1. Fairytale of New York Pogues 20 times

2. All I want for Christmas is you Mariah Carey 19

3. Last Christmas Wham! 12

4. Merry Christmas everyone Shakin' Stevens 9

5. Do they know it's Christmas? Band Aid 8

6. Rockin' around the Christmas tree Brenda Lee 8

7. It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas Michael Bublé 8

8. I wish it could be Christmas everyday Wizzard 7

9. Step into Christmas Elton John 7

10. Driving home for Christmas Chris Rea 7

11. Merry Xmas everybody Slade 6

12. Santa tell me Ariana Grande 6

13. One more sleep Leona Lewis 5

14. It's the most wonderful time of the year Andy Williams 5

15. Wonderful Christmastime Paul McCartney 4

16. Happy Christmas (war is over) John Lennon / (Plastic Ono Band) 4

17. Underneath the tree Kelly Clarkson 4

18. Merry Christmas Ed Sheeran and Elton John 3

19. Jingle bell rock Bobby Helms 3

20. Little donkey Beverley Sisters 2

 

No others more than once.

 

 

When did Little Donkey enter a second time?

The Pogues still pulling ahead in this we love to see it!

I was thinking the Pogues should be further ahead as they've entered the Top 20 in 21 different years (1987, 2005-2024) to Mariah's 18 (1994, 2007-2009, 2011-2024), but as it's based on literally re-entries, Mariah's run of 19-21-18 in 2009 counts as two, as does her run of 20-21-20 in 2012.

 

Similarly, 'Little Donkey' had 3 separate visits to the Top 20 within its solitary Top 30 run of 7 weeks.