PRS for Music has published the Top 50 most played Christmas songs in the past year – with The Pogues’ Fairytale Of New York landing the No.1 spot.
The festive favourite featuring Kirsty MacColl was followed by Mariah Carey’s All I Want For Christmas Is You and Band Aid’s Do They Know It’s Christmas.
Last Christmas by Wham! and Harry Reser’s Santa Claus Is Coming To Town complete the Top 5.
The full Top 50 Christmas songs can be found below:
|
RANK |
TITLE |
ARTIST |
RELEASE DATE |
WRITER |
|
1 |
Fairytale of New York |
The Pogues feat. Kirsty MacColl |
1987 |
Jem Finer, Shane MacGowan |
|
2 |
All I Want For Christmas Is You |
Mariah Carey |
1994 |
Mariah Carey, Walter Afanasieff |
|
3 |
Do They Know It's Christmas? |
Band Aid |
1984 |
Bob Geldof, Midge Ure |
|
4 |
Last Christmas |
Wham! |
1984 |
George Michael |
|
5 |
Santa Claus is Coming to Town |
Harry Reser |
1934 |
John Fredrick Coots, Haven Gillespie |
|
6 |
Do You Hear What I Hear? |
Bing Crosby |
1962 |
Noel Regney, Gloria Shayne |
|
=7 |
Happy Christmas (War Is Over) |
John & Yoko/Plastic Ono Band with the Harlem Community Choir |
1971 |
John Lennon, Yoko Ono |
|
=7 |
Wonderful Christmastime |
Paul McCartney |
1979 |
Paul McCartney |
|
9 |
I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday |
Wizzard |
1973 |
Roy Wood |
|
10 |
Merry Xmas Everybody |
Slade |
1973 |
Noddy Holder, Jim Lea |
|
11 |
Merry Christmas Everyone |
Shakin' Stevens |
1985 |
Bob Heatlie |
|
12 |
Sleigh Ride |
Leroy Anderson |
1950 |
Leroy Anderson |
|
13 |
Stay Another Day |
East 17 |
1994 |
Tony Mortimer |
|
14 |
Driving Home For Christmas |
Chris Rea |
1988 |
Chris Rea |
|
15 |
Rockin Around The Christmas Tree |
Brenda Lee |
1958 |
Johnny Marks |
|
16 |
Step Into Christmas |
Elton John |
1973 |
Elton John, Bernie Taupin |
|
17 |
2000 Miles |
The Pretenders |
1983 |
Chrissie Hynde |
|
18 |
I'm Gonna Be Warm This Winter |
Connie Francis / Gabriella Cilmi |
1962 / 2008 |
Hank Hunter, Mark Barkan |
|
19 |
Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) |
Darlene Love |
1963 |
Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich, Phil Spector |
|
20 |
Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! |
Vaughn Monroe / Dean Martin / Smokey Robinson & The Miracles |
1945 / 1959 / 1963 |
Sammy Cahn, Jule Styne |
|
21 |
Stop The Calvary |
Jona Lewie |
1980 |
Jona Lewie |
|
22 |
Frosty The Snowman |
Gene Autry & The Cass Country Boys / Perry Como / Johnny Mathis / Kimberley Locke |
1950 / 1957 / 2003 / 2007 |
Walter "Jack" Rollins, Steve Nelson |
|
23 |
White Christmas |
Bing Crosby |
1942 |
Irving Berlin |
|
24 |
I Believe In Father Christmas |
Greg Lake / Toyah Wilcox / Elaine Paige |
1975 / 1982 / 1986 |
Greg Lake / Peter Sinfield |
|
25 |
Christmas Lights |
Coldplay |
2010 |
Guy Berryman, Johnny Buckland, Will Champion, Chris Martin |
|
26 |
Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire) |
The Nat King Cole Trio |
1946 |
Mel Tormé, Bob Wells |
|
27 |
Thank God It's Christmas |
Queen |
1984 |
Brain May, Roger Taylor |
|
28 |
It's The Most Wonderful Time of Year |
Andy Williams |
1963 |
Edward Pola, George Wyle |
|
29 |
Santa Baby |
Eartha Kitt |
1953 |
Joahn Javits, Phillip Springer |
|
30 |
Christmas Wrapping |
The Waitresses |
1981 |
Chris Butler |
|
31 |
Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas |
Frank Sinatra |
1957 |
Ralph Blanew, Hugh Martin |
|
32 |
Please Come Home For Christmas |
Charles Brown, The Eagles, Jon Bon Jovi |
1961 / 1978 / 1995 |
Charles Brown, Gene Redd |
|
33 |
A Spaceman Came Travelling |
Chris de Burgh |
1976 |
Chris de Burgh |
|
34 |
A Winter's Tale |
David Essex |
1982 |
Mike Batt / Tim Rice |
|
35 |
Lonely This Christmas |
MUD |
1974 |
Nicky Chinn, Mike Chapman |
|
36 |
Cold December Night |
Michael Bublé |
2011 |
Michael Bublé, Alan Chang, Bob Rock |
|
37 |
Mistletoe And Wine |
Cliff Richard |
1988 |
Jeremy Paul, Leslie Stewart, Keith Strachan |
|
38 |
Merry Christmas |
Bryan Adams |
2011 |
Bryan Adams |
|
39 |
Christmas Time - Don't Let The Bells End |
The Darkness |
2003 |
Justin Hawkins, Dan Hawkins, Frankie Poullain, Ed Graham |
|
40 |
Mary's Boy Child - Oh My Lord |
Boney M |
1978 |
Jester Hairston, Frank Farian, Fred Jay, Lorin |
|
41 |
Power Of Love |
Frankie Goes to Hollywood |
1984 |
Peter Gill, Holly Johnson, Mark O'Toole |
|
42 |
Blue Christmas |
Elvis Presley |
1957 |
Billy Hayes, Jay W. Johnson |
|
43 |
When A Child Is Born (Soleado) |
Johnny Mathis |
1976 |
Ciro Dammiccom, Fred Jay |
|
44 |
Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer |
Gene Autry |
1949 |
Johnny Marks |
|
45 |
Winter Wonderland |
Perry Como |
1934 |
Felix Bernard, Richard B. Smith |
|
46 |
I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus |
Jimmy Boyd |
1952 |
Tommie Connor |
|
47 |
Mary's Boy Child |
Harry Belafonte |
1957 |
Jester Hairston |
|
48 |
It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas |
Perry Como & The Fontana Sisters |
1951 |
Meredith Wilson |
|
49 |
The Little Drummer Boy |
Harry Simeone Chorale |
1958 |
Harry Simeone, K. K. Davis, Henry Onorati |
|
50 |
We Wish You A Merry Christmas |
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