Chart analysis: Wham!'s festive classic triumphs to claim Christmas No.1 title for first time

After landing the Christmas No.1 for five years in a row, LadBaby graciously stepped aside this year. Their decision not to compete resulted in a more keenly-fought yet lower key competition with Last Christmas by Wham! emerging to fill the void, taking the Christmas title for the first time, while ...

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Wham! lead the race for the official Christmas No.1 single

Wham! continue to target this year’s Christmas No.1 with Last Christmas, which has accumulated 39,669 sales so far this week. Sam Ryder holds second place with You’re Christmas ...

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