Posted December 17, 2025Dec 17 We've had Christmas number 1 and 2 rates in the past 2 years, this year @Julian_ and I are hosting a Christmas number 3 rate!Last year's rate: https://www.buzzjack.com/forums/topic/276879-buzzjack%E2%80%99s-favourite-christmas-2-the-rate/2023's rate (hosted by awardinary): https://www.buzzjack.com/forums/topic/267999-buzzjack%E2%80%99s-christmas-1-rate/and results: https://www.buzzjack.com/forums/topic/268224-buzzjack%E2%80%99s-christmas-1-rate/72 songs have been number 3 on the UK's Christmas chart - "Last Christmas" and "All I Want For Christmas Is You" have been Christmas number 3 multiple times. Choose your top 20 favourites and vote for them by posting in the thread:+20 (your favourite)+19 (your second favourite)+18…+1 (your 20th favourite)Double A-sides and EPs will be rated as one entry. Like last year, you will have until 23:59 UK time on Christmas Day to get your votes in. Here are the tracks in alphabetical order:A Taste Of Aggro - The Barron Knights (1978)Ain't Got No (I Got Life) / Do What You Gotta Do - Nina Simone (1968)All I Want For Christmas Is You - Mariah Carey (2023/2024)Bad Romance - Lady Gaga (2009)Before You Go - Lewis Capaldi (2019)Bleeding Love - Leona Lewis (2007)Changes - Ozzy & Kelly Osbourne (2003)Christmas Drillings - Sidemen (2022)Comes A-Long A-Love - Kay Starr (1952)Coz I Luv You - Slade (1971)Crackers International EP - Erasure (1988)Cracklin' Rosie - Neil Diamond (1970)Dance On - The Shadows (1962)Do They Know It's Christmas - Band Aid (1985)Dominick The Donkey - Lou Monte (2011)Don't Cry For Me Argentina - Madonna (1996)Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me - George Michael & Elton John (1991)Especially For You - Denise & Johnny (1998)Fairytale Of New York - The Pogues ft. Kirsty MacColl (2005)Father And Son - Boyzone (1995)Gotta Get Thru This - Daniel Bedingfield (2001)How Deep Is Your Love - Bee Gees (1977)I Believe In You - Kylie Minogue (2004)I Still Believe - Ronnie Hilton (1954)I'm Coming Home - Tom Jones (1967)I'm Gonna Be Strong - Gene Pitney (1964)Imagine - John Lennon (1999)Juke Box Jive - The Rubettes (1974)Just Hold On - Louis Tomlinson & Steve Aoki (2016)Last Christmas- Wham! (2017/2020/2021)Let's Have A Party - Winifred Atwell (1953)Meet Me On The Corner - Max Bygraves (1955)Midnight In Moscow - Kenny Ball & His Jazzmen (1961)Money Money Money - ABBA (1976)My Special Angel - Malcolm Vaughan (1957)Oh Carol - Neil Sedaka (1959)One More Sleep - Leona Lewis (2013)One Of Us - ABBA (1981)Peace On Earth / Little Drummer Boy - David Bowie & Bing Crosby (1982)Perfect Day - Various Artists (1997)Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree - Mel Smith & Kim Wilde (1987)Run - Leona Lewis (2008)Save Me - Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich (1966)Scream And Shout - will.i.am ft. Britney Spears (2012)Solid Gold Easy Action - T. Rex (1972)Sorry - Justin Bieber (2015)Sorry's Not Good Enough / Friday Night - McFly (2006)St. Therese Of The Roses - Malcolm Vaughan (1956) Stan - Eminem (2000)Stop The Cavalry - Jona Lewie (1980)Strawberry Fair - Anthony Newley (1960)Sugar Sugar - The Archies (1969)Surfin' Bird - The Trashmen (2010)Thank U, Next - Ariana Grande (2018)The Cheeky Song (Touch My Bum) - The Cheeky Girls (2002)The Final Countdown - Europe (1986)The Green Door - Frankie Vaughan (1956)The Isle Of Innisfrey - Bing Crosby (1952)The River - Ken Dodd (1965)The Trail Of The Lonesome Pine - Laurel & Hardy (1975) Thinking Out Loud - Ed Sheeran (2014)Tom Dooley - Lonnie Donegan (1958)Twist And Shout - Chaka Demus & Pliers (1993)Victims - Culture Club (1983)Walking On The Moon - The Police (1979)We All Stand Together - Paul McCartney & The Frog Chorus (1984)Whatever - Oasis (1994)When You Come Back To Me - Jason Donovan (1989)Would I Lie To You - Charles & Eddie (1992)You Were Made For Me - Freddie & The Dreamers (1963)You Won't Find Another Fool Like Me - The New Seekers (1973)You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling / Ebb Tide - The Righteous Brothers (1990) and here is a Spotify playlist you can use to familiarise yourself with the songs:Missing from Spotify:
December 17, 2025Dec 17 Yesssss! I’ve been looking forward to this ever since I missed last year’s #2 rate.Thanks to you both for organising!
