Posted December 20, 2024Dec 20 Following Wardy’s inspired idea of doing a Christmas #1 rate last year, I thought it would be nice to turn it into a series and do the same for Christmas #2s this year. Last year’s thread and results: http://www.buzzjack.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=267999 http://www.buzzjack.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=268224 From 1952-2024 there have been 71 different Christmas #2 hits, disregarding the second appearances for “All I Want For Christmas Is You” and “Last Christmas” in 2020 and 2022 respectively. This includes songs that reached #1 before or after Christmas but were #2 in Christmas week. Please vote for your top 20 by posting in the thread: +20 (your favourite) +19 (your second favourite) +18… +1 (your 20th favourite) A few of the 71 hits included are double A sides and 2 are EPs, but we will rate each hit as one here. You have until the end of Christmas Day UK time, so 23:59 on 25 December, to vote! Please do try and listen to any songs you don’t know if you can. I’ve put the tracks in alphabetical rather than chronological order to try and encourage everyone to consider the whole chart history. However here’s the OCC list in chronological order: https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/e...umber-1__17370/ All I Want For Christmas Is You - Mariah Carey (1994 / 2020*) Answer Me - David Whitfield (1953) Babe - Take That (1993) Blue Christmas EP - Shakin’ Stevens (1982) Build Me Up Buttercup - The Foundations (1968) Cannonball - Little Mix (2011) Caravan Of Love - The Housemartins (1986) Chocolate Salty Balls - P.S. I Love You - Chef (1998) Christmas Time (Don’t Let The Bells End) - The Darkness (2003) Daddy’s Home - Cliff Richard (1981) Downtown - Petula Clark (1964) Especially For You - Kylie Minogue Featuring Jason Donovan (1988) Fairytale Of New York - The Pogues Featuring Kirsty MacColl (1987) Father And Son - Ronan Keating Featuring Yusuf Islam (2004) Floral Dance - Brighouse And Rastrick Brass Band (1977) Hallelujah - Jeff Buckley (2008) Happy - Pharrell Williams (2013) Heal The World - Michael Jackson (1992) Hoots Mon - Lord Rockingham’s XI (1958) How Wonderful You Are - Gordon Haskell (2001) Human - Rag’n’Bone Man (2016) I Believe In Father Christmas - Greg Lake (1975) Ice Ice Baby - Vanilla Ice (1990) I Have A Dream - ABBA (1979) I Love You Love Me Love - Gary Glitter (1973) Impossible - James Arthur (2012) It’s Now Or Never - Elvis Presley (1960) JCB Song - Nizlopi (2005) Jeepster - T. Rex (1971) (Just Like) Starting Over - John Lennon (1980) Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door - Dunblane (1996) Last Christmas / Everything She Wants - Wham! (1984 / 2022*) Let’s Party - Jive Bunny And The Mastermixers (1989) Love Yourself - Justin Bieber (2015) Ma He’s Making Eyes At Me - Johnny Otis And His Orchestra With Marie Adams (1957) Magical Mystery Tour EP - The Beatles (1967) Merry Christmas - Ed Sheeran And Elton John (2021) My Ding-A-Ling - Chuck Berry (1972) My Oh My - Slade (1983) Own It - Stormzy Featuring Ed Sheeran And Burna Boy (2019) Patience - Take That (2006) River - Eminem Featuring Ed Sheeran (2017) Rock Around The Clock - Bill Haley And His Comets (1955) Ruby, Don’t Take Your Love To Town - Kenny Rogers And The First Edition (1969) Sacred Trust / After You’re Gone - One True Voice (2002) Santo Natale - David Whitfield (1954) Saving All My Love For You - Whitney Houston (1985) She Loves You - The Beatles (1963) Singing The Blues - Guy Mitchell (1956) Sweet But Psycho - Ava Max (2018) Sunshine Superman - Donovan (1966) Teletubbies Say “Eh-Oh!” - Teletubbies (1997) That’s So True - Gracie Abrams (2024) The Climb - Joe McElderry (2009) The Millennium Prayer - Cliff Richard (1999) The Next Time / Bachelor Boy - Cliff Richard (1962) Tower Of Strength - Frankie Vaughan (1961) Under The Moon Of Love - Showaddywaddy (1976) Uptown Funk - Mark Robson Featuring Bruno Mars (2014) What A Wonderful World - Katie Melua And Eva Cassidy (2007) What Do You Want? - Adam Faith (1959) What Makes A Man - Westlife (2000) What’s My Name - Rihanna Featuring Drake (2010) When I’m Dead And Gone - McGuiness Flint (1970) When You Tell Me That You Love Me - Diana Ross (1991) Wind Me Up (Let Me Go) - Cliff Richard (1965) Wonderwall - Mike Flowers Pops (1995) You Ain’t Seen Nothing Yet - Bachman-Turner Overdrive (1974) Y.M.C.A. - The Village People (1978) You Belong To Me - Jo Stafford (1952) You’re Christmas To Me - Sam Ryder (2023) *Including these as a single option to avoid confusion - I realise the 2022 entry for “Last Christmas” was arguably different as not the double A side. Spotify playlist: Not on Spotify: xWYhMyinQ9o 2KQzQVREMbU Merry Christmas all!!
