Now This Is What We Call Sounds of Christmas
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White Christmas - Bing Crosby
โบ โบ โบ WHITE CHRISTMAS โ โ โ
BING CROSBY(1942)
First entered UK Chart: 3 December 1977
Peaked: 24 December 1977
Peak Position: 5
Weeks in Top 10: 2
Chart Runs: 13
Certified: PLATINUM
Other versions to have charted:
Mantovani - #6 in 1952
Pat Boone - #29 in 1957
Freddie Starr - #41 in 1975
Jim Davidson - #52 in 1980
Darts - #48 in 1980
Keith Harris & Orville - #40 in 1985
Max Bygraves - #71 in 1989
Bryn Terfel - #100 in 2000
Lady Gaga - #87 in 2011
Gwen Stefani - #62 in 2019
Glee Cast - #98 in 2019
The Christmas Song - Nat King Cole
โบ โบ โบ THE CHRISTMAS SONG โ โ โ
NAT KING COLE(1946)
First entered UK Chart: 14 December 1991
Peaked: 29 December 2007
Peak Position: 51
Weeks in Top 10: 0
Chart Runs: 7
Certified: GOLD
Other versions to have charted:
Doris Day - #87 in 1990
Justin Bieber ft Usher - #91 in 2011
It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas - Perry Como
โบ โบ โบ IT'S BEGINNING TO LOOK โ โ โ
A LOT LIKE CHRISTMAS
PERRY COMO(1951)
First entered UK Chart: 15 December 2007
Peaked: 20 December 2008
Peak Position: 47
Weeks in Top 10: 0
Chart Runs: 6
Certified: SILVER
Other versions to have charted:
Michael Buble - #7 in 2011
I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus - Jimmy Boyd
โบ โบ โบ I SAW MOMMY KISSING โ โ โ
SANTA CLAUS
JIMMY BOYD(1952)
First entered UK Chart: 3 December 1953
Peaked: 10 December 1953
Peak Position: 3
Weeks in Top 10: 6
Chart Runs: 1
Certified: -
Other versions to have charted:
The Beverley Sisters - #6 in 1953
Billy Cotton and His Band - #11 in 1953
The Jackson 5 - #91 in 1987
Santa Baby - Eartha Kitt
โบ โบ โบ SANTA BABY โ โ โ
EARTHA KITT(1953)
First entered UK Chart: 22 December 2007
Peaked: 2 January 2020
Peak Position: 55
Weeks in Top 10: 0
Chart Runs: 8
Certified: SILVER
Other versions to have charted:
Kylie Minogue #31 in 2007
Christmas Alphabet - Dickie Valentine
โบ โบ โบ CHRISTMAS ALPHABET โ โ โ
DICKIE VALENTINE(1955)
First entered UK Chart: 1 December 1955
Peaked: 22 December 1955
Peak Position: 1
Weeks in Top 10: 6
Chart Runs: 1
Certified: -
I'm Walking Backwards for Christmas - The Goons
โบ โบ โบ I'M WALKING BACKWARDS โ โ โ
FOR CHRISTMAS
THE GOONS(1956)
First entered UK Chart: 5 July 1956
Peaked: 19 July 1956
Peak Position: 4
Weeks in Top 10: 5
Chart Runs: 1
Certified: -
Winter Wonderland - Johnny Mathis
โบ โบ โบ WINTER WONDERLAND โ โ โ
JOHNNY MATHIS(1958)
First entered UK Chart: 25 December 1958
Peaked: 1 January 1959
Peak Position: 17
Weeks in Top 10: 0
Chart Runs: 1
Certified: -
Other versions to have charted:
Doris Day - #87 in 1990
Cocteau Twins - #58 in 1993
Macy Gray - #76 in 2008
Tony Bennett - #96 in 2019
First recorded by:
Richard Himber
Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree - Brenda Lee
โบ โบ โบ ROCKIN' AROUND THE โ โ โ
CHRISTMAS TREE
BRENDA LEE(1958)
First entered UK Chart: 5 December 1962
Peaked: 2 January 1963
Peak Position: 6
Weeks in Top 10: 5
Chart Runs: 14
Certified: PLATINUM
Other versions to have charted:
The Jets - #62 in 1983
Mel & Kim - #3 in 1987
Justin Bieber - #4 in 2010
Run, Rudolph, Run - Chuck Berry
โบ โบ โบ RUN, RUDOLPH RUN โ โ โ
CHUCK BERRY(1958)
First entered UK Chart: 25 December 1963
Peaked: 8 January 1964
Peak Position: 36
Weeks in Top 10: 0
Chart Runs: 4
Certified: SILVER
Jingle Bell Rock - Max Bygraves
โบ โบ โบ JINGLE BELL ROCK โ โ โ
MAX BYGRAVES(1959)
First entered UK Chart: 24 December 1959
Peaked: 7 January 1960
Peak Position: 7
Weeks in Top 10: 1
Chart Runs: 1
Certified: -
Other versions to have charted:
Chubby Checker & Bobby Rydell - #40 in 1962
Bobby Helms - #27 in 2017
First recorded by:
Bobby Helms
Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! - Dean Martin
โบ โบ โบ LET IT SNOW! LET IT SNOW! โ โ โ
LET IT SNOW!
