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I don’t know if this has been mentioned but “Last Christmas” has a 7-inch vinyl and CD on pre-order for release December 15th, and with streaming already on the rise, it's looking like they will make #1.

Added to the A List on Radio 2.

Hate Any Christmas song by Michael Bublé.

Amazon do country-specific playlists. It can’t be that hard surely?

Yes, but they did say they want Christmas Number One! I’m not ruling them out just yet.

Today I learned that “Chocolate Salty Balls" was almost the Christmas Number One in 1998…. :o

I was also taking into account surprise releases. If Sidemen drop a song, Pogues might need far beyond 20,000. Most of the punters betting probably haven't even heard of Sidemen, but they were so close last year, they might give it another go. Then there are the rock fans who want AC/DC to take it, and don't forget the Krackpots, they're releasing a single and it might have 15 versions. I’m not sure whether it will just be FONY vs Last Christmas.

Sam has a pull on the general public but I’ve said this before and I’ll say it again. He is notoriously bad when it comes to promoting his music. He will mention things once, and then you never hear another word about it. He forgot to even say when his Christmas song was being released or what platform it was on, which proves my point further.

It would probably take around 40,000 downloads, which is definitely doable. However, I've noticed that people's attention spans can be pretty short-lived. They'll get attached to the nostalgia for a few days, and then move on just as fast. This might be an exception, though.

Right, but I was expecting it to show some resilience against the onslaught of Christmas music on Spotify.

Piers Morgan has started the campaign.

Why is Tate McRae’s “Ex’s” sort of tanking in its second week? I thought it was viral? It’s down to #23 in Wednesday’s update.

Taylor’s marketing strategies are consistently creative and engaging and she has a super loyal fanbase. She's not like Ed Sheeran, who doesn't really have a fanbase, and just keeps pumping out music until everyone's sick of it.

Good news about the CD! The BBC announced he’s performing on the Christmas Day Special of Strictly Come Dancing.

“Michelle McManus: After All This Time” Part of the BBC festive schedule. ^_^

Dec 22 seems a bit late unless they are hoping for a miracle in January?

I’m not expecting much, but Sam has 4.6M followers on Instagram, and has only mentioned the song once in the past two weeks, and even that post failed to mention its release. Jorja, on the other hand, has been more proactive in promoting her song. I understand that there are plans for a campaign, so perhaps it will start when the film is released.

The song will plummet again this week because people are mostly listening to Christmas tunes at the wekeend and, unsurprisingly, he isn't putting any effort into promoting it.

I think Jorja Smith's Amazon Original will do better than Sam Ryder's on the charts. It's got that Ellie Goulding “River” feel where it's a Christmas song without being too in-your-face about it. Amazon Music can throw it on any of their pop and chill playlists and people will listen passively without thinking “ugh Christmas”.

Isn’t that what Ed Sheeran did with “Perfect” to get number one?

There are some odds now for Jack Harlow, so I bet £3 on him at 10/1, and £3 on Sidemen at 9/1.

Ed Sheeran and Elton John are still currently missing from the Top 100. This is strange, as “Merry Christmas” had entered the chart in the Top 50 at this time last year.

#50 today

This is my least favourite Christmas song.

Boo I guess Sam missed out :cry: