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The Christmas songs below are those that made it into the Christmas chart for 2007.  Let’s see how fast they fall out!

#4 - Fairytale Of New York - Pogues Featuring Kirsty Maccoll
#6 - All I Want For Christmas Is You - Mariah Carey
#16 - Last Christmas - Wham
#18 - I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday - Wizzard
#20 - Merry Xmas Everybody - Slade
#21 - It’s The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year - Andy Williams
#22 - Merry Christmas Everyone - Shakin’ Stevens
#24 - Do They Know It’s Christmas - Band Aid
#33 - Driving Home For Christmas - Chris Rea
#34 - Don’t Shoot Me Santa - Killers
#41 - Happy Xmas (War Is Over) - John & Yoko/Plastic Ono Band
#42 - White Christmas - Bing Crosby
#44 - Wonderful Christmastime - Paul Mccartney
#47 - Mary’s Boy Child/Oh My Lord - Boney M
#49 - It’s Beginning To Look A Lot Like - Perry Como
#51 - The Christmas Song - Nat King Cole
#53 - Step Into Christmas - Elton John
#60 - Santa Claus Is Comin’ To Town - Bruce Springsteen
#68 - Mistletoe And Wine - Cliff Richard
#72 - Walking In The Air - Aled Jones
#73 - Peace On Earth/Little Drummer Boy - Bing Crosby & David Bowie
#76 - Santa Baby - Kylie Minogue
#86 - Santa Baby - Eartha Kitt
#87 - Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow - Dean Martin
#93 - Please Come Home For Christmas - Eagles
#94 - Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree - Brenda Lee
#105 - Christmas Time (Don’t Let The Bells End) - Darkness
#106 - When A Child Is Born - Johnny Mathis
#111 - Last Christmas - Cascada
#115 - Frosty The Snowman - Ronettes
#120 - Christmas Wrapping - Waitresses
#121 - Lonely This Christmas - Mud
#123 - Calling It Christmas - Joss Stone & Elton John
#128 - Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas - Frank Sinatra
#150 - Do They Know It’s Christmas - Band Aid 20
#151 - A Spaceman Came Travelling - Chris De Burgh
#156 - Sleigh Ride - Ronettes
#157 - Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow - Michael Buble
#159 - Proper Crimbo - Bo Selecta
#160 - Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow - Frank Sinatra
#185 - 8 Days Of Christmas - Destiny’s Child
#187 - Winter Wonderland - Tony Bennett
#189 - Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree - Mel Smith & Kim Wilde
#195 - Blue Christmas - Elvis Presley

A few more Christmas songs entered the Top 200 this week.  This has been commented on in Music Week as well:

“This is the first Christmas in which singles available only as downloads have been eligible to chart, and it has had a massive effect on seasonal titles, with 10 in the Top 40, 17 in the Top 75 and 44 in the Top 200 – all record tallies.”

