| Weeks in UK top 40 | Global plays (Spotify) | Most festive lyrics | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 |
The Pogues — Fairytale of New York
|
94 |
517,297,085
|
·
·
·
·
·
9.3%
|
|
| 02 |
Slade — Merry Xmas Everybody
|
94 |
357,958,384
|
·
·
3.8%
|
|
| 03 |
Mariah Carey — All I Want for Christmas Is You
|
92 |
255,969,223
|
·
·
·
6.9%
|
|
| 04 |
Band Aid — Do They Know It’s Christmas?
|
75 |
198,417,775
|
·
·
·
6.4%
|
|
| 05 |
Shakin’ Stevens — Merry Christmas Everyone
|
66 |
183,278,444
|
·
·
·
·
·
·
·
14.2%
|
|
| 06 |
Wham! — Last Christmas
|
58 |
183,136,994
|
·
·
·
·
7%
|
|
| 07 |
Wizzard — I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday
|
53 |
150,443,446
|
·
·
·
·
·
·
11.5%
|
|
| 08 |
Chris Rea — Driving Home for Christmas
|
52 |
140,827,726
|
·
·
·
6%
|
|
| 09 |
East 17 — Stay Another Day
|
45 |
139,744,401
|
·
·
·
5.5%
|
|
| 10 |
Brenda Lee — Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree
|
43 |
118,949,653
|
·
·
·
·
·
·
11.9%
|
|
| 11 |
Andy Williams — It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year
|
31 |
115,639,063
|
·
·
·
·
·
·
·
13.5%
|
|
| 12 |
Elton John — Step into Christmas
|
31 |
106,342,213
|
·
·
·
·
·
·
·
·
·
·
·
21.8%
|
|
| 13 |
John & Yoko/Plastic Ono Band — Happy Xmas (War Is Over)
|
30 |
84,833,651
|
·
·
·
·
·
·
12.2%
|
|
| 14 |
Michael Bublé — It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas
|
28 |
77,332,131
|
·
·
·
·
·
10.6%
|
|
| 15 |
Paul McCartney — Wonderful Christmastime
|
28 |
54,097,173
|
·
·
·
·
·
·
·
13.2%
|
|
| 16 |
Coldplay — Christmas Lights
|
25 |
53,408,709
|
·
·
4.1%
|
|
| 17 |
Jona Lewie — Stop the Cavalry
|
22 |
43,447,735
|
·
·
·
·
8.4%
|
|
| 18 |
Leona Lewis — One More Sleep
|
19 |
41,987,024
|
·
·
·
·
·
10.2%
|
|
| 19 |
Eartha Kitt — Santa Baby
|
9 |
29,414,338
|
·
·
3.1%
|
|
| 20 |
Boney M. — Mary’s Boy Child
|
8 |
20,641,590
|
0%
|
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