Christmas Number One’s

Looking back at Christmas Number One’s

In the UK, Christmas number ones are singles that are top of the UK Singles Charts in the week in which Christmas Day falls. Record sales tend to peak at Christmas; with the Christmas Number One being considered to be more prestigious than a Number One at any other time of year. Novelty songs, charity songs or songs with a Christmas theme have regularly been at the top of the Christmas charts.

The Beatles were the only act to have had four Christmas Number Ones until the charity act Ladbaby made it five in 2022. Paul McCartney has been top eight times with various acts. Cliff Richard has had four Christmas Number Ones: two as a solo act, one with the Shadows and one with Band Aid II. The Spice Girls had three consecutive Christmas Number Ones with Mel C achieving her forth as a member of The Justice Collective.

Christmas Number One Backing Tracks

2 Become 1 – Spice Girls

Always On My Mind – Pet Shop Boys

A Moment Like This – Leona Lewis

Another Brick In The Wall – Pink Floyd

Answer Me – Frankie Laine

Bohemian Rhapsody – Queen

Can We Fix It? – Bob The Builder

Day Tripper – The Beatles

Don’t Stop Me Eatin’ – Ladbaby (Journey)

Do They Know It’s Christmas – Band Aid (Ladbaby)

Earth Song – Michael Jackson

Goodbye – Spice Girls

Green Green Grass of Home – Tom Jones

Hallelujah – Alexandra Burke

He Ain’t Heavy, He’s My Brother – The Justice Collective (The Hollies)

Hello, Goodbye – The Beatles

I Feel Fine – The Beatles

I Have A Dream – Westlife

I Hear You Knocking – Dave Edmunds

I Love You – Cliff Richard and The Shadows

I Love Rock n Roll – Parody by LadBaby – Joan Jett

It’s Only Make Believe – Conway Twitty

I Want to Hold Your Hand – The Beatles

I Will Always Love You – Whitney Houston

Just Walkin’ In The Rain – Johnnie Ray (Tommy Steele)

Killing In The Name Of Rage – Rage Against The Machine

Last Christmas – Wham

Lily The Pink – Scaffold

Lonely This Christmas – Mud

Long Haired Lover From Liverpool – Jimmy Osmond

Mad World – Michael Andrews and Gary Jules

Mary’s Boy Child Oh My Lord – Boney M

Merry Christmas Everybody – Slade

Merry Christmas Everyone – Shakin’ Stevens

Mistletoe and Wine – Cliff Richard

Moon River – Andy Williams

Mull of Kintyre – Paul McCartney and Wings

Only You –The Flying Pickets

Perfect – Ed Sheeran

Reet Petite – Jackie Wilson

Return to Sender – Elvis Presley

Rockabye – Clean Bandit

Sausage Rolls For Everyone – Ladbaby (Ed Sheeran, Elton John)

Save Your Love – Renee and Renato

Saviour’s Day – Cliff Richard

Skyscraper – Sam Bailey

Something I Need – Ben Haenow

Something Stupid – Frank and Nancy Sinatra

Sound of the Underground – Girls Aloud

Stay Another Day – East 17

That’s My Goal – Shayne Ward

Too Much – Spice Girls

We Built This City – Parody by LadBaby – Starship

We Can Work It Out – The Beatles

What Do You What to Make Those Eyes at Me For? – Betty Hutton

When A Child Is Born – Johnny Mathis

When We Collide – Matt Cardle

When You Believe – Leon Jackson

Wherever You Are – Military Wives with Gareth Malone

Have a look at our full list of Christmas Backing Tracks