December 20, 2024Dec 20 +20 Fairytale Of New York - The Pogues Featuring Kirsty MacColl (1987) +19 Uptown Funk - Mark Robson Featuring Bruno Mars (2014) +18 Last Christmas / Everything She Wants - Wham! (1984 / 2022*) +17 I Believe In Father Christmas - Greg Lake (1975) +16 What’s My Name - Rihanna Featuring Drake (2010) +15 Hallelujah - Jeff Buckley (2008) +14 All I Want For Christmas Is You - Mariah Carey (1994 / 2020*) +13 Happy - Pharrell Williams (2013) +12 Y.M.C.A. - The Village People (1978) +11 Christmas Time (Don’t Let The Bells End) - The Darkness (2003) +10 You Ain’t Seen Nothing Yet - Bachman-Turner Overdrive (1974) +09 Patience - Take That (2006) +08 Downtown - Petula Clark (1964) +07 Rock Around The Clock - Bill Haley And His Comets (1955) +06 Build Me Up Buttercup - The Foundations (1968) +05 Sweet But Psycho - Ava Max (2018) +04 Merry Christmas - Ed Sheeran And Elton John (2021) +03 Sunshine Superman - Donovan (1966) +02 Love Yourself - Justin Bieber (2015) +01 Chocolate Salty Balls - P.S. I Love You - Chef (1998) [for the lols]
December 20, 2024Dec 20 +20 Jeepster +19 Magical Mystery Tour EP +18 She Loves You +17 Uptown Funk +16 You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet +15 Hallelujah +14 JCB Song +13 Happy +12 (Just Like) Starting Over +11 Floral Dance +10 Human +9 Patience +8 Ruby, Don't Take Your Love To Town +7 It's Now Or Never +6 Heal The World +5 Chocolate Salty Balls +4 Knockin On Heaven's Door +3 Rock Around The Clock +2 Ice Ice Baby +1 Love Yourself You may notice there is not a single Christmas song in here :lol:
December 20, 2024Dec 20 20 River - Eminem Featuring Ed Sheeran (2017) 19 Hallelujah - Jeff Buckley (2008) 18 Chocolate Salty Balls - P.S. I Love You - Chef (1998) 17 Last Christmas / Everything She Wants - Wham! (1984 / 2022*) 16 All I Want For Christmas Is You - Mariah Carey (1994 / 2020*) 15 Sweet But Psycho - Ava Max (2018) 14 Uptown Funk - Mark Robson Featuring Bruno Mars (2014) 13 Own It - Stormzy Featuring Ed Sheeran And Burna Boy (2019) 12 What’s My Name - Rihanna Featuring Drake (2010) 11 Fairytale Of New York - The Pogues Featuring Kirsty MacColl (1987) 10 Y.M.C.A. - The Village People (1978) 09 That’s So True - Gracie Abrams (2024 TBC) 08 Christmas Time (Don’t Let The Bells End) - The Darkness (2003) 07 She Loves You - The Beatles (1963) 06 Impossible - James Arthur (2012) 05 Saving All My Love For You - Whitney Houston (1985) 04 JCB Song - Nizlopi (2005) 03 Happy - Pharrell Williams (2013) 02 Human - Rag’n’Bone Man (2016) 01 Rock Around The Clock - Bill Haley And His Comets (1955)
December 20, 2024Dec 20 +20 Heal The World - Michael Jackson (1992) Patience - Take That (2006) Human - Rag’n’Bone Man (2016) Y.M.C.A. - The Village People (1978) When You Tell Me That You Love Me - Diana Ross (1991) I Have A Dream - ABBA (1979) River - Eminem Featuring Ed Sheeran (2017) Uptown Funk - Mark Robson Featuring Bruno Mars (2014) Happy - Pharrell Williams (2013) Father And Son - Ronan Keating Featuring Yusuf Islam (2004) Sweet But Psycho - Ava Max (2018) Wonderwall - Mike Flowers Pops (1995) Last Christmas / Everything She Wants - Wham! (1984 / 2022*) Teletubbies Say “Eh-Oh!” - Teletubbies (1997) (why? this is my childhood bangahhhh! B-) ) What Makes A Man - Westlife (2000) Impossible - James Arthur (2012) Chocolate Salty Balls - P.S. I Love You - Chef (1998) She Loves You - The Beatles (1963) All I Want For Christmas Is You - Mariah Carey (1994 / 2020*) My Oh My - Slade (1983) +1