December 17, 2025Dec 17 20 Victims19 Perfect Day18 Whatever17 Stop The Cavalry16 Stan15 Father And Son14 You’ve Lost That Loving Feeling13 Rockin Around The Christmas Tree12 Bad Romance11 One Of Us10 One More Sleep9 The Final Countdown8 Imagine7 I Believe In You6 Gotta Get Thru This5 Bleeding Love4 Last Christmas 3 All I Want For Christmas2 Do They Know It’s Christmas1 Run Edited December 17, 2025Dec 17 by DarrenJ77 Duplicate entries
December 17, 2025Dec 17 Yay, I look forward to voting!Until then, I'm amused to read 'Sorry' immediately followed by 'Sorry's Not Good Enough' in the alphabetical list of titles!
December 17, 2025Dec 17 +20 Stan - Eminem (2000)+19 You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling - The Righteous Brothers (1990)+18 Perfect Day - Various Artists (1997)+17 I Believe In You - Kylie Minogue (2004)+16 Gotta Get Thru This - Daniel Bedingfield (2001)+15 Do They Know It's Christmas - Band Aid (1985)+14 Fairytale Of New York - The Pogues ft. Kirsty MacColl (2005)+13 Whatever - Oasis (1994)+12 Bleeding Love - Leona Lewis (2007)+11 Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me - George Michael & Elton John (1991)+10 One Of Us - ABBA (1981)+9 Imagine - John Lennon (1999)+8 Father And Son - Boyzone (1995)+7 One More Sleep - Leona Lewis (2013)+6 Don't Cry For Me Argentina - Madonna (1996)+5 Peace On Earth / Little Drummer Boy - David Bowie & Bing Crosby (1982)+4 The Final Countdown - Europe (1986)+3 How Deep Is Your Love - Bee Gees (1977)+2 Thinking Out Loud - Ed Sheeran (2014)+1 Scream And Shout - will.i.am ft. Britney Spears (2012)
December 17, 2025Dec 17 20 Ain't Got No (I Got Life) / Do What You Gotta Do - Nina Simone (1968)19 Whatever - Oasis (1994)18 Crackers International EP - Erasure (1988)17 I Believe In You - Kylie Minogue (2004)16 One More Sleep - Leona Lewis (2013)15 Stan - Eminem (2000)14 Bad Romance - Lady Gaga (2009)13 Would I Lie To You - Charles & Eddie (1992)12 Solid Gold Easy Action - T. Rex (1972)11 Surfin' Bird - The Trashmen (2010)10 You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling / Ebb Tide - The Righteous Brothers (1990)09 Stop The Cavalry - Jona Lewie (1980)08 Perfect Day - Various Artists (1997)07 We All Stand Together - Paul McCartney & The Frog Chorus (1984)06 Fairytale Of New York - The Pogues ft. Kirsty MacColl (2005)05 Coz I Luv You - Slade (1971)04 When You Come Back To Me - Jason Donovan (1989)03 One Of Us - ABBA (1981)02 Imagine - John Lennon (1999)01 Juke Box Jive - The Rubettes (1974)
December 17, 2025Dec 17 Author +20 Stan - Eminem (2000)+19 Imagine - John Lennon (1999) +18 The Final Countdown - Europe (1986) +17 Would I Lie To You - Charles & Eddie (1992)+16 Walking On The Moon - The Police (1979) +15 How Deep Is Your Love - Bee Gees (1977)+14 Run - Leona Lewis (2008)+13 Perfect Day - Various Artists (1997)+12 Sugar Sugar - The Archies (1969) +11 Bleeding Love - Leona Lewis (2007)+10 Coz I Luv You - Slade (1971)+9 Solid Gold Easy Action - T. Rex (1972)+8 Surfin' Bird - The Trashmen (2010)+7 The Trail Of The Lonesome Pine - Laurel & Hardy (1975)+6 Whatever - Oasis (1994)+5 You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling / Ebb Tide - The Righteous Brothers (1990)+4 Gotta Get Thru This - Daniel Bedingfield (2001) +3 Bad Romance - Lady Gaga (2009)+2 Twist And Shout - Chaka Demus & Pliers (1993) +1 Changes - Ozzy & Kelly Osbourne (2003)
December 17, 2025Dec 17 +20 Stan - Eminem (2000)+19 Surfin' Bird - The Trashmen (2010)+18 Sorry's Not Good Enough / Friday Night - McFly (2006)+17 One Of Us - ABBA (1981)+16 Fairytale Of New York - The Pogues ft. Kirsty MacColl+15 One More Sleep - Leona Lewis (2013)+14 Thinking Out Loud - Ed Sheeran (2014)+13 Bad Romance - Lady Gaga (2009)+12 Before You Go - Lewis Capaldi (2019)+11 Bleeding Love - Leona Lewis (2007)+10 Changes - Ozzy & Kelly Osbourne (2003)+9 Gotta Get Thru This - Daniel Bedingfield (2001)+8 How Deep Is Your Love - Bee Gees (1977)+7 I Believe In You - Kylie Minogue (2004)+6 Run - Leona Lewis (2008)+5 Scream And Shout - will.i.am ft. Britney Spears (2012)+4 Sorry - Justin Bieber (2015)+3 The Cheeky Song (Touch My Bum) - The Cheeky Girls (2002)+2 The Final Countdown - Europe (1986)+1 Money Money Money - ABBA (1976)
December 17, 2025Dec 17 STOP!!! DON'T OPEN THAT ADVENT CALENDAR DOOR (TO CLODE THIS RATE)!!!! I am COMING ICHE KOMME!!!! TO DO ONE!!!