The full list for this week is:
#4 - All I Want For Christmas Is You - Mariah Carey
#8 - Fairytale Of New York - The Pogues Featuring Kirsty MacColl
#14 - Last Christmas - Wham!
#16 - I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday - Wizzard
#21 - It’s The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year - Andy Williams
#22 - Merry Xmas Everybody - Slade
#23 - Merry Christmas Everyone - Shakin’ Stevens
#27 - Do They Know It’s Christmas? - Band Aid
#35 - Driving Home For Christmas - Chris Rea
#40 - Happy Xmas (War Is Over) - John And Yoko/The Plastic Ono Band With the Harlem Community Choir
#43 - Don’t Shoot Me Santa - The Killers
#44 - Here Come The Girls - Ernie K-Doe
#48 - White Christmas - Bing Crosby
#61 - Mary’s Boy Child/Oh My Lord - Boney M
#64 - It’s Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas - Perry Como
#65 - Elton John’s Christmas EP - Elton John
#70 - Wonderful Christmastime - Paul McCartney
#72 - Stop The Cavalry - Jona Lewie
#76 - The Christmas Song - Nat ‘King’ Cole
#82 - Mistletoe And Wine - Cliff Richard
#83 - Santa Claus Is Comin’ To Town - Bruce Springsteen
#85 - Santa Baby - Eartha Kitt
#86 - Walking In The Air - Aled Jones
#92 - Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow - Dean Martin
#93 - Santa Baby - Kylie Minogue
#97 - Peace On Earth/Little Drummer Boy - Bing Crosby And David Bowie
#109 - Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree - Brenda Lee
#112 - Christmas Time (Don’t Let The Bells End) - The Darkness
#114 - Last Christmas - Cascada
#116 - Please Come Home For Christmas - The Eagles
#118 - When A Child Is Born - Johnny Mathis
#123 - Cool Yule - Louis Armstrong
#129 - Frosty The Snowman - The Ronettes
#130 - Stay Another Day - East 17
#131 - Lonely This Christmas - Mud
#138 - Calling It Christmas - Joss Stone And Elton John
#142 - Do They Know It’s Christmas? - Band Aid 20
#147 - Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas - Frank Sinatra
#151 - Proper Crimbo - Bo Selecta
#154 - Christmas Wrapping - The Waitresses
#158 - Let It Snow - Michael Buble
#171 - Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow - Frank Sinatra
#180 - A Spaceman Came Travelling - Chris De Burgh
#184 - Baby, It’s Cold Outside - Tom Jones ??
#185 - Sleigh Ride - The Ronettes
#194 - Winter Wonderland - Tony Bennett

I think this song is starting to rival the record for the most number of artists to record a song.
As far as I know there are versions by
- Bellefire
- Jo O’Meara
- Rascal Flatts
- Cascada

Any more to come?

The power of downloads strikes again. Following on from this BBC article, the number of tracks that make it into the charts for holidays seems to go into full swing at Christmas.  Whilst there were a few for Hallowe’en, expanding the list of Christmas songs in this weeks chart, to the full Top 200 shows many more.  Some of these are genuine physical releases with a Christmas theme, mostly from adverts (#25, #44, #71), even more are from downloads alone. With another two charts due before Christmas, this number may increase.

week ending 15/12/2007
#8 - All I Want For Christmas Is You - Mariah Carey
#12 - Fairytale Of New York  - The Pogues Featuring Kirsty MacColl
#25 - It’s The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year - Andy Williams
#27 - I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday - Wizzard
#33 - Merry Christmas Everyone  - Shakin’ Stevens
#37 - Merry Xmas Everybody - Slade
#38 - Do They Know It’s Christmas? - Band Aid
#44 - Don’t Shoot Me Santa - The Killers
#51 - Driving Home For Christmas - Chris Rea
#60 - Happy Xmas (War Is Over) - John And Yoko/The Plastic Ono Band With the Harlem Community Choir
#61 - White Christmas - Bing Crosby
#71 - It’s Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas - Perry Como
#77 - Wonderful Christmastime - Paul McCartney
#82 - Elton John’s Christmas EP - Elton John
#83 - Mary’s Boy Child/Oh My Lord - Boney M
#86 - Mistletoe And Wine - Cliff Richard
#90 - Walking In The Air - Aled Jones
#100 - Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow - Dean Martin
#101 - Santa Baby - Kylie Minogue
#106 - The Christmas Song - Nat ‘King’ Cole
#108 - Stay Another Day - East 17
#118 - Lonely This Christmas - Mud
#120 - Santa Claus Is Comin’ To Town - Bruce Springsteen
#121 - Stop The Cavalry - Jona Lewie
#123 - Frosty The Snowman - The Ronettes
#128 - Santa Baby - Eartha Kitt
#134 - Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree - Brenda Lee
#137 - Peace On Earth/Little Drummer Boy - Bing Crosby And David Bowie
#139 - Christmas Time (Don’t Let The Bells End) - The Darkness
#148 - When A Child Is Born - Johnny Mathis
#152 - Cool Yule - Louis Armstrong
#153 - Do They Know It’s Christmas? - Band Aid 20
#160 - Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas - Frank Sinatra
#161 - 9 To 5 - Dolly Parton
#181 - Please Come Home For Christmas - The Eagles
#184 - Christmas Wrapping - The Waitresses