LOOKING BACK ON ALL THE UK CHART CHRISTMAS #1 SONGS. 

Today- 1970-9. 

Caffè ☕️Lattè looks back on the

UK CHART

CHRISTMAS

No. 1s

 

The Christmas #1 is a hard-fought chart battle waged every year. It encompasses the week of December 15 - 21. As we await the announcement of this year’s winner, let’s retrace the songs that have accomplished the long-held tradition in the past since the inaugural chart back in 1952.That first #1 single was still on top at Christmastime.

During the 1960s, The Beatles were the biggest British musical export and this is reflected with the Fab Four achieving 4 X’mas #1s in 5 years; another chart record that the band broke.

In the 1970s, there were a few more Yuletide-themed singles at the top during the festive season. Including a remake of a previous X’mas #1 song.

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1970

I HEAR YOU KNOCKING Dave Edmunds

1971

ERNIE

(THE FASTEST MILKMAN IN THE WEST) Benny Hill

1972

LONG HAIRED LOVER FROM LIVERPOOL Jimmy Osmond

1973

MERRY X’MAS EVERYBODY Slade

1974

LONELY THIS CHRISTMAS Mud

1975

BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY Queen

1976

WHEN A CHILD IS BORN Johnny Mathis

1977

MULL OF KINTYRE Wings

1978

MARY’S BOY CHILD / OH MY LORD

Boney M

1979

ANOTHER BRICK IN THE WALL (Part 2)

Pink Floyd