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Guess Who's No. 1 in the UK Again?

Wham! tops the charts as the annual 'Christmas No. 1' competition gets in gear

(Newser) - Forty years after Wham! released "Last Christmas," the song is back at No. 1 on the UK charts, reports Billboard . It's all about the much-ballyhooed "Christmas No. 1" annual contest in the UK, to see which song will be tops on the holiday. Among the songs...

Have You Gotten 'Whammed' Yet This Holiday Season?

39 Years Later, Wham!
Tops UK Christmas Chart

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Dec 23, 2023 5:45 PM CST

39 Years Later, Wham! Tops UK Christmas Chart

George Michael wanted a holiday No. 1, Andrew Ridgeley says

(Newser) - The avoidance game that's all the rage apparently is not hurting the popularity of "Last Christmas," released by Wham! 39 years ago. For the first time, the song is top of the Christmas chart in the UK, the BBC reports. Andrew Ridgeley said the other half of...

65 Years Later, 'Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree' Is Finally No. 1

A 65-Year-Old
Christmas Classic
Finally Hits No. 1

Dec 6, 2023 1:30 AM CST

A 65-Year-Old Christmas Classic Finally Hits No. 1

Brenda Lee's 'Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree' from 1958 tops the Billboard Hot 100

(Newser) - Brenda Lee released "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" in 1958, but the classic holiday tune never hit No. 1 on the charts—until now. The song, which made it to No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 each year for the past four holiday seasons, finally made it to...

Here's Taylor Swift's Beau, Belting Out a Christmas Song

Taylor Swift
Isn't Only One
in the Relationship
With a No. 1 Song

Nov 17, 2023 8:34 AM CST

Taylor Swift Isn't Only One in the Relationship With a No. 1 Song

Turns out boyfriend Travis Kelce can also carry a tune, as heard on Christmas tune with brother Jason

(Newser) - Watch out, Taylor Swift— your new man can apparently sing. The BBC reports that a Christmas song recorded by Travis Kelce, tight end for the Kansas City Chiefs, along with his older brother, Philadelphia Eagles center Jason Kelce, shot to the No. 1 spot on Apple's iTunes, just hours...