With one week to go to the UK pop charts' Christmas No. 1 2023, it's the much-hated by some on the Internet 1984 Wham! song "Last Christmas" that is at the top of the Official UK Charts this week, in line to be the first Christmas No. 1 in five years that isn't a parody songs with references to sausage rolls (as LadBaby is not putting out a record this year)--but there is a possibility that something other than Christmas songs, coronation songs for winners of reality comps or songs about sausage rolls may make the top, as American singer-songwriter Noah Kahan's "Stick Season" is at number 2, a song set in New England in the late fall after the leaves fall (which explains the title--there is a reference to Christmas in the lyrics)--the other Christmas songs in the top 5 are That Mariah Carey Song at number 3 and the UK favorite that's too much a downer song for American all-Christmas radio "Fairytale of New York" by the Pogues and the late Kristy MacColl at number 5 (getting a push by Pogues fans in tribute to the recently deceased leader of the band Shane MacGowan)--Jack Harlow's the other odd man out at number 4 with "Lovin on Me"--we find out this Friday around midday US:
https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/wham-last-christmas-number-1-week-five-christmas-number-1-2023/?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=The+Official+Word+-+15122023+-+email+3+Xmas+race+dates+ad+Newsletter+list+Breaking+News++old+list+Breaking+News+segment&utm_content=The+Official+Word+-+15122023+-+email+3+Xmas+race+dates+ad+Newsletter+list+Breaking+News++old+list+Breaking+News+segment+CID_b100198c07074a8d2115a46e469e536f&utm_source=CampaignMonitor&utm_term=Find+out+now Meanwhile in the States, Brenda Lee's "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree," recorded in 1958 when she was 14, is at the top of the Billboard Hot 100 for the second week. In the old days of just sales and airplay, the song only peaked at 16, making this its first appearance at the top and making Lee the oldest living act to score a number 1 at 79, beating the previous record-holder Louis Armstrong, who hit the top with "Hello, Dolly!" on his 64th birthday in 1964. Lee now also holds the longest period between number ones--63 years (her last number one was "I Want to Be Wanted" in 1960). The rest of the top 5 in order are That Mariah Carey Song, Bobby Helms' "Jingle Bell Rock" (does anyone remember any of his other hits, if any?), "Last Christmas" and Harlow as the odd man out at number 5. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/7a3b0041-cbe6-49c7-8c5d-c3bf7d50a1b1n%40googlegroups.com.