December 20, 2024Dec 20 +20 Babe - Take That (1993) +19 Especially For You - Kylie Minogue Featuring Jason Donovan (1988) +18 Patience - Take That (2006) +17 Christmas Time (Don’t Let The Bells End) - The Darkness (2003) +16 Sacred Trust / After You’re Gone - One True Voice (2002) +15 Ice Ice Baby - Vanilla Ice (1990) +14 Love Yourself - Justin Bieber (2015) +13 When You Tell Me That You Love Me - Diana Ross (1991) +12 Heal The World - Michael Jackson (1992) +11 Sweet But Psycho - Ava Max (2018) +10 All I Want For Christmas Is You - Mariah Carey (1994 / 2020*) +09 Fairytale Of New York - The Pogues Featuring Kirsty MacColl (1987) +08 Merry Christmas - Ed Sheeran And Elton John (2021) +07 Hallelujah - Jeff Buckley (2008) +06 She Loves You - The Beatles (1963) +05 Chocolate Salty Balls - P.S. I Love You - Chef (1998) +04 Uptown Funk - Mark Robson Featuring Bruno Mars (2014) +03 I Have A Dream - ABBA (1979) +02 What’s My Name - Rihanna Featuring Drake (2010) +01 You Ain’t Seen Nothing Yet - Bachman-Turner Overdrive (1974) Edited December 20, 2024Dec 20 by Mangø hø hø!
December 20, 2024Dec 20 +20: Christmas Time (Don’t Let The Bells End) - The Darkness +19: I Beleive In Father Christmas - Greg Lake +18: Fairytale Of New York - The Pogues Featuring Kirsty MacColl +17: Merry Christmas - Ed Sheeran And Elton John +16: My Oh My - Slade +15: Patience - Take That +14: You’re Christmas To Me - Sam Ryder +13: Magical Mystery Tour EP - The Beatles +12: She Loves You - The Beatles +11: Caravan Of Love - The Housemartins +10: Last Christmas / Everything She Wants - Wham! +9: River - Eminem Featuring Ed Sheeran +8: Wonderwall - Mike Flowers Pops +7: Teletubbies Say “Eh-Oh!” - Teletubbies +6: The Climb - Joe McElderry +5: My Ding-A-Ling - Chuck Berry +4: Babe - Take That +3: All I Want For Christmas Is You - Mariah Carey +2: The Millennium Prayer - Cliff Richard +1: JCB Song - Nizlopi
December 20, 2024Dec 20 +20 She Loves You - The Beatles +19 Hallelujah - Jeff Buckley +18 Uptown Funk - Mark Ronson / Bruno Mars +17 I Bslieve in Father Christmas - Greg Lake +16 Downtown - Petula Clark +15 All I Want for Christmas Is You - Mariah Carey +14 Magical Mystery Tour EP - The Beatles +13 Caravan of Love - The Housemartins +12 Saving All My Love for You - Whitney Houston +11 Rock Around the Clock - Bill Haley & His Comets +10 Jeepster - T Rex +9 Last Christmas / Everything She Wants - Wham! +8 My Oh My - Slade +7 (Just Like) Starting Over - John Lennon +6 How Wonderful You Are - Gordon Haskell +5 Christmas Time (Don’t Let the Bells End) - The Darkness +4 My Ding a Ling - Chuck Berry +3 Love Yourself - Justin Bieber +2 Build Me Up Buttercup - The Foundations +1 Patience - Take That