DEAN MARTIN(1959)
First entered UK Chart: 15 December 2007
Peaked: 7 January 2021
Peak Position: 37
Weeks in Top 10: 0
Chart Runs: 9
Certified: GOLD
Other versions to have charted:
Frank Sinatra - #56 in 2020
First recorded by:
Vaughn Monroe
Lonely Pup (In a Christmas Shop) - Adam Faith
โบ โบ โบ LONELY PUP โ โ โ
(IN A LONELY CHRISTMAS SHOP)
ADAM FAITH(1960)
First entered UK Chart: 23 November 1960
Peaked: 28 December 1960
Peak Position: 4
Weeks in Top 10: 4
Chart Runs: 1
Certified: -
Baby's First Christmas - Connie Francis
โบ โบ โบ BABY'S FIRST CHRISTMAS โ โ โ
CONNIE FRANCIS(1961)
First entered UK Chart: 20 December 1961
Peaked: 3 January 1962
Peak Position: 30
Weeks in Top 10: 0
Chart Runs: 1
Certified: -
It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year - Andy Williams
โบ โบ โบ IT'S THE MOST WONDERFUL TIME โ โ โ
OF THE YEAR
ANDY WILLIAMS(1963)
First entered UK Chart: 8 December 2007
Peaked: 4 January 2018
Peak Position: 17
Weeks in Top 10: 0
Chart Runs: 11
Certified: PLATINUM
Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) - Darlene Love
โบ โบ โบ CHRISTMAS โ โ โ
(BABY PLEASE COME HOME)
DARLENE LOVE(1963)
First entered UK Chart: 5 January 2017
Peaked: 3 January 2019
Peak Position: 22
Weeks in Top 10: 0
Chart Runs: 5
Certified: GOLD
Other versions to have charted:
Michael Buble #47 in 2011
Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas - Frank Sinatra
โบ โบ โบ HAVE YOURSELF A MERRY โ โ โ
LITTLE CHRISTMAS
FRANK SINATRA(1963)
First entered UK Chart: 3 January 2019
Peaked: 2 January 2020
Peak Position: 93
Weeks in Top 10: 0
Chart Runs: 2
Certified: SILVER
Other versions to have charted:
Lorna Luft & Judy Garland - #100 in 1995
Michael Buble - #99 in 2011
The Rod Stewart - #51 in 2012
Sam Smith - #53 in 2014
First recorded by:
Judy Garland
Sleigh Ride - The Ronettes
โบ โบ โบ SLEIGH RIDE โ โ โ
THE RONETTES(1963)
First entered UK Chart: 28 December 2013
Peaked: 7 January 2021
Peak Position: 33
Weeks in Top 10: 0
Chart Runs: 7
Certified: GOLD
Other versions to have charted:
S Club Juniors #6 in 2002
First recorded by:
Boston Pops Orchestra
Blue Christmas - Elvis Presley
โบ โบ โบ BLUE CHRISTMAS โ โ โ
ELVIS PRESLEY(1964)
First entered UK Chart: 9 December 1964
Peaked: 30 December 1964
Peak Position: 11
Weeks in Top 10: 0
Chart Runs: 6
Certified: GOLD
Other versions to have charted:
Shakin' Stevens #2 in 1982
First recorded by:
Doye O'Dell
Christmas Will Be Just Another Lonely Day - Brenda Lee
โบ โบ โบ CHRISTMAS WILL BE JUST โ โ โ
ANOTHER LONELY DAY
BRENDA LEE(1964)
First entered UK Chart: 16 December 1964
Peaked: 6 January 1965
Peak Position: 25
Weeks in Top 10: 0
Chart Runs: 1
Certified: -
Santa Claus is Comin' to Town - The Jackson 5
โบ โบ โบ SANTA CLAUS IS COMING โ โ โ
TO TOWN
THE JACKSON 5(1970)
First entered UK Chart: 23 December 1972
Peaked: 3 January 2019
Peak Position: 30
Weeks in Top 10: 0
Chart Runs: 5
Certified: GOLD
Other versions to have charted:
