Wham! have scored a Christmas number one and number two with their festive classic Last Christmas - but can you remember if these hits were festive chart-toppers or near misses?
George Michael and Andrew Ridgely have secured the Christmas number one for the second year running with their retro monster hit. However, they regularly face fierce competition from Mariah Carey with her own festive classic, All I Want For Christmas Is You which itself is 30 years old in 2024.
Meanwhile, Christmas playlists in shops and homes across the nation are blasting out lots of festive favourites from yesteryear. So now it’s time to test your Christmas chart knowledge - do you know where these timeless classics charted when they were first released?
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A look back through the singles charts of Christmas past shows that the festive number two is often more memorable than number one – particularly during the years when a succession of X-Factor winners (or the sausage roll-obsessed charity champion Ladbaby) led the way.
Take our Christmas charts quiz to see if you tell which of these hits from yesteryear were top of the festive pops and which ones just missed out on the coveted Christmas number one.
