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'Fairytale of New York' revealed as most played Christmas song

New data shows the most played songs of the past year

 

'Fairytale of New York' revealed as most played Christmas song

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The organisation PRS For Music released their list of the 50 most played Christmas songs in the past year.

The Pogues' 'Fairytale of New York' tops the list, still popular 25 years after its 1987 release, and is closely followed by Mariah Carey's 'All I Want For Christmas Is You'.

Also making the top five is Band Aid's 'Do They Know It's Christmas?' The 80s hit has been re-recorded twice, and the original version features a host of stars including Bono, Paul McCartney and David Bowie.

Wham!'s 'Last Christmas' makes it in at number four, and Harry Reser's 1930s hit 'Santa Claus is Coming to Town' rounds out the top five.

The only contemporary act to make it into the top 25 is Coldplay, with 'Christmas Lights', although The Darkness are at 39 with 'Christmas Time - Don't Let The Bells End'.

Check out the top 25 below:

1 'Fairytale of New York' - The Pogues feat. Kirsty MacColl
2 'All I Want For Christmas Is You' - Mariah Carey
3 'Do They Know It's Christmas?' - Band Aid
4 'Last Christmas' - Wham!
5 'Santa Claus is Coming to Town' - Harry Reser
6 'Do You Hear What I Hear?' - Bing Crosby
=7 'Happy Christmas (War Is Over)' - John & Yoko
=7 'Wonderful Christmastime' - Paul McCartney
9 'I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday' - Wizzard
10 'Merry Xmas Everybody' - Slade
11 'Merry Christmas Everyone' - Shakin' Stevens
12 'Sleigh Ride' - Leroy Anderson
13 'Stay Another Day' - East 17
14 'Driving Home For Christmas' - Chris Rea
15 'Rockin Around The Christmas Tree' - Brenda Lee
16 'Step Into Christmas' - Elton John
17 '2000 Miles' - The Pretenders
18 'I'm Gonna Be Warm This Winter' - Connie Francis / Gabriella Cilmi
19 'Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)' - Darlene Love
20 'Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!' - Vaughn Monroe / Dean Martin / Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
21 'Stop The Calvary' - Jona Lewie
22 'Frosty The Snowman' - Gene Autry & The Cass Country Boys / Perry Como / Johnny Mathis / Kimberley Locke
23 'White Christmas' - Bing Crosby
24 'I Believe In Father Christmas' - Greg Lake
25 'Christmas Lights' - Coldplay

And check out the top 10 WORST Christmas songs of all time below...

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