The Carpenters #37 in 1975
Bruce Springsteen #9 in 1985
Bjorn Again #55 in 1992
Shelter #80 in 1995
Michael Buble #77 in 2020
First recorded by:
Harry Reser
Happy Xmas (War Is Over) - John Lennon, Yoko Ono, Plastic Ono Band
โบ โบ โบ HAPPY CHRISTMAS โ โ โ
(WAR IS OVER)
JOHN & YOKO / THE PLASTIC ONO BAND(1971)
First entered UK Chart: 9 December 1972
Peaked: 10 January 1981
Peak Position: 2
Weeks in Top 10: 8
Chart Runs: 23
Certified: PLATINUM
Other versions to have charted:
Idols #5 in 2003
Merry Xmas Everybody - Slade
โบ โบ โบ MERRY XMAS EVERYBODY โ โ โ
SLADE(1973)
First entered UK Chart: 15 December 1973
Peaked: 15 December 1973
Peak Position: 1
Weeks in Top 10: 5
Chart Runs: 25
Certified: PLATINUM
Other versions to have charted:
Metal Gurus #55 in 1990
Slade vs. Flush #30 in 1998
Tony Christie #49 in 2005
I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday - Wizzard
โบ โบ โบ I WISH IT COULD BE CHRISTMAS โ โ โ
EVERYDAY
WIZZARD(1973)
First entered UK Chart: 8 December 1973
Peaked: 22 December 1973
Peak Position: 4
Weeks in Top 10: 5
Chart Runs: 21
Certified: 2xPLATINUM
Other versions to have charted:
Big Reunion Cast 2013 #21 in 2013
Medley:
I Wish It Could Be a Wombling Merry Christmas Every Day #22 in 2000
Step into Christmas - Elton John
โบ โบ โบ STEP INTO CHRISTMAS โ โ โ
ELTON JOHN(1973)
First entered UK Chart: 8 December 1973
Peaked: 2 January 2019
Peak Position: 8
Weeks in Top 10: 5
Chart Runs: 11
Certified: PLATINUM
Lonely This Christmas - Mud
โบ โบ โบ LONELY THIS CHRISTMAS โ โ โ
MUD(1974)
First entered UK Chart: 30 November 1974
Peaked: 21 December 1974
Peak Position: 1
Weeks in Top 10: 6
Chart Runs: 8
Certified: GOLD
Wombling Merry Christmas - The Wombles
โบ โบ โบ WOMBLING MERRY CHRISTMAS โ โ โ
THE WOMBLES(1974)
First entered UK Chart: 14 December 1974
Peaked: 4 January 1975
Peak Position: 2
Weeks in Top 10: 4
Chart Runs: 1
Certified: -
Medley:
I Wish It Could Be a Wombling Merry Christmas Every Day #22 in 2000
I Believe in Father Christmas - Greg Lake
โบ โบ โบ I BELIEVE IN FATHER CHRISTMAS โ โ โ
GREG LAKE(1975)
First entered UK Chart: 6 December 1975
Peaked: 27 December 1975
Peak Position: 2
Weeks in Top 10: 4
Chart Runs: 8
Certified: SILVER
A Spaceman Came Travelling - Chris De Burgh
โบ โบ โบ A SPACEMAN CAME TRAVELLING โ โ โ
CHRIS DE BURGH(1976)
First entered UK Chart: 6 December 1986
Peaked: 3 January 1987
Peak Position: 40
Weeks in Top 10: 0
Chart Runs: 2
Certified: SILVER
Wonderful Christmastime - Paul McCartney
โบ โบ โบ WONDERFUL CHRISTMASTIME โ โ โ
PAUL McCARTNEY(1979)
First entered UK Chart: 1 December 1979
Peaked: 5 January 1980
Peak Position: 6
Weeks in Top 10: 3
Chart Runs: 10
Certified: PLATINUM
Stop the Cavalry - Jona Lewie
โบ โบ โบ STOP THE CAVALRY โ โ โ
JONA LEWIE(1980)
First entered UK Chart: 29 November 1980
Peaked: 13 December 1980
Peak Position: 3
Weeks in Top 10: 6
Chart Runs: 9
Certified: GOLD
