Christmas Number One odds: The songs tipped to take the 2023 festive crown revealed

THE wait to see who bagged this year’s Christmas Number One is almost over.

Take a look at our Christmas number one blog for news on the chart results.

Which songs could be Christmas Number One?

Wham! — Last Christmas

It looks as though Wham! Last Christmas is the bookies favourite to bag the Christmas Number One this year.

The song has never hit top spot before, so it would be a first for the Xmas banger.

The festive favourite was released in 1984, and was originally beaten to Number One by Band Aid’s Do They Know It’s Christmas Time.

George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley’s catchy classic is now 1/50 with Coral.

Coral’s John Hill said: “Our betting indicates Wham! are on course to finally land the top spot on Christmas Day with Last Christmas.

“We make the Christmas classic as short as 1-50 to top the charts when the announcement is made on late Friday afternoon.”

Sam Ryder — You’re Christmas To Me

Sam Ryder also mades the shortlist of artists in contention, even though he has already said he wants it to be The Pogues at the top come Christmas.

But if his song You’re Christmas To Me, released exclusively on Amazon Music, is definitely popular with the public.

He’s at 14/1 with Coral.

The Pogues featuring Kirsty MacColl — Fairytale Of New York

The third-favourite is The Pogues with Fairytale Of New York, which has been voted the UK‘s favourite Christmas tune of all time despite never being the Christmas Number One.

On the classic Kirsty MacColl duetted with frontman Shane MacGowan, who passed away on November 30, 2023.

The odds are 16/1 at the moment according to Coral.

Creator Universe — I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday

A new song is in fourth place which is Creator Universe‘s cover.

The TikTok group, which features more than 30 Influencers, has recorded their own version of Wizard’s iconic hit I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday, with all of the profits going to charity The Trussell Trust.

They are currently 33/1 with Coral.

Mariah Carey — All I Want For Christmas Is You

Mariah Carey’s perennial Yuletide yowler All I Want For Christmas Is You is another track predicted to surge to the summit of the charts towards the end of December.

It was first released on the American diva’s fourth studio album Merry Christmas (1994) but didn’t reach Number One at the time.

Coral has it at 33/1 at this point in the game.

Cher

Cher is in the running of potentially getting a Christmas Number One as she released her first festive album.

The lead single off of Cher’s new 2023 Christmas album, aptly named DJ Play a Christmas Song, is in with a chance.

Coral have put it at 50-1 to bag the top spot.