December 17, 2025Dec 17 +19All I Want For Christmas Is You - Mariah Carey (2023/2024)+20 Bad Romance - Lady Gaga (2009)+17 Bleeding Love - Leona Lewis (2007)+10 Changes - Ozzy & Kelly Osbourne (2003)+1 Do They Know It's Christmas - Band Aid (1985)+2 Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me - George Michael & Elton John (1991)+8 Fairytale Of New York - The Pogues ft. Kirsty MacColl (2005)+12 I Believe In You - Kylie Minogue (2004)+4 Imagine - John Lennon (1999)+18 One More Sleep - Leona Lewis (2013)+6 Peace On Earth / Little Drummer Boy - David Bowie & Bing Crosby (1982)+7 Perfect Day - Various Artists (1997)+14 Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree - Mel Smith & Kim Wilde (1987)+11 Run - Leona Lewis (2008)+ 17 Scream And Shout - will.i.am ft. Britney Spears (2012)+9 Sorry - Justin Bieber (2015)+3 Stan - Eminem (2000)+13 Stop The Cavalry - Jona Lewie (1980)+15 Surfin' Bird - The Trashmen (2010)+16 Thank U, Next - Ariana Grande (2018)+5 The Cheeky Song (Touch My Bum) - The Cheeky Girls (2002)and here is a Spotify playlist you can use to familiarise yourself with the songs: Edited December 19, 2025Dec 19 by December Dong
December 17, 2025Dec 17 +20 Bleeding Love - Leona Lewis (2007)+19 Bad Romance - Lady Gaga (2009)+18 One More Sleep - Leona Lewis (2013)+17 Run - Leona Lewis (2008)+16 Stan - Eminem (2000)+15 Money Money Money - ABBA (1976)+14 One Of Us - ABBA (1981)+13 Gotta Get Thru This - Daniel Bedingfield (2001)+12Last Christmas- Wham! (2017/2020/2021)+11 How Deep Is Your Love - Bee Gees (1977)+10 Would I Lie To You - Charles & Eddie (1992)+9 Do They Know It's Christmas - Band Aid (1985)+8 Fairytale Of New York - The Pogues ft. Kirsty MacColl (2005)+7 Surfin' Bird - The Trashmen (2010)+6 Sorry - Justin Bieber (2015)+5 Father And Son - Boyzone (1995)+4 I Believe In You - Kylie Minogue (2004)+3 Scream And Shout - will.i.am ft. Britney Spears (2012)+2 Sugar Sugar - The Archies (1969)+1 Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me - George Michael & Elton John (1991) Edited December 17, 2025Dec 17 by Paddington James
December 18, 2025Dec 18 +20 Fairytale Of New York - The Pogues ft. Kirsty MacColl (2005)+19 Stan - Eminem (2000)+18 Bad Romance - Lady Gaga (2009)+17 One More Sleep - Leona Lewis (2013)+16 Gotta Get Thru This - Daniel Bedingfield (2001)+15 Last Christmas- Wham! (2017/2020/2021)+14 I Believe In You - Kylie Minogue (2004)+13 All I Want For Christmas Is You - Mariah Carey (2023/2024)+12 Scream And Shout - will.i.am ft. Britney Spears (2012)+11 Bleeding Love - Leona Lewis (2007)+10 Stop The Cavalry - Jona Lewie (1980)+09 Peace On Earth / Little Drummer Boy - David Bowie & Bing Crosby (1982)+08 One Of Us - ABBA (1981)+07 Money Money Money - ABBA (1976)+06 Do They Know It's Christmas - Band Aid (1985)+05 Dominick The Donkey - Lou Monte (2011)+04 Imagine - John Lennon (1999)+03 The Final Countdown - Europe (1986)+02 Whatever - Oasis (1994)+01 How Deep Is Your Love - Bee Gees (1977)
December 18, 2025Dec 18 +20 Stan - Eminem+19 Crackers International EP - Erasure+18 Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me - George Michael & Elton John+17 You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling / Ebb Tide - The Righteous Brothers+16 One Of Us - ABBA+15 Fairytale Of New York - The Pogues ft. Kirsty MacColl+14 Bad Romance - Lady Gaga+13 Coz I Luv You - Slade+12 Perfect Day - Various Artists+11 Would I Lie To You - Charles & Eddie+10 Gotta Get Thru This - Daniel Bedingfield+9 Do They Know It's Christmas - Band Aid+8 Walking On The Moon - The Police+7 Whatever - Oasis+6 Ain't Got No (I Got Life) / Do What You Gotta Do - Nina Simone+5 One More Sleep - Leona Lewis+4 Sugar Sugar - The Archies+3 The Final Countdown - Europe+2 Money Money Money - ABBA+1 Solid Gold Easy Action - T. RexWow, who would’ve thought there were so many great Christmas number 3s! So difficult to choose. I ended up with a really satisfying list of songs across pretty much all the decades.
