Knockin’ 9.2% - 1972 – Little Jimmy Osmond – Long Haired Lover From Liverpool 6.3% - 1956 – Johnnie Ray – Just Walkin’ In The Rain 5.2% - 1954 – Winifred Atwell – Let’s Have Another Party 4.6% - 1953 – Frankie Laine – Answer Me 2.3% - 1952 – Al Martino – Here In My Heart 1.8% - 2011 – Military Wives/Gareth Malone – Wherever You Are 0.8% – 1955 – Dickie Valentine Christmas Alpahbet Edited November 29, 20213 yr by DanChartFan
November 29, 20213 yr Vote 7 1958 - Conway Twitty - It's Only Make Believe 1976 - Johnny Mathis - When A Child Is Born 1995 - Michael Jackson - Earth Song 2012 - Justice Collective - He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother Vote 8 1959 - Emile Ford and The Checkmates - What Do You Want To Make Those Eyes At Me For 1977 - Wings - Mull of Kintyre/Girls' School 1996 - Spice Girls - 2 Become 1 2013 - Sam Bailey - Skyscraper (although 'What Do You Want To Make Those Eyes At Me For' is a close second - the production is very tame by Joe Meek standards though :P)
November 29, 20213 yr I still can't believe Mull Of Kintyre is one of the UK's biggest selling songs of all time. I mean really?
November 30, 20213 yr Author The 29th November results Vote 7 - 1508 votes cast 1958 - Conway Twitty - It's Only Make Believe - 2.9% (44 votes) 1976 - Johnny Mathis - When A Child Is Born - 18% (271 votes) 1995 - Michael Jackson - Earth Song - 51.7% (780 votes) 2012 - Justice Collective - He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother - 27.5 % (415 votes) Vote 8 - 1090 votes cast 1959 - Emile Ford and The Checkmates - What Do You Want To Make Those Eyes At Me For - 5.6% (61 votes) 1977 - Wings - Mull of Kintyre/Girls' School - 22% (240 votes) 1996 - Spice Girls - 2 Become 1 - 67.2% (732 votes) 2013 - Sam Bailey - Skyscraper - 5.1% (56 votes) The 30th November voting is now open Vote 9 - 1960 - Cliff Richard and The Shadows - I Love You 1978 - Boney M - Mary's Boy Child - Oh My Lord 1997 - Spice Girls - Too Much 2014 - Ben Haenow - Something I Need Vote 10 - 1961 - Danny Williams - Moon River 1979 - Pink Floyd - Another Brick In The Wall (Part 2) 1998 - Spice Girls - Goodbye 2015 - The Lewisham & Greenwich NHS Choir - A Bridge Over You
November 30, 20213 yr Vote 9 - 1960 - Cliff Richard and The Shadows - I Love You 1978 - Boney M - Mary's Boy Child - Oh My Lord 1997 - Spice Girls - Too Much 2014 - Ben Haenow - Something I Need Vote 10 - 1961 - Danny Williams - Moon River 1979 - Pink Floyd - Another Brick In The Wall (Part 2) 1998 - Spice Girls - Goodbye 2015 - The Lewisham & Greenwich NHS Choir - A Bridge Over You 'Goodbye' is my least favourite Spice Girls single so I hope Pink Floyd can overtake
November 30, 20213 yr Boney M & Pink Floyd! Same! Felt bad not voting Spice Girls, but those are some of their weakest songs and don’t make me think of Christmas at all. I do feel for all the really old songs. I am sure some are perfectly fine but won’t do well where their generation of fans won’t be on Twitter doing chart polls.
November 30, 20213 yr Yeh Boney M and Pink Floyd for me too, really love ‘Moon River’ as well despite its age!
December 1, 20213 yr Had Hoots Mon stayed at the top long enough to be Christmas #1 in 1958, that might have got my vote. Great sax work!
December 1, 20213 yr Goodbye is fab, but I agree 'Too Much' isn't a highlight of theirs, whilst Mary's Boy Child is an underappreciated Christmas CLASSIQUE.
December 1, 20213 yr Author 30th November results Vote 9 - 806 votes cast 1960 - Cliff Richard and The Shadows - I Love You - 3.25 (26 votes) 1978 - Boney M - Mary's Boy Child - Oh My Lord - 37.8 (305 votes) 1997 - Spice Girls - Too Much - 52.2 votes (421 votes) 2014 - Ben Haenow - Something I Need - 6.7% (54 votes) Vote 10 - 781 votes cast 1961 - Danny Williams - Moon River - 9.7 % (76 votes) 1979 - Pink Floyd - Another Brick In The Wall (Part 2) - 29.2 (228 votes) 1998 - Spice Girls - Goodbye - 55.7% (435 votes) 2015 - The Lewisham & Greenwich NHS Choir - A Bridge Over You - 5.4% (42 votes) 1st December voting still open Vote 11 - 1962 - Elvis Presley - Return To Sender 1980 - St Winifred's School Choir - There's No One Quite Like Grandma 1999 - Westlife - I Have A Dream 2016 - Clean Bandit - Rockabye Vote 12 - 1963 - The Beatles - I Want To Hold Your Hand 1981 - Human League - Don't You Want Me 2000 - Bob The Builder - Can We Fix It? 2017 - Ed Sheeran - Perfect
December 1, 20213 yr Two of the least impactful/worst songs of the Spice Girls' career and they still win comfortably over Mary's Boy Child and Another Brick in the Wall? I'm now reminded as to why I hate public votes x What a selection in Vote 12!
December 1, 20213 yr Vote 11 - 1962 - Elvis Presley - Return To Sender 1980 - St Winifred's School Choir - There's No One Quite Like Grandma 1999 - Westlife - I Have A Dream 2016 - Clean Bandit - Rockabye Vote 12 - 1963 - The Beatles - I Want To Hold Your Hand 1981 - Human League - Don't You Want Me 2000 - Bob The Builder - Can We Fix It? 2017 - Ed Sheeran - Perfect
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