The UK Radio Airplay Chart

 

1 1 WHAM! Last Christmas 7,241 +28% 83.72 +47%

2 2 THE POGUES FT KIRSTY MACCOLL Fairytale Of New York 6,422 +27% 75.55 +35%

3 4 MARIAH CAREY All I Want For Christmas Is You 6,951 +33% 72.88 +33%

4 11 CHRIS REA Driving Home For Christmas 6,436 +48% 67.54 +50%

5 5 SHAKIN' STEVENS Merry Christmas Everyone 5,946 +29% 63.39 +26%

6 19 ELTON JOHN Step Into Christmas 5,362 +38% 62.03 +82%

7 9 BRENDA LEE Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree 5,593 +28% 60.1 +32%

8 6 BAND AID Do They Know It's Christmas 6,370 +36% 60.08 +30%

9 12 SLADE Merry Xmas Everybody 5,327 +29% 59.01 +47%

10 10 WIZZARD I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday 6,245 +31% 58.71 +31%

 

11 15 LEONA LEWIS One More Sleep 4,920 +40% 58.07 +47%

12 13 KELLY CLARKSON Underneath The Tree 4,486 +36% 54.93 +39%

13 14 PAUL MCCARTNEY Wonderful Christmastime 4,992 +40% 48.74 +24%

14 20 EAST 17 Stay Another Day 4,659 +37% 48.46 +44%

15 16 JOHN & YOKO & THE PLASTIC ONO BAND Happy Xmas (War Is Over) 4,831 +37% 46.23 +23%

16 3 SAM FENDER People Watching 3,453 -16% 44.52 -19%

17 25 THE PRETENDERS 2000 Miles 3,880 +35% 40.99 +39%

18 27 ED SHEERAN & ELTON JOHN Merry Christmas 3,095 +41% 38.52 +43%

19 28 THE RONETTES Sleigh Ride 3,836 +55% 37.61 +42%

20 8 ROSÉ & BRUNO MARS APT. 3,106 -5% 37.27 -18%

 

21 34 ANDY WILLIAMS It's The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year 3,860 +83% 36.94 +84%

22 7 MYLES SMITH Nice To Meet You 2,505 -9% 33.26 -28%

23 18 BENSON BOONE Beautiful Things 3,684 -10% 33.07 -6%

24 17 POST MALONE FT MORGAN WALLEN I Had Some Help 3,651 -8% 29.32 -21%

25 22 MYLES SMITH Stargazing 3,653 -13% 28.42 -8%

26 40 MICHAEL BUBLÉ It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas 2,446 +29% 28. +48%

27 59 TOM GRENNAN It Can't Be Christmas 1,107 +21% 27.4 +87%

28 23 HOZIER Too Sweet 3,545 -5% 27.1 -11%

29 32 TEDDY SWIMS Lose Control 2,684 -8% 26.43 +5%

30 31 TEDDY SWIMS The Door 2,268 -1% 26.18 +4%

 

31 50 BOBBY HELMS & THE ANITA KERR SINGERS Jingle Bell Rock 2,865 +80% 26.12 +53%

32 38 DARLENE LOVE Winter Wonderland 2,381 +40% 26.04 +34%

33 24 SHABOOZEY A Bar Song (Tipsy) 3,345 -7% 25.92 -14%

34 41 MICHAEL BUBLÉ Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) 2,686 +30% 25.78 +36%

35 26 GRACIE ABRAMS That's So True 2,337 -2% 25.6 -7%

36 35 THE RONETTES Frosty The Snowman 2,342 +35% 25.57 +28%

37 55 LADY GAGA & BRUNO MARS Die With A Smile 2,926 +7% 24.66 +57%

38 93 NAT KING COLE The Christmas Song 2,370 +224% 23.92 +165%

39 37 MARIAH CAREY Santa Claus Is Coming To Town 2,392 +63% 23.8 +22%

40 62 ARIANA GRANDE Santa Tell Me 2,261 +42% 23.4 +64%

 

41 68 THE DARKNESS Christmas Time (Don't Let The Bells End) 1,802 +89% 23.33 +76%

42 43 DEAN MARTIN Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! 2,531 +24% 23.12 +26%