December 18, 2025Dec 18 20 - You Won't Find Another Fool Like Me 19 - Especially For You18 - Don't Cry For Me Argentina17 - Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree16 - One Of Us 15 - Stan14 - Fairytale Of New York13 - Comes A-Long A-Love12 - I Believe In You 11 - Cheeky Song (Touch My Bum) 10 - Money Money Money9 - Oh Carol 8 - Strawberry Fair 7 - Changes6 - Father And Son5 - Tom Dooley 4 - Bad Romance 3 - All I Want For Christmas Is You2 - Peace On Earth / Little Drummer Boy1 - Whatever Top 4 songs were # 1s in my chart.
December 18, 2025Dec 18 +20 Bad Romance - Lady Gaga (2009)+19 Stan - Eminem (2000)+18 One Of Us - ABBA (1981)+17 Whatever - Oasis (1994)+16 Ain't Got No (I Got Life) / Do What You Gotta Do - Nina Simone (1968)+15 Imagine - John Lennon (1999)+14 Fairytale Of New York - The Pogues feat. Kirsty MacColl (2005)+13 I Believe In You - Kylie Minogue (2004)+12 You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling / Ebb Tide - The Righteous Brothers (1990)+11 Stop The Cavalry - Jona Lewie (1980)+10 Coz I Luv You - Slade (1971)+09 Gotta Get Thru This - Daniel Bedingfield (2001)+08 Do They Know It's Christmas? - Band Aid (1985)+07 Dance On! - The Shadows (1962)+06 Money Money Money - ABBA (1976)+05 thank u, next - Ariana Grande (2018)+04 Last Christmas - Wham! (2017/2020/2021)+03 Let's Have A Party - Winifred Atwell (1953)+02 Walking On The Moon - The Police (1979)+01 All I Want For Christmas Is You - Mariah Carey (2023/2024)
December 18, 2025Dec 18 +20 Scream And Shout - will.i.am ft. Britney Spears (2012)+19 Sorry - Justin Bieber (2015)+18 Stan - Eminem (2000)+17 Fairytale Of New York - The Pogues ft. Kirsty MacColl (2005)+16 I Believe In You - Kylie Minogue (2004)+15 Bad Romance - Lady Gaga (2009)+14 Gotta Get Thru This - Daniel Bedingfield (2001)+13 Would I Lie To You - Charles & Eddie (1992)+12 Whatever - Oasis (1994)+11 Just Hold On - Louis Tomlinson & Steve Aoki (2016)+10 One More Sleep - Leona Lewis (2013)+09 All I Want For Christmas Is You - Mariah Carey (2023/2024)+08 The Cheeky Song (Touch My Bum) - The Cheeky Girls (2002)+07 Perfect Day - Various Artists (1997)+06 Run - Leona Lewis (2008)+05 Sorry's Not Good Enough / Friday Night - McFly (2006)+04 Last Christmas- Wham! (2017/2020/2021)+03 Surfin' Bird - The Trashmen (2010)+02 The Final Countdown - Europe (1986)+01 Bleeding Love - Leona Lewis (2007)
December 18, 2025Dec 18 54 minutes ago, Last Dreamer said:0 points from already 10 voters for my top 2 songs. 😢I'd be more inclined to vote for Especially For You if it wasn't the Denise and Johnny version
December 18, 2025Dec 18 +20: We All Stand Together - Paul McCartney & The Frog Chorus+19: Fairytale Of New York - The Pogues ft. Kirsty MacColl+18: Do They Know It's Christmas - Band Aid+17: Stop The Cavalry - Jona Lewie +16: Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me - George Michael & Elton John+15: Last Christmas- Wham!+14: Walking On The Moon - The Police+13: Coz I Luv You - Slade+12: Whatever - Oasis+11: Changes - Ozzy & Kelly Osbourne+10: How Deep Is Your Love - Bee Gees+9: All I Want For Christmas Is You - Mariah Carey+8: Before You Go - Lewis Capaldi+7: The Isle Of Innisfrey - Bing Crosby+6: The River - Ken Dodd+5: Just Hold On - Louis Tomlinson & Steve Aoki
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