UK Christmas Number 1 Singles – From Slade to Mr Blobby!
You’ve probably bought the tree, or perhaps cut down your own if you were as lucky as some of the Cegos UK team. Last week the team joined a wildlife conservation event run by the Surrey Wildlife Trust. A great day for an even greater cause.
We’re sure you’ve heard a few Christmas songs too.
Here in the office at Cegos UK, we've been talking about our all-time favourite Christmas songs. From ‘Fairytale of New York’, to Band Aid’s ‘Do They Know it’s Christmas?’ we all have that one song that gets us in the Christmas Spirit.
But how many of you know what the Christmas Number 1 was the year you were born?
Since the UK Singles Chart began in 1952 there have been 64 number 1s. The track on the top at Christmas continues to be hotly contested, with last year’s number 1 selling twice as many as any other #1 in the year.
So, it’s got very little to do with Learning and Development, but it may help you win the post-Christmas dinner Trivial Pursuit. Check out the songs that made the number 1 spot since 1952-2000. Some you may recognise and some you’d rather not be reminded of!
Disclaimer alert; the Christmas Number 1 does not always match with the dates elsewhere as they refer to 'week ending' chart dates. These are the actual Christmas Number 1s on the big day!
UK Christmas Number 1 Singles
1952 Al Martino Here In My Heart1953 Frankie Laine Answer Me1954 Winifred Atwell Let's Have Another Party1955 Dickie Valentine Christmas Alphabet1956 Johnnie Ray Just Walkin' In The Rain1957 Harry Belafonte Mary's Boy Child1958 Conway Twitty It's Only Make Believe1959 Emile Ford & The Checkmates What Do You Want To Make Those Eyes At Me For1960 Cliff Richard & The Shadows I Love You1961 Danny Williams Moon River1962 Elvis Presley Return To Sender1963 The Beatles I Want To Hold Your Hand1964 The Beatles I Feel Fine1965 The Beatles Day Tripper / We Can Work It Out1966 Tom Jones The Green Grass Of Home1967 The Beatles Hello Goodbye1968 Scaffold Lily The Pink1969 Rolf Harris Two Little Boys1970 Dave Edmunds I Hear You Knockin'1971 Benny Hill Ernie (The Fastest Milkman In The West)1972 Little Jimmy Osmond Long Haired Lover From Liverpool1973 Slade Merry Xmas Everybody1974 Mud Lonely This Christmas1975 Queen Bohemian Rhapsody1976 Johnny Mathis When A Child Is Born (Soleado)1977 Wings Mull Of Kintyre / Girls' School1978 Boney M Mary's Boy Child-Oh My Lord1979 Pink Floyd Another Brick In The Wall1980 St Winifred's School Choir There's No One Quite Like Grandma1981 The Human League Don't You Want Me1982 Renee & Renato Save Your Love1983 The Flying Pickets Only You1984 Band Aid Do They Know It's Christmas?1985 Shakin' Stevens Merry Christmas Everyone1986 Jackie Wilson Reet Petite1987 The Pet Shop Boys Always On My Mind1988 Cliff Richard Mistletoe & Wine1989 Band Aid II Do They Know It's Christmas?1990 Cliff Richard Saviours' Day1991 Queen Bohemian Rhapsody / These Are The Days Of Our Lives1992 Whitney Houston I Will Always Love You1993 Mr Blobby Mr Blobby1994 East 17 Stay Another Day1995 Michael Jackson Earth Song1996 Spice Girls 2 Become 11997 Spice Girls Too Much1998 Spice Girls Goodbye1999 Westlife I Have A Dream / Seasons In The Sun2000 Bob The Builder Can We Fix It?
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