43 73 GREG LAKE I Believe In Father Christmas 2,541 +65% 23.08 +90%

44 64 BONEY M. Mary's Boy Child / Oh My Lord 2,454 +66% 22.58 +63%

45 52 JONA LEWIE Stop The Cavalry 2,869 +36% 22.05 +37%

46 30 NOAH KAHAN Stick Season 2,513 -9% 21.33 -17%

47 29 TEDDY SWIMS Bad Dreams 3,161 -16% 21.19 -18%

48 21 COLDPLAY All My Love 1,615 +2% 21.12 -34%

49 77 THE WAITRESSES Christmas Wrapping 2,490 +65% 21.05 +89%

50 33 SABRINA CARPENTER Bed Chem 1,581 +5% 19.86 -12%

 

 

 

 

The UK TV Airplay Chart

 

1 6 SLADE Merry Xmas Everybody 209 +27%

2 1 WHAM! Last Christmas 207 +17%

3 3 ELTON JOHN Step Into Christmas 203 +18%

4 5 WIZZARD I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday 200 +18%

5 4 MARIAH CAREY All I Want For Christmas Is You 200 +16%

6 2 THE POGUES FT KIRSTY MACCOLL Fairytale Of New York 198 +14%

7 9 BAND AID Do They Know It's Christmas 196 +32%

8 7 SHAKIN' STEVENS Merry Christmas Everyone 178 +16%

9 10 PAUL MCCARTNEY Wonderful Christmastime 171 +16%

10 8 MEL & KIM Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree 169 +10%

 

11 12 THE DARKNESS Christmas Time (Don't Let The Bells End) 166 +27%

12 11 BONEY M. Mary's Boy Child / Oh My Lord 146 +10%

13 14 JONA LEWIE Stop The Cavalry 146 +13%

14 13 EAST 17 Stay Another Day 141 +8%

15 19 JOHN & YOKO & THE PLASTIC ONO BAND Happy Xmas (War Is Over) 132 +22%

16 15 BING CROSBY & DAVID BOWIE Peace On Earth / Little Drummer Boy 132 +15%

17 18 MUD Lonely This Christmas 126 +12%

18 17 COLDPLAY Christmas Lights 125 +11%

19 16 MICHAEL BUBLÉ Let It Snow 120 +4%

20 20 THE RONETTES Sleigh Ride 120 +11%

 

21 25 CHRIS REA Driving Home For Christmas 119 +18%

22 21 GREG LAKE I Believe In Father Christmas 113 +6%

23 22 MIKE OLDFIELD In Dulci Jubilo 109 +3%

24 24 THE WOMBLES Wombling Merry Christmas 105 +3%

25 23 CLIFF RICHARD Mistletoe And Wine 104 -

26 26 FREIHEIT Keeping The Dream Alive 97 -1%

27 27 TOM JONES & CERYS MATTHEWS Baby, It's Cold Outside 93 -2%

28 38 LEONA LEWIS One More Sleep 91 +25%

29 40 ARIANA GRANDE Santa Tell Me 90 +29%

30 33 ANNIE LENNOX & AL GREEN Put A Little Love In Your Heart 89 +11%

 

31 28 PAUL MCCARTNEY Pipes Of Peace 89 -2%

32 31 JOHNNY MATHIS When A Child Is Born 86 +4%

33 30 FRANKIE GOES TO HOLLYWOOD The Power Of Love 82 -2%

34 29 KYLIE MINOGUE It's The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year 82 -7%

35 32 PETER KAY PTS GERALDINE MCQUEEN Once Upon A Christmas Song 80 -4%

36 34 MARIAH CAREY Auld Lang Syne (The New Year's Anthem) 80 +1%

37 75 BON JOVI Please Come Home For Christmas 79 +119%

38 36 JANE MCDONALD Cruise Into Christmas 74 -

39 35 BURL IVES Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer 73 -3%

40 46 ED SHEERAN & ELTON JOHN Merry Christmas 71 +16%

 

41 39 THE BEACH BOYS Little Saint Nick 70 -4%

42 37 KYLIE MINOGUE Santa Baby 70 -5%

43 44 ROBBIE WILLIAMS & HELENE FISCHER Santa Baby 66 +6%

44 43 SPICE GIRLS 2 Become 1 63 +2%

45 55 DAVID ESSEX A Winter's Tale 62 +17%

46 50 PETER AUTY Walking In The Air 61 +9%

47 63 JUSTIN BIEBER Mistletoe 60 +30%

48 64 MICHAEL BUBLÉ It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas 59 +28%

49 68 ANDY WILLIAMS It's The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year 58 +29%

50 73 DESTINY'S CHILD 8 Days Of Christmas 57 +43%

 

 

The reality of radio airplay of Xmas songs compared to spotifys enforced US centric playlists!

 

Didn’t realise Bobby Helms had a backing band on JBR and Mariah was the biggest SCICTT version!!