Peace On Earth / Little Drummer Boy - David Bowie, Bing Crosby
โบ โบ โบ PEACE ON EARTH/ โ โ โ
LITTLE DRUMMER BOY
DAVID BOWIE & BING CROSBY(1982)
First entered UK Chart: 27 November 1982
Peaked: 25 December 1982
Peak Position: 3
Weeks in Top 10: 4
Chart Runs: 2
Certified: SILVER
Other versions to have charted:
Harry Simeone Chorale* #13 in 1959
The Beverley Sisters* #6 in 1959
Michael Flanders* #20 in 1959
Pipes and Drums and the Military Band of the RSDG* #13 in 1972
RuPaul* #61 in 1994
Bandaged #3 in 2008*Little Drummer Boy only
Little Drummer Boy first recorded by:
The Trapp Family Singers
A Winter's Tale - David Essex
โบ โบ โบ A WINTER'S TALE โ โ โ
DAVID ESSEX(1982)
First entered UK Chart: 11 December 1982
Peaked: 15 January 1983
Peak Position: 2
Weeks in Top 10: 5
Chart Runs: 1
Certified: SILVER
Walking in the Air - Peter Auty
โบ โบ โบ WALKING IN THE AIR โ โ โ
PETER AUTY(1982)
First entered UK Chart: 14 December 1985
Peaked: 2 January 1988
Peak Position: 37
Weeks in Top 10: 0
Chart Runs: 3
Certified: -
Other versions to have charted:
Aled Jones #5 in 1985
Digital Dream Baby #49 in 1991
2000 Miles - The Pretenders
โบ โบ โบ 2000 MILES โ โ โ
THE PRETENDERS(1983)
First entered UK Chart: 26 November 1983
Peaked: 24 December 1983
Peak Position: 15
Weeks in Top 10: 0
Chart Runs: 8
Certified: GOLD
Do They Know It's Christmas? (Single) - Band Aid
โบ โบ โบ DO THEY KNOW IT'S CHRISTMAS? โ โ โ
BAND AID(1984)
First entered UK Chart: 15 December 1984
Peaked: 15 December 1984
Peak Position: 1
Weeks in Top 10: 18
Chart Runs: 18
Certified: 2xPLATINUM
Other versions to have charted:
Band Aid II #1 in 1989
Band Aid 20 #1 in 2004
Band Aid 30 #1 in 2014
Last Christmas - Wham!
โบ โบ โบ LAST CHRISTMAS โ โ โ
WHAM!(1984)
First entered UK Chart: 15 December 1984
Peaked: 7 January 2021
Peak Position: 1
Weeks in Top 10: 26
Chart Runs: 18
Certified: 3xPLATINUM
Other versions to have charted:
Whigfield #21 in 1995
Alien Voices ft Three Degrees #54 in 1998
Le Groove ft Gwen Dickey #82 in 1998
BTH #93 in 2001
Crazy Frog #16 in 2006
Cast of TOWIE #33 in 2011
Ariana Grande #92 in 2013
Merry Christmas Everyone - Shakin' Stevens
โบ โบ โบ MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE โ โ โ
SHAKIN' STEVENS(1985)
First entered UK Chart: 7 December 1985
Peaked: 28 December 1985
Peak Position: 1
Weeks in Top 10: 12
Chart Runs: 17
Certified: 2xPLATINUM
Fairytale of New York - The Pogues, Kirsty MacColl
โบ โบ โบ FAIRYTALE OF NEW YORK โ โ โ
THE POGUES & KIRSTY MacCOLL(1987)
First entered UK Chart: 5 December 1987
Peaked: 26 December 1987
Peak Position: 2
Weeks in Top 10: 23
Chart Runs: 20
Certified: 4xPLATINUM
Driving Home for Christmas - Chris Rea
โบ โบ โบ DRIVING HOME FOR CHRISTMAS โ โ โ
CHRIS REA(1988)
First entered UK Chart: 10 December 1988
Peaked: 3 January 2019
Peak Position: 11
Weeks in Top 10: 0
Chart Runs: 15
Certified: PLATINUM
Other versions to have charted:
Stacey Solomon #27 in 2011
