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Thanks to Chris Moyles there was a great novelty track in the christmas chart for 2011 2011- Lou Monte - Dominick The Donkey (^3 previous week 132) hYlvfX3nwlc

In 2010 novelty hit fans were asking you 'don't you know about the word?'... (P.S. this is another video you may not want to show the children) 2010 – The Trashmen – Surfin’ Bird (R3) Jb6e8UyDj2c

One of my favourties of recent years... 2009 – Queen And The Muppets – Bohemian Rhapsody (*32) tgbNymZ7vqY

That years X Factor winner was up against a parody talent show winner... well if you can't beat them join them! 2008 – Geraldine – Once Upon A Christmas Song (!8 previous week 5) 8kmPz5IbU90

From amphibian to ovine... 2007 – Shaun The Sheep – Life’s A Treat (!27 previous week 20) B4Tb_l2oKCE

And a year later he was back... 2006 – The Crazy Frog – Last Christmas (~16) S6rZtIipew8

21 years on from the Frog Chorus it was time for another melodious amphibian, only this one was crazy. 2005 – The Crazy Frog – Jingle Bells/U Can’t Touch This (!6 previous week 5) VR-9-C2h8ko

A year later Avid was back with two of his lady friends 2004 – Merrion, McCall and Kensit – I Got You Babe (*5) 9ht_COd9yKY

2003 saw a christmas chart contender from celebrity stalker Avid Merrion, and it were proper bo too! 2003 – Bo Selecta – Proper Crimbo (*4) MqBF7TiyATo

2002 was the year of Popstars the rivals, and the top 2 were the winning boy and girl bands, with the girls on top, but in 3rd place were a couple of cheeky girls who had also appeared on the series. 2002 – The Cheeky Girls – Cheeky Song (Touch My Bum) (!3 previous week 2) Bj9dFsxxHQM

2001 – The Tweenies – I Believe In Christmas (~9) 1RO_l2-EbuI

The next two years are a bit lean on novelty, so I've selected the same act for both years. 2000 – The Tweenies – No.1 (^8) 8ZMcN6grZUk

And in 1999 a speeded up Disney track and a singing hamster helped to get this into christmas chart. 1999 – The Cuban Boys – Cognoscenti Vs Intelligentsia (*4) fXJ5oaU940U

A novelty hit from a adult cartoon was big in 1998... 1998 – Chef – Chocolate Salty Balls (P.S. I Love You) (*2 + new years #1) w24Xd8fVlTU

1997 and it's time for Teletubbies! 1997 – The Teletubbies – Teletubbies Say Eh-Oh! (!2 previous week 1) xlNMk4SD6gA

I said they would be back, and here they are! 1996 – The Smurfs – Your Christmas Wish (!13 previous week 8) FfetwAaOptY

This one is certainly a bit odd... no what I mean 'Arry? 1995 – Frank Bruno – Eye Of The Tiger (^28) YVVTmgQv4E8

Another christmas chart and another big childrens' TV craze 1994 – Mighty Morph’n Power Rangers – Power Rangers (!8 previous week 4) SrR3GJ-_Hrk

1993 gave us possibly the best novelty christmas number one ever! Well 10 year old me thought so anyway... 1993 – Mr Blobby – Mr Blobby (Xmas #1) h37KQu64RY

From 1992, and for quite a few years, the record labels really started courting the kiddies with a least one christmas chart contender being themed around a cult kids show or tv craze from that year. 1992 – WWF Superstars – Slam Jam (!6 previous week at 4) EFpAD36d48o

Not really a true novelty so much as a cheesy dance track, but cheesy enough to count here methinks. 1991 – Shaft – Roobarb And Custard (^10) DIhlu-RchNg

1990 was the year of the year of Italia '90 and of those infamous tears on the pitch during the semi final, but the tearful one pulled himself together in time for the year's christmas chart battle. 1990 – Gazza – Geordie Boys (Gazza Rap) (*34) dU0-fmKI0lU

I stepped over a certain lagomorphic hitmaker who was on his third charttopper the previous week, and therefore becoming a legitimate chart act rather than a true novelty, and instead chose this slightly incongruous hit in the christmas chart in 1989. 1989 – Andy Stewart – Donald Where’s Your Troosers (^4) pDJflQfNUE8

1988 brought this meteorology themed novelty 1988 – The Tribe Of Toffs – John Kettley (Is A Weatherman) (^21) Db6WHtNV5-I

This year we lost comic legend Mel Smith, at the fairly young age of 60. Back in 1987 he paired up with Kim Wilde to make this novelty hit for Comic Relief. There's a special tribute programme for Mel on Tues evening on BBC2 if you want to see some of his best comedy work again. 1987 – Mel (Smith) and Kim (Wilde) – Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree (^3) hdnaPAJgAQI