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The Worst Christmas Number Ones Of All Time

SPIN South West
SPIN South West

06:31 11 Dec 2018


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We're getting closer and closer to the big day and we are all speculating what will be this year's Christmas Number 1?

But what about the songs of Christmas past?

Here is our list of the worst Christmas number ones of all time...

Now since we're kind of okay witthehe Irish chart we're going to look to our neighbours across the channel too.

The UK has had some bizarre Christmas number ones.

Bob The Builder - Can We Fix It? (2000)

Love a bob the builder anthem but not at Christmas!

Mr Blobby - ‘Mr Blobby’ (1993)

Uk Numer one back in 1993, this still gives us nightmares.

Clean Bandit - Rockabye (2016)

Both number one in Ireland and the UK in 2016. Just not Christmassy enough, save it for July!

Zig And Zag - Christmas No.1 (1990)

No just no....

St. Winifred's School Choir - There's No One Like Grandma (1980)

The 80s was a weird time.

Joe McElderry - The Climb (2009)

Hands up who forgot about this one?

Every Christmas Number 1 on the Official Irish Singles Chart

YEAR

TITLE

ARTIST

1962 RETURN TO SENDER ELVIS PRESLEY
1963 NO MORE BRENDAN BOWYER
1964 I FEEL FINE THE BEATLES
1965 DAY TRIPPER THE BEATLES
1966 GREEN GREEN GRASS OF HOME TOM JONES
1967 TREAT MY DAUGHTER KINDLY PAT LYNCH
1968 LILY THE PINK SCAFFOLD
1969 SUGAR SUGAR THE ARCHIES
1970 I HEAR YOU KNOCKING DAVE EDMONDS
1971 O HOLY NIGHT TOMMY DRENNAN
1972 WHISKEY IN THE JAR THIN LIZZY
1973 MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYBODY SLADE
1974 OH YES YOU'RE BEAUTIFUL GARY GLITTER
1975 BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY QUEEN
1976 IF YOU LEAVE ME NOW CHICAGO
1977 MULL OF KINTYRE WINGS
1978 MARY'S BOY CHILD BONEY M
1979 ANOTHER BRICK IN THE WALL PINK FLOYD
1980 THERE'S NO ONE LIKE GRANDMA ST. WINIFRED'S SCHOOL CHOIR
1981 ONE OF US ABBA
1982 SAVE YOUR LOVE RENEE & RENATO
1983 ONLY YOU THE FLYING PICKETS
1984 DO THEY KNOW IT'S CHRISTMAS? BAND AID
1985 THANK YOU VERY MUCH MR. EASTWOOD DERMOT MORGAN
1986 CARAVAN OF LOVE THE HOUSEMARTINS
1987 FAIRYTALE OF NEW YORK THE POGUES & KIRSTY MACCOLL
1988 MISTLETOE & WINE CLIFF RICHARD
1989 DO THEY KNOW IT'S CHRISTMAS? BAND AID 2
1990 THE CHRISTMAS NO. 1 ZIG & ZAG
1991 BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY/THESE ARE THE DAYS OF OUR LIVES QUEEN
1992 I WILL ALWAYS LOVE YOU WHITNEY HOUSTON
1993 BABE TAKE THAT
1994 STAY ANOTHER DAY EAST 17
1995 FATHER AND SON BOYZONE
1996 2 BECOME 1 SPICE GIRLS
1997 PERFECT DAY VARIOUS ARTISTS
1998 GOODBYE SPICE GIRLS
1999 I HAVE A DREAM/SEASONS IN THE SUN WESTLIFE
2000 STAN EMINEM
2001 WHAT IF KATE WINSLET
2002 LOSE YOURSELF EMINEM
2003 LEAVE RIGHT NOW WILL YOUNG
2004 DO THEY KNOW IT'S CHRISTMAS? BAND AID 20
2005 GIFT GRUB - LEAVE RIGHT NOW MARIO ROSENSTOCK
2006 A MOMENT LIKE THIS LEONA LEWIS
2007 WHEN YOU BELIEVE LEON JACKSON
2008 HALLELUJAH ALEXANDRA BURKE
2009 THE CLIMB JOE MCELDERRY
2010 WHEN WE COLLIDE MATT CARDLE
2011 CANNONBALL LITTLE MIX
2012 IMPOSSIBLE JAMES ARTHUR
2013 SKYSCRAPER SAM BAILEY
2014 UPTOWN FUNK MARK RONSON FT. BRUNO MARS
2015 LOVE YOURSELF JUSTIN BIEBER
2016 ROCKABYE CLEAN BANDIT
2017 PERFECT ED SHEERAN

Our bets to get Christmas number one this year is on Mirah Carey and Ariana Grande.


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