What Song And Artist Will Be Christmas No.1 In The UK?
Christmas No.1 is always a hotly-contested chart battle, but betting sites appear to have almost crowned this year's winner.
Last year, Wham! ended LadBaby's run of five successive Christmas number one records, after they dominated the festive chart thanks to catchy tunes We Built This City, I Love Sausage Rolls, Don't Stop Me Eatin', Sausage Rolls for Everyone - which featured Ed Sheeran and Sir Elton John - and 2022's Food Aid.
However, Wham!'s 1984-hit Last Christmas stopped the YouTuber achieving a sixth Crimbo chart topper in a row.
The pop duo, which consisted of the late, great George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley, could make history again this year.
Wham! Have One Hand On 2024 Christmas No.1
Wham!'s Last Christmas looks set to become Christmas number one for the first time in successive years, as the tune is the frontrunner to repeat the feat this year.
The Official Charts counts sales and streams of songs up until midnight on Thursday, and the Christmas number one winner will be revealed on The Official Chart show on BBC Radio 1 on Friday, December 20.
Wham! are 1/7 favourites with BetVictor to be this year's Christmas number one, and they look tougher to overcome than an overcooked turkey.
Earlier this week, Wham!'s main contender looked to be Tom Grennan’s Amazon Original It Can’t Be Christmas and Mariah Carey’s festive classic All I Want For Christmas Is You.
According to The Official Charts, both tunes were "snapping" at Last Christmas' heels.
Leading betting apps have Tom as the 14/1 second favourite and Mariah 20/1 third favourite.
2024 Christmas Number One Odds
Song And Artist | Odds | Probability |
Last Christmas by Wham! | 1/7 | |
It Can't Be Christmas by Tom Grennan | 14/1 | |
All I Want For Christmas Is You by Mariah Carey | 20/1 | |
APT. by ROSÉ & Bruno Mars | 33/1 | |
That's So True by Gracie Abrams | 40/1 | |
Fairytale Of New York by The Pogues | 66/1 | |
Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree by Brenda Lee | 100/1 | |
Santa Tell Me by Ariana Grande | 100/1 |
Late Contender Abrams
Gracie Abrams is making a late push for the Christmas No.1 spot, with her tune That's So True.
The track topped the Official Singles Chart for five weeks before being knocked off the summit by Wham!'s Last Christmas last Friday.
However, Abrams is hoping to reverse that order this Friday.
According to an Official Charts update on Wednesday, Gracie's song looks most likely to catch Wham! - if anyone can.
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Refund or free bet when one selection in an accumulator lets the bet down
A post on their website stated: "That's So True has just leaped over Mariah Carey and Tom Grennan to reclaim its place at Number 2 on our latest Christmas Number 1 update."
However, they did point out there were just 1,700 copies separating Grennan and Abrams' respective songs.
The bookmakers don't appear to have caught onto the latest figures, with Abrams' tune still a massive 40/1 outsider to be Christmas No.1.
Bruno's Unlikely Crimbo No.1
ROSÉ and Bruno Mars' pop-punk anthem APT is also in contention, but it would be a huge shock if the song hit the top on Friday.
The pair are 33/1 outsiders to be Christmas number one. Like Wham!, another blast from the past hoping to achieve Crimbo chart success is Brenda Lee.
Her 1958 tune Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree is currently in the Top 10, but it's a massive 100/1 that Brenda hits the summit before the week is out.
The Pogues' Fairytale of New York, which was a strong contender to be last year's Christmas chart topper, only to be defeated by Wham! - is a 66/1 outsider this time and Ariana Grande's Santa Tell Me is 100/1.
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