Who has had 4 Christmas number ones?

The Beatles and LadBaby are the only acts with four Christmas number ones. On two occasions, in 1963 and 1967, the Beatles had both the Christmas number one and the number two, the only act to have achieved this.
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Who had the most Christmas Number 1s?

The Beatles, unsurprisingly, hold the record for the most Christmas number ones, with four, however the top spot has been claimed for the last three years by YouTuber LadBaby. The Spice Girls also had an impressive three consecutive victories in the mid-Nineties, with Cliff Richard also having a hat trick to his name.
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How many Christmas Number Ones has Robbie Williams had?

It's 20 years since Robbie scored his only solo(ish) Christmas Number 1. 20 years ago, Robbie Williams scored his fifth Number 1, and his first to spend Christmas at the position, with a smoochsome version of Somethin' Stupid.
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How many Christmas Number Ones has paul McCartney had?

Amazingly, Paul McCartney has had eight Christmas Number Ones as a member of The Beatles, Wings and three Band Aid incarnations. The only act to have four Christmas number ones are The Beatles - with three consecutive number ones starting in 1963.
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Has anyone had 3 consecutive Christmas number ones?

The Spice Girls were the first band since The Beatles to secure three Christmas number ones in a row, with 2 Become 1 in 1996, Too Much in 1997 and Goodbye in 1998.
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Has Elton John had a Christmas number one?

Ed Sheeran and Elton John's 'Merry Christmas' is crowned Christmas Number 1. Ed Sheeran and Elton John's new song has been crowned Christmas Number 1 on The Official Big Top 40.
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How many Christmas number Ones has Cliff Richard had?

Cliff Richard has spent four Christmases at number one; two as a solo act, one with The Shadows and one as part of Band Aid II.
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What is the No 1 Christmas song of all time?

The number one selling Christmas song of all-time is none other than “White Christmas,” which was recorded by popular crooner Bing Crosby in 1942 and raked in a whopping $50 million.
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What is the best selling Christmas song of all time UK?

In terms of UK Christmas number ones, the biggest selling single is Band Aid's Do They Know It's Christmas, which was released in 1984. The charity single has sold 3.82 million copies, according to the Official Charts, and is the only Christmas hit to sell over 3 million units.
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Who has sold the most Christmas albums?

Elvis Presley's “Elvis' Christmas Album” reigns as the biggest-selling Christmas album of all time in the United States. The set has been certified as having sold 10 million copies according to the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).
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Has Mr Blobby had a Christmas number one?

The song originally peaked at No. 1 on the UK Singles Chart on 11 December 1993 for one week but reclaimed the top spot to become the Christmas number one single, and spent a total of three weeks at No. 1. It was written by Philip Raxster, produced by Paul Shaw and David Rogers and was released on 22 November 1993.
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What was the biggest selling Christmas song?

According to the Guinness Book of World Records, "White Christmas" by Bing Crosby is not only the best-selling Christmas/holiday single in the United States, but also the best-selling single of all time, with estimated sales in excess of 50 million copies worldwide.
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Has Westlife had a Christmas number one?

Boy band Westlife have clinched the prized Christmas number one spot with their double A-side single, Seasons in the Sun/I Have a Dream - knocking Sir Cliff Richard from his perch at the top of the charts. The Irish band are only the second act to go straight to number one with each of their first four singles.
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Who has had the most UK number ones?

Artists with the most Number 1 singles on the UK chart
  • Elvis Presley (21)* The King of Rock 'n' Roll is, unsurprisingly, also the King of Number 1s. ...
  • The Beatles (17) ...
  • Cliff Richard, Westlife (14) ...
  • Madonna (13) ...
  • Ed Sheeran (13) ...
  • Take That (12) ...
  • Calvin Harris, Eminem, Elton John (10) ...
  • ABBA, Rihanna, Spice Girls, (9)
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Who got Christmas number one 2021?

Congratulations to LadBaby, who have won the Official Christmas Number 1 for 2021 with Sausage Rolls For Everyone ft. Ed Sheeran & Elton John, setting a new all-time Official Chart record, the Official Charts Company can confirm.
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Who did Blobby keep off Number 1?

6. Take That - 'Patience' (2006) Take That were robbed of a Christmas number one back in 1993, when 'Babe' was kept off the top by Mr Blobby of all things.
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What kept Wonderwall off Number 1?

Wonderwall, which both brothers Gallagher have expressed what you might call mild contempt for, was actually beaten to Number 1 by Robson & Jerome's I Believe/Up On The Roof, which is also a million-seller. Well, if you're going to be beaten to Number 1, it might as well be a monster hit.
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What was the number one Christmas song in 1952?

The first Christmas number one came in December 1952, the first year of the Officials Single Chart. It was awarded to American singer and actor Al Martino, whose recording of 'Here in My Heart' outsold all other songs and remained at the top of the charts for nine weeks.
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Which Christmas song makes the most royalties?

Below is a list of the most profitable Christmas songs:
  • Top Earning Christmas Songs (yearly royalties): #1) Slade – "Merry Christmas Everybody" (1973): $840,000. ...
  • And here is a list of the Top Earning Christmas songs of all time:
  • #5) Paul McCartney – "Wonderful Christmastime" (1979). Estimated earnings: $40 million.
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What is the least popular Christmas song?

The Most Hated Christmas Songs of All Time
  1. "The Christmas Shoes," NewSong. ...
  2. "Wonderful Christmastime," Paul McCartney. ...
  3. "Do They Know It's Christmas?," Band Aid. ...
  4. "The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don't Be Late)," Alvin and the Chipmunks. ...
  5. "Dominick the Donkey," Lou Monte. ...
  6. "I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus," The Jackson 5.
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Who is the king of Christmas music?

We've been talking about it on air lately; there's 2 "Kings" of Christmas music: Nat "King" Cole and Elvis "the King" Presley. Both of them have amazing, memorable, and plentiful Christmas libraries.
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Who is the queen of Christmas?

Mariah Carey is the undisputed Queen of Christmas, with her 1994 holiday original “All I Want for Christmas Is You” topping the Billboard Hot 100 multiple times over the last few years and ranking as the most popular song of all time on the Billboard Holiday 100.
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Who wrote the first Christmas song?

The first of these Christmas hymns was likely “Jesus Refulsit Omnium” (“Jesus, Light of All the Nations”), written by St. Hilary of Poitier in the 4th century.
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