Christmas Through Your Eyes - Gloria Estefan
โบ โบ โบ CHRISTMAS THROUGH YOUR EYES โ โ โ
GLORIA ESTEFAN(1992)
First entered UK Chart: 12 December 1992
Peaked: 26 December 1992
Peak Position: 8
Weeks in Top 10: 3
Chart Runs: 1
Certified: -
All Alone On Christmas - Darlene Love
โบ โบ โบ ALL ALONE ON CHRISTMAS โ โ โ
DARLENE LOVE(1992)
First entered UK Chart: 19 December 1992
Peaked: 2 January 1993
Peak Position: 31
Weeks in Top 10: 0
Chart Runs: 3
Certified: -
Xmas 93 - Saint Etienne, Tim Burgess
โบ โบ โบ I WAS BORN ON CHRISTMAS DAY โ โ โ
SAINT ETIENNE(1993)
First entered UK Chart: 18 December 1993
Peaked: 25 December 1993
Peak Position: 37
Weeks in Top 10: 0
Chart Runs: 1
Certified: -
Stay Another Day - East 17
NEVER INTENDED AS A CHRISTMAS SONG, BUT HAS BECOME ONE
โบ โบ โบ STAY ANOTHER DAY โ โ โ
EAST 17(1994)
First entered UK Chart: 3 December 1994
Peaked: 10 December 1994
Peak Position: 1
Weeks in Top 10: 8
Chart Runs: 17
Certified: 2xPLATINUM
Please Come Home for Christmas - Bon Jovi
โบ โบ โบ PLEASE COME HOME FOR โ โ โ
CHRISTMAS
BON JOVI(1994)
First entered UK Chart: 17 December 1994
Peaked: 17 December 1994
Peak Position: 7
Weeks in Top 10: 2
Chart Runs: 4
Certified: -
Other versions to have charted:
The Eagles (original) #30 in 1978
All I Want For Christmas Is You (Original Version)... - Mariah Carey
โบ โบ โบ ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS โ โ โ
IS YOU
MARIAH CAREY(1994)
First entered UK Chart: 10 December 1994
Peaked: 17 December 2020
Peak Position: 1
Weeks in Top 10: 29
Chart Runs: 17
Certified: 5xPLATINUM
A Winter's Tale (Single) - Queen
NOT A CHRISTMAS SONG AS SUCH, BUT HINTS AT IT'S APPROACH
โบ โบ โบ WINTER'S TALE โ โ โ
QUEEN(1995)
First entered UK Chart: 23 December 1995
Peaked: 23 December 1995
Peak Position: 6
Weeks in Top 10: 1
Chart Runs: 3
Certified: -
Rockin' Good Christmas - Roy 'Chubby' Brown
โบ โบ โบ ROCKIN' GOOD CHRISTMAS โ โ โ
ROY 'CHUBBY' BROWN(1996)
First entered UK Chart: 21 December 1996
Peaked: 21 December 1996
Peak Position: 51
Weeks in Top 10: 0
Chart Runs: 1
Certified: -
Baby, It's Cold Outside - Tom Jones, Cerys Matthews
โบ โบ โบ BABY, IT'S COLD OUTSIDE โ โ โ
TOM JONES & CERYS MATTHEWS(1999)
First entered UK Chart: 18 December 1999
Peaked: 18 December 1999
Peak Position: 17
Weeks in Top 10: 0
Chart Runs: 2
Certified: SILVER
Other versions to have charted:
Idina Menzel ft Michael Buble #39 in 2019
Brett Eldredge ft Meghan Trainor #51 in 2020
First recorded by:
Don Cornell & Laura Leslie
โบ โบ โบ MR HANKEY, โ โ โ
THE CHRISTMAS POO
MR HANKEY(1999)
First entered UK Chart: 25 December 1999
Peaked: 1 January 2000
Peak Position: 4
Weeks in Top 10: 3
Chart Runs: 1
Certified: SILVER
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This is a selection of our favourite Christmas tunes to have made it into the UK Official Charts. We've tried to include an even spread from over the years.
Apologies for the initial erroneous description.