Everyone has a favourite Christmas song, or at least a top three. We might not admit which ones they are, but according to a poll by Co-op, most people plumped for 1994 hit \u2018All I Want For Christmas Is You\u2019 by Mariah Carey. It doesn’t matter how rigid a subculture you belong to, it’s difficult not to find the upbeat song heralding a little Christmas spirit.<\/p>\n
Over 2000 adults took part in the study which aimed to put Christmas hits into order of popularity.<\/p>\n
The 80s ruled the rest of the list, with second place going to Wizard with Wish It Could Be Christmas Every Day and Slade rocking into third with Merry Xmas Everybody.<\/p>\n
It’s when we hear the first of the Christmas music on the radio or in shops that 49 per cent of people think Christmas really begins. The music is so ingrained in our festive spirit that 65 per cent find themselves singing songs involuntary whilst doing Christmassy things like present wrapping and tree decorating.<\/p>\n
The most popular Christmas songs in order of poll popularity were:<\/p>\n
(Surely it’s faked, who puts\u00a0Stop The Cavalry by Jona Lewie in twentieth position??)<\/p>\n
1. All I Want For Christmas Is You \u2013 Mariah Carey 49.6 per cent
\n2. Wish It Could Be Christmas Every Day \u2013 Wizard 49.3 per cent
\n3. Merry Xmas Everybody \u2013 Slade 47.8 per cent
\n4. Last Christmas \u2013 Wham! 47.5 per cent
\n5. Do They Know It\u2019s Christmas? \u2013 Band Aid 44.3 per cent
\n6. It\u2019s The Most Wonderful Time Of The year \u2013 Andy Williams 42.4 per cent
\n7. Fairytale of New York \u2013 The Pogues featuring Kirsty McColl 42 per cent
\n8. Driving Home For Christmas \u2013 Chris Rea 38.2 per cent
\n9. Merry Christmas Everyone \u2013 Shakin\u2019 Stevens 35.8 per cent
\n10. Santa Claus Is Comin\u2019 To Town \u2013 Bruce Springsteen 33.9 per cent
\n11. Lonely This Christmas \u2013 Elvis Presley 28.6 per cent
\n12. Blue Christmas \u2013 Elvis 28.5 per cent
\n13. Stay Another Day \u2013 East 17 28.5 per cent
\n14. When A Child Is Born \u2013 Johnny Mathis 28.4 per cent
\n15. Santa Baby \u2013 Kylie Minogue 27.8 per cent
\n16. Baby Its Cold Outside \u2013 Tom Jones and Cerys Matthews 27.2 per cent
\n17. Mistletoe and Wine \u2013 Cliff Richard 27.1 per cent
\n18. Wonderful Christmastime \u2013 Paul McCartney 27 per cent
\n19. Happy Xmas (War Is Over) – John and Yoko and The Plastic Ono Band with the Harlem Community Choir 26.4 per cent
\n20. Stop The Cavalry \u2013 Jona Lewie 23.5 per cent
\n21. Walking In The Air \u2013 Peter Auty and The Sinfonia Of London 22 per cent
\n22. Step Into Christmas – Elton John 21.5 per cent
\n23. Christmas Time (Don\u2019t Let The Bells End) \u2013 The Darkness 19.9 per cent
\n24. I Believe in Father Christmas \u2013 Greg Lake 19.9 per cent
\n25. The Power Of Love \u2013 Frankie Goes To Hollywood 18 per cent
\n26. Saviour\u2019s Day \u2013 Cliff Richard 17.2 per cent
\n27. Please Come Home For Christmas \u2013 Bon Jovi 15.8 per cent
\n28. A Spaceman Came Travelling \u2013 Chris de Burgh 15.3 per cent
\n29. Jingle Bells \u2013 Basshunter 14.6 per cent
\n30. If Every Day Was Like Christmas \u2013 Elvis Presley 12.7 per cent
\n31. It Won\u2019t Seem Like Christmas Without You \u2013 Elvis Presley 11.6 per cent
\n32. Mistletoe \u2013 Justin Bieber 11.2 per cent
\n33. Christmas Is All Around \u2013 Billy Mack 10.9 per cent
\n34. The Millennium Prayer \u2013 Cliff Richard 10 per cent
\n35. All Alone On Christmas \u2013 Darlene Love 8.5 per cent
\n36. Underneath The Tree \u2013 Kelly Clark 8.3 per cent
\n37. Proper Crimbo \u2013 Bo Selecta 8.2 per cent
\n38. Pretty Paper \u2013 Roy Orbison 7.8 per cent
\n39. Christmas Wrapping \u2013 The Waitresses 7.6 per cent
\n40. Winter World of Love \u2013 Engelbert Humperdinck 7.4 per cent<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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