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Officially, XMAS by Kylie has been named the 2025 Christmas Number One, narrowly surpassing Wham’s! Christmas of last year at the top of the charts
Surprisingly, Kylie’s first solo Christmas chart topper is her own, whose version of Santa Claus reached its top 31 in 2021. The Aussie legend’s catchy Christmas tune with its YMCA-esque dance.
The pop star has now earned her first-ever UK Christmas Number 1, breaking a record 37 years after making her official chart debut with I Should Be So Lucky.
Kylie Minogue becomes the first female artist to have UK Number 1 singles from the 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, and 2020s, earning Christmas Number One 2025.
WHAM!, the Christmas Number 1 success of 2023 and 2024, followed. This time around, the timeless Last Christmas comes in second place.
Mariah Carey’s All I Want For Christmas Is You puts in a brave effort, but it only manages to rank third for the second year in a row as the year’s wait for that elusive Christmas Number 1 drags on.
The Official Charts Company’s CEO, Martin Talbot, asserts that everyone still wants to win the Christmas chart rundown.
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He claims that the musical landscape has existed since the late 1960s and early 1970s, when it became clear that if you topped the charts at this time of year, you could sell more seven-inch singles and receive more coverage than at any other time of year.
“The nostalgic glow of becoming the UK’s Christmas Number One has captivated the imaginations of dozens of pop stars since it began with credible acts targeting this market like Mud, Slade, and Wizzard.
It has been a major prize in the annual music calendar for four or five decades, and it is just as significant a part of Christmas as turkey and the trimmings, from Johnny Mathis, Wings, and Boney M in the 1970s, all the the way through to Spice Girls, Sir Cliff Richard, and the X Factor show.
It is the top spot that all artists want right now, and it continues to do so. Ed Sheeran, Sir Elton John, Tom Grennan, Sam Ryder, and Kylie are just a few of the artists who are currently putting their hat in the ring.
However, the success of the Yuletide hit parade also led to a number of “Christmas Number One hit wonders.” We examine a playlist that has never been truly a hit as the same line-up before, from novelty acts to charity singles to even big-name collaborations.
Source: Mirror
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