December 20, 2024Dec 20 +20 What’s My Name - Rihanna Featuring Drake (2010) +19 All I Want For Christmas Is You - Mariah Carey (1994 / 2020*) +18 Uptown Funk - Mark Ronson Featuring Bruno Mars (2014) +17 Patience - Take That (2006) +16 You’re Christmas To Me - Sam Ryder (2023) +15 Sweet But Psycho - Ava Max (2018) +14 Merry Christmas - Ed Sheeran And Elton John (2021) +13 Especially For You - Kylie Minogue Featuring Jason Donovan (1988) +12 Last Christmas / Everything She Wants - Wham! (1984 / 2022*) +11 My Oh My - Slade (1983) +10 That’s So True - Gracie Abrams (2024 TBC) +9 Fairytale Of New York - The Pogues Featuring Kirsty MacColl (1987) +8 Build Me Up Buttercup - The Foundations (1968) +7 Happy - Pharrell Williams (2013) +6 I Beleive In Father Christmas - Greg Lake (1975) +5 She Loves You - The Beatles (1963) +4 Rock Around The Clock - Bill Haley And His Comets (1955) +3 What Makes A Man - Westlife (2000) +2 Chocolate Salty Balls - P.S. I Love You - Chef (1998) +1 Christmas Time (Don’t Let The Bells End) - The Darkness (2003)
December 20, 2024Dec 20 +20 I Believe In Father Christmas - Greg Lake (1975) +19 Magical Mystery Tour EP - The Beatles (1967) +18 Patience - Take That (2006) +17 Sunshine Superman - Donovan (1966) +16 Fairytale Of New York - The Pogues Featuring Kirsty MacColl (1987) +15 Hallelujah - Jeff Buckley (2008) +14 What’s My Name? - Rihanna Featuring Drake (2010) +13 Sweet But Psycho - Ava Max (2018) +12 Last Christmas / Everything She Wants - Wham! (1984 / 2022*) +11 All I Want For Christmas Is You - Mariah Carey (1994 / 2020*) +10 She Loves You - The Beatles (1963) +09 Uptown Funk - Mark Ronson Featuring Bruno Mars (2014) +08 Christmas Time (Don’t Let The Bells End) - The Darkness (2003) +07 (Just Like) Starting Over - John Lennon (1980) +06 Chocolate Salty Balls - P.S. I Love You - Chef (1998) +05 Human - Rag’n’Bone Man (2016) +04 Downtown - Petula Clark (1964) +03 You Ain’t Seen Nothing Yet - Bachman-Turner Overdrive (1974) +02 Rock Around The Clock - Bill Haley And His Comets (1955) +01 Y.M.C.A. - The Village People (1978)
December 20, 2024Dec 20 20. What A Wonderful World - Katie Melua And Eva Cassidy (2007) 19. The Climb - Joe McElderry (2009) 18. Rock Around The Clock - Bill Haley And His Comets (1955) 17. River - Eminem Featuring Ed Sheeran (2017) 16. It’s Now Or Never - Elvis Presley (1960) 15. Sacred Trust / After You’re Gone - One True Voice (2002) 14. Christmas Time (Don’t Let The Bells End) - The Darkness (2003) 13. Heal The World - Michael Jackson (1992) 12. Impossible - James Arthur (2012) 11. What Makes A Man - Westlife (2000) 10. Sweet But Psycho - Ava Max (2018) 9. Human - Rag’n’Bone Man (2016) 8. You’re Christmas To Me - Sam Ryder (2023) 7. Love Yourself - Justin Bieber (2015) 6. Own It - Stormzy Featuring Ed Sheeran And Burna Boy (2019) 5. What’s My Name - Rihanna Featuring Drake (2010) 4. Fairytale Of New York - The Pogues Featuring Kirsty MacColl (1987) 3. Merry Christmas - Ed Sheeran And Elton John (2021) 2. JCB Song - Nizlopi (2005) 1. She Loves You - The Beatles (1963) Gracie would be in there if it gets number 2. Edited December 20, 2024Dec 20 by Boymetworld91
