Christmas Spotify

8 what last Christmas 195,339

10 Mariah Carey all I want for Christmas is you 182,524

47 Ariana Grande Santa tell me 103,446

52 Brenda Lee rocking around the Christmas tree 101,314

54 Kelly Clarkson underneath the tree 96,668

63 Bobby helms jingle Bell rock 91,456

66 the pogues Kirsty fairytale of New York 90,083

85 sia snowman 82,390

121 Michael Bublé, it’s beginning to look like Christmas 77,860

189 Paul McCartney, wonderful Christmas time 61,801

198 Dean Martin let it snow x3 60,504

200 band aid do their know is Christmas 60,392

A Sunday is as perfect conditions as Christmas songs will get for 1st November.

Last year 1st November was a Saturday and a lot of people will have also been doing belated Halloween parties I expect. Coming straight into the new month on a Sunday, post Halloween festivites, and on a day when people love listening to old favourites, it doesn't surprise me the effect is so big. I doubt it will be this big next year when it falls on a Monday. Now if somebody could give the curated Christmas playlists an update and a shake up, that would be ideal.

4 minutes ago, Sour Candy said:

Mariah didn't increase that much compared to last year, but why Last Christmas did so well?

this year to save them (the listening public) from tears they gave it (their streams) to someone (Wham!) special 🥹

(on a more serious note, last year's November 1st was an exception and in previous years Wham! have been closing the gap on Mariah earlier and earlier)

Edited yesterday at 15:001 day by maggotsforbrains

12 minutes ago, Sour Candy said:

Mariah didn't increase that much compared to last year, but why Last Christmas did so well?

I don’t know why it has done quite so well, but partly because it is 10 years since George Michael passed away. It is also number 1 on Christmas Hits. Being a Sunday also helps.

As everyone else has said, this is the first time that Wham! have been ahead of Mariah on November 1st on Spotify. They are also far ahead on Apple.

Apple

28 Wham! (Still climbing)

90 Mariah

There are also two other versions of ‘Last Christmas’ with considerable streams on Spotify - I won’t be able to work out until tomorrow the combined figure, but it is even further ahead of AIWFC than this.

This is by far the, highest those songs have been on November 1, and the most Christmassy that Spotify has been on this date.

2020 what’s the year that Christmas songs really started? streaming this early, and like this year, November 1 was a Sunday:

Sunday 1st November 2020

54 Mariah 102,703 streams

70 Wham! 82,838 streams

Edited yesterday at 15:181 day by GreyAsh

…but the Chart Update will be interesting as Mariah is ahead of Wham! on Amazon - so she may end up being the one getting the headlines!

4 minutes ago, GreyAsh said:

I don’t know why it has done quite so well, but partly because it is 10 years since George Michael passed away. It is also number 1 on Christmas Hits. Being a Sunday also helps.

As everyone else has said, this is the first time that Wham! have been ahead of Mariah on November 1st on Spotify. They are also far ahead on Apple.

Apple

28 Wham! (Still climbing)

90 Mariah

important to note that All I Want For Christmas Is You has two versions which chart on Apple Music each year so the gap is likely a bit smaller there than it looks!

2 minutes ago, maggotsforbrains said:

important to note that All I Want For Christmas Is You has two versions which chart on Apple Music each year so the gap is likely a bit smaller there than it looks!

Yes - that’s true. This used to be the case for ‘Last Christmas’ as well, but I don’t remember if it is so much any more - however as ‘Last Christmas’ has other mixes that do well on Spotify, I would imagine that this would also be the case on Apple.

4 minutes ago, GreyAsh said:

Yes - that’s true. This used to be the case for ‘Last Christmas’ as well, but I don’t remember if it is so much any more - however as ‘Last Christmas’ has other mixes that do well on Spotify, I would imagine that this would also be the case on Apple.

looking at my Apple Music archives for last year, Last Christmas only had one version charting in their top 100 whereas on Christmas Day AIWFCIY was at #5 and #56, so I think Wham!'s versions are being combined for now

9 hours ago, Steve201 said:

It is to someone who doesn’t use social media like Tik Tok.

That’s fine, but you must have seen the immediate impact of it just by your presence here on this forum and following the charts etc..?

Remember one thing Christmas song is November week day tend dip then pick up weekend dip back down agin till December that all ways pattern

As I said before the Pudding Mix is going majorly viral with younger people early 20's 😂 So expect Wham! to keep climbing.

Nice to see Cigarette Smoke re-enter! I'm really hoping this one can have its moment on the charts

Cigarette smoke is going viral on socials

Will this finally be the year Spotify gives British artists’ christmas songs their fair share of exposure?

There are so many potential classics that deserve to be everywhere.

6 minutes ago, musicfan97 said:

Will this finally be the year Spotify gives British artists’ christmas songs their fair share of exposure?

There are so many potential classics that deserve to be everywhere.

I know right? justice for Christmas In Blobbyland x

Edited 21 hours ago21 hr by maggotsforbrains

18 minutes ago, musicfan97 said:

Will this finally be the year Spotify gives British artists’ christmas songs their fair share of exposure?

There are so many potential classics that deserve to be everywhere.

Sadly that's more prone to happen with Amazon Originals.

5 minutes ago, Ne Plus Ultra said:

Sadly that's more prone to happen with Amazon Originals.

most of which are very much not potential classics unfortunately...

Edited 21 hours ago21 hr by maggotsforbrains

The Americans can have it for this one tho

Santa's banging on the back of the truck

4 minutes ago, Bror said:

The Americans can have it for this one tho

Santa's banging on the back of the truck

...that's actually on my Christmas playlist oops 💀

Well thats me clocking out until January. Yes I will say it every year that people listening to the same old frankly terrible songs is insane.