1 minute ago, JosephCarey said:

2 Kylie Minogue - XMAS

1 Wham! - Last Christmas

Could change i suppose

Down one place for Kylie Minogue

Kylie at 2 doesn't bode well for her retaining number 1 but it's still not a bad fall either

Fingers crossed Kylie remains top 2, im just delighted it did officially go number 1 so anything this week is a bonus.

Official Chart First Look: Full Update

1 Wham! - Last Christmas

2 Kylie Minogue - XMAS

3 Mariah Carey - All I Want for Christmas Is You

4 Brenda Lee - Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree

5 The Pogues feat. Kirsty MacColl - Fairytale of New York

6 Elton John - Step Into Christmas

7 Shakin' Stevens - Merry Christmas Everyone

8 Kelly Clarkson - Underneath the Tree

9 Bobby Helms - Jingle Bell Rock

10 Gwen Stefani - Shake the Snow Globe

11 Ariana Grande - Santa Tell Me

12 Band Aid - Do They Know It's Christmas?

13 Chris Rea - Driving Home for Christmas

14 Dave & Tems - Raindance

15 Andy Williams - It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year

16 Paul McCartney - Wonderful Christmastime

17 Dean Martin - Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!

18 John Lennon, Yoko Ono & the Plastic Ono Band - Happy Xmas (War Is Over)

19 José Feliciano - Feliz Navidad

20 Michael Bublé - It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas

23 Nat "King" Cole - The Christmas Song (Merry Christmas to you)

30 Ed Sheeran & Elton John - Merry Christmas

36 Perry Como - It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas

37 Justin Bieber - Mistletoe

39 Bing Crosby - White Christmas

Official Charts Report

With the Official Christmas Number 1 results still fresh in our memory, this week’s Official Chart First Look sees WHAM! and Last Christmas potentially back on top to clinch the final Number 1 of 2025.

After Kylie Minogue and XMAS nabbed the most coveted chart award of the year on Friday, WHAM! are looking to put that disappointment behind them and earn Last Christmas its 12th week at the top in all.

This means your Official 2025 Christmas Number 1 song XMAS begins this week at Number 2. Kylie broke all sorts of records on Friday, including the first female solo artist to claim Number 1 singles across four different decades, marking an historic day in chart history.

The Pogues and Kirsty MacColl’s Fairytale of New York may finish the year in the Top 5, tracking to move one position from last week (5).

Elsewhere in the Top 10, Elton John’s festive favourite Step Into Christmas is on course to rise three (6), Shakin’ Stevens former chart topper Merry Christmas Everyone, which celebrates its 40th anniversary this year is currently up four (7), while Gwen Stefani and Shake the Snow Globe could jump an incredible 50 places to pierce the Top 10 for the very first time (10).

Driving Home for Christmas from Chris Rea looks to make its move towards the Top 10, aiming to scale an impressive 17 spots (13).

The Christmas enigma that is Michael Bublé could find It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas break the Top 20 (20).

After beating its personal best chart position on Friday, Nat King Cole and The Christmas Song is set to break that accolade once more, possibly ascending eight places to a new peak (23).

Finally, the holiday hits which may enter the Top 40 this week include:

Merry Christmas – Ed Sheeran & Elton John (30) (up nine places)

It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas – Perry Como (36) (up 13 places) (new peak)

Mistletoe – Justin Bieber (37) (up five places)

White Christmas – Bing Crosby (39) (up nine places)

I'd love a second week for Dame K, but even if it doesn't the fact she's got a #1 at all in 2025 is more than enough for me.

Just now, GreyAsh said:

‘Last Christmas’ - or have I misunderstood the question?

No that is a good answer. I would have thought that would have been popular already given George's profile but it was never released there in the 80s

Finally a (single) week without Rein Me In in the top 20!

Reminder that Friday's chart show will be the EOY top 100 of 2025, starting at 2pm, and join us here on BuzzJack for the countdown as well as the pre-show from 1pm. There's no First Look next Sunday.

Once again, wishing everyone a very merry Christmas!

3 minutes ago, Jessie Where said:

I'd love a second week for Dame K, but even if it doesn't the fact she's got a #1 at all in 2025 is more than enough for me.

Didn't realise Kelly Holmes had released something 😳

Ooh really expected Kylie be clear #1 today. Alexa wants to get Gwen into top ten too it seems.

Tomorrow last update then week after in no man land don’t get midweek

If Kylie doesn’t get a second week at number 1, it wouldn’t me. Her getting Christmas number 1 is the main thing

I don’t see why we shouldn’t get a Wednesday update. Christmas Eve is a normal working day really.

Over on the chart that nobody cares about - the Big Top 40 - their Christmas number 1 is Where Is My Husband by Raye.

I’m thinking Kylie will end on #3 or #4 this week in the end. No one ever expected a week at the top, so I think the fact it’s not straight out the top 10, we should be very grateful.

Streams from Amazon are keeping it steady and all the physicals were used last week. They pulled out all the stops when it mattered.

3 minutes ago, mrpopquiz said:

Over on the chart that nobody cares about - the Big Top 40 - their Christmas number 1 is Where Is My Husband by Raye.

Can't believe they snubbed Kylie 😪

4 minutes ago, Maestro said:

I don’t see why we shouldn’t get a Wednesday update. Christmas Eve is a normal working day really.

Hold up, get back to work because Maestro said so folks!!!

6 minutes ago, Maestro said:

I don’t see why we shouldn’t get a Wednesday update. Christmas Eve is a normal working day really.

Tbf it turns into a bank holiday past 6 pm and thats when they usually release the data 🤣

9 minutes ago, Maestro said:

I don’t see why we shouldn’t get a Wednesday update. Christmas Eve is a normal working day really.

Yeah it's entirely possible we'll get a Wednesday update then, as well as potentially some info the following week too.