December 20, 2024Dec 20 +20- Slade- My Oh My +19- Mark Ronson ft Bruno Mars- Uptown Funk +18- Take That- Patience +17- The Pogues ft Kirsty MacColl- Fairytale of New York +16- Wham!- Last Christmas +15- Eminem ft Ed Sheeran- River +14- The Darkness- Christmas Time (Don't Let The Bells End) +13- Rihanna ft Drake- What's My Name? +12- Greg Lake- I Believe In Father Christmas +11- Justin Bieber- Love Yourself +10- Michael Jackson- Heal The World +9- Pharrell Williams- Happy +8- Rag 'n' Bone Man- Human +7- Chef- Chocolate Salty Balls (P.S. I Love You) +6- Ed Sheeran & Elton John- Merry Christmas +5- The Village People- Y.M.C.A. +4- The Foundations- Build Me Up Buttercup +3- Stormzy ft Ed Sheeran & Burna Boy- Own It +2- Elvis Presley- It's Now Or Never +1- Bachamn-Turner-Overdrive- You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet
December 20, 2024Dec 20 20 What’s My Name - Rihanna Featuring Drake (2010) 19 Fairytale Of New York - The Pogues Featuring Kirsty MacColl (1987) 18 Impossible - James Arthur (2012) 17 JCB Song - Nizlopi (2005) 16 Chocolate Salty Balls - P.S. I Love You - Chef (1998) 15 Build Me Up Buttercup - The Foundations (1968) 14 Sacred Trust / After You’re Gone - One True Voice (2002) 13 It’s Now Or Never - Elvis Presley (1960) 12 Patience - Take That (2006) 11 She Loves You - The Beatles (1963) 10 Caravan Of Love - The Housemartins (1986) 9 You Ain’t Seen Nothing Yet - Bachman-Turner Overdrive (1974) 8 I Believe In Father Christmas - Greg Lake (1975) 7 Under The Moon Of Love - Showaddywaddy (1976) 6 Heal The World - Michael Jackson (1992) 5 Christmas Time (Don’t Let The Bells End) - The Darkness (2003) 4 Merry Christmas - Ed Sheeran And Elton John (2021) 3 Downtown - Petula Clark (1964) 2 I Love You Love Me Love - Gary Glitter (1973) 1 Love Yourself - Justin Bieber (2015)
December 20, 2024Dec 20 +20 Housemartins - Caravan Of Love +19 Greg Lake - I Believe In Father Christmas +18 Bachman-Turner Overdrive - You Ain’t Seen Nothing Yet +17 Petula Clark - Downtown +16 The Pogues/ Kirsty MacColl - Fairytale of New York +15 Mark Ronson/Bruno Mars - Uptown Funk +14 Mariah Carey - All I Want For Christmas Is You +13 Village People - YMCA +12 Bill Haley and his Comets - Rock Around The Clock +11 Kylie Minogue & Jason Donovan- Especially For You +10 Diana Ross - When You Tell Me That You Love Me +9 James Arthur - Impossible +8 Whitney Houston- Saving All My Love For You +7 The Foundations- Build Me Up Buttercup +6 Westlife - What Makes A Man +5 The Darkness - Christmas Time +4 Take That- Patience +3 Johnny Otis - Ma! He’s Making Eyes At Me +2 Wham! - Last Christmas +1 Beatles - She Loves You
