Alternative Christmas number ones.

[Sterlo]

...or the same song by Ayreon.

 

[dicko]

I saw three ships a sailing on Christmas Day in the morning

The Lighthouse Family

 

[Beebo]

I’ve just read on the BBC that this year’s race for No1 is between Wham, Maria Carey and Pogues.
How depressing that no new songs get a look in. Streaming has ruined the charts for youngsters.
But I wouldn’t begrudge the Pogues to get it this year.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-67608319

 

[Kingfisher101]

At least it wont be another song about sausage rolls, Lad Baby have done the decent thing and given it a rest this year.
It will be the Pogues I think.

 

[AndyRM]

Earth Song (cringe) played by Pig Destroyer.

Might actually make an MJ song worth listening to!

 

[Bazzer]

I Want to Hold Your Hand - Dire Straits

 

[netman]

Mull of Kintyre - by The Pogues (would have loved to hear Shane's take on that!)

 

[classic33]

Whichever makes it more amusing.
No one's actually fact checking

Well in my case it remains the same however they were heard.

 

[classic33]

it'd be an easier question with fewer variables.
I have the radio on all day Sunday and can't keep track of what was played just before the current band that's playing.

It was a sausage roll, by the way

Odd name for a band!

 

[MontyVeda]

I’ve just read on the BBC that this year’s race for No1 is between Wham, Maria Carey and Pogues.
How depressing that no new songs get a look in. Streaming has ruined the charts for youngsters.
But I wouldn’t begrudge the Pogues to get it this year.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-67608319

It's the media stating three songs are in a 'race' and the gullible public will jump on a bandwagon, ruining the charts for themselves.

as a non-xmas example...
neither Country House or Roll With It would have hit the top ten had the media not declared a 'race' between the two

 

[AndyRM]

It's the media stating three songs are in a 'race' and the gullible public will jump on a bandwagon, ruining the charts for themselves.

as a non-xmas example...
neither Country House or Roll With It would have hit the top ten had the media not declared a 'race' between the two

And for a Christmas example - Killing in the Name Of.

 

[Dave7]

If someone asked what was the last thing you ate, how would you answer that?

No chance the OP was not phrased well then?

 

[DRM]

Bohemian Rhapsody covered by The Cocteau Twins
Seems there's a lot of us on here the same age

 

[Chris S]

Bohemian Rhapsody covered by The Cocteau Twins
Seems there's a lot of us on here the same age

Possibly five but Bohemian Rhapsody was the Christmas Number One in 1975 and 1991!

 

[Dogtrousers]

Merry Xmas Everyone played by some anonymous whiney shite that I heard in the coffee bar.