December 20, 2024Dec 20 I assume it's ok to vote for fewer than 20 ala the ROTD voting rules. But let me know if I need to add 9 more songs for my vote to be valid... +20 Hallelujah - Jeff Buckley (2008) +19 Chocolate Salty Balls - P.S. I Love You - Chef (1998) +18 Christmas Time (Don’t Let The Bells End) - The Darkness (2003) +17 Patience - Take That (2006) +16 Fairytale Of New York - The Pogues Featuring Kirsty MacColl (1987) +15 Merry Christmas - Ed Sheeran And Elton John (2021) +14 Y.M.C.A. - The Village People (1978) +13 Downtown - Petula Clark (1964) +12 I Have A Dream - ABBA (1979) +11 Magical Mystery Tour EP - The Beatles (1967) +10 Teletubbies Say “Eh-Oh!” - Teletubbies (1997) Edited December 20, 2024Dec 20 by rio309
December 20, 2024Dec 20 20 Caravan Of Love 19 Downtown 18 Hallelujah 17 Impossible 16 Saving All My Love For You 15 JCB Song 14 YMCA 13 Build Me Up Buttercup 12 When You Tell Me That You Love Me 11 Patience 10 The Climb 9 Rock Around The Clock 8 Father And Son 7 Sweet But Psycho 6 What’s My Name 5 She Loves You 4 Merry Christmas 3 Love Yourself 2 It’s Now Or Never 1 Human
December 20, 2024Dec 20 Gracie would be in there if it gets number 2. Well it's been officially confirmed now!
December 20, 2024Dec 20 20 I Beleive In Father Christmas - Greg Lake (1975) 19 Hallelujah - Jeff Buckley (2008) 18 Uptown Funk - Mark Robson Featuring Bruno Mars (2014) 17 Jeepster - T. Rex (1971) 16 Magical Mystery Tour EP - The Beatles (1967) 15 Ice Ice Baby - Vanilla Ice (1990) 14 Mariah Carey - All I Want For Christmas Is You - Mariah Carey (1994) 13 Fairytale Of New York - The Pogues Featuring Kirsty MacColl (1987) 12 Caravan Of Love - The Housemartins (1986) 11 JCB Song - Nizlopi (2005) 10 Patience - Take That (2006) 09 What’s My Name - Rihanna Featuring Drake (2010) 08 Human - Rag’n’Bone Man (2016) 07 Saving All My Love For You - Whitney Houston (1985) 06 (Just Like) Starting Over - John Lennon (1980) 05 Christmas Time (Don’t Let The Bells End) - The Darkness (2003) 04 She Loves You - The Beatles (1963) 03 Sweet But Psycho - Ava Max (2018) 02 Rock Around The Clock - Bill Haley And His Comets (1955) 01 Downtown - Petula Clark (1964) *edited to include Mariah. I originally discarded both her and Wham but I forgot she's never been christmas #1 so I'll allow her back in*
December 20, 2024Dec 20 +20 Jeff Buckley – Hallelujah (2008) +19 Bill Haley And His Comets – Rock Around The Clock (1955) +18 The Housemartins – Caravan Of Love (1986) +17 ABBA – I Have A Dream (1979) +16 The Foundations – Build Me Up Buttercup (1968) +15 Elvis Presley – It’s Now Or Never (1960) +14 The Pogues feat. Kirsty MacColl – Fairytale Of New York (1987) +13 Mark Ronson feat. Bruno Mars – Uptown Funk (2014) +12 Petula Clark – Downtown (1964) +11 Kylie Minogue feat. Jason Donovan – Especially For You (1988) +10 Whitney Houston – Saving All My Love For You (1985) +9 Nizlopi – JCB Song (2005) +8 Rag’n’Bone Man – Human (2016) +7 Take That – Patience (2006) +6 Pharrell Williams – Happy (2013) +5 Justin Bieber – Love Yourself (2015) +4 Michael Jackson – Heal The World (1992) +3 Diana Ross – When You Tell Me That You Love Me (1991) +2 One True Voice – Sacred Trust / After You’re Gone (2002) +1 Take That – Babe (1993)
December 20, 2024Dec 20 Author Thanks for all the votes so far! Feel free to edit in “That’s So